Lists of Big Brother (American TV series) episodes
Big Brother is a United States reality television series based on the Dutch television series of the same name created by John de Mol Jr. in 1997.[1] The series premiered on July 5, 2000.[2] The series follows a group of contestants, known as HouseGuests, who live together in a custom–built home under constant surveillance.[3] The HouseGuests are completely isolated from the outside world and generally have no communication from the outside world.[4] In the first season, HouseGuests would nominate two of their fellow HouseGuests.[5] The two HouseGuests with the most votes would be "marked for banishment" and the public then voted on whom to "banish" from the house.[6] When three HouseGuests remained, the public voted on the winner.[7] Despite an initial successful start, ratings and critical reaction continued to grow increasingly negative.[8] This led to the second season being a revamp of the show featuring a more competition–based challenge.[9] Starting with the second season, HouseGuests compete in a series of competitions to win power and safety, they then vote to "evict" one of their own until there are only two HouseGuests remaining.[10] In finale episodes, previous HouseGuests vote on who they think they should win the game, with the HouseGuest who receives the most votes being declared the winner and receiving the grand prize.[7] Casting is currently underway for a 26th season.[11]
As of November 9, 2023,[update] 897 episodes of Big Brother have aired, concluding the twenty-fifth season.
^ abFor the first season and Over the Top, the public voted to determine the winner between the three finalists. The voting percentages were not revealed for Over the Top; however, it was revealed that the margin of victory was within 20,000 votes between the winner and the first runner–up.
^Also known as Big Brother: 'Til Death Do You Part
^Although technically containing 11 episodes, the two episodes between episode 5 and episode 7 were officially numbered 6.1 and 6.2, leaving the official episode number at 10.
^For the Reindeer Games, the winner was determined by a competition tournament between the four finalists.
Julie Chen Moonves and Nischelle Turner look back on the previous twenty-four seasons of Big Brother. The two provided an analysis into contestants, competitions, production designs, showmances, and gameplay. Notable former HouseGuests were interviewed about their favorite moments from the series. A sneak peek was shown into the house design for the twenty-fifth season.
^Turner, Cynthia (June 21, 2006). "Wednesday, June 21st, 2006". Cynopsis Media. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.