The Glass House (season 1) is the debut and only season of the American reality game show The Glass House. The contestants moved into the house on June 10, with the first live feed "webisode" premiering the following day. The series had its television debut on June 18, 2012 on ABC. The show is set to air ten episodes, lasting a total of ten weeks. The season ended on August 16, lasting a total of 68 days. The airing episodes feature highlights from the previous week, as well as the competitions and evictions. Also on the episodes, two contestants will be sent to limbo each week, meaning they are in danger of being eliminated. Immediately after the show's announcement, it drew comparison to popular reality television series Big Brother, which later led to a lawsuit from Big Brother's network, CBS. The show was officially announced to be cancelled by ABC producers on May 29, 2013, almost a year after the show had premiered. The first season of the show featured 14 players competing on the series. A woman named Melissa was revealed to be a member of the cast, though was later replaced by Holly for unknown reasons. The fourteen contestants competed for a $250,000 cash prize, in which the winner is decided by the viewers of the show via online voting. Viewers could also vote on various other things to influence the game and help their favorite players. Upon its premiere, the show received mixed to negative reviews, mainly due to the Big Brother controversy surrounding the series. The premiere episode averaged around four million viewers, a network high for that time slot during summer. By the eighth episode the ratings were less than 2 million (averaging around 1.5 million), making it the network's lowest-rated show. Format The Glass House features fourteen strangers living in a house made of glass, with cameras recording their every move, au Big Brother. At selected days and times, viewers can watch a live feed into the house. Despite this, the contestants receive two days out of the house, in which they are taken to a hotel and sequestered from each other and outside game communications. There will be a weekly eviction, in which the public decides which of the contestants is eliminated from the game. Aside from choosing who is evicted, viewers will be able to dictate what the contestants wear, where they