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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.
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18 is the eighteenth season of the popular American reality television series Big Brother. After an American-record 99 days, the Jury crowned second-time player Nicole Franzel as the winner of the game over first-time player Paul Abrahamian in a 5-4 vote. Nicole made Big Brother U.S history becoming the first female to win the game over a male Hous...
•Relations with a Past Houseguest: Two houseguests competing this season are related to houseguests from previous seasons. Paulie Calafiore is related to Cody Calafiore from Big Brother 16 and Tiffany Rousso is related to Vanessa Rousso from •Returning Players: Four fan-favorite HouseGuests from past seasons, Da'Vonne Rogers and James Huling from Big Brother 17, Nicole Franzel from Big Brother 16, and Frank Eudy from Big Brother 14 returned to compete against twelve new HouseGuests.
•Teams: Similar to the Cliques from Big Brother 11 and the Coaches from Big Brother 14, HouseGuests divided into teams of four with one returning HouseGuest on each team. Each week, the Head of Household's teammates were safe from eviction. The Teams Twist ended on Day 37 along with the Roadkill Competition.
•Day Two Eviction: On Day 1, Julie revealed that the loser of the last round in the Hit The Road competition - a member of the Freakazoids team - would be evicted. Glenn Garcia was the first HouseGuest evicted from Big Brother 18 on Day 2 as a result of this twist.
•Roadkill Competition: Similar to the MVP twist from Big Brother 15, each week the HouseGuests competed in the Roadkill Competition. The winner of this competition was privately informed of their victory and received the power to name a third nominee for eviction anonymously. If the Power of Veto winner took the "Roadkill Nominee" off of the block, the Roadkill winner would secretly name a replacement nominee. The Roadkill Competition ended on Day 37 along with the Teams Twist.
•Battle Back Competition: The first five evicted HouseGuests competed against each other for the opportunity to re-enter the house. Glenn Garcia and Jozea Flores faced off in the first competition which Jozea won. Jozea then faced Victor Arroyo in the second competition which Victor won. With Jozea defeated, Victor faced Bronte D'Acquisto in the third competition which Victor won once again. Finally, Victor faced Tiffany Rousso in the last competition. Victor ultimately won and re-entered the house as the Battle Back Champion.
•Round Trip Ticket: During Week 5, shortly after the Veto ceremony, the HouseGuests learned there were clues to a puzzle around the house. A phone booth upstairs led to a secret room if a HouseGuest could crack the code to unlock it. Paul Abrahamian was the first HouseGuest to crack the code and gain entry to the secret "Paris" room. There, he discovered twelve envelopes. One envelope contained a "Round Trip Ticket" permitting the person who unknowingly claimed it to immediately re-enter the house upon their eviction. Each HouseGuest claimed one envelope. Only Julie Chen was permitted to open the envelopes; if a HouseGuest opened their envelope before eviction night, its contents would be void. After four weeks, the tickets expired. None of the evicted Houseguests during this period had the Round Trip Ticket, so the rest of the HouseGuests opened their envelopes. Paul, coincidentally the HouseGuest who discovered the twist, was the holder of the Round Trip Ticket.
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Streaming, rent, or buy Big Brother – Season 18: Currently you are able to watch "Big Brother - Season 18" streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel or buy it as download on Apple TV, Amazon Video.
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Where to watch Big Brother (US) · Big Brother 18 starring Julie Chen Moonves, Clayton Halsey. Sixteen houseguests enter the house for a chance to win $500,000. In the season's twist, four previous houseguests make their return for a chance at the prize.
- Julie Chen Moonves, Clayton Halsey
May 23, 2023 · Premiering on June 22, 2016 on CBS, this season brings together a diverse group of HouseGuests who will face challenges, alliances, and betrayals as they compete for the ultimate prize. With each passing week, friendships will be forged, romances may blossom, and rivalries will ignite, creating a pressure cooker of emotions inside the house.
Full Episodes. Four stowaways secretly tucked away in the house will kick off the two-night premiere event. Four competitions, three twists, two-nights and one Houseguest will be going home before the summer has barely even begun. This summer is guaranteed to be a bumpy ride.
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The series takes its name from the character in George Orwell 's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The American series launched on July 5, 2000 on CBS and since the discontinuation of the Spanish version in 2022, is the longest-running adaptation in the Big Brother franchise.
