Big Brother 23 (American season)

Big Brother 23
Season 23
File:Big Brother 23 Title Card.jpg
Hosted by	Julie Chen Moonves
No. of days	85
No. of houseguests	16
No. of episodes	17
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07) – present (present)
Season chronology

Big Brother 23, also known as BB23, is the twenty-third season of the American reality television program Big Brother. The season premiered on July 7, 2021, with a live move-in on CBS in the United States and Global in Canada. The show chronicles a group of contestants (known as HouseGuests) living in a house together while being constantly filmed and having no communication with the outside world as they compete to be the last HouseGuest remaining. Each week, the HouseGuests compete in challenges for power and safety before voting each other out of the house. When only two HouseGuests remain, a Jury of previously evicted Houseguests will decide which finalist will win the grand prize of $750,000 (an increase of $250,000 from past editions of the show).

CBS renewed Big Brother for an additional season on October 28, 2020, the day the previous season concluded. On the same day, Julie Chen Moonves was confirmed to return as host. The season is set to conclude on September 29, 2021.

Format

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

Big Brother depicts 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. The HouseGuests are sequestered in the Big Brother House with no contact with the outside world. During their stay the HouseGuests share their thoughts on events and other HouseGuests inside a private room referred to as the Diary Room. Each week, the HouseGuests compete in several competitions in order to win power and safety inside the house. At the start of each week, the HouseGuests compete in the Head of Household (abbreviated as "HOH") competition. The winner of the HoH competition is immune from eviction and will select two HouseGuests to be nominated for eviction. Then six HouseGuests are selected to compete in the Power of Veto (abbreviated as "PoV") competition: the reigning HoH and the nominees are guaranteed to play with the remaining slots being given to other HouseGuests selected by random draw. The winner of the PoV competition wins 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. On eviction night, all HouseGuests must vote to evict one of the nominees. The Head of Household and the nominees are not allowed to vote. This compulsory vote is conducted in the privacy of the Diary Room by host Julie Chen. In the event of a tie, the Head of Household will cast the tie-breaking vote in front of all the HouseGuests in the living room. The nominee with the most votes is evicted from the house. The last nine evicted HouseGuests, referred to as the Jury, are sequestered in a separate house following their eviction and ultimately decide the winner of the season. The Jury are not allowed to watch the show except for competitions and ceremonies that include all of the remaining HouseGuests. They are not shown any Diary Room interviews or any footage that may include strategy or details regarding nominations. The viewing public is able to award an additional prize of $25,000 to their favorite HouseGuest of the season. All evicted HouseGuests are eligible to win this award except for those who either voluntarily leave or are forcibly removed for rule-breaking.

Twists

Through various interviews, the show's producers, Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan, debuted the twists for the season.

Teams

HouseGuests were separated into four teams of four during the live premiere night, with two male and two female members in each team. Four Team Captain competitions took place throughout the premiere to decide four Team Captains; the captains (with the houseguests present) then received a brief introduction from two randomly selected houseguests with the option of selecting either of them to be part of their team. As with Big Brother 11 and Big Brother 18, Heads of Household will earn immunity for their entire team. The team phase of the game concluded after the fourth eviction.

Team	Captain	Members
Jokers	Frenchie	Azah Britini Derek F.
Aces	Whitney	Brent Derek X. Hannah
Kings	Christian	Alyssa Sarah Beth Xavier
Queens	Claire	Kyland Tiffany Travis

Wildcard Competition

For the first four weeks, the three non-immune teams (i.e., the teams not including the Head of Household) will each select a teammate to compete in the Wildcard Competition; the winning HouseGuest will be given the chance to gain immunity but will be given a Wildcard decision in exchange for that immunity - this decision could affect the game for either the Wildcard winner, their teammates or all HouseGuests. Each HouseGuest could only compete in a Wildcard competition once, unless all other team members had already played.

Week	Wildcard Competitors				Wildcard decision
	Jokers	Aces	Kings	Queens	Offer	Consequence	Result
1	(none)	Hannah	Christian	Kyland	Immunity for teammates	Christian was required to spin a wheel containing numbers 1, 2 & 3 – the number spun corresponded to the number of teammates he could keep safe for the week in addition to himself.	The wheel landed on 1, allowed Christian and one teammate of his choosing, Xavier, immunity for the week.
2	Frenchie	Brent	Sarah Beth	(none)	Immunity to swap	Sarah Beth had the choice of whether to swap teams with a member of the HoH's team (Queens), and thereby give herself immunity and take immunity from the swapped teammate (who would take Sarah Beth's spot on Kings), or decline immunity altogether.	Sarah Beth declined the wildcard immunity offer, choosing to stay on her team instead.
3	Britini	Derek X.	(none)	Tiffany	Immunity for rivals	Tiffany had the option to accept safety, however, the Jokers and the Aces would have a chance for one of their teammates to become safe with a game of chance.	Tiffany declined the wildcard immunity offer, thereby preventing a member of the Jokers or Aces to gain immunity.
4	Azah	Whitney	(none)	Claire	Immunity for the team or Immunity until jury	Claire had the choice between safety for herself and the rest of her team for the week, or safety for only herself until jury.	Claire picked safety for herself, leaving Kyland and Tiffany vulnerable for eviction.

High Roller's Room

For weeks six through eight, the High Roller's Room opened for the final eleven HouseGuests, and an in-game currency, “BB Bucks” (BB$), was introduced. Each week, America distributed a certain amount of BB$ to each HouseGuest; the three HouseGuests with the most votes receiving BB$100, the next three receiving BB$75, and the remaining HouseGuests receiving BB$50. HouseGuests are not required to use their BB$ immediately, and could hold them for as long as possible. While the room was open, HouseGuests could use their BB$ to play a game of chance. If they won the game, they would win a power. The stronger the power, the more expensive the game.

Week	BB$ Distribution Summary			High Roller's Room
	BB$100	BB$75	BB$50	Game	Cost	Competitors	Winner	Result
6	Britini, Derek F., Derek X.	Hannah, Tiffany, Xavier	Alyssa, Azah, Claire, Kyland, Sarah Beth	HouseGuests must bet on who would win this weeks Power of Veto.	BB$50	Claire, Derek F., Kyland, Sarah Beth, Tiffany	Kyland	Kyland placed his bet on Alyssa to win the Power of Veto giving him a second Power of Veto for the week.
7					BB$125
8					BB$250

Production

Promotional poster for the season

Development

CBS announced that Big Brother had been renewed for a twenty-third season on October 28, 2020, with Chen Moonves confirmed to return as host on the same day. On May 13, 2021, it was announced that the season would be premiering on July 7, 2021. Key art for the season was released by Entertainment Weekly on June 16, 2021.

Casting

On January 22, 2021, Robyn Kass announced that Kassting, Inc. would not be providing casting services for the upcoming season. It was announced that Jesse Tannenbaum, former Big Brother casting producer and casting director for Big Brother: Over The Top and Survivor, would be in charge of the casting efforts for Big Brother 23. Several casting producers who casted the show under Kassting, Inc. also returned to cast BB23.

Production design

Photos of the house were revealed on July 5, 2021, via various social media accounts and entertainment news outlets. When explaining the theme executive producer Allison Grodner stated "Everyone’s longing for vacations, to get out there and so forth. So we really wanted to bring a sense of adventure and vacation fun and a club atmosphere to the house." Immediately upon entering the house two neon signs hang in the entry way, one reading "BB Beach Club" and the other stating "No Risk, No Reward." The living room, known as "The Seaview Lobby," features floor-to-ceiling azure and teal tinted glass windows, a handmade shark lamp, and a coffee table built of playing cards. Each of the three bedrooms downstairs are based on different water elements; the first bedroom, known as "The Sea Glass Room," contains orange and aqua illuminated sea glass on the walls and has four beds, the next bedroom, named "The Yacht Club," holds four nautical-themed yacht beds, the final bedroom, called "The Reef Room," features a coral reef design, holding three beds. A shark-themed kitchen and dining room contains an L-shaped kitchen island with the walls containing numerous shark and fish artwork. Gym equipment for the season has been relocated inside taking the place of the former downstairs lounge, while in previous seasons any gym equipment was located in the backyard, the gym and bathroom are collectively known as "The Spa" and for the first time, a wall has been constructed closing off the kitchen from the bathroom area. On the second floor, the upstairs lounge, called "The Poker Parlor," is based on a casino game of poker and has black, white, and gold themed furniture; walls of the room have also been constructed on three sides effectively closing off the room, in previous seasons the area only featured railings overlooking the kitchen and dining room. The Head of Household bedroom, named "The VIP Cabana" has been designed around a seaside cabana theme.

HouseGuests

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

As a response to racial reckoning in the United States and a lack of diverse representation on television, CBS reality shows enacted a policy whereby at least 50% of the cast must be BIPOC starting with the 2021–22 broadcast season. The HouseGuests for the twenty-third season were announced on July 1, 2021. Among the 16 HouseGuests is professional boxer Joe Frazier's son Derek Frazier. Christie Valdiserri, a 27-year-old professional dancer from North Hollywood, California, was originally part of the cast, but tested positive for COVID-19 while in sequester and therefore could not compete, hence exiting the season. She was replaced by Claire Rehfuss.

Name	Age on entry	Occupation	Residence	Day entered	Day exited	Result
Alyssa Lopez	24	Swimwear designer	Sarasota, Florida	1
Azah Awasum	30	Sales operations director	Takoma Park, Maryland	1
Britini D'Angelo	24	Kindergarten teacher	Niagara Falls, New York	1
Claire Rehfuss	25	AI technical architect	Astoria, New York	1
Derek Frazier	29	Safety officer	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1
Derek Xiao	24	Start-up founder	Manhattan, New York	1
Hannah Chaddha	21	Grad student	Naperville, Illinois	1
Kyland Young	29	Account executive	Venice Beach, California	1
Sarah Beth Steagall	27	Forensic scientist	Fort Myers, Florida	1
Tiffany Mitchell	40	Phlebotomist	Detroit, Michigan	1
Xavier Prather	27	Attorney	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1
Christian Birkenberger	23	General contractor assistant	Harwinton, Connecticut	1	37	Evicted
Whitney Williams	30	Make-up artist	Happy Valley, Oregon	1	30	Evicted
Brent Champagne	28	Flight attendant	Cranston, Rhode Island	1	23	Evicted
Brandon "Frenchie" French	34	Farmer	Clarksville, Tennessee	1	16	Evicted
Travis Long	22	Technology sales consultant	Honolulu, Hawaii	1	9	Evicted

Episodes

See also: List of Big Brother (American TV series) episodes (2020–present)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Day(s)	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
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784	1	"Episode 1"	Day 1	July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07)	4.25	1.1
Sixteen HouseGuests entered the house. In four groups, the HouseGuests participated in "kick-off" competitions, wherein competitors had to arrange a plexiglass display to match the example. Once believing their display was exact, they hit their buzzer to ring in. If correct, they won, and would become a 'team captain', eligible to become Head of Household (HoH). Frenchie, Whitney, Christian, and Claire won their respective competitions. Captains chose teammates based on short introductions. After teams were picked, HouseGuests competed in the "House of Cards" HoH competition. Each captain had to build a pyramid of cards on a platform balanced by their teammates. The first captain to build their pyramid and hit their buzzer became HoH, giving their teammates immunity; the last team to finish became Have-Nots. Frenchie won HoH, while Christian's team became Have-Nots. Frenchie was offered to participate in a challenge wherein he had to throw two dice onto a platform in 45 seconds. If he completed the challenge, his team would be safe for two weeks, but if he lost, he was no longer HoH, his team no longer had immunity, and Claire, as runner-up would become HoH. Frenchie rejected the offer.
785	2	"Episode 2"	Days 1–3	July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)	3.76	0.8
Frenchie began strategizing, saying that he would not nominate anyone from his entry group or any female HouseGuest. He set his target on "meatheads" (Christian, Brent, Travis). On Day 2, the Wildcard competition was introduced. Each non-winning team from the HoH competition had to elect one teammate to participate, with the winner receiving immunity and an additional game-changing dilemma. The elected HouseGuests were Christian, Hannah and Kyland. In the competition, "Do Not Disturb", the three had to search a room for a set of keys, wallet and a cellphone, while making as little noise as possible. The louder the noise produced, the more points would be added to their combined totals. The HouseGuests were given five minutes to compete, with fifty penalty points being added every ten seconds thereafter. Christian won with 125 points. Christian had to spin a wheel containing numbers 1 through 3, corresponding to the number of teammates he could give immunity to. The wheel landed on 1; he granted immunity to Xavier. Frenchie decided to target Alyssa, Christian's teammate, perceiving their close relationship as a "showmance". On Day 3, Frenchie nominated Alyssa and Kyland for eviction.
786	3	"Episode 3"	Days 3–6	July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)	3.63	0.8
The HouseGuests were confused following the nominations ceremony, and Alyssa and Christian approached Frenchie in order to gain insight into his decision. After they were able to convince Frenchie that they were just friends, Frenchie realized his mistake and instead planned to backdoor Derek X. after noticing his close relationship with Travis. Brent, Derek's teammate, warned him that he might be at risk, while also attempting to convince Frenchie to target Travis instead. Meanwhile, Azah, Derek F, Kyland, Tiffany and Xavier formed "The Cookout" alliance. On Day 4, Tiffany, Travis and Derek X. were chosen to compete alongside Frenchie, Alyssa and Kyland in the "Massive Cocktails" Power of Veto (PoV) competition. For this competition, HouseGuests were required to arrange large pieces of fruit on a downhill ramp in order to guide their ball into the glass box at the end. Derek X. was the first HouseGuest to successfully aim his ball through the pieces of fruit and into the glass box, therefore winning the PoV. At the PoV ceremony on Day 6, Derek X. removed Kyland from the block at Frenchie's request; Frenchie nominated Travis, going back on the deal he made on Day 1.
787	4	"Episode 4"	Days 6–9	July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)	3.81	0.9
Following the PoV ceremony, Frenchie formed multiple alliances, including an eight-person alliance called the "Slaughterhouse", as well as an all-girl alliance called the "French Kisses" with Azah, Claire, Hannah and Tiffany, though they doubted his intentions. The HouseGuests then celebrated Kyland's thirtieth birthday, which included a birthday cake and a striptease from Travis posing as "Travisa". Prior to the eviction, Travis met with Frenchie and Brent to make a last-ditch effort to save himself, though his efforts proved futile as, on Day 9, Travis was the first HouseGuest to be evicted from the Big Brother house by a vote of 11–2; Big D and Tiffany both cast a rogue vote against Alyssa. The remaining HouseGuests then competed in the next HoH competition, "Pool Sharks". Each HouseGuest had to stand at a spot numbered from 1 to 30, with 1 being the easiest spot and 30 being the hardest spot, and attempt to hit a ball into a shark's mouth. Before the competition began, each HouseGuest was required to enter a number into their keypad to claim a spot from 1 to 30. The HouseGuest with the highest number that scored successfully was the winner; Kyland became the second HoH.
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788	5	"Episode 5"	Days 9–10	July 18, 2021 (2021-07-18)	3.49	0.8
Following Kyland's win, the HouseGuests attempted to figure out the identities of the rogue voters; Tiffany's vote for Alyssa was part of a deal she made with Frenchie so that she could know whether or not to trust him, while Frenchie wanted to frame Derek X. On Day 10, Brent, Frenchie and Sarah Beth were selected to participate in the "BB Flying Colors" Wildcard competition. For this competition, the three competitors were presented with several colorful images, and afterwards were asked a question based on the images, with the answer being a color. The first HouseGuest to reach three points won the competition. Sarah Beth won. After the competition, Sarah Beth was offered immunity as long as she switched teams with one of Kyland's immune teammates, Claire or Tiffany. If she took the offer, the HouseGuest she chose to swap with would no longer be immune. She chose not to take the offer, feeling comfortable in her relationship with Kyland. Prior to the nominations ceremony, several HouseGuests with the exception of Britini expressed a desire for Frenchie to be nominated. Thus, later that evening, Kyland nominated Britini and Frenchie for eviction.
789	6	"Episode 6"	Days 10–13	July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)	3.50	0.8
With two of their teammates on the block, the Jokers (Azah, Britini, Big D and Frenchie) were distraught. Upon learning that the Slaughterhouse had thrown Frenchie under the bus, he spilled details of the alliance to his fellow HouseGuests, telling many of them that Alyssa, Brent, Christian, Kyland and Whitney were all aligned. As a result, a consensus was reached by the majority of the house that, in order to protect their alliances, Frenchie could not win the veto. On Day 11, Alyssa, Claire and Derek X. were randomly selected to participate alongside Kyland, Britini and Frenchie in the "Fun Tan Lotion" PoV competition. The HouseGuests competed separately and were required to fill their containers with suntan oil in order to retrieve a whistle from the container in the fastest time. Derek X. completed the competition in the fastest time (4:51) and therefore won the veto. Although the Jokers attempted to put a plan together in order to ensure that their team would remain intact, Derek X. and Kyland could not trust Frenchie's promises, and Kyland did not want to get unnecessary blood on his hands. On Day 13, Derek X. chose not to use the veto, solidifying Britini and Frenchie as the final nominees.
790	7	"Episode 7"	Days 13–16	July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)	3.87	0.9
With nominations locked in, Frenchie campaigned heavily to stay in the game, while Britini opted to keep a low profile to keep the target solely on Frenchie. Meanwhile, Kyland pulled the Aces (Brent, Derek X., Hannah and Whitney) aside to ask them for safety in return for him keeping them safe this week; though Derek X. was willing to make a promise, Brent and Whitney were hesitant to respond. Eventually, the HouseGuests became wary of Brent and Whitney's position within the game, and the Kings and Queens discussed targeting them the following week provided no teammate from Aces win HoH. On Day 16, Frenchie was evicted by a vote of 11–1, with only Big D voting for him to stay. Following this, HouseGuests competed in the "Tom Talks BB" HoH competition. For this competition, the HouseGuests watched two videos from comedian and second season Celebrity Big Brother HouseGuest Tom Green interviewing members of the public about Big Brother. Afterwards, they were asked true or false questions based on what they saw; if a HouseGuest answered incorrectly, they were eliminated. Xavier was the last HouseGuest standing and became the third HoH of the season.
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791	8	"Episode 8"	Days 16–17	July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25)	3.31	0.8
Xavier and Tiffany discussed nominating Brent, perceiving him to be a socially strong player. Hannah in particular wanted to target Brent, having thrown the HoH competition along with Derek X. so that he could not receive immunity for the week. A new alliance, "The Royal Flush", formed between the Kings, the Queens and Derek X., with the intentions of voting Brent out this week. On Day 17, Britini, Derek X. and Tiffany competed in the "Unlucky 13" Wildcard competition. They had to take cards one at a time across a balance beam and place them into one of four slots belonging to another competitor. If a competitor's cards totaled thirteen, they were eliminated. After eliminating Britini first, Derek X. threw the competition, and Tiffany was the winner. To receive immunity, she had to participate in a game of chance which would also allocate safety to one member of both the Jokers and the Aces; she declined the offer. Wanting to make Brent feel safe, Xavier told him that he was going up as a pawn, and that Britini was the target, but Azah was unhappy with the plan and opted to take Britini's place on the block. However, not wanting to use his own ally as a pawn, Xavier nominated Brent and Britini for eviction.
792	9	"Episode 9"	Days 17–20	July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	3.79	1.0
Brent did not believe that he was the pawn, but nevertheless felt as though he had the numbers to stay over Britini. Tiffany and Derek X sabotaging Britini in the Wildcard competition led to a disagreement between Tiffany and Azah, with the two agreeing to disagree, while Hannah was introduced as the unofficial sixth member of The Cookout alliance. On Day 18, Christian (Xavier's choice), Derek F. and Whitney were selected to participate alongside Xavier, Brent and Britini in the "Room Key Rumble" PoV competition. In six one-on-one rounds, the HouseGuests each chose which other HouseGuest they wanted to compete against. They had to spin on a handle to bring down a barrier covering six numbered pins. They then had to knock down three of the pins so that the remaining three corresponded to a specific room number. Christian won the final round against Xavier and was therefore the winner. Brent believed that he was the HouseGuest orchestrating the blindside, suggesting to Christian to not use the veto and send Britini home in what he perceived would be a close vote. On Day 20, Christian chose not to use the veto, but only to solidify the plan to blindside Brent.
793	10	"Episode 10"	Days 20–23	July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	3.86	0.9
Brent believed that Xavier and Christian made a mistake not using the Veto as he thought he had the votes from an alliance between the Aces and the Queens called "The Mafia". However, the Queens only created the alliance to ensure their safety had Brent won HoH, and they along with the rest of the house planned on blindsiding him at the live eviction. The HouseGuests debated who should win the HoH competition based on who they wanted to target for the upcoming week; several HouseGuests believed Alyssa and Christian to be the most threatening duo at this point in the game. On Day 23, via a unanimous vote of 11–0 Brent was the third houseguest to be evicted. The HouseGuests then competed in the HoH competition called "Pier Pressure". Each team had to assemble a surfboard puzzle one HouseGuest at a time without letting their time clock expire, or else the team would be eliminated. The HouseGuest on the winning team that installed the final piece and buzzed in would be crowned HoH. Since the Kings completed their puzzle first and Christian finished the puzzle and hit the buzzer, he became the fourth HoH of the season.
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794	11	"Episode 11"	Days 23–24	August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)	3.40	0.8
Members of the Jokers and the Aces were concerned about their safety following Christian's HoH win. The Kings weighed the pros and cons of Hannah and Whitney as nominees for the week, with Christian planning to nominate two Jokers alongside one another should Whitney win the Wildcard competition. The HouseGuests made fun of Whitney's fashion choices, and Derek X. and Azah talked about the importance of cultural representation. Claire, Whitney, and Azah competed in the fourth and final Wildcard competition of the season, "Olive Shook Up", where they had to roll olives down a martini glass-shaped ramp and land them in a straw. Claire won and was faced with her Wildcard decision: receive safety for both herself and her teammates for one week, or receive safety for only herself until Jury; Claire chose the latter. Sarah Beth was frustrated that the Royal Flush alliance was not recognizing Hannah as a threat, while members of the Cookout alliance tried to push for Whitney to be the target to keep Hannah safe; Derek F. told Christian that Whitney mentioned targeting the Kings. Though a target had not been decided yet, on Day 24, Christian decided to nominate Whitney and Hannah for eviction.
795	12	"Episode 12"	Days 24–27	August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)	3.64	0.9
The Kings discussed which of the two nominees should be targeted this week; Sarah Beth continued to push for Hannah, while Xavier pushed for Whitney, causing Sarah Beth to grow suspicious of his intentions. Christian ultimately decided to target Whitney, believing that she would be more likely than Hannah to target him in return, unaware that he was in fact Hannah's prime target. Whitney denied to Christian that she planned to target the Kings had she won HoH, but Christian knew that she was lying. Derek X. was torn between his loyalties to the Royal Flush alliance and wanting to keep his team intact, and Tiffany informed Hannah that Sarah Beth expressed that she wanted to target her. On Day 25, Claire, Derek X. (Hannah's choice) and Azah were selected to compete alongside Christian, Hannah and Whitney in the PoV competition, "Bump, Set, Veto". For this competition, the HouseGuests were required to roll a volleyball along a curved ramp and catch it on the other side 100 times; if a HouseGuest dropped the ball, their score would reset. Christian was the winner. On Day 27, Christian decided not to use the veto, therefore keeping Hannah and Whitney on the block.
796	13	"Episode 13"	Days 27–30	August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05)	3.73	0.9
On Day 30, with votes 10–0, Whitney became the fourth houseguest to be evicted from the Big Brother House.
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797	14	"Episode 14"	Days 30–31	August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)	3.97	1.1
798	15	"Episode 15"	Days 31–34	August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)	3.78	0.9
799	16	"Episode 16"	Days 34–37	August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12)	4.58	1.1
On Day 37, with votes 7–2, Christian became the fifth houseguest to be evicted from the Big Brother House
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800	17	"Episode 17"	TBA	August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15)	N/A	TBA
801	18	"Episode 18"	TBA	August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)	N/A	TBA
802	19	"Episode 19"	TBA	August 19, 2021 (2021-08-19)	N/A	TBA
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803	20	"Episode 20"	TBA	August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)	N/A	TBA
804	21	"Episode 21"	TBA	August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)	N/A	TBA
805	22	"Episode 22"	TBA	August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26)	N/A	TBA
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806	23	"Episode 23"	TBA	August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29)	N/A	TBA
807	24	"Episode 24"	TBA	September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)	N/A	TBA
808	25	"Episode 25"	TBA	September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02)	N/A	TBA
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809	26	"Episode 26"	TBA	September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)	N/A	TBA
810	27	"Episode 27"	TBA	September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)	N/A	TBA
811	28	"Episode 28"	TBA	September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)	N/A	TBA

Have-Nots

Each week, a group of HouseGuests were selected to become Have-Nots for the week.

• For Week 1, the team that finished last in the Head of Household competition were named Have-Nots for the week.
• For Weeks 2–4, that week's Head of Household selected one of the opposing teams to become Have-Nots.
• For Weeks 5 and onwards, that week's Head of Household selected the Have-Nots for the week.

Summary of HouseGuests who became Have-Nots each week.

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12
Kings (Alyssa, Christian, Sarah Beth, Xavier)	Aces (Brent, Derek X., Hannah, Whitney)	Queens (Claire, Kyland, Tiffany)	Jokers (Azah, Britini, Derek F.)	Alyssa, Christian, Xavier	None

Voting history

Team Phase

The HouseGuests were separated into four teams of four during the live premiere night. Each team is noted by the following colors:

  – Jokers
  – Aces
  – Kings
  – Queens

Wildcard Competition

In each week during the team phase, a team member from each non-immune team competed in the Wildcard Competition. The winners were given an offer to receive immunity in exchange for accepting a game-changing dilemma.

  – Accepted
  – Declined

Progress of HouseGuests including nominations and votes cast during each week of the program.

		Team Phase				Individual Phase
		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12
													Day 85	Finale
Head of Household		Frenchie	Kyland	Xavier	Christian	Derek X.	Kyland							(none)
Wildcard Winner		Christian	Sarah Beth	Tiffany	Claire	(none)
Nominations (pre-veto)		Alyssa Kyland	Britini Frenchie	Brent Britini	Hannah Whitney	Britini Sarah Beth	Claire Derek F.
Veto Winner(s)		Derek X.	Derek X.	Christian	Christian	Britini	Alyssa						(none)
							Kyland
Nominations (post-veto)		Alyssa Travis	Britini Frenchie	Brent Britini	Hannah Whitney	Christian Sarah Beth
	Alyssa	Nominated	Frenchie	Brent	Whitney	Sarah Beth
	Azah	Travis	Frenchie	Brent	Whitney	Christian
	Britini	Travis	Nominated	Nominated	Whitney	Christian
	Claire	Travis	Frenchie	Brent	Whitney	Christian	Nominated
	Derek F.	Alyssa	Britini	Brent	Whitney	Christian	Nominated
	Derek X.	Travis	Frenchie	Brent	Whitney	Head of Household
	Hannah	Travis	Frenchie	Brent	Nominated	Christian
	Kyland	Travis	Head of Household	Brent	Whitney	Christian	Head of Household
	Sarah Beth	Travis	Frenchie	Brent	Whitney	Nominated
	Tiffany	Alyssa	Frenchie	Brent	Whitney	Christian
	Xavier	Travis	Frenchie	Head of Household	Whitney	Sarah Beth
	Christian	Travis	Frenchie	Brent	Head of Household	Nominated	Evicted (Day 37)
	Whitney	Travis	Frenchie	Brent	Nominated	Evicted (Day 30)
	Brent	Travis	Frenchie	Nominated	Evicted (Day 23)
	Frenchie	Head of Household	Nominated	Evicted (Day 16)
	Travis	Nominated	Evicted (Day 9)
Notes		1, 2	1		1, 3	3	4
Evicted		Travis 11 of 13 votes to evict	Frenchie 11 of 12 votes to evict	Brent 11 of 11 votes to evict	Whitney 10 of 10 votes to evict	Christian 7 of 9 votes to evict

Notes

• ^Note 1 :   For the first four weeks, the HouseGuest that won Head of Household earned immunity for their entire team.
• ^Note 2 :   After winning the Wildcard competiton, Christian was given the ability to save one additional teammate; he chose Xavier.
• ^Note 3 :   After winning the Wildcard competition, Claire could either choose one week of safety for her entire team or safety until jury for herself. Claire chose to keep herself safe until jury.
• ^Note 4 : As part of the High Roller's Room twist, a second Power of Veto was in play this week; HouseGuests were given the opportunity to use BB$ to bet on who they believed would win the Power of Veto competition. If that person won, they would win a second veto. Kyland correctly bet on Alyssa to win, and therefore acquired the second veto.