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Big Brother 25
Season 25
Promotional poster
Hosted byJulie Chen Moonves
No. of days100
No. of houseguests17
No. of episodes3
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseAugust 2 (2023-08-02) –
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
Season chronology
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Season 24
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Season 26
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 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]

Format changes and additions

BB Break-in

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]

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 Wurtenburger, the younger brother of Zach Wurtenburger 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
exited 		Result
America Lopez 27 Medical receptionist Brooklyn, New York
Blue Kim 25 Brand strategist New York City, New York
Bowie Jane Ball 45 Barrister & DJ Los Angeles, California
Cameron Hardin 34 Stay-at-home father Eastman, Georgia
Cirie Fields 53 Surgical director Walterboro, South Carolina
Cory Wurtenberger 21 College student Weston, Florida
Felicia Cannon 63 Real estate agent Kennesaw, Georgia
Hisam Goueli 45 Geriatric physician Seattle, Washington
Izzy Gleicher 32 Professional flutist New York City, New York
Jag Bains 25 Truck company owner Omak, Washington
Jared Fields 25 Exterminator Norwalk, Connecticut
Kirsten Elwin 25 Molecular biologist Houston, Texas
Matt Klotz 27 Deaflympics gold medalist Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mecole Hayes 30 Political consultant Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Red Utley 37 Sales Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Reilly Smedley 24 Bartender Nashville, Tennessee
Luke Valentine 30 Illustrator Coral Springs, Florida 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 [20]U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating (18–49)
Week 1
8561"Episode 1"Day 1August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02)3.41[21]0.7[21]
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[22]0.7[22]
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 required 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"TBAAugust 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)N/ATBA
8594"Episode 4"TBAAugust 10, 2023 (2023-08-10)N/ATBA
Week 2
8605"Episode 5"TBAAugust 13, 2023 (2023-08-13)N/ATBA
8616"Episode 6"TBAAugust 16, 2023 (2023-08-16)N/ATBA
8627"Episode 7"TBAAugust 17, 2023 (2023-08-17)N/ATBA
Week 3
8638"Episode 8"TBAAugust 20, 2023 (2023-08-20)N/ATBA
8649"Episode 9"TBAAugust 23, 2023 (2023-08-23)N/ATBA
86510"Episode 10"TBAAugust 24, 2023 (2023-08-24)N/ATBA
Week 4
86611"Episode 11"TBAAugust 27, 2023 (2023-08-27)N/ATBA
86712"Episode 12"TBAAugust 30, 2023 (2023-08-30)N/ATBA
86813"Episode 13"TBAAugust 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)N/ATBA

Voting history

Color key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Head of Household
  Nominated for eviction
  Immune from eviction
  Not eligible to vote
  Evicted
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 100 Finale
Head of
Household 		Reilly (None)
Nominations
(pre-veto) 		Cory
Felicia
Jared
Kirsten
Veto winner Hisam (None)
Nominations
(post-veto) 		Felicia
Kirsten
America
Blue
Bowie Jane
Cameron
Cirie
Cory
Felicia Nominated
Hisam
Izzy
Jag
Jared
Kirsten Nominated
Matt
Mecole
Red
Reilly Head of
Household
Luke Expelled
(Day 8)
Evicted Luke
Expelled
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.

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.[23]

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

Casting

Casting began around March 2023, with the first open-call auditions conducted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.[25] One of these casting calls was conducted from March 1 through 11, 2023, at West Hollywood.[26] Furthermore, it was also revealed the cast would consist entirely of new players.[27]

Production design

The house is located at the Radford Studio Center in Los Angeles, California.[28] This season is outfitted with 90 HD cameras and more than 113 microphones.[28] 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.[29]

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.[30]

The living area of the house is decorated in a space theme with brown and blue accents,[31] 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.[30]

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.[32] It expected to conclude on November 9, 2023.[33]The series is set to air three episodes a week, initially following its regular schedule on Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday.[34] When the 2023–24 television season begins the Wednesday episode will shift to Tuesday.[35] A 25th anniversary celebration special aired prior to the premiere featuring several former HouseGuests, on July 26.[36][37]

Streaming

Following a controversial decision to eliminate live feeds on the show's Canadian counterpart, Big Brother Canada,[38] 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.[39][40] Additionally, the live feeds can also be streamed on the streaming platform Pluto TV.[41]

Reception

On August 9th, houseguest Luke Valentine used a racial slur while conversing with other houseguests Cory, Hisam, and Jared. The former two were visibly uncomfortable and exited the room. The latter stayed to comfort Valentine, who gave an apology to Jared.[42] Later that day, Valentine trended on Twitter with fans and former houseguests calling for him to be expelled from the Big Brother house in favor of allowing both black houseguests on the block at the time, Felicia and Kirsten, to remain in the house. Valentine was later expelled, with the removal to be explained on the August 10th episode of the show. [43]

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