# Lists of Big Brother (American TV series) episodes

Big Brother is an American reality television series based on the Dutch television series of the same name created by John de Mol Jr. in 1997. The series premiered on July 5, 2000. The series follows a group of contestants, known as HouseGuests, who live together in a custom–built home under constant surveillance. The HouseGuests are completely isolated from the outside world and generally have no communication from the outside world. In the first season, HouseGuests would nominate two of their fellow HouseGuests. The two HouseGuests with the most votes would be "marked for banishment" and the public then voted on whom to "banish" from the house. When three HouseGuests remained, the public voted on the winner. Despite an initial successful start, ratings and critical reaction continued to grow increasingly negative. This led to the second season being a revamp of the show featuring a more competition–based challenge. Starting with the second season, HouseGuests compete in a series of competitions to win power and safety, they then vote to "evict" one of their own until there are only two HouseGuests remaining. In finale episodes, previous HouseGuests vote on who they think they should win the game, with the HouseGuest who receives the most votes being declared the winner and receiving the grand prize. Casting is currently underway for a 26th season.
As of September 19, 2024, 936 episodes of Big Brother have aired, concluding the twenty-sixth season.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Originally released | Days | HouseGuests | Winner | Runner–up | America's Favorite | Final vote | Average viewers (millions) |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Network | Days | HouseGuests | Winner | Runner–up | America's Favorite | Final vote | Average viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 70 | 70 | July 5, 2000 (2000-07-05) | September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) | CBS | 88 | 10 | Eddie McGee | Josh Souza | — | 59–27–14% | 9.01 |
| 2 | 30 | 30 | July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | September 20, 2001 (2001-09-20) | CBS | 82 | 12 | Will Kirby | Nicole Schaffrich | — | 5–2 | 7.90 |
| 3 | 33 | 33 | July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) | September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25) | CBS | 82 | 12 | Lisa Donahue | Danielle Reyes | — | 9–1 | 8.70 |
| 4 | 33 | 33 | July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) | September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24) | CBS | 82 | 13 | Jun Song | Alison Irwin | — | 6–1 | 8.80 |
| 5 | 31 | 31 | July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06) | September 21, 2004 (2004-09-21) | CBS | 82 | 14 | Drew Daniel | Michael Ellis | — | 4–3 | 8.30 |
| 6 | 30 | 30 | July 7, 2005 (2005-07-07) | September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20) | CBS | 80 | 14 | Maggie Ausburn | Ivette Corredero | — | 4–3 | 7.24 |
| 7 | 28 | 28 | July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) | September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12) | CBS | 72 | 14 | Mike "Boogie" Malin | Erika Landin | Janelle Pierzina | 6–1 | 7.56 |
| 8 | 33 | 33 | July 5, 2007 (2007-07-05) | September 18, 2007 (2007-09-18) | CBS | 81 | 14 | Dick Donato | Daniele Donato | — | 5–2 | 7.52 |
| 9 | 33 | 33 | February 12, 2008 (2008-02-12) | April 27, 2008 (2008-04-27) | CBS | 81 | 16 | Adam Jasinski | Ryan Quicksall | James Zinkand | 6–1 | 6.56 |
| 10 | 29 | 29 | July 13, 2008 (2008-07-13) | September 16, 2008 (2008-09-16) | CBS | 71 | 13 | Dan Gheesling | Memphis Garrett | Keesha Smith | 7–0 | 6.72 |
| 11 | 30 | 30 | July 9, 2009 (2009-07-09) | September 15, 2009 (2009-09-15) | CBS | 73 | 13 | Jordan Lloyd | Natalie Martinez | Jeff Schroeder | 5–2 | 7.19 |
| 12 | 30 | 30 | July 8, 2010 (2010-07-08) | September 15, 2010 (2010-09-15) | CBS | 75 | 13 | Hayden Moss | Lane Elenburg | Britney Haynes | 4–3 | 7.76 |
| 13 | 29 | 29 | July 7, 2011 (2011-07-07) | September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14) | CBS | 75 | 14 | Rachel Reilly | Porsche Briggs | Jeff Schroeder | 4–3 | 7.95 |
| 14 | 30 | 30 | July 12, 2012 (2012-07-12) | September 19, 2012 (2012-09-19) | CBS | 75 | 16 | Ian Terry | Dan Gheesling | Frank Eudy | 6–1 | 6.79 |
| 15 | 36 | 36 | June 26, 2013 (2013-06-26) | September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18) | CBS | 90 | 16 | Andy Herren | GinaMarie Zimmerman | Elissa Slater | 7–2 | 6.47 |
| 16 | 40 | 40 | June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25) | September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24) | CBS | 97 | 16 | Derrick Levasseur | Cody Calafiore | Donny Thompson | 7–2 | 6.41 |
| 17 | 40 | 40 | June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24) | September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23) | CBS | 98 | 17 | Steve Moses | Liz Nolan | James Huling | 6–3 | 6.18 |
| 18 | 42 | 42 | June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) | September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21) | CBS | 99 | 16 | Nicole Franzel | Paul Abrahamian | Victor Arroyo | 5–4 | 5.78 |
| OTT | 10 | 10 | September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28) | December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01) | CBS All Access | 65 | 13 | Morgan Willett | Jason Roy | — | America's Vote | — |
| 19 | 39 | 39 | June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28) | September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20) | CBS | 92 | 17 | Josh Martinez | Paul Abrahamian | Cody Nickson | 5–4 | 6.06 |
| 20 | 40 | 40 | June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27) | September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26) | CBS | 99 | 16 | Kaycee Clark | Tyler Crispen | Tyler Crispen | 5–4 | 5.41 |
| 21 | 40 | 40 | June 25, 2019 (2019-06-25) | September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25) | CBS | 99 | 16 | Jackson Michie | Holly Allen | Nicole Anthony | 6–3 | 4.38 |
| 22 | 37 | 37 | August 5, 2020 (2020-08-05) | October 28, 2020 (2020-10-28) | CBS | 85 | 16 | Cody Calafiore | Enzo Palumbo | Da'Vonne Rogers | 9–0 | 3.97 |
| 23 | 37 | 37 | July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07) | September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29) | CBS | 85 | 16 | Xavier Prather | Derek Frazier | Tiffany Mitchell | 9–0 | 3.72 |
| 24 | 35 | 35 | July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06) | September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25) | CBS | 82 | 16 | Taylor Hale | Monte Taylor | Taylor Hale | 8–1 | 3.66 |
| 25 | 42 | 42 | August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02) | November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09) | CBS | 100 | 17 | Jagateshwar "Jag" Bains | Matt Klotz | Cameron Hardin | 5–2 | 3.04 |
| RG | 6 | 6 | December 11, 2023 (2023-12-11) | December 21, 2023 (2023-12-21) | CBS | 6 | 9 | Nicole Franzel | Taylor Hale | — | — | 1.88 |
| 26 | 39 | 39 | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | October 13, 2024 (2024-10-13) | CBS | 90 | 16 | Chelsie Baham | Makensy Manbeck | Tucker Des Lauriers | 7-0 | 2.79 |
* 1 2 For the first season and Over the Top, the public voted to determine the winner between the three finalists. The voting percentages were not revealed for Over the Top; however, it was revealed that the margin of victory was within 20,000 votes between the winner and the first runner–up.
* 1 2 Also known as Big Brother: All Stars
* ↑ Also known as Big Brother: 'Til Death Do You Part
* ↑ Although technically containing 11 episodes, the two episodes between episode 5 and episode 7 were officially numbered 6.1 and 6.2, leaving the official episode number at 10.
* ↑ For the Reindeer Games, the winner was determined by a competition tournament between the four finalists.

## Specials

| No. | Title | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
| 1 | "Big Brother All-Stars: America's Choice" | June 21, 2006 (2006-06-21) | 5.8 | 2.2 |
| This special preceded Big Brother 7 and revealed the "All–Star" cast that was voted into the house by viewers of the series and production staff. |||||
| 2 | "25th Anniversary Celebration: An Entertainment Tonight Special" | July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26) | 1.52 | 0.2 |
| Julie Chen Moonves and Nischelle Turner look back on the previous twenty-four seasons of Big Brother. The two provided an analysis into contestants, competitions, production designs, showmances, and gameplay. Notable former HouseGuests were interviewed about their favorite moments from the series. A sneak peek was shown into the house design for the twenty-fifth season. |||||