Phil Keoghan reveals that future franchise plans kept his cast off of the CBS reality smorgasbord.
Airing on Wednesday nights,The Challenge: USAcast was stocked with nine folks fromBig Brother.
That is in addition to eight formerSurvivorplayers and threeAmazing Raceveterans.

The cast of ‘The Challenge: USA’.CBS
Hell, the cast was even filled with eightLove Islandpeople andLove Islandisn’t even on CBS anymore!
What’s with all theTough as Nailsdisrespect?!?
“We have plans to eventually do an all-star version ofTough as Nails,“says Keoghan.

Phil Keoghan and the cast of ‘Tough as Nails’.CBS
“So I think that’s part of the consideration, to allow us to be able to.
And when it does, Keoghan likes their chances.
“Eventually, I would love to see that,” says the host.
Louise, my wife and producing partner, likes to call them the Top Guns.
They are at a very high level, so I know they would compete very well.”
Still, Keoghan is happy to keep his homegrown talent under wraps… for now.
Now the only question is… when?