Big Brother 26 (American season)

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Big Brother
Season 26
Hosted byJulie Chen Moonves
No. of days90
No. of houseguests16
No. of episodes2
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJuly 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) –
present (present)
Additional information
Filming datesJuly 16, 2024 (2024-07-16) –
present (present)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Big Brother 26 is the twenty-sixth season of the American reality television program Big Brother. The program is an adaptation of the franchise created in 1999 by John de Mol. The season is set to feature an artificial intelligence theme. It premiered on CBS on July 17, 2024, with filming beginning a day prior and running for 90 days, concluding on October 13.

Format

Further information: Big Brother (American TV series) § Format

Big Brother follows a group of contestants, known as HouseGuests, who live inside a custom-built house outfitted with cameras and microphones recording their every move 24 hours a day.[1] The HouseGuests are sequestered with no contact with the outside world.[2] During their stay, the HouseGuests share their thoughts on their day-to-day lives inside the house in a private room known as the Diary Room.[3][4] Each week, the HouseGuests compete in competitions in order to win power and safety inside the house. At the start of each week, the HouseGuests compete in a Head of Household (abbreviated as "HOH") competition.[5] The winner of the HoH competition is immune from eviction and selects two HouseGuests to be nominated for eviction.[6] Six HouseGuests are then selected to compete in the Power of Veto (abbreviated as "PoV") competition: the reigning HoH, the nominees, and three other HouseGuests chosen by random draw. The winner of the PoV competition has the right to either revoke the nomination of one of the nominated HouseGuests or leave them as is. If the veto winner uses this power, the HoH must immediately nominate another HouseGuest for eviction. The PoV winner is also immune from being named as the replacement nominee.[7] On eviction night, all HouseGuests vote to evict one of the nominees, though the Head of Household and the nominees are not allowed to vote. This vote is conducted in the privacy of the Diary Room. In the event of a tie, the Head of Household casts the tie-breaking vote. The nominee with the most votes is evicted from the house.[8] The last nine evicted HouseGuests comprise the Jury and are sequestered in a separate location following their eviction and ultimately decide the winner of the season. The Jury is only allowed to see the competitions and ceremonies that include all of the remaining HouseGuests; they are not shown any interviews or other footage that might include strategy or details regarding nominations.[9] The viewing public is able to award an additional prize by choosing "America's Favorite HouseGuest." All evicted HouseGuests are eligible to win this award except for those who either voluntarily leave or are forcibly removed for rule violations.[10]

Changes and additions

The primary theme for Big Brother 26 is based around artificial intelligence (AI) and is dubbed "BBAI".[11]

17th houseguest

On Day 1, the HouseGuests believed they were given the option to vote in a 17th HouseGuest; in reality, their votes determined the competition that they would play. Those who voted "Yes" competed for an advantage, while those who voted "No" competed to avoid a disadvantage. The Houseguests did this in two groups of 8. Makensy and Quinn won an advantage for being first in their respective "Upgrade" competitions, while Cedric and Chelsie earned a disadvantage by placing last in their "Downgrade" competitions.

Night 1 BBAI Decisions and Competition Results
Group 1 Group 2
Angela Yes Brooklyn No
Cam No Cedric Lost
Chelsie Lost Kenney No
Joseph Yes Leah Yes
Kimo No Lisa No
Makensy Won Matt No
Rubina Yes Quinn Won
Tucker No T'kor No

BB Upgrade

  • Deepfake HoH: Quinn
  • America's Veto: Makensy

BB Downgrade

  • BB Mascot: The losers of the Downgrade Competition, Cedric and Chelsie, were demoted from houseguests to mascots, meaning that they were ineligible to compete in the HOH or POV competitions for the week, nor were they eligible to cast an eviction vote. However, they were still eligible to be nominated and evicted.

AI Arena Competition

Each week, the Head of Household will have to make three nominations for eviction, as opposed to two. Prior to the live eviction, the nominees would compete in the new AI Arena Competition, where the winner would earn safety, while the two losers would face the vote.

HouseGuests

Main article: List of Big Brother (American TV series) houseguests

The HouseGuests for the twenty-sixth season were revealed on July 15, 2024. It was also revealed that the houseguests would have the power to vote in a seventeenth houseguest by a majority vote.[12]

Name Age Occupation Residence Result
Angela Murray 50 Real estate agent Syracuse, Utah
Brooklyn Rivera 34 Business administrator Dallas, Texas
Cam Sullivan-Brown 25 Physical therapist Bowie, Maryland
Cedric Hodges 21 Former marine Boise, Idaho
Chelsie Baham 27 Nonprofit director Rancho Cucamonga, California
Joseph Rodriguez 30 Video store clerk Tampa, Florida
Kenney Kelley 52 Former undercover cop Boston, Massachusetts
Kimo Apaka 35 Mattress sales rep Hilo, Hawaii
Leah Peters 26 VIP cocktail server Miami, Florida
Lisa Weintraub 33 Private chef Los Angeles, California
Makensy Manbeck 22 Construction project manager Houston, Texas
Matt Hardeman 25 Tech sales rep Roswell, Georgia
Quinn Martin 25 Nurse recruiter Omaha, Nebraska
Rubina Bernabe 35 Event bartender Los Angeles, California
T'kor Clottey 23 Crochet business owner Atlanta, Georgia
Tucker Des Lauriers 30 Marketing/sales executive Brooklyn, New York


Episodes

See also: List of Big Brother (American TV series) episodes (2020–present)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDay(s)Original air date [13]U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating (18–49)
Week 1
8981"Episode 1"Day 1July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17)2.75[14]0.6[14]
On Day 1, the first eight HouseGuests—Angela, Cam, Chelsie, Joseph, Kimo, Makensy, Rubina, and Tucker—entered the newly designed Big Brother house. Julie informed them that they would be tasked with voting to decide whether a 17th HouseGuest, Ainsley, would be allowed to enter the competition. Ainsley would need at least five of eight votes to compete. Angela, Joseph, Rubina, and Makensy voted to allow entry while Chelsie, Cam, Kimo, and Tucker voted no. Ainsley then revealed herself to be an AI creation, her name a backronym for Artificial Intelligence Network Self Learning Entity, who would affect the game. The HouseGuests then competed individually in timed memory competitions. The four that voted yes, participated for a secret power referred to as an "upgrade" to the game. The other four that voted no played a separate completion in which the loser would receive a "downgrade" that would harm their game. Makensy won her competition and received the upgrade and Chelsie lost the other competition, receiving a downgrade.
8992"Episode 2"Day 1July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)2.36[15]0.5[15]
The next eight HouseGuests—Brooklyn, Cedric, Kenney, Leah, Lisa, Matt, Quinn, and T'Kor—also moved in on Day 1. They then participated in the same vote to admit Ainsley to the game, still unbeknownst to them that she is an AI entity. During this time, the first group of eight HouseGuests were isolated individually. Leah and Quinn voted to allow entry to Ainsley and the other six voted no. All eight also competed in individual upgrade and downgrade competitions that were modified from those the first eight played in. Quinn obtained an upgrade to his game and Cedric acquired the downgrade. Following the second set of the competitions, all sixteen HouseGuests were allowed to meet. Cedric and Chelsie were informed that their games were being downgraded to "mascots" for the week, not permitting them to participate in the first Head of Household or Power of Veto competitions as well as the vote to evict. Among Makensy and Quinn, one of them will receive a "Deep Fake HoH" while the other will get "America's Veto".
9003"Episode 3"TBAJuly 21, 2024 (2024-07-21)TBDTBA
9014"Episode 4"TBAJuly 24, 2024 (2024-07-24)TBDTBA
9025"Episode 5"TBAJuly 25, 2024 (2024-07-25)TBDTBA
Week 2
9036"Episode 6"TBAJuly 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)TBDTBA
9047"Episode 7"TBAJuly 31, 2024 (2024-07-31)TBDTBA
9058"Episode 8"TBAAugust 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)TBDTBA

Voting history

Color key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Head of Household
  Nominated for eviction
  Immune from eviction
  Not eligible to vote
  Evicted
Voting history (season 26)
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13
Day 90 Finale
Head of Household Angela (None)
Nominations
(pre-veto) 		Kenney
Kimo
Lisa
Veto winner Lisa (None)
Nominations
(post-veto)
Angela Head of
Household
Brooklyn
Cam
Cedric Not eligible[a]
Chelsie Not eligible[a]
Joseph
Kenney Nominated
Kimo Nominated
Leah
Lisa Nominated
Makensy
Matt
Quinn
Rubina
T'kor
Tucker
Evicted

Notes

  1. ^ a b For coming in last in the “Downgrade” competitions, Cedric and Chelsie are not allowed to compete in either the HOH or POV competitions for Week 1, and also lose their right to vote in the first eviction. They are eligible to be nominated and/or evicted.

Production

Development

Big Brother 26 was officially confirmed by CBS on May 7, 2024.[16]

Casting

Online applications for the season were underway by January 2024[17] while in-person casting sessions occurred in March.[18] The cast was revealed on July 15, 2024.[19]

Filming

Filming began on July 16, 2024, and is expected to run for 90 days.[20][21]

Production design

Similar to the season's overall theme, the Big Brother house was designed with an artificial intelligence theme. Bedrooms in the house were designed using AI prompts. The have-not room is described as "only a wireframe skeleton bedroom" because the AI crashed after given the prompt.[22]

Release

Broadcast

The season premiered on CBS over two nights on July 17 and 18, 2024.[23] New episodes will then air on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. It is set to conclude with a live finale on October 13, 2024.[24]

Streaming

Following its broadcast, new episodes will stream on Paramount+ and CBS On Demand.[25] As with previous seasons, Paramount+ is also providing access to 24/7 live feeds.[26] The live feeds also stream on Pluto TV in a free advertisement-supported format.[27] In a change from previous seasons, those watching the live feeds will no longer be able to pause or rewind the video.[28]

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