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'{{Short description|Reality competition show}} {{About|the American edition|other editions|Big Brother (franchise)|the digital edition of the series|Big Brother: Over the Top|the celebrity edition of the series|Celebrity Big Brother (American TV series)|the holiday edition of the series|Big Brother Reindeer Games|the current season|Big Brother 26 (American season)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox television | image = Big Brother US 2020 Logo.png | alt_name = Big Brother USA<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkes |first=Neil |date=February 6, 2008 |title=E4 picks up US 'Big Brother' |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a88209/e4-picks-up-us-big-brother/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503055915/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a88209/e4-picks-up-us-big-brother/ |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |access-date=January 7, 2019 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> | genre = [[Reality competition]] | based_on = {{Based on|''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]''|[[John de Mol Jr.]]}} | presenter = {{Plainlist| * [[Julie Chen Moonves]] * Ian O'Malley }} | starring = [[List of Big Brother (American TV series) houseguests|''Big Brother'' houseguests]] | voices = {{Plainlist| * ''Multiple producers'' * Don Wollman<ref name="Voices">{{Cite web |last=Baldwin |first=Kristen |date=June 21, 2016 |title='Big Brother': Meet the Men Behind the Show's Signature Voices |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/big-brother-meet-the-shows-signature-voices-150538867.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917081245/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/big-brother-meet-the-shows-signature-voices-150538867.html |archive-date=September 17, 2018 |access-date=January 7, 2019 |website=www.yahoo.com |language=en-US}}</ref> }} | narrated = {{Plainlist| * [[David Walsh (actor)|Dave Walsh]] * [[Phil Proctor]] * Clayton Halsey }} | theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist| * Marie Maxwell {{Small|(season 2–5)}} * John Thomas {{Small|(season 2–5)}} * [[David Vanacore]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andy Dehnart |author-link=Andy Dehnart |date=September 29, 2015 |title=How David Vanacore's music came to dominate reality TV |url=https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2015/09/reality-tv-music-david-vanacore-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503055854/https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2015/09/reality-tv-music-david-vanacore-interview/ |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |access-date=January 7, 2019 |website=reality blurred |language=en-US}}</ref> * Ken Berry }} | open_theme = "Live" by Jonathan Clarke {{Small|(2000)}} | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 26<!-- increment when new season begins --> | num_episodes = 915<!-- increment when new episode airs - as of August 22, 2024, including specials --> | list_episodes = Lists of Big Brother (American TV series) episodes | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Paul Römer {{Small|(2000)}} * Douglass Ross {{Small|(2000)}} * [[Arnold Shapiro]] {{Small|(2001–2006)}} * [[Allison Grodner]] {{Small|(2001–)}} * Rich Meehan {{Small|(2004–)}} }} | producer = Don Wollman | location = [[Studio City, Los Angeles|Studio City, California]] | camera = Multi-camera | runtime = {{Plainlist| * 20–23 minutes (2000) * 40–120 minutes (since 2000) }} | company = {{Plainlist| * [[Endemol#Endemol USA|Endemol USA]] {{Small|(2000–2014)}} * Evolution Film & Tape {{Small|(2000)}} * [[George Orwell|Orwell Productions]] {{Small|(2000)}} * Our House Productions {{Small|(2001)}} * [[Arnold Shapiro|Arnold Shapiro Productions]] {{Small|(2001)}} * [[Arnold Shapiro|Shapiro/Grodner Productions]] {{Small|(2002–2006)}} * [[Allison Grodner|Allison Grodner Productions]] {{Small|(2007–2009)}} * Fly on the Wall Entertainment {{Small|(2010–present)}} * [[Endemol Shine North America]] {{Small|(2015–present)}} }} | budget = | network = [[CBS]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2000|7|5}} | last_aired = present | related = {{Plainlist| * '''Companion shows''' * ''[[House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show|House Calls]]'' * ''[[Big Brother: After Dark]]'' * ''Big Brother: Live Chat'' * ''[[Off the Block with Ross and Marissa|Off the Block]]'' * '''Spin-offs''' * ''[[Big Brother: Over the Top]]'' * ''[[Big Brother Reindeer Games]]'' * ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (American TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' * '''Adaptation''' * ''[[Big Brother Canada]]'' * '''Related''' * ''[[Gran Hermano (American TV series)|Gran Hermano]]'' * [[Big Brother (franchise)#Versions|International versions]] }} }} <!-- DO ''not'' add a trivia sections to this article. They will be rapidly removed. -->'''''Big Brother''''' is an American television [[Reality television#Reality competition or game shows|reality competition show]] based on the [[Big Brother (Dutch TV series)|Dutch reality show of the same name]] created by producer [[John de Mol Jr.]] in 1997.<ref name="BB1Article">{{Cite news |last=Carman |first=John |date=July 5, 2000 |title='Big Brother' Watches Their Every Movement |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/07/05/DD100409.DTL |url-status=live |access-date=April 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707194210/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fchronicle%2Farchive%2F2000%2F07%2F05%2FDD100409.DTL |archive-date=July 7, 2009}}</ref> The series takes its name from [[Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four)|the character]] in [[George Orwell]]'s 1949 novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]].'' The American series launched on July 5, 2000 on [[CBS]] and since the discontinuation of the [[Gran Hermano (Spanish TV series)|Spanish version]] in 2022, is the longest-running adaptation in the ''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]'' franchise. The show broadly follows the premise of other versions, in which a group of contestants known as "HouseGuests" live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world for a cash prize of $500,000 (or $750,000 in the [[Big Brother 23 (American season)|23rd season]] onwards). The HouseGuests are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, HouseGuests are evicted by being voted out of the competition. In its inaugural season (which followed the original Dutch format and audience voting determined evictees and the eventual winner), ratings declined and critical reaction grew increasingly negative, prompting the series to be revamped for the second season, which focused on competition and gameplay.<ref name="blur" /> The [[Big Brother 25 (American season)|twenty-fifth]] season premiered on August 2, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matt Webb Mitovich |date=May 31, 2022 |title=Big Brother 24, The Challenge: USA Debut Get July Dates on CBS |url=https://tvline.com/2022/05/31/big-brother-season-24-premiere-date-the-challenge-usa-cbs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531190110/https://tvline.com/2022/05/31/big-brother-season-24-premiere-date-the-challenge-usa-cbs/ |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |access-date=May 24, 2022 |website=[[TVLine]]}}</ref> On May 7, 2024, CBS renewed the series for a twenty-sixth season which premiered on July 17, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=May 7, 2024 |title=CBS Summer Premiere Dates For 'Big Brother,' 'Tulsa King' & More |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/cbs-summer-schedule-when-to-expect-big-brother-tonys-tulsa-king-network-debut-1235907593/ }}</ref> The show produced three spin-offs: ''[[Big Brother: Over the Top]],'' which aired for one season and was the first reality game show to air exclusively on a streaming platform, in Fall 2016 on CBS' streaming service, CBS All Access ([[Paramount+]]); ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (American TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]],'' which first aired on CBS in February 2018.;<ref name="cbspress-celebrity">{{Cite web |title=CBS TO BROADCAST ITS FIRST CELEBRITY EDITION OF REALITY HIT "BIG BROTHER" | date=September 7, 2017 |url=https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=48461 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628125159/https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=48461 |archive-date=June 28, 2018 |access-date=September 8, 2017 |publisher=CBS |language=en}}</ref><ref name="BB19 Fall">{{Cite web |last=Porreca |first=Brian |date=August 2, 2016 |title='Big Brother' Moves to Fall on CBS All Access |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-brother-moves-fall-cbs-915090 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126042559/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-brother-moves-fall-cbs-915090 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=August 2, 2016 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name="CBBFeb">{{Cite web |last=Webb Mitovich |first=Matt |date=December 1, 2017 |title=CBS Pits Celeb Big Brother vs. Olympics, Sets Date for 30th Amazing Race |url=http://tvline.com/2017/12/01/big-brother-celebrity-premiere-date-amazing-race-season-30/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116221657/https://tvline.com/2017/12/01/big-brother-celebrity-premiere-date-amazing-race-season-30/ |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |access-date=December 1, 2017 |website=TV Line}}</ref> and ''[[Big Brother Reindeer Games]],'' which aired for one season on CBS in December 2023.<ref name="Seemayer">{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/julie-chen-moonves-announces-big-brother-reindeer-games-special-winter-series-214639|title=Julie Chen Moonves Announces 'Big Brother: Reindeer Games' Special Winter Series|last=Seemayer|first=Zach|date=November 9, 2023|accessdate=November 9, 2023|work=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|archive-date=November 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110053352/https://www.etonline.com/julie-chen-moonves-announces-big-brother-reindeer-games-special-winter-series-214639|url-status=live}}</ref> ==History== ===Series=== The series was bought by [[CBS]] in early 2000 for an estimated $20 million.<ref name="time.com">{{Cite news |last=Greensit |first=Charlotte |date=February 21, 2000 |title=Nowhere to Hide |publisher=Time World |url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2050523,00.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129153233/http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2050523,00.html |archive-date=January 29, 2020}}</ref> The American version of the series officially premiered on July 5, 2000, when the original ten housemates entered the house.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Burr |first=Ty |date=July 12, 2000 |title=True Man Show |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/07/12/big-brothers-creepy-webcast-captivating/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902221621/http://www.ew.com/article/2000/07/12/big-brothers-creepy-webcast-captivating |archive-date=September 2, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> Since its inception, the show has been hosted by television personality [[Julie Chen Moonves]].{{refn|group=note|The host officially began using her married name of Moonves on the 35th episode of the 20th season.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}}} It is produced by [[Allison Grodner]] and Rich Meehan for [[Fly on the Wall Entertainment]] and [[Endemol Shine North America]] (formerly [[Endemol USA]]).<ref name="FutonPressRelease">{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2008 |title='Big Brother: 'Til Death Do You Part' Here...There...Everywhere |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080211cbs01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220034417/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080211cbs01 |archive-date=December 20, 2023 |access-date=March 9, 2008 |publisher=The Futon Critic}}</ref> The success of the series has spawned several spin-offs. The series airs once a year, during the summer, except for the ninth season, which aired in the spring of 2008, and the ''Over the Top'' spinoff series broadcasting in fall 2016. Currently, 25 seasons of the show have aired, along with one digital season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=September 24, 2014 |title='Big Brother' Renewed for 17th and 18th Seasons by CBS |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/24/big-brother-renewed-for-17th-and-18th-seasons-by-CBS/306817/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926065330/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/24/big-brother-renewed-for-17th-and-18th-seasons-by-cbs/306817/ |archive-date=September 26, 2014 |access-date=September 25, 2014 |website=TV by the Numbers}}</ref> Season 22 premiered on August 5, 2020.<ref name="Deadline season 22">{{Cite web |last=Peter White |date=July 23, 2020 |title=''Big Brother'': CBS Sets Premiere Of Delayed All-Stars Season, Outlines Health & Safety Protocols |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/big-brother-cbs-sets-premiere-all-stars-season-1202992683/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724034938/https://deadline.com/2020/07/big-brother-cbs-sets-premiere-all-stars-season-1202992683/ |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=July 23, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> The show has aired a total of 897 episodes <!--as of November 9, 2023 (not counting the celebrity editions and ''Over The Top''--> since it premiered, with the September 5, 2013, airing marking the 500th episode.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s69/big-brother-usa/recaps/a513097/big-brother-usa-two-houseguests-evicted-during-500th-episode.html 'Big Brother' USA: Two houseguests evicted during 500th episode] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122912/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s69/big-brother-usa/recaps/a513097/big-brother-usa-two-houseguests-evicted-during-500th-episode.html |date=September 24, 2015 }} ''Digital Spy'', September 5, 2013,</ref> To date, there have been a total of 337 HouseGuests compete in the series. Upon entering the house, the HouseGuests must abide by the house rules; HouseGuests can anytime leave the house without permission or be forcibly removed from the game if they broke any rules, such as exhibiting violent and disruptive behavior. In both cases, these HouseGuests are not allowed to return to the house and are usually incorporated with a penalty such as not allowed to be involved in a jury. In an effort to promote diversity, [[CBS]] announced a new rule for ''Big Brother'' that 50% of all contestants must be {{abbrv|BIPOC|black, indigenous, (and) people of color}} for the 2021–2022 broadcast season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-08-10/big-brother-25-luke-valentine-racial-slur-response|title=How 'Big Brother' handled ouster of contestant who used racial slur|last=Braxton|first=Greg|date=August 10, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2024|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> ===Companion shows=== Since its premiere, there have been numerous companion programs about the show. In 2004, the web series ''[[House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show]]'' (2004–2008) began airing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CBS Big Brother 'House Calls' Show Has Been Canceled |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0818695/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315212356/http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0818695/ |archive-date=March 15, 2016 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=IMDb}}</ref> The series, which lasted for thirty minutes and aired on weeknights, allowed fans to call in and discuss the events of the game.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Big Brother 5' to feature daily web talk show co-hosted by Marcellus Reynolds |url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/big-brother-5-feature-daily-web-talk-show-co-hosted-by-marcellus-reynolds-2682.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126193104/https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/big-brother-5-feature-daily-web-talk-show-co-hosted-by-marcellus-reynolds-2682.php |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Reality TV World}}</ref> This made ''House Calls'' the first live Internet talk show produced exclusively for a television network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Survivor Live: The Internet Talk Show to Air Thursdays and Fridays on CBS.com |url=http://gohawaii.about.com/od/survivor_vanuatu/a/survivor_live.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212134/http://gohawaii.about.com/od/survivor_vanuatu/a/survivor_live.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Gohawaii.about.com}}</ref> The series was initially hosted by [[Gretchen Massey]] and ''[[Big Brother 3 (American season)|Big Brother 3]]'' HouseGuest [[Marcellas Reynolds]] during its first two seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcellas Reynolds – Other works |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1225537/otherworks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907003318/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1225537/otherworks |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=IMDb}}</ref> Beginning with the show's third season, a new co-host was featured on the series each day, with some returning more than once.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |date=September 23, 2008 |title=My TV: MY TV's FIRST EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: a one-on-one with Bunky |url=http://mytvblogandpodcast.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-tvs-first-exclusive-interview-one-on.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129063450/http://mytvblogandpodcast.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-tvs-first-exclusive-interview-one-on.html |archive-date=January 29, 2020 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> During the show's fifth and sixth seasons, each co-host was given a designated day of the week to host alongside Gretchen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daniele Donato " realitycompetitiontv |url=http://realitycompetitiontv.com/tag/daniele-donato/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006140521/http://realitycompetitiontv.com/tag/daniele-donato/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 }}</ref> Following the show's sixth season, it was confirmed that it would not be renewed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2009 |title=Big Brother Housecalls cancelled + reality blurred |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/big_brother_11/2009_Jun_14_housecalls |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214032239/http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/big_brother_11/2009_Jun_14_housecalls |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Realityblurred.com}}</ref> ''[[Big Brother: After Dark]]'', a second companion series, was debuted in 2007 and aired on [[Showtime Too]] nightly from 12:00 midnight-3:00am [[Eastern Time]].<ref>[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966623.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 CBS plans 'Big Brother' spin-off] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709051602/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966623.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |date=July 9, 2010 }} ''Variety''</ref> The series continued this schedule until 2013, at which point it was moved to TVGN (now [[Pop (American TV channel)|Pop]]), where it remains today.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carrie "Spicy" Milburn |date=May 29, 2013 |title=Big Brother After Dark Season 15 Moves From Showtime To TVGN |url=http://www.realitynation.com/tv-shows/big-brother/15-after-dark-tvgn/34797/#_is=1bfq9ef5cydt110fux1b68lbtm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708061622/http://www.realitynation.com/tv-shows/big-brother/15-after-dark-tvgn/34797/#_is=1bfq9ef5cydt110fux1b68lbtm |archive-date=July 8, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Reality Nation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 29, 2013 |title='Big Brother: After Dark' Moves From Showtime to TVGN |work=Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-brother-dark-moves-showtime-559927 |url-status=live |access-date=July 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622055837/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-brother-dark-moves-showtime-559927 |archive-date=June 22, 2013}}</ref> Former HouseGuest [[Jeff Schroeder (television personality)|Jeff Schroeder]] began hosting the ''Big Brother: Live Chat'' online discussion show in 2012, where he interviewed the HouseGuests both before they enter the house and following their evictions. He also performed post-finale backyard interviews with the cast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother Video – Live Chat: Nicole Franzel |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/video/vIkm08YoWzBorfdxniTGCJZ2jiD4JCpD/big-brother-live-chat-nicole-franzel/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020174434/http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/video/vIkm08YoWzBorfdxniTGCJZ2jiD4JCpD/big-brother-live-chat-nicole-franzel/ |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |publisher=CBS}}</ref> On August 10, 2017, Schroeder announced that he was moving to [[Colorado]] and would no longer be able to do the interviews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Cia |date=September 18, 2017 |title='BB19' NEWS: DR. WILL TO CONDUCT BACKYARD FACEBOOK LIVE INTERVIEWS WITH HOUSEGUESTS AFTER JEFF SCHROEDER EXIT |url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4505268/bb19-news-dr-will-to-conduct-backyard-facebook-live-interviews-with-houseguests-after-jeff-schroeder-exit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923000433/https://www.inquisitr.com/4505268/bb19-news-dr-will-to-conduct-backyard-facebook-live-interviews-with-houseguests-after-jeff-schroeder-exit/ |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2017 |website=Inquisitr.com}}</ref> For ''[[Big Brother 20 (American season)|Big Brother 20]],'' the ''"Live Chat"'' was replaced by ''[[Off the Block with Ross and Marissa]].'' Hosted by former Celebrity HouseGuests [[Marissa Jaret Winokur]] and [[Ross Mathews]], the show is set to air on Fridays on [[Facebook]] following the live eviction.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1008551757046169600 |user=JulieChen |title=The #BB20 HGs will be revealed tomorrow... #ButFirst, I have more BB news! #BBCeleb alums @MarissaJWinokur and @helloross are back... and hosting a new show called "Off the Block with Ross and Marissa" on Facebook Watch every Friday this summer! @CBSBigBrother |first=Julie |last=Chen |date=June 17, 2018 |access-date=June 18, 2018 |url=https://twitter.com/JulieChen/status/1008551757046169600}}</ref> ===Spin-offs=== {{Further|Big Brother: Over the Top|Celebrity Big Brother (American TV series)|Big Brother Reindeer Games}} There have been three spin-off editions of ''Big Brother''. In October 2016, CBS premiered a spin-off [[web series]], ''[[Big Brother: Over the Top]],'' as an original series for CBS All Access. Unlike the flagship, television version, it was broadcast exclusively online with a shorter, 10-week season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brian Porreca |date=August 2, 2016 |title='Big Brother' Moves to Fall on CBS All Access |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-brother-moves-fall-cbs-915090 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126042559/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-brother-moves-fall-cbs-915090 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |publisher=Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group |periodical=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name="Deadline1">{{Cite web |last=Andreeva, Nellie |date=August 2, 2016 |title='Big Brother': New Season Coming To CBS All Access This Fall |url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/big-brother-season-19-fall-cbs-all-access-1201796972/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803223253/http://deadline.com/2016/08/big-brother-season-19-fall-cbs-all-access-1201796972/ |archive-date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=August 4, 2016 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> The second spin-off, ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (American TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]],'' aired its [[Celebrity Big Brother 1 (American season)|first season]] on CBS on February 7, 2018.<ref name=CBBFeb/> ''Celebrity Big Brother'' was renewed for a [[Celebrity Big Brother 2 (American season)|second season]], which premiered on January 21, 2019, and concluded on February 13. However, on January 1, 2020, CBS announced there would not be a ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyer |first=Matt |date=January 2020 |title=Big Brother In 2020: Season 22 But No Celebrity Edition – Big Brother Network |url=https://bigbrothernetwork.com/big-brother-in-2020-season-22-no-celebrity-edition/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103050721/https://bigbrothernetwork.com/big-brother-in-2020-season-22-no-celebrity-edition/ |archive-date=January 3, 2020 |access-date=January 3, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> In September 2021, CBS announced that the celebrity edition of the show would be returning for a [[Celebrity Big Brother 3 (American season)|third season]] on February 2, 2022. In November 2023, CBS announced that there would be a special holiday spin-off called ''[[Big Brother Reindeer Games]]'' set to air for six days across two weeks starting on December 11, 2023. The season would feature nine returning players dubbed as ''Big Brother'' Legends and was entirely pre-taped and did not feature live feeds, nor did host Julie Chen Moonves return.<ref name="Seemayer"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/big-brother-holiday-spinoff-reindeer-games-cbs/|title=CBS Sets 'Big Brother' Holiday Spin-Off 'Reindeer Games'|last=Knolle|first=Sharon|date=November 9, 2023|accessdate=November 9, 2023|work=[[The Wrap]]|archive-date=November 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110053859/https://www.thewrap.com/big-brother-holiday-spinoff-reindeer-games-cbs/|url-status=live}}</ref> Though not actual spin-offs, both the [[Big Brother Canada|English]] and [[Big Brother Célébrités|French]] versions of ''Big Brother'' in [[Canada]] are, to date, the only franchises to fully adopt the American format;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother Canada Blog – Big Brother Canada Season 3 officially announced – GlobalTV |url=http://www.globaltv.com/bigbrother/2014/june/big_brother_canada_season_3_officially_announced/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008071745/http://www.globaltv.com/BigBrother/2014/June/Big_Brother_Canada_Season_3_officially_announced/ |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=GlobalTV}}</ref> the [[Big Brother (Australian season 12)|2020 revival]] of ''[[Big Brother Australia]]'' also uses the American format, but still relies on the Australian public to decide the eventual winner. Other franchises, such as ''[[Big Brother Brasil]]'', have also adopted individual elements of the American format while still maintaining the international public vote format for weekly evictions and final vote. ==Series overview== {{main|List of Big Brother (American TV series) episodes (2000–2009)|List of Big Brother (American TV series) episodes (2010–2019)|List of Big Brother (American TV series) episodes (2020–present)}} {{for|the seasons of the celebrity edition|Celebrity Big Brother (American TV series)#Series overview}} {{#section-h:Lists of Big Brother (American TV series) episodes|Series overview}}<!--To edit the series overview table please visit [[Lists of Big Brother (American TV series) episodes]] --> ==Format== [[File:BigBrotherHouseUSA.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A view of [[Radford Studio Center]] sound stage 18, where the house is located]] ''Big Brother'' is a reality [[game show]] in which a group of contestants, referred to as HouseGuests, live in a custom-built "house" (a set built on a CBS stage in Los Angeles, Stage 18 since [[Big Brother 6 (American season)|season 6]]), under constant video surveillance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother at CBS Studio City |url=http://www.videopark.com/bb.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220103345/http://www.videopark.com/bb.htm |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |access-date=December 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Braxton |first=Greg |date=September 11, 2000 |title='Big Brother' Guests Threaten Walkout |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-11-ca-19025-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114012436/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/sep/11/entertainment/ca-19025 |archive-date=November 14, 2013}}</ref> While in the house, the contestants are completely isolated from the outside world, without any contact with those not in the house.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2014 |title=Bustle |url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/35605-how-much-does-cody-calafiore-make-outside-of-the-big-brother-house-its-more-than-youd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811031739/https://www.bustle.com/articles/35605-how-much-does-cody-calafiore-make-outside-of-the-big-brother-house-its-more-than-youd |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> This rule could be bypassed in the event of a medical injury, a family emergency, or death.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2014 |title='Big Brother': Derrick Lavasseur's Grandpa Dies – Hollywood Life |url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/07/27/big-brother-derrick-lavasseur-grandpa-dies-death-after-frankie-grande/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506181910/https://hollywoodlife.com/2014/07/27/big-brother-derrick-lavasseur-grandpa-dies-death-after-frankie-grande/ |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Hollywood Life}}</ref> The format of the series is viewed as a social experiment that requires HouseGuests to interact with others who may have differing ideals, beliefs, and prejudices.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Milmo |first=Cahal |date=August 1, 2000 |title=Psychologists in trouble for 'Big Brother' |work=The Independent |location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/psychologists-in-trouble-for-big-brother-711122.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218141109/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/psychologists-in-trouble-for-big-brother-711122.html |archive-date=December 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 15, 2000 |title=What we learned from Big Brother – Television & radio – The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/sep/15/bigbrother.tvandradio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113214101/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/sep/15/bigbrother.tvandradio |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=the Guardian}}</ref> Although it is a competition, the series allows viewers to witness the relationships formed in the house and the behavior of the HouseGuests.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2001 |title=Why I... think Big Brother is more than a game show |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/why-i-think-big-brother-is-more-than-a-game-show/164059.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904152608/https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/why-i-think-big-brother-is-more-than-a-game-show/164059.article |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Times Higher Education}}</ref> While locked in the house, the HouseGuests are free to quit the game, though they will not be allowed re-entry.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Big Brother' reveals Neil Garcia departure, leaves details unexplained |url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/big-brother-reveals-neil-garcia-departure-leaves-details-unexplained-6583.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211083148/https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/big-brother-reveals-neil-garcia-departure-leaves-details-unexplained-6583.php |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Reality TV World}}</ref> Should a HouseGuest break the rules of the game, they could be expelled from the house and barred from return.<ref name="Chima">{{Cite news |date=August 18, 2009 |title="Big Brother" Addresses Chima's Expulsion |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/big-brother-addresses-chimas-expulsion/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029015228/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/big-brother-addresses-chimas-expulsion/ |archive-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Was Willie Hantz Expelled from Big Brother 14? – Reality Nation |url=http://www.realitynation.com/tv-shows/big-brother/why-was-willie-hantz-expelled/17142/#_is=1a6hek5obsfs3vn610kvqkjre4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028214003/http://www.realitynation.com/tv-shows/big-brother/why-was-willie-hantz-expelled/17142/#_is=1a6hek5obsfs3vn610kvqkjre4 |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Reality Nation}}</ref> The contestants compete for a grand prize of $750,000 ($500,000 prior to [[Big Brother 23 (American season)|season 23]]).<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFarland |first=Melanie |date=July 5, 2000 |title=Realer than 'Real World': 'Big Brother' drama begins |work=The Seattle Times |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000705&slug=4030241 |url-status=live |access-date=September 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028223354/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000705&slug=4030241 |archive-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> ===Season 1=== [[File:International Logo of Big Brother.png|thumb|right|upright|Logo used only in the first season]] The premiere season resembled the original Dutch version of the show — a format adapted by most versions. Because it emphasized the social experiment aspects of the premise, the competitive aspects were minimized: HouseGuests did not compete for power or safety, and the nominations process were not discussed by the HouseGuests.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=BB1 Ep. #1 |series=Big Brother |series-link=Big Brother 1 (American season) |date=July 5, 2000 |season=1 |number=1}}</ref> Every two weeks, each HouseGuest participated in a mandatory vote called Nomination, which decided a list of HouseGuests that are eligible to be nominated for eviction (also known as "Marked for Banishment"). Each HouseGuest secretly nominated two of the fellow ones, providing full reasons for their nominations;<ref>{{Cite web |title=AOL bags internet rights to Big Brother |url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/aol-bags-internet-rights-to-big-brother/1195921.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113232950/http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/aol-bags-internet-rights-to-big-brother/1195921.article |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> in the event of a tie, the two or more HouseGuests with the most nomination votes became nominated for eviction.<ref name="Summary2"/> Towards the end of the season, the nominations process reverted to a weekly process. After the nominations were finalized, a voting window opened for the American public to decide which HouseGuest should be evicted (or "banished") through [[televoting]], which would last over the course of a full week; the HouseGuest with the most votes from the public was then evicted from the house (or, in other words, eliminated from the game).<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2013 |title=Big Brother USA and Canada format explained – Big Brother 2013 Secrets & Lies Features |url=http://www.bbspy.co.uk/bb14/features/0301/how-big-brother-canada-works-usa-america |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630070345/http://www.bbspy.co.uk/bb14/features/0301/how-big-brother-canada-works-usa-america |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=bbspy}}</ref> This process continued until three HouseGuests remained, in which the final vote was changed to determine the winner; the HouseGuest with the most public votes from that point won the $500,000 prize, while the runners-up left with $100,000 (for 2nd place) and $50,000 (for 3rd place) respectively.<ref name="Summary2">{{Cite web |title=ATTWX's Big Brother 1 |url=http://attwx.com/bb1.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302225210/http://attwx.com/bb1.shtml |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> The first season received negative reactions from both critics and viewers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dehnart |first=Andy |author-link=Andy Dehnart |date=January 11, 2001 |title=the casting sucked, and more Big Brother bashing–and some praise! |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2001/01/big-brother-1-the_casting_sucked/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410124709/https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2001/01/big-brother-1-the_casting_sucked/ |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=reality blurred}}</ref> ===Season 2–present=== [[File:Big Brother (U.S. TV Series) Logo.png|thumb|right|upright|Logo used for the second through fifteenth seasons.]] Having spent millions on the series, CBS announced a second season of the series with major changes occurring to the format,<ref name="blur">{{Cite web |last=Dehnart |first=Andy |author-link=Andy Dehnart |date=May 29, 2001 |title=Big Brother 2: audience won't vote; Julie Chen will return as host. |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2001/05/big-brother-2-big_brother_2_audience/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014554/https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2001/05/big-brother-2-big_brother_2_audience/ |archive-date=September 26, 2018 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=reality blurred}}</ref> putting more emphasis on competition and strategy bearing resemblance to another one of its shows, ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]].'' At the start of each week, the HouseGuests compete in three competitions: Head of Household (Introduced in [[Big Brother 2 (American season)|season 2]]), Power of Veto (Introduced in [[Big Brother 3 (American season)|season 3]]), and Have-Not (Introduced in [[Big Brother 7 (American season)|season 7]]). For the Head of Household competition,<ref name="format-ep1">{{Cite episode |title=Episode One |series=Big Brother 12 |series-link=Big Brother 12 (American season) |network=CBS |date=July 8, 2010 |season=12 |number=1 |minutes=00:25}}</ref> HouseGuests compete for immunity from eviction and the power to nominate two HouseGuests for the eviction, and often receive privileges such as their own personal bedroom and free laundry service; however, the incumbent H.O.H. is not allowed to compete in the following week's competition, meaning that a HouseGuest cannot hold the title for a second consecutive week, except for the final week or any other stated circumstances.<ref name="Pickard">{{Cite news |last=Pickard |first=Ann |date=August 19, 2009 |title=Why is Big Brother so big in the US? |work=Guardian.co.uk |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2009/aug/19/why-big-brother-big-us |url-status=live |access-date=May 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413061301/https://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2009/aug/19/why-big-brother-big-us |archive-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref><ref name="format-ep2">{{Cite episode |title=Episode Two |series=Big Brother 11 |series-link=Big Brother 11 (American season) |network=CBS |date=July 12, 2009 |season=11 |number=2 |minutes=35:57}}</ref><ref name="format-ep3">{{Cite episode |title=Episode Three |series=Big Brother 11 |series-link=Big Brother 11 (American season) |network=CBS |date=July 14, 2009 |season=11 |number=3 |minutes=39:20}}</ref> For the Power of Veto competition, HouseGuests compete for the right to save one eviction nominee and replace it with another, which continues until three HouseGuests remain. For the Have-Not competition, losing HouseGuests are penalized with a "Have-Not" diet by eating slop and must sleep in a special bedroom for the remainder of the week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Peanut Butter Brigade: Dedicated To The Big Brother 2 Cast |url=http://www.arneil.net/pb.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902165038/http://www.arneil.net/pb.htm |archive-date=September 2, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> ====Evictions==== A major feature, which began in season 2, made all HouseGuests vote to evict one of their own, instead of having the American public casting their votes on who to evict. At the end of the week, on the Live Eviction episode, all HouseGuests except for three (the Head of Household and the two nominees) cast a vote, one by one, privately inside the Diary Room (also called Confession Room in other international versions of the show) to determine which one of the two nominees should be evicted; the HouseGuest receiving a majority of the eligible HouseGuest's votes is then evicted from the house. In the event of a tie in the voting, the reigning Head of Household then gets to cast the deciding vote, but only on nights in which the H.O.H. is allowed to do so.<ref name="format-ep4">{{Cite episode |title=Episode Four |series=Big Brother 11 |series-link=Big Brother 11 (American season) |network=CBS |date=July 16, 2009 |season=11 |number=1 |minutes=33:20}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|Unlike other versions of ''[[Big Brother (TV series)|Big Brother]]'', the HouseGuests may discuss the nomination and eviction process openly and freely.}} Once the HouseGuest is evicted, the evictee must then, on instructions given by the host before the revealing of the votes, take a few moments in bidding farewell messages to any remaining HouseGuests and gather his or her personal belongings before walking out the front door. =====Variants===== Some eviction ceremonies have at least one week with a different variant which was first seen since [[Big Brother 5 (American season)|season 5]]. A notable variant, called "Double Eviction", has been done in two forms. The first, dubbed "Double Eviction Week" (or "Fast Forward Week"), had all weeklong events occur in an accelerated format, so that two HouseGuests are evicted over a week; the "Double Eviction Week" has become a staple of the show, particularly in the penultimate week featuring the Final 5 and Final 4 evictions. The second, "Double Eviction Night", introduced in season 7, had the events of the week occur over the course of the Live Eviction episode, with the event also becoming a staple of the show. [[Big Brother 22 (American season)|Season 22]] introduced the "Triple Eviction Night", where two weeks' worth of game events are played within an extended Live Eviction episode so that three HouseGuests are evicted; the "Triple Eviction Night" was previously used on ''[[Big Brother Canada]]'' with a different format – where a single live round was played, with three Nominees and two HouseGuests being evicted within a single round. Another variant is "Eviction Competition", as seen in seasons [[Big Brother 14 (American season)|14]] and [[Big Brother 18 (American season)|18]], in which HouseGuests compete in a series of competitions for survival in the house, and the HouseGuest who finished last may face automatic eviction; if it is a team competition, all the members from the losing team are eligible for eviction as if they are nominated. An Eviction Competition was also proposed as a twist in the premiere of [[Big Brother 19 (American season)|season 19]] but was not held as the majority opted for an eviction vote instead of a competition. ====The Big Brother Jury==== The "Big Brother Jury", another major feature introduced in season 2, plays a key role in voting for the winner of the season between the final two HouseGuests; the winner for that season receives the grand prize while the runner-up goes away with a consolation cash prize of $75,000 ($50,000 prior to season 23). =====First Format===== The first format, used in seasons 2 and 3, featured all evicted HouseGuests, except for those who either quit or were expelled, that became eligible to vote. Before the final votes could be made, each of the evicted HouseGuests asked one question apiece to the final two (who can only hear their voices but do not see them) in determining how they might vote for them, after which each of the final two HouseGuests made their final appeal. Then, each of the evicted HouseGuests chose one [[Gold key|gold key]] from its own set of two, each containing a different name of the HouseGuest that they want to win, and then inserted that chosen key into one of twelve slots on the [[Voting machine|voting box]]. Then, before the evicted HouseGuests reveal their votes, each of the final two HouseGuests had one last chance to change its outcome by choosing to eliminate one of the keys from the box, thus nullifying that evicted HouseGuest's vote; the final two had to make their choices carefully without any knowing of how anyone voted. The rest of the keys were then pulled from the box, one by one, in order of their evictions, by the remaining evicted HouseGuests, each revealing their choice to win (versus stating their choice to evict, as in all other votes); the HouseGuest that received the most votes from the evicted HouseGuests, after all the votes have been revealed regardless of outcome, was then declared the winner of ''Big Brother'' and received the grand prize. =====Second Format===== Due to the possibility of a tie and a vote from the American public would be decisive during the first format, the jury was revamped to its current form, allowing only the seven recently evicted HouseGuests (known as the ''Jury of Seven''), beginning in [[Big Brother 4 (American season)|season 4]], before increasing that number to nine (''Jury of Nine''), beginning in [[Big Brother 15 (American season)|season 15]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=John |date=August 23, 2003 |title='Big Brother' twist unveiled |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/B/BigBrother4/2004/12/14/782371.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710222604/http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/B/BigBrother4/2004/12/14/782371.html |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |access-date=May 25, 2010 |website=JAM! Showbiz}}</ref> the jury selection gets underway about halfway through the game. In this format, the evicted HouseGuests become members of the jury who then get to live in a very different house, known as the "Jury House"; while in the Jury House, the jury members saw all group events and competitions but are not shown any Diary Room interviews or any other footage that may include strategy or details regarding nominations. After the jury members are brought back on stage, but before they cast their final votes, they each asked three questions which can be directed to any one of the final two HouseGuests, with the exception of the last recently evicted HouseGuest, who can give out only one, after which the final two HouseGuests each made their final pleas. Then, one by one, again in order of their evictions, each of the jury members securely inserted the key with the name of the HouseGuest that they want to win into the slots on the voting box, providing a final brief statement to any one of final two before doing so without giving away their choice. Then, after a few moments (with all of the early evictees returning), the host pulls out the keys from the box revealing whom each juror chose to win; the HouseGuest that received the required number of votes from the jury (four from seasons 4 thru 14, five from season 15 onwards) is then declared the winner of ''Big Brother'' and receives the grand prize.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2012 |title='Big Brother' 14 Finale Episode Breakdown: Ian Quacks To 500K « CBS Detroit |url=http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/09/20/big-brother-14-finale-episode-breakdown-ian-quacks-to-500k/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224035902/https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/09/20/big-brother-14-finale-episode-breakdown-ian-quacks-to-500k/ |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> Any HouseGuest who either quit or got expelled once the game has reached the halfway point results in the loss of a jury member; in this situation, the American public would be serving as a juror in their place.{{refn|group=note|The first such occurrence happened in [[Big Brother 11 (American season)|season 11]] in which [[Chima Simone]] was expelled from the game for a rule violation regarding her destruction of the house's recording equipment. On Finale Night, host Julie Chen locked in the key with the winner of the American public's vote on Chima's behalf;<ref name="Chima"/><ref name="wk6-hoh2">{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Adam |date=August 19, 2009 |title=Big Brother 11 Episode Recap: August 18, 2009 |url=http://www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/big-brother-11/Big-Brother-11-1009070.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111190328/http://www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/big-brother-11/Big-Brother-11-1009070.aspx |archive-date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010 |website=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref> on the revealing of the votes, "America's Vote", which became first in line, decided on the winner of season 11, [[Jordan Lloyd]].}} ====Twists to the game==== [[File:IanTerryBigBrother14.JPG|thumb|left|upright|''Big Brother 14'' winner and ''Big Brother 22'' contestant [[Ian Terry]], with the Diamond Power of Veto]] To keep the series intriguing, each season typically features a new twist to the format of the game. This began in season 3 with the famous "Expect the Unexpected" twist;<ref>{{Cite web |title='Big Brother' recap: Expect the Unexpected |url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/08/big-brother-recap-expect-unexpected |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029063825/http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/08/big-brother-recap-expect-unexpected |archive-date=October 29, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> the show would later adopt the "Expect the Unexpected" saying as its official motto. Other seasons featured smaller twists that have had a smaller impact on the game, usually affecting a single week. The most notable example was ''Pandora's Box'', a twist that originated in season 11.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paff |first=Jessica |date=September 1, 2009 |title='Big Brother 11' Kevin gets stuck in Pandora's box? – Zap2it – News & Features |url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/big_brother_11_kevin_gets_stuck_in_pandoras_box-2009-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028230910/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/big_brother_11_kevin_gets_stuck_in_pandoras_box-2009-09 |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=[[Zap2it]]}}</ref> The twist sees the Head of Household for that week being tempted by the box and can choose to either open the box or leave it. Should that Head of Household choose to open it, either good or bad consequences could be unleashed, which would cause an impact on all HouseGuests.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 10, 2012 |title='Big Brother': Former Winner Dispenses Advice in Pandora's Box, But Is It Reward Or Punishment? (VIDEO) |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/10/big-brother-former-winner-advice-pandora-video_n_1869635.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021110826/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/10/big-brother-former-winner-advice-pandora-video_n_1869635.html |archive-date=October 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2012 |title='Big Brother 14': Pandora's Box releases a power into the house – Zap2it |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/08/big-brother-14-pandoras-box-releases-a-power-into-the-house.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827032737/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/08/big-brother-14-pandoras-box-releases-a-power-into-the-house.html |archive-date=August 27, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Blog.zap2it.com}}</ref> Similar variants have been applied in later seasons, such as the ''Den of Temptation'' introduced in season 19, the ''Coup d'État'', introduced in season 7, which allowed the holder to remove one or both nominees from the block on eviction night, as well as choose who is nominated in their place, <ref>{{Cite web |last=Dehnart |first=Andy |author-link=Andy Dehnart |date=August 21, 2006 |title=Mike Boogie and the coup d'etat |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2006/08/big-brother-7-mike_boogie_coup_detat/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421040726/https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2006/08/big-brother-7-mike_boogie_coup_detat/ |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=reality blurred}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother Season 11 Episode 16 – CBS.com |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/episodes/36055/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211111123/https://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/episodes/36055/ |archive-date=December 11, 2018 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=CBS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Big Brother' evicts Jessie Godderz after Jeff Schroeder plays twist |url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/big-brother-evicts-jessie-godderz-after-jeff-schroeder-plays-twist-9364.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126054750/https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/big-brother-evicts-jessie-godderz-after-jeff-schroeder-plays-twist-9364.php |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Reality TV World}}</ref> and the ''Diamond Power of Veto'', introduced in [[Big Brother 12 (American season)|season 12]], which allowed the user to remove one HouseGuest from the block and choose the replacement nominee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother: Matt's Secret Diamond Power of Veto power is Revealed, Sending Shock Waves Through the House |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/episodes/45794 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907003321/https://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/episodes/45794/ |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=CBS}}</ref> Season 14 also had a Diamond Power of Veto, but that twist carried the same function as a standard Power of Veto.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patrick Gomez |date=September 21, 2012 |title=''Big Brother'' Winner Ian Terry: Dan Would Not Have Taken Me |url=https://people.com/tv/ian-terry-big-brother-winner-is-richer-and-more-mature/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909005422/http://people.com/tv/ian-terry-big-brother-winner-is-richer-and-more-mature/ |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> In some seasons, such as seasons [[Big Brother 8 (American season)|8]], [[Big Brother 10 (American season)|10]] and [[Big Brother 16 (American season)|16]], the public voted for a set of HouseGuests who would work with the public. On each pre-determined period throughout the entire season, the public voted for one of usually two possible actions the HouseGuests would want to perform, and HouseGuests would earn prize money if they were able to complete the action. Many seasons have featured twists in which evicted HouseGuests (except for HouseGuests who either quit or were expelled) can win reentry into the house, either by public vote or competition. Normally, this involves sequestering each eliminated contestant individually or in the jury house (depending on whether the twist occurred pre-jury or post-jury, respectively). ====America's Favorite HouseGuest==== Since season 7, viewers of ''Big Brother'' cast a vote to decide the fan favorite HouseGuest for a cash award of $25,000 in every season except Over-The-Top. The results are announced following the finale of the respective season. During its debut, the award was only eligible to the ''Jury of Seven'' (hence the award was called ''America's Favorite Juror'' or ''America's Choice Jury Prize''), before expanding the eligibility to all HouseGuests (including the season's winner, with the exception of any HouseGuests who either quit or were expelled from the game), beginning in season 11. The voting percentages were revealed live until dropped in [[Big Brother 17 (American season)|season 17]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2018 |title=Allison Grodner Interview: Scottie In & Scottie Out, Jury Hive, & AFP |url=https://bigbrothernetwork.com/allison-grodner-interview-big-brother-20-week-10-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803181914/https://bigbrothernetwork.com/allison-grodner-interview-big-brother-20-week-10-review/ |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref> [[Jeff Schroeder (television personality)|Jeff Schroeder]], who participated in seasons 11 and 13, is the only HouseGuest to have won the award twice. ==Broadcast== [[File:Julie Chen and Les Moonves at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Julie Chen]], seen here with [[Les Moonves]], has hosted the series since its premiere.]] Since its launch in the United States, ''Big Brother'' has aired on [[CBS]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Adam Graham |last2=The Detroit News |date=September 26, 2014 |title=Life lessons, kinda, from 'Big Brother' |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/television/2014/09/26/big-brother-cbs-derrick-levasseur/16284979/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092502/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/television/2014/09/26/big-brother-cbs-derrick-levasseur/16284979/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> The show is simulcast in Canada on [[Global Television Network|Global]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHANNEL CANADA :: New season of Big Brother tops Global's July Highlights |url=http://www.channelcanada.com/Article1900.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720150659/http://www.channelcanada.com/Article1900.html |archive-date=July 20, 2008 |access-date=April 19, 2008}}</ref> The fourth and ninth seasons have both aired in the United Kingdom, the latter airing in the Spring season.<ref name="digitalspy.com">{{Cite web |date=February 6, 2008 |title=E4 picks up US 'Big Brother' |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/s149/big-brother/news/a88209/e4-picks-up-us-big-brother.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093900/http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/s149/big-brother/news/a88209/e4-picks-up-us-big-brother.html |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Digital Spy}}</ref> The first season featured a total of six episodes per week, though all future installments would air three nights per week.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 22, 2014 |title=Big Brother Season 16 Episode 39 Recap: Then There Were Three « CBS Detroit |url=http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/09/22/big-brother-season-16-episode-39-recap-then-there-were-three/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026130755/http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/09/22/big-brother-season-16-episode-39-recap-then-there-were-three/ |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> Of these three episodes, the weekly eviction episode is the only one that is live; this is the only episode to feature host Julie Chen. This show generally airs on Thursdays.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Philiana Ng |date=September 17, 2014 |title='Big Brother 16': Caleb on Eviction, The Hitmen and Amber – Hollywood Reporter |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-brother-16-caleb-eviction-733894 |url-status=live |access-date=October 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012164854/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-brother-16-caleb-eviction-733894 |archive-date=October 12, 2014}}</ref> To date, there have been a total of 820 episodes of the series to air.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=After 500 episodes, it's time to add 'Big Brother' to the reality TV pantheon |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/09/06/big-brother-cbs-reality-tv-pantheon/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724132526/http://www.ew.com/article/2013/09/06/big-brother-cbs-reality-tv-pantheon |archive-date=July 24, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> With the exception of the ninth season, the series typically airs once a year during the summer season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2014 |title=Cop To It! 'Big Brother' Winner Selected in Season Finale |url=http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/09/24/cop-to-it-big-brother-winner-selected-in-season-finale/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028031650/http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/09/24/cop-to-it-big-brother-winner-selected-in-season-finale/ |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |publisher=CBS Los Angeles}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andy Dehnart |author-link=Andy Dehnart |date=May 2008 |title=Big Brother 9 finale ratings down from last season but "consistent" with this season |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2008/04/big-brother-9-finale_ratings/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006114811/http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2008/04/big-brother-9-finale_ratings/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=reality blurred}}</ref> ''Big Brother'' was the final primetime show to make the switch to [[high-definition television]]: the first 15 seasons aired in standard definition, with the sixteenth season being the first to be produced in HDTV.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Erin Strecker |date=June 5, 2014 |title='Big Brother': New season will (finally!) be in HD |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/06/05/big-brother-new-season-high-definition/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321213601/https://ew.com/article/2014/06/05/big-brother-new-season-high-definition/ |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Josef Adalian |date=June 5, 2014 |title=Big Brother 16 Twist: HD at Last |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/06/big-brother-16-hdtv-broadcast.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073405/http://www.vulture.com/2014/06/big-brother-16-hdtv-broadcast.html |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Vulture}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Big Brother Debuts in HD With Special Two-Night Premiere: Live Kickoff and All-Nighter Events |date=June 12, 2014 |publisher=CBS |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/news/1002621/ |access-date=March 21, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405152154/https://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/news/1002621/ |archive-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> However, the live internet feeds would not broadcast in HD until ''Big Brother 17''.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} Before the series made the transfer, it was the last remaining regularly scheduled prime-time series to remain in standard definition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2014 |title=Reality Bites: Big Brother Goes HD, Survivor Snuffs 'Redemption Island' – TVLine |url=http://tvline.com/2014/06/05/big-brother-season-16-hd-survivor-redemption-island/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024013524/http://tvline.com/2014/06/05/big-brother-season-16-hd-survivor-redemption-island/ |archive-date=October 24, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=TVLine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother To Be Broadcast in HD: First-Ever Season in HD |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/news/1002604/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111145/http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/news/1002604/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |publisher=CBS}}</ref> CBS released the entire third season as a nine-disc set on Region 1 DVD.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2003 |title=Amazon.com: Big Brother 3 – The Complete Season: Eddie McGee, Josh Souza, Curtis Kin, Jamie Kern, George Boswell, Cassandra Waldon, Brittany Petros, Karen Fowler (II), Jean Jordan, William Collins (VI), Regina Lewis, Drew Pinsky, Will Kirby, Nicole Nilson Schaffrich, Monica Bailey, Hardy-Ames Hill, Bill Miller, Krista Stegall, Kent Blackwelder, Mike Malin, Curnal Achilles Aulisio, Danny Roew, Mark W. Roden: Movies & TV |url=https://www.amazon.com/Big-Brother-The-Complete-Season/dp/B0000D1FJ9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006142954/http://www.amazon.com/Big-Brother-The-Complete-Season/dp/B0000D1FJ9 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Amazon}}</ref> This made it the first season to receive an official release, and has since become a rare item to find.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Big Brother 3 – The Complete Season |url=https://www.amazon.com/Big-Brother-The-Complete-Season/product-reviews/B0000D1FJ9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006141413/http://www.amazon.com/Big-Brother-The-Complete-Season/product-reviews/B0000D1FJ9 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Amazon}}</ref> The fourth season saw the release of a two-disc highlights DVD, featuring previously unseen footage deemed too racy for the main broadcast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amazon.com: The Best of Big Brother 4 – X-Factor: Eddie McGee, Josh Souza, Curtis Kin, Jamie Kern, George Boswell, Cassandra Waldon, Brittany Petros, Karen Fowler (II), Jean Jordan, William Collins (VI), Regina Lewis, Drew Pinsky, Will Kirby, Nicole Nilson Schaffrich, Monica Bailey, Hardy-Ames Hill, Bill Miller, Krista Stegall, Kent Blackwelder, Mike Malin, Win Media: Movies & TV |url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Best-Big-Brother-X-Factor/dp/B0001XAKEM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029174213/http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-Big-Brother-X-Factor/dp/B0001XAKEM |archive-date=October 29, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Amazon|date=June 8, 2004 }}</ref> To date, these are the only seasons to see a physical release. Beginning with the seventh season, all future seasons are available for purchase on digital retail sites.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amazon.com: Big Brother: Season 14, Episode 1 "Episode 1": Amazon Video |url=https://www.amazon.com/Episode-1/dp/B008KY5FY4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006145253/http://www.amazon.com/Episode-1/dp/B008KY5FY4 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Amazon}}</ref> With the 15th season, TVGN (now [[Pop (U.S. TV network)|Pop]]) began airing re-runs of the series at later dates, making it the first season to be aired following its premiere; this continued with the 16th season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2013 |title=TVGN To Air 'Big Brother 15′ Entire Week of Episodes on Friday Nights Plus Bonus Hour of 'After Dark' |url=http://bigbrothernetwork.com/tvgn-to-air-big-brother-15-entire-week-of-episodes-on-friday-nights-plus-bonus-hour-of-after-dark/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006141740/http://bigbrothernetwork.com/tvgn-to-air-big-brother-15-entire-week-of-episodes-on-friday-nights-plus-bonus-hour-of-after-dark/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Big Brother 16}}</ref> Subscribers to CBS All Access are able to stream the complete run of ''Big Brother''—including the differently-formatted first season—and an episode of ''Big Brother 2'' that did not air in most markets due to ongoing coverage of the September 11 attacks. CBS aired the spin-off series ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 1 (U.S. season)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' from February 7–25, 2018. It was the first spin-off to air on the broadcast network and the second season overall to air in the winter television season (the other being season 9). The celebrity edition aired in a concentrated run with fewer episodes, but with multiple episodes each week.<ref name="cbspress-celebrity" /> ===Live Internet feeds=== One of the main aspects of the series is the live feeds, in which viewers can view inside the house at any time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother 2014 Live Feeds – Season 16 |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/live_feed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027152431/http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/live_feed/ |archive-date=October 27, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |publisher=CBS}}</ref> The live feeds have been a part of the series since its inception, initially being offered as a free service during the first season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2000 |title='Big Brother' bores people to jeers |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2000-07-14/features/0007140218_1_big-brother-real-world-viewers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065343/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2000-07-14/features/0007140218_1_big-brother-real-world-viewers |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> From the second season onward, a subscription to the live feeds has been required, with the price ranging each year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andy Dehnart |author-link=Andy Dehnart |date=July 4, 2001 |title=CBS will charge for access to Big Brother 2 live video streams; houseguests moved in last Sunday. |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2001/07/big-brother-2-cbs_will_charge/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116201006/https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2001/07/big-brother-2-cbs_will_charge/ |archive-date=January 16, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=reality blurred}}</ref> The first season's feeds were available on the show's official site, hosted by AOL.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Mathijs |first1=Ernest |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lQ2wzDullVkC&q=Big+Brother+site+AOL&pg=RA3-PA1998 |title=Big Brother International |last2=Jones |first2=Janet |publisher=Wallflower Press |year=2004 |isbn=9781904764182 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> From the second season to the 14th season, the feeds were available through [[RealNetworks]] either as a subscription or as a free addition for Gold members.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 6, 2001 |title=Careful, Big Brother Is Charging |url=http://archive.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2001/07/45039 |url-status=live |magazine=WIRED |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006155542/http://archive.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2001/07/45039 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> Since 2016, the live feeds have aired on CBS All Access (known as [[Paramount+]] since March 2021), again requiring a subscription from users.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2014 |title=What Are Big Brother Live Feeds? |url=http://bigbrothernetwork.com/what-are-big-brother-live-feeds/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120133829/http://bigbrothernetwork.com/what-are-big-brother-live-feeds/ |archive-date=November 20, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Big Brother 16}}</ref> Though advertised as being available at any time, the feeds are shut off during the weekly nomination ceremony, Power of Veto ceremony, and the competitions and evictions for that week; this is to provide suspense for the series.<ref name="Futon2">{{Cite web |date=June 11, 2006 |title=CBS'S SUMMER OF 'Big Brother' On-Air (CBS), Online (RealNetworks, CBS.com and the CBS Audience Network), on the Phone (CBS Mobile) and New this Summer&nbsp;– On Showtime! |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070611cbs01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105082005/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070611cbs01 |archive-date=January 5, 2013 |access-date=April 4, 2008 |publisher=The Futon Critic |format=[[CBS]] press release}}</ref> Slanderous statements and singing of copyrighted music are also blocked for legal reasons.<ref name="Feeds">{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2001 |title=CBS and RealNetworks Offer up Big Brother Subscriptions |url=http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=7625 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223210221/http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=7625 |archive-date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=April 4, 2008 |publisher=streamingmedia.com}}</ref><ref name="Real">{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2004 |title=CBS and RealNetworks Bring 'Big Brother 5' Live to the Internet&nbsp;– Premiering Tonight! |url=http://www.realnetworks.com/company/press/releases/2004/bigbrother.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406035937/http://www.realnetworks.com/company/press/releases/2004/bigbrother.html |archive-date=April 6, 2008 |access-date=April 4, 2008 |publisher=RealNetworks/[[CBS]]}}</ref><ref name="Futon">{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2005 |title=CBS.com: The Ultimate Destination for 'Big Brother 6' |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20050706cbs02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203202729/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20050706cbs02 |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |access-date=April 4, 2008 |publisher=The Futon Critic |format=[[CBS]] press release}}</ref> In 2023, the live feeds launched on [[Pluto TV]] with limited commercial interruption, marking the first time they have been offered for free since the first season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2023 |title='Big Brother' Season 25 Live Feeds Head To Pluto TV |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/big-brother-season-25-live-feeds-pluto-tv-paramount-plus-1235452160/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801185138/https://deadline.com/2023/08/big-brother-season-25-live-feeds-pluto-tv-paramount-plus-1235452160/ |archive-date=August 1, 2023 |access-date=August 11, 2023 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> ==Competitions== ===Head of Household (HOH)=== The Head of Household competition is held at the beginning of each week and is most often occurred during the live eviction episode.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 20, 2012 |title='Big Brother': A House Divided, A New Head of Household, And The First Live Eviction (VIDEO) |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/20/big-brother-house-divided-new-hoh-eviction-video_n_1688390.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219001147/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/20/big-brother-house-divided-new-hoh-eviction-video_n_1688390.html |archive-date=December 19, 2013}}</ref> Most often, the first Head of Household competition will require HouseGuests to participate either in pairs or in teams.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 5, 2007 |title=TV Recap: Big Brother 8 – Premiere |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/TV-Recap-Big-Brother-8-Premiere-5072.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015144407/http://www.cinemablend.com/television/TV-Recap-Big-Brother-8-Premiere-5072.html |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Cinemablend.com}}</ref> While the fourth, fifth and eighth seasons had the HouseGuests competing in pairs,<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2009 |title=ATTWX's Big Brother 5 |url=http://attwx.com/bb5.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724193428/http://attwx.com/bb5.shtml |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Attwx.com}}</ref> seasons 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16 all saw HouseGuests participated as group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 12, 2012 |title='Big Brother 14' Premiere Recap: Welcome Back to the House |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-14-premiere-recap-46486.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213132401/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-14-premiere-recap-46486.aspx |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Big Brother 12' – HoH No. 1 Season Premiere Recap |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2010/07/09/big-brother-12-hoh-1-season-premiere-recap/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213230856/http://www.aoltv.com/2010/07/09/big-brother-12-hoh-1-season-premiere-recap/ |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Aoltv.com}}</ref> The live Head of Household competitions are typically quiz-based, and will see HouseGuests eliminated in each round.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2006 |title=Big Brother All-Stars: "Nakomis Goes Homis" Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/07/21/big-brother-all-stars-nakomis-goes-homis-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101435/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/07/21/big-brother-all-stars-nakomis-goes-homis-review |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=IGN}}</ref> Competitions such as "Majority Rules" have been used numerous times, with the game being played in the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, 10th and 12th seasons;<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2009 |title=ATTWX's Big Brother 6 |url=http://attwx.com/bb6.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724193620/http://attwx.com/bb6.shtml |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Attwx.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother 8: First Eviction Episode, Live Results |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-8-first-eviction-e-8195.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108094547/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-8-first-eviction-e-8195.aspx |archive-date=January 8, 2016 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=BuddyTV}}</ref> a variation of the competition was used in the seventh season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother All Stars Results – Alison Evicted, Julie Chen Makes Mistake Announcing HOH &#124; Reality TV Magazine |url=http://realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com/2006/07/13/big-brother-all-stars-results-%E2%80%93-alison-evicted-julie-chen-makes-mistake-announcing-hoh/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214045825/http://realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com/2006/07/13/big-brother-all-stars-results-%E2%80%93-alison-evicted-julie-chen-makes-mistake-announcing-hoh/ |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com}}</ref> Some competitions will attempt to cause drama in the house, such as the "En Garde" Head of Household competition, in which the winner of each round selected the next two to face off against one another.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother 8: Episode 16, Live Eviction Results |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-8-episode-16-live-9225.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108094547/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-8-episode-16-live-9225.aspx |archive-date=January 8, 2016 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=BuddyTV}}</ref> This competition was later used in the 10th through 16th seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2010 |title='Big Brother 12' Live Recap: Week 3 Eviction and Another Huge Power Shift |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-12-live-recap-week-37726.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213134028/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-12-live-recap-week-37726.aspx |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Big Brother 13': Brendon leaves, Rachel cries, a new Head of Household – Zap2it |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/08/big-brother-13-brendon-leaves-rachel-cries-a-new-head-of-household.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213132402/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/08/big-brother-13-brendon-leaves-rachel-cries-a-new-head-of-household.html |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Blog.zap2it.com}}</ref> Various competitions throughout the season will be endurance, requiring HouseGuests to be the last one remaining in the competition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2006 |title=Big Brother All-Stars: "Buh-Bye Di, Evicted 7–1" Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/08/04/big-brother-all-stars-buh-bye-di-evicted-7-1-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101438/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/08/04/big-brother-all-stars-buh-bye-di-evicted-7-1-review |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=IGN}}</ref> Endurance competitions are often held after game changing announcements, such as when a previously evicted HouseGuest returns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=John Powell |date=August 16, 2002 |title=CANOE – JAM! Television – TV Shows – Big Brother 3: Marathon 'Big Brother' contest ends on Net |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/B/Big_Brother_3/2004/12/10/777084.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410025649/http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/B/Big_Brother_3/2004/12/10/777084.html |archive-date=April 10, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Jam.canoe.ca}}</ref> Various endurance competitions may have punished or rewarded contestants who either fall off first or last.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2010 |title='Big Brother 12' Live Recap: Week 2 Eviction and a New HoH |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-12-live-recap-week-37654.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723050336/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-12-live-recap-week-37654.aspx |archive-date=July 23, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref> Skill-based competitions also appear frequently throughout the season, some of which may last for numerous hours.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2009 |title='Big Brother 11' Live Thoughts: Up, Up and Away (to the Jury House) |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-11-live-thoughts-w-30803.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213132409/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-11-live-thoughts-w-30803.aspx |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref> Skill competitions, such as the 13th season's "Big Brother Open", are finished during the live eviction broadcast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother: First Eviction! |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/episodes/60879/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212211300/http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/episodes/60879/ |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=CBS}}</ref> The final Head of Household competition of each season features three rounds; the first is endurance-based, the second is skill-based (often with a memory component), and the final is quiz-based (usually narrated by the Jury members).<ref name="cbs.com">{{Cite web |title=Big Brother Season 12 Episode 30 – CBS.com |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/episodes/46899 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005225901/http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/episodes/46899/ |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=CBS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2012 |title='Big Brother 14' By-the-Numbers: Male Domination and More All-Time Records |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-14-by-the-numbers-47491.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719103234/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-14-by-the-numbers-47491.aspx |archive-date=July 19, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref> One of the Head of Household's duties is to nominate two HouseGuests for eviction; in the case of Final three, the Head will instead vote to evict one of the remaining two HouseGuests since these HouseGuests are nominated by default. ===Power of Veto (PoV)=== [[File:Big Brother PoV sign.png|thumb|right|The Power of Veto symbol, used since the show's third season]] The Power of Veto is a power first introduced in ''[[Big Brother 3 (U.S. season)|Big Brother 3]]''.<ref name="realityblurred1">{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2002 |title=Gerry wins veto power. + reality blurred |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/big_brother_3/2002_Jul_15_gerry_wins_veto |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214032155/http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/big_brother_3/2002_Jul_15_gerry_wins_veto |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Realityblurred.com}}</ref> During its first season, it did not allow a nominated HouseGuest to use it on themselves.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TV.com |date=July 13, 2002 |title=Big Brother – Season 3, Episode 3: BB3 Ep #3: Gerry Wins Veto |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/big-brother/bb3-ep-3-gerry-wins-veto-176119/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017030019/http://www.tv.com/shows/big-brother/bb3-ep-3-gerry-wins-veto-176119/ |archive-date=October 17, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=TV.com}}</ref> The final Power of Veto that season was the Golden Power of Veto and allowed a nominated HouseGuest to remove themselves from the block.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=September 16, 2002 |title=Marcellas explains his lust and picks the final winner |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/09/16/marcellas-explains-his-lust-and-picks-final-winner/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902165656/http://www.ew.com/article/2002/09/16/marcellas-explains-his-lust-and-picks-final-winner |archive-date=September 2, 2015}}</ref> Following this, the Golden Power of Veto was used in all subsequent seasons.<ref name="digitalspy1">{{Cite web |date=July 12, 2003 |title=Dana wins Power of Veto competition – Big Brother USA News – Reality TV |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s69/big-brother-usa/news/a51474/dana-wins-power-of-veto-competition.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214064308/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s69/big-brother-usa/news/a51474/dana-wins-power-of-veto-competition.html |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2009 |title=ATTWX's Big Brother 4 |url=http://attwx.com/bb4.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724192624/http://attwx.com/bb4.shtml |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Attwx.com}}</ref> The Diamond Power of Veto, used in ''[[Big Brother 12 (U.S. season)|Big Brother 12]]'', allowed one HouseGuest to remove themselves from the block.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2010 |title=Big Brother 12 &#124; Episode 14 &#124; HOH Matt &#124; Nominations Brendon & Rachel &#124; Diamond Power of Veto |url=http://www.homorazzi.com/article/big-brother-12-episode-14-hoh-matt-pandora-box-saboteur-diamond-power-of-veto-ragan-nominations/#more-55227 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214072308/http://www.homorazzi.com/article/big-brother-12-episode-14-hoh-matt-pandora-box-saboteur-diamond-power-of-veto-ragan-nominations/#more-55227 |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=homorazzi.com}}</ref> as well as choose the replacement nominee only moments before the live eviction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2010 |title='Big Brother 12' Recap: Deal, No Deal, Diamond PoV and the Saboteur, Part Deux |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-12-recap-deal-no-d-37813.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213132312/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-12-recap-deal-no-d-37813.aspx |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref> Power of Veto competitions differ drastically from the Head of Household competition, with PoV competitions being more skill-based in nature.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2009 |title=ATTWX's Big Brother 12 |url=http://attwx.com/bb12.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724192857/http://attwx.com/bb12.shtml |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Attwx.com}}</ref> Competitions such as the "Pop Goes the Veto!" competition, which required HouseGuests to find letter tiles and spell the longest word, have been used in numerous consecutive seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2009 |title='Big Brother 11' Week 1 Power of Veto Recap (Page 1/3) |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-11-week-1-power-of-29991.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106050137/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-11-week-1-power-of-29991.aspx |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother: The Athletes Continue to Dominate the House – on |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/episodes/25978/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701143751/http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/episodes/25978/ |archive-date=July 1, 2014 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Cbs.com}}</ref> Competitions such as the "Big Brother Boardwalk" competition see HouseGuests attempting to guess how much of an item there is; this is one of various competitions that do not require HouseGuests to compete in a physical-based competition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2008 |title=Big Brother 9: Week 8 Power of Veto, Live Thoughts |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-9-week-8-power-of-18173.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213132359/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-9-week-8-power-of-18173.aspx |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother: A Huge Fight Breaks Out; A Nail-Biter PoV Competition Changes One houseguest's Destiny – on |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/episodes/5872/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102074559/http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/episodes/5872 |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Cbs.com}}</ref> The "How Bad Do You Want It?" Power of Veto competition, first introduced in the seventh season, saw HouseGuests taking punishments in exchange for advancing in the competition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TV.com |date=August 1, 2006 |title=Big Brother – Season 7, Episode 8: BB7 – All-Stars: 708: George Wins PoV; Jase Nominated |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/big-brother/bb7-all-stars-708-george-wins-pov-jase-nominated-828938/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008094123/http://www.tv.com/shows/big-brother/bb7-all-stars-708-george-wins-pov-jase-nominated-828938/ |archive-date=October 8, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=TV.com}}</ref> Variations of this competition have been used in numerous subsequent seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2007 |title=Tex's Take: BB8 Week 5 Power of Veto Spoilers |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/texs-take-bb8-week-5-power-of-9091.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213132320/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/texs-take-bb8-week-5-power-of-9091.aspx |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2012 |title='Big Brother 14' Spoilers: Who Won the Final 5 Power of Veto? |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-14-spoilers-who-wo-47351.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719102237/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-14-spoilers-who-wo-47351.aspx |archive-date=July 19, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref> ===Food and luxury=== Food and luxury competitions have been a part of the series since it first premiered. In early seasons, the losers of the food competition would be placed on a peanut butter and jelly diet and would not be permitted to eat any other foods.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TV.com |date=June 19, 2005 |title=Big Brother – Season 3, Episode 1: BB3 Ep #1: (Season Premier) Lisa HOH No. 1 |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/big-brother/bb3-ep-1-season-premier-lisa-hoh-1-168897/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016075246/http://www.tv.com/shows/big-brother/bb3-ep-1-season-premier-lisa-hoh-1-168897/ |archive-date=October 16, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=TV.com}}</ref> Beginning with ''Season 7'', the losers of the Have-Not competition were required to eat "Big Brother Slop" for food, and sleep in a special "Have-Not" room with cold showers and most discomforts such as hard pillows and beds for a week.<ref name="autogenerated2006">{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2006 |title=Big Brother All-Stars: "King Keeps Enemies Close" Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/07/17/big-brother-all-stars-king-keeps-enemies-close-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101440/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/07/17/big-brother-all-stars-king-keeps-enemies-close-review |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2009 |title=Big Brother &#124; Season 11 &#124; Episode 2 &#124; Recap &#124; Have and Have Not Competition &#124; Nominations &#124; Chima &#124; Lydia |url=http://www.homorazzi.com/article/big-brother-11-episode-2-recap-julie-chen-nominations-chima-lydia-jesse-hoh/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016093141/http://www.homorazzi.com/article/big-brother-11-episode-2-recap-julie-chen-nominations-chima-lydia-jesse-hoh/ |archive-date=October 16, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=homorazzi.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Brother 11: Nominations No. 1 |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2009/07/12/big-brother-11-nominations-1/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006131239/http://www.aoltv.com/2009/07/12/big-brother-11-nominations-1/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Aoltv.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2013 |title='Big Brother 15' Spoilers: First Night of Live Feeds, Nominations and Alliances Revealed |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-15-spoilers-first-50449.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630192212/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-15-spoilers-first-50449.aspx |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref> Slop has proven to be an issue for some HouseGuests; in both cases on Season 9, hypoglycemic HouseGuest Amanda Hansen fainted and had a seizure after only a few days of being on the slop diet,<ref name="autogenerated2006" /> while HouseGuest Allison Nichols had an allergic reaction to the slop;<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 23, 2008 |title=2 can't stomach 'Big Bro' slop diet |publisher=NY Daily News |location=New York |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/2-stomach-big-bro-slop-diet-article-1.307293 |url-status=live |access-date=July 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815022002/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/2-stomach-big-bro-slop-diet-article-1.307293 |archive-date=August 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 25, 2008 |title=Big Brother 9: Week 3 Veto Spoilers, Plus Seizures and Swelling |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-9-week-3-veto-spoi-16973.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213132405/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-9-week-3-veto-spoi-16973.aspx |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref> both women were medically evacuated from the house, though they returned the following morning.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2008 |title=Two houseguests hospitalized due to "slop" diet; Amanda had a seizure + reality blurred |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/big_brother_9/2008_Feb_24_slop_hospitalization |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921063358/http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/big_brother_9/2008_Feb_24_slop_hospitalization |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Realityblurred.com}}</ref> In some seasons, a HouseGuest can also win a Never-Not Pass which they would be immune from being a Have-Not for the season's remainder. Since the [[Big Brother 22 (American season)|second ''All-stars'' season]], subsequent weeks forego "Have-Not" competitions and instead, either the Head-of-Household or the previous recipients of "Have-Nots" decide the next "Have-Nots" for the week, with the exception of a few weeks which reset the process, such as weeks without a "Have-Not" phase or a competition is held. The choice of deciding the "Have-Not" can be of any HouseGuests except for the reigning Head of Household or the incumbents, or one team in the case of teams (first seen in [[Big Brother 23 (American season)|Season 23]]). HouseGuests can be penalized for not following Have-Not rules, which is usually incorporated with a penalty vote for eviction,<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2007 |title='Big Brother's' competing realities – today > entertainment – Reality TV |url=http://www.today.com/id/20423839/ns/today-entertainment/t/big-brothers-competing-realities/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213065824/http://www.today.com/id/20423839/ns/today-entertainment/t/big-brothers-competing-realities/ |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=TODAY.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2007 |title=Jen evicted after receiving Big Brother's first-ever penalty vote + reality blurred |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/big_brother_8/2007_Aug_24_jen_evicted |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023160144/http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/big_brother_8/2007_Aug_24_jen_evicted |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Realityblurred.com}}</ref> or in some cases, an additional day of a Have-Not.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Survivor – reality TV – Big Brother – Apprentice – Amazing Race – American Idol – Television Entertainment |url=http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article10440.art&page=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628223218/http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article10440.art&page=1 |archive-date=June 28, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Reality News Online}}</ref> A controversy occurred during Season 21 where eventual winner Jackson Michie also broke the rule, but was not issued a penalty due to the obstruction of the camera view behind the shower walls while eating non-slop,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Albers |first=Caitlin |date=July 19, 2019 |title='Big Brother' 21: First Four Have-Nots of the Season Revealed |url=https://www.inquisitr.com/5539564/big-brother-21-first-four-have-nots-of-the-season-revealed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805084235/https://www.inquisitr.com/5539564/big-brother-21-first-four-have-nots-of-the-season-revealed/ |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |website=[[Inquisitr]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2, 2019 |title=Big Brother 21 Episode Recaps: Another Houseguest Leaves The Game |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/news/1009328/big-brother-21-episode-recaps--another-houseguest-leaves-the-game/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805084231/https://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/news/1009328/big-brother-21-episode-recaps--another-houseguest-leaves-the-game/ |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |publisher=[[CBS]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Tew |first=Caroline |date=July 31, 2019 |title=3 things about Michie Big Brother fans are missing if they aren't watching the live feeds |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/31/michie-big-brother-live-feeds-surprising-facts/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805084232/https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/31/michie-big-brother-live-feeds-surprising-facts/ |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref> resulting in the Have-Not being unseen for the remainder of that season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2019 |title=Big Brother Spoilers: Jackson's Have-Not Slop Scandal Has Tainted The 2019 Finale |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2480916/big-brother-spoilers-jackson-have-not-slop-scandal-tainted-2019-finale |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925160244/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2480916/big-brother-spoilers-jackson-have-not-slop-scandal-tainted-2019-finale |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |access-date=September 25, 2019 |website=CINEMABLEND}}</ref> The HouseGuests also frequently compete in luxury competitions during their time in the house, with most frequently, the right to watch a film or television show in the house, or a small cash prize.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 20, 2008 |title=Big Brother 9: Week 11 Nominations, Live Thoughts |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-9-week-11-nominati-18739.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213132318/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-9-week-11-nominati-18739.aspx |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref> When competitions for films or television shows occur, an actor or actress from the series may enter the house to host the competition or speak with the HouseGuests. Actors such as [[Jeremy Piven]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2009 |title='Big Brother 11' Chima keeps her word – Zap2it |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/08/big-brother-11-chima-keeps-her-word.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003184149/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/08/big-brother-11-chima-keeps-her-word.html |archive-date=October 3, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Blog.zap2it.com}}</ref> [[David Hasselhoff]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2011 |title='Big Brother 13' Spoilers: Which Celebrity Visited the House? |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-13-spoilers-which-41125.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213132403/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-13-spoilers-which-41125.aspx |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Buddytv.com}}</ref> and [[Neil Patrick Harris]] have all entered the house to participate in luxury competitions or rewards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2006 |title=Former child star will appear on Big Brother to whore his CBS sitcom + reality blurred |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/big_brother_7/2006_Aug_29_doogie_howser |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023155234/http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/big_brother_7/2006_Aug_29_doogie_howser |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |publisher=Realityblurred.com}}</ref> ===Battle of the Block=== The Battle of the Block was first introduced during season 16 and was reintroduced during the following season's premiere. Instead of the normal singular Head of Household (HOH), two HOHs were named for that week. Each would then nominate a pair of nominees. These two pairs of nominees would compete against each other in a competition. The winning pair would receive immunity and if nominated, the incumbent HOH that nominated them would be dethroned and losing immunity, allowing the other HOH sole power for the rest of the week. There were eight Battle of the Block competitions in season 16 and five in season 17. Battle of the Block did not return after season 18. ===Battle Back=== The Battle Back Competition allows an evicted HouseGuest to return into the house and play as if they were never actually evicted. While elements of this competition first appeared in Season 15, it was officially introduced in Season 18 and has appeared in subsequent seasons except Seasons 22–24. The losers in each Battle Back faces permanent eviction, and the winner in the final Battle Back competition won re-entry. A variant of a Battle Back also appear in Season 20 where the recent evicted HouseGuest competed in a single challenge (due to a twist) to determine whether the HouseGuest was allowed re-entry if successful. Another variant also happened on Season 18; dubbed as "Round Trip Ticket", the ticket would allow the HouseGuest who picked it to re-enter the house immediately following eviction (for a certain time); HouseGuests are told not to open the ticket until their eviction, and doing so before the eviction will void the effect. ==Critical responses== Since its inception, ''Big Brother'' has been criticized following reports of "HIB" (Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andy Dehnart |author-link=Andy Dehnart |date=August 2, 2007 |title=Big Brother 8 bits: Dick's tea assault; banners return; house visit; Chill Town and Jen |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2007/08/big-brother-8-round_up/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112948/http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2007/08/big-brother-8-round_up/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=reality blurred}}</ref> violence in the house, obscene language,<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 18, 2009 |title=CBS Censors "Big Brother" Slurs |work=The Huffington Post |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/18/cbs-censors-big-brother-s_1_n_239358.html |url-status=live |access-date=October 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007054233/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/18/cbs-censors-big-brother-s_1_n_239358.html |archive-date=October 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andrea Reiher |date=June 30, 2013 |title='Big Brother 15' house: The racism, misogyny and homophobia comes out! – – News & Features |url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/big_brother_15_house_the_racism_misogyny_and_homophobia_comes_out-2013-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093229/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/big_brother_15_house_the_racism_misogyny_and_homophobia_comes_out-2013-06 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=[[Zap2it]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jason St. Amand |title=TV's 'Big Brother' Ratings Dive Amid Anti-Gay, Racial Comments |url=http://southfloridagaynews.com/Television/tvs-big-brother-ratings-dive-amid-anti-gay-racial-comments.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080814/http://southfloridagaynews.com/Television/tvs-big-brother-ratings-dive-amid-anti-gay-racial-comments.html |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=South Florida Gay News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Should CBS Expel 'Big Brother 15' HG Aaryn Over Racist Comments? |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/should-cbs-expel-big-brother-1-50485.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704043751/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/should-cbs-expel-big-brother-1-50485.aspx |archive-date=July 4, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> breach of integrity,<ref>{{Cite web |title='Big Brother' ratings slip after editing controversy—The Live Feed |url=http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/07/big-brother-ratings-slip-after-editing-controversy.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724034904/http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/07/big-brother-ratings-slip-after-editing-controversy.html |archive-date=July 24, 2009 |access-date=July 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Michael Langston Moore |date=September 2, 2011 |title=Is Big Brother 13 Rigged? |url=http://www.themortonreport.com/features/is-big-brother-13-rigged/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815003424/http://www.themortonreport.com/features/is-big-brother-13-rigged/ |archive-date=August 15, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=The Morton Report}}</ref> and the physical and mental strain of appearing on the series.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2000 |title="Big Brother" mutiny brewing! |url=http://www.salon.com/2000/08/22/bb_web/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102081432/http://www.salon.com/2000/08/22/bb_web/ |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> Several seasons have also been criticized for racism and discrimination, most notably [[Big Brother 15 (American season)#Controversies and criticisms|season 15]] and [[Big Brother 21 (American season)#Racial optics|season 21]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Braxton |first=Greg |date=September 25, 2019 |title='Big Brother's' season was marred by allegations of racism. It's not the first time |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-09-24/cbs-big-brother-racism-controversy-context |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024232455/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-09-24/cbs-big-brother-racism-controversy-context |archive-date=October 24, 2019 |access-date=April 22, 2020 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andor |first=Michael |date=September 26, 2019 |title='Big Brother' superfans led charges of racism, sexism against season 21 winner |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2019/09/26/big-brother-superfans-led-charges-racism-sexism-against-season-winner/2NxmIhnQ0IIkNfD4EfgbzO/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927062409/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2019/09/26/big-brother-superfans-led-charges-racism-sexism-against-season-winner/2NxmIhnQ0IIkNfD4EfgbzO/story.html |archive-date=September 27, 2019 |access-date=April 22, 2020 |website=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heath |first=Jim |date=September 4, 2019 |title=Controversial Season, BIG BROTHER Renewed by CBS But NO Promises To Change Casting |url=https://jimheath.tv/2019/09/controversial-season-big-brother-renewed-by-cbs-but-no-promises-to-change-casting/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508063739/https://jimheath.tv/2019/09/controversial-season-big-brother-renewed-by-cbs-but-no-promises-to-change-casting/ |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |access-date=April 22, 2020 |website=jimheath.tv}}</ref> On September 9, 2018, Chen's husband, [[Les Moonves]], resigned as President of CBS after a second wave of reports of sexual misconduct allegations against him. On September 13, Chen closed out that evening's episode by saying, "From outside the Big Brother house with Brent, I'm Julie Chen Moonves. Good night." As Chen had previously never used Moonves professionally, many saw the move as Chen standing in solidarity with her husband.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2018 |title='I'm Julie Chen Moonves': 'Big Brother' host says after husband's ouster from CBS |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/i-m-julie-chen-moonves-big-brother-host-says-upon-n909601 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918190803/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/i-m-julie-chen-moonves-big-brother-host-says-upon-n909601 |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |access-date=September 18, 2018 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> Following her resignation from ''[[The Talk (talk show)|The Talk]]'' on September 18 after eight years as co-host, there was speculation on whether Chen would continue as host of ''Big Brother''. Chen did return to host the following year, and has become increasingly spiritual and religious on and off the program in the wake of such revelations.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Iannucci |first1=Rebecca |last2=Swift |first2=Andy |date=April 22, 2020 |title=''The Talk''{{'}}s Julie Chen Confirms Exit in Tearful Video Message: 'I Will Always Cherish the Memories' — Watch |url=https://tvline.com/2018/09/18/julie-chen-leaving-the-talk-watch-video-message-final-episode/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918192301/https://tvline.com/2018/09/18/julie-chen-leaving-the-talk-watch-video-message-final-episode/ |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |access-date=September 18, 2018 |website=[[TVLine]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |location=United States}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=September 18, 2018 |title=Julie Chen Officially Exits 'The Talk' |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/julie-chen-the-talk-exit-1202946749/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427005208/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/julie-chen-the-talk-exit-1202946749/ |archive-date=April 27, 2020 |access-date=April 22, 2020 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> ==See also== * ''[[The Glass House (2012 TV series)|The Glass House]]'' * ''[[Opposite Worlds]]'' * [[Love Island (American TV series)|''Love Island'' (American TV series)]] * [[The Truman Show]] == Accolades == Big Brother was nominated for Best Competition Show at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards. == Notes == {{notelist}} {{reflist|group=note}} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{official website|http://www.cbs.com/bigbrother}} * [https://www.globaltv.com/shows/big-brother/ Big Brother's Canadian Website] at [[Global Television Network|GlobalTV.com]] * {{IMDb title|0251497|Big Brother}} {{Big Brother US}} {{Big Brother}} {{CBSNetwork Shows (current and upcoming)}} {{authority control}} {{coord|34|8|40.12|N|118|23|20.71|W|display=title}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Big Brother}} [[Category:Big Brother (American TV series)| ]] [[Category:2000 American television series debuts]] [[Category:2000s American reality television series]] [[Category:2010s American reality television series]] [[Category:2020s American reality television series]] [[Category:American television series based on Dutch television series]] [[Category:Reality competition television series]] [[Category:CBS reality television shows]] [[Category:Big Brother (franchise) adaptations]] [[Category:Television series by Endemol]] [[Category:Television series by Banijay]] [[Category:Television series by Evolution Film & Tape]] [[Category:Television shows filmed in Los Angeles]]'