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| Num Episodes: | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Network: | CBS | ||||||||||||||||
| Prev Season: | Season 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Next Season: | Season 19 |
Big Brother 18 is the eighteenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The season premiered on June 22, 2016 with a two-hour season premiere, broadcast on CBS in the United States and Global in Canada, and ended with a 90-minute season finale on September 21, 2016, after 99 days of competition. Julie Chen returned as host. On September 21, 2016, season 16 HouseGuest Nicole Franzel was crowned the winner defeating Paul Abrahamian in a 5–4 jury vote. Victor Arroyo was voted as the season's America's Favorite HouseGuest.[1] [2] [3]
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.[4] The HouseGuests are sequestered with no contact with the outside world.[5] 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.[6] [7] 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.[8] The winner of the HoH competition is immune from eviction and selects two HouseGuests to be nominated for eviction.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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 for rule violations.[13]
See main article: List of Big Brother (American TV series) houseguests.
The twelve new HouseGuests were announced on June 14, 2016.[14] Among them were two siblings of former Big Brother HouseGuests: Paulie Calafiore, brother of Big Brother 16 runner-up Cody Calafiore,[15] and Tiffany Rousso, sister of Big Brother 17 HouseGuest Vanessa Rousso.[16] This was also the fifth season to feature former HouseGuests returning to the game. The four returning players were announced during the premiere episode on June 22, 2016. As part of the House's travel theme, the returning HouseGuests were referred to as "stowaways," entering the House in suitcases shortly prior to the new HouseGuests' arrival.
| Name | Age | Occupation | Residence | Day entered | Day exited | Result | |
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Big Brother 16 | 23 | ER Nurse | Ubly, Michigan | 1 | 99 | Winner | |
| 23 | Fashion designer | Tarzana, California | 1 | ||||
Big Brother 17 | 32 | Staff recruiter | Wichita Falls, Texas | 1 | |||
| 25 | Baseball coach | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 92 | |||
| 25 | Gym manager | Slidell, Louisiana | 1 | 23 | rowspan="3" | ||
| 37 | 72 | ||||||
| 72 | 90 | ||||||
| 26 | Event coordinator | Franklin Park, New Jersey | 1 | 86 | |||
| 23 | Nutritionist | Washington Township, Michigan | 1 | 79 | |||
| 27 | DJ | Howell, New Jersey | 1 | 65 | |||
| 24 | Traveling nurse | Ventura, California | 1 | 58 | |||
| 25 | Preschool teacher | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1 | ||||
Big Brother 17 | 28 | Poker dealer | Lancaster, California | 1 | 51 | ||
Big Brother 14 | 32 | Pharmaceutical sales representative | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1 | 44 | ||
| 32 | High school teacher | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida | 1 | 37 | |||
| 26 | Student | Denver, Colorado | 1 | 30 | |||
| 25 | Make-up artist | Los Angeles, California | 1 | 16 | |||
| 50 | Dog groomer | Bronx, New York | 1 | 2 |
Jozea Flores was one of two former Big Brother HouseGuests included in a public vote to compete in , but he was not chosen to return. Paul Abrahamian returned for Big Brother 19 as a HouseGuest while Nicole Franzel returned to host the first HoH Competition of the season. Abrahamian made a cameo appearance on the series premiere of Celebrity Big Brother during the first HoH competition. In 2020, Da'Vonne Rogers and Nicole Franzel returned to compete for a third time on Big Brother: All Stars.[17]
Paulie Calafiore appeared on the first season of Ex on the Beach, while Corey and Jozea appeared on the second season.[18] [19] Paulie Calafiore, Natalie Negrotti, Victor Arroyo, Da'Vonne Rogers, and Jozea Flores have all appeared on The Challenge.[20] [21] Paulie Calafiore also competed on the second season of [22] and The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras.
Da’Vonne Rogers appeared on Amazon Prime Video’s reality show titled “The GOAT” in 2024.
Paul Abrahamian, Nicole Franzel, and Victor Arroyo appeared on Big Brother 20 to celebrate Nicole and Victor's engagement.[23] Nicole and Victor later competed on the 31st season of The Amazing Race.[24] [25]
| Week 1 | |
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| The twelve new HouseGuests (HGs) entered the House. Julie Chen told them about the first twist: four HGs from previous seasons would join them. During the introductions, Paulie revealed his secret of being Big Brother 16 runner-up Cody Calafiore's brother. Tiffany decided to hold out about her sister, Big Brother 17 HouseGuest Vanessa Rousso, although Da'Vonne guessed the secret and planned to use it to her advantage. Some of the new HGs wanted to stick together and run the returnees out of the house; at the same time, the returnees knew they needed some newbies on their side to survive. The HGs went outside to form four teams, each headed by a returnee. Julie Chen told the teams about a second twist: they would compete in four competitions. The winning team of each game would be safe and exempt from the next one. The last team remaining would compete against each other as individuals. The loser of the final part would be evicted. The remaining three would then decide among themselves which of their own would be the first Head of Household (HoH).
Big Sister became Have-Nots, Category 4 went to Mystery Land, and the Freakazoids received $10,000. Team Unicorn received immunity for two evictions. The three remaining teams then battled in a three-part competition called Hit the Road (HtR).
Category 4 won and were immune from eviction and exempted from the succeeding parts.
Big Sister won. They were immune from eviction and exempted from the final part in which the Freakazoids went head-to-head.
Nicole finished first, with Tiffany second and Corey edging out Glenn when the latter displaced some of his coconuts upon grabbing his flag. Glenn lost and was evicted immediately. The remaining members of the Freakazoids decided Nicole should be HoH, to the dismay of the other newbies, who originally planned to get rid of the returnees early in the game. As HoH, Nicole considered Da'Vonne's advice and targeted Jozea, whom Da'Vonne felt was leading the returnee revolt. She nominated Jozea and Paulie for eviction, with Paulie agreeing to go up as a pawn. To gain the numbers, the returnees pulled in newbies Zakiyah, Michelle, Corey, and Tiffany to form the "8 Pack" alliance. Julie then informed the HGs of a twist called the "BB Roadkill" competition.
Frank was the winner. Natalie, Bronte, and Bridgette formed the "Spy Girls" alliance in view of Tiffany, who informed the 8 Pack. As a punishment for landing in "Mystery Land," Category 4 had to wear "pixelated" costumes for the week. At the Roadkill ceremony, Frank secretly nominated Paul. Corey and Da'Vonne were selected to join Nicole, Jozea, Paulie, and Paul for the Power of Veto (PoV) competition.
Paul won and at the Veto ceremony, took himself off the block, forcing Frank to name Bridgette secretly as the replacement nominee. Jozea, confident he had the votes to stay, was evicted 7-4, with Team Unicorn, except for James, and Paul voting to evict Paulie. Julie then informed Jozea about the "Battle Back" competition and that he would compete against the next evicted HG. | |
| Week 2 | |
Following Jozea's eviction, the HGs participated in a new HoH competition.
Category 4 won, giving them immunity from this week's eviction, and Paulie became HoH. Paulie targeted Team Unicorn for voting to evict him, with a plan to backdoor Victor for being a physical threat. He then nominated Bronte and Paul, who offered himself as a pawn to gain the trust of the House.
Victor won. He revealed his win to Paulie, who disclosed it to other HGs. At the Roadkill ceremony, Victor secretly nominated Tiffany for lack of association with him. With Paul aware of the plan to backdoor his closest ally, Victor, he advised him not to be too trusting of everyone, but the latter disagreed. Tiffany became paranoid about being the target but Paulie and her allies assured her she was safe. They, however, thought she was starting to play like her sister Vanessa and considered voting her out. Da'Vonne and Zakiyah were selected to join Paulie, Bronte, Paul, and Tiffany for the PoV competition.
Paulie was the winner. Da'Vonne told Paulie and her allies about Tiffany's attempt to win the competition despite their wishes for her to throw it to prevent Victor from nominating someone from their alliance. This attempt reinforced their suspicions on her gameplay. At the Veto ceremony, however, Paulie pushed through with his plan, taking Paul off the block and naming Victor as the replacement nominee. Victor was evicted 9-1, with Paul voting to evict Bronte. During this week, Jozea and Glenn also faced off in the Battle Back competition.
Jozea was the winner and will face off against next week's evictee. Glenn was permanently eliminated from the game. | |
| Week 3 | |
Following Victor's eviction, the HGs participated in the new HoH competition.
Bridgette was the winner, making her Category 4 teammates also immune from this week's eviction. The other HouseGuests felt that her HoH would be more of Frank's HoH because they were close allies. With Frank's advice, Bridgette nominated Paul and Tiffany for eviction, with Tiffany as the target for being a loose cannon. Despite being in the 8 Pack, Frank and Tiffany did not get along well.
Frank was the winner, and at the Roadkill ceremony, secretly nominated Bronte for eviction. Bridgette was upset that her Spy Girls ally was nominated again, not knowing that her closest ally Frank did it. Natalie and Paulie were selected to join Bridgette, Bronte, Paul, and Tiffany for the PoV competition.
Bridgette won and chose Big Sister to join Category 4 for the reward dinner. At the Veto ceremony, Bridgette kept her nominations the same. Frank was confident that Tiffany would be evicted. Da'Vonne, still having issues with Frank, rallied the rest of the 8 Pack to flip the vote against Bronte, knowing that Tiffany would go after Frank. On eviction night, Frank and Bridgette were blindsided when Bronte was evicted 5-4. During this week, Jozea and Victor also faced off in the Battle Back competition.
Victor was the winner and will face off against next week's evictee. Jozea became permanently eliminated from the game. | |
| Week 4 | |
Following Bronte's eviction, the HGs participated in the new HoH competition. Earlier they watched several caricatured photos of the first three evicted HGs on a European trip on the Memory Wall.
Paulie was the winner, making his Category 4 teammates immune from this week's eviction and, to the dismay of the 8 Pack, postponing their plan of evicting Frank. Despite being enemies the previous week, Tiffany, Frank, and Bridgette aligned after being outcasts. They planned on targeting Paulie's alliance with Zakiyah, Nicole, and Corey for running the House. Paulie nominated Natalie and Tiffany for eviction, shifting the target back on Tiffany.
Corey was the winner, but considered not using the Veto on himself for fear of Nicole being nominated in his place. Shortly after the competition Da'Vonne started getting paranoid, which made Tiffany suspicious. At the Roadkill ceremony, Corey removed himself from the block, and Tiffany secretly nominated Da'Vonne in his place, hoping the House would see the latter as a bigger threat. Despite Tiffany campaigning hard to stay in the House, she was evicted 8-0. During this week, Victor and Bronte also faced off in the Battle Back competition.
Victor was the winner and will face off against next week's evictee. Bronte was permanently eliminated from the game. | |
| Week 5 | |
| Following Tiffany's eviction, Julie revealed to the HouseGuests that both the team and Roadkill twists were dissolved. Julie also announced to the HouseGuests that the first five evicted HouseGuests competed in the Battle Back competition. Victor was revealed to be the champion of the Battle Back duels and returned to the House. Julie then revealed a twist to the viewers that would be in play for the next five weeks—in the House, there are secret clues to discover a secret room. Any HouseGuest who discovers this room has the opportunity to claim an envelope. One envelope holds a round trip ticket. Once a HouseGuest gets evicted, their envelope will be opened. If they have the ticket, their eviction will be null, and they will head back into the House. Following Victor’s return, the HGs participated in the new HoH competition
On Day 38, James nominated Bridgette and Frank for eviction, with Frank as the target. On Day 39, James, Bridgette and Frank, as well as Michelle, Da’Vonne, and Nicole, competed in the veto competition.
Michelle won the Power of Veto. On Day 41, Michelle decided not to use the Power of Veto. On Day 42, all the HouseGuests solved the clues and discovered the secret room. On Day 44, Frank was evicted 9-0 and was revealed not to have the round trip ticket. Julie also revealed another twist to the viewers-- "America's Care Package"—where for the next five weeks, America voted to send a care package to a HouseGuest. Once a HouseGuest receives a care package, they may not receive a future one. | |
| Week 6 | |
Following Frank’s eviction, the HGs participated in the new HoH competition
Paul won. The bottom four performers, Corey, Natalie, Paulie, and Zakiyah, became Have-Nots for the week. However, Natalie received America's Care Package, which contained a Never-Not Pass, rendering her immune from being a Have-Not for the rest of the season. On Day 45, Paul nominated Bridgette and Paulie for eviction. On Day 46, Paul, Bridgette, Paulie, Corey, Victor, and Natalie competed in the veto competition.
Paulie won. On Day 48, he took himself off the block, and Paul named Da'Vonne as the replacement nominee. On Day 51, she was evicted 6-2, with Michelle and Zakiyah voting to evict Bridgette. Da'Vonne was revealed not to have the round trip ticket and became the first member of the jury. | |
| Week 7 | |
Following Da'Vonne's eviction, the HGs participated in the new HoH competition.
Victor won. For being the first three HouseGuests to fall, Bridgette, Corey, and James became Have-Nots for the week. James received America's Care Package, which contained the power to prevent two HouseGuests from voting at the next eviction. On Day 52, Victor nominated Michelle and Zakiyah for eviction. On Day 53, Victor, Michelle, and Zakiyah chose Paulie, James, and Nicole for the POV competition.
Paulie won but on Day 55 decided not to use the Power of Veto. At the live eviction, Julie informed the HouseGuests of the Double Eviction. Just before the first live vote, James used his America's Care Package to prevent Corey and Paul from voting. On Day 58, Zakiyah was evicted 3-2, with Nicole and Paulie voting to evict Michelle. Zakiyah was revealed not to have the round trip ticket, and she became the second member of the jury. Immediately after Zakiyah's eviction, the HGs participated in the new HoH competition.
Corey was the winner and nominated Bridgette and Michelle for eviction, putting the plan to evict Bridgette in motion. Corey, Bridgette, and Michelle, as well as Paul, Nicole, and James, later competed in the POV competition.
Corey won but decided not to use the Power of Veto. On Day 58, Bridgette was evicted by a 5-1 vote, with Natalie voting to evict Michelle. Bridgette was revealed not to have the round trip ticket, and she became the third member of the jury. | |
| Week 8 | |
Following Zakiyah and Bridgette's evictions, the HGs participated in the new HoH competition.
Victor won. For being the first two HouseGuests eliminated, Michelle and Nicole became Have-Nots for the week. Nicole received America's Care Package, which contained safety for the week, on the condition that she wear a "Super Safety" costume all week. On Day 59, Victor nominated Corey and Paulie for eviction, with Paulie as the target. On Day 60, Zingbot made an appearance and hosted Victor, Corey, Paulie, Paul, Nicole, and James in the POV competition, with Natalie moderating.
Victor won the Power of Veto. On Day 62, he decided not to use the Power of Veto. On Day 65, Paulie was evicted 5-0 and was revealed not to have the round trip ticket and became the fourth member of the jury. The tickets expired, and it was later revealed that Paul had the round trip ticket. | |
| Week 9 | |
The HouseGuests celebrated how far they have survived as they enjoyed a carnival, with a chance to win prizes such as $5,000, a tech-pack containing a new TV, tablet, and smartphone, along with a performance from Ziggy Marley. They also picked pies to determine Have-Nots for the week, as well as an advantage in the next Head of Household competition. Michelle, James, and Victor became Have-Nots for the week.
Natalie was the winner. Michelle received America's Care Package, which contained the power of co-HOH. She and Natalie both have safety, share the HOH room, and each name one nominee. Michelle's week as a Have-Not was also cancelled. On Day 66, Michelle and Natalie nominated Paul and Victor for eviction, respectively. On Day 67, all HouseGuests except Nicole competed in the POV competition.
Paul was the winner. On Day 69, he took himself off the block, and Michelle named Corey as the replacement nominee. On Day 72, Victor was evicted by a 2-1 vote, with Paul voting to evict Corey. He became the fifth member of the jury. Julie then informed the HouseGuests that the jurors will compete in the next Head of Household competition, with one of them returning to the game. | |
| Week 10 | |
Following Victor's second eviction, the HGs participated in the new HoH competition.
Victor beat out the other jurors to re-enter the game, becoming the first HouseGuest in Big Brother history to return to the House twice in one season. Nicole became the new Head of Household. For being the first two HouseGuests to fall, Corey and Victor became Have-Nots for the week. Corey received America's Care Package, which gave him $5,000 to use to bribe another HouseGuest in the upcoming week. On Day 73, Nicole nominated Michelle and Paul for eviction, with Michelle as the target. On Day 74, all HouseGuests except Natalie competed in the POV competition.
Nicole was the winner. On Day 76, she decided not to use the Power of Veto. Corey used his bribe on Victor in return for him voting out Michelle. On Day 79, after Nicole cast the tie-breaking vote, Michelle was evicted by a 3-2 vote, with James and Natalie voting to evict Paul. She became the fifth member of the jury. | |
| Week 11 | |
Following Michelle's eviction, the HGs participated in the new HoH competition.
Victor was the winner and became HOH. For being the last two HouseGuests to place an egg in their special "Have" holder, Natalie and Victor became Have-Nots for the week. However, because Victor won HoH and Natalie had a Never-Not Pass, all of the HouseGuests were safe from being Have-Nots for the week. On Day 80, Victor nominated James and Natalie for eviction. On Day 81, all of the HouseGuests competed in the POV competition.
Corey was the winner, but on Day 83, decided not to use the Power of Veto. On Day 86, Natalie was evicted 3-0. She became the sixth member of the jury. | |
| Week 12 | |
Following Natalie's eviction, the HGs participated in the new HoH competition.
Corey was the winner and, on Day 87, nominated Paul and Victor for eviction. On Day 88, the HouseGuests zipped in the veto competition.
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Nicole was the winner. On Day 89, she decided not to use the Power of Veto. On Day 90, Victor was evicted by a 2-0 vote. He became the seventh member of the jury. Following Victor’s third eviction, the HGs participated in the new HoH competition.
Paul was the winner and, on Day 91, nominated Corey and Nicole for eviction. On Day 92, the HouseGuests competed in the veto competition.
Paul was the winner, but on Day 92, decided not to use the Power of Veto. On Day 92, after James cast the sole vote to evict Corey, he became the eighth member of the jury. | |
| Week 13 | |
Following Corey's eviction, the HouseGuests engaged in their final battle in Part 1 of the Final Head of Household competition.
Paul was the winner. James and Nicole then faced off in Part 2 of the Final Head of Household competition.
Paul and Nicole had the final showdown in Part 3 of the Final Head of Household competition.
Paul won 4-3. On Day 99, after he cast the sole vote to evict, James became the final member of the jury. On Day 99, after receiving Da'Vonne, Zakiyah, Paulie, Natalie, and Corey's votes, Nicole received $500,000 and was declared the winner of Big Brother 18, the first female winner since Rachel Reilly in Big Brother 13 and the first woman to win against a man in the final two. Paul received $50,000 as the runner-up, and Victor was revealed to be America's Favorite HouseGuest, receiving $25,000 and bringing his total cash winnings to $30,000. |
Similar to the cliques twist in Big Brother 11, the HouseGuests initially competed in teams, which were selected by school-yard pick before the first competition. When a HouseGuest won Head of Household, their entire team also earned immunity from nominations, while the team with the worst performance in each Head of Household competition became the Have-Nots for the week.
| Team | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Category 4 | Bridgette Frank Michelle Paulie | |
| Big Sister | Da'Vonne Jozea Paul Zakiyah | |
| Team Unicorn | Bronte James Natalie Victor | |
| Freakazoids | Corey Glenn Nicole Tiffany |
Following the nomination ceremony, the HouseGuests competed in the BB Roadkill competition, with the winner earning the power to privately nominate a third HouseGuest for eviction. For each Roadkill competition, an RV was placed in the backyard; one at a time, the HouseGuests entered the RV to complete the task. Following the competition, the HouseGuests were privately informed whether they had won or lost the challenge, with no obligation to ever reveal their results. The winner then named a third nominee in the Diary Room. Unlike the Head of Household, the Roadkill winner could nominate a member of his or her own team, provided their intended nominee did not have immunity. If the Roadkill nominee were saved by the Power of Veto, the Roadkill winner had to privately name a replacement nominee. On Day 37, the BB Roadkill competition was officially ended.
Instead of permanent eviction, the first five evicted HouseGuests received a chance to return to the game. The first two evictees faced off in a duel, with the winner advancing to face the next evicted HouseGuest, permanently eliminating the losers; the remaining evictee will re-enter the house, following four duels. All four duels aired in a special episode on July 22; Jozea defeated Glenn in the first competition, but Victor defeated Jozea, Bronte, and Tiffany in the subsequent competitions to return to the house.[26]
Shortly after the end of the Battle Back, Teams and Roadkill twists, the HouseGuests were alerted to the existence of a secret room within the house. To find it, HouseGuests deciphered a series of clues hidden on decorations throughout the house to uncover a five-digit code, and then dialed the code into a phone booth in the house to reveal a tunnel to the room; only one HouseGuest was allowed to enter the room at a time. Inside the room were twelve envelopes, and each HouseGuest could only claim one envelope. Inside one of the envelopes was a "Round Trip Ticket," which would allow the HouseGuest who picked it to re-enter the house immediately following eviction. Envelopes could only be opened by a HouseGuest following their eviction. If a HouseGuest opened their envelope prior to their eviction, their card would be voided. Once all remaining HouseGuests entered the room and picked tickets, they were free to enter the room with no restrictions. The tickets were valid until Day 65; Paul had the Round Trip Ticket, but was not evicted while the tickets were still valid.
Beginning in Week 6, Julie announced that for the next five weeks, viewers would be able to give one HouseGuest per week a special power, or "care package", as determined by a public vote. All five powers were revealed to the public upon the twist's introduction. The HouseGuests were made aware of this twist, though the weekly rewards were left unspecified until the package was dropped in the backyard for public unboxing. Once a HouseGuest received a care package, they were no longer eligible to win future packages.
| Week | Name | Description | Winner | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Never Not Pass | The winner can no longer be named a Have-Not for the remainder of the season. | Natalie | Never-Not | |
| 7 | Eliminate Two Eviction Votes | The winner can prevent two HouseGuests of their choice from voting in that week's eviction. | James | Corey, Paul | |
| 8 | Super Safety | The winner is immune from eviction for the week, but must also wear a "Super Safety" costume all week long. | Nicole | Immune | |
| 9 | Co-HoH | The winner automatically becomes Co-HoH, earning immunity and the right to choose one of the two nominees. | Michelle | Paul Corey | |
| 10 | BB Bribe | The winner gets $5,000 to be given as a bribe to one other HouseGuest to complete a particular task. | Corey | Corey bribed Victor to vote against Michelle. |
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| Team phase | Individual phase | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 2 | Day 9 | Day 51 | Day 58 | Day 86 | Day 90 | Day 99 | Finale | ||||||||||
| Head(s) of Household | (None) | Nicole | Paulie | Bridgette | Paulie | James | Paul | Victor | Corey | Victor | Natalie Michelle | Nicole | Victor | Corey | Paul | Paul | (None) |
| Roadkill winner | Frank | Victor | Frank | Tiffany | (None) | ||||||||||||
| Nominations (pre-veto) | Jozea Paul Paulie | Bronte Paul Tiffany | Bronte Paul Tiffany | Corey Natalie Tiffany | Bridgette Frank | Bridgette Paulie | Michelle Zakiyah | Bridgette Michelle | Corey Paulie | Paul Victor | Michelle Paul | James Natalie | Paul Victor | Corey Nicole | James Nicole | ||
| Veto winner | Paul | Paulie | Bridgette | Corey | Michelle | Paulie | Paulie | Corey | Victor | Paul | Nicole | Corey | Nicole | Paul | (None) | ||
| Nominations (post-veto) | Bridgette Jozea Paulie | Bronte Tiffany Victor | Bronte Paul Tiffany | Da'Vonne Natalie Tiffany | Bridgette Frank | Bridgette Da'Vonne | Michelle Zakiyah | Bridgette Michelle | Corey Paulie | Corey Victor | Michelle Paul | James Natalie | Paul Victor | Corey Nicole | |||
| Nicole | Nominated | Head of Household | Victor | Bronte | Tiffany | Frank | Da'Vonne | Michelle | Bridgette | Paulie | Victor | Michelle | Natalie | Victor | Nominated | Nominated | Winner |
| Paul | No vote | Paulie | Bronte | Nominated | Tiffany | Frank | Head of Household | Not eligible | Bridgette | Paulie | Corey | Nominated | Natalie | Nominated | Head of Household | James | |
| James | Jozea | Victor | Tiffany | Tiffany | Head of Household | Da'Vonne | Zakiyah | Bridgette | Paulie | Victor | Paul | Nominated | Victor | Corey | Evicted (Day 99) | Paul | |
| Corey | Nominated | Jozea | Victor | Bronte | Tiffany | Frank | Da'Vonne | Not eligible | Head of Household | Nominated | Nominated | Michelle | Natalie | Head of Household | Nominated | Evicted (Day 92) | Nicole |
| Victor | No vote | Paulie | Nominated | Evicted (Day 23) | Frank | Da'Vonne | Head of Household | Bridgette | Head of Household | Nominated | Michelle | Head of Household | Nominated | Re-evicted (Day 90) | Paul | ||
| Natalie | Paulie | Victor | Tiffany | Nominated | Frank | Da'Vonne | Zakiyah | Michelle | Paulie | Paul | Nominated | Evicted (Day 86) | Nicole | ||||
| Michelle | Jozea | Victor | Bronte | Tiffany | Frank | Bridgette | Nominated | Nominated | Paulie | Nominated | Evicted (Day 79) | Paul | |||||
| Paulie | Nominated | Head of Household | Tiffany | Head of Household | Frank | Da'Vonne | Michelle | Bridgette | Nominated | Evicted (Day 65) | Nicole | ||||||
| Bridgette | Nominated | Victor | Head of Household | Tiffany | Nominated | Nominated | Zakiyah | Nominated | Evicted (Day 58) | Paul | |||||||
| Zakiyah | Jozea | Victor | Bronte | Tiffany | Frank | Bridgette | Nominated | Evicted (Day 58) | Nicole | ||||||||
| Da'Vonne | Jozea | Victor | Bronte | Nominated | Frank | Nominated | Evicted (Day 51) | Nicole | |||||||||
| Frank | Jozea | Victor | Tiffany | Tiffany | Nominated | Evicted (Day 44) | |||||||||||
| Tiffany | Nominated | Jozea | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 37) | |||||||||||
| Bronte | No vote | Paulie | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 30) | ||||||||||||
| Jozea | Nominated | Evicted (Day 16) | |||||||||||||||
| Glenn | Nominated | Evicted (Day 2) | |||||||||||||||
| Evicted | Glenn Evicted by competition | Jozea 7 of 11 votes to evict | Victor 9 of 10 votes to evict | Bronte 5 of 9 votes to evict | Tiffany 8 of 8 votes to evict | Victor into game | Da'Vonne 6 of 8 votes to evict | Zakiyah 3 of 5 votes to evict | Bridgette 5 of 6 votes to evict | Paulie 5 of 5 votes to evict | Victor 2 of 3 votes to evict | Victor into game | Natalie 3 of 3 votes to evict | Victor 2 of 2 votes to evict | Corey James' choice to evict | James Paul's choice to evict | Nicole 5 votes to win |
| Frank 9 of 9 votes to evict | Michelle 3 of 5 votes to evict | Paul 4 votes to win | |||||||||||||||
On September 24, 2014, CBS announced that it had renewed Big Brother for its 17th and 18th editions for broadcast in summer 2015 and 2016, respectively. The series would continue to be hosted by Julie Chen.[27]
Bronte D'Acquisto and Paul Abrahamian were captured on live feed making racist remarks about fellow HouseGuest James Huling, who is ethnically Korean.[28] Although Huling is a lifelong resident of the United States, D'Acquisto stated that she "will send [Huling] back to Hong Kong".[29] [30] In another incident, while discussing Huling, D'Acquisto said: "I want to kick his little Asian ass back to Hong Kong. Wherever he came from."[31] [32] Furthermore, Abrahamian referred to Huling as a "little Korean man" on multiple occasions.[33] [34] These incidents were not aired on the CBS television broadcasts.[28] [32]
Jozea Flores also created controversy during the beginning of the live feeds, saying that the 4th of July should not be a holiday. When a comment became brought up that "a lot of Americans died for our freedom," Flores replied with, "ain't nobody told them to do that." While his remarks did not make the live feeds, many of the HouseGuests talked about it.[35]
Corey Brooks faced some criticism due to homophobic tweets that were found on his Twitter account, as well as homophobic remarks he made while inside the house.[36] [37] [38] Brooks also faced more controversy after telling a story on the live feeds of his friend attempting to burn a goat. This was not shown on the CBS television broadcasts.
Paulie Calafiore made a series of offensive remarks to fellow HouseGuest Natalie Negrotti about her breast implants. Upon realizing that the house had grown weary of his abuse and running the game, including Negrotti, Calafiore began a campaign of harassment referring to Negrotti's implants and body. Calafiore routinely referring to Natalie as "F.T." (Fake Tits)[39] and telling Negrotti that she was "as fake as those things on her chest."[40] Calafiore also received criticism for his misogynistic and sexist comments about women from New Jersey, stating they "play" men and "spit them out and eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner." He referred to these type of women as "Jersey Girls" and afterward received backlash from female viewers, particularly those from New Jersey, viewing it as a derogatory comment and reinforcing stereotypes.[41] [42] [43]
| Air Date | United States | Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–49 (rating/share) | Viewers (millions) | Rank (timeslot) | Rank (night) | ||||
| 1 | Wednesday, June 22, 2016 | 1.9/7 | 6.31 | 1 | 1 | [44] | |
| 2 | Thursday, June 23, 2016 | 1.7/6 | 5.67 | 1 | 1 | [45] | |
| 3 | Sunday, June 26, 2016 | 1.6/6 | 5.45 | 1 | 2 | [46] | |
| 4 | Wednesday, June 29, 2016 | 1.9/7 | 6.13 | 1 | 1 | [47] | |
| 5 | Thursday, June 30, 2016 | 1.8/7 | 5.87 | 1 | 1 | [48] | |
| 6 | Sunday, July 3, 2016 | 1.4/6 | 4.73 | 1 | 1 | [49] | |
| 7 | Wednesday, July 6, 2016 | 1.9/8 | 6.18 | 1 | 1 | [50] | |
| 8 | Thursday, July 7, 2016 | 1.9/7 | 6.18 | 1 | 1 | [51] | |
| 9 | Sunday, July 10, 2016 | 1.7/7 | 5.67 | 1 | 2 | [52] | |
| 10 | Wednesday, July 13, 2016 | 1.8/8 | 6.05 | 2 | 2 | [53] | |
| 11 | Thursday, July 14, 2016 | 1.9/7 | 6.18 | 1 | 1 | [54] | |
| 12 | Sunday, July 17, 2016 | 1.8/7 | 5.85 | 1 | 1 | [55] | |
| 13 | Wednesday, July 20, 2016 | 1.7/7 | 5.60 | 2 | 2 | [56] | |
| 14 | Thursday, July 21, 2016 | 1.7/7 | 5.80 | 1 | 1 | [57] | |
| 15 | Friday, July 22, 2016 | 1.6/8 | 5.39 | 1 | 1 | [58] | |
| 16 | Sunday, July 24, 2016 | 2.0/8 | 6.35 | 1 | 1 | [59] | |
| 17 | Wednesday, July 27, 2016 | 1.7/7 | 5.56 | 2 | 2 | [60] | |
| 18 | Thursday, July 28, 2016 | 1.8/7 | 5.79 | 1 | 1 | [61] | |
| 191 | Sunday, July 31, 2016 | 1.7/7 | 5.87 | 1 | 1 | [62] | |
| 20 | Wednesday, August 3, 2016 | 1.8/7 | 5.84 | 1 | 2 | [63] | |
| 21 | Thursday, August 4, 2016 | 1.9/7 | 6.04 | 1 | 1 | [64] | |
| 22 | Sunday, August 7, 2016 | 1.6/5 | 5.25 | 1 | 2 | [65] | |
| 23 | Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | 1.8/7 | 5.91 | 2 | 2 | [66] | |
| 24 | Thursday, August 11, 2016 | 1.7/6 | 5.18 | 1 | 2 | [67] | |
| 25 | Sunday, August 14, 2016 | 1.8/6 | 5.60 | 1 | 2 | [68] | |
| 26 | Wednesday, August 17, 2016 | 1.8/7 | 5.91 | 2 | 2 | [69] | |
| 27 | Thursday, August 18, 2016 | 1.8/6 | 5.37 | 1 | 2 | [70] | |
| 28 | Friday, August 19, 2016 | 1.3/6 | 4.34 | 2 | 3 | [71] | |
| 29 | Sunday, August 21, 2016 | 1.9/7 | 5.97 | 2 | 3 | [72] | |
| 30 | Wednesday, August 24, 2016 | 2.1/8 | 6.47 | 1 | 1 (tie) | [73] | |
| 31 | Thursday, August 25, 2016 | 1.9/7 | 6.09 | 1 | 1 | [74] | |
| 32 | Sunday, August 28, 2016 | 2.1/8 | 6.76 | 1 | 1 | [75] | |
| 33 | Wednesday, August 31, 2016 | 1.9/7 | 6.29 | 1 | 2 | [76] | |
| 34 | Thursday, September 1, 2016 | 1.6/6 | 4.94 | 1 | 1 | [77] | |
| 35 | Sunday, September 4, 2016 | 1.4/6 | 5.15 | 1 | 2 | [78] | |
| 36 | Wednesday, September 7, 2016 | 1.9/7 | 6.14 | 2 | 3 | [79] | |
| 37 | Thursday, September 8, 2016 | 1.7/6 | 5.65 | 1 | 3 | [80] | |
| 38 | Sunday, September 11, 2016 | 1.8/6 | 6.21 | 2 | 6 | [81] | |
| 39 | Tuesday, September 13, 2016 | 1.8/7 | 6.35 | 2 | 2 | [82] | |
| 40 | Wednesday, September 14, 2016 | 1.8/7 | 6.11 | 2 | 2 | [83] | |
| 41 | Friday, September 16, 2016 | 1.2/6 | 4.60 | 1 | 1 | [84] | |
| 42 | Wednesday, September 21, 2016 | 2.0/7 | 6.32 | 1 | 6 | [85] | |
Episode 19 became delayed to 8:43 PM ET due to the PGA Tour golf event running long.