The word “Celebrity” above the shape of a house with the words “Big Brother” inside on the left. The host, Julie Chen Moonves is on the right holding an oversized key and the Power of veto.
Digital cover art used for the first season

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 (Lim Jahey) 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]

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 23, 2022, 41 episodes of Celebrity Big Brother have aired, concluding the third season.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedDaysHouseGuestsWinnerRunner-upFinal voteAverage viewers
(millions)
First airedLast aired
113February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07)February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)2611Marissa Jaret WinokurRoss Mathews6–35.04
213January 21, 2019 (2019-01-21)February 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)2912Tamar BraxtonRicky Williams9–04.40
315February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)2911Miesha TateTodrick Hall7–12.63

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Main article: Celebrity Big Brother 1 (American season)
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[12]1.8/7[12]
22"Episode 2"Days 2–5February 8, 2018 (2018-02-08)5.49[13]1.4/5[13]
33"Episode 3"Days 6–10February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)4.34[14]1.0/4[14]
Week 2
44"Episode 4"Day 11February 11, 2018 (2018-02-11)4.79[15]1.2/5[15]
55"Episode 5"Days 11–13February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)5.16[16]1.3/5[16]
66"Episode 6"Days 13–14February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)5.21[17]1.3/5[17]
77"Episode 7"Days 14–17February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)4.38[18]1.0/4[18]
Week 3
88"Episode 8"Days 17–18February 18, 2018 (2018-02-18)4.91[19]1.2/5[19]
99"Episode 9"Days 18–20February 19, 2018 (2018-02-19)5.11[20]1.2/5[20]
1010"Episode 10"Days 20–21February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21)5.54[21]1.4/5[21]
1111"Episode 11"Days 21–24February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23)4.60[22]1.1/4[22]
Week 4
1212"Episode 12"Days 24–25;
Various[a]		February 24, 2018 (2018-02-24)3.54[23]0.9/4[23]
1313"Episode 13"Days 25–26February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)5.21[24]1.4/5[24]
  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)
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[25]1.4/6[26]
152"Episode 2"Days 1–3January 22, 2019 (2019-01-22)4.88[25]1.3/6[27]
163"Episode 3"Days 3–5January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)4.42[25]1.1/5[28]
174"Episode 4"Days 5–10January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)4.54[25]1.0/5[29]
Week 2
185"Episode 5"Days 10–11January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)4.71[25]1.0/4[30]
196"Episode 6"Days 11–13January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28)4.61[31]1.1/5[32]
207"Episode 7"Days 13–15January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)4.82[31]1.2/5[33]
218"Episode 8"Days 15–18February 2, 2019 (2019-02-02)3.28[31]0.7/3[34]
Week 3
229"Episode 9"Days 18–20February 4, 2019 (2019-02-04)4.13[35]1.1/5[36]
2310"Episode 10"Days 20–21February 7, 2019 (2019-02-07)4.74[35]1.1/5[37]
2411"Episode 11"Days 21–24February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)4.38[35]1.0/5[38]
Week 4
2512"Episode 12"Days 24–25
Various[a]		February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11)3.40[39]0.8/4[40]
2613"Episode 13"Days 24–29February 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)3.87[41]0.9/5[42]
  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 3 (2022)

Main article: Celebrity Big Brother 3 (American season)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDay(s)Original air date [43]U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating (18–49)
Week 1
271"Episode 1"Day 1February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)3.76[44]0.8[44]
282"Episode 2"Days 1–5February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)2.66[45]0.5[45]
293"Episode 3"Days 5–10February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)2.33[46]0.4[46]
Week 2
304"Episode 4"Days 10–11February 6, 2022 (2022-02-06)2.61[47]0.5[47]
315"Episode 5"Days 11–13February 7, 2022 (2022-02-07)2.36[48]0.4[48]
326"Episode 6"Days 13–14February 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)2.92[49]0.6[49]
337"Episode 7"Days 14–17February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)2.53[50]0.4[50]
Week 3
348"Episode 8"Days 17–18February 13, 2022 (2022-02-13)1.52[51]0.3[51]
359"Episode 9"Days 18–20February 14, 2022 (2022-02-14)2.63[52]0.4[52]
3610"Episode 10"Days 20–21February 16, 2022 (2022-02-16)3.09[53]0.5[53]
3711"Episode 11"Days 21–24February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)2.67[54]0.5[54]
Week 4
3812"Episode 12"Day 24
Various[a]		February 19, 2022 (2022-02-19)1.60[55]0.3[55]
3913"Episode 13"Day 24-25February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)2.96[56]0.5[56]
4014"Episode 14"Day 25-27February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)2.45[57]0.4[57]
4115"Episode 15"Day 26-29February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)3.51[58]0.7[58]
  1. ^ On Day 24 the HouseGuests looked back over their time in the game. Flashbacks were shown that featured content from the previous 23 days.

Ratings

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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.[59] 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.[60] The first season averaged 5.04 million viewers per episode.[61]

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.[62] The eighth episode of the second season pulled in the lowest ratings of the season with 3.28 million viewers.[63] The finale for the second season was watched by 3.87 million viewers which was below season average levels for the program.[64] The second season averaged a total of 4.40 million viewers.[65]

Celebrity Big Brother : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[66]

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