List of Celebrity Big Brother (American TV series) episodes

Celebrity Big Brother, also known as Big Brother: Celebrity Edition, is the American adaptation of the reality competition television franchise Celebrity Big Brother, which was created by John de Mol.[1] The series premiered on CBS as counterprogramming to NBC's coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics on February 7, 2018.[2] The series has aired for two seasons and focuses on a group of celebrities, known as HouseGuests, that live in a purpose-built house, known as the Big Brother house, with no contact from the outside world for approximately a month. The HouseGuests try to avoid eviction with the aim of being the last remaining HouseGuest in order to win a grand prize of $250,000. Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan serve as executive producers and the show is produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America.[3] Julie Chen Moonves hosts the series, continuing a position she has held since Big Brother premiered on CBS in 2000.[3] It is filmed in Los Angeles.[4]

Digital cover art used for the first season

Each season consists of thirteen episodes airing over a span of two and a half weeks.[1][3] All episodes are approximately 44 to 82 minutes, excluding commercials, and are broadcast in both high-definition and standard.[5][6] Episodes are also available for download at the iTunes Store in standard and high definition and Amazon Video, with new episodes appearing the day after their live airings.[7][8] Recent episodes are available at CBS' official Celebrity Big Brother website and the CBS App for a limited amount of time.[9] All episodes are available on CBS All Access along with the live Internet feed allowing subscribers to watch the HouseGuests while a season is in progress.[9] Celebrity Big Brother: After Dark is a companion show that airs on Pop concurrent with each season. After Dark provides viewers the opportunity to watch the HouseGuests live for three hours per day.[9] In order to preserve the drama for television broadcasts, CBS does not webcast certain moments that transpire in the house, including competitions and the nomination and eviction process.[10][11]

As of February 13, 2019, 26 episodes of Celebrity Big Brother have aired, concluding the second season.

Series overview
SeasonDaysHouseGuestsWinnerRunner-upFinal voteEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewers
(millions)
First airedLast aired
12611Marissa Jaret WinokurRoss Mathews6–313February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07)February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)5.04
22912Tamar BraxtonRicky Williams9–013January 21, 2019 (2019-01-21)February 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)4.40

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)
Main article: Celebrity Big Brother 1 (American season)

Season one aired from February 7, to February 25, 2018. Ariadna Gutiérrez, Brandi Glanville, Chuck Liddell, James Maslow, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Mark McGrath, Metta World Peace, Omarosa Manigault, Ross Mathews and Shannon Elizabeth were revealed as the celebrity HouseGuests on January 28, 2018 and entered the Big Brother house on January 31, 2018.[12][13]

The first season introduces the concept of Celebrity Big Brother where a group of celebrities, known as HouseGuests, live in a purpose-built house, known as the Big Brother house, with no contact from the outside world for approximately a month. The HouseGuests try to avoid eviction with the aim of being the last remaining HouseGuest in order to win a grand prize of $250,000.[14] Prior to the season finale the viewers were able to vote for their favorite HouseGuest of the season thereby awarding them the title America's Favorite HouseGuest and a prize of $25,000.[15]

During their time inside the Big Brother House the HouseGuests would periodically take part in several compulsory challenges that determine who would win safety and power. The winner of the Head of Household competition was immune from nominations and was instructed to nominate two fellow HouseGuests for eviction.[16] After a HouseGuest became Head of Household, he or she was ineligible to take part in the next Head of Household competition.[17] The winner of the Power of Veto competition won the right to save one of the nominated HouseGuests from eviction. If the Veto winner exercised the power, the Head of Household then had to nominate another HouseGuest for eviction.[5] On eviction night, all HouseGuests except for the Head of Household and the nominees voted to evict one of the nominees. This compulsory vote was conducted in the privacy of the Diary Room by the host and in the event of a tie, the Head of Household would break the tie and reveal their vote in front of the other HouseGuests.[5]

Chuck, Keshia, Shannon, Metta, Brandi and James were the first six evictees of the season over the course of twenty-four days.[18] Omarosa became the seventh evictee finishing in fifth place during the live season finale on Day 26.[19] Marissa won the final Head of Household competition guaranteeing her spot as a finalist. She then chose to evict Ariadna and Mark which made Ross the other finalist.[15] The nine evicted HouseGuests then voted on who should win the first season of Celebrity Big Brother with Marissa winning by a 6-3 vote and receiving the grand prize.[15] Ross became the runner-up after only receiving votes from Metta, Brandi and Mark to win and was awarded $50,000. Ross was later named America's Favorite HouseGuest and received an additional $25,000.[15]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDay(s)Original air dateUS viewers
(millions)		Rating/share (18–49)
Week 1
11"Episode 1"Day 1February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07)7.27[20]1.8/7[20]
22"Episode 2"Days 2–5February 8, 2018 (2018-02-08)5.49[21]1.4/5[21]
33"Episode 3"Days 6–10February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)4.34[22]1.0/4[22]
Week 2
44"Episode 4"Day 11February 11, 2018 (2018-02-11)4.79[23]1.2/5[23]
55"Episode 5"Days 11–13February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)5.16[24]1.3/5[24]
66"Episode 6"Days 13–14February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)5.21[25]1.3/5[25]
77"Episode 7"Days 14–17February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)4.38[26]1.0/4[26]
Week 3
88"Episode 8"Days 17–18February 18, 2018 (2018-02-18)4.91[27]1.2/5[27]
99"Episode 9"Days 18–20February 19, 2018 (2018-02-19)5.11[28]1.2/5[28]
1010"Episode 10"Days 20–21February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21)5.54[29]1.4/5[29]
1111"Episode 11"Days 21–24February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23)4.60[30]1.1/4[30]
Week 4
1212"Episode 12"Days 24–25;
Various[lower-alpha 1]		February 24, 2018 (2018-02-24)3.54[31]0.9/4[31]
1313"Episode 13"Days 25–26February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)5.21[32]1.4/5[32]
  1. The HouseGuests looked back over their time in the game on Day 24. Flashbacks were shown that featured content from the previous twenty-three days.

Season 2 (2019)
Main article: Celebrity Big Brother 2 (American season)

Season two aired from January 21, to February 13, 2019. Anthony Scaramucci, Dina Lohan, Joey Lawrence, Jonathan Bennett, Kandi Burruss, Kato Kaelin, Lolo Jones, Natalie Eva Marie, Ricky Williams, Ryan Lochte, Tamar Braxton and Tom Green were revealed as the celebrities taking part in the second season during a commercial break of CBS' NFL football coverage.[33]

Season two introduced a season-long theme known as Breaking Celebrity News that was revealed in three separate twists.[34] When a twist was revealed to the HouseGuests, they would see a fake Entertainment Tonight broadcast on the television screen in the living room informing them of the twist.[34] In the first twist the HouseGuests discovered that Anthony Scaramucci was a fake HouseGuest and he subsequently left the House on Day 6.[34]

The second twist allowed the viewers to give one HouseGuest a new power called the Power of the Publicist and granted the holder of this title the ability to save themselves from eviction from Days 14–20.[34] The viewers were able to vote for the HouseGuest they wanted to receive this power by posting a tweet that included a specific hashtag created by CBS that corresponded with the HouseGuest's name.[35] Tamar won the power but never used it because she was not nominated for eviction.[34] The third and final twist was revealed to be a safety competition on Day 24. The winner won immunity from the double eviction, but was ineligible to become Head of Household. Tamar won the competition.[34]

During the first twenty-four days Jonathan, Ryan, Joey, Kato, Natalie and Tom evicted from the game.[34] Kandi became the seventh evictee during the live season finale on Day 29.[34] Ricky won the final Head of Household competition guaranteeing his spot as a finalist.[34] He then chose to evict Dina and Lolo which made Tamar the other finalist.[34] The nine evicted HouseGuests then voted on who should win the season with Tamar winning with a unanimous vote and receiving the grand prize.[34] Ricky became the runner-up after receiving zero votes to win and was awarded $50,000. Tom was later named America's Favorite HouseGuest and was awarded $25,000.[34]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDay(s)Original air dateUS viewers
(millions)		Rating/share (18–49)
Week 1
141"Episode 1"Day 1January 21, 2019 (2019-01-21)5.36[36]1.4/6[37]
152"Episode 2"Days 1–3January 22, 2019 (2019-01-22)4.88[36]1.3/6[38]
163"Episode 3"Days 3–5January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)4.42[36]1.1/5[39]
174"Episode 4"Days 5–10January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)4.54[36]1.0/5[40]
Week 2
185"Episode 5"Days 10–11January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)4.71[36]1.0/4[41]
196"Episode 6"Days 11–13January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28)4.61[42]1.1/5[43]
207"Episode 7"Days 13–15January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)4.82[42]1.2/5[44]
218"Episode 8"Days 15–18February 2, 2019 (2019-02-02)3.28[42]0.7/3[45]
Week 3
229"Episode 9"Days 18–20February 4, 2019 (2019-02-04)4.13[46]1.1/5[47]
2310"Episode 10"Days 20–21February 7, 2019 (2019-02-07)4.74[46]1.1/5[48]
2411"Episode 11"Days 21–24February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)4.38[46]1.0/5[49]
Week 4
2512"Episode 12"Days 24–25
Various[lower-alpha 1]		February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11)3.40[50]0.8/4[51]
2613"Episode 13"Days 24–29February 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)3.87[52]0.9/5[53]
  1. The HouseGuests looked back over their time in the game on Day 24. Flashbacks were shown that featured content from the previous twenty-three days.

Ratings

Celebrity Big Brother had a strong series premiere with the highest ratings since the premiere of Big Brother 13 on July 7, 2011. The series debuted to 7.27 million viewers with a 1.8/7 rating in the 18-49 demographic.[54] The remainder of the first season was scheduled as counterprogramming to NBC's coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The first season finale aired on February 25, 2018 with 5.2 million viewers with a 1.4/5 rating in the 18-49 demographic coming in second behind the closing ceremony for the Olympics.[55] The first season averaged 5.04 million viewers per episode.[56]

The second season premiere was down compared to the first season with 5.36 million viewers with a 1.4/6 in the 18-49 demographic.[57] The eighth episode of the second season pulled in the lowest ratings of the season with 3.28 million viewers.[58] The finale for the second season was watched by 3.87 million viewers which was below season average levels for the program.[59] The second season averaged a total of 4.40 million viewers.[60]

Celebrity Big Brother : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research.[61]

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