The Big Mash Up

Big Brother: The Big Mash-Up is an upcoming spin-off series to Seth's Big Brother, which first began in November of 2012. The Big Mash-Up, which is set to premiere in February of 2013, will feature former HouseGuests returning to discuss the events of the main series and potential spin-offs. Seth will return to host the series, as he will with the main series. It has been confirmed that Big Brother 1 HouseGuests Dylan, Ashley, Pop, Matt, and AJ will be returning as panelists, and are the only HouseGuests from that season to appear.

History
Seth first showed interest in a Big Brother spin-off shortly after the premiere of Big Brother 2. The Big Mash-Up is heavily inspired by the UK series Big Brother's Bit On the Side, which is a spin-off of the Big Brother series in that country. The series also serves as a way to bring back previous players who either made a mark on were favorites of Seth's. The series was first announced in January of 2013, though no information was given on the then potential spin-off. That same month, Seth confirmed that the series would begin airing alongside Big Brother 3 sometime in February, later announcing the series' name and schedule on January 26, 2013. Seth has confirmed that HouseGuests from the first two seasons will appear in the series, and later seasons of The Big Mash-Up will include HouseGuests from other seasons of Big Brother. The series will air following the season premiere, every eviction, and the finale. There will be some special episodes on days that include big twists or events in the game. The panel will consist of three HouseGuests each night, with a different set appearing each night. While some HouseGuests will only make one or two appearances, some HouseGuests could be brought back for more than this. Much like with the second and third editions of the main series, Big Brother 1 HouseGuest Ashley designed the logo.

Format
The format to the series remains fairly simple, in which former Big Brother HouseGuests appear as panelists in the series to discuss the events of the game. The series will see the panelists doing questionnaire games and challenges, as well as giving out awards to various HouseGuests in the game for either negative or positive events in the game. Each night will see one HouseGuest being awarded the "Player of the Week" award, in which the panel determines which HouseGuest played the best game that week. Other awards featured are the "Biggest Blunder" award and the "Best Comeback" award. Panelists will also participate in events such as betting on a winner, and all panelists will be invited to the finale of the season, with the final episode airing immediately after the finale.

Panelists
The panel for each event will consist of former Seth's Big Brother HouseGuests, which will be determined by the host, Seth. Each night will feature three panelists discussing the events of the game and participating in games and events. Currently, no panelists for the series have been confirmed, though Seth has cited Big Brother 1 HouseGuests Dylan, Matt and Ashley as people he would like to have return for the series, along with Pop and AJ. It has since been confirmed that Big Brother 1 HouseGuest Ashley will be a panelist for the series, and he later designed the logo for the series. On January 27, Seth confirmed that Big Brother 1 HouseGuest AJ would also be returning. On January 30, it was revealed that Big Brother 1 winner Dylan would be a panelist for the season as well. On January 1, Seth confirmed that Matt would also be a panelist this season, as would Pop. It has been confirmed that these are the only five Big Brother 1 HouseGuests to participate in the series. Seth has also stated that either four or five Big Brother 2 HouseGuests will be added to the panel.