CBS Throws Stones at ABC's 'Glass House'

Sues ABC for copying 'Big Brother' formula in new reality show

CBS sued ABC to halt the development an upcoming reality show—called The Glass House—that the network claims copycats the long-running reality show Big Brother, according to the Associated Press.

CBS claims the show duplicates the Big Brother formula—including an aspect that allows viewers to vote off contestants who live together in a house—and that ABC intentionally hired 19 of the show's former staffers to work on its new reality program, the Huffington Post reported. 

The suit, which CBS filed May 10 in Federal District Court in Los Angeles, seeks actions against ABC, its affiliated stations and the new show's producers, The New York Times reported.

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