Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unknown individuals rather than professional actors. Reality television came to prominence in the late 1990s and the early 2000s with the global successes of the series Survivor, Idols, and Big Brother, all of which became global franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges or by the viewership of the show.
Big Brother is a television reality game show based on an originally Dutch TV series of the same name created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The series follows a diverse group of contestants, known as HouseGuests, who are living together in a custom-built home under constant surveillance. The HouseGuests are completely isolated from the outside world and can have no communication with those not in the house. The contestants are competing for a $500,000 grand prize, with weekly competitions and evictions determining who will win the show. The series takes its name from the character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The series launched on July 5, 2000, to a successful start, though ratings and critical reaction continued to grow increasingly negative. This led to the second season being a revamp of the show, featuring a more competition-based challenge. The series has since continued to be a hit for CBS, and is the second longest-running adaptation of the series to date, after the Spanish adaptation.
The Netherlands, sometimes known as Holland, is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Together with three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba—it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.
It was renewed in August 2016 as part of a double renewal for seasons nineteen and twenty. Julie Chen, credited as Julie Chen Moonves from episode 35 onwards,[2] returned as host.[3][4]
Julie Suzanne Chen Moonves is an American television personality, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She has been the host of the U.S. version of the CBS reality-television program Big Brother since its debut in July 2000 and is the longest-serving host of any country's version of the show. Chen Moonves was a co-host and the moderator of the CBS Daytime talk show, The Talk, for eight seasons. Previously, she was a co-anchor of The Early Show on CBS.
Sixteen new competitors, known as HouseGuests, were announced to be competing and their identities were released in June 2018. Each week in the game, HouseGuests compete in a series of competitions to win power and safety, they then vote to eliminate, or "evict", one of their own until there are only two remaining. In the finale episode previous House Guests vote on who they think they should win the game with the House Guest who receives the most votes being declared the winner.
The season premiered on June 27, 2018 on CBS in the United States[5] and concluded on September 26, 2018 consisting of forty episodes and lasting for 99 days, tying the eighteenth season to be the longest U.S. season to date. The season also received many controversies and criticisms throughout the season but received mostly positive viewing figures. Despite an uncertain future for the show, CBS began accepting applications for a future season in September 2018. After 99 days in the Big Brother House, the September 26, 2018 finale saw Kaycee Clark crowned the winner of Big Brother in a 5–4 vote over Tyler Crispen. Crispen was also named America's Favorite HouseGuest.
CBS All Access is an American over-the-top subscription streaming video on demand service owned and operated by CBS Interactive. It offers original content, content newly aired on CBS's broadcast properties, and content from CBS's library. In the United States, many markets offer a live stream of the local CBS affiliate's main channel.
Big Brother: After Dark is a spinoff of the American reality series Big Brother, currently airing on the cable channel Pop. The program debuted on Showtime 2 in the United States and Slice in Canada on July 5, 2007, as a companion show launched in coincidence with the eighth season of Big Brother; it moved to TVGN on June 26, 2013, coinciding with the debut of the fifteenth season of the parent series.
Pop, commonly referred to as Pop TV, is an American pay television channel that is owned by CBS Corporation. It is a general entertainment channel, focusing primarily on programs pertaining to popular culture.
Prize
The last remaining House Guest is set to receive a prize of $500,000.[12]
Main Twists
This season's main theme and twists centered on technology.
Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, and the like, or it can be embedded in machines to allow for operation without detailed knowledge of their workings. Systems applying technology by taking an input, changing it according to the system's use, and then producing an outcome are referred to as technology systems or technological systems.
BB App Store
For the first three weeks, viewers were asked a series of questions about their opinions on the remaining House Guests. The House Guest who was named in the most overall answers was deemed the "top trending" House Guest of the week and earned a "Power App", which would give them an advantage in the game, while the House Guest who was answered the least was deemed "least trending" was given a "Crap App", which gave them a punishment. Once HouseGuests received an app, they were no longer eligible to receive one in the future.
Week
Top trending
Power App
Least trending
Crap App
Punishment
Name
Ability
Status
1
Sam
Bonus Life
To be used immediately after a HouseGuest is evicted from the house, this power will give that House Guest a chance to return to the game via a competition. This power must be used in the first three evictions, or else the fourth evicted House Guest will automatically be given the chance to return.
Used (by default)
Faysal
Hamazon
The House Guest will routinely be given packages of ham, which they must consume on arrival. (As Faysal is Muslim, a vegetarian ham substitute was used instead.)
2
Tyler
The Cloud
The House Guest has the power to make themselves immune from nomination during one Nomination or Veto Ceremony of their choice over the following eight weeks.
Not used
Rachel
Yell!
For 24 hours, an angry reviewer was unleashed into the house at random times to loudly give the House Guest feedback on their game.
3
Bayleigh
Identity Theft
The House Guest can secretly replace the HoH's nominations with two of their own. This does not affect replacement nominations and can be used until eight players remain.
Not used
Haleigh
Read It!
Periodically throughout the week, the House Guest must wear a costume and read Hamlet in a Shakespearean accent. This punishment will continue until the entire play has been read.
H@cker Competition
On Day 44, following Rachel's eviction, a new twist was unleashed on the HouseGuests called the "H@cker Competition". It lets one HouseGuest hack the game for a week. After the nominations, all of the HouseGuests compete in a competition at the same time in different rooms, making the winner anonymous to the other HouseGuests. The winner of the competition is able to "hack" the game in three different ways. First, they can replace one of the Head of Household's nominations and change it to someone of their choosing. Second, they get to select one of the three participants chosen for the Power of Veto competition. Finally, they can nullify one vote at the live eviction.
Week
H@cker
Ability
Action
6
Haleigh
1. Replace one nomination 2. Pick one veto player 3. Nullify one eviction vote
1. Took Scottie off the Block and nominated Tyler in his place 2. Picked Kaycee to play in the veto 3. Nullified Tyler's vote during the live eviction
7
Kaycee
1. Took herself off the Block and nominated Rockstar in her place 2. Picked Tyler to play in the veto 3. Nullified Faysal's vote during the live eviction
Jury Battleback
The first four jury members had the opportunity to battle each other for a chance to return to the game. The competition between Bayleigh, Rockstar, Scottie, and Faysal aired on August 30, 2018 in episode 29 following the live eviction. Scottie was the winner and returned to the game.
Sixteen new HouseGuests entered the newest version of the Big Brother House. After getting settled in the HouseGuests began formal introductions. Following formal introductions Julie informed the HouseGuests that the theme for the summer is "Big Brother Technology" and the first competition of the summer began.
Safety Competition – Part 1 ("The Trash Folder"):[lower-alpha 1] There are 7 folders hidden inside of the "supercomputer". 6 of the folders are labeled "escape" however, 1 of them is labeled "escape and play". Each HouseGuest must collect a folder as fast as possible. The one who finds the "escape and play" folder moves on to face the winner of part 2 in part 3 of the competition. The HouseGuest who does not collect a folder suffers a punishment. Angela was the winner and Kaycee was the loser.
Safety Competition – Part 2 ("HouseGuest CAPTCHA"):[lower-alpha 1] The HouseGuests must collect block letters from the pit below their tether which is constantly raising and lowering. Each HouseGuest must collect the correct letters and be the first one to spell "HouseGuest" on their platform. The first HouseGuest to correctly collect and spell "HouseGuest" moved on to face the winner of part 1 in part 3 of the competition. The last remaining HouseGuest will suffer a punishment. Swaggy C was the winner and Sam was the loser.
Safety Competition – Part 3 ("Surfing the BB Web"): [lower-alpha 2] The winners of part 1 and part 2 faced off in this competition and must "surf" the web. The winner of this competition will have the opportunity to keep 8 HouseGuests including themselves safe from the first eviction. Swaggy C was the winner.
Following the competitions Julie informed Swaggy C that of the four original groups that moved into the Big Brother house he must keep two of the groups safe. The punishments for the two losing HouseGuests were revealed. Kaycee received the "Pinwheel of Doom" punishment and is forced to wear a pinwheel unitard. Whenever the pinwheel spins she must stay in the room she is currently in until it stops spinning. Sam is forced to occasionally play the game as a robot, when the words "Robot online" are announced she plays the game as a robot, but when the words "Robot offline" are announced she plays the game as a human. Both punishments are in effect until the first live eviction. Swaggy C chose to keep groups 3 and 4 safe from eviction.
Head of Household ("Microchip Mayhem"): [lower-alpha 1] When the competition starts HouseGuests must cross their beam and collect a "deletion dot". Once they have collected one they must cross back, place it inside another HouseGuests tube, and repeat. When a HouseGuest has 10 deletion dots inside their tube they are eliminated from the competition. Tyler was the winner and became the first HoH of the season.
On Day 5, Tyler nominated Sam and Steve for eviction.
Following nominations Sam has a one on one conversation with the other HouseGuests. As the HoH, Tyler was forced to choose the first four Have-Nots[20] of the season. Kaitlyn volunteered and Tyler chose Brett, Scottie, and Winston to be the remaining Have-Nots. Each week in the new BB App Store the most trending HouseGuest will receive a power to help them in the Big Brother game. However, the least trending HouseGuest each week will receive a punishment. Each HouseGuest may only receive a power in the BB App Store once. Faysal was the least trending HouseGuest and received the Hamazon punishment, throughout the week Hamazon will deliver a fresh plate of ham which Faysal must eat in full. Meanwhile, Sam was the top trending HouseGuest and received Bonus Life power, this gives Sam or a HouseGuest of her choice the chance to return to the game if evicted. The power is only good through the first four evictions and if Samantha does not use it by the third eviction then the fourth evicted HouseGuest automatically has the chance to return to the game.
The HouseGuests begin speculating who received the Power App as Faysal receives non-stop delivery's of Hamazon Swine.
Power of Veto ("VimeBro Studios"): The competition was played in five rounds. In each round the losing competitor is eliminated from the competition. The competitors were Tyler, Sam, Steve, Scottie, Swaggy C, and Faysal.
Stage 1 ("Snake Bite Pit"): When "action" is said the competitors must reach into a snake pit and pull out a like icon. Once they have a like icon they must place it in their corresponding score card. When a HouseGuest has three like icons in their score card they are finished with that stage. The last HouseGuest who does not have three like icons or the HouseGuest with the least amount of like icons after five minutes is eliminated. Scottie was eliminated following Stage 1.
Stage 2 ("Polar Plunge"): When the competition begins the HouseGuests must plunge to the bottom of an arctic pool and retrieve a like icon. Once they have a like icon they must place it in their corresponding score card. When a HouseGuest has ten like icons in their score card they are finished with that stage. The last HouseGuest who does not have ten like icons is eliminated. Swaggy C was eliminated following Stage 2.
Stage 3 ("Human Canvas"): When "action" is said the HouseGuests must stand on a post as they are fired at with paint balls. When told to do so they must move forward to a smaller post. The first HouseGuest to touch the ground is eliminated from the competition. Steve was eliminated following Stage 3.
Stage 4 ("Electricity in the Air"): When the competition starts HouseGuests must transfer balls one at a time using their device from the start to their scoreboard. However, the HouseGuests are schocked with shocking collars while attempting to transport their balls. When a HouseGuest collects ten balls they are finished. The last HouseGuest remaining is eliminated from the competition. Sam was eliminated following Stage 4.
Stage 5 ("Sloda"): When the competition begins the HouseGuests goal are to find and match the top three flavors to "Sloda", a soda version of slop. Once done they must place them in the corresponding order. The first HouseGuest to place the three flavors in the corresponding order will win the Power of Veto. Faysal was the winner and received the Power of Veto.
At the Veto Meeting, Faysal chose not to use the PoV, thus keeping the nominations the same.
Ahead of the first eviction, with a split house, alliances begin attempting to secure votes for their side. On Day 16, by a vote of 7-6, Steve was the first HouseGuest to be evicted from the Big Brother house.
Head of Household ("Land a Job"): When the competition starts HouseGuests must step up to the launch pad and launch their ball into the new town of "San Brosé" The building the ball lands on has a corresponding salary. The HouseGuest with the highest salary after everyone has launched their balls became the new HoH. Kaitlyn was the winner and became the second HoH of the season.
Following the HoH competition Kaitlyn begins strategizing her nominations. The BB App Store opens for business again. Rachel was the least trending while Tyler was the most trending HouseGuest. Rachel received the "Yell!" Crap App, periodically throughout the next twenty-four hours an angry reviewer was released into the house to give her feedback. Tyler received "The Cloud" Power App, this gives him the opportunity to make himself immune from one nomination ceremony of veto meeting throughout the next eight weeks. Kaitlyn nominated Scottie and Winston for eviction
Following nominations the HouseGuests prepared to compete in the Power of Veto competition The HouseGuests picked to compete in the Veto competition were Kaitlyn, Scottie, Winston, Faysal, Rachel, and Tyler. The HouseGuests then received a visit from Big Brother 19 HouseGuests and winners of the 30th season of The Amazing Race, Jessica Graf and Cody Nickson, who hosted the Power of Veto competition.
Power of Veto ("HouseGuestsOnly.com"): When the competition begins players must review dating profiles of former HouseGuests. Once reviewed they must place the former HouseGuests in their ideal dating location. Once all former HouseGuests are placed they must hit the buzzer. If all former HouseGuests are correctly placed their time gets locked in however, if they are incorrect they must try again until they are all correctly placed. If a HouseGuest takes longer than twenty minutes to correctly place all HouseGuests tey are automatically eliminated. The HouseGuest with the fastest time won the Power of Veto. Tyler was the winner with a time of 5 minutes and 29 seconds.
Rachel then begins receiving visits from her angry reviewer as a result of her Crap App from the BB App Store. At the Veto Ceremony Tyler chose to use the PoV to remove Scottie from the block. On Day 20, Kaitlyn then named Swaggy C as the replacement nominee.
Following the Veto Ceremony Swaggy C and Winston both begin campaigning for votes. The HouseGuests then cast their votes on who the want to evict. On Day 23, by a vote of 8-4, Swaggy C was the second HouseGuest to be evicted from the Big Brother house.
Head of Household ("Product Launch"): The competing HouseGuests watched a two videos about product launches for "Pineapple, Inc.". Julie then asked the HouseGuests a series of questions where the answer is either true or false. If a HouseGuest answered incorrectly they were eliminated from the competition. The last HouseGuest remaining became the next Head of Household. If two HouseGuests remain at the end the game would enter tiebreaker mode. Rachel and Scottie remained at the end. Both HouseGuests were given whiteboards and the answer to the final question was a number. The HouseGuest who came closest to the correct answer without going over would become the next HoH. If both HouseGuests went over the who was closest to the number would be the winner. Scottie was the winner and became the third HoH of the season.
Following Swaggy's eviction the BB App Store opened for the final time. Inside, Haleigh was the least trending HouseGuest and received the "Read It!" Crap App. When told to read Haleigh must dress up in a costume, report to a specified room, and read Hamlet until told to stop. This punishment will continue until the entire book is read. Meanwhile, Bayleigh was the most trending HouseGuest and received the "Identity Theft" Power App. This power allows her to secretly chose the nominees for the week. On Day 24, Scottie nominated Brett and Winston for eviction.
Following nominations the HouseGuests picked players for the Veto Competition. The competitors were Scottie, Brett, Winston, Tyler, Rachel, and Rockstar.
Power of Veto ("Mamma Mia! Madness"): When the competition starts the HouseGuests must grab onto their disco ball and spin 15 times to set 30 seconds on their clock. They must then run acros the playing field and build a tower of champagne glasses. Before the clock runs out they must run back and spin again to get another 30 seconds. If their clock runs out before they make it back they are eliminated from the competition. However, if they volunteer to be a have-not for the week they may re-enter the competition. The first HouseGuest to successfully build their tower won the Power of Veto and a trip for 2 to the Greek islands. Scottie was the winner and received the PoV.
Meanwhile, Haleigh begins suffering from her Crap App punishment. Brett and Winston begin campaigning to Scottie in an attempt to get him to take one of them off of the block. Scottie informs Kaitlyn of their secret meeting causing confrontation throughout the house. At the Veto Ceremony, Scottie chose not to use the PoV thus keeping his nominations the same.
Following the Veto Ceremony each side of the house begins looking for votes. The HouseGuests voted in the live vote and eviction. On Day 30, by a vote of 6-5, Winston was the third HouseGuest to be evicted from the Big Brother house. Following Winston's eviction, a major confrontation occurs between Rockstar and Brett due to his eviction speech.
Head of Household ("Out On A Limb"):[lower-alpha 3] In this competition each participating HouseGuest must stand on a peg attached to their tree and hold on as long as possible. Throughout the competition the trees move and water is sprayed on the HouseGuests. The last HouseGuest to remain on their tree will become the next Head of Household.
Head of Household ("Out On A Limb"):[lower-alpha 3] During the competition honey and feathers also begin to spray at the HouseGuests. Sam was the last HouseGuest remaining on their tree and became the fourth HoH of the season.
Tensions begin to flare throughout the house between different HouseGuests following the eviction.
The episode also covered a major controversy between HouseGuests JC and Bayleigh following an incident where JC used the n-word in a conversation which Bayleigh took as offensive.
On Day 31, Sam nominated Haleigh and Kaitlyn for eviction.
Sam’s nomination reasoning begins causing friction throughout the house. The HouseGuests then picked players for the Power of Veto competition. The competitors were Sam, Haleigh, Kaitlyn, JC, Rockstar, and Faysal. Former Big Brother HouseGuest, Rachel Reilly, entered the house to host the PoV competition.
Power of Veto ("Chop Bonk Spank"): Inspired by Big Brother 19's "Punch, Slap, Kick" and sponsored by the fictional "Bro Fund Me", HouseGuests must stand on their target as Rachel randomly played sequences which Chomped, Bonked, and Spanked them. Rachel then asked the HouseGuests a question based on the sequence. Each correct answer earned the HouseGuest a point. The HouseGuest with the most points at the end of the game was the winner. After 7 rounds, Faysal was the winner with 7 points and received the Power of Veto.
At the Veto Ceremony, Fessy chose to use the PoV on Haleigh. Sam chose Rockstar to become the replacement nominee. She then informed the rest of the HouseGuests about her Bonus Life Power App.
Following the Veto Ceremony, Faysal gets caught in the middle of Haleigh and Kaitlyn. The HouseGuests then participated in the live vote eviction by voting on who they wished to evict from the house. On Day 37, by a vote of 9-1, Kaitlyn was the fourth HouseGuest to be evicted from the Big Brother house. However, due to Sam not using her Bonus Life Power App the evictee was automatically offered chance to win re-entry into the game.
Bonus Life Competition ("Outside The House"): In the Bonus Life Competition Kaitlyn must disassemble the life-sized puzzle of herself and must reassemble the puzzle on the opposite side of the fictional house within two minutes and thirty seconds. When she believes the puzzle is correctly built she must hit the buzzer. If the puzzle is correctly built she will win re-enter into the game however, if it is incorrectly built she will have the opportunity to continue working until her time is up. Kaitlyn did not correctly build the puzzle and was the officially evicted from the house.
Head of Household ("Perfect Timing"): In the Head of Household competition, the HouseGuests must sit on an email and slide from their outbox to their inbox. The HouseGuest with the closest time to 8 seconds will be the new Head of Household. Bayleigh, with a time of 8.08 seconds, was the winner.
On Day 38, Bayleigh nominated Brett and Rachel for eviction.
Power of Veto ("Goober Driver"): In the Power of Veto competition, HouseGuests had to pave a road so they can give the four evicted HouseGuests a ride across town. The player who paves the road and gets the evicted HouseGuests to the other side of town the fastest wins the Power of Veto. Rachel, JC, and Sam timed out while Tyler won.
Bayleigh shares with Rachel the fact that she has a Power App.
After Tyler asks if Bayleigh would put Angela up if someone uses a power, Bayleigh tells Rachel that Tyler's targetting Angela. Then, Rachel tells Angela about Tyler targetting her which she doesn't believe. Angela tells Kaycee and she also thinks it's false. Kaycee tells Tyler about this, Tyler talks with Angela, who all agree Rachel should be the target, not Brett.
At the Veto Ceremony, Tyler chose to not use the PoV, thus keeping the nominations the same.
Ahead of eviction the show gives an update on Bayleigh's family which includes Swaggy C meeting Bayleigh's parents. The HouseGuests then participated in the live vote eviction by voting on who they wished to evict from the house. On Day 44, by a vote of 5-4, Rachel was the fifth HouseGuest to be evicted from the Big Brother house.
Head of Household ("GIF That Keeps on Giving"): Throughout the past week HouseGuests were shown gif's of themselves at predetermined times. In the competition Julie asked HouseGuests true or false questions about the gif's they viewed. Following the question the HouseGuests must lock in their answers. If they answer incorrectly they are eliminated from the competition. The last HouseGuest standing becomes the new Head of Household. If there are two HouseGuests remaining there will be a tie-breaker. Angela and Rockstar were the last two HouseGuest's standing and participated in the tie-breaker. Julie asked a question to which the answer was a number. The HouseGuest with the closest answer without going over would be the next HoH. If both HouseGuests went over the one closest to the answer would become the HoH. Angela provided the closest answer without going over and became the sixth HoH of the season.
Julie Chen announced after the Head of Household Competition about the "H@cker Comp". Each week, the HouseGuests will compete to "hack" the week. She also announces the first competition will be on Sunday night's nomination episode.
On Day 45, Angela nominated Rockstar and Scottie for eviction and planned to backdoor Bayleigh.
H@cker Competition ("Crack The Code"): Over seven rounds, HouseGuests had to unscramble notorious Big Brother words in a certain amount of time. If a HouseGuest unscrambles a word correctly, they get one point. Haleigh became the first H@cker with four points.
Haleigh took Scottie off the block and nominated Tyler in his place.
The H@cker, Haleigh, picked Kaycee to play in the Power of Veto competition.
Power of Veto ("Boom Power Trip"): In an elimination style, HouseGuests had to roll a ball back and forth for a set number of times. The HouseGuest who was not able to finish before everyone else was eliminated and received a prize or a punishment. After someone was eliminated, they could keep their prize or exchange it for anyone else's prize. This went on until only one person remained. The HouseGuest who ended up with the Power of Veto was the winner. Angela ended up with the Power of Veto.
At the Veto Ceremony, Anglea chose to use the PoV on Tyler and chose Bayleigh to become the replacement nominee.
Haleigh calls a house meeting and tells everyone she was the H@cker. This sparks a fight between Bayleigh and Tyler. As part of the H@cker's abilities, Haleigh chose to nullify Tyler's vote during the live evictionThe HouseGuests then participated in the live vote eviction by voting on who they wished to evict from the house. On Day 51, by a vote of 6-1, Bayleigh was the sixth HouseGuest to be evicted from the Big Brother house and became the first member of the jury.
Head of Household ("#HashtagTooLong"): In a knockout elimination style, two players were challenged against each other to a multiple choice question. If the HouseGuest who rang in got it wrong, they were eliminated. If the HouseGuest was correct, the competitor was eliminated. The last remaining HouseGuest won the Head of Household. It came down to Haleigh and JC. Haleigh beat JC to become the next Head of Household.
Following the HoH competition, Haleigh and Rockstar discussed who should be nominated. They decided on putting Angela and Kaycee on the block in order to eventually backdoor Tyler.
The Level 6 alliance tried to persuade Haleigh to nominate Samantha instead of one of them. Then, Sam went to Haleigh after hearing that her closest allies were conspiring against her, so Haleigh spilled how Level 6 wanted Samantha nominated.
On Day 59, Haleigh nominated Angela and Kaycee for eviction.
H@cker Competition ("Hack the House"): The HouseGuests are shown fragments of an image from cameras around the house. Then they have to identify which room the camera is from by examining the image it's producing. If they correctly identify the room, they get one point. The HouseGuest who gets the most points after seven rounds becomes the final H@cker. Kaycee became the final H@cker with four points.
Kaycee took herself off the block and nominated Rockstar in her place.
Rockstar, Haleigh, and Faysal talk about who the h@cker is. They start to believe it is Kaycee.
The H@cker, Kaycee, picked Tyler to play in the Power of Veto competition.
Power of Veto ("OTEV the Sneezy Skunk"): In an elimination style, HouseGuests would receive a clue from a sick skunk to find two evicted HouseGuests' names on medicine bottles. The last HouseGuest to get find the medicine bottle is eliminated. The last HouseGuest remaining would win the Power of Veto. During the Power of Veto, Tyler grabbed the wrong medicine bottle, but Rockstar accidentally told him the correct one, so Tyler was able to go back and grab the correct one before Haleigh found it. Tyler won the Power of Veto after Rockstar got the wrong answer.
At the Veto Ceremony, Tyler chose to use the PoV on Angela. Haleigh chose Kaycee to become the replacement nominee.
Following the Power of Veto ceremony, Rockstar calls Angela "entitled" and says Kaycee "wasn't supposed to go home" after believing she has the votes to stay. Rockstar talks with Brett to ensure his vote to evict Kaycee and keep Rockstar. After talking, Rockstar believes Brett is loyal to only Rockstar and no one else, making an alliance called Mr. and Mrs. Smith. In order to make sure Rockstar fully believes it, Brett helps Rockstar with her speech. After Rockstar talks with Faysal and Haleigh about having the numbers, Faysal calls Rockstar, Haleigh, and himself "unevictable".
As part of the H@cker's abilities, Kaycee chose to nullify Faysal's vote during the live eviction. On Day 58, by a vote of 5-1, Rockstar was the seventh HouseGuest to be evicted from the Big Brother house and became the second member of the jury.
Head of Household ("Glow & Flow"):[lower-alpha 4] HouseGuests will slide along a path where they have to fill up a bucket in order to retrieve a ball. There is also a second bucket where if you retrieve that ball, you win $5,000. The first HouseGuest to fill up the first bucket will become the next Head of Household.
Head of Household ("Glow & Flow"):[lower-alpha 4] Everyone except Faysal, Scottie, and Tyler have fallen out of the competition within the first fifteen minutes. Faysal became the eighth HoH of the season.
JC makes the plan to pin Scottie as voting out Rockstar and not Kaycee, planning to say Brett was the one vote. After Faysal invites everyone to his HoH room, he asks them who the one vote to evict Kaycee was. Scottie claimed it, then Brett did right after. Kaycee backed Brett up by saying she "felt the energy" around him. Scottie laughed at Kaycee saying she was a bad actor and said their whole production was "cute". The next day, JC continuted to try to convince Faysal that Scottie should be his real target by bringing up that Scottie wants Faysal out so he can be with Haleigh.
On Day 59, Faysal nominated Brett and Scottie for eviction.
On Day 60, Zingbot went into the house to start the special Zingbot Competition.
Power of Veto ("Zing-a-Lago"): In this competition, HouseGuests had three minutes to individually hide their locked veto card in the House. Then, one at a time, HouseGuests entered the House and had one minute to attempt to find a veto card. If a HouseGuest's veto card is found, they will be eliminated, though the owner of the veto cards will not be revealed until the end of the competition. The HouseGuest who hides their veto card the best will win the Power of Veto. Angela was knocked out first. Tyler was knocked out second. Haleigh was knocked out third. Faysal was knocked out fourth. It all came down to Brett and Scottie. Scottie was knocked out fifth. Brett won the Power of Veto.
At the Veto Ceremony, Brett chose to use the PoV on himself. Faysal chose Kaycee to become the replacement nominee.
HouseGuests start to speculate if this will be the first unanimous vote. They also say that they will keep Scottie thinking that he has their votes. On Day 65, by a unanimous vote, Scottie was the eighth HouseGuest to be evicted from the Big Brother house and became the third member of the jury.
Head of Household ("Sweet Shot"):[lower-alpha 5] HouseGuests have to search the candy pits for tickets inside the candies. HouseGuests exchange the candies with balls or give it to another HouseGuests. Then, they have to roll the balls in order to get a perfect shot at the end. If they don't, the ball lands in a number 1-40. The HouseGuest to the perfect shot first or get the highest number at the end of one hour wins Head of Household.
Julie Chen announces that the three jury members plus a fourth member evicted this week will compete in Week 10 in a jury battleback.
Head of Household ("Sweet Shot"):[lower-alpha 5] After one hour was over and no one had sunk the perfect shot, Angela won with a score of 39.
Haleigh walks in on Angela, Tyler, Kaycee, and Brett celebrating Angela's HoH. Faysal continues to believe the alliance is genuine, but Haleigh believes she's targetting them. Faysal continues to talk to her saying Angela "is smarter than that" and she will put Sam and a pawn up.
Angela talks with Tyler to talk about who to nominate. She contemplates putting up Haleigh and Samantha. Then, JC walks in and tells Angela that if either of them come down, she has to nominate one of her allies. Angela decides to stick with the plan of Faysal and Haleigh.
On Day 66, Angela nominated Faysal and Haleigh for eviction.
Faysal talks to the camera about how they had the power in the house for three weeks and all three weeks an alliance member went home. Haleigh says they are the worst Big Brother players ever.
Power of Veto ("Mission to Planet Veto"): When alien creatures fire at a HouseGuest, vetonium is also thrown at them. When the vetonium hits the ground, it is out of play. The round one vetonium is worth one point. The round two vetonium is worth two points. The round three vetonium is worth three points, although the HouseGuests have to catch it in their mouth. The HouseGuest to catch the most amount of vetonium wins the Power of Veto. Kaycee won the Power of Veto with 33 points with Faysal one point behind at 32 points.
At the Veto Ceremony, Kaycee chose not to use the PoV.
Faysal and Haleigh both begin canvassing for votes to keep them safe for the week. The HouseGuests then participated in the live vote and eviction by voting who they wish to evict from the game. On Day 72, by a vote of 4-1, Faysal was the ninth HouseGuest to be evicted from the Big Brother house and became the fourth member of the jury. Following his eviction interview, Julie informed Faysal of his chance to return to the game via the Jury Battle Back. She then informed the remaining HouseGuests of the same thing.
Jury Battleback ("Big Top Drop"): When the competition begins the evicted HouseGuests must run and collect a ball that corresponds to their color. They must then return to their podium and drop the ball in their tube. The first evicted HouseGuest to fill their tube all the way must run to the other side and hit their buzzer. The first evictee to do such will return to the game. Scottie was the winner.
On Day 72, Scottie returned to the Big Brother house for another chance to win the game.
Head of Household ("High in the Sky"): HouseGuests have to stand with both feet on disks spinning through the backyard. The last HouseGuest to remain on their disk would win the Head of Household. Throughout the competition, they would be hit by pie, squirted with ketchup and mustard, and showered in feathers. Tyler stayed on for the longest time and won the Head of Household.
On Day 73, Tyler nominated Scottie and Haleigh for eviction.
Power of Veto ("Control Your Emojis"): HouseGuests have to grab an "emoji", walk across a seesaw, and place the emoji in the message bubble. If one or more emojis fell out of their message bubble, the HouseGuest had to restart. The first HouseGuest to have all of their emojis in the message bubble and hit the button would win the Power of Veto. Kaycee was the winner.
At the Veto Ceremony, Kaycee chose not to use the PoV.
On Day 79, by a unanimous vote of 5-0, Scottie was re-evicted from the Big Brother house. He became the tenth HouseGuest to be evicted and re-joined the jury as the fourth member.
Head of Household ("Shell or Highwater"): The HouseGuests have three minutes to maneuver pearls down the seaweed plant one at the time. The first HouseGuest to get all three pearls into the oysters and buzz in, or whoever sank the most pearls after three minutes will become the new HOH. Kaycee was the winner.
Julie then told home viewers that Week 11 would have a double eviction episode.
Big Brother 16 HouseGuest and winner of Big Brother 18Nicole Franzel visited the house to host a Luxury Competition. In reality, it was part of fellow Big Brother 18 HouseGuest and boyfriend Victor Arroyo's plan to surprise her with a proposal, which she accepted. Then, former Big Brother HouseGuests, Derrick Levasseur, Britney Haynes, Daniele Donato, Josh Martinez and Paul Abrahamian arrived at the house to celebrate Victor & Nicole's engagement.
On Day 80, Kaycee nominated Haleigh and Sam for eviction.
Power of Veto ("BB Comics"): One at the time, the HouseGuests must climb a ladder and zip line slowly to view a window with comic books situated behind them. Down below, the players must precisely replicate the comics in order. There are, however, fake comic books in the pile of comics to choose from, so players have to be careful. Kaycee was the winner.
Kaycee chose not to use the POV, keeping nominations the same.
The HouseGuests begin planning on who they wish to evict. Julie then informs the HouseGuests of the double eviction. The HouseGuests then participate in the first live vote and eviction for the evening by voting on who they wish to evict from the Big Brother house. On Day 86, by a unanimous vote of 4-0, Haleigh became the eleventh HouseGuest to be evicted from the game and also became the fifth member of the jury.
Head of Household ("Buffering"): Throughout the day HouseGuests were shown videos of past competitions. In this competition HouseGuests were shown the videos again however, at a certain part the video stops, or "buffers", and the HouseGuests must answer a multiple choice question about the video before the remainder is shown. If the HouseGuests guess correctly they receive a point. The HouseGuest with the most point with the most points after seven rounds became the next Head of Household. Tyler was the winner with six points and became the next HoH.
With only a few moments to strategize, Tyler immediately chose to nominate JC and Sam for eviction.
Power of Veto ("Block and Roll"): When the competition begins the HouseGuests must strategically place blocks in order to roll their ball down their tube and into a hole on the other end of their playing board. The first HouseGuest to do so won the Power of Veto. Angela was the winner.
Angela chose to use the PoV by removing JC from the block. Tyler then nominated Brett as the replacement nominee. On Day 86, by a unanimous vote of 3-0, Brett was also evicted from the Big Brother house. He became the twelfth HouseGuest to be evicted and joined the jury as the sixth member.
Julie informed the HouseGuests that eviction night had come early.
Power of Veto: Kaycee was the winner.
Kaycee decided not to use the PoV keeping nominations the same. On Day 91, by a unanimous vote of 2-0, Sam was evicted from the Big Brother house. She became the thirteenth HouseGuest to be evicted and joined the jury as the seventh member.
Head of Household ("What the Bleep"): In this competition, Julie showed the competing HouseGuests clips of the show from throughout the summer that included conversations or speeches from evicted HouseGuests. However, one word or phrase was "bleeped" out and the HouseGuests must choose the correct word or phrase from two answers. The HouseGuests were then shown the rest of the clip. Answering correctly earns the competitors a point. The HouseGuest with the most points at the end became the winner. JC had the most points and became the next Head of Household.
JC nominated Angela and Tyler for eviction. Scottie and Haleigh are then shown entering the jury house as the jurors watch the competitions in the week of Scottie's and Haleigh's eviction. Brett and Sam are also shown entering the jury house and their competitions in the week of their evictions are also shown.
Power of Veto ("Down to the Wires"):" In the final PoV competition of the season, the HouseGuests were asked questions about the summer. They then must use their wire to raise a random number of balls up and drop it in the thumbs up icon of the competition that is the answer until all answers are met. When they believe they have the correct answer, they must hit their buzzer. If a HouseGuest answers incorrectly or fails to answer before the other competing HouseGuests answer, they receive a strike. After two strikes, a HouseGuest is eliminated. The last HouseGuest standing received the PoV. Kaycee was the winner.
Kaycee chose not to use the Power of Veto keeping nominations the same. On Day 92, Kaycee cast to sole vote to evict Angela. Angela became the fourteenth HouseGuest to be evicted from the Big Brother house and joined the jury as the eighth member.
JC, Kaycee, and Tyler celebrated making it to the final three. Former Big Brother competitor Jeff Schroeder entered the house and the four looked back on the summer highlighting their favorite moments.
Head of Household:[lower-alpha 7] The final Head of Household competition of the season consisted of three parts. The winner of the first part immediately advances to the third part while the other two HouseGuests move on to compete in part two. In the final part the winner of part one faces the winner of part two. The winner of the final part becomes the final HoH of the season.
Part 1: ("Jetpack Attack") In this competition HouseGuests must grab and hold onto their "jetpack" as it "flies". The last remaining HouseGuest to hold onto their jetpack became the winner of the first part of the final HoH competition.
Head of Household:[lower-alpha 7] The final Head of Household competition of the season consisted of three parts. The winner of the first part immediately advances to the third part while the other two HouseGuests move on to compete in part two. In the final part the winner of part one faces the winner of part two. The winner of the final part becomes the final HoH of the season.
Part 1: ("Jetpack Attack") JC fell first, followed by Kaycee. Tyler was the winner.
Part 2: ("Mount Evictus") The competing HouseGuests, throughout four different rounds, are given clues to a group of evicted HouseGuests. They must put the names of the four evicted HouseGuests that fit the category onto their board and then hit their buzzer. If they are correct a laser "carves" their faces into "Mount Evictus" if they are incorrect they must attempt to correct it. The HouseGuest to do this with the fastest time became the winner. Kaycee was the winner with a time of 18 minutes and 55 seconds.
Former Big Brother HouseGuest Dr. Will Kirby then hosted the jury round table, interviewing the jury on who they think should win and why.
Part 3: ("Jury Oddcasts") Kaycee and Tyler are shown "oddcasts" of jury members mentioning facts of their time in the house. They must decide if the oddcast is right or wrong. If they answer correctly they gain a point. The HouseGuest with the most points after eight rounds became the final HoH of the season. Kaycee and Tyler tied with six points each sending the competition to a tiebreaker. Julie asked the competitors a question to which the answer was a number. The HouseGuest closest to the number without going over, or the closest to the number if both went over, would become the winner. Kaycee was the winner and was crowned the final HoH of the season.
On Day 99, as HoH Kaycee cast the sole vote to evict JC from the Big Brother house. JC became the fifteenth and final HouseGuest to be evicted from the house and joined the jury as the ninth and final member. The Jury members then had a chance to ask Kaycee and Tyler questions. The Jury members then voted on who they think should win Big Brother. Julie then asked some of the former HouseGuests a few final questions which involved Swaggy C proposing to Bayleigh. Later on Day 99, Kaycee Clark was declared the winner of Big Brother 20, by a final jury vote of 5-4, against Tyler Crispen. Tyler was also subsequently crowned America's Favorite HouseGuest.
Notes
1 2 3 Only eight HouseGuests participated in this competition
↑ Only two HouseGuests participated in this competition
1 2 This Head of Household competition began in episode 11 on Day 30. However, completion was not broadcast on television until episode 12.
1 2 This Head of Household competition began in episode 23 on Day 58. However, completion was not broadcast on television until episode 24.
1 2 This Head of Household competition began in episode 26 on Day 65. However, completion was not broadcast on television until episode 27.
↑ In episode 39 the HouseGuests looked back over their time in the game.
1 2 The first part of the final Head of Household competition began in episode 39. However, completion was not broadcast on television until episode 40.
^Note 1: As the winner of the opening competition, Swaggy C had the power to grant immunity to two move-in groups. He chose group 3 and group 4. The immune HouseGuests were not able to compete in the Head of Household competition.
^Note 2: Each week in the BB App Store a power app and crap app were released into the game. The winner of the crap app is represented in italics.
^Note 3: Due to Sam not using her Bonus Life Power App, the Bonus Life automatically activated for the 4th eviction and Kaitlyn received a chance to re-enter the house. However, she was unable to complete the challenge and was ultimately evicted.
^Note 4: The H@cker earned the power to remove one of the HoH's nominations (represented by strikethrough font) and secretly replace it with their own (represented by bold font). The H@cker was also able to stop one HouseGuest from voting at the live eviction.
^Note 5: In Week 10, the first four jurors, Bayleigh, Rockstar, Scottie, and Faysal, competed for an opportunity to return to the house. Scottie won the challenge and re-entered the house on Day 72.
^Note 6: This week was a double eviction week. Following Haleigh's eviction, the remaining HouseGuests played a week's worth of games—including HoH and Veto competitions and Nomination, Veto and Eviction ceremonies—during the remainder of the live show, culminating in a second eviction for the week.
^Note 7: During the finale, the jury members voted for which finalist should win Big Brother.
Controversies and criticisms
Joseph Charles "JC" Mounduix received criticism after he was shown using an ice cream scooper on the genitals of his other HouseGuests. Mounduix later told fellow HouseGuest Kaycee Clark to open up her vagina, saying it "feels good".[58]
Viewers questioned Angela Rummans and Rachel Swindler after they were caught on the live feeds making some questionable remarks. Rummans referred to her uneven tan lines as looking "ghetto", while Swindler compared her uneven tan lines to the skintone of fellow HouseGuest Bayleigh Dayton, who is African American. CBS later released a statement and warned Rummans and Swindler with future consequences.[59]
Since the start of the live feeds, Kaitlyn Herman has been criticized from viewers for her feelings and actions towards several men in the Big Brother House, while being in a 5-year relationship outside of the house. In Week 3, Herman's then-boyfriend released a statement on Twitter, stating that he wanted to distance himself from the show and situation.[60]
Kaitlyn Herman and Joseph Charles "JC" Mounduix both came under fire after they used the n-word in separate occasions.[61] Herman used the word as she was singing the lyrics of a Drake song. Mounduix used the word after fellow HouseGuest Bayleigh Dayton, who is African American, asked Mounduix if there is a "difference between a midget and a dwarf". Offended, Mounduix said that the word "midget" is a derogatory term and then compared it to the n-word.[62][63] Many came to the defense of the two, saying that they didn't use the word towards someone.[64] Herman later apologized for using the word on an Instagram live stream.[65]
During a live eviction episode, HouseGuest Brett Robinson called out Angela "Rockstar" Lantry in his eviction speech for "strategic purposes".[66] Lantry responded by confronting Robinson in his face claiming that it was her daughter's birthday.[67] Lantry later called Robinson a "rich, snobby, white-privileged-ass dude".[68] Later that night, Lantry confronted Robinson with pots and pans[69] during which she exclaimed that Robinson has a "micropenis".[70] Upon confrontation, Lantry sat between Robinson's legs who repeatedly asked her to get off of him.[71]
Joseph Charles "JC" Mounduix was criticized by fans after he asked Rachel Swindler if she was transgender, stating that she has "a big Adam's apple." Mounduix proceeded to feel Swindler's neck, but she told him to stop. Moments later, he began to touch Swindler's neck again before being stopped by her.[72]
Viewers perceived some of Bayleigh Dayton's comments about Faysal Shafaat as being anti-Muslim. After Shafaat, a Muslim, complained about his in-house crush Haleigh Broucher talking about her past sexual experiences, Dayton claimed in private that Shafaat should "go find a virgin" and that he should "go to Pakistan and [get himself] one" because "that's what they do." Many viewers interpreted "they" as meaning Muslims.[73]
During a conversation between Dayton and Lantry, Dayton claimed that Lantry was the only white person who she knew that didn't like white people. Dayton then said that Lantry dislikes "normal white people" more than she does.[74] Days later, in a conversation with Haleigh Broucher, Dayton referred to her housemates as "crazy-ass white people."[75] Many viewers saw Dayton's statements as racist.[76]
Joseph Charles "JC" Mounduix was criticized by both fans and his fellow housemates for making light of the #MeToo movement after making jokes at the movement's expense.[77]
Joseph Charles "JC" Mounduix was once again involved in two separate sexual misconduct incidents in which he was accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault.[78] While sleeping in the same bed, Mounduix was seen caressing Tyler Crispen’s arm, face, and chest, as well as kissing his armpit while Crispen was sleeping.[79] The following morning Crispen stated to Kaycee Clark "I’m sleeping alone tonight — JC is not sleeping with me".[80] Mounduix explained his version by stating that he was "comforting Crispen who was having nightmares".[81] Later, Mounduix opened the toilet door while HouseGuest Haleigh Broucher was using it.[82] Broucher repeatedly asked Mounduix to close the door who refused and tied the door open.[83] Broucher then yelled for assistance from production[84] and later filed a complaint with executive producer Allison Grodner.[85] The producers later released a statement saying that neither Crispen nor Broucher filed official complaints and that the two had expressed to them that they "did not feel threatened or unsafe by Mounduix's actions."[78]
During a live eviction speech, HouseGuest Scottie Salton made sexual and vulgar comments towards HouseGuests Tyler Crispen and Angela Rummans. He hinted that Crispen received oral sex from Rummans, which got censored out by CBS.[86]
Haleigh Broucher was criticized by both fans and her fellow houseguests after making a joke about disabled people.[87] During a conversation with Tyler Crispen and Joseph Charles "JC" Mounduix, Broucher opened a fortune cookie that read, "Nothing can stop you from reaching your goals."[88] After reading the quote, she responded by saying "That is not true because if you are paralyzed, you cannot reach anything."[87] Crispen was quick to call her out, telling Broucher that it was "the worst thing [he had] ever heard [her] say".[89] Crispen then told Broucher that she needed "to rephrase" what she had just said, to which Mounduix added that he had seen disabled people achieve their goals.[87]
Reception
Viewing figures
Unless noted below all episode aired in the United States on Sundays and Wednesdays at 8:00 Eastern Standard Time (7:00 Central Standard Time) and live Thursdays at 9:00 EST (8:00 CST).[90]
^Note 2: Episode 36 was delayed to 8:37 PM EST (7:37 PM CST) due to an NFL football game running long.[92]
Future of the series
The American adaptation of Big Brother has aired on CBS since its inception on July 5, 2000 with Julie Chen as host. Following two articles published by The New Yorker by Ronan Farrow in July and September 2018 where several women accused Chen's husband Les Moonves of harassment, intimidation, and sexual misconduct, effective September 9, 2018, Moonves departed CBS Corporation as President, Chairman and CEO with Joseph Ianniello appointed as President and Acting CEO. In response to the claims against him, Moonves released a statement denying the allegations.[93] After the first article was published, Chen released a statement on Twitter in July defending her husband.[94]
While Chen was initially confirmed to return to the ninth season of her other CBS show The Talk, she was absent from the season premiere that aired on September 10, 2018. Chen issued a statement where she was taking a few days off, but would continue with Big Brother. Chen's first television appearance since Moonves' departure was the live eviction on September 13, 2018, where she closed out the episode with "From outside the Big Brother house... I'm Julie Chen Moonves, good night."[95] The new sign-off broke with an established pattern that Chen has used in the past on Big Brother and showcased her support for her husband, while it received a mix response from fans and viewers on Twitter.[96][97] Chen subsequently announced her departure from The Talk in a pre-recorded segment that aired on the September 18, 2018 episode where she stood outside the Big Brother house. Chen will continue to host Big Brother.[98]
The twentieth season had been confirmed since August 10, 2016 as part of a two-year renewal between CBS and Fly on the Wall Entertainment, in association with Endemol Shine North America.[99]Celebrity Big Brother was renewed for a second season on May 12, 2018 during CBS' annual upfront for the 2018–19 television season.[100] Speculation on the status of the show intensified after the departure of Moonves from CBS, with fans of the show and former HouseGuests began spreading the hashtag #SaveBBUSA in an attempt to get the program renewed.[101] Unnamed insiders close to the production of the show have cast doubt if Chen would return to host potential future installments if CBS renews the show.[102] In an article from US Weekly, an insider noted that former HouseGuests Will Kirby, Ross Mathews, and Big Brother Canada host Arisa Cox have been mentioned as potential replacements in the event that Chen does not to return, while TMZ reported that Chen will continue with the show if the network decides to renew it.[103][104]
CBS began accepting online applications for a twenty-first season on September 20, 2018.[9] After a few months of uncertainty, CBS officially announced that season will go on during the summer.[105]
Related Research Articles
Big Brother 14 was the fourteenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother that premiered on July 12, 2012 on CBS and ended with its finale on September 19, 2012. The show is produced by Endemol USA and Fly on the Wall Entertainment. The premise of the series remained largely unchanged from previous editions of the series, in which a group of contestants, known as "HouseGuests," compete to win the series by voting each other off and being the last HouseGuest remaining. One HouseGuest, known as the Head of Household, must nominate two of their fellow HouseGuests for eviction. The winner of the Power of Veto can remove one of the nominees from the block, forcing the HoH to nominate another HouseGuest. The HouseGuests then vote to evict one of the nominees and the HouseGuest with the most votes is evicted. When only two HouseGuests remained, the last seven evicted HouseGuests, known as the Jury of Seven, would decide which of them would win the $500,000 prize. A HouseGuest can be expelled from the show for breaking rules, such as exhibiting violent and disruptive behavior.
Big Brother 15 is the fifteenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The season premiered on CBS on June 26, 2013, and concluded on September 18, 2013. It was the longest season to date, running 90 days. This season featured 16 HouseGuests.
Big Brother 16 is the sixteenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The new season premiered on June 25, 2014 on CBS. It is the first season of the series to be broadcast in high definition. The season premiere was a two-night event, with the premiere episode airing on June 25 and the next episode airing on June 26. On August 4, 2014, it was announced that the 90-minute season finale would take place on September 24, 2014, making the length of the season 97 days. On September 24, Derrick Levasseur won the game in a 7-2 vote against Cody Calafiore.
Big Brother 17 is the seventeenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The season premiered on June 24, 2015, on CBS, and once again was a two-night launch with the following episode airing on June 25, 2015. The season ended on September 23, 2015, with a 90-minute season finale following the fall season premiere of Survivor: Cambodia. The season featured the highest number of HouseGuests to date with 17 HouseGuests in total. On September 23, Steve Moses won the game in a 6-3 vote against Liz Nolan.
Big Brother 19 is the nineteenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It is based upon the Dutch series of the same name. The season premiered on June 28, 2017 on CBS in the United States with a two-hour season premiere and Julie Chen returning as host. The season was titled "Summer of Temptation" with the various contestants able to receive a temptation which gave the taker a surprise reward or game advantage but also unleashed a game change for one or more other players. Viewers at home were able to vote to offer selected chosen players a secret temptation. A weekly opt-in competition, known as the Temptation Challenge, would give the winner immunity from the week's nomination but also put the last-place finisher on the block as a third nominee, able to compete in the weekly Veto Competition and avoid a backdoor nomination.
The third season of the American television series This Is Us continues to follow the lives and connections of the Pearson family across several time periods. The season is produced by Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Zaftig Films, and 20th Century Fox Television, with Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serving as showrunners.
Salvation is an American suspense drama television series, that premiered on July 12, 2017. An official trailer was released on May 10, 2017. The series was originally announced as being developed in September 2013, but received its straight-to-series 13-episode order in October 2016. On October 18, 2017, CBS renewed the series for a 13-episode second season, which premiered on June 25, 2018.
Celebrity Big Brother, also known as Big Brother: Celebrity Edition, is a spin-off series of the American version of the Dutch reality television franchise Big Brother. This season aired during the winter of the 2017–18 network television season on CBS and was the second U.S. Big Brother season to air outside the usual summer television season, the first being Big Brother 9 in 2008. Julie Chen returned as host, with Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan returning as executive producers. The series is produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America. The first season premiered on February 7, 2018.
Celebrity Big Brother, also known as Big Brother: Celebrity Edition, is a reality television spin-off series of the American adaptation of Big Brother created by John de Mol. The series premiered on CBS in the United States on February 7, 2018 and is simulcast in Canada on Global. The series is filmed at CBS Studio Center in sound stage eighteen located in Studio City, Los Angeles. Julie Chen Moonves reprises her role as host from Big Brother with Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan also returning as executive producers. The series is produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America.
Season thirteen of the reality competition series America's Got Talent premiered on May 29, 2018, on NBC. Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell returned as judges for their respective ninth, sixth, sixth, and third seasons. Meanwhile, Tyra Banks returned for her second season as host. Season 13 was Klum’s and Mel B’s last season as judges as well as Banks’s last year as host.
The fifteenth season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy was ordered on April 20, 2018, by American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The season premiered on September 27, 2018 with a special 2-hour premiere. The episode count for the season consists in 25 episodes. The season is produced by ABC Studios, in association with Shondaland Production Company and Entertainment One Television; the showrunners being Krista Vernoff and William Harper.
Celebrity Big Brother 2 is the second season of the American reality television series Celebrity Big Brother, also known as Big Brother: Celebrity Edition, premiered on CBS on January 21, 2019 and concluded on February 13, 2019. It consisted of thirteen episodes, each approximately 60–120 minutes long, with Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan as executive producers for Fly on the Wall Entertainment, in association with Endemol Shine North America. CBS ordered the season on May 12, 2018 and confirmed it for a mid-season return when the network revealed its 2018–19 fall schedule on May 16, 2018. The network confirmed on November 27, 2018 that Julie Chen Moonves would continue her role as host despite media speculation that she may not return after her husband Les Moonves' departure from CBS Corporation due to sexual misconduct allegations against him.
The ninth season of the CBS police procedural drama series Hawaii Five-0 premiered on September 28, 2018 for the 2018–19 television season. CBS renewed the series for a ninth season in April 2018. The season was originally expected to contain 22 episodes; however, CBS ordered additional episodes bringing the total count to 25. The season concluded on May 17, 2019.
Whistleblower is an American true crime television program that premiered on CBS on July 13, 2018. It is hosted by Alex Ferrer.
This is a list of episodes from the fourteenth season of Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
The fifth season of NCIS: New Orleans, an American police procedural drama television series, originally aired on CBS from September 25, 2018, through May 14, 2019. The season is produced by CBS Television Studios. This season contained its 100th episode.
↑ "Episode 12". Big Brother. Season 20. Episode 12. July 22, 2018. Event occurs at 27 minutes, 8 seconds. CBS. Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved July 24, 2018. Don't talk about his micropenis
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
