LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2006 (UPI) -- The announcement of America's newest "Big Brother" contestants was supposed to be a surprise for U.S. viewers, but CBS stepped on its own toes.
Many fans of the reality series discovered the identities of the 20 returning former contestants from the network's own Web site, E! Online reported.
CBS officials had posted an Internet survey on CBS.com entitled: "Which of your favorite Big Brother contestants would you like to see compete again in Big Brother: All-Stars?" Fans were invited to respond via a series of blank buttons -- but some fans discovered that by highlighting the buttons they could reveal the 20 names of the chosen contestants.
The identities of the contestants quickly found their way onto numerous Web sites focused on the hit show, making "Big Brother" host Julie Chen's announcement of the names on Wednesday very anticlimactic, E! Online reported.
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