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Big Brother 25
Season 25
Promotional poster
Hosted byJulie Chen Moonves
No. of days100
No. of houseguests17
No. of episodes27
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseAugust 2, 2023 (2023-08-02) –
present (present)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Big Brother 25 is the twenty-fifth season of the American reality television program Big Brother. The season premiered on August 2, 2023, on CBS in the United States, and on Global in Canada, following a 25th Anniversary special aired on July 26. Hosted by Julie Chen Moonves, the show follows a group of contestants (known as HouseGuests), who live in a house together while being constantly filmed and having no communication with the outside world as they compete to win a grand prize of $750,000.

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 seven 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]

Format changes and additions

BB Break-in and BB Multiverse

On July 28, 2023, CBS released a clip featuring former HouseGuests Frankie Grande, Britney Haynes, and Danielle Reyes, who were seen "breaking into" the Big Brother House with a "time laser."[11] According to a press release issued in conjunction with the clip, the trio of former contestants, who all lost their respective seasons, broke into the house in an attempt to "go back in time and change the outcome of their season," which backfired, unleashing the first twist of the season, which would be revealed on the premiere episode.[12][13]

BB Multiverse

The BB Break-in revealed that Grande, Haynes, and Reyes had opened up the BB Multiverse, combining four universes: the Comic-verse, the Humili-verse, the Scary-verse, and the Scramble-verse. There are four rooms in the house, each themed to one of the universes. Additionally, these universes are the basis for the competitions and game twists for the season. The notable game twists and events from each universe are as follows.

Comic-verse
  • BB Power of Invincibility: Fans had the opportunity to cast their votes for an extraordinary superpower. The top four vote-receiving HouseGuests would compete in a secret competition for the BB Power of Invincibility. This power would grant the winning HouseGuest the ability to nullify one of the next two evictions, in Week 4 or Week 5, including their own. If the power were used on a HouseGuest not evicted in Week 4, that power would remain active the following week. If the power was successfully used on a HouseGuest, the week would reset, and the outgoing Head of Household could compete in the following Head of Household competition.
Humili-verse
  • Humili-week: Week 6 was deemed "Humili-week." Immediately following the Head of Household competition, the HouseGuests were informed that everyone, except for the HOH, would be a Have-Not this week, taking turns sleeping in the Have-Not room. This week also had various other punishments for the HouseGuests.
Scary-verse
  • Nether Region: On premiere night, the loser of the Scary-verse nomination competition would also be dragged into the "Nether Region" for an undetermined amount of time. Upon this person's return, they informed the rest of the HouseGuests about a message from the Scary-verse: while they had returned relatively quickly, the next person may not be so lucky. In Week 2, the Head of Household competition runner-up was sent to the Nether Region. Upon their return, they had to select one HouseGuest to be sent to the Nether Region; however, this HouseGuest would receive immunity for the week. Upon this person's return, they had to select one more HouseGuest to be sent to the Nether Region. This player would be ineligible from playing in the Power of Veto competition.
  • Resurrection Week: Following the first double eviction week, both evictees became "Zombies" and return to the house for the following week. One would return and have their game "resurrected", while the other would be permanently evicted.
Scramble-verse
  • Nomination Competition & Head of Household Save: On premiere night, the HouseGuests entered in groups of four and each had to pick a spot in a different competition with four options. Instead of competing for the power of Head of Household, they were competing to avoid nomination. The losers of each of the four competitions would be nominated for eviction Week 1. The Head of Household in Week 1 had to choose which two of the four nominated HouseGuests to remove from the block.
  • 17th HouseGuest: On the official CBS social media pages, it was announced a 17th HouseGuest would be entering the Big Brother House to play. After the Nomination Competition, the HouseGuests were greeted by Cirie Fields, a four-time Survivor player, as the 17th HouseGuest.

Smaller Jury

At the beginning of the Day 44 Head of Household competition, Julie announced that, to commemorate the 25th season, the jury would be going "old school", consisting of only seven HouseGuests (as was the case between seasons 4 and 14), instead of the usual nine (as had been the case between seasons 15 and 24).

HouseGuests

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

The HouseGuests for the twenty-fifth season were revealed on July 31, 2023.[14] Among the initial cast were Deaflympics gold medalist Matt Klotz,[15] and two relatives of Survivor alumni: Jared Fields, the son of four-time Survivor contestant Cirie Fields; and Cory Wurtenberger, the younger brother of Zach Wurtenberger from Survivor 42.[16] Shortly before the premiere, the show announced on social media that there would be a 17th HouseGuest, who was revealed at the end of the premiere episode to be Cirie Fields herself, becoming the first former Survivor contestant to compete in the show.[17][18][19]

Name Age Occupation Residence Day
entered 		Day
exited 		Result
America Lopez 27 Medical receptionist Brooklyn, New York 1
Blue Kim 25 Brand strategist New York City, New York 1
Bowie Jane Ball 45 Barrister & DJ Los Angeles, California 1
Cameron Hardin 34 Stay-at-home father Eastman, Georgia 1 51 Evicted
58
Cirie Fields 53 Surgical director Walterboro, South Carolina[19] 1
Cory Wurtenberger 21 College student Weston, Florida 1
Felicia Cannon 63 Real estate agent Kennesaw, Georgia 1
Jagateshwar "Jag" Bains[20] 25 Truck company owner Omak, Washington 1 30 Eviction nullified
30
Matt Klotz 27 Deaflympics gold medalist Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1
Mecole Hayes 30 Political consultant Upper Marlboro, Maryland 1 65 Evicted
Jared Fields 25 Exterminator Norwalk, Connecticut 1 51 Evicted
Isabel "Izzy" Gleicher 32 Professional flutist New York City, New York 1 44 Evicted
Michael "Red" Utley 37 Sales Gatlinburg, Tennessee 1 37 Evicted
Hisam Goueli 45 Geriatric physician Seattle, Washington 1 23 Evicted
Reilly Smedley 24 Bartender Nashville, Tennessee 1 16 Evicted
Kirsten Elwin 25 Molecular biologist Houston, Texas 1 9 Evicted
Luke Valentine 30 Illustrator Coral Springs, Florida 1 8 Expelled

Episodes

See also: List of Big Brother (American TV series) episodes (2020–present)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDay(s)Original air date [21]U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating (18–49)
Week 1
8561"Episode 1"Day 1August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02)3.41[22]0.7[22]
Sixteen new HouseGuests enter the house and each are assigned a color-coded spot in four different competitions, themed to the "Big Brother Multiverse" (the "Comicverse", "Humiliverse", "Scaryverse", and "Scrambleverse"). Julie then reveals that each person who comes in last place during each competition would be immediately nominated for eviction. Jared, Kirsten, Felicia, and Cory all lose their respective competitions and are nominated, with Cory being taken away from the rest of the HouseGuests. After entering the house, the HouseGuests are met by Cirie Fields, who is revealed as an additional HouseGuest competing for the prize.
8572"Episode 2"Days 1-3August 6, 2023 (2023-08-06)3.35[23]0.7[23]
After Cirie officially enters the game, Izzy privately tells Jared she is aware that he is her son, but she vows to keep the information private. After forming multiple alliances amongst the HouseGuests, Kirsten is targeted by Jared, Cirie, and Felicia. Following a competition which require the HouseGuests to walk across a balance beam, Reilly is named the Head of Household and is tasked with saving two of the four HouseGuests from eviction. Convinced by the other HouseGuests, Reilly removes Jared and Cory from the block, leaving Felicia and Kirsten as the nominees.
8583"Episode 3"Days 3-6August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)3.26[24]0.6[24]
Kirsten is consoled after the nomination ceremony, with Reilly revealing that Felicia is only a pawn and Kirsten is the main target. The first Power of Veto competition plays out with Hisam, Blue, and Cameron chosen as additional players. Hisam wins the Power of Veto. At the veto meeting, Hisam decides not to use the Veto, leaving Kirsten and Felicia on the nomination block.
8594"Episode 4"Days 6-9August 10, 2023 (2023-08-10)2.85[25]0.6[25]
The house divides into three core groups: the Professors (Cirie, Felicia, Red, Hisam, Bowie, Mecole, and Izzy); the Bye-Bye Bitches (Cirie, Izzy, Bowie, Felicia, and Mecole); and the Handful (Cameron, Jag, Matt, Blue, and Reilly). After violating the Big Brother code of conduct, Luke is removed from the game. At the eviction ceremony, Kirsten is the first HouseGuest to be evicted by a unanimous 13-0 vote.
Week 2
8605"Episode 5"Days 9-10August 13, 2023 (2023-08-13)2.89[26]0.6[26]
The remaining HouseGuests, excluding Reilly, partake in the second HOH competition, which ultimately comes down to Jared and Hisam, with Hisam taking the victory. The Professors celebrate a week of safety while Hisam argues that his target is Reilly for going after him during the previous week. For being the runner-up in the HOH competition, Jared is exiled from the house and later returns with the ability to send someone else away. After discussions with the other HouseGuests, he ultimately choses to send Jag, granting him safety. At the nomination ceremony, Hisam nominates Reilly and Cameron for eviction.
8616"Episode 6"Days 10-13August 16, 2023 (2023-08-16)3.23[27]0.6[27]
Hisam comforts Reilly after nominating her, while Jag is tasked with sending another player away to the nether-region; he ultimately choses to send Bowie Jane. Matt, America and Blue are picked to play in the PoV competition, in which Hisam wins. Bowie Jane returns, while Hisam tells Reilly that his nominations will remain the same. Following through with his word, Hisam decides not to use the Power of Veto, leaving Reilly and Cameron on the nomination block.
8627"Episode 7"Days 13-16August 17, 2023 (2023-08-17)3.07[28]0.6[28]
After Hisam demanded that the house vote out Reilly unanimously, Cirie attempts to flip the vote onto Cameron in hopes of blindsiding him. Ultimately, the flip does not pan out and Reilly is the second HouseGuest evicted in a unanimous 12-0 vote.
Week 3
8638"Episode 8"Days 16-17August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20)3.24[29]0.6[29]
After Reilly is evicted, the houseguests compete to become the next HOH, in which Felicia wins. She quickly makes a plan to backdoor her previous alliance member, Hisam, with support from Cirie, Jared and Izzy. Hoping to secure her plan, she nominates both Cameron and Jag as pawns.
8649"Episode 9"Days 17-20August 23, 2023 (2023-08-23)3.29[30]0.6[30]
After Felicia nominates Cameron and Jag she tells them that neither of them are her targets. Felicia, Jag, Cameron, Izzy, Jared and Red compete for the Power Of Veto with Jag coming out victorious. At the veto meeting, Jag uses the veto on himself and Felicia nominates Hisam as her replacement, blindsiding him.
86510"Episode 10"Days 20-23August 24, 2023 (2023-08-24)3.02[31]0.6[31]
Hisam attempts to convince the house to flip on Cameron, apologizing to Cirie and Felicia for the way he treated them the week prior. Despite his efforts, he is ultimately evicted by a unanimous vote of 11-0. Shortly after, the HouseGuests begin competing for HOH, themed to the Pressure Cooker.
Week 4
86611"Episode 11"Days 23-24August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27)3.18[32]0.6[32]
As the HouseGuests compete for power, Felicia watches from the living room as the competition comes down to Mecole, America and Cameron. Mecole drops, with America falling shortly behind, asking for herself and Cory to be safe for the week. Cameron comes out victorious and works with a fake alliance known as the Legend 25 (consisting of himself, Cirie, Felicia, Matt, Bowie Jane, Red, Mecole and Izzy), being convinced to go after Jag. At the nomination ceremony, Cameron nominates Jag and Blue for eviction.
86712"Episode 12"Days 24-27August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30)3.33[33]0.6[33]
Hoping to secure power for his final two with Red (known as The Chillers), Cameron orchestrates a plan to keep the nominations the same. At the veto, Cameron, Blue, Jag, Red, Mecole and Jared compete for the power, with Red coming out victorious. At the veto meeting, Red decides not to use the power of veto.
86813"Episode 13"Days 27-30August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)3.14[34]0.6[34]
Before the eviction, the HouseGuests are notified that the viewers have been voting for four HouseGuests to compete for a power which can cancel one of the next two evictions. Matt, Cory, Jag and Cirie compete for the power, with Matt reigning victorious. He tells Cirie and Jag about his victory, and after Jag is evicted in a unanimous 10-0 vote, saves him from eviction, reseting the game with Cameron eligible for HOH.
Week 5
86914"Episode 14"Days 30-31September 3, 2023 (2023-09-03)2.99[35]0.6[35]
With every HouseGuest competing for power, an elimination competition results in Jared becoming the new HOH. He enlists the help of Cirie, Izzy and Felicia, and refuses to nominate his showmance Blue. After realizing that they are a duo, Jared nominates Red and Cameron for eviction.
87015"Episode 15"Days 31-34September 6, 2023 (2023-09-06)3.28[36]0.7[36]
With the Power of Veto on the line, Jared, Red, Cameron, America, Felicia and Matt compete. Cameron comes out victorious and removes himself from the nomination block. With a plan in motion to keep his closest allies safe, Jared nominates Jag as his replacement nominee.
87116"Episode 16"Days 34-37September 7, 2023 (2023-09-07)2.90[37]0.6[37]
Hoping to not be evicted after returning, Jag rivals against Red during the eviction. After celebrating his birthday, Red is evicted in a 8-2 vote, with Cameron and Bowie Jane voting to evict Jag. Shortly after, the HouseGuests compete in a live Head of Household competition, in which Cameron wins in disgust of everyone.
Week 6
87217"Episode 17"Days 37-38September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10)3.74[38]0.8[38]
Due to being blindsided, Cameron keeps his cards close to his chest and blindsides the whole house after telling them that Jag and Blue would hit the nomination block. At the nomination ceremony, Cameron nominates Felicia and Izzy for eviction.
87318"Episode 18"Days 38-41September 13, 2023 (2023-09-13)3.51[39]0.8[39]
Upset at being in danger, Cirie enlists damage control and convinces Cameron that they would still like to work with him. Cameron, Izzy, Felicia, Jag, Matt and Jared compete for the Power of Veto hosted by Josh Duhamel, with Felicia, Izzy and Matt receiving punishments. Jared wins the power and contemplated using it on Felicia; however, when Cameron states that his replacement nominee would be Cirie, Jared decides to leave the nominations the same.
87419"Episode 19"Days 41-44September 14, 2023 (2023-09-14)3.21[40]0.6[40]
Realizing that they are on the outs, Cory and America initiate a plan to vote out Izzy, leaving out Cirie and Jared. At the eviction, their flip is successful and Izzy is evicted by a 8-1 vote, with Cirie voting to evict Felicia. After the eviction, Julie informs the HouseGuests that the jury phase will start later than usual, and they begin competing for HOH.
Week 7
87520"Episode 20"Days 44-45September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17)2.78[41]0.5[41]
87621"Episode 21"Days 45-48September 20, 2023 (2023-09-20)3.48[42]0.7[42]
87722"Episode 22"Days 48-51September 21, 2023 (2023-09-21)3.48[43]0.7[43]
Week 8
87823"Episode 23"Days 51-52September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)2.61[44]0.5[44]
87924"Episode 24"Days 52-58September 28, 2023 (2023-09-28)2.78[45]0.5[45]
Week 9
88025"Episode 25"Days 58-59October 1, 2023 (2023-10-01)2.48[46]0.4[46]
88126"Episode 26"Days 59-62October 3, 2023 (2023-10-03)3.08[47]0.4[47]
88227"Episode 27"Days 62-65October 5, 2023 (2023-10-05)2.91[48]0.6[48]
Week 10
88328"Episode 28"TBAOctober 8, 2023 (2023-10-08)N/ATBA
88429"Episode 29"TBAOctober 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)N/ATBA
88530"Episode 30"TBAOctober 12, 2023 (2023-10-12)N/ATBA
Week 11
88631"Episode 31"TBAOctober 15, 2023 (2023-10-15)N/ATBA
88732"Episode 32"TBAOctober 17, 2023 (2023-10-17)N/ATBA
88833"Episode 33"TBAOctober 19, 2023 (2023-10-19)N/ATBA
Week 12
88934"Episode 34"TBAOctober 22, 2023 (2023-10-22)N/ATBA
89035"Episode 35"TBAOctober 24, 2023 (2023-10-24)N/ATBA
89136"Episode 36"TBAOctober 26, 2023 (2023-10-26)N/ATBA

Voting history

Color key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Head of Household
  Nominated for eviction
  Immune from eviction
  Not eligible to vote
  Expelled by production
  Evicted
  Re-entered the game
Voting history (season 25)
Week 1[a] Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14
Day 44 Day 51[b] Day 100 Finale
Head of
Household 		Reilly Hisam Felicia Cameron Jared Cameron Jared Cory (None) Cameron Bowie Jane (None)
Nominations
(pre-veto) 		Cory
Felicia
Jared
Kirsten 		Cameron
Reilly 		Cameron
Jag 		Blue
Jag 		Cameron
Red 		Felicia
Izzy 		America
Cory 		Blue
Jared 		Cameron
Jared[c] 		Felicia
Mecole 		Cirie
Felicia
Veto winner Hisam Hisam Jag Red Cameron Jared Jag Matt (None) Cameron Jag (None)
Nominations
(post-veto) 		Felicia
Kirsten 		Cameron
Reilly 		Cameron
Hisam 		Blue
Jag 		Jag
Red 		Felicia
Izzy 		America
Cameron 		Blue
Jared 		Felicia
Mecole
America Kirsten Reilly Hisam Jag Red Izzy Nominated Jared No vote Mecole
Blue Kirsten Reilly Hisam Nominated Red Izzy Cameron Nominated No vote Mecole
Bowie Jane Kirsten Reilly Hisam Jag Jag Izzy Cameron Jared No vote Mecole Head of
Household
Cameron Kirsten Nominated Nominated Head of
Household 		Jag Head of
Household 		Nominated Zombie[c]
(Day 51) 		Head of
Household
Cirie Kirsten Reilly Hisam Jag Red Felicia Cameron Blue No vote Mecole Nominated
Cory Kirsten Reilly Hisam Jag Red Izzy Cameron Head of
Household 		No vote Mecole
Felicia Nominated Reilly Head of
Household 		Jag Red Nominated Cameron Jared No vote Nominated Nominated
Jag Kirsten Reilly[d] Hisam Nominated Nominated Izzy Cameron Jared No vote Mecole
Matt Kirsten Reilly Hisam Jag Red Izzy Cameron Jared No vote Mecole
Mecole Kirsten Reilly Hisam Jag Red Izzy Cameron Jared No vote Nominated Evicted
(Day 65)
Jared Kirsten Reilly Hisam Jag Head of
Household 		Izzy Head of
Household 		Nominated Zombie[c]
(Day 51) 		Evicted
(Day 58)
Izzy Kirsten Reilly Hisam Jag Red Nominated Evicted
(Day 44)
Red Kirsten Reilly Hisam Jag Nominated Evicted
(Day 37)
Hisam Kirsten Head of
Household 		Nominated Evicted
(Day 23)
Reilly Head of
Household 		Nominated Evicted
(Day 16)
Kirsten Nominated Evicted
(Day 9)
Luke Expelled
(Day 8)
Evicted Kirsten
13 of 13
votes
to evict 		Reilly
12 of 12
votes
to evict 		Hisam
11 of 11
votes
to evict 		Jag
10 of 10
votes
to evict[e] 		Red
8 of 10
votes
to evict 		Izzy
8 of 9
votes
to evict 		Cameron
8 of 8
votes
to evict 		Jared
6 of 7
votes
to evict 		Cameron
Won re-entry
into game 		Mecole
7 of 7
votes
to evict
Jared
Evicted
Notes
  1. ^ On Day 1, the original sixteen HouseGuests competed in four separate competitions to earn safety. The losers of each competition were all nominated for eviction. After Reilly won HoH, she earned the power to remove two of the four nominated HouseGuests; she removed Cory and Jared.
  2. ^ This week was a double eviction week. Following the first eviction, the remaining HouseGuests played a week's worth of games, including Head of Household and veto competitions, and nomination, veto, and eviction ceremonies, during the live show, culminating in a second eviction for the week.
  3. ^ a b c   Instead of permanent eviction, Cameron and Jared became "zombies" and competed to re-enter the game.
  4. ^ Jared chose to send Jag to the Nether Region, granting him immunity for the week.
  5. ^   Matt won the Power of Invincibility, which allowed him to nullify Jag's eviction.

Production

Development

Big Brother 25 will be co-produced by production companies Endemol Shine North America and Fly On The Wall Entertainment. The renewal of the series was announced on September 25, 2022, upon the conclusion of the previous season. Host Julie Chen Moonves returned for the season along with Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan, who serve as executive producers. The game is scheduled to run for a total of 100 days.[49]

Entertainment Weekly released the key art for the season on July 24.[50]

Casting

Casting began around March 2023, with the first open-call auditions conducted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.[51] One of these casting calls was conducted from March 1 through 11, 2023, at West Hollywood.[52] Furthermore, it was also revealed the cast would consist entirely of new players.[53]

Production design

The house is located at the Radford Studio Center in Los Angeles, California.[54] This season is outfitted with 90 HD cameras and more than 113 microphones.[54] A sneak peek of the house design for the season was shown at the end of the 25th Anniversary Special on July 26. Chen Moonves later hinted at the house's theme for the season via an Instagram post on July 27.[55]

In the exclusive house tour for Entertainment Tonight released on August 1, the house design was revealed to revolve around the theme of "Big Brother Multiverse." The house design draws inspiration from science fiction franchises, comic books, and artistic surrealism.[56]

The living area of the house is decorated in a space theme with brown and blue accents,[11] and features a pneumatic tube used by the producers to relay messages to the HouseGuests. One bedroom is designed to be "upside down," while another is designed to emulate the look and feel of a 1950s pulp comic. A horror-themed bedroom was designed to look like a basement, featuring hands protruding from the walls.[56]

Release

Broadcast

On May 22, 2023, CBS announced the season will premiere on August 2, 2023, citing the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike as the reason behind the delay.[57] It expected to conclude on November 9, 2023.[58] The series is set to air three episodes a week, initially following its regular schedule on Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday.[59] When the 2023–24 television season begins the Wednesday episode will shift to Tuesday.[60] A 25th anniversary celebration special aired prior to the premiere featuring several former HouseGuests, on July 26.[61][62]

Streaming

Following a controversial decision to eliminate live feeds on the show's Canadian counterpart, Big Brother Canada,[63] a press release on the renewal of the show confirmed that the live feeds for the show would continue to be available on CBS' streaming platform Paramount+ along with full episodes.[64][65] Additionally, the live feeds can also be streamed on the streaming platform Pluto TV.[66]

Reception

Critical response

Luke Valentine's usage of an ethnic slur

In the early morning hours of August 9, Luke Valentine used an ethnic slur while conversing with other HouseGuests Cory Wurtenberger, Hisam Goueli, and Jared Fields.[67] Usage of the word was first noticed by viewers of Big Brother's live feeds.[68] In the clip, which was circulated on social media platforms, Valentine can be heard repeating the sentence without the slur and stating that he intended to say "narwhal" instead.[69] He also apologized to Fields who laughed in response.[70] Viewers of the series immediately began calling for his removal from the game.[71] The live feeds were taken down shortly after and remained down until after the following day's episode.[72] Later that day Valentine was instructed to report to the diary room where he was held for seven hours while waiting to speak to a member of human resources.[73] He was then informed that a decision had been made to eject him from the game due to violating the series' code of conduct.[74] At the time CBS issued a statement reiterating their "zero-tolerance policy" and stating that his departure would be addressed in the August 10 episode of the series.[75] A censored version of the conversation was aired in the episode shortly after which the remaining HouseGuests were shown being informed of the situation by production.[76] Wurtenberger stated in a diary room segment that use of the word "was directed toward me in a very casual, using it between friends kind of way, and I think the reaction was, ‘Yo, you gotta go to bed man.’"[77] A week later Valentine hosted an Instagram Live video on August 16, where he disputed the producers' decision.[78] In the video he explains that he only used the word because he was malnourished, sleep deprived, and under significant psychological distress.[79][80] Valentine also stated that the punishment was extreme and that "a slap on the wrist would have been much better."[81]

Accessibility issues for Matt Klotz

During the second week of the series, six contestants, including Matt Klotz, competed in the audio-based "Twisted Tasks" in an attempt to win the power of veto.[82] After the August 16 episode of the series aired, viewers began questioning whether the competition was fair and accessible to Klotz who is deaf.[83] In "Twisted Tasks," the competitors were required to wear headphones and decode a group of auditory hints.[84] Ahead of the episode's release, Entertainment Weekly published an article in which Grodner reassured viewers that many accommodations had been made for Klotz, including pre-season tests on speaker placement, sealing diary room doors, creating directional audio, text-to-speech video screens, and meetings with his audiologist.[85] Additionally, it was reported that ahead of the veto competition, production tested out different voices and frequencies to learn which version Klotz heard best.[86] Chief engineer David Crivelli also revealed that they were required to find noise cancelling headphones that worked with Klotz's hearing aids and used directional array speakers during other competitions.[85] Further issues were raised after the following week's Head of Household competition, "Revenge of the Pressure Cooker."[87] During the competition the lights in the room were periodically switched off and on, the first time they were switched off Klotz stated "Now I can't hear or see," causing concern that Klotz was unable to read lips and would miss out on conversations.[87]

Jared Fields's alleged usage of an ableist slur

During an angry exchange with Cory Wurtenberger regarding America Lopez, Jared Fields allegedly called her an ableist slur. He later apologized to Wurtenberger and said he does not think Lopez is the "r-word." Though the initial conversation was not captured on the live feeds, Fields' apology was. Numerous viewers of the live feeds began calling for Jared to be ejected for using the slur. CBS did not show the incident in the episodes. CBS has yet to comment about the incident. Ejected houseguest Luke Valentine claimed that CBS is very selective about applying their code of conduct.[88]

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