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Big Brother 26 is the current 26th season of the broadcasted edition of Big Brother (U.S.) and the 31st season overall.

Background

BB26 Promo Logo

Promotional Logo

Development

On May 7, 2024, CBS announced its summer schedule, revealing that BB26 would return to a two-night premiere event, not seen since Big Brother 21 (US), on July 17 and 18, 2024. The series continues holding its Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday slots, however this year all episodes were scheduled to air at 9 PM EST consistently instead of 8.[1]Due to the two night premiere structure, the live premiere and move-in that has been in place since Big Brother 22 (US) will not be returning, and the houseguests will already be moved in by the time of the premiere. The houseguests are scheduled to move in on July 16, a day before the premiere airs. The Live Feeds are set to begin following the second half of the premiere, on Thursday night.

The house photos were released on July 9, 2024, with the theme of the season being described as "Big Brother Artificial Intelligence", or "BBAI" for short. The design of the rooms were stated to be generated by AI based on prompts.[2]

On the day of the cast reveal, the official Paramount+ website added the "Live Feeds" tab back to the Big Brother homepage, and under the FAQ it was discovered that the Live Feeds would be losing their flashback and archive features, meaning that viewers would not be able to rewind any footage without externally recording it beforehand, or check back to see footage from days, or even minutes, before.

On July 23, CBS announced that starting from the first live eviction episode on July 25, the Wednesday and Thursday episodes would move to 8 PM EST, while the Sunday episodes would remain at 9.[3]

Casting

With the release of the premiere date, it was also confirmed that the season will once again consist of all new houseguests. On July 11, 2024 Julie Chen-Moonves confirmed that there would once again be 16 houseguests. She also confirmed that due to the two night premiere, the houesguests would once again move into the house in two groups, with 8 moving in for the Wednesday night premiere and the next 8 moving in for the Thursday night premiere, just like Big Brother 16 (US) and Big Brother 17 (US).[4]

On July 12, reliable sources revealed that there will be a 17th houseguest in spite of Chen-Moonves' statement.[5] The cast was released on July 15, with 16 new houseguests being revealed, along with the twist that the fate of the 17th houseguest lies in their hands, as they will vote on whether or not this person gets to join the game during the premiere.[6] During the premiere, it was revealed that there is no 17th houseguest, and the vote was simply a test to go alongside the first twist of the season.

Twists

BB26 Ainsley Human

AINSLEY...

BB26 Ainsley

...the Artificial Intelligence Network Self Learning Entity

BB26 Jankie

JANKIE, the Junior Artificial Neuro-Kinetic Intelligence Entity

  • Staggered Move-In: The 16 houseguests will be split into two groups of eight to move into the house, with the first group moving in for the Wednesday night premiere, and the second group moving in for Thursday night. In reality, all 16 houseguests still move in on Day 1 of the game, despite airing on different days.
  • Big Brother Artificial Intelligence: BBAI is the main theme and twist of the season. The Big Brother "Artificial Intelligence Network Self Learning Entity", aka AINSLEY, will be taking over the game this summer and changing the rules of the game as she sees fit. She will be communicating with the houseguests through a Proto Hologram Box located in the living room. Her "human form" that was originally introduced to the houseguests was portrayed by an actress named Cosette Rinab, while her AI voice was performed by Elise Dubois.[7]
    • "Seventeenth Houseguest": The houseguests were told that they have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest during the two-night premiere. However, it was revealed that this was simply a morality test organized by AINSLEY. The houseguests who voted yes to letting her enter would be given the chance to compete for an Upgrade Power, while those who voted no would have to compete to try and avoid a Downgrade Punishment. Each group of eight would compete in four separate competitions, with the two winners of the Upgrade Competition each earning their own power, while the losers of the Downgrade Competition would share their punishment for the first week.
      • BB Mascot: The losers of the Downgrade Competition were demoted from houseguests to mascots, meaning that they were ineligible to compete in the HOH or POV competitions for the week, nor were they eligible to cast an eviction vote. However, they were still eligible to be nominated and evicted. The mascots, as the name suggests, were also required to wear costumes and cheer on the competing houseguests during the HOH and POV competitions, but were allowed to return to their regular outfits once the competitions were over.
      • Deepfake HOH: A version of the Identity Theft Power App from Big Brother 20 (US), with elements of the Coin of Destiny from Big Brother 23 (US), the winner will be able to anonymously strip the HOH of their power at any point during the first four weeks of the game. They will secretly nominate three houseguests instead of the HOH, and can nominate anyone except for the HOH themselves. To keep their identity a secret, the nominations will be named by a Deepfake Clone of the actual HOH, using AINSLEY's Proto Box to share the news. They also have control of the replacement nominee and will not vote unless it ties, while the dethroned HOH is still guaranteed to play in the Veto Competition and will be allowed to play in the following HOH Competition.
      • America's Veto: A lighter variation of the Diamond Power of Veto, where the winner will be able to use the power at any point during the first four weeks of the game. If they choose to use the Power of Veto, they can take down one nominee but instead of the HOH naming the replacement, the audience will decide in a vote, with the results of the renomination vote being revealed live on eviction night. The HOH, POV Holder, and person Vetoed off the block all remain immune from renomination.
    • AI Arena Competition: Similar to Big Brother Australia 14, each week, the Head of Household will have to make three nominations for eviction, as opposed to two. If one of them is Vetoed off the block, they will be replaced. Prior to the live eviction, the nominees would compete on live eviction night in the new AI Arena Competition, where the winner will earn safety, while the two losers would face the vote. The BB Mascots in Week 1 will be eligible to compete if they are nominated. The twist came to an end following the Week 7 eviction.
    • AI Instigator: During Week 5, America will vote for one houseguest to become the AI Instigator, who can spread chaos and misinformation throughout the house by framing their fellow houseguests with Deepfake Clones from the Proto Box, similar to the Saboteur twist from Big Brother 12 (US). The AI Instigator was revealed at the start of Week 6, and they began their duties immediately. If the audience thinks their selected Instigator did a good enough job for the week, they will also determine how much money they are rewarded for completing their mission, between the options of $0, $5,000, $10,000 or $20,000.
    • JANKIE World: During Week 9, AINSLEY went on a journey to see the world, leaving the houseguests with her protegé, the "Junior Artificial Neuro-Kinetic Intelligence Entity", aka JANKIE for the week. In a callback to the Dyre Fest half of Big Brother 24 (US)'s Split House Double Eviction, JANKIE forces all of the houseguests to live outside in the backyard for the entire week. They were also limited to eating only pizza and ice cream for the week, and were required to learn JANKIE's theme song and attend all of his dance parties. The HOH also had to host a "nomination game", where they would place red rings on the bottles of the houseguests they chose to nominate for eviction.
      • JANKIE Power of Veto: There will be a second Power of Veto up for grabs this week, courtesy of JANKIE World. During the Veto Competition, whoever places second will win themselves the JANKIE Power of Veto, but they are only allowed to use it if they are able to successfully complete one of JANKIE's carnival games during the Veto Meeting.
    • Evil AINSLEY: In Week 10, after returning from her journey, AINSLEY came back with a new blue and red color scheme and a new agenda, vowing to make sure the rest of the season would "break their human spirits so that AI can rule the world". Her first order of business was terminating JANKIE's source code and freeing the houseguests from JANKIE World, while her second act was to unleash The Zingbot on the houseguests. At the end of the week, she then masqueraded as Chenbot AI, giving the houseguests fake warnings in order to catch them in the act of betraying her, and in a bid for revenge she chooses to unleash the Double Eviction upon them.
  • Classic Jury Format: For the second season in a row, the Jury would be a Jury of Seven instead of a Jury of Nine. This was officially confirmed to the houseguests and the audience following the Week 7 eviction.

HouseGuests

Cam Sullivan-Brown
 Nominated 
 
Cam
Chelsie Baham
 HOH 
 
Chelsie
Makensy Manbeck
 Nominated/POV 
 
Makensy
Rubina Bernabe
 
 
Rubina
Kimo Apaka
 Jury 
 
Kimo
Angela Murray
 Jury 
 
Angela
Leah Peters
 Jury 
 
Leah
T'kor Clottey
 Jury 
 
T'kor
Quinn Martin
 Jury 
 
Quinn
Joseph Rodriguez
 Evicted 
 
Joseph
Tucker Des Lauriers
 Evicted 
 
Tucker
Brooklyn Rivera
 Evicted 
 
Brooklyn
Cedric Hodges
 Evicted 
 
Cedric
Kenney Kelley
 Evicted 
 
Kenney
Lisa Weintraub
 Evicted 
 
Lisa
Matt Hardeman
 Evicted 
 
Matt

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 2 Day 17 Day 21 Day 66 Day 73 Day 90 Finale
Cam No Matt Lisa Nominations
Void
Kenney Rubina Vetoed
Tucker
Kimo Quinn T'kor Leah Angela Kimo
Chelsie No Ineligible
Nominations
Void
Kenney Rubina Rep/Saved
Cam
Tucker Joseph T'kor Leah Kimo
Makensy Yes Kenney Lisa Rep
Vetoed
Kenney
Saved
Cedric
Brooklyn Saved
Tucker
Joseph Quinn T'kor Angela
Rubina Yes Matt Lisa Nominations
Void
Kenney Rep
Brooklyn Angela Saved
Joseph
Quinn Leah Rep
Kimo No Saved
Matt
Lisa Nominations
Void
Kenney Cedric Brooklyn Angela Vetoed
Rubina
Vetoed
Leah
Vetoed
Angela
 
 
Angela Yes Vetoed Kenney Brooklyn Rep
Vetoed
Kimo
Vetoed
Kimo
T'kor  
 
Leah Yes Kenney Lisa Nominations
Void
Kenney Cedric Brooklyn Tucker Kimo Kimo Rep
 
 
T'kor No Matt Lisa Nominations
Void
Kenney Cedric Brooklyn Joseph Quinn Rep
 
 
Quinn Yes Matt Lisa Nominations
Void
Rep
America
Vetoed
Brooklyn
Tucker Rep
 
 
Joseph Yes Matt Lisa Nominations
Void
Kenney Cedric Brooklyn Angela Rep
 
 
Tucker No Matt Rep/Saved
Lisa
Saved
Quinn
Vetoed
Cedric
 
 
Brooklyn No Matt Lisa Nominations
Void
Kenney Rubina  
 
Cedric No Ineligible
Lisa  
 
Kenney No Vetoed
Angela
 
 
Lisa No Vetoed
Kenney
 
 
Matt No Rep
 
 
Key: HOH Dethroned HOH POV America's POV Nominated America: America's Nominee
Rep: Replacement Nominee Immune AI Arena Winner Evicted Jury Member Vote to Enter

Have/Have-Not History

Week US26 Small Angela US26 Small Cam US26 Small Chelsie US26 Small Joseph US26 Small Kimo US26 Small Leah US26 Small Makensy US26 Small Quinn US26 Small Rubina US26 Small T'kor US26 Small Tucker US26 Small Brooklyn US26 Small Cedric US26 Small Kenney US26 Small Lisa US26 Small Matt
1 +
2 +
3 +
4 +
5 +
6 +
7 +
Key: Have Have-Not +: HOH
  • Note: Quinn was named a Have-Not at the beginning of Week 7, but due to winning HOH, his Have-Not status was canceled out.

Competition History

# Competition Result
Week Day(s) Type Name
1 1 Upgrade
(America's Veto)
"Color Calibration" US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
is upgraded
Downgrade "Fear Facer" US26 Small Chelsie
Chelsie
is downgraded
Upgrade
(Deepfake HOH)
"AI Chip Install" US26 Small Quinn
Quinn
is upgraded
Downgrade "Facial Recognition" US26 Small Cedric
Cedric
is downgraded
2 HOH "New Rule" US26 Small Angela
Angela
wins HOH
5 POV "BB AI Spelling Bee" US26 Small Lisa
Lisa
wins the Veto
10 AI Arena "Glitch in the System" US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
is saved
2 HOH "Animal Obsession" US26 Small Chelsie
Chelsie
wins HOH
12 POV "Code Tower" US26 Small Kenney
Kenney
wins the Veto
17 AI Arena "Security Race" US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
is saved
3 HOH "Ainsley Land" US26 Small Cedric
Cedric
wins HOH
19 POV "Recharge My Core" US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
wins the Veto
24 AI Arena "Data Dump" US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
is saved
4 HOH "Bad AI" US26 Small Angela
Angela
wins HOH
26 POV "Binary Bridge" US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
wins the Veto
31 AI Arena "Upload, Download" US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
is saved
5 HOH "Firewall" US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
wins HOH
33 POV "Hide-N-Go Veto" US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
wins the Veto
38 AI Arena "Digital Decryption" US26 Small Chelsie
Chelsie
is saved
6 HOH "Sound Bites" US26 Small T'kor
T'kor
wins HOH
40 POV "AI Apocalypse" US26 Small Cam
Cam
wins the Veto
45 AI Arena "Puzzling Password" US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
is saved
7 HOH "What Came First?" US26 Small Quinn
Quinn
wins HOH
47 POV "Bot Builders" US26 Small Leah
Leah
wins the Veto
52 AI Arena "Bandwidth Boosters" US26 Small Rubina
Rubina
is saved
8 HOH "Ding Cam" US26 Small Chelsie
Chelsie
wins HOH
54 POV "OTEV the Trash-Talking Trash Panda" US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
wins the Veto
9 59-60 HOH "Getting Toasted" US26 Small Leah
Leah
wins HOH
61 POV "Too Much of a Good Thing" US26 Small Angela
Angela
wins the Veto
JANKIE POV US26 Small Leah
Leah
wins the Veto
63 "JANKIE's Knock-Em Down" US26 Small Leah
Leah
fails her task
10 66 HOH "Eye Candy" US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
wins HOH
68 POV "The Wild Robot" US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
wins the Veto
73 HOH "Warning Messages" US26 Small Chelsie
Chelsie
wins HOH
POV "Eye in the Sky" US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
wins the Veto
11 HOH "Killer Keycard" US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
wins HOH
75 POV "BB Comics" US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
wins the Veto
12 80 HOH "Hidden Agenda" US26 Small Chelsie
Chelsie
wins HOH
81 POV "Pass Code Protectors" US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
wins the Veto
13 TBA HOH "TBA" Question Head
TBD
wins HOH Part 1
TBA "TBA" Question Head
TBD
wins HOH Part 2
90 "TBA" Question Head
TBD
wins HOH Part 3

Game History

# HOH Initial
Nominations
Veto
Holder
Used? Final
Nominations
Evicted Vote Finish
Week
1 US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Kenney
Kenney
US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
US26 Small Lisa
Lisa
US26 Small Lisa
Lisa
Yes! US26 Small Kenney
Kenney
US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
US26 Small Matt
Matt
US26 Small Matt
Matt
8-3 1st Evicted
Day 10
2 US26 Small Chelsie
Chelsie
US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Kenney
Kenney
US26 Small Lisa
Lisa
US26 Small Kenney
Kenney
Yes! US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Lisa
Lisa
US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
US26 Small Lisa
Lisa
11-1 2nd Evicted
Day 17
3 US26 Small Cedric
Cedric
US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Kenney
Kenney
US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
Yes! US26 Small Kenney
Kenney
US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
Nominations Void
US26 Small Kenney
Kenney
US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
Yes! US26 Small Kenney
Kenney
US26 Small Quinn
Quinn
US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
US26 Small Kenney
Kenney
10-1 3rd Evicted
Day 24
4 US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Quinn
Quinn
US26 Small Cedric
Cedric
US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
Yes! US26 Small Cedric
Cedric
US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
US26 Small Rubina
Rubina
US26 Small Cedric
Cedric
6-3 4th Evicted
Day 31
5 US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
US26 Small Brooklyn
Brooklyn
US26 Small Cam
Cam
US26 Small Quinn
Quinn
US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
Yes! US26 Small Brooklyn
Brooklyn
US26 Small Cam
Cam
US26 Small Chelsie
Chelsie
US26 Small Brooklyn
Brooklyn
8-1 5th Evicted
Day 38
6 US26 Small T'kor
T'kor
US26 Small Cam
Cam
US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
US26 Small Cam
Cam
Yes! US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
US26 Small Tucker
Tucker
5-3 6th Evicted
Day 45
7 US26 Small Quinn
Quinn
US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
US26 Small Rubina
Rubina
US26 Small Leah
Leah
Yes! US26 Small Joseph
Joseph
US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
US26 Small Rubina
Rubina
US26 Small Joseph
Joseph
4-3 7th Evicted
Day 52
8 US26 Small Chelsie
Chelsie
US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
Yes! US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
US26 Small Quinn
Quinn
US26 Small Quinn
Quinn
4-2 8th Evicted
1st Jury Member
Day 59
9 US26 Small Leah
Leah
US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
US26 Small Rubina
Rubina
US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Leah
Leah
Yes! US26 Small Rubina
Rubina
US26 Small T'kor
T'kor
US26 Small T'kor
T'kor
4-1 9th Evicted
2nd Jury Member
Day 66
10 US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
Yes! US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Leah
Leah
US26 Small Leah
Leah
4-0 10th Evicted
3rd Jury Member
Day 73
US26 Small Chelsie
Chelsie
US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
Yes! US26 Small Angela
Angela
US26 Small Rubina
Rubina
US26 Small Angela
Angela
3-0 11th Evicted
4th Jury Member
Day 73
11 US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
US26 Small Rubina
Rubina
US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
No! US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
US26 Small Rubina
Rubina
US26 Small Kimo
Kimo
2-0 12th Evicted
5th Jury Member
Day 80
12 US26 Small Chelsie
Chelsie
US26 Small Cam
Cam
US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
US26 Small Makensy
Makensy
TBD Question Head
TBD
Question Head
TBD
Question Head
TBD
1-0 13th Evicted
6th Jury Member
Day 87
13 Question Head
TBD
Question Head
TBD
Question Head
TBD
Question Head
TBD
1-0 14th Evicted
7th Jury Member
Day 90
Question Head
TBD
?-? Runner-Up
Question Head
TBD
Winner

Week 1

Angela Murray
 HOH 
 
Angela
Lisa Weintraub
 Pre-Veto Nominee
POV
 
 
Lisa
Kimo Apaka
 Nominee
Saved by AI Arena
 
 
Kimo
Kenney Kelley
 Nominee
3 Votes
 
 
Kenney
Matt Hardeman
 Post-Veto Nominee
Evicted
8 Votes
 
 
Matt

Week 2

Chelsie Baham
 HOH 
 
Chelsie
Kenney Kelley
 Pre-Veto Nominee
POV
 
 
Kenney
Tucker Des Lauriers
 Post-Veto Nominee
Saved by AI Arena
 
 
Tucker
Angela Murray
 Nominee
1 Vote
 
 
Angela
Lisa Weintraub
 Evicted
11 Votes
 
 
Lisa

Week 3

Cedric Hodges
 HOH 
 
Cedric
Angela Murray
 Pre-Veto Nominee 
 
Angela
Makensy Manbeck
 Post-Veto Nominee
Pre-APOV Nominee

America's POV
 
 
Makensy
Tucker Des Lauriers
 Nominee
Saved by AI Arena
POV
 
 
Tucker
Quinn Martin
 Post-APOV Nominee
1 Vote
 
 
Quinn
Kenney Kelley
 Evicted
10 Votes
 
 
Kenney

Week 4

Quinn Martin
 Deepfake HOH 
 
Quinn
Angela Murray
 Dethroned HOH 
 
Angela
Tucker Des Lauriers
 Pre-Veto Nominee
POV
 
 
Tucker
Makensy Manbeck
 Nominee
Saved by AI Arena
 
 
Makensy
Rubina Bernabe
 Post-Veto Nominee
3 Votes
 
 
Rubina
Cedric Hodges
 Evicted
6 Votes
 
 
Cedric

Week 5

Tucker Des Lauriers
 HOH
POV
 
 
Tucker
Quinn Martin
 Pre-Veto Nominee 
 
Quinn
Chelsie Baham
 Post-Veto Nominee
Saved by AI Arena
 
 
Chelsie
Cam Sullivan-Brown
 Nominee
1 Vote
 
 
Cam
Brooklyn Rivera
 Evicted
8 Votes
 
 
Brooklyn

Week 6

T'kor Clottey
 HOH 
 
T'kor
Cam Sullivan-Brown
 Pre-Veto Nominee
POV
 
 
Cam
Makensy Manbeck
 Nominee
Saved by AI Arena
 
 
Makensy
Angela Murray
 Post-Veto Nominee
3 Votes
 
 
Angela
Tucker Des Lauriers
 Evicted
5 Votes
 
 
Tucker

Week 7

Quinn Martin
 HOH 
 
Quinn
Leah Peters
 POV 
 
Leah
Angela Murray
 Pre-Veto Nominee 
 
Angela
Rubina Bernabe
 Nominee
Saved by AI Arena
 
 
Rubina
Kimo Apaka
 Nominee
3 Votes
 
 
Kimo
Joseph Rodriguez
 Post-Veto Nominee
Evicted
4 Votes
 
 
Joseph

Week 8

Chelsie Baham
 HOH 
 
Chelsie
Makensy Manbeck
 POV 
 
Makensy
Angela Murray
 Pre-Veto Nominee 
 
Angela
Kimo Apaka
 Nominee
2 Votes
 
 
Kimo
Quinn Martin
 Post-Veto Nominee
Evicted
4 Votes
 
 
Quinn

Week 9

Leah Peters
 HOH
JANKIE POV
 
 
Leah
Angela Murray
 POV 
 
Angela
Kimo Apaka
 Pre-Veto Nominee 
 
Kimo
Rubina Bernabe
 Nominee
1 Vote
 
 
Rubina
T'kor Clottey
 Post-Veto Nominee
Evicted
4 Votes
 
 
T'kor

Week 10

Round 1

Makensy Manbeck
 HOH
POV
 
 
Makensy
Kimo Apaka
 Pre-Veto Nominee 
 
Kimo
Angela Murray
 Nominee
0 Votes
 
 
Angela
Leah Peters
 Post-Veto Nominee
Evicted
4 Votes
 
 
Leah

Round 2

Chelsie Baham
 HOH 
 
Chelsie
Kimo Apaka
 Pre-Veto Nominee
POV
 
 
Kimo
Rubina Bernabe
 Post-Veto Nominee
0 Votes
 
 
Rubina
Angela Murray
 Evicted
3 Votes
 
 
Angela

Week 11

Makensy Manbeck
 HOH
POV
 
 
Makensy
Rubina Bernabe
 Nominee
0 Votes
 
 
Rubina
Kimo Apaka
 Evicted
2 Votes
 
 
Kimo

Week 12

Chelsie Baham
 HOH 
 
Chelsie
Cam Sullivan-Brown
 Nominee 
 
Cam
Makensy Manbeck
 Nominee
POV
 
 
Makensy

Week 13

Finale

Jury

Quinn Martin
 TBD
Quinn
T'kor Clottey
 TBD
T'kor
Leah Peters
 TBD
Leah
Angela Murray
 TBD
Angela
Kimo Apaka
 TBD
Kimo

Trivia

  • This is the first season since Big Brother 8 (US) where the first HOH and POV competitions were won solely by women.
  • This is the first season of the civilian series where the final nominees of the first round were all men, guaranteeing that the first evicted houseguest would be a man. Including Celebrity Big Brother 1 (US), this is the second season.
  • The first six evicted houseguests all voted no during the opening night twist where the cast had to vote on whether or not "Ainsley" should be allowed to enter the game as the "seventeenth houseguest". Fans dubbed this The AINSLEY Curse, and production acknowledged it during the Week 7 eviction episode, where it was finally broken later in the episode.
    • The first five of them were also in the second group of houseguests who were first introduced in the second night of the two night premiere.
  • The Power of Veto was used consecutively for the first eleven Veto Ceremonies, breaking Big Brother 15 (US)'s record of seven, before finally being unused during the twelfth Veto Ceremony.
    • Counting the Special Vetoes won by Makensy Manbeck and Leah Peters, a Power of Veto was used 12 out of 13 times within the first eleven rounds, although Leah's Veto was forced to be unused due to the nature of the twist.
  • This season has the most consecutive non-unanimous votes, with the first nine eviction votes, before the tenth vote finally became unanimous.
  • On the day of the Week 8 eviction episode, it was announced that due to having a mild COVID infection, Julie would not host the show that evening, marking the first time she has missed a live show, even during her pregnancy in Big Brother 11 (US). The Talk host Jerry 'O' Connell, who previously appeared during the fifth eviction episode of Celebrity Big Brother 3 (US), subbed in for Julie that night.[8][9]

Ratings

Big Brother 26 (US) Ratings
# Date 18–49 Demo
(rating/share)
Viewers
(millions)
Season Avg
Viewers

(millions)
Rank Source
Week Episode Timeslot Night
1 1 Wednesday, July 17, 2024 0.6/7 2.75 2.75 1 1 [10] [11]
2 Thursday, July 18, 2024 0.5/7 2.36 2.56 1 1 [12]
3 Sunday, July 21, 2024 0.5/7 2.42 2.51 1 1 [13]
4 Wednesday, July 24, 2024 0.5/7 2.62 2.54 1 2 [14]
5 Thursday, July 25, 2024 0.6/8 2.87 2.61 1 1 [15]
2 6 Sunday, July 28, 2024 0.5/4 2.40 2.57 1 2 [16]
7 Wednesday, July 31, 2024 0.5/6 2.72 2.59 2 2 [17]
8 Thursday, August 1, 2024 0.5/6 2.76 2.61 3 3 [18]
3 9 Sunday, August 4, 2024 0.5/5 2.33 2.58 1 2 [19]
10 Wednesday, August 7, 2024 0.6/7 2.97 2.62 2 2 [20]
11 Thursday, August 8, 2024 0.7/8 3.15 2.67 2 3 [21]
4 12 Sunday, August 11, 2024 0.4/6 2.20 2.63 1 3 [22]
13 Tuesday, August 13, 2024 0.4/5 2.28 2.60 3 3 [23]
14 Wednesday, August 14, 2024 0.6/9 3.25 2.65 1 1 [24]
15 Thursday, August 15, 2024 0.6/10 3.49 2.70 1 1 [25]
5 16 Sunday, August 18, 2024 0.6/7 2.72 2.71 2 2 [26]
17 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 0.6/8 3.02 2.72 1 1 [27]
18 Thursday, August 22, 2024 0.6/8 2.96 2.74 1 2 [28]
6 19 Sunday, August 25, 2024 0.5/7 2.76 2.74 2 3 [29]
20 Wednesday, August 28, 2024 0.5/8 2.93 2.75 1 1 [30]
21 Thursday, August 29, 2024 0.7/9 3.18 2.77 1 1 [31]
7 22 Sunday, September 1, 2024 0.4/5 2.41 2.75 1 2 [32]
23 Wednesday, September 4, 2024 0.6/9 3.19 2.77 1 1 [33]
24 Thursday, September 5, 2024 0.6/5 3.09 2.78 2 2 [34]
8 25 Sunday, September 8, 2024 0.6/6 2.96 2.79 3 3 [35]
26 Wednesday, September 11, 2024 0.6/8 3.20 2.81 1 1 [36]
27 Thursday, September 12, 2024 0.6/6 3.17 2.82 1 1 [37]
9 28 Sunday, September 15, 2024 0.6/5 2.82 2.82 3 5 [38]
29 Wednesday, September 18, 2024 0.5/7 2.39 2.81 1 2 [39]
30 Thursday, September 19, 2024 0.6/6 3.07 2.81 1 1 [40]
10 31 Sunday, September 22, 2024 0.5/4 2.90 2.82 3 4 [41]
32 Wednesday, September 25, 2024 0.5/7 2.44 2.81 1 2 [42]
33 Thursday, September 26, 2024 0.6/6 3.12 2.82 1 1 [43]
11 34 Sunday, September 29, 2024 0.3/4 2.33 2.80 1 4 [44]
35 Thursday, October 3, 2024 0.5/5 2.92 2.80 1 1 [45]
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References

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  10. Big Brother: Season 26 Ratings (in English). TV Series Finale (18 July 2024).
  11. Wednesday Ratings: ‘Big Brother’ Season Premiere on CBS Off Double-Digits Year-to-Year but Still Tops in Demos Among Broadcast Network Telecasts (in English). Programming Insider (18 July 2024).
  12. Thursday Ratings: ‘Lucky 13’ Game Show Debut on ABC Outdraws Competing ‘Big Brother’ on CBS in Total Viewers (in English). Programming Insider (19 July 2024).
  13. TV Ratings for Sunday 21st July 2024 (in English). Spoiler TV (22 July 2024).
  14. TV Ratings for Wednesday 24th July 2024 (in English). Spoiler TV (25 July 2024).
  15. Thursday Ratings: ‘Press Your Luck’ Deadpool & Wolverine Whammy Takeover on ABC is Most-Watched Prime Time Telecast (in English). Programming Insider (26 July 2024).
  16. Sunday Ratings: Women’s Gymnastics Boost an Already-Dominant Paris Olympics on NBC and Peacock (in English). Programming Insider (29 July 2024).
  17. Wednesday Ratings: Katie Ledecky’s 1500m Freestyle Gold Medal Highlights Prime Time Paris Olympics Coverage on NBC and Peacock (in English). Programming Insider (1 August 2024).
  18. Thursday Ratings: Paris Olympics on NBC and Peacock Highlighted by Simone Biles and Suni Lee Medal Wins in Gymnastics Individual All-Around Final (in English). Programming Insider (2 August 2024).
  19. Sunday Ratings: ‘House of the Dragon’ on HBO Platforms Reaches Season-High with Season Two Finale, NBC Continues Dominance with Summer Olympics (in English). Programming Insider (7 August 2024).
  20. Wednesday Ratings: NBC Remains Dominant with Paris Olympics, USA Network Leads Cable Demos/ (in English). Programming Insider (9 August 2024).
  21. Thursday Ratings: ‘Big Brother’ on CBS Achieves Season Highs, Team USA’s Narrow Win in Men’s Basketball Semifinal Delivers Large Afternoon Audience on NBC, USA Network and Peacock (in English). Programming Insider (9 August 2024).
  22. Sunday Ratings: Paris Summer Olympics Conclude on NBC Platforms, Team USA Women’s Basketball Gold Medal Win Peaks at Near 11 Million in the Morning (in English). Programming Insider (14 August 2024).
  23. Tuesday Ratings: NBC Returns to Victory with ‘America’s Got Talent’ (in English). Programming Insider (15 August 2024).
  24. Wednesday Ratings: NBC Leads Prime Time with First ‘America’s Got Talent’ Live Results Show of Season (in English). Programming Insider (15 August 2024).
  25. Thursday Ratings: ‘Big Brother’ on CBS Reaches New Season-High in Total Viewers (in English). Programming Insider (16 August 2024).
  26. Sunday Ratings: Yankees-Tigers on ESPN and ESPN2 Score Top MLB Little League Classic To-Date (in English). Programming Insider (21 August 2024).
  27. Wednesday Ratings: Democratic National Convention Continues to Average Over 20 Million Viewers in Night Three (in English). Programming Insider (22 August 2024).
  28. Thursday Ratings: More Than 26 Million Watch Final Night of Democratic National Convention Featuring Kamala Harris’ Acceptance Speech (in English). Programming Insider (23 August 2024).
  29. Sunday Ratings: Little League Baseball World Series Championship Game on ABC Reaches 9-Year High (in English). Programming Insider (27 August 2024).
  30. Wednesday Ratings: ‘Toby Keith: American Icon’ Tribute Special on NBC Leads All Prime Time Telecasts in Total Viewers (in English). Programming Insider (29 August 2024).
  31. Thursday Ratings: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Interview Delivers Big Numbers for CNN (in English). Programming Insider (30 August 2024).
  32. Sunday Ratings: USC-LSU in Vegas Kickoff Classic on ABC Dominates Prime Time (in English). Programming Insider (5 September 2024).
  33. Wednesday Ratings: ESPN Earns Young Adult Demo Victory Among Cable Networks with U.S. Open Tennis Quarterfinals (in English). Programming Insider (6 September 2024).
  34. Thursday Ratings: Chiefs’ Win Over Ravens on NBC and Peacock Sets New Record for NFL Kickoff Game (in English). Programming Insider (9 September 2024).
  35. Sunday Ratings: NFL Kickoff Weekend Scores Big Numbers for Fox, CBS and NBC (in English). Programming Insider (10 September 2024).
  36. Wednesday Ratings: Video Music Awards Draws Over 2.1 Million Viewers Combined Across Multiple Cable Networks (in English). Programming Insider (12 September 2024).
  37. Thursday Ratings: Amazon Leads Prime Time with Season Premiere of ‘Thursday Night Football’ (in English). Programming Insider (13 September 2024).
  38. Sunday Ratings: Primetime Emmy Awards Reaches 3-Year High in Total Viewers (in English). Programming Insider (17 September 2024).
  39. Wednesday Ratings: CBS Leads Prime Time and More Than Doubles the Runner-Up in Demos with ‘Survivor’ 47th Premiere and ‘Big Brother’ (in English). Programming Insider (19 September 2024).
  40. Thursday Ratings: ABC and CBS Share Broadcast Leadership, Prime Video Tops All Outlets (in English). Programming Insider (20 September 2024).
  41. Sunday Ratings: Series Premieres of ‘Matlock’ on CBS and ‘Rescue: Hi-Surf’ on Fox Get Ample Sampling (in English). Programming Insider (24 September 2024).
  42. Wednesday Ratings: ESPN Bests Fox and NBC in Demos Due to Caitlin Clark-Fueled Cable Record WNBA Playoff Game (in English). Programming Insider (26 September 2024).
  43. Thursday Ratings: ‘Doctor Odyssey’ Embarks on Decent Maiden Voyage for ABC (in English). Programming Insider (27 September 2024).
  44. Sunday Ratings: ‘The Summit’ on CBS Gets Off to Slow Start (in English). Programming Insider (1 October 2024).
  45. Thursday Ratings: ABC Edges Past NBC’s Lineup of Season Premieres (in English). Programming Insider (4 October 2024).

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