In an interview with WeLoveBigBrother.com, executive producer Allison Grodner revealed the following pieces of information about Big Brother 10, which is set to premiere on July 13…

• There will be thirteen house guests.
• They will all be complete and all be total strangers.
• The cast will be as diverse as ever; look for parents, students, blue-collar and white-collar workers.
• There will be live audiences once again for the live evictions, but it will be different from how the series did this in season one.

We know Big Brother is a monster hit and all, but we’ve never met anyone that actually watches it. Write in today and let us know the appeal of this long-running reality show.

In an interview with TV Guide, Executive Producer Allison Grodner said the following about Big Brother 10:

“We’re going to have our wildest group yet. We’ve found some very extreme personalities with very extreme points of view.

Even the older cast members will be getting into the crazy swing of things, Grodner said: “They’re seeing that the younger contestants are impulsive and explosive and do themselves in. The older ones now feel they’ve got a real shot at the money.”

The wildest Big Brother yet?!? We can’t even begin to imagine what that would entail.

Adam Jasiniski won Big Brother 9 last night.

The 29-year-old public relations manager from Del Ray Beach took home the show’s $500,000 grand prize by a 6 to 1 jury vote. To his credit, Adam sounds far more grounded than most reality show winners. No offense, Ambre Lake.

“I’ll give to the United Autism Foundation - $100,000 - and help these children with an after-school program,” said Jasiniski when host Julie Chen asked what his plans were for the money.

We haven’t fully recovered yet from the injustice of Carly Smithson being voted off American Idol last night, but we’ll try to remain strong and deliver a few other reality TV show recaps. To wit…

Big Brother: We found Sheila and Adam utterly charming together, especially when they were shackled after having lost the luxury comp. Sure, Sheila snapped at Adam incessantly — but seeing her crawl into bed with Adam while wearing nothing but her bra and panties was all the proof we needed to know that these truly liked and respected each other… — Entertainment Weekly

Top Chef: Entering the kitchen for the Quickfire competition, Nikki spots a table full of sweets and gets excited – she’s all about dessert. The guest judge is award-winning pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini. Wow, that would make a cool gangster name… — Reality News Online

Last night got the reality TV week started in proper fashion. The Rock of Love reunion delivered cat fights galore, while Viva Hollywood remained our new favorite show about wannabe Spanish soap opera stars…

Rock of Love Reunion: Just great stuff all around. Daisy admits to hooking up with Bret multiple times. After calling each other names, we finally get what we wanted as Heather shoves Daisy and a catfight breaks out. Security holds them off, but Daisy storms away while Bret comforts Heather… — Zap2It

Big Brother: After Natalie walked out of the house, Ryan immediately brought up Adam’s loose lips asking him why he spilled the beans on who voted which way. Adam denied the allegations to Ryan, but in a Diary Room confessional admitted that he was guilty… — Reality TV Magazine

Here are recaps of one brand new reality show and one veteran of the genre:

Step It Up and Dance: Tonight’s episode begins with Miguel Zarate mourning the loss of his “sister” James Alsop who was eliminated last week. Why did they have to break them up? Elizabeth Berkley comes over to the apartment with coffee and muffins… — BuddyTV

Survivor: Credit the ousted Eliza for getting it all started thanks to her revelation at last week’s Tribal Council (for anyone who hadn’t yet figured it out) that Ozzy did, in fact, hold the hidden immunity idol… — Entertainment Weekly

While it may seem as though Big Brother has been on forever, it’s only churned out half the number of seasons as MTV’s The Real World. Below, we recap both reality TV mainstays…

The Real World Hollywood: We first met Joey, 24 years old from Chicago, who wants to be an actor. He’s very concerned with his looks, feeling that a good body is the key to success in Hollywood. Kimberly, a 24 year old from South Carolina, is introduced next. She wants to be an entertainment reporter for E! News… — BuddyTV

Big Brother: We start with booming announcer guy reminding us that everyone left hates Nat. Moose and Ryan say that it might be smart to keep someone who would automatically lose in the final two, but come on… — TVGasm

We’re still in awe of David Cook’s performance on American Idol last night. But here’s a recap of three other reality shows from the evening…

Hell’s Kitchen: Jen is still upset about Corey picking her and Christina for elimination last week. She says that “the dumb blonde” was stupid to pick the most intelligent person in the group and one of the strongest in the group, though she doesn’t clarify which she is… — TV Squad

Big Brother: Natalie, delusional little chipmunk that she is, has given up counting miscellaneous objects to concentrate on telling Adam that she is going to win the PoV and take him off the block… — Zap2It

The Biggest Loser: Ali immediately called Mark out on all his crying this season. He made a point to say that getting voted out and then having the chance to come back made him realize how great of an opportunity it was and that he wasn’t going to get wrapped up in game-play… TV Guide

Even though the (dysfunctional) Big Brother house is still occupied by the ninth season’s final five house guests, CBS has announced the long-running reality show’s tenth season is set to premiere.

Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 13, Big Brother fans!

Following its debut, Big Brother will move into its regular thrice-weekly - yes, thrice-weekly! - broadcast schedule. Julie Chen will reprise her hosting role.

In between donation phone calls to Idol Gives Back last night, we found time to watch a trio of other reality TV shows. Here’s what we saw:

Top Chef: The guest judge is Ming Tsai, who Lisa describes as being known for his “east-meets-west cuisine.” This challenge is all about a trained palate: it’s the blindfold taste test. Antonia’s psyched because this is her favorite challenge on the show… Reality News Online

Big Brother: James wasn’t laying down on the job this week. After Adam replaced Sheila’s nomination with James, the mohawked hamster went to work. His plan? Take out Natalie… TV Squad

Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious: This week’s oddly avant garde video message tells the girls that their challenge is about “Star Quality” - the ability to stand out in a crowd and turn heads and all that jazz. When they go to meet Robin, she tells them that the weakest member will go home… Zap2It