'Big Brother: After Dark' Returning This Summer

Raunchy ratings grabber 'Big Brother: After Dark' is returning to a TV screen near you this summer.

Billed by Showtime as "a live look inside the 'Big Brother' house after the network prime-time cameras have been turned off," the live nightly feeds will begin airing on SHO2 Jul. 8 at 12AM ET.

The uncensored, uncut footage has been a hit with late-night audiences in the past. According to Entertainment Weekly 'After Dark' has almost quadrupled the number of viewers SHO2 normally attracts in that timeslot.

'Big Brother' is the American version of a Dutch reality TV show in which a group of strangers -- known as HouseGuests -- live together in a house isolated from the outside world but with constant surveillance and no privacy. 'Big Brother: After Dark' airs as companion show from 12AM to 3AM ET, which was described by producer Alison Grodner as "prime time for the 'Big Brother' house ... It's when our HouseGuests are most wide awake and having fun."

The cast for the twelfth season of 'Big Brother', hosted by Julie Chen, has yet to be unveiled, but CBS has already announced that it will air 3 nights a week (Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays), beginning July 8 at 8PM ET.