Big Brother 21 (US)

Big Brother 21 (US)
Season Information
Country	United States
Host	Julie Chen-Moonves
Season	21
Prize Money	$500,000
No. of Houseguests	16
No. of Days	99
Winner	Jackson Michie
Runner(s)-up	Holly Allen
Returnees	David Alexander (BB22) Nicole Anthony (BB22)
Production
Network	CBS CBS All Access (live feeds) Pop (BBAD)
Executive Producers	Allison Grodner Rich Meehan
Challenge Producers	Heath Luman
Casting	Robyn Kass
Announcers	Don Wollman Clayton Halsey
Production Company	Fly on the Wall Entertainment Endemol Shine North America
Season Run	June 25, 2019 - September 25, 2019
Filming Dates	June 19, 2019 - September 25, 2019
No. of Episodes	40
Viewership	4.27m
Companion Shows	Big Brother: After Dark
Cast
Opening Sequence
Series Chronology
Previous Season	Big Brother 20 (US)
Next Season	Big Brother 22 (US)

Big Brother 21 (US) is the 21st season of the broadcast edition of Big Brother (U.S.) and the 24th season overall.

Background

Development

Promotional Logo

CBS announced that Big Brother had been renewed for a twenty-first and twenty-second season on May 15, 2019. CBS later announced on May 20, that the twenty-first season was set to premiere on June 25, 2019. Unnamed insiders close to the production of the show previously cast doubt if Julie Chen would return to host following sexual misconduct allegations against her husband Les Moonves. Chen Moonves however, returned for Celebrity Big Brother 2 (US) and it was later announced that Julie Chen Moonves would return to season 21.

Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan to return as executive producers for the series which is produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment, in association with Endemol Shine North America.

Casting

Despite not having an official renewal announcement from CBS at the time, casting for the season was open until April 2019. Kassting, Inc. returned to provide casting services for a twentieth consecutive season since season 2 with Robyn Kass serving as the casting director.

It was then announced by former season 11 & season 13 contestant, Jeff Schroeder that the houseguests would officially be introduced on June 17 at 11 AM ET/8 AM PT on the live feeds, after they were released an hour earlier.

Cast Relationships

Moments after the cast was revealed, it was noticed by fans that many of the new houseguests have a relationship with one another. Christie Murphy used to date Tommy Bracco's aunt and is tagged in many of each other's Instagram photos. It was revealed by Rob Has a Podcast Live Feed Correspondent, Brent Wolgamott that Holly Allen and Kathryn Dunn were friends and knew that they would be cast together for weeks prior to sequester.

Air Schedule

The season features an initial time slot change from previous seasons; new episodes are set to air on a Sunday/Tuesday/Wednesday schedule through the first six episodes before returning to a traditional Sunday/Wednesday/Thursday schedule as in previous seasons.

The 24/7 internet live feeds are also expected to return with a CBS All Access subscription following the two-night season premiere on June 26. In addition, Big Brother: After Dark is expected to return on Pop also following the two-night premiere on June 26 or June 27, depending on viewers local time zones.

House Reveal

As with previous seasons, the program is filmed at CBS Studios, sound stage 18 in a custom-built two story house. The House is equipped with 94 high-definition cameras and over 113 microphones in order to monitor and record the houseguests. The living room, three bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, and lounge room are located on the first floor. The Head of Household bedroom and bathroom, and an additional lounge area known as the "Sky Bridge" are located on the second floor. The second floor is accessible by a ladder located in the entry way or a spiral staircase located in the kitchen next to the sliding glass doors that lead to the backyard. The backyard area features outdoor amenities for the houseguests. Entertainment Tonight showed the first look at the house with Kevin Frazier during their episode on the night of June 20, 2019. Entertainment Tonight then released a sneak peek of the house through a brief tour on their website on June 21. Meanwhile, a full house tour with the host, Julie Chen, and other photos were released through the show's social media outlets.

The house theme matched the season's overall theme and received a camp theme; Production Designer Scott Storey designed the house's features. The living room features a birch-wood coffee table and a large and a 23-foot triangular window illuminated by LED lights. The first bedroom features a "sleeping under the stars" theme and includes two double-beds and the exterior of a camper. The camper, is only a facade into the second bedroom which features three double-beds and is assumed to be that of a camp counselor's bedroom. The third and final downstairs bedroom is a sports-themed bedroom primarily based from archery. In the kitchen many of the appliances have been redone in an attempted to blend them in with the rest of the theme, an electronic camp fire has been added to the center of formal dining table. The downstairs lounge area received a boat theme while the bathroom received a boat house like theme. The upstairs lounge area, for the first time in the series history is also accessible by a ladder from the entry way, has been updated to resemble a tree house; the Head of Household bedroom and bathroom have been changed to resemble a Moroccan-style bedroom. The backyard features a pool with kayak's and an attached hot tub, lawn chairs surround the back yard which also features a pool table and a washer and dryer, workout equipment, outdoor lounge areas, a hammock, and a mini-fridge.

House Pictures

Living Room

Dining Room

Kitchen

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Bedroom 3

Downstairs Lounge

Bathroom

HOH Room

Upstairs Lounge

Pool Area

Foyer

Multiplatform Coverage

In the pattern of the past few seasons, this season will have coverage among multiple platforms.

June 24, 2019 Press Release

““BIG BROTHER” RETURNS THIS SUMMER WITH MULTIPLATFORM PROGRAMMING FOR 21ST SEASONCBS All Access’ “Big Brother” Live Feeds Return;Summer Reality Hit Debuts with a Two-Night PremiereTuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26 on CBS and Streaming Live on CBS All AccessPop’s Exclusive Television Broadcast of “Big Brother After Dark” Kicks Off Wednesday, June 26 June 24, 2019 – BIG BROTHER returns this summer with exciting interactive and cross-platform programming for fans to enjoy throughout the series’ 21st season. This season’s programming includes the return of the popular 24/7 BIG BROTHER Live Feeds on the CBS All Access subscription service. Across CBS’ digital platforms, fans can expect exclusive digital content with evicted Houseguests, including interviews, never-before-seen clips and more. CBS’ summer reality hit debuts with a two-night premiere event Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK premieres on Pop Wednesday, June 26. Details of the social, interactive and multiplatform features this season include: CBS All Access BIG BROTHER Live Feeds: CBS All Access’ BIG BROTHER Live Feeds offer an in-depth, exclusive pass to the show across platforms. Fans will have the opportunity to watch all the action inside the BIG BROTHER house when the Live Feeds begin on Wednesday, June 26 at 9:00 PM, PT/Thursday, June 27 at 12:00 AM, ET. Feeds will be available through the CBS All Access subscription service on a monthly basis: limited commercials for $5.99/month or commercial-free for $9.99/month. Watch Season 21 of BIG BROTHER live and on-demand across devices: Through CBS All Access, fans across the U.S. will be able to stream the live, local broadcast of BIG BROTHER across platforms and catch up on every episode on-demand after they air. CBS All Access subscribers can watch BIG BROTHER online at CBS.com, on mobile devices via the CBS App for iOS and Android, and on Roku Players, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Fire TV, Samsung Smart TVs, Vizio Smartcast TVs and Amazon Prime Video Channels. Every episode from every season of BIG BROTHER: CBS All Access offers BIG BROTHER fans the opportunity to watch every episode from every season of BIG BROTHER. BIG BROTHER on CBS.com and the CBS App: Watch recent BIG BROTHER episodes: Fans without a CBS All Access subscription will still be able to catch up on the latest episodes from this season on CBS.com and the CBS App for mobile devices and tablets. BIG BROTHER Interactive Elements and Social Media: BIG BROTHER Social Accounts: On Twitter, fans can follow @CBSBigBrother for updates and polls on the show. On BIG BROTHER’s Facebook page, fans can get updates on the show and exclusive content all summer long from inside the house, including Facebook Stories. BIG BROTHER’s Instagram account (@CBS_BigBrother) will feature exclusive photos and familiar BIG BROTHER faces as well as Instagram stories. BIG BROTHER will be presented multiple nights of the week across broadcast and cable television: BIG BROTHER on the CBS Television Network: BIG BROTHER will again have three weekly episodes. Following the Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) two-night premiere, BIG BROTHER will be broadcast Sunday, June 30 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) and Tuesday, July 2 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). The first live eviction airs Wednesday, July 3. As of Wednesday, July 10, the show moves to its regular schedule of Wednesdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), Thursdays, featuring the live evictions (9:00-10:00 PM, LIVE ET/delayed PT), and Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). The series is hosted by Julie Chen Moonves. BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK on Pop: For the seventh consecutive year, Pop will bring fans the exclusive live television broadcast of BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (BBAD), an unfiltered late-night feed inside the BIG BROTHER house. Premiering Wednesday, June 26 (12:00-3:00 AM), BBAD will air seven nights a week for 13 straight weeks – over 250 hours of live television all summer long. For a complete schedule, please visit [www.poptv.com/bbad]

Twists

• Pre-Existing Relationships: Among the sixteen houseguests, there are various that had known each other each before entering the house. The show acknowledged that Christie Murphy was in a previous relationship with Tommy Bracco's aunt during the premiere. However, it was discovered online that Holly Allen and Kathryn Dunn had been friends for years, and are Facebook friends. The show did not acknowledge the relationship between Holly & Kathryn until Episode 14, the eviction episode for Week 4.
• Camp Director: On Night One, the houseguests had to elect a "Camp Director" to rule over the house. The winner would have the power to banish four houseguests to the Hit The Road competition where the loser would be evicted from the house.
• Hit The Road: The four banished houseguests from the Camp Director would be secluded to the backyard where they would have to battle to survive in order to stay in the house.
• Whacktivity Competition: Every week for the first three weeks, five houseguests would competed in a camp-themed competition in order to win a secret power. The winner would be awarded in private and be given a secret power. Due to Camp Comeback, any player who wins a Whacktivity Power and then gets evicted is allowed to regain the power if they return to the game.
  • Nightmare Power: After the Head of Household makes their nominations, the winner would be able to activate the power to nullify the nominations and wake everyone up in the middle of the night and force the Head of Household to name two new nominees on the spot. This power lasts for the first six nomination ceremonies.
  • Chaos Power: After the players have been drawn for the Power of Veto competition, if the winner is not satisfied with the player selection, they would be able to force the HoH and the two nominees to redraw the players. This power lasts until the Final Six.
  • Panic Power: Before the PoV Meeting, the winner may anonymously grant that week's PoV winner the Diamond Power of Veto. They have the following four Veto Meetings to activate the power.
    • Diamond Power of Veto: If granted the DPoV by the Panic Power winner, the Veto Holder has the ability to name the replacement nominee if they choose to save an initial nominee, taking that power away from the HoH.
• Camp Comeback/Previously Evicted Contestant: Starting after the second eviction, the evicted houseguest, along with the returning banished houseguest from the Hit The Road competition, would continue to live in the house. The evictees would be able to participate in the social game. They will not be able to participate in competitions and ceremonies, they will be secluded to the Camp Comeback Cabin. The twist will end after the fourth eviction. The first four evictees would battle in a Comeback Competition, where the winner returns to the main game, while the other three go home for good.
  • No Have-Nots: Due to the Camp Comeback twist causing the evicted houseguests to sleep in a room with Have-Not style living conditions, there were no formal Have-Nots for the first three weeks, meaning they were still allowed to eat real food and take warm showers. Once the Comeback twist ended in Week 4, Have-Nots came into play and the Camp Comeback Cabin became the Have-Not Room for the rest of the season.
• America's Field Trip: During Week 6, America will vote to send three houseguests on a "Field Trip". The rules are very similar to the Temptation Competition from Big Brother 19 (US). The three houseguests who receive the most votes will face off in a competition in Week 7, where the winner gets immunity, the runner-up gets a punishment, and the loser becomes the 3rd nominee.
• America's Prankster: As an addition to Prank Week, America will vote to give one houseguest the power of "America's Prankster", granting them the ability to secretly control one nominee during the week. The Prankster will overtake one of the HoH's nominations in a combination of the Co-HoH and Hacker Competition twists from Big Brother 18 (US) and Big Brother 20 (US). If the PoV is used on the Prankster Nominee, the Prankster will secretly name the replacement.

Prank Week

Prank Week took place from the end of Week 8 throughout all of Week 9, the houseguests will face a series of pranks played on them by both production and America.

• BB Birdwatching Audio Tour: On Night 64, before the eviction of Week 8, the houseguests were told to listen to the announcements playing different bird sounds and what names are associated to the sounds, as a form of studying for the upcoming HOH quiz competition. However, on Day 65, Julie revealed that none of those sounds had anything to do with the HOH competition, as the start of Prank Week. The real competition was "Prank Shot", a skill competition.
• Pie Punishment: The two houseguests who scored the lowest amount of points in the HoH competition would be given a punishment where they would have to make pies and either pie themselves, each other, or another houseguest at any time they are signaled to do so, including in the middle of the night. Because two houseguests tied for the second-lowest score, both were punished, upping the punishment to three people.
• Opening Sequence: The intro narration and segue into the opening credits was filled with pranks and clips from the previous season.
• Slimy Veto Draw: When the HoH and the two nominees place their hands into the box to select a chip during the Veto Draw, they will be sticking their hands into a vat of slime.
• Zingbot Competition: Big Brother's resident prankster, The Zingbot, will make his annual reappearance during Prank Week.
• Clown Sightings: Big Brother would constantly display projections of scary killer clowns throughout the one way mirrors within the house.

Houseguests

Winner    Jackson

Runner-Up    Holly

Jury: Holly    Nicole

Jury: Jackson    Cliff

Jury: Jackson    Tommy

Jury: Jackson    Christie

Jury: Holly    Jessica

Jury: Jackson    Nick

Jury: Jackson    Analyse

Jury: Holly    Kathryn

Jury: Jackson    Jack

Evicted    Sam

Evicted    Isabella

Evicted    Kemi

Evicted    Ovi

Evicted    David

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 1		Day 8									Day 73	Day 79			Day 99	Finale
		CD	HTR
Jackson		Jack	Camp Director	Ovi	Jessica	Cliff	Vetoed Isabella	Sam		Kathryn		Nick		Christie		Vetoed Cliff	Nicole	Winner
	Holly	Jackson	Ineligible	Ovi	Kemi	Cliff	Isabella		Jack	Kathryn	Analyse		Jessica	Christie	Rep			Runner-Up
Nicole		Jackson	Ineligible	Ovi	Kemi	Rep	Isabella	Sam	Jack	Kathryn	Analyse	Nick	Jessica		Tommy			Holly
Cliff		Jackson	Win	Vetoed Ovi	Kemi			Sam	Jack		Analyse	Nick	Rep	Christie	Vetoed Tommy	Rep		Jackson
	Tommy	Jackson	Ineligible	Ovi	Kemi	Cliff	Isabella	Sam	Jack		Analyse	Nick	Jessica					Jackson
	Christie	Jackson	Ineligible		Kemi	Cliff	Isabella	Sam	Jackson	Vetoed Kathryn		Prankster	Vetoed Jessica					Jackson
Jessica		Nick	Win	Ovi		Vetoed Nicole	Isabella	Sam		Cliff	Analyse	Nick						Holly
Nick		Jackson	Ineligible	Ovi	Kemi		Jack	Vetoed Sam	Jack	Kathryn	Christie							Jackson
Analyse		Jessica	Ineligible	Ovi	Kemi	Cliff	Isabella	Sam	Jackson	Kathryn								Jackson
	Kathryn	Jessica	Ineligible		Kemi	Nicole	Isabella	Rep	Jack									Holly
Jack		Jackson	Ineligible	Ovi		Cliff		Sam										Jackson
Sam		Jackson	Ineligible	Ovi	Kemi	Nicole	Jack
Isabella		Jackson	Ineligible	Ovi	Kemi	Nicole	Rep
Kemi		Jessica	Win	Ovi			Eliminated
Ovi		Jackson	Ineligible	Rep			Eliminated
David		Jessica	Loss				Eliminated

Key:

HOH

Nominated

Veto Winner

Rep: Replacement Nominee

Immune

Re-Entry Result

Evicted

Hit The Road Winner

Jury Member

Camp Director

Camp Comeback

Field Trip Immunity

Field Trip: Field Trip Nominee

Prankster: Prankster Nominee

Vetoed: Vetoed Field Trip Nominee

America's Prankster

• Note: Cliff was evicted for part of Week 4, before winning his way back into the house.

Whacktivity Competition History

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3
Whacktivity Power	Nightmare	Chaos	Panic
Analyse	Ineligible	Ineligible	Loss
Christie	Ineligible	Ineligible	Win
Cliff	Loss	Ineligible	Ineligible
Holly	Ineligible	Loss	Ineligible
Isabella	Loss	Ineligible	Ineligible
Jack	Ineligible	Win	Ineligible
Jackson	Ineligible	Loss	Ineligible
Jessica	Ineligible	Ineligible	Loss
Kathryn	Loss	Ineligible	Ineligible
Nick	Ineligible	Ineligible	Loss
Nicole	Loss	Ineligible	Ineligible
Sam	Ineligible	Loss	Ineligible
Tommy	Ineligible	Loss	Ineligible
Kemi	Ineligible	Ineligible
Ovi	Win
David

Have/Have-Not History

Week
1	Phase Not Active
2
3
4			+
5				+

Competition History

#		Competition		Result
Week	Day(s)	Type	Name
1	1	Hit The Road	"The Search for Camp BB"	Cliff wins safety
				Kemi wins safety
				Jessica wins safety
				David is evicted
	7	HOH	"Color Wars"	Christie wins HOH
	8	Whacktivity	Nightmare "This Stinks"	Ovi wins the Power
	9	POV	"Food Fight"	Sam wins the Veto
2	15	HOH	"BB Fireworks Quiztacular"	Jack wins HOH
	17	Whacktivity	Chaos "For Goodness Snakes"	Jack wins the Power
	19	POV	"Froggy Style"	Sam wins the Veto
3	23	HOH	"Power Shot"	Nick wins HOH
	24	Whacktivity	Panic "Madagascar Mayhem"	Christie wins the Power
	25	POV	"The Haunting of Kaitlyn Herman"	Kathryn wins the Veto
4	30	Comeback	"Path to Redemption"	Cliff returns to the game
		HOH	"Patch Perfect"	Cliff wins HOH
	32	POV	"Take It Off"	Jackson wins the Veto
5	37	HOH	"Pose In Ivy"	Holly wins HOH
	39	POV	"Counting Sheep"	Nick wins the Veto
6	44	HOH	"Camp Expo"	Jessica wins HOH
	46	POV	"Tossed In Space"	Jessica wins the Veto
7	51	HOH	"Time Me A River"	Tommy wins HOH
	52	Field Trip	"Egg-scape the Coop"	Jackson wins Safety
				Analyse is punished
				Christie is nominated
	53	POV	"OTEV the Paranoid Pigeon"	Tommy wins the Veto
8	58	HOH	"Aug-Toberfest"	Jackson wins HOH
	60	POV	"Coral Grief"	Jackson wins the Veto
9	65	HOH	"Prank Shot"	Holly wins HOH
	67	POV	"Free The Zing!"	Jackson wins the Veto
10	72	HOH	"Hold On Fright"	Jackson wins HOH
	74	POV	"Hide and Go Veto"	Tommy wins the Veto
	79	HOH	"On Thin Ice"	Nicole wins HOH
		POV	"What The Bleep?"	Cliff wins the Veto
11	80	HOH	"BB Flix & Chill"	Jackson wins HOH
	81	POV	"BB Comics"	Nicole wins the Veto
12	86	HOH	"Crash and Turn"	Nicole wins HOH
	87	Luxury	"Change of $cenery"	Jackson wins $10,000
	88	POV	"Win and You're In"	Jackson wins the Veto
13	93	HOH	"Raiders of the BB Relics"	Jackson wins Final HOH Part 1
	95		"Foggy Memory"	Holly wins Final HOH Part 2
	99		"The Jury Is Out"	Jackson wins Final HOH Part 3

Game History

#	HOH (Camp Director)	Twist Winner	Initial Nominations						Veto Holder	Used?	Final Nominations		Evicted	Vote	Finish
Week
1	Jackson										Cliff	David	David	1st Evicted Day 1
											Jessica	Kemi
	Christie	Ovi	Cliff			Kathryn			Sam		Kathryn	Ovi	Ovi	12-0	2nd Evicted Camp Comeback Day 15
2													David	Returned Camp Comeback Day 15
	Jack	Jack	Jessica			Kemi			Sam		Jessica	Kemi	Kemi	10-1	3rd Evicted Camp Comeback Day 23
3	Nick	Christie	Cliff			Jessica			Kathryn		Cliff	Nicole	Cliff	6-4	4th Evicted Camp Comeback Day 30
4													Cliff	Comeback Comp Winner Returned Day 30
	Cliff		Jack			Jackson			Jackson		Isabella	Jack	Isabella	8-2	5th Evicted Day 37
5	Holly		Nick			Sam			Nick		Kathryn	Sam	Sam	9-0	6th Evicted Day 44
6	Jessica		Jack			Jackson			Jessica		Jack	Jackson	Jack	6-2	7th Evicted 1st Jury Member Day 51
7	Tommy	Jackson	Christie		Cliff		Kathryn		Tommy		Cliff	Kathryn	Kathryn	6-1	8th Evicted 2nd Jury Member Day 58
8	Jackson		Analyse			Christie			Jackson		Analyse	Christie	Analyse	5-1	9th Evicted 3rd Jury Member Day 65
9	Holly	Nick	Christie			Nick			Jackson		Christie	Nick	Nick	5-0	10th Evicted 4th Jury Member Day 72
10	Jackson		Christie			Jessica			Tommy		Cliff	Jessica	Jessica	4-0	11th Evicted 5th Jury Member Day 79
	Nicole		Christie			Tommy			Cliff		Christie	Tommy	Christie	3-0	12th Evicted 6th Jury Member Day 79
11	Jackson		Cliff			Tommy			Nicole		Holly	Tommy	Tommy	2-0	13th Evicted 7th Jury Member Day 86
12	Nicole		Holly			Jackson			Jackson		Cliff	Holly	Cliff	1-0	14th Evicted 8th Jury Member Day 93
13	Jackson										Holly	Nicole	Nicole	1-0	15th Evicted 9th Jury Member Day 99
													Holly	6-3	Runner-Up
													Jackson		Winner

Week 1

Round 1 (Hit the Road)

Camp Director    Jackson

Banished HTR Winner - 1st    Cliff

Banished HTR Winner - 2nd    Kemi

Banished HTR Winner - 3rd    Jessica

Banished Evicted Via HTR    David

Round 2

HOH    Christie	POV    Sam	Pre-Veto Nominee    Cliff	Nominee 0 Votes    Kathryn	Post-Veto Nominee Evicted Camp Comeback 12 Votes    Ovi
Re-Entered Camp Comeback    David

Week 2

HOH    Jack

POV    Sam

Nominee 1 Vote    Jessica

Evicted Camp Comeback 10 Votes    Kemi

Week 3

HOH    Nick

POV    Kathryn

Pre-Veto Nominee    Jessica

Post-Veto Nominee 4 Votes    Nicole

Evicted Camp Comeback 6 Votes    Cliff

Week 4

Comeback Comp Winner Re-Entered HOH    Cliff	Pre-Veto Nominee POV    Jackson	Nominee 2 Votes    Jack	Post-Veto Nominee Evicted 8 Votes    Isabella
Lost Comeback Comp    David	Lost Comeback Comp    Ovi	Lost Comeback Comp    Kemi

Week 5

HOH    Holly

Pre-Veto Nominee POV    Nick

Post-Veto Nominee 0 Votes    Kathryn

Evicted 9 Votes    Sam

Week 6

HOH POV    Jessica

Nominee 2 Votes    Jackson

Evicted 6 Votes    Jack

Week 7

HOH POV    Tommy

Field Trip Immunity    Jackson

Pre-Veto Field Trip Nominee    Christie

Nominee 1 Vote    Cliff

Evicted 6 Votes    Kathryn

Week 8

HOH POV    Jackson

Nominee 1 Vote    Christie

Evicted 5 Votes    Analyse

Week 9

HOH    Holly

POV    Jackson

Prankster Nominee 0 Votes    Christie

Prankster Evicted 5 Votes    Nick

Week 10

Round 1

HOH    Jackson

POV    Tommy

Pre-Veto Nominee    Christie

Post-Veto Nominee 0 Votes    Cliff

Evicted 4 Votes    Jessica

Round 2

HOH    Nicole

POV    Cliff

Nominee 0 Votes    Tommy

Evicted 3 Votes    Christie

Week 11

HOH    Jackson

POV    Nicole

Pre-Veto Nominee    Cliff

Post-Veto Nominee 0 Votes    Holly

Evicted 2 Votes    Tommy

Week 12

HOH    Nicole

Pre-Veto Nominee POV    Jackson

Nominee 0 Votes    Holly

Post-Veto Nominee Evicted 1 Vote    Cliff

Week 13

HOH Pt. 1 Winner HOH Pt. 3 Winner    Jackson

HOH Pt. 2 Winner Nominee 0 Votes    Holly

Evicted 1 Vote    Nicole

Finale

Winner 6 Votes    Jackson

Runner-Up 3 Votes    Holly

Jury

Jackson Jack

Holly Kathryn

Jackson Analyse

Jackson Nick

Holly Jessica

Jackson Christie

Jackson Tommy

Jackson Cliff

Holly Nicole

Controversies

Premiere Night Alleged Racism

Following the two-night season premiere viewers accused houseguest Jackson Michie of discriminating against race and age.Jackson received the Camp Director power and was required to choose four houseguests to banish. Jackson chose to banish included the seasons only two African American contestants, the Hispanic-American plus size model, along with the oldest person in the house. Viewers then questioned the series for the Head of Household competition which occurred the same night and was named "Color War."

Jack Matthews' Comments

Once the 24/7 live feeds began some viewers began calling for CBS to remove HouseGuest Jack Matthews from the series. Matthews was seen on the live feeds making vicious and violent remarks about Kemi Fakunle, behind her back. About Fakunle, Matthews said that she is "fucking poison"; ahead of the Power of Veto competition he stated "B*tch, you're fucking going up and you can play your f*ckin' veto, but I'm gonna f*ck you up!" Most notably Matthews stated "F*cking Kemi makes me want to f*cking stomp a mud hole right through her chest." Aside from this Matthews was also seen making other derogatory comments against other contestants including Ovi Kabir who he called a "brown flame" and Jessica Milagros who he called a "maggot." A Change.org petition was started in an attempt to get Matthews removed from the game for Fakunle's and others safety. Matthews was warned by production about comments made and to prevent further such comments. Meanwhile other live feed viewers state that the CBS disclaimer has appeared more since the incident.

Weeks later during Week 4, Jack would make additional comments about Asian-American houseguest Isabella Wang. He was in a hammock with the members of the Six Shooters alliance, he then proceeded to make a joke about rice pudding. At that point, that would have been the second time he made a "rice pudding" joke that week.

Following Matthews' eviction Week 6, host Julie Chen-Moonves asked him about his comments, in which Matthews denied all allegations of racism.

Treatment of David Alexander

Just earlier, Jackson alongside Kathryn Dunn were talking about David in the Head of Household room where he stated that David should “Go back to Mexico" after Kathryn called him a snake. He would later on state that he would like to “mule kick him [David] in the teeth." He would go on to receiving a warning from the Diary Room, which led him to concerning about how it was being perceived in the outside world.

Treatment of Nicole Anthony

There has also been a significant amount of backlash towards HouseGuest Isabella Wang and the Gr8ful alliance for bullying fellow HouseGuest Nicole Anthony, which was shown during Episode 10. Wang has been accused of targeting and bullying Anthony because of things that she told Wang about their alliance wanting to nominate her and fellow HouseGuest Nick Maccarone for eviction, which the alliance falsely denied. Multiple fans of the show have condemned this behavior and dubbed the Gr8ful alliance the "H8ful" alliance which the narrator of the show alluded to during the episode.

Jackson As Have-Not

At the beginning of week four Cliff Hogg, as the Head of Household, was required to name four houseguests to become have-nots for the week. Have-nots are required to take cold showers, eat only slop, and sleep in less than ideal beds during the week. Along with three others Hogg named Jackson Michie to become a have-not. Despite being named as a have-not Michie was seen on the 24/7 live feeds breaking the have-not rules by stuffing his pockets full of food and eating it behind the shower wall out of camera view. Michie received no punishment normally given to houseguests who break the have-not rules. In past seasons of Big Brother houseguests have received eviction votes or other penalties for breaking the have-not rules. Viewers of the series took to social media calling for Big Brother to enforce rules as done in the past by punishing Michie and not give special treatment. After the end of week five, the have-not phase ended for the season, likely in response to the controversy surrounding Jackson, and an attempt to prevent any repeat violations. It is worth noting however, Jackson alluded to possibly having an eating disorder and that production was not made aware of that before he was cast.

Producer Reprimanded

At the 2019 Television Critics Association CBS executives were questioned about diversity and racism issues on Big Brother as well as fellow CBS television series . In an open interview with CBS executives, Big Brother was accused of giving "contestants of color unfair cuts or early eliminations" as well as editing out comments by contestants that have been interpreted as racist. CBS executives defended editors of the show stating that it's difficult to edit days worth of content into forty-minutes. Speaking on a similar but separate incident one press member specifically asked about situation of Kemi Fakunle, who after being evicted claimed series producers tried to goad her into playing the part of a "sassy black woman." It was later revealed by the Big Brother Wiki that it was Supervising Producer Christine Owen, after reports of Kemi stating that the producer she referred to as Christine.

CBS Executive Tom Sherman stated, "Well, in the case of Big Brother, a producer—we learned that a producer, in an attempt to get a soundbite from one of the houseguests overstepped. That producer was reprimanded, received unconscious bias training—as did all the producers on the show—and we don’t believe that an incident like that will happen again."|

The CBS executives in question responded by stating that they investigated the situation, found the producer in question overstepped, reprimanded the said producer, and as a result trained all of their producers. Finally, CBS executives also stated that they would "closely reexamine Big Brother 21 and see if we can do better next year."

PETA Week 5 Sheep Cruelty

The use of animals in the week five Power of Veto competition sparked criticism from viewers and national organizations accusing CBS and Big Brother of animal cruelty. In the competitions sheep had been dressed with random numbers and competing HouseGuests were required to wrangle sheep into enclosed pins to add up to a pre-defined given number. PETA, also known as the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, spoke out against CBS and Big Brother on social media stating that "Animals are not entertainment," "Animals are not yours to abuse," and calling for them to commit to not using live animals again. Additionally, viewers also took to social media calling for similar requests and speaking out against the show's current and past use of animals as well, most notably the use of snakes and cockroaches in other competitions earlier in the season.

Julie Chen Gypsy Slur

During Jack Matthews' eviction interview, aired on episode 20, host Julie Chen Moonves said a racial slur in saying, “We didn’t gyp you out of goodbye videos.” The word gyp and gypped are considered racial slurs to Gypsies. Some fans of the show commented on the situational irony when Chen Moonves was interviewing Matthews on many derogatory actions he made, but then proceeded to make a racial slur. However, many fans did not know it was a racial slur until complaints were made on social media.

Finale Night Callouts

On the live finale night, while the Final Two were being questioned by the Jury, Juror Tommy Bracco called out eventual winner Jackson Michie for being sexist and treating women harshly. During the Jury Roundtable hosted by Big Brother 2 (US) winner Will Kirby, Tommy had also mentioned that Jackson had specifically been degrading towards Kathryn Dunn and Christie Murphy.

After the votes had been cast, host Julie Chen Moonves opened up the floor for the pre-jurors, specifically Ovi Kabir, Kemi Fakunle, David Alexander and Isabella Wang to speak on all of the controversy that had struck. Ovi had called out the aforementioned bullying of Nicole Anthony done on by the Gr8ful/Unde9able alliance. Kemi called out Christie, Nick Maccarone, Jack Matthews, and Jackson on their obsession and constant bashing towards her, even after her eviction. After being led into by Julie, David had spoken on Jackson's actions on Day 1 as the Camp Director. And Isabella was able to confront Nick for cheating on her with Kathryn while they were in the Jury House and "making her look stupid", something that he promised her he would not do.

After Jackson had been crowned the winner in a vote of 6-3, his reaction was not as exciting as one would expect, with fans dubbing it "the most somber winner reveal in Big Brother history", with some suggesting that he could not truly enjoy his victory due to being called sexist and racist just moments prior to winning.

Trivia

The Season 21 Memory Wall.

• With their 21st season, the Big Brother U.S. English speaking edition will be the first country to air 21 civilian seasons of the show.
• This is the first season since Big Brother 17 in which the eventual winner did not win by a 5-4 vote.
  • Jackson Michie won by a 6-3 vote.
• This season is tied with Big Brother 14 and Big Brother 22 for the most amount of consecutive HoHs to also win the PoV with three.
  • This was accomplished by Jessica, Tommy, and Jackson during weeks 6, 7, and 8 respectively.
• This season has the shortest Have-Not Phase, with it only lasting for two weeks.
• The opening sequence included the theme music last used from Big Brother 11 (US) to Big Brother 13 (US).
• Ironically, the first and last evictee both returned for Big Brother 22.
• This is the first season since Big Brother 13 where only one Houseguest (Jackson) won 5 or more competitions.
  • This also is the first season since Big Brother 13 where only one Houseguest won 3 or more HoH's (Jackson).
• This is the first season since Big Brother 15 where only one Houseguest won 3 PoV's or more (Jackson).

Ratings

United States

Live Ratings

Big Brother 21 (US) Ratings - In United States
#		Date	18–49 Demo (rating/share)	Viewers (millions)	Season Avg Viewers (millions)	Rank			Source
Week	Episode					Timeslot	Night	Week
1	1	Tuesday, June 25, 2019	1.3/7	4.93	4.93	2	2	5
	2	Wednesday, June 26, 2019	1.1/6	4.52	4.73	1	2	6
	3	Sunday, June 30, 2019	1.0/6	4.32	4.59	1	1	7
	4	Tuesday, July 2, 2019	1.1/6	4.46	4.56	1	1	N/A
	5	Wednesday, July 3, 2019	1.1/7	4.25	4.50	1	1	N/A
2	6	Sunday, July 7, 2019	1.0/5	4.32	4.47	1	1	N/A
	7	Wednesday, July 10, 2019	1.1/6	4.15	4.42	1	1	5
	8	Thursday, July 11, 2019	1.0/6	4.05	4.38	1	1	T-6
3	9	Sunday, July 14, 2019	1.0/6	4.20	4.36	1	1	T-6
	10	Wednesday, July 17, 2019	1.0/6	4.00	4.32	1	1	T-4
	11	Thursday, July 18, 2019	1.0/5	3.79	4.27	1	1	T-4
4	12	Sunday, July 21, 2019	1.1/6	4.27	4.27	1	1	3
	13	Wednesday, July 24, 2019	1.0/6	3.88	4.24	1	1	T-3
	14	Thursday, July 25, 2019	1.0/6	3.87	4.22	1	1	T-3
5	15	Sunday, July 28, 2019	1.0/6	4.30	4.22	1	1	T-3
	16	Wednesday, July 31, 2019	1.1/6	3.82	4.20	1	1	T-5
	17	Thursday, August 1, 2019	1.0/5	3.80	4.17	2	2	6
6	18	Sunday, August 4, 2019	1.1/6	4.13	4.17	1	1	T-5
	19	Wednesday, August 7, 2019	1.1/6	3.97	4.16	2	2	T-5
	20	Thursday, August 8, 2019	1.0/6	3.87	4.15	1	1	7
7	21	Sunday, August 11, 2019	1.2/7	4.58	4.17	1	1	4
	22	Wednesday, August 14, 2019	1.1/6	4.22	4.17	2	2	T-6
	23	Thursday, August 15, 2019	1.0/6	4.18	4.17	1	1	T-6
8	24	Sunday, August 18, 2019	1.3/6	4.72	4.19	2	2	3
	25	Wednesday, August 21, 2019	1.3/7	4.52	4.20	1	1	T-3
	26	Thursday, August 22, 2019	1.2/6	4.36	4.21	1	1	T-5
9	27	Sunday, August 25, 2019	1.2/6	4.64	4.23	2	2	T-5
	28	Wednesday, August 28, 2019	1.1/6	4.27	4.23	T-1	T-1	T-5
	29	Thursday, August 29, 2019	0.9/5	3.45	4.20	1	1	T-8
10	30	Sunday, September 1, 2019	0.9/5	4.01	4.20	2	2	T-8
	31	Wednesday, September 4, 2019	1.2/7	4.45	4.20	T-1	T-1	T-12
	32	Thursday, September 5, 2019	1.1/5	4.16	4.20	2	3	T-14
11	33	Sunday, September 8, 2019	1.2/5	4.75	4.22	3	5	T-12
	34	Wednesday, September 11, 2019	1.1/6	4.57	4.23	2	2	T-13
	35	Thursday, September 12, 2019	1.2/6	4.56	4.24	2	2	T-9
12	36	Sunday, September 15, 2019	1.2/5	4.59	4.25	4	6	T-9
	37	Wednesday, September 18, 2019	1.1/6	4.33	4.25	2	2	T-12
	38	Thursday, September 19, 2019	1.1/6	4.38	4.25	1	1	T-12
13	39	Sunday, September 22, 2019	1.3/6	4.96	4.27	7	3	T-9
	40	Wednesday, September 25, 2019	1.2/6	4.20	4.27	2	3	T-15

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Big Brother 21 (US) DVR Ratings - In United States
#		Date	Live Airing		DVR Catch-Ups				Source
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Week	Episode		Rating	Viewers (millions)	Rating	Viewers (millions)	Rating	Viewers (millions)
1	1	Tuesday, June 25, 2019	1.27	4.94	1.80	6.27	1.96	6.70
	2	Wednesday, June 26, 2019	1.12	4.26	1.68	5.97	1.89	6.55
	3	Sunday, June 30, 2019	1.03	4.33	1.55	5.78	1.67	6.18
	4	Tuesday, July 2, 2019	1.06	4.46	1.50	5.58	1.69	6.05
	5	Wednesday, July 3, 2019	1.06	4.25	1.47	5.39	1.72	6.01
2	6	Sunday, July 7, 2019	1.05	4.32	1.45	5.39	1.59	5.76
	7	Wednesday, July 10, 2019	1.09	4.16	1.62	5.53	1.73	5.82
	8	Thursday, July 11, 2019	1.05	4.06	1.51	5.26	1.62	5.55
3	9	Sunday, July 14, 2019	1.02	4.20	1.47	5.36	1.63	5.76
	10	Wednesday, July 17, 2019	1.01	4.01	1.47	5.27	1.61	5.64
	11	Thursday, July 18, 2019	0.98	3.81	1.49	5.17	1.60	5.45
4	12	Sunday, July 21, 2019	1.11	4.29	1.54	5.43	1.64	5.66
	13	Wednesday, July 24, 2019	1.02	3.90	1.41	4.91	1.49	5.09
	14	Thursday, July 25, 2019	1.04	3.90	1.46	4.95	1.53	5.15
5	15	Sunday, July 28, 2019	1.04	4.32	1.39	5.31	1.49	5.55
	16	Wednesday, July 31, 2019	1.07	3.84	1.48	4.90	1.60	5.14
	17	Thursday, August 1, 2019	0.99	3.83	1.38	4.86	1.47	5.09
6	18	Sunday, August 4, 2019	1.06	4.15	1.42	5.09	1.50	5.32
	19	Wednesday, August 7, 2019	1.09	3.99	1.49	5.05	1.55	5.23
	20	Thursday, August 8, 2019	1.04	3.90	1.48	5.15	1.58	5.38
7	21	Sunday, August 11, 2019	1.19	4.59	1.59	5.59	1.67	5.81
	22	Wednesday, August 14, 2019	1.08	4.23	1.48	5.20	1.57	5.47
	23	Thursday, August 15, 2019	1.05	4.21	1.50	5.34	1.58	5.55
8	24	Sunday, August 18, 2019	1.30	4.74	1.68	5.75	1.74	5.91
	25	Wednesday, August 21, 2019	1.31	4.53	1.65	5.41	1.73	5.65
	26	Thursday, August 22, 2019	1.16	4.38	1.62	5.60	1.71	5.82
9	27	Sunday, August 25, 2019	1.18	4.66	1.55	5.59	1.59	5.75
	28	Wednesday, August 28, 2019	1.11	4.29	1.52	5.30	1.59	5.50
	29	Thursday, August 29, 2019	0.87	3.49	1.34	4.77	1.48	5.07
10	30	Sunday, September 1, 2019	0.93	4.02	1.44	5.29	1.52	5.45
	31	Wednesday, September 4, 2019	1.16	4.46	1.52	5.37	1.60	5.58
	32	Thursday, September 5, 2019	1.07	4.18	1.53	5.38	1.61	5.59
11	33	Sunday, September 8, 2019	1.22	4.77	1.61	5.76	1.65	5.89
	34	Wednesday, September 11, 2019	1.10	4.54	1.48	5.63	1.53	5.77
	35	Thursday, September 12, 2019	1.18	4.58	1.51	5.58	1.59	5.75
12	36	Sunday, September 15, 2019	1.16	4.60	1.52	5.51	1.60	5.69
	37	Wednesday, September 18, 2019	1.09	4.34	1.45	5.37	1.49	5.48
	38	Thursday, September 19, 2019	1.10	4.40	1.53	5.55	1.59	5.69
13	39	Sunday, September 22, 2019	1.27	4.98	1.60	5.92	1.65	6.05
	40	Wednesday, September 25, 2019	1.24	4.20	1.66	5.42	1.70	5.60

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Canada

Big Brother 21 (US) Ratings - In Canada
#		Date	Viewers (millions)	Season Avg Viewers (millions)	Rank (Week)	Source
Week	Episode
1	1	Tuesday, June 25, 2019	1.385	1.385	3
	2	Wednesday, June 26, 2019	1.391	1.388	2
	3	Sunday, June 30, 2019	1.154	1.310	6
	4	Tuesday, July 2, 2019	0.983	1.228	9
	5	Wednesday, July 3, 2019	1.211	1.225	3
2	6	Sunday, July 7, 2019	1.042	1.194	7
	7	Wednesday, July 10, 2019	1.080	1.178	6
	8	Thursday, July 11, 2019	1.194	1.180	5
3	9	Sunday, July 14, 2019	1.222	1.185	4
	10	Wednesday, July 17, 2019	1.217	1.188	5
	11	Thursday, July 18, 2019	1.099	1.180	6
4	12	Sunday, July 21, 2019	1.097	1.173	7
	13	Wednesday, July 24, 2019	1.282	1.181	4
	14	Thursday, July 25, 2019	1.312	1.191	3
5	15	Sunday, July 28, 2019	1.277	1.196	5
	16	Wednesday, July 31, 2019	1.060	1.188	7
	17	Thursday, August 1, 2019	0.899	1.171	10
6	18	Sunday, August 4, 2019	1.174	1.171	5
	19	Wednesday, August 7, 2019	0.920	1.158	12
	20	Thursday, August 8, 2019	1.194	1.160	6
7	21	Sunday, August 11, 2019	1.137	1.159	9
	22	Wednesday, August 14, 2019	1.315	1.166	3
	23	Thursday, August 15, 2019	1.178	1.166	7
8	24	Sunday, August 18, 2019	0.903	1.155	14
	25	Wednesday, August 21, 2019	0.908	1.145	10
	26	Thursday, August 22, 2019	1.206	1.148	7
9	27	Sunday, August 25, 2019	1.169	1.148	9
	28	Wednesday, August 28, 2019	1.221	1.151	3
	29	Thursday, August 29, 2019	1.175	1.152	4
10	30	Sunday, September 1, 2019	1.115	1.151	7
	31	Wednesday, September 4, 2019	1.045	1.147	9
	32	Thursday, September 5, 2019	1.124	1.147	6
11	33	Sunday, September 8, 2019	1.115	1.146	7
	34	Wednesday, September 11, 2019	0.951	1.140	10
	35	Thursday, September 12, 2019	1.129	1.140	6
12	36	Sunday, September 15, 2019	1.173	1.140	4
	37	Wednesday, September 18, 2019	1.011	1.137	8
	38	Thursday, September 19, 2019	1.164	1.138	6
13	39	Sunday, September 22, 2019	1.182	1.139	5
	40	Wednesday, September 25, 2019	1.350	1.144	19

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References

References

External Links

• CBS Official Site
• Pop TV - Big Brother After Dark
• Live Feeds - Requires CBS All-Access Subscription
• Wikipedia Page