Big Brother 26 (American season)

Big Brother 26 is the twenty-sixth season of the American reality television program Big Brother. The program is an adaptation of the franchise created in 1999 by John de Mol. The season features an artificial intelligence theme. It premiered on CBS on July 17, 2024 and concluded on October 13, 2024.

Big Brother
Season 26
Hosted by	Julie Chen Moonves Jerry O'Connell
No. of days	90
No. of houseguests	16
Winner	Chelsie Baham
Runner-up	Makensy Manbeck
America's Favorite Houseguest	Tucker Des Lauriers
No. of episodes	39
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	July 17 (2024-07-17) – October 13, 2024 (2024-10-13)
Additional information
Filming dates	July 16 (2024-07-16) – October 13, 2024 (2024-10-13)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The season ran for ninety days, ending on October 13, 2024, with the first all-female final two since the thirteenth season. Chelsie Baham was crowned the winner, defeating Makensy Manbeck by a vote of 7-0. Baham became the second black female HouseGuest to win, following Taylor Hale in the twenty-fourth season, the third black HouseGuest to win overall in the main edition of the show, following Hale and Xavier Prather in the twenty-third season, the first woman to win the game by a unanimous jury vote, and the fourth overall HouseGuest to do so, following Prather, Cody Calafiore in the twenty-second season, and Dan Gheesling in the tenth season. Tucker Des Lauriers was voted America's Favorite HouseGuest, becoming the first pre-jury HouseGuest to claim this prize.

Format

Further information: Big Brother (American TV series) § Format

Big Brother follows a group of contestants, known as HouseGuests, who live inside a custom-built house outfitted with cameras and microphones recording their every move 24 hours a day.^[1] The HouseGuests are sequestered with no contact with the outside world.^[2] During their stay, the HouseGuests share their thoughts on their day-to-day lives inside the house in a private room known as the Diary Room.^[3][4] Each week, the HouseGuests compete in competitions in order to win power and safety inside the house. At the start of each week, the HouseGuests compete in a Head of Household (abbreviated as "HOH") competition.^[5] The winner of the HoH competition is immune from eviction and selects two HouseGuests to be nominated for eviction.^[6] Six HouseGuests are then selected to compete in the Power of Veto (abbreviated as "PoV") competition: the reigning HoH, the nominees, and three other HouseGuests chosen by random draw. The winner of the PoV competition has the right to either revoke the nomination of one of the nominated HouseGuests or leave them as is. If the veto winner uses this power, the HoH must immediately nominate another HouseGuest for eviction. The PoV winner is also immune from being named as the replacement nominee.^[7] On eviction night, all HouseGuests vote to evict one of the nominees, though the Head of Household and the nominees are not allowed to vote. This vote is conducted in the privacy of the Diary Room. In the event of a tie, the Head of Household casts the tie-breaking vote. The nominee with the most votes is evicted from the house.^[8] The last seven evicted HouseGuests comprise the Jury and are sequestered in a separate location following their eviction and ultimately decide the winner of the season. The Jury is only allowed to see the competitions and ceremonies that include all of the remaining HouseGuests; they are not shown any interviews or other footage that might include strategy or details regarding nominations.^[9] The viewing public is able to award an additional prize by choosing "America's Favorite HouseGuest." All evicted HouseGuests are eligible to win this award except for those who either voluntarily leave or are forcibly removed for rule violations.^[10]

HouseGuests

Main article: List of Big Brother (American TV series) houseguests

Online applications for the season were underway by January 2024^[11] while in-person casting sessions occurred in March and April.^[12] The cast was revealed on July 15, 2024.^[13] At this time it was also revealed that the houseguests would have the power to vote in a seventeenth houseguest by a majority vote.^[14] This was later revealed to be a ruse that introduced the season's primary theme.^[15] Several HouseGuests had made previous appearances on reality television: Angela Murray previously appeared on Dr. Phil's House Calls in 2021, The Price Is Right in 2019, and Let's Make a Deal.^[16][17] In 2019, Brooklyn Rivera appeared on Dr. Phil's titular talk show.^[18] In 2023, T’Kor Clottey appeared on Kelly Clarkson’s talk show.^[19] In 2023, Rubina Bernabe appeared on Don't Forget the Lyrics!, winning $10,000.^[20]

Name	Age	Occupation	Residence	Result
Chelsie Baham	27	Nonprofit director	Rancho Cucamonga, California	Winner Day 90
Makensy Manbeck	22	Construction project manager	Houston, Texas	Runner-up Day 90
Cam Sullivan-Brown	25	Physical therapist	Bowie, Maryland	Evicted Day 90
Rubina Bernabe	35	Event bartender	Los Angeles, California	Evicted Day 87
Kimo Apaka	35	Mattress sales representative	Hilo, Hawaii	Evicted Day 80
Angela Murray	50	Real estate agent	Syracuse, Utah	Evicted Day 73
Leah Peters	26	VIP cocktail server	Miami, Florida
T'kor Clottey	23	Crochet business owner	Atlanta, Georgia	Evicted Day 66
Quinn Martin	25	Nurse recruiter	Omaha, Nebraska	Evicted Day 59
Joseph Rodriguez	30	Video store clerk	Tampa, Florida	Evicted Day 52
Tucker Des Lauriers	30	Marketing/sales executive	Brooklyn, New York	Evicted Day 45
Brooklyn Rivera	34	Business administrator	Dallas, Texas	Evicted Day 38
Cedric Hodges	21	Former marine	Boise, Idaho	Evicted Day 31
Kenney Kelley	52	Former undercover cop	Boston, Massachusetts	Evicted Day 24
Lisa Weintraub	33	Celebrity chef	Los Angeles, California	Evicted Day 17
Matt Hardeman	25	Tech sales rep	Roswell, Georgia	Evicted Day 10

Episodes

See also: List of Big Brother (American TV series) episodes (2020–present)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Day(s)	Timeslot (ET) [21]	Original air date [21]	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
Week 1
898	1	"Episode 1"	Day 1	Wednesday 9:00 p.m.	July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17)	2.75[22]	0.6[22]
On Day 1, the first eight HouseGuests—Angela, Cam, Chelsie, Joseph, Kimo, Makensy, Rubina, and Tucker—entered the newly designed Big Brother house. Julie informed them that they would be tasked with voting to decide whether a 17th HouseGuest, Ainsley, would be allowed to enter the competition. Ainsley would need at least five of eight votes to compete. Angela, Joseph, Rubina, and Makensy voted to allow entry while Chelsie, Cam, Kimo, and Tucker voted no. Ainsley then revealed herself to be an A.I. creation, her name a backronym for Artificial Intelligence Network Self Learning Entity, who would affect the game. The HouseGuests then competed individually in timed memory competitions. The four that voted yes, participated for a secret power referred to as an "upgrade" to the game. The other four that voted no played a separate completion in which the loser would receive a "downgrade" that would harm their game. Makensy won her competition and received the upgrade and Chelsie lost the other competition, receiving a downgrade.
899	2	"Episode 2"	Day 1	Thursday 9:00 p.m.	July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)	2.36[23]	0.5[23]
The next eight HouseGuests—Brooklyn, Cedric, Kenney, Leah, Lisa, Matt, Quinn, and T'kor—also moved in on Day 1. They then participated in the same vote to admit Ainsley to the game, still unbeknownst to them that she is an A.I. entity. During this time, the first group of eight HouseGuests were isolated individually. Leah and Quinn voted to allow entry to Ainsley and the other six voted no. All eight also competed in individual upgrade and downgrade competitions that were modified from those the first eight played in. Quinn obtained an upgrade to his game and Cedric acquired the downgrade. Following the second set of the competitions, all sixteen HouseGuests were allowed to meet. Cedric and Chelsie were informed that their games were being downgraded to "mascots" for the week, not permitting them to participate in the first Head of Household or Power of Veto competitions as well as the vote to evict. Among Makensy and Quinn, one of them will receive a "Deep Fake HoH" while the other will get "America's Veto".
900	3	"Episode 3"	Days 1–4	Sunday 9:00 p.m.	July 21, 2024 (2024-07-21)	2.39[24]	0.5[24]
The HouseGuests formally introduce themselves to each other. Cam, Kimo, Tucker, and Quinn volunteered to be have-nots for the week. The contestants begin to form early alliances. Makensy received the America's Veto which allows her to anonymously remove any nominee from the block and offers viewers the chance to name the replacement nominee. Quinn acquired the Deep Fake HoH, allowing him to secretly be Head of Household for the week. Quinn will also communicate through a virtualized of the current HoH. If unused, both advantages expire after four weeks. Prior to participating in the Head of Household competition, Ainsley informs the HouseGuests that there will be three nominees each week. Ahead of the eviction, the three will battle in Ainsley's A.I. Arena competition where the winner will be saved from eviction. Ainsley hosted the "New Rule" HoH competition in which there were new rules each round. Angela beat Kenney and Leah in the final round to become the first Head of Household. Quinn confides in Angela about winning the Deep Fake HoH comp an the two form a final two alliance. Angela then contemplates who she should nominate. On Day 4, Angela nominated Kenney, Kimo, and Lisa for eviction.
901	4	"Episode 4"	Days 4–7	Wednesday 9:00 p.m.	July 24, 2024 (2024-07-24)	2.51[25]	0.5[25]
Following nominations, Angela ultimately sets her sights on Kenney. She also begins feeling animosity towards Matt. Matt and Makensy are in the early stages of a possible showmance and form a three-person alliance with Leah. Makensy reveals winning America's Veto to Matt and Leah. Cam, Cedric, Chelsie, Joseph, Kimo, T'kor, and Quinn also form an alliance called "The Collective". Angela later begins suspecting other possible alliances in the house. Joseph and Quinn pitch the Collective to Angela, but she believes they are secretly coming for her. Feeling increasingly uneasy overnight and into the next day, Angela publicly confronts Matt over breakfast. Following this, opinions of Angela quickly turn negative. Joseph and Brooklyn are chosen to compete in the Power of Veto competition along with the three nominees. Angela ultimately hopes to backdoor Matt. In the "Spelling Bee" competition, competitors searched for letters to spell the longest word possible. There were also "delete" tiles hidden, which allow letters to be "deleted" from the competition. Lisa spelled the longest word in the shortest amount of time, winning the Power of Veto. On Day 7, Lisa used the veto on herself and Angela named Matt as the replacement nominee.
902	5	"Episode 5"	Days 7–10	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	July 25, 2024 (2024-07-25)	2.87[26]	0.6[26]
Matt and Kimo begin to campaign significantly in an effort to save themselves from eviction. Tensions between Angela and others rise again when Kenney says he would be willing to purposefully lose the A.I. Arena Competition to Matt. In the A.I. Arena, Kenney, Kimo, and Matt played "Glitch in the System". The three of them viewed 16 "glitching" videos of their fellow HouseGuests that were playing simultaneously and attempt to find the HouseGuest who appeared the most. Kimo answered correctly in the shortest amount of time, saving himself from the block. Kenney and Matt are each given a few minutes to sway any last-minute votes in their favor. On Day 10, by a vote of 8–3, with Leah, Lisa, and Makensy voting to evict Kenney, Matt was evicted from the Big Brother house.
Week 2
903	6	"Episode 6"	Days 7, 10–11	Sunday 8:58 p.m.	July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)	2.40[27]	0.5[27]
Following Matt's eviction, multiple HouseGuests begin planning their next steps. Leah, Lisa, and Makensy are upset that the remainder of their alliance did not vote to evict Kenney instead. In the "Animal Obsession" Head of Household competition, HouseGuests viewed a series of videos containing animals. They were then asked true or false questions relating to those videos. Those who answered correctly progressed to the next question, while those who answered incorrectly were eliminated. After everyone else was eliminated, Chelsie won the competition in the final round against Leah and T'Kor. Chelsie planned on nominating Angela for her confrontation with Matt, and Kenney for his relationship with Matt, but take suggestions on who the third nominee should be. Tucker proposes she nominate Lisa. Cam, Cedric, and Chelsie begin forming an alliance and ask Brooklyn and Quinn to join them. Angela offers to be a pawn for Chelsie and in exchange for safety, Makensey reveals her advantage to Chelsie. On Day 11, Chelsie nominated Angela, Kenney, and Lisa for eviction.
904	7	"Episode 7"	Days 11–14	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31)	2.72[28]	0.5[28]
Kenney uses the Veto on himself & Chelsie names Tucker as the replacement nominee after he volunteered to go up as a pawn.
905	8	"Episode 8"	Days 14–17	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	August 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)	2.76[29]	0.5[29]
In the A.I. Arena comp, Tucker wins decisively. On Day 17 by a vote of 11-1, Lisa is evicted from the BB House with Kenney being the sole vote to keep Lisa.
Week 3
906	9	"Episode 9"	Days 11, 15, 17–18	Sunday 8:58 p.m.	August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)	2.33[30]	0.5[30]
Following Lisa's eviction, the HouseGuests played in "Ainsley Land", a life-size board game competition, in an attempt to be the next Head of Household. Competitors had 45-seconds to walk across a track of balance beams, and hit buttons to collect points along the way. Cedric collected the most amount of points in the shortest amount of time, winning the competition. In an effort to keep himself from being nominated, Kenney revealed to Cedric his true occupation. Cedric plans on nominating Makensy until she tells him about her upgrade power. She recommends he nominate on Cedric instead. Chelsie also pitches Cedric a few potential nominees before he briefly considers nominating Joseph as a pawn. Chelsie gives a rundown of the season's failed potential showmances. Kenney believes that a number of the female contestants are working together and Tucker again volunteered to be a pawn. On Day 18, Cedric nominated Angela, Kenney, and Tucker for eviction.
907	10	"Episode 10"	Days 12, 18–21	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	August 7, 2024 (2024-08-07)	2.97[31]	0.6[31]
News makes its way around the house that Quinn holds the other upgrade power. Tucker insists on flushing out an upgrade power by week's end. Kenney contemplates if staying in the game is worth missing his family. Makensy and Leah are chosen to participate in the Power of Veto competition alongside the others. Kenney decides that if he wins the veto, he would use it on Angela to ensure his own eviction. In the "Recharge My Core" competition, participants brought a "power core" through a "jungle" maze to recharge Ainsley. Every time they hit a vine with the power core, it lost 5% of its charge. Tucker won the Power of Veto with 85% of power, followed by Kenney in second place and Makensy in third. Cedric thinks of potential replacement nominees and asks Makensy to be a pawn. She tells him that if nominated, she will use America's Veto. Tucker informs Cedric he will use his veto on Angela, and pitches Quinn as a replacement. On Day 21, Tucker removed Angela from the block, leaving many HouseGuests in shock. Cedric then named Makensy as a replacement nominee. Makensy evoked her veto, leaving the next replacement up to viewers.
908	11	"Episode 11"	Days 21–24	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)	3.15[32]	0.7[32]
Following the veto meeting, multiple disagreements and arguments arise between the HouseGuests, most notably between Cedric and Tucker. Quinn, Kimo, and others are caught in the crossfire of these. The HouseGuests begin wondering who viewers will vote as the replacement nominee. Julie then revealed that Quinn would be the third nominee. In the "Data Dump" A.I. Arena competition, Kenney, Tucker, and Quinn had to catch balls that were being blown around in an air machine and collect them into a tube. Tucker acquired the most balls in the shortest amount of time, winning safety during the eviction. On Day 21, by a vote of 10–1, with Tucker voting to evict Quinn, Kenney was evicted from the Big Brother house.
Week 4
909	12	"Episode 12"	Days 24–25	Sunday 10:32 p.m.[lower-alpha 1]	August 11, 2024 (2024-08-11)	2.20[34]	0.3[34]
Following Kenney's eviction, Tucker is determined to take another shot at Quinn. In the "BAD AI" Head of Household competition, HouseGuests faced head-to-head two at a time and viewed three A.I. images of past HouseGuests created by Ainsley. One of the three images had a hidden error. The first one to successfully identify the image with the error, moved on to the next round and chose the next two to compete while the loser was eliminated. Angela beat Cam in the final round to win the competition. Angela wonders if Quinn will activate his upgrade power and Brooklyn worries that Angela is targeting her after Angela picked her multiple times in the competition. Quinn contemplates taking over the Head of Household, fearing that Angela will nominate himself or someone else in his "Pentagon" alliance (also consisting of Brooklyn, Cam, Cedric, and Chelsie). Angela and Tucker agree to team up to evict Quinn. Rubina and Tucker begin flirting. Quinn also teams up with Kimo and T'kor, and the three name themselves "The Visionaries". On Day 25, Quinn activated the Deepfake Head of Household power, allowing him to assume the associated duties. Quinn nominated Cedric, Makensy, and Tucker for eviction.
910	13	"Episode 13"	TBA	Tuesday 8:00 p.m.	August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)	2.28[35]	0.3[35]
Former BB Winners Cody Calafiore, Taylor Hale, and Jag Bains recap and revisit the first 4 weeks of the season. At the end of the episode, Ainsley appears to inform the audience and the former winners that a new twist will be introduced called "A.I. Instigator".
911	14	"Episode 14"	Days 4–5, 25–28	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	August 14, 2024 (2024-08-14)	3.25[36]	0.6[36]
Cedric, Makensy, and Tucker stress the importance of winning the Power of Veto for themselves. The Collective re-forms their alliance, without Angela, which had previously fallen apart after Angela exposed it. Quinn plans on putting Rubina up as a potential replacement nominee, hoping that Tucker would let her win the A.I. Arena. Joseph and Tucker form a final two alliance. Brooklyn and Joseph, HouseGuest choices of Cedric and Tucker, are chosen to compete in the veto competition, alongside the others. In the "Binary Bridge" Power of Veto competition, participants had to cross a bridge by stepping on one of two tiles that would highlight red or green. When stepping on a green tile, they could proceed to one of the next two tiles, but if they stepped on a red tile they had to restart from the beginning. In the final round, Tucker crossed in the fastest amount of time to defeat Cedric and win the Power of Veto. Tucker considered not using the veto on himself again, but Angela advises against it. On Day 28, Tucker used the veto on himself, and through the A.I. Angela, Quinn named Rubina as his replacement.
912	15	"Episode 15"	Days 13, 24, 28–31	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	August 15, 2024 (2024-08-15)	3.49[37]	0.6[37]
Cedric, Makensy, Rubina begin canvassing for votes to survive the next eviction. Quinn admits to The Visionaries that he is in another alliance called the Pentagon. Two new alliances form, The Five Points — including Brooklyn, Kimo, Rubina, T'kor, and Tucker — and a similar unnamed one that includes Angela. Other HouseGuests begin planning on who would be the best for their game to evict. In the A.I. Arena, the nominees played "Upload, Download" and had fix Ainsley's upload and download speeds by rolling five balls halfway down a ramp to a sticky area. Once done, they had to roll an additional five balls across the entire ramp, with the goal of knocking the original five the remainder of the way down in the process. Makensy was the first to successfully have all ten balls on the opposite side of her ramp and was removed from the block. On Day 31, by a vote of 6–3, with Brooklyn, Cam, and Chelsie voting to evict Rubina, Cedric was evicted from the Big Brother house.
Week 5
913	16	"Episode 16"	Days 31–32	Sunday 8:58 p.m.	August 18, 2024 (2024-08-18)	2.72[38]	0.6[38]
Quinn and Brooklyn begin processing the blindside of Cedric's eviction and the effect it could cause on their personal gameplay. Brooklyn feels betrayed by Kimo and T'kor for not being informed of the flipped vote. In the "Firewall" Head of Household competition, players had to assist Ainsley in cooling down her "firewall" by holding onto a large wall while being tilted forward and blasted with water, and various attacks that took the format of liquid slime. Angela, Kimo, and Joseph were the first three to fall off the wall and were named have-nots for the week. Tucker and Quinn were the final two HouseGuests on the wall and Tucker offered Quinn a deal for safety if he purposefully falls. A Quinn rejected the offer but falls shortly thereafter, making Tucker the next Head of Household. Angela, Joseph, Kimo, Rubina, T'kor, Tucker form a new alliance called "Sixth Avenue". Tucker tells Quinn he will be nominated as a pawn, but that he has his sights set on a different target. He then meets individually with Brooklyn, Cam, and Chelsie. On Day 32, Tucker nominated Brooklyn, Cam, and Quinn for eviction.
914	17	"Episode 17"	Days 31–35	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	August 21, 2024 (2024-08-21)	3.02[39]	0.6[39]
Following the nomination ceremony, Tucker decides that he wants Brooklyn to be evicted. Tucker promises to use the veto on Quinn as long as he doesn't tell others about his plan. Joseph tells Tucker about the Pentagon, furthering Tucker's goal to send her home. Brooklyn and Quinn discuss who they believe the real target for the week is and they tell each other that they both believe the other to be the target. Joseph, Tucker's choice, and Makensy are randomly picked to participate in the Power of Veto compeitition, along with the others. When Brooklyn approaches Tucker about her conversation with Quinn, Tucker considers his next move. In the "Hide-N-Go Veto" competition, the competitors had to hide their "memory card" by placing it in a hidden spot within the house. Once all of the cards were hidden, they then took turns attempting to find someone else's card. Tucker was the only person who's memory card wasn't found, winning competition. Quinn apologized to Tucker for telling Brooklyn that she was the target. On Day 35, Tucker used the Power of Veto on Quinn and named Chelsie as the replacement nominee. In the process, Tucker causes chaos by exposing multiple alliances.
915	18	"Episode 18"	Days 35-38	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	August 22, 2024 (2024-08-22)	2.96[40]	0.6[40]
On Day 38, by a vote of 8-1 Brooklyn was evicted from the BB House with Chelsie being the sole vote to keep Brooklyn.
Week 6
916	19	"Episode 19"	Days 38-39	Sunday 9:33 p.m.[lower-alpha 2]	August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25)	2.76[41]	0.5[41]
Tucker is informed in the Diary Room that he has been voted as the "A.I. Instigator" where can spread misinformation about his fellow Houseguests through deepfakes. On Day 39, T'Kor nominates Cam, Makensy, and Tucker for evicton with Makensy being the target.
917	20	"Episode 20"	Days 39-42	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28)	2.93[42]	0.5[42]
Cam wins the "Prize Swap Veto" competition. T'Kor wins $5,000, Makensy gets a trip to Hawaii. While Tucker becomes "Ainsley's Assistant", Angela has to transfer over 1,000 pieces of trash in 12 hours which she completes successfully and Joseph gets placed into the Mattrix a 24-Hour Solitary Confinement punishment. Angela gets paranoid and wants Tucker to be evicted. On Day 42, Cam uses the veto on himself and T'Kor names Angela as the replacement nominee.
918	21	"Episode 21"	Days 42-45	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	August 29, 2024 (2024-08-29)	3.18[43]	0.6[43]
In the A.I. Arena competition, Makensy wins. On Day 45 by a vote of 5-3 Tucker is evicted from the BB House with Joseph, Kimo, and Rubina voting for Tucker to stay.
Week 7
919	22	"Episode 22"	Days 45-46	Sunday 8:58 p.m.	September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01)	2.41[44]	0.4[44]
In the "What Came First" HOH competitions Quinn wins. Kimo and Makensy become have nots due to being 2 of the first 3 houseguests to drop their eggs while trying to get it through the maze. On Day 46, Quinn nominates Angela, Kimo, and Rubina for eviction with Angela being Quinn's target.
920	23	"Episode 23"	Days 46-49	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	September 4, 2024 (2024-09-04)	3.19[45]	0.6[45]
On Day 49, Leah decides to the use the Veto an Angela much to Quinn's shock. Quinn then nominates Joseph as the replacement nominee due to voting to keep Tucker in the prior eviciton.
921	24	"Episode 24"	Days 49-52	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	September 5, 2024 (2024-09-05)	3.09[46]	0.6[46]
In the last A.I. Arena competition, Rubina emerges victorious. On Day 52 by a vote of 4-3 Joseph is evicted from the BB House. Ainsley informs the remaining Houseguests that they have reached the Jury Phase and that A.I. Arena will be discontinued.
Week 8
922	25	"Episode 25"	Days 52-53	Sunday 8:58 p.m.	September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)	2.96[47]	0.6[47]
Houseguests compete in the Before or After HOH Competition. After 7 rounds; Cam, Chelsie, Kimo, and Makensy are all tied and answer a tie-breaker question to see who becomes the new HOH. Chelsie becomes the new HOH by being the only one whose answer was closest without going over. On Day 53, Chelsie nominates Angela & Kimo for eviction with Angela being Chelsie's target.
923	26	"Episode 26"	Days 53-56	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	September 11, 2024 (2024-09-11)	3.20[48]	0.6[48]
In OTEV the Trash Talking Panda Compeition, everyone but Makensy brings back the wrong answer back which crowns Makensy the Veto Winner after only 1 round. Angela suspects that Leah & Quinn are forming an alliance with Kimo, Rubina, and T'Kor after seeing them all in the backyard together. Angela then tells Chelsie regarding her suspicions which makes Chelsie inclined to have the Veto used. Chelsie & Makensy are contemplating on whether naming Leah or Quinn as the replacement nominee just before the Veto Ceremony.
924	27	"Episode 27"	Days 56-59	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	September 12, 2024 (2024-09-12)	3.17[49]	0.6[49]
Makensy ultimately decides to use the Veto on Angela, much to Angela's shock. Chelsie then names Quinn as the replacement nominee due to his threat level. On Day 59 by a vote of 4-2 Quinn is evicted from the BB House and becomes the 1st Juror. Ainsley announces to the remaining Houseguests that her protege Jankie will be taking over in her absence.
Week 9
925	28	"Episode 28"	Days 59-60	Sunday 9:33 p.m.[lower-alpha 3]	September 15, 2024 (2024-09-15)	2.82[50]	0.6[50]
Houseguests are informed by Jankie that they will be in the backyard for the entire week living in "Jankie World". In the HOH Competition, Leah emerges victorious after 9 hours and 55 minutes. On Day 60, Leah nominates Kimo and Rubina for eviction.
926	29	"Episode 29"	Days 60-63	Wednesday 10:00 p.m.	September 18, 2024 (2024-09-18)	2.39[51]	0.5[51]
T'Kor, Chelsie, and Angela are picked to play in the Veto. The houguests are informed that 2 Vetos are up for grabs; whomever finishes 1st wins the regular Veto. While the person who finishes 2nd wins the "Jankie" Veto. In the Veto competition, Angela and Leah complete their puzzles 1st and 2ns respectively. At the veto ceremony, Leah loses the "Jankie" Veto competition and is unable use her Veto. Angela uses her veto on Kimo and Leah names T'Kor as the replacement nominee.
927	30	"Episode 30"	Days 63-66	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)	3.07[52]	0.6[52]
Cam is contemplating voting out T'Kor due to her social game. By a vote of 4-1, T'Kor was evicted and became the 2nd juror with Kimo being the sole to keep her.
Week 10
928	31	"Episode 31"	Days 65, 66-67	Sunday 9:00 p.m.	September 22, 2024 (2024-09-22)	2.90[53]	0.5[53]
In the HOH Competition, Makensy emerges as the winner. Jankie is then killed and Ainsley returns to tell the Houseguests that Jankie World is no more. Then "Zingbot" enters the BB House and roasts the remaining houseguests. On Day 67, Makensy nominates Angela & Kimo for eviction with Angela being the target.
929	32	"Episode 32"	Days 67-70	Wednesday 9:29 p.m.	September 25, 2024 (2024-09-25)	2.44[54]	0.5[54]
Makensy wins the "Wild Robot" Veto competition. Chelsie attempts to convince Makensy to use the veto so Leah can be nominated. At the Veto Ceremony, Makensy follows through with Chelsie's plan and uses the veto on Kimo. Makensy then names Leah as the replacement nominee, much to Leah and Angela's shock. A deepfake of Julie Chen appears and sends the Houseguests harrowing messages then Ainsley reveals herself to be the one controlling Julie's deepfake and informs the Houseguests that they'll "pay the price".
930	33	"Episode 33"	Days 70-73	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	September 26, 2024 (2024-09-26)	3.12[55]	0.6[55]
Leah is evicted in the first unanimous vote of the season. In the HOH Competition, Chelsie wins on a tie-breaker. Chelsie then nominates Angela & Kimo for eviction. Then all 6 houseguests compete in the Veto which Kimo wins. Kimo uses the Veto on himself and Chelsie names Rubina as the replacement nominee. Then in the 2nd live vote, Angela is voted out unanimously.
Week 11
931	34	"Episode 34"	Days 73-74	Sunday 10:30 p.m.	September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)	2.33[56]	0.3[56]
The remaining Houseguests celebrate surviving the Double Eviction. Afterwards, Houseguests compete in the "Tiny Stack" HOH Competiiton which Makensy wins. Then on Day 74, Makensy nominates Kimo & Rubina for eviction with Kimo being the target.
932	35	"Episode 35"	Days 74-80	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	October 3, 2024 (2024-10-03)	2.92[57]	0.5[57]
The remaining Houseguests compete in "BB Comics" for the Veto which Makensy won. Makensy and Chelsie think Cam is throwing comps due to his poor performance in Comics. At the Veto Ceremony, Makensy elects to not use the Veto. Cam contemplates flipping the vote to keep Kimo. At the live eviction, both Cam & Chelsie vote to evict Kimo and becomes the 5th Juror.
Week 12
933	36	"Episode 36"	Days 80-81	Sunday 10:00 p.m.	October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06)	2.60[58]	0.5[58]
In the HOH Competition, Chelsie emerges as the winner. In the Veto Competition, the remaining Houseguests compete in a knockout format. Episode ends on a cliffhanger with Cam & Makensy as the last 2 remaining heading to the final round.
934	37	"Episode 37"	Days 81-87	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	October 10, 2024 (2024-10-10)	2.94[59]	0.5[59]
The episode continues with the conclusion of the Veto, Makensy emerges as the winner. At the live veto and eviction, Makensy uses the veto on herself and Rubina is the replacement nominee by default. Then Makensy casts her vote to evict Rubina who becomes the 6th member of the Jury.
Week 13
935	38	"Episode 38"	Various; Day 87	Friday 8:00 p.m.	October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)	1.95[60]	0.3[60]
The Final 3 reminisce on their time inside the BB House. A crying montage of the Houseguests in the DR is shown. A "Young Cedric" segment as well as Joseph being delusional about his abilities as a player. A montage of Rubina scaring other HG's especially Makensy. Former Big Brother Winner Derrick informs the Houseguests that they must stop Ainsley. The episode ends on a cliffhanger showing the Houseguests starting Part 1 of the Final HOH competition.
936	39	"Episode 39"	Days 87-90	Sunday 9:00 p.m.	October 13, 2024 (2024-10-13)	3.19[61]	0.7[61]
Chelsie wins Part 1, Makensy wins Parts 2 and 3; to become the Final HOH of the Season. Makensy decides to evict Cam to return the favor for keeping her safe. With a unanimous vote, Chelsie was declared as the winner of Big Brother becoming only the fourth unanimously-voted winner in Big Brother history. The top 3 for AFP are revealed to be Angela, Quinn, and Tucker. Tucker announced as America’s Favorite Houseguest in which he becomes the first pre-juror to ever win the award. The season ends with Jankie being revived and all the Houseguests participating in a sing-a-long.

Notes

1. "Episode 12" was originally scheduled to air at 8:58 p.m. but was delayed to 10:32 due to overrun of the 2024 Wyndham Championship.^[33]
2. "Episode 19" was originally scheduled to air at 9:30 p.m. but was delayed to 9:33 due to overrun of an NFL preseason game.^[41]
3. "Episode 28" was originally scheduled to air at 9:30 p.m. but was delayed to 9:33 due to overrun of an NFL game.^[50]

Voting history

Color key:

  Winner

  Runner-up

  Head of Household

  Nominated for eviction

  Immune from eviction

  Not eligible to vote

  Won immunity Via competition

  Evicted

Big Brother 26 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 18	Day 21							Day 67	Day 73[lower-alpha 1]			Day 90	Finale
Head of Household	Angela	Chelsie	Cedric		Angela Quinn[lower-alpha 2]	Tucker	T'kor	Quinn	Chelsie	Leah	Makensy	Chelsie	Makensy	Chelsie	Makensy	(None)
Nominations (pre-veto)	Kenney Kimo Lisa	Angela Kenney Lisa	Angela Kenney Tucker	Kenney Makensy Tucker	Cedric Makensy Tucker	Brooklyn Cam Quinn	Cam Makensy Tucker	Angela Kimo Rubina	Angela Kimo	Kimo Rubina	Angela Kimo	Angela Kimo	Kimo Rubina	Cam Makensy	Cam Chelsie
Veto winner(s)	Lisa	Kenney	Tucker	Makensy[lower-alpha 3]	Tucker	Tucker	Cam	Leah	Makensy	Angela Leah[lower-alpha 4]	Makensy	Kimo	Makensy	Makensy	(None)
Nominations (post-veto)	Kenney Kimo[lower-alpha 5] Matt	Angela Lisa Tucker[lower-alpha 5]	Kenney Makensy Tucker	Kenney Quinn[lower-alpha 3] Tucker[lower-alpha 5]	Cedric Makensy[lower-alpha 5] Rubina	Brooklyn Cam Chelsie[lower-alpha 5]	Angela Makensy[lower-alpha 5] Tucker	Joseph Kimo Rubina[lower-alpha 5]	Kimo Quinn	Rubina T'kor	Angela Leah	Angela Rubina	Kimo Rubina	Cam Rubina
Chelsie	Not eligible[lower-alpha 6]	Head of Household	Nominations void	Kenney	Rubina	Cam[lower-alpha 5]	Tucker	Joseph	Head of Household	T'kor	Leah	Head of Household	Kimo	Head of Household	Nominated	Winner
Makensy	Kenney	Lisa	Nominated	Kenney[lower-alpha 3]	Cedric[lower-alpha 5]	Brooklyn	Tucker[lower-alpha 5]	Joseph	Quinn	T'kor	Head of Household	Angela	Head of Household	Rubina	Cam[lower-alpha 7]	Runner-up
Cam	Matt	Lisa	Nominations void	Kenney	Rubina	Nominated	Tucker	Kimo	Quinn	T'kor	Leah	Angela	Kimo	Nominated	Evicted (Day 90)	Chelsie
Rubina	Matt	Lisa	Nominations void	Kenney	Nominated	Brooklyn	Angela	Joseph[lower-alpha 5]	Quinn	Nominated	Leah	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Evicted (Day 87)	Chelsie
Kimo	Matt[lower-alpha 5]	Lisa	Nominations void	Kenney	Cedric	Brooklyn	Angela	Nominated	Nominated	Rubina	Leah	Angela	Nominated	Evicted (Day 80)		Chelsie
Angela	Head of Household	Nominated	Nominations void	Kenney[lower-alpha 3]	Not eligible[lower-alpha 2]	Brooklyn	Nominated	Kimo	Kimo	T'kor	Nominated	Nominated	Evicted (Day 73)			Chelsie
Leah	Kenney	Lisa	Nominations void	Kenney	Cedric	Brooklyn	Tucker	Kimo	Kimo	Head of Household	Nominated	Evicted (Day 73)				Chelsie
T'kor	Matt	Lisa	Nominations void	Kenney	Cedric	Brooklyn	Head of Household	Joseph	Quinn	Nominated	Evicted (Day 66)					Chelsie
Quinn	Matt	Lisa	Nominations void	Nominated	Head of Household	Brooklyn	Tucker	Head of Household	Nominated	Evicted (Day 59)						Chelsie
Joseph	Matt	Lisa	Nominations void	Kenney	Cedric	Brooklyn	Angela	Nominated	Evicted (Day 52)
Tucker	Matt	Lisa[lower-alpha 5]	Nominated	Quinn[lower-alpha 5]	Cedric	Head of Household	Nominated	Evicted (Day 45)
Brooklyn	Matt	Lisa	Nominations void	Kenney	Rubina	Nominated	Evicted (Day 38)
Cedric	Not eligible[lower-alpha 6]	Lisa	Head of Household		Nominated	Evicted (Day 31)
Kenney	Nominated	Angela	Nominated		Evicted (Day 24)
Lisa	Kenney	Nominated	Evicted (Day 17)
Matt	Nominated	Evicted (Day 10)
Evicted	Matt 8 of 11 votes to evict	Lisa 11 of 12 votes to evict	(None)	Kenney 10 of 11 votes to evict	Cedric 6 of 9 votes to evict	Brooklyn 8 of 9 votes to evict	Tucker 5 of 8 votes to evict	Joseph 4 of 7 votes to evict	Quinn 4 of 6 votes to evict	T'kor 4 of 5 votes to evict	Leah 4 of 4 votes to evict	Angela 3 of 3 votes to evict	Kimo 2 of 2 votes to evict	Rubina Makensy’s choice to evict	Cam Makensy's choice to evict	Chelsie 7 votes to win
																Makensy 0 votes to win

Notes

1. This week was a double eviction week. That means following the first eviction, the remaining HouseGuests will play a week's worth of games – including Head of Household and veto competitions; and nomination, veto, and eviction ceremonies – during the live show, culminating in a second eviction for the week.
2. Quinn activated the Deepfake HoH, a power he won in the "Upgrade" competition. This allowed him to anonymously take control as the Head of Household for the week, while Angela maintained immunity and the ability to compete in the veto competition. Angela and Quinn were not eligible to vote in the eviction, but both were eligible to become Head of Household the following cycle.
3.   Makensy activated America’s Veto, a power she won in the "Upgrade" competition. This allowed her to save herself from the block and gave viewers the power to vote for a replacement nominee, which was revealed to be Quinn during the live eviction episode. As Angela had been earlier removed from the block by Tucker, she was ineligible to be nominated by America.
4. During Jankie Week, a "Jankie" PoV was given to 2nd place in the Veto Competition, provided they win a follow-up Carnival Game. Leah won the "Jankie" PoV but was unsuccessful in the Carnival Game.
5. This HouseGuest won the AI Arena competition and was saved from possible eviction.
6. For coming in last in the "Downgrade" competitions, Cedric and Chelsie became ineligible to compete in the HoH or PoV competitions for Week 1, and also lost their right to vote for the first Eviction. They were eligible to be nominated for eviction.
7. As Head of Household, Makensy chose to evict Cam.

Production

Development

Big Brother 26 was officially confirmed by CBS on May 7, 2024.^[62] The primary theme for Big Brother 26 was based around artificial intelligence (AI); the season premiere introduced a character known as Ainsley, a personified AI agent who appeared throughout the season (initially portrayed in-person as a fake 17th HouseGuest, and later as an animated avatar) to introduce themed twists and challenges.^[63][64] Julie Chen Moonves returned as host. Julie Chen Moonves contracted COVID-19 in September 2024 and was absent from episode 27, marking the first time in the program's history that she missed an eviction episode. Jerry O'Connell hosted in Julie Chen Moonves' place.^[65][66]

One of the major twists of the season was the "AI Arena": three HouseGuests were nominated for possible eviction by the HoH rather than two, who then competed in a challenge in the titular room. Whoever won the challenge would be declared safe, while the remaining two went up for eviction as normal. Production staff stated that the twist was intended to make the Thursday-night eviction episodes more unpredictable, as well as reinstate the presence of a challenge on eviction night (as the HoH competition had been displaced from eviction night in recent seasons of Big Brother). Executive producer Allison Grodner suggested that the twist or a variant of it could return for future seasons, considering it a "success" that the producers had "learned a lot from".^[67]

Filming

Filming began on July 16, 2024, and ran for 90 days.^[68][69]

Production design

Similar to the season's overall theme, the Big Brother house was designed with an artificial intelligence theme. Bedrooms in the house were designed using AI prompts. The have-not room is described as "only a wireframe skeleton bedroom" because the AI crashed after given the prompt.^[70]

Release

Broadcast

The season premiered on CBS over two nights on July 17 and 18, 2024.^[71] New episodes then aired on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. eastern time (ET). It concluded with a live finale on October 13, 2024.^[72] Beginning July 25, Wednesday and Thursday episodes moved to 8:00 p.m. ET.^[73]

Streaming

Following its broadcast, new episodes will stream on Paramount+ and CBS On Demand.^[74] As with previous seasons, Paramount+ is also providing access to 24/7 live feeds.^[75] The live feeds also stream on Pluto TV in a free advertisement-supported format.^[76] In a change from previous seasons, those watching the live feeds will no longer be able to pause or rewind the video.^[77]

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