• Former 'Big Brother' contestants to appear on CBS's 'Yes, Dear'

  October 1, 2003
  Daily Variety (subscription required) reports that several contestants from past seasons of CBS's Big Brother will appear on an upcoming episode of the network's Monday-night comedy Yes, Dear.

• Jun Song wins $500,000, but no one's respect, in CBS's 'Big Brother 4' finale

  September 25, 2003
  In a battle between perhaps the two most reviled finalists ever in the short history of reality-competition shows, Jun Song, a 27-year-old investment manager from New York City, defeated Alison Irwin, a 22-year-old retail manager from Meadville, Pennsylvania, by a 6-1 vote to win $500,000 in the finale of CBS's U.S. Big Brother 4 on Sept. 24.

• Is CBS deliberately skewing 'Big Brother 4' to make final 2 look less offensive?

  September 18, 2003
  Protecting its franchise? Or protecting its ratings? One of those appears to be what CBS is trying to do in its careful editing of its weekly broadcasts of Big Brother 4, as it hides the bigoted and offensive comments by the final two contestants from the mass TV audience.

• Robert Roman becomes tenth houseguest to be evicted from the 'Big Brother 4' house

  September 18, 2003
  After winning the third leg of the three-part Head of Household competition, Alison Irwin chose to evict the last member of the Dream Team, Robert Roman, from the Big Brother 4 house, bringing Jun Song to the finals with her.

• Racism and anger fill Net feeds from U.S. 'Big Brother 4' house

  September 17, 2003
  Jam! Showbiz reports that two of the three finalists in CBS's 'Big Brother 4' spent much of their time during Monday night's live Internet broadcast making racist comments about the third contestant and insulting his young daughter, leading many viewers of the show to protest that one of the two is likely to emerge from the house as the victor.

• Erika Landin becomes ninth houseguest to be evicted from the 'Big Brother 4' house

  September 11, 2003
  After being nominated for eviction by Robert Roman, the ninth Head of Household, polka dot bikini-wearing Erika Landin was evicted from the "Big Brother 4" house by Alison Irwin, the one remaining Houseguest who was able to vote. Alison, who was originally on the nomination block, was able to save herself when she won the last Power of Veto competition. Robert’s only choice was to put his ex, Erika, on the block with Jun Song.

• Jee Choe becomes eighth houseguest to be evicted from the 'Big Brother 4' house

  September 4, 2003
  After being nominated for eviction by Jun Song, the eighth Head of Household, Jee Choe, received more votes than fellow nominee Robert Roman. Alison Irwin, who was originally on the nomination block, was able to save herself when she won the Power of Veto. Jun chose to replace Alison with Robert.

• 'Big Brother 4' Head of Household Jun Song nominates Jee Choe and Alison Irwin for eviction

  September 3, 2003
  This week's Head of Household Jun Song, an investment manager from New York, selected Jee Choe and Alison Irwin for eviction in the eighth round of "Big Brother 4" nominations on the episode that was broadcast Tuesday, September 2 on the CBS Television Network.

• Justin Giovinco becomes the sixth houseguest to be evicted from the 'Big Brother 4' house

  August 21, 2003
  After being nominated for eviction by Erika Landin, the sixth Head of Household, Justin Giovinco, was evicted last night from the "Big Brother 4" house based on the votes of his fellow HouseGuests. Justin received more votes than fellow nominee Robert Roman. Jun Song won the Power of Veto and chose not to use it.

• Dana Varela becomes the fourth houseguest to be evicted from the 'Big Brother 4' house

  August 7, 2003
  After being nominated for eviction by Alison Irwin, the fourth Head of Household, Dana Varela was evicted last night from the "Big Brother 4" house based on the votes of her fellow Houseguests. Dana received more votes than fellow nominee Jun Song. Robert Roman won the Power of Veto and chose not to use it.

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