Big Brother 20 (American season)
Big Brother 20 is the twentieth season of the American reality television series Big Brother.[1] It is based upon the Dutch series of the same name.
It was renewed in August 2016 as part of a double renewal for seasons nineteen and twenty. Julie Chen, credited as Julie Chen Moonves from episode 35 onwards,[2] returned as host.[3][4]
Sixteen new competitors, known as House Guests, were announced to be competing and their identities were released in June 2018. Each week in the game, House Guests compete in a series of competitions and then vote to eliminate, or "evict", one of their own until there are only two remaining. In the finale episode previous House Guests vote on who they think they should win the game with the House Guest who receives the most votes being declared the winner.
The season premiered on June 27, 2018 on CBS in the United States[5] and is set to conclude on September 26, 2018 consisting of forty episodes and lasting for 99 days, tying the eighteenth season to be the longest U.S. season to date. The season also received many controversies and criticisms throughout the season but received mostly positive viewing figures. Despite an uncertain future for the show, CBS began accepting applications for a future season in September 2018. After 99 days in the Big Brother House, the September 26, 2018 finale saw Kaycee Clark crowned the winner of Big Brother in a 5–4 vote over Tyler Crispen.
Production
Development
The series was announced in August 2016 as part of a double renewal for Big Brother 19 and Big Brother 20.[6] Along with the series the 24/7 live feeds returned with a CBS All Access subscription and Big Brother: After Dark is also returned on Pop.[7] The season is produced by Endemol Shine North America and Fly on the Wall Entertainment. Julie Chen returned as host and Allison Grodner as well as Rich Meehan returned as Executive Producers.[8] CBS began allowing online applications in September 2017, however open casting calls did not begin until March 2018.[9][10] Celebrity Big Brother winner and runner up Marissa Jaret Winokur and Ross Mathews host a new companion show known as Off the Block with Ross and Marissa following the end of former House Guest Jeff Schroeder's Big Brother Live Chat.[11]
Prize
The last remaining House Guest is set to receive a prize of $500,000.[12]
Main Twists
This season's main theme and twists centered on technology.
BB App Store
For the first three weeks, viewers were asked a series of questions about their opinions on the remaining House Guests. The House Guest who was named in the most overall answers was deemed the "top trending" House Guest of the week and earned a "Power App", which would give them an advantage in the game, while the House Guest who was answered the least was deemed "least trending" was given a "Crap App", which gave them a punishment. Once HouseGuests received an app, they were no longer eligible to receive one in the future.
Week | Top trending | Power App | Least trending | Crap App | Punishment | ||
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Name | Ability | Status | |||||
1 | Sam | Bonus Life | To be used immediately after a HouseGuest is evicted from the house, this power will give that House Guest a chance to return to the game via a competition. This power must be used in the first three evictions, or else the fourth evicted House Guest will automatically be given the chance to return. | Used (by default) |
Faysal | Hamazon | The House Guest will routinely be given packages of ham, which they must consume on arrival. (As Faysal is Muslim, a vegetarian ham substitute was used instead.) |
2 | Tyler | The Cloud | The House Guest has the power to make themselves immune from nomination during one Nomination or Veto Ceremony of their choice over the following eight weeks. | Not used | Rachel | Yell! | For 24 hours, an angry reviewer was unleashed into the house at random times to loudly give the House Guest feedback on their game. |
3 | Bayleigh | Identity Theft | The House Guest can secretly replace the HoH's nominations with two of their own. This does not affect replacement nominations and can be used until eight players remain. | Not used | Haleigh | Read It! | Periodically throughout the week, the House Guest must wear a costume and read Hamlet in a Shakespearean accent. This punishment will continue until the entire play has been read. |
H@cker Competition
On Day 44, following Rachel's eviction, a new twist was unleashed on the HouseGuests called the "H@cker Competition". It lets one HouseGuest hack the game for a week. After the nominations, all of the HouseGuests compete in a competition at the same time in different rooms, making the winner anonymous to the other HouseGuests. The winner of the competition is able to "hack" the game in three different ways. First, they can replace one of the Head of Household's nominations and change it to someone of their choosing. Second, they get to select one of the three participants chosen for the Power of Veto competition. Finally, they can nullify one vote at the live eviction.
Week | H@cker | Ability | Action |
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6 | Haleigh | 1. Replace one nomination 2. Pick one veto player 3. Nullify one eviction vote |
1. Took Scottie off the Block and nominated Tyler in his place 2. Picked Kaycee to play in the veto 3. Nullified Tyler's vote during the live eviction |
7 | Kaycee | 1. Took herself off the Block and nominated Rockstar in her place 2. Picked Tyler to play in the veto 3. Nullified Faysal's vote during the live eviction |
Jury Battleback
The first four jury members had the opportunity to battle each other for a chance to return to the game. The competition between Bayleigh, Rockstar, Scottie, and Faysal aired on August 30, 2018 in episode 29 following the live eviction. Scottie was the winner and returned to the game.
HouseGuests
The HouseGuests were announced on Monday, June 18 at 7 AM PDT through the CBS website.[13]
Other appearances
All evicted HouseGuests appear on the Facebook Watch exclusive Off the Block with Ross and Marissa for an extended interview following their evictions.[14] Tyler Crispen appeared in the second episode of TKO: Total Knock Out as a contestant.[15] Crispen finished in third place and received $2,500.[16]
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Day(s) | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18-49) | ||||||
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667 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Day 1 | June 27, 2018 | 5.33[17] | 1.5/7[17] | ||||||
668 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Days 2-5 | June 28, 2018 | 5.13[18] | 1.4/6[18] | ||||||
669 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Days 5-9 | July 1, 2018 | 4.78[19] | 1.2/6[19] | ||||||
670 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Days 9-12 | July 4, 2018 | 3.95[20] | 0.9/5[20] | ||||||
671 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Days 12-16 | July 5, 2018 | 4.96[21] | 1.3/6[21] | ||||||
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672 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Days 16-17 | July 8, 2018 | 5.11[22] | 1.3/6[22] | ||||||
673 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Days 17-20 | July 11, 2018 | 5.43[23] | 1.5/7[23] | ||||||
674 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Days 20-23 | July 12, 2018 | 5.32[24] | 1.5/6[24] | ||||||
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675 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Days 23-24 | July 15, 2018 | 5.19[25] | 1.4/6[25] | ||||||
676 | 10 | "Episode 10" | Days 24-27 | July 18, 2018 | 5.24[26] | 1.4/6[26] | ||||||
677 | 11 | "Episode 11" | Days 27-30 | July 19, 2018 | 5.58[27] | 1.6/7[27] | ||||||
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678 | 12 | "Episode 12" | Days 27, 30-31 | July 22, 2018 | 5.45[28] | 1.5/6[28] | ||||||
679 | 13 | "Episode 13" | Days 31-34 | July 25, 2018 | 5.69[29] | 1.5/6[29] | ||||||
680 | 14 | "Episode 14" | Days 34-37 | July 26, 2018 | 5.44[30] | 1.5/6[30] | ||||||
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681 | 15 | "Episode 15" | Days 37-38 | July 29, 2018 | 5.40[31] | 1.5/6[31] | ||||||
682 | 16 | "Episode 16" | Days 38-41 | August 1, 2018 | 5.55[32] | 1.5/6[32] | ||||||
683 | 17 | "Episode 17" | Days 41-44 | August 2, 2018 | 5.61[33] | 1.5/6[33] | ||||||
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684 | 18 | "Episode 18" | Days 44-45 | August 5, 2018 | 5.57[34] | 1.6/7[34] | ||||||
685 | 19 | "Episode 19" | Days 45-48 | August 8, 2018 | 5.63[35] | 1.6/8[35] | ||||||
686 | 20 | "Episode 20" | Days 48-51 | August 9, 2018 | 4.99[36] | 1.4/7[36] | ||||||
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687 | 21 | "Episode 21" | Days 51-52 | August 12, 2018 | 5.74[37] | 1.6/8[37] | ||||||
688 | 22 | "Episode 22" | Days 52-55 | August 15, 2018 | 5.82[38] | 1.7/8[38] | ||||||
689 | 23 | "Episode 23" | Days 55-58 | August 16, 2018 | 5.71[39] | 1.7/8[39] | ||||||
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690 | 24 | "Episode 24" | Days 58-59 | August 19, 2018 | 5.80[40] | 1.6/7[40] | ||||||
691 | 25 | "Episode 25" | Days 59-61 | August 22, 2018 | 5.70[41] | 1.6/8[41] | ||||||
692 | 26 | "Episode 26" | Days 61-65 | August 23, 2018 | 5.61[42] | 1.6/8[42] | ||||||
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693 | 27 | "Episode 27" | Days 65-66 | August 26, 2018 | 5.67[43] | 1.6/7[43] | ||||||
694 | 28 | "Episode 28" | Days 66-69 | August 29, 2018 | 5.77[44] | 1.6/8[44] | ||||||
695 | 29 | "Episode 29" | Days 69-72 | August 30, 2018 | 4.54[45] | 1.3/5[45] | ||||||
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696 | 30 | "Episode 30" | Days 72-73 | September 2, 2018 | 4.66[46] | 1.3/7[46] | ||||||
697 | 31 | "Episode 31" | Days 73-76 | September 5, 2018 | 5.52[47] | 1.6/8[47] | ||||||
698 | 32 | "Episode 32" | Days 76-79 | September 6, 2018 | 5.21[48] | 1.5/6[48] | ||||||
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699 | 33 | "Episode 33" | Days 79-80 | September 9, 2018 | 5.48[49] | 1.6/6[49] | ||||||
700 | 34 | "Episode 34" | Days 80-83 | September 12, 2018 | 5.70[50] | 1.5/7[50] | ||||||
701 | 35 | "Episode 35" | Days 83-86 | September 13, 2018 | 5.57[51] | 1.6/7[51] | ||||||
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702 | 36 | "Episode 36" | N/A | September 16, 2018 | 6.36[52] | 1.7/6[52] | ||||||
703 | 37 | "Episode 37" | Days N/A-91 | September 19, 2018 | 5.56[53] | 1.5/7[53] | ||||||
704 | 38 | "Episode 38" | Days 91-92 | September 20, 2018 | 5.68[54] | 1.5/7[54] | ||||||
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705 | 39 | "Episode 39" | Days 93-N/A Various[a] | September 23, 2018 | 5.44[55] | 1.4/6[55] | ||||||
706 | 40 | "Episode 40" | Days N/A-99 | September 26, 2018 | 5.65[56] | 1.7/7[56] |
Notes
- ^ In episode 39 the HouseGuests looked back over their time in the game.
Have-Nots
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 |
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Brett, Kaitlyn, Scottie, Winston |
Faysal, Haleigh, JC, Rockstar |
Angela, Brett, Sam, Tyler |
Bayleigh, Kaycee, Rachel, Scottie |
Faysal, Scottie, Tyler |
none | JC, Sam, Tyler |
Faysal, Haleigh, Kaycee |
JC, Sam, Scottie |
none |
Voting history
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 79 | Day 86 | Day 87 | Day 91 | Day 99 | Finale | |||||||||||
Head of Household | Tyler | Kaitlyn | Scottie | Sam | Bayleigh | Angela | Haleigh | Faysal | Angela | Tyler | Kaycee | Tyler | Angela | JC | Kaycee | (none) |
Technology Winner | Sam Faysal |
Tyler Rachel |
Bayleigh Haleigh |
(none) | Haleigh | Kaycee | (none) | |||||||||
Nominations (pre-veto) |
Sam Steve |
Scottie Winston |
Brett Winston |
Haleigh Kaitlyn |
Brett Rachel |
Rockstar Tyler |
Angela Rockstar |
Brett Scottie |
Faysal Haleigh |
Haleigh Scottie |
Haleigh Sam |
JC Sam |
JC Sam |
Angela Tyler |
JC Tyler | |
Veto Winner | Faysal | Tyler | Scottie | Faysal | Tyler | Angela | Tyler | Brett | Kaycee | Kaycee | Kaycee | Angela | Kaycee | Kaycee | (none) | |
Nominations (post-veto) |
Sam Steve |
Swaggy C Winston |
Brett Winston |
Kaitlyn Rockstar |
Brett Rachel |
Bayleigh Rockstar |
Kaycee Rockstar |
Kaycee Scottie |
Faysal Haleigh |
Haleigh Scottie |
Haleigh Sam |
Brett Sam |
JC Sam |
Angela Tyler | ||
Kaycee | Steve | Swaggy C | Winston | Kaitlyn | Rachel | Bayleigh | Nominated | Nominated | Faysal | Scottie | Head of Household |
Brett | Sam | Angela | JC | Winner (Day 99) |
Tyler | Head of Household |
Swaggy C | Winston | Kaitlyn | Rachel | Not eligible |
Rockstar | Scottie | Faysal | Head of Household |
Haleigh | Head of Household |
Sam | Nominated | Nominated | Runner-up (Day 99) |
JC | Steve | Swaggy C | Winston | Rockstar | Rachel | Bayleigh | Rockstar | Scottie | Faysal | Scottie | Haleigh | Brett | Nominated | Head of Household |
Evicted (Day 99) |
Tyler |
Angela | Steve | Swaggy C | Winston | Kaitlyn | Rachel | Head of Household |
Rockstar | Scottie | Head of Household |
Scottie | Haleigh | Brett | Head of Household |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 93) |
Tyler |
Sam | Nominated | Swaggy C | Winston | Head of Household |
Rachel | Rockstar | Rockstar | Scottie | Haleigh | Scottie | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 91) |
Kaycee | |
Brett | Steve | Swaggy C | Nominated | Kaitlyn | Nominated | Bayleigh | Rockstar | Scottie | Faysal | Scottie | Haleigh | Nominated | Evicted (Day 86) |
Tyler | ||
Haleigh | Sam | Winston | Brett | Kaitlyn | Brett | Bayleigh | Head of Household |
Scottie | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 86) |
Tyler | |||
Scottie | Sam | Swaggy C | Head of Household |
Kaitlyn | Brett | Bayleigh | Kaycee | Nominated | Evicted (Day 65) |
Nominated | Re-evicted (Day 79) |
Kaycee | ||||
Faysal | Sam | Winston | Brett | Kaitlyn | Brett | Bayleigh | Not eligible |
Head of Household |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 72) |
Kaycee | |||||
Rockstar | Sam | Winston | Brett | Nominated | Brett | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 58) |
Kaycee | |||||||
Bayleigh | Sam | Winston | Brett | Kaitlyn | Head of Household |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 51) |
Kaycee | ||||||||
Rachel | Steve | Swaggy C | Winston | Kaitlyn | Nominated | Evicted (Day 44) | ||||||||||
Kaitlyn | Steve | Head of Household |
Brett | Nominated | Evicted (Day 37) | |||||||||||
Winston | Steve | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 30) | ||||||||||||
Swaggy C | Sam | Nominated | Evicted (Day 23) | |||||||||||||
Steve | Nominated | Evicted (Day 16) | ||||||||||||||
Notes | 1, 2 | 2 | 3 | none | 4 | none | 5 | none | 6 | none | 7 | |||||
Evicted | Steve 7 of 13 votes to evict |
Swaggy C 8 of 12 votes to evict |
Winston 6 of 11 votes to evict |
Kaitlyn 9 of 10 votes to evict |
Rachel 5 of 9 votes to evict |
Bayleigh 6 of 7 votes to evict |
Rockstar 5 of 6 votes to evict |
Scottie 6 of 6 votes to evict |
Faysal 4 of 5 votes to evict |
Scottie Won re-entry into game |
Haleigh 4 of 4 votes to evict |
Brett 3 of 3 votes to evict |
Sam 2 of 2 votes to evict |
Angela Kaycee's choice to evict |
JC Kaycee's choice to evict |
Tyler 4 votes to win |
Kaitlyn Lost re-entry into game |
Scottie 5 of 5 votes to evict |
Kaycee 5 votes to win |
Notes
- ^Note 1 : As the winner of the opening competition, Swaggy C had the power to grant immunity to two move-in groups. He chose group 3 and group 4. The immune HouseGuests were not able to compete in the Head of Household competition.
- ^Note 2 : Each week in the BB App Store a power app and crap app were released into the game. The winner of the crap app is represented in italics.
- ^Note 3 : Due to Sam not using her Bonus Life Power App, the Bonus Life automatically activated for the 4th eviction and Kaitlyn received a chance to re-enter the house. However, she was unable to complete the challenge and was ultimately evicted.
- ^Note 4 : The H@cker earned the power to remove one of the HoH's nominations (represented by
strikethroughfont) and secretly replace it with their own (represented by bold font). The H@cker was also able to stop one HouseGuest from voting at the live eviction. - ^Note 5 : In Week 10, the first four jurors, Bayleigh, Rockstar, Scottie, and Faysal, competed for an opportunity to return to the house. Scottie won the challenge and re-entered the house on Day 72.
- ^Note 6 : This week was a double eviction week. Following Haleigh's eviction, the remaining HouseGuests played a week's worth of games—including HoH and Veto competitions and Nomination, Veto and Eviction ceremonies—during the remainder of the live show, culminating in a second eviction for the week.
- ^Note 7 : During the finale, the jury members voted for which finalist should win Big Brother.
Controversies and criticisms
Joseph Charles "JC" Mounduix received criticism after he was shown using an ice cream scooper on the genitals of his other HouseGuests. Mounduix later told fellow HouseGuest Kaycee Clark to open up her vagina, saying it "feels good".[57]
Viewers questioned Angela Rummans and Rachel Swindler after they were caught on the live feeds making racist remarks, referencing fellow HouseGuest, Bayleigh Dayton. Rummans called her tan "ghetto", while Swindler compared her skin tone to Dayton's, who is African American. CBS later released a statement and warned Rummans and Swindler with future consequences.[58]
Since the start of the live feeds, Kaitlyn Herman has been criticized from viewers for her feelings and actions towards several men in the Big Brother House, while being in a 5-year relationship outside of the house. In Week 3, Herman's then-boyfriend released a statement on Twitter, stating that he wanted to distance himself from the show and situation.[59]
Kaitlyn Herman and Joseph Charles "JC" Mounduix both came under fire after they used the n-word in separate occasions.[60] Herman used the word as she was singing the lyrics of a Drake song. Mounduix used the word after fellow HouseGuest Bayleigh Dayton, who is African American, asked Mounduix if there is a "difference between a midget and a dwarf". Offended, Mounduix said that the word "midget" is a derogatory term and then compared it to the n-word.[61][62] Many came to the defense of the two, saying that they didn't use the word towards someone.[63] Herman later apologized for using the word on an Instagram live stream.[64]
During a live eviction episode, HouseGuest Brett Robinson called out Angela "Rockstar" Lantry in his eviction speech for "strategic purposes".[65] Lantry responded by confronting Robinson in his face claiming that it was her daughter's birthday.[66] Lantry later called Robinson a "rich, snobby, white-privileged-ass dude".[67] Later that night, Lantry confronted Robinson with pots and pans[68] during which she exclaimed that Robinson has a "micropenis".[69] Upon confrontation, Lantry sat between Robinson's legs whom repeatedly asked her to get off of him.[70]
Joseph Charles "JC" Mounduix was criticized by fans after he asked Rachel Swindler if she was transgender, stating that she has "a big Adam's apple." Mounduix proceeded to feel Swindler's neck, but she told him to stop. Moments later, he began to touch Swindler's neck again before being stopped by her.[71]
Viewers perceived some of Bayleigh Dayton's comments about Faysal Shafaat as being anti-Muslim. After Shafaat, a Muslim, complained about his in-house crush Haleigh Broucher talking about her past sexual experiences, Dayton claimed in private that Shafaat should "go find a virgin" and that he should "go to Pakistan and [get himself] one" because "that's what they do." Many viewers interpreted "they" as meaning Muslims.[72]
During a conversation between Dayton and Lantry, Dayton claimed that Lantry was the only white person who she knew that didn't like white people. Dayton then said that Lantry dislikes "normal white people" more than she does.[73] Days later, in a conversation with Haleigh Broucher, Dayton referred to her housemates as "crazy-ass white people."[74] Many viewers saw Dayton's statements as racist.[75]
Joseph Charles "JC" Mounduix was criticized by both fans and his fellow housemates for making light of the #MeToo movement after making jokes at the movement's expense.[76]
Joseph Charles "JC" Mounduix was once again involved in two separate sexual misconduct incidents in which he was accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault.[77] While sleeping in the same bed, Mounduix was seen caressing Tyler Crispen’s arm, face, and chest, as well as kissing his armpit while Crispen was sleeping.[78] The following morning Crispen stated to Kaycee Clark "I’m sleeping alone tonight — JC is not sleeping with me".[79] Mounduix explained his version by stating that he was "comforting Crispen who was having nightmares".[80] Later, Mounduix opened the toilet door while HouseGuest Haleigh Broucher was using it.[81] Broucher repeatedly asked Mounduix to close the door whom refused and tied the door open.[82] Broucher then yelled for assistance from production[83] and later filed a complaint with executive producer Allison Grodner.[84] The producers later released a statement saying that neither Crispen nor Broucher filed official complaints and that the two had expressed to them that they "did not feel threatened or unsafe by Mounduix's actions."[77]
During a live eviction speech, HouseGuest Scottie Salton made sexual and vulgar comments towards HouseGuests Tyler Crispen and Angela Rummans. He hinted that Crispen received oral sex from Rummans, which got censored out by CBS.[85]
Haleigh Broucher was criticized by both fans and her fellow houseguests after making a joke about disabled people.[86] During a conversation with Tyler Crispen and Joseph "JC" Mounduix, Broucher opened a fortune cookie that read, "Nothing can stop you from reaching your goals."[87] After reading the quote, she responded by saying "That is not true because if you are paralyzed, you cannot reach anything."[86] Crispen was quick to call her out, telling Broucher that it was "the worst thing [he had] ever heard [her] say".[88] Crispen then told Broucher that she needed "to rephrase" what she had just said, to which Mounduix added that he had seen disabled people achieve their goals.[86]
On finale night, Swaggy C, proposed to contestant Bayleigh Dayton. This sparked controversy among rumours that she got pregnant while in the Big Brother House. They later confirmed in a video that while in the house, Bayleigh did get pregnant but she suffered a miscarriage.
Reception
Viewing figures
Unless noted below all episode aired in the United States on Sundays and Wednesdays at 8:00 Eastern Standard Time (7:00 Central Standard Time) and live Thursdays at 9:00 EST (8:00 CST).[89]
# | Air Date | United States | Source | |||
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18–49 (rating/share) |
Viewers (millions) |
Rank (timeslot) |
Rank (night) | |||
1 | Wednesday, June 27, 2018 | 1.5/7 | 5.33 | 1 | 1 | [17] |
2 | Thursday, June 28, 2018 | 1.4/6 | 5.13 | 1 | 1 | [18] |
3 | Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 1.2/6 | 4.78 | 1 | 1 | [19] |
4 | Wednesday, July 4, 2018 | 0.9/5 | 3.95 | 1 | 2 | [20] |
5 | Thursday, July 5, 2018 | 1.3/6 | 4.96 | 1 | 1 | [21] |
6 | Sunday, July 8, 2018 | 1.3/6 | 5.11 | 1 | 1 | [22] |
7 | Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | 1.5/7 | 5.43 | 1 | 1 | [23] |
8 | Thursday, July 12, 2018 | 1.5/6 | 5.32 | 1 | 1 | [24] |
9 | Sunday, July 15, 2018 | 1.4/6 | 5.19 | 1 | 1 | [25] |
10 | Wednesday, July 18, 2018 | 1.4/6 | 5.24 | 1 | 1 | [26] |
11 | Thursday, July 19, 2018 | 1.6/7 | 5.58 | 1 | 1 | [27] |
12 | Sunday, July 22, 2018 | 1.5/6 | 5.45 | 1 | 1 | [28] |
13 | Wednesday, July 25, 2018 | 1.5/6 | 5.69 | 1 | 1 | [29] |
14 | Thursday, July 26, 2018 | 1.5/6 | 5.44 | 1 | 1 | [30] |
15 | Sunday, July 29, 2018 | 1.5/6 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | [31] |
16 | Wednesday, August 1, 2018 | 1.5/6 | 5.55 | 1 | 1 | [32] |
17 | Thursday, August 2, 2018 | 1.5/6 | 5.61 | 1 | 2 | [33] |
18 | Sunday, August 5, 2018 | 1.6/7 | 5.57 | 1 | 1 | [34] |
19 | Wednesday, August 8, 2018 | 1.6/8 | 5.63 | 1 | 1 | [35] |
20 | Thursday, August 9, 2018 | 1.4/7 | 4.99 | 1 | 1 | [36] |
211 | Sunday, August 12, 2018 | 1.6/8 | 5.74 | 1 | 1 | [37] |
22 | Wednesday, August 15, 2018 | 1.7/8 | 5.82 | 1 | 1 | [38] |
23 | Thursday, August 16, 2018 | 1.7/8 | 5.71 | 1 | 1 | [39] |
24 | Sunday, August 19, 2018 | 1.6/7 | 5.80 | 1 | 1 | [40] |
25 | Wednesday, August 22, 2018 | 1.6/8 | 5.70 | 1 (tied) | 2 | [41] |
26 | Thursday, August 23, 2018 | 1.6/8 | 5.61 | 1 | 1 | [42] |
27 | Sunday, August 26, 2018 | 1.6/7 | 5.67 | 1 (tied) | 2 | [43] |
28 | Wednesday, August 29, 2018 | 1.6/8 | 5.77 | 1 | 1 | [44] |
29 | Thursday, August 30, 2018 | 1.3/5 | 4.54 | 1 | 1 | [45] |
30 | Sunday, September 2, 2018 | 1.3/7 | 4.66 | 1 | 1 | [46] |
31 | Wednesday, September 5, 2018 | 1.6/8 | 5.52 | 1 | 1 | [47] |
32 | Thursday, September 6, 2018 | 1.5/6 | 5.21 | 2 | 3 | [48] |
33 | Sunday, September 9, 2018 | 1.6/6 | 5.48 | 3 | 6 | [49] |
34 | Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | 1.5/7 | 5.70 | 2 | 2 | [50] |
35 | Thursday, September 13, 2018 | 1.6/7 | 5.57 | 1 | 1 | [51] |
362 | Sunday, September 16, 2018 | 1.7/6 | 6.36 | 2 | 5 | [52] |
37 | Wednesday, September 19, 2018 | 1.5/7 | 5.56 | 2 | 2 | [53] |
38 | Thursday, September 20, 2018 | 1.5/7 | 5.68 | 1 | 1 | [54] |
39 | Sunday, September 23, 2018 | 1.4/6 | 5.44 | 3 | 6 | [55] |
40 | Wednesday, September 26, 2018 | 1.7/7 | 5.65 | 1 | 3 (tied) | [56] |
- ^Note 1 : Episode 21 was delayed to 8:20 PM EST (7:20 PM CST) due to the 2018 PGA Championship golf event running long.[90]
- ^Note 2 : Episode 36 was delayed to 8:37 PM EST (7:37 PM CST) due to an NFL football game running long.[91]
Uncertain future
The American adaptation of Big Brother has aired on CBS since its inception on July 5, 2000 with Julie Chen as host. Following two articles published by The New Yorker by Ronan Farrow in July and September 2018 where several women accused Chen's husband Les Moonves of harassment, intimidation, and sexual misconduct, effective September 9, 2018, Moonves departed CBS Corporation as President, Chairman and CEO with Joseph Ianniello appointed as President and Acting CEO. In response to the claims against him, Moonves released a statement denying the allegations.[92] After the first article was published, Chen released a statement on Twitter in July defending her husband.[93]
While Chen was initially confirmed to return to the ninth season of her other CBS show The Talk, she was absent from the season premiere that aired on September 10, 2018. Chen issued a statement where she was taking a few days off, but would continue with Big Brother. Chen's first television appearance since Moonves' departure was the live eviction on September 13, 2018, where she closed out the episode with "From outside the Big Brother house... I'm Julie Chen Moonves, good night."[94] The new sign-off broke with an established pattern that Chen has used in the past on Big Brother and showcased her support for her husband, while it received a mix response from fans and viewers on Twitter.[95][96] Chen subsequently announced her departure from The Talk in a pre-recorded segment that aired on the September 18, 2018 episode where she stood outside the Big Brother house. Chen will continue to host Big Brother.[97]
The twentieth season has been confirmed since August 10, 2016 as part of a two-year renewal between CBS and Fly on the Wall Entertainment, in association with Endemol Shine North America.[98] Celebrity Big Brother was renewed for a second season on May 12, 2018 during CBS' annual upfront for the 2018–19 television season.[99] Speculation on the status of the show intensified after the departure of Moonves from CBS, with fans of the show and former HouseGuests began spreading the hashtag #SaveBBUSA in an attempt to get the program renewed.[100] Unnamed insiders close to the production of the show have cast doubt if Chen would return to host potential future installments if CBS renews the show.[101] In an article from US Weekly, an insider noted that former HouseGuests Will Kirby, Ross Mathews, and Big Brother Canada host Arisa Cox have been mentioned as potential replacements in the event that Chen does not to return, while TMZ reported that Chen will continue with the show if the network decides to renew it.[102][103]
However, despite the show's uncertain future, CBS began accepting online applications for a twenty-first season on September 20, 2018.[9]
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