After an all-star season, Big Brother has returned with a regular contestant season. The CBS reality series has become a staple on the summer schedule so it seems like a sure bet it will be renewed for a 24th season instead of being cancelled. How long can this CBS TV series run? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
The Big Brother TV show is hosted by Julie Chen Moonves and typically airs three nights a week — Wednesdays (veto), Thursdays (eviction), and Sundays. The 23rd season features an all-new group of players and will feature a flight attendant, make-up artist, start-up founder, farmer, kindergarten teacher, forensic scientist, and an attorney, among others. For the first time in the show’s history, the Houseguests will be presented with a double-or-nothing offer that may be too good to refuse. The players are Alyssa Lopez (24), Azah Awasum (30), Brent Champagne (28), Britini D’Angelo (24), Christian Birkenberger (23), Claire Rehfuss (25), Derek Frazier (29), Derek Xiao (24), Brandon “Frenchie” French (34), Hannah Chaddha (21), Kyland Young (29), Sarah Steagall (27), Tiffany Mitchell (40), Travis Long (22), Whitney Williams (30), and Xavier Prather (27). Big Brother follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with 94 HD cameras and 113 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week someone is voted out of the house. The last remaining Houseguest wins the extra large grand prize of $750,000.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances of survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
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For comparisons: The Wednesday editions of Season 22 of Big Brother on CBS averaged a 1.07 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 4.08 million viewers. The Thursday editions averaged a 1.01 in the demo with 4.00 million viewers. The Sunday editions averaged a 0.96 in the demo with 3.83 million viewers.
Note: These are the final national ratings, including all live+same day viewing and DVR playback (through 3:00 AM). Early fast affiliate ratings (estimates) are indicated with an “*”. While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled.
What do you think? Do you like the Big Brother TV series on CBS? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a 24th season?
*5/31/22 update: CBS has renewed Big Brother for a 24th season.
Soooo boring and full of hypocrites! CBA did nothing to spice the season up either…no battle backs. They were scared.
First time I turned it off!
Another good show down the toilet. I’m starting to cancel more shows that I’ve watched for a very long time…sad
Worst big brother ever. Unwatchable.
Canceled. It should have been evenly picked because of racism is so bad right now and this has made it worse but that is CBS for you
Honestly whomever is responsible for picking the cast members needs fired! The cast members in the last few seasons have been so boring and seemingly ignorant to the workings of a good big brother season. No one makes big moves, everyone votes the same. It’s just so predictable. I’ve stopped watching this season a little earlier than I stopped watching last season. I long for the days of excitement for the big winner. Now I couldn’t care less. We watch BB for the drama and for years now it’s been nonexistent.
I’m a super fan! I’ve seen every single season a few times! Im a big live feeder, and I literally eat, sleep, and breathe, Big Brother every season, until this one!! It’s so flipping boring that I couldn’t even stay awake. And definitely not interesting enough for me to sit through constantly fished feeds, just to hear nothing! I stopped watching the feeds for the first time since they started! Then I missed a few shows, and caught one per week and realized that I hadn’t even missed anything! How is this possible? What happened to my favorite show of… Read more »
I have watched every season of Big Brother and i was excited for this season but i’m so done watching this season because it’s the worst ever. They ruined Big Brother for me, this cast is predictable and boring. No one seems to think for themselves. I just had to turn it off in he middle of the episode i won’t even try and watch the next episode.
I’ve been watching since BB1 and I have to say this season is so boring and predictable I’ve stopped watching
Just like everything else, in an effort to fix something that’s not broke ……cbs broke big brother
This cast is extremely boring! I have been a faithful fan, but this cast leaves me wanting more. You’re producers should strive to select a more interesting cast. I am no longer watching. Maybe next season if you’re still on air.
The show was good for 20+ years, that’s better than most shows. The cast just keep getting worse. People with no personality, just young and pretty. Nothing lasts forever. I’m out.
Well now this whole people of color is working out exactly as we thought but would. Everyone is scared to send them home.
Big Brother used to be a good…after a few episodes this year it felt like I was watching a BET show. Haven’t watched it since week three.
They have turned this amazing franchise into “woke” propaganda. We have been watching this show from DAY 1 and that ended a few weeks ago. The ratings are a clear indication of how CBS has lured this once “one love, love all” series down a rat hole that they will most likely never recover from.
Well said Mike, I’m also a day one watcher, and I’m searching today, 10/3 to see who the winner was. Sad. Noticed that I haven’t watched since early august. We had a great run bb.. see ya