Celebrity Big Brother is the American adaptation of Celebrity Big Brother and second spin-off of the United States version of Big Brother. It premiered on CBS on February 7, 2018 as counterprogramming to the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1] The series is hosted by Julie Chen Moonves,[a] and is produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America; Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan serve as executive producers.[2]

The Celebrity HouseGuests for the first season were revealed during a live pre-show of the 2018 Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018.[3][4][5] The first season began filming on January 31, 2018 and concluded twenty-six days later on February 25, 2018, when Marissa Jaret Winokur and Ross Mathews were announced as the winner and runner-up of the season, respectively.[6] On May 5, 2018, CBS renewed the series for a second season,[7] which premiered on January 21, 2019.[8] Twelve HouseGuests were announced on January 13, 2019, during a commercial break of CBS's NFL football coverage.[9][10] The second season lasted for twenty-nine days and ended on February 13, 2019, when Tamar Braxton won in a unanimous vote over Ricky Williams.[11]

After a three-year hiatus the series was revived for a third season that premiered on February 2, 2022, this time as counterprogramming to the 2022 Winter Olympics.[12] This is the first season to follow casting quotas for CBS, set in 2020, requiring at least half of the contracted celebrities to be black, indigenous, (and) people of color.[13][14] The eleven HouseGuests were later revealed on January 26, 2022, during a commercial break for The Amazing Race.[15] Twenty-nine days later on February 23, 2022, Miesha Tate defeated Todrick Hall in a 7 to 1 vote by the eliminated contestants.[16]

Thirty-four participants have competed in Celebrity Big Brother, but Anthony Scaramucci was declared to be a fake HouseGuest as part of a twist.[17] The series follows a format similar to the main edition in which players leave the game when they are "evicted" from the house by vote of their fellow HouseGuests.[18] In 2018, Mathews and Jaret Winokur received their own aftershow, Off the Block with Ross and Marissa, that aired alongside the twentieth season of Big Brother.[19] In addition, some of the contestants returned for the subsequent seasons of both the celebrity and civilian editions to host competitions. Brandi Glanville previously participated in the twentieth season of the United Kingdom's version of Celebrity Big Brother[20] while Omarosa was a contestant in the Australian version of Celebrity Big Brother, entitled Big Brother VIP.[21]

Contestants

Table of Celebrity Big Brother HouseGuests[22][23]
Season Name Age Hometown Profession Status Finish Ref.
CBB 1 Chuck Liddell 48 Calabasas, CA Retired UFC fighter Evicted: Day 10 11th [24]
Keshia Knight Pulliam 38 Atlanta, GA Actress/entrepreneur Evicted: Day 13 10th [25]
Shannon Elizabeth 44 Cape Town, South Africa Actress/conservationist Evicted: Day 17 9th [26]
Metta World Peace 38 Los Angeles, CA Former NBA player Evicted: Day 20 8th [27]
Brandi Glanville 45 Los Angeles, CA Reality television personality Evicted: Day 24 7th [28]
James Maslow 27 Venice, CA Actor/musician Evicted: Day 24 6th [29]
Omarosa Manigault 44 Jacksonville, FL Television personality Evicted: Day 26 5th [30]
Ariadna Gutiérrez 24 Miami, FL Actress/model Evicted: Day 26 4th [31]
Mark McGrath 49 Studio City, CA Musician Evicted: Day 26 3rd [31]
Ross Mathews 38 Palm Springs, CA Television host Finalist: Day 26 2nd [31]
Marissa Jaret Winokur 44 Toluca Lake, CA Actress Finalist: Day 26 1st [31]
CBB 2 Anthony Scaramucci 55 Port Washington, NY Former White House director of communications/financier Left: Day 6 Fake HouseGuest [17]
Jonathan Bennett 37 Rossford, OH Actor/Talk show host Evicted: Day 10 11th [32]
Ryan Lochte 34 Daytona Beach, FL 12-time Olympic medal-winning swimmer Evicted: Day 13 10th [33]
Joey Lawrence 42 Philadelphia, PA Actor/producer Evicted: Day 18 9th [34]
Kato Kaelin 59 Milwaukee, WI Actor/host Evicted: Day 20 8th [35]
Natalie Eva Marie 34 North Tustin, CA Former WWE wrestler/Actress Evicted: Day 24 7th [36]
Tom Green 47 Ottawa, Ontario Comedian Evicted: Day 24 6th [36]
Kandi Burruss 42 Atlanta, GA Singer/reality television personality Evicted: Day 29 5th [37]
Dina Lohan 56 Long Island, NY Momager Evicted: Day 29 4th [37]
Lolo Jones 36 Baton Rouge, LA Olympic track and bobsled star Evicted: Day 29 3rd [37]
Ricky Williams 41 Venice Beach, CA Former NFL running back Finalist: Day 29 2nd [37]
Tamar Braxton 41 Washington, DC Singer/reality television personality Finalist: Day 29 1st [37]
CBB 3 Teddi Mellencamp 40 Bloomington, IN Television personality Evicted: Day 10 11th [38]
Mirai Nagasu 28 Montebello, CA Olympic medalist Evicted: Day 13 10th
Chris Kattan 51 Los Angeles, CA Comedian Walked: Day 15 9th
Chris Kirkpatrick 50 Clarion, PA Pop star Evicted: Day 17 8th
Shanna Moakler 46 Providence, RI Actress/former Miss USA Evicted: Day 20 7th
Carson Kressley 52 Allentown, PA Television personality Evicted: Day 24 6th
Lamar Odom 42 New York, NY Former NBA forward Evicted: Day 27 5th
Todd Bridges 56 San Francisco, CA Actor Evicted: Day 27 4th
Cynthia Bailey 54 Tuscumbia, AL Model/television personality Evicted: Day 29 3rd
Todrick Hall 36 Plainview, TX Entertainer Finalist: Day 29 2nd
Miesha Tate 35 Tacoma, WA UFC mixed martial artist Finalist: Day 29 1st

Notes

  1. ^ Credited as Julie Chen for the first season

Gallery

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