Big Brother 17 (American season) explained
Season Name: | Big Brother |
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Module1: | Host: | Julie Chen | Num Days: | 98 | Num Houseguests: | 17 | Winner: | Steve Moses | Runner Up: | Liz Nolan | Label1: | America's Favorite Houseguest | Data1: | James Huling | Companion Show: | |
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Num Episodes: | 40 |
Network: | CBS |
Prev Season: | Season 16 |
Next Season: | Season 18 |
Big Brother 17 is the seventeenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The season premiered on June 24, 2015 with a two-night premiere with the following episode airing on June 25, 2015, broadcast on CBS in the United States and Global in Canada.[1] The season ended with a 90-minute season finale on September 23, 2015, following the fall season premiere of ,[2] after 98 days of competition. Julie Chen returned as host. On September 23, 2015, Steve Moses was crowned the winner defeating Liz Nolan in a 6-3 jury vote. James Huling was voted as the season's America's Favorite HouseGuest.
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.[3] The HouseGuests are sequestered with no contact with the outside world.[4] 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.[5] [6] 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.[7] The winner of the HoH competition is immune from eviction and selects two HouseGuests to be nominated for eviction.[8] As with the previous season, the first five weeks of the season feature two concurrent Heads of Household. Each HoH would nominate two HouseGuests for eviction, for a total of four nominees. The two pairs of nominees would then compete in a "Battle of the Block" competition. The winning pair would be removed from the block, with the HoH who nominated them dethroned. The dethroned HoH would later be eligible to be nominated as a replacement if the Veto is used, while the Battle of the Block winners are safe for the rest of the week.
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.[9] The HouseGuest overthrown as a result of the Battle of the Block competition is eligible to be nominated by the reigning Head of Household if the Power of Veto is used.
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.[10] The last nine 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.[11] The viewing public is able to award an additional prize of 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.[12]
HouseGuests
See main article: List of Big Brother (American TV series) houseguests. On June 16, 2015, 14 HouseGuests were announced by CBS,[13] including Audrey Middleton, the first transgender contestant to appear on the American version of Big Brother, professional wrestler and former WWE NXT competitor Austin Matelson and Vanessa Rousso, who, when the season began, was ranked among the top five women in poker history in terms of all-time money winnings. On June 25, 2015, The Amazing Race 26 alumni Jackie Ibarra and Jeff Weldon were revealed as the 15th and 16th HouseGuests as part of the first Takeover. It was later revealed that HouseGuest Liz Nolan and her twin sister, Julia, were competing as one for the Twin Twist; after surviving the first five evictions, the twins began competing separately, increasing the total number of HouseGuests to 17, the most ever in an American season of Big Brother.
Name | Age on entry | Occupation | Residence | Day entered | Day exited | Result |
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| 22 | College student | Gouverneur, New York | 1 | 98 | Winner |
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| 23 | Marketing coordinator | Miami, Florida | 1 | |
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| 32 | Professional poker player | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | |
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| 27 | Dentist | Scranton, Pennsylvania | 1 | 71 | rowspan="2" |
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71 | 91 |
| 30 | Professional wrestler | Woodland Hills, California | 1 | 89 | |
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| 23 | Marketing intern | Miami, Florida | 43 | 85 | |
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| 31 | Retail associate | Wichita Falls, Texas | 1 | 78 | |
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| 25 | Server | New York, New York | 1 | |
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| 26 | Retail manager | Denver, Colorado | 1 | 64 | |
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| 27 | Professional dancer | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 57 | |
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| 33 | Interior designer | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | |
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| 23 | Graduate student | College Station, Texas | 1 | 50 | |
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| 25 | Supermarket cashier | Swansea, Massachusetts | 1 | 43 | |
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| 25 | Digital media consultant | Villa Rica, Georgia | 1 | 36 | |
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| 26 | Account executive | Tampa, Florida | 1 | 29 | |
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| 27 | Poker dealer | Inglewood, California | 1 | 22 | |
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| 23 | Personal trainer | Venice Beach, California | 1 | 15 | | |
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Future appearances
In the Big Brother version of The Price is Right, James Huling and Da'Vonne Rogers were both selected as competitors of the show. James and Da'Vonne both returned as HouseGuests on Big Brother 18. Jason Roy was a HouseGuest on , while Liz Nolan made an appearance for a Halloween event. In 2020, Da'Vonne returned for a third time to compete on Big Brother: All-Stars.[14]
Outside Big Brother, Da'Vonne Rogers also competed on MTV's , where she was paired with Big Brother 18 castmate Jozea Flores.[15] Da'Vonne Rogers, Liz Nolan, and Julia Nolan all appeared on .[16] Da'Vonne also appeared on the fifth season of Ex on the Beach.[17]
Episodes
Twists
BB Takeover
CBS announced the season's twist, BB Takeover, on June 17, 2015, in which a surprise guest would visit the house each week to reveal a different twist to the HouseGuests.[18] Though it was initially announced that there would be a guest every week, there were no Takeovers after Week 3; in an interview during the season, Julie Chen stated that the twist had been cancelled because "there was enough going on” with the other elements of the game, though no official announcement was ever made to the HouseGuests.[19]
Week | Takeover guest | Twist | Effect |
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1 | Phil Keoghan | Two additional HouseGuests | The Amazing Race 26 alumni Jackie and Jeff entered the game. |
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BB Fast Forward | Immunity for the week was granted to the two HouseGuests who sat out of the first HoH competitions and one HouseGuest each of their choice. |
2 | Kathy Griffin | Last Laugh | The power to block three HouseGuests from voting in the next eviction was granted to the HouseGuest who answered the seventh call to a phone booth in the house. |
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3 | Rob Gronkowski | Gronk Party Week | Have-Nots were removed for the week, provided the HouseGuests participated in Gronk Parties throughout the week. |
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Luxury competition | All of the week's competition winners earned a chance to win a cabin on a three-day cruise. | |
Battle of the Block
The Battle of the block was first introduced in the sixteenth season. In the twist, two houseguests would be nominated by each Head of Household. Each pair of HouseGuests would compete in a Battle of the Block competition. Whichever pair won would have safety for the week, and the Head of Household who nominated them would be dethroned, leaving one Head of Household remaining.
Twin Twist
As with the fifth season, a pair of twins competed as one HouseGuest, switching every few days between the house and a sequestered location off-site. The twins, Liz and Julia, played as Liz, changing places in the Diary Room with approximately ten minutes to catch each other up. After the twins survived the first five evictions, the twist was revealed and both twins competed separately. Though the twist was not officially revealed to the other HouseGuests before its completion, the twins were allowed to discuss it freely.[20]
Voting history
Color key:
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:6%" 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 |
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Day 50 | Day 57 | Day 71 | Day 78 | Day 85 | Day 89 | Day 98 | Finale |
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Head(s) of Household | James
Jason | Becky Shelli | Austin Vanessa | Liz Shelli | Jackie Vanessa | James | Becky | Steve | Liz | Austin | Vanessa | Liz | Steve | Vanessa | Steve | Steve | (None) |
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Battle of the
| Becky John | Jason Steve | Jason Meg | Jackie James | James Liz | (None) |
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Nominations (pre-veto) | Jackie Steve | Da'Vonne John | James John | Jason John | Becky Clay | Clay Shelli | Shelli Steve | Jackie Meg | Becky John | John Steve | James Meg | James John | Austin Liz | John Steve | John Vanessa | Liz Vanessa |
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Veto winner | Steve | John | John | Vanessa | Clay | James | Steve | John | Liz | Vanessa | James | Julia | Austin | John | Vanessa | (None) |
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Nominations (post-veto) | Jace Jackie | Da'Vonne Meg | James Jeff | Audrey John | Becky Jason | Clay Shelli | Shelli Vanessa | Jackie Meg | Becky John | John Steve | Julia Meg | James John | Julia Liz | Austin Steve | John Liz |
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Steve | Jace | Da'Vonne | James | Audrey | Jason | Clay | Shelli | Head of Household | Becky | Nominated | Meg | James | Head of Household | Nominated | Head of Household | Vanessa | Winner |
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Liz | Jace | Da'Vonne | James | Audrey | Jason | Clay | Shelli | Jackie | Head of Household | John | Meg | Head of Household | Nominated | Steve | Nominated | Nominated | |
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Vanessa | Jace | Da'Vonne | Head of Household | Audrey | Head of Household | Clay | Nominated | Jackie | Becky | John | Head of Household | James | Julia | Austin | John | Evicted (Day 98) | Liz |
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John | Jace | Da'Vonne | James | Nominated | Jason | Clay | Shelli | Jackie | Nominated | Nominated | Meg | Nominated | Julia | Austin | Nominated | (Day 91) | Steve |
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Austin | Jace | Da'Vonne | Jeff | John | Jason | Clay | Shelli | Jackie | Becky | Head of Household | Meg | James | Julia | Nominated | Evicted (Day 89) | Liz |
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Julia | Non-HouseGuest | Clay | Shelli | Jackie | Becky | John | Nominated | James | Nominated | Evicted (Day 85) | Liz |
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James | Head of Household | Da'Vonne | Nominated | Audrey | Becky | Head of Household | Shelli | Jackie | Becky | John | Julia | Nominated | Evicted (Day 78) | Steve |
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Meg | Jace | Nominated | Jeff | Audrey | Becky | Clay | Shelli | Nominated | Becky | John | Nominated | Evicted (Day 78) | Steve |
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Becky | Jace | Not eligible | Jeff | Audrey | Nominated | Clay | Head of Household | Meg | Nominated | Evicted (Day 64) | Steve |
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Jackie | Nominated | Not eligible | James | Audrey | Jason | Clay | Shelli | Nominated | Evicted (Day 57) | Steve |
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Shelli | Jace | Head of Household | Jeff | Head of Household | Jason | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 57) | Steve |
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Clay | Jace | Da'Vonne | Jeff | Audrey | Jason | Nominated | Evicted (Day 50) |
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Jason | Jace | Meg | Jeff | Audrey | Nominated | Evicted (Day 43) |
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Audrey | Jackie | Meg | Jeff | Nominated | Evicted (Day 36) |
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Jeff | Jace | Not eligible | Nominated | Evicted (Day 29) |
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Da'Vonne | Jace | Nominated | Evicted (Day 22) |
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Jace | Nominated | Evicted (Day 15) |
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Evicted | Jace 12 of 13 votes to evict | Da'Vonne 7 of 9 votes to evict | Jeff 7 of 11 votes to evict | Audrey 10 of 11 votes to evict | Jason 7 of 9 votes to evict | Julia
| Shelli 8 of 8 votes to evict | Jackie 6 of 7 votes to evict | Becky 6 of 6 votes to evict | John 5 of 5 votes to evict | John
into game | James 4 of 4 votes to evict | Julia 3 of 3 votes to evict | Austin 2 of 3 votes to evict | John Vanessa's choice to evict | Vanessa Steve's choice to evict | Steve 6 votes to win |
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Clay 9 of 9 votes to evict | Meg 4 of 5 votes to evict | Liz 3 votes to win | |
- Notes
Production
On September 24, 2014, CBS announced that it had renewed Big Brother for its seventeenth and eighteenth editions for broadcast in summer 2015 and 2016, respectively. The series would continue to be hosted by Julie Chen.[21]
On June 15, 2015, CBS released pictures of the house via Entertainment Tonight, which has a modern steel beach house theme. The upstairs is 155 square feet larger than in previous seasons, the result of the incorporation of a glass bridge added in by Big Brother house designer Scott Storey.[22] Season 17 is the first season for which the live feeds were bundled with CBS All Access, an over-the-top streaming service launched by CBS in January 2015 that allows users to view past and present episodes of CBS shows, and includes the live feeds and special Big Brother content.[23]
While the aired episodes had transitioned to HD the previous season, BB17 was the first season in which the live internet feeds were broadcast in HD.
Reception
Viewing figures
| Air Date | United States | Source |
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18–49 (rating/share) | Viewers (millions) | Rank (timeslot) | Rank (night) |
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1 | Wednesday, June 24, 2015 | 2.1/8 | 6.92 | 1 | 1 | [24] |
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2 | Thursday, June 25, 2015 | 2.1/8 | 6.42 | 1 | 1 | [25] |
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31 | Sunday, June 28, 2015 | 1.8/6 | 5.99 | 2 | 2 | [26] |
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4 | Wednesday, July 1, 2015 | 1.9/7 | 5.87 | 1 | 1 | [27] |
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5 | Thursday, July 2, 2015 | 1.8/7 | 5.92 | 1 | 1 | [28] |
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6 | Sunday, July 5, 2015 | 1.7/6 | 4.98 | 1 | 3 | [29] |
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7 | Wednesday, July 8, 2015 | 2.0/7 | 5.88 | 1 | 1 | [30] |
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8 | Thursday, July 9, 2015 | 1.9/7 | 5.87 | 1 | 1 | [31] |
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9 | Sunday, July 12, 2015 | 2.0/7 | 5.85 | 2 | 2 | [32] |
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10 | Wednesday, July 15, 2015 | 2.0/8 | 6.02 | 2 | 2 | [33] |
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11 | Thursday, July 16, 2015 | 2.0/7 | 6.07 | 1 | 1 | [34] |
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12 | Sunday, July 19, 2015 | 1.8/7 | 5.85 | 2 | 2 | [35] |
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13 | Wednesday, July 22, 2015 | 1.8/7 | 5.75 | 1 | 1 | [36] |
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14 | Thursday, July 23, 2015 | 1.9/7 | 5.79 | 1 | 1 | [37] |
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15 | Sunday, July 26, 2015 | 1.9/6 | 5.95 | 2 | 2 | [38] |
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16 | Wednesday, July 29, 2015 | 1.8/7 | 5.74 | 1 | 1 | [39] |
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17 | Thursday, July 30, 2015 | 2.1/8 | 6.38 | 1 | 1 | [40] |
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18 | Sunday, August 2, 2015 | 1.9/7 | 6.26 | 1 | 1 | [41] |
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19 | Wednesday, August 5, 2015 | 2.2/9 | 6.58 | 1 | 1 | [42] |
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20 | Thursday, August 6, 2015 | 2.1/9 | 6.23 | 1 | 1 | [43] |
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21 | Sunday, August 9, 2015 | 2.2/7 | 6.62 | 2 | 2 | [44] |
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22 | Wednesday, August 12, 2015 | 2.2/9 | 6.64 | 1 | 1 | [45] |
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23 | Thursday, August 13, 2015 | 1.9/7 | 6.08 | 1 | 1 | [46] |
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242 | Sunday, August 16, 2015 | 2.1/7 | 6.89 | 1 | 1 | [47] |
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25 | Wednesday, August 19, 2015 | 2.1/8 | 6.52 | 1 | 1 | [48] |
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26 | Thursday, August 20, 2015 | 2.0/7 | 6.48 | 1 | 1 | [49] |
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27 | Sunday, August 23, 2015 | 2.0/8 | 6.15 | 1 | 1 | [50] |
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28 | Wednesday, August 26, 2015 | 2.1/8 | 6.46 | 1 | 1 | [51] |
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29 | Thursday, August 27, 2015 | 2.1/7 | 6.37 | 1 | 1 | [52] |
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30 | Sunday, August 30, 2015 | 2.2/7 | 6.73 | 2 | 2 | [53] |
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31 | Wednesday, September 2, 2015 | 2.1/8 | 6.58 | 1 | 1 | [54] |
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32 | Thursday, September 3, 2015 | 2.0/7 | 5.79 | 1 | 1 | [55] |
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33 | Sunday, September 6, 2015 | 1.7/7 | 5.43 | 1 | 1 | [56] |
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34 | Wednesday, September 9, 2015 | 2.1/8 | 6.56 | 1 | 1 | [57] |
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35 | Thursday, September 10, 2015 | 2.0/7 | 6.08 | 1 | 3 | [58] |
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363 | Sunday, September 13, 2015 | 2.3/9 | 7.02 | 1 | 1 | [59] |
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37 | Tuesday, September 15, 2015 | 2.0/8 | 6.09 | 2 | 2 | [60] |
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38 | Wednesday, September 16, 2015 | 1.9/7 | 5.86 | 1 | 2 | [61] |
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394 | Sunday, September 20, 2015 | 1.8/5 | 6.03 | 3 | 6 | [62] |
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40 | Wednesday, September 23, 2015 | 2.2/7 | 6.54 | 2 | 10 | [63] | |
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Episode 3 was delayed to 8:06 PM ET due to the PGA Tour golf event running long.
Episode 24 was delayed to 8:31 PM ET due to the PGA Tour golf event running long.
Episode 36 was delayed to 8:30 PM ET due to CBS coverage of NFL Football.
Episode 39 was delayed to 8:26 PM ET in some markets due to CBS coverage of NFL Football.
External links
- – official American site
- – official Canadian site
Notes and References
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- Web site: Bibel. Sara. Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up + No Adjustment for 'Extant' or 'MasterChef'. https://web.archive.org/web/20150710183435/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/09/wednesday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-no-adjustment-for-extant-or-masterchef/428516/. dead. 10 July 2015. TV By The Numbers. Zap2It. 9 July 2015.
- Web site: Bibel. Sara. Thursday Final Ratings: 'Under the Dome' & 'Food Fighters' Adjusted Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712065158/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/10/thursday-final-ratings-under-the-dome-food-fighters-adjusted-up/428930/. dead. 12 July 2015. TV By The Numbers. Zap2It. 10 July 2015.
- Web site: Bibel. Sara. Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up, 'BattleBots' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715023636/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/14/sunday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-battlebots-adjusted-down/430498/. dead. 15 July 2015. TV By The Numbers. Zap2It. 14 July 2015.
- Web site: Bibel. Sara. Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' & 'MasterChef' Adjusted Up + No Adjustment for ESPYs or 'Extant'. https://web.archive.org/web/20150717230351/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/16/wednesday-final-ratings-big-brother-masterchef-adjusted-up-no-adjustment-for-espys-or-extant/431829/. dead. 17 July 2015. TV By The Numbers. Zap2It. 16 July 2015.
- Web site: Bibel. Sara. Thursday Final Ratings: 'Mistresses' Adjusted Up; 'Astronaut Wives Club' Adjusted Down + No Adjustment for 'Beauty and the Beast'. https://web.archive.org/web/20150720012821/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/17/thursday-final-ratings-mistresses-adjusted-up-astronaut-wives-club-adjusted-down-no-adjustment-for-beauty-and-the-beast/432249/. dead. 20 July 2015. TV By The Numbers. Zap2It. 17 July 2015.
- Web site: Bibel. Sara. Sunday Final Ratings: No Adjustments to 'Celebrity Family Feud', 'Big Brother', 'BattleBots' or 'Welcome to Sweden'. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724192525/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/21/sunday-final-ratings-no-adjustments-to-celebrity-family-feud-big-brother-battlebots-or-welcome-to-sweden/434076/. dead. 24 July 2015. TV By The Numbers. Zap2It. 22 July 2015.
- Web site: Bibel. Sara. Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Master Chef' Adjusted Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724031416/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/23/wednesday-final-ratings-master-chef-adjusted-up/435943/. dead. 24 July 2015. TV By The Numbers. Zap2It. 23 July 2015.
- Web site: Bibel. Sara. Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; No Adjustment to 'Wayward Pines'. https://web.archive.org/web/20150725020434/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/24/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-no-adjustment-to-wayward-pines/436695/. dead. 25 July 2015. TV By The Numbers. Zap2It. 24 July 2015.
- Web site: Bibel. Sara. Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; No Adjustment for 'Celebrity Family Feud' or 'Welcome to Sweden'. https://web.archive.org/web/20150730124433/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/28/sunday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-no-adjustment-for-celebrity-family-feud-or-welcome-to-sweden/438655/. dead. 30 July 2015. TV By The Numbers. Zap2It. 28 July 2015.
- Web site: Bibel. Sara. Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Last Comic Standing' and 'Extant' Adjusted Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20150801220115/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/30/wednesday-final-ratings-last-comic-standing-and-extant-adjusted-up/439668/. dead. 1 August 2015. TV By The Numbers. Zap2It. 30 July 2015.
- Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Food Fighters' & 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20150803031910/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/31/thursday-final-ratings-food-fighters-big-brother-adjusted-up/440093/. dead. 3 August 2015. zap2it. Kondolojy, Amanda. 31 July 2015.
- Web site: Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20150806191053/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/04/sunday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-3/442524/. dead. 2015-08-06. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-08-04.
- Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20150808195825/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/06/wednesday-final-ratings-big-brother-masterchef-americas-got-talent-last-comic-standing-adjusted-up/444141/. dead. 2015-08-08. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-08-06.
- Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20150808195910/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/07/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-4/445103/. dead. 2015-08-08. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-08-07.
- Web site: Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up + Final Football Ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20150813000831/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/11/sunday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-final-football-ratings-2/446426/. dead. 2015-08-13. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-08-11.
- Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up Ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20150815233455/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/13/wednesday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-americas-next-top-model-adjusted-down/447492/. dead. 2015-08-15. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-08-13.
- Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Slips. https://web.archive.org/web/20150816025630/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/14/thursday-final-ratings-astronaut-wives-club-under-the-dome-flat-at-lows-big-brother-slips-beauty-and-the-beast-rises/447869/. dead. 2015-08-16. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-08-18.
- Web site: Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' & 'Bachelor in Paradise" Adjusted Up Ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20150820214731/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/18/sunday-final-ratings-big-brother-bachelor-in-paradise-adjusted-up-final-golf-numbers/449585/. dead. 2015-08-20. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-08-18.
- Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'MasterChef' Adjusted Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20150822084639/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/20/wednesday-final-ratings-masterchef-adjusted-up/450832/. dead. 2015-08-22. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-08-20.
- Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother', 'Food Fighters', 'Boom!' & 'Dateline' Adjusted Down. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-08-21.
- Web site: Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Down + Final NFL Preseason Football Numbers. https://web.archive.org/web/20150828022222/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/25/sunday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-down-final-nfl-preseason-football-numbers/452812/. dead. 2015-08-28. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-08-26.
- Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Celebrity Wife Swap' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20150829194939/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/27/wednesday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-celebrity-wife-swap-adjusted-down/453851/. dead. 2015-08-29. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-08-28.
- Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up, 'Beauty and the Beast' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831002234/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/28/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-beauty-and-the-beast-adjusted-down/454292/. dead. 2015-08-31. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-08-28.
- Web site: Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up & Final Football Numbers. https://web.archive.org/web/20150902232544/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/01/sunday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-final-football-numbers-2/456195/. dead. 2015-09-02. TVbytheNumbers. 2015-09-01.
- Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother', 'Last Comic Standing' & 'Celebrity Wife Swap' Adjusted Up; 'The Carmichael Show' & 'Extant' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053123/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/04/thursday-final-ratings-rookie-blue-up-mistresses-under-the-dome-big-brother-downr/458223/. dead. 2015-09-05.
- Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Rookie Blue' Up, 'Mistresses', 'Under The Dome' & 'Big Brother' Down. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053943/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/03/wednesday-final-ratings-big-brother-last-comic-standing-the-carmichael-show-extant-adjusted-down/457432/. 2015-09-05.
- Web site: Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' and 'Bachelor in Paradise' Adjusted Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911193821/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/09/sunday-final-ratings-big-brother-bachelor-in-paradise-adjusted-up/461173/. dead. 2015-09-11.
- Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: No Adjustment for 'Extant', 'The Carmichael Show' or 'America's Next Top Model'. https://web.archive.org/web/20150912155118/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/10/wednesday-final-ratings-no-adjustment-for-extant-the-carmichael-show-or-americas-next-top-model/461885/. dead. 2015-09-12.
- Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up + Final Football Ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20150913203120/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/11/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-final-football-ratings/463486/. dead. 2015-09-13.
- Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: NFL Football Tops Adults 18-49 and Leads Total Viewers for the Week Ending September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150918002406/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/15/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-nfl-football-tops-adults-18-49-and-leads-total-viewers-for-the-week-ending-september-6-2015/466861/. dead. 2015-09-18.
- Web site: Tuesday Final Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' & 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20150918134332/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/16/tuesday-final-ratings-americas-got-talent-best-time-ever-with-neil-patrick-harris-adjusted-down/467428/. dead. 2015-09-18.
- Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'America's Next Top Model' & 'A Wicked Offer' Adjusted Down, 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919231850/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/17/wednesday-final-ratings-americas-next-top-model-a-wicked-offer-adjusted-down-big-brother-adjusted-up/468164/. dead. 2015-09-19.
- Web site: Sunday Final Ratings: Final Adjustments for Emmy Awards and 'Sunday Night Football'. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923063154/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/22/sunday-final-ratings-final-adjustments-for-emmy-awards-and-sunday-night-football/470295/. dead. 2015-09-23.
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