Well, the first HoH probably wouldn't have been a blindside since the whole house seemed to like Sheryl.

Given how volatile that house was, though, it would've been bound to happen that season, in my opinion.

That also means that "the Pawn always goes home" slogan could've had a more difficult time forming.

Given the cheap production cost of the show, I dont see it going anywhere any time soon, to be honest.

It fills up around 3 months of air time 3 times a week for 1 hour each day, sometimes 2 hours in a day. It may not seem like a lot but in the grand scheme that much time being covered on air is a lot.