After the season ended, producers wanted to switch things up when looking for new cast members for the following season. This is also the first season when the cast began to perform Snick On-Air Dare. Hearne wished to leave the show so he could focus on his music career. This would be the final season for Bryan Hearne.
Claims of nepotism arose from this, and ironically, Britney Spears would show up and host and perform in this season. Producers added Jamie Lynn Spears (credited as "Jamie Spears") who was also the younger sister of singer Britney Spears, to the cast, due to her interest in being on the show. The entire cast from last season returned for their second on the show. The intro was the same as the previous season, but with Spears edited in. Like the first six seasons, the cast would start the show in the green room before starting the show. Pickle Boy was taken out and only shown on rare occasions, and a formal green room was introduced. Since season 7 was more of an experiment season, producers knew what worked and what didn't work with the show. The show saw many changes before the start of the season.