▁is ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁b ung al ow , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁fac ade ▁is ▁obviously ▁designed ▁as ▁a ▁two - store y ▁house . ▁The ▁second ▁floor ▁houses ▁a ▁state - of - the - art ▁master ▁control ▁room ▁and ▁several ▁amen ities ▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁program ' s ▁crew . ▁Although ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁communication ▁from ▁the ▁outside ▁world ▁is ▁b anned ▁inside ▁the ▁house , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁flat - screen ▁television ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁living ▁room , ▁used ▁for ▁only ▁ 2 ▁purposes : ▁▁ ▁To ▁show ▁any ▁video ▁Big ▁Bro ther ▁wanted ▁to ▁show ▁to ▁any ▁or ▁all ▁hous em ates , ▁especially ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁TV ▁Mass ▁every ▁Sunday ▁( contr ary ▁to ▁reports ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁that ▁a ▁priest ▁would ▁visit ▁them ; ▁later ▁on , ▁a ▁priest ▁un seen ▁by ▁view ers ▁would ▁visit ▁them ), ▁and ▁ ▁To ▁announ ce ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁nom ine es ▁for ▁ev iction ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁hous em ates ▁and ▁the ▁person ▁ev icted ▁from ▁the ▁house . ▁The ▁hous em ates ▁saw ▁hosts ▁talk ▁to ▁them ▁during ▁the ▁nom ination ▁and ▁ev iction ▁night s . ▁ ▁To ▁complete ▁the ▁setup , ▁ 2 6 ▁surve ill ance ▁cam eras ▁are ▁position ed ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁hous em ates ' ▁every ▁move , ▁including ▁the ▁bath room . ▁For ▁mod esty ' s ▁sake , ▁images ▁from ▁the ▁bath room ▁will ▁be ▁shown ▁if ▁the ▁bath room ▁is ▁used ▁for