During theBig Brother 26finale, host Julie Chen Moonves announced that the show would return forBig Brother 27, and there’s a lot to know about the much-anticipated new season.Big Brother 27followsBig Brother 26, in which Chelsie Baham was crowned the victorby the jury of seven and won the $750,000 grand prize after a unanimous vote, and Makensy Manbeck took home the $75,000 second place prize. Fans voted Tucker Des Lauriers as America’s Favorite Houseguest, and he received $50,000.

Big Brother 26was a wild ride of a season, with the Power of Veto being used a record-breaking 12 times in a row, including twice during double eviction week, and 13 out of 14 times total. The season featured many twists thanks to the A.I. entity Ainsley, including the Deepfake HOH, America’s Veto, the BB A.I. Arena, the A.I. Instigator, and Jankie World, featuring another A.I. creation named Jankie. It also included many iconic competitions, including The Wall, Hide-N-Go Veto, OTEV, and BB Comics.As fans look forward toBig Brother 27, here’s everything to know about it.

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Big Brother 27 News

Host Julie Chen Moonves Announced Big Brother 27

At the end of theBig Brother26 finale,Julie announced that the reality competition series would be returning forBig Brother 27.One of the last things that Julie said in the episode was,“We will see you again next summer!”

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With an exciting announcement, CBS shared thatBig Brother27 will be returningfor a bigger season than ever before that has some brand-new components. The new season will premiere with asuper-sized 90-minute episode on July 10, and the first week of episodes will help roll out a new sister series to unpack the game,Big Brother: Unlocked.With host Julie returning for another season, the show will still be comprised of a trio of weeklyBig Brotherepisodes, plus the new series which will see"former Houseguests share firsthand insight and expertise."

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Big Brother 27 Premiere Date

Big Brother Is A Summer Show

Big Brother27 will premiere on July 10, a little earlier than the last few seasons of the series. WithBig Brotherreturning to CBS, the show will air its three weekly episodes on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays throughout the season, but will be incorporating another show to walk viewers through the competition every other Friday. The first week’s schedule will be a bit different, with the seasonpremiering on Thursday, July 10 at 8 p.m. EDTand then continuing with the Sunday show before moving into the regular season schedule. This season, all Wednesday episodes will be 90-minutes long.

Big Brother 27 Schedule

Big Brother Airs Three Nights A Week, With A Twist This Year

Big Brotherusually airs on CBS three nights a week, soBig Brother27 will be a bit of a shift.Big Brother 26aired on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, with some special episodes airing on different nights of the week, such as Tuesday and Friday. Thursday episodes have traditionally been live eviction episodes. Times vary, butBig Brotherepisodes usually air in the 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT time slots.Big Brother27 won’t change too much from the original format.

8:00-9:30 p.m. EDT – (90-minute Wednesdays starting July 16)

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Thursday

8:00-9:30 p.m. EDT – (90-minute 27th season premiere July 10)

8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT – (regular 60-minute time period beginning July 17)

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Friday

8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT – (Big Brother: Unlockedpremiere Friday, July 25 then airs every other week – Aug. 8, Aug. 22, Sept. 5, Sept. 19, Sept. 26)

Sunday

8:00-9:30 p.m. EDT – (90-minute Sunday premiere July 13)

8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT – (regular 60-minute time period beginning July 20)

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It’ll also be interesting to see how many daysBig Brother 27lasts.Big Brother 25was an unprecedented 100 days longin order to honor the 25th anniversary of the show, whileBig Brother 26was 90 days long.Big Brother 24was even shorter at 82 days long, whileBig Brother 22and23were both 85 days long. While no finale date has been provided forBig Brother27, the last episode ofBig Brother: Unlockedbeing on September 27makes it seem like the competition will end around late September or early October.

Big Brother 27 Host

Julie Chen Moonves Returns

Julie will return forBig Brother 27, which marks 25 years since the show premiered in 2000. Julie hosts the live eviction episodes of the show, along with the premiere night and season finale episodes. DuringBig Brother 26,Julie missed a live eviction episode for the first time everwhen she had COVID-19. Jerry O’Connell took her place during the live eviction episode, which was something that had never happened before.

Big Brother 27 Theme & House

Big Brother 27 Welcomes The Houseguests To Hotel Mystère

According to aCBSpress release,Big Brotherseason 27 has a mystery theme, which will be called"Big Brother: A Summer of Mystery.“TheBig Brotherhousehas been transformed into Hotel Mystère, where secrets are everywhere and nothing is as it appears to be. There will be a masked visitor, a secret accomplice, and the arrival of a “mystery houseguest” whose identity will be hidden when the show begins.

Hotel Mystère will turn theBig Brother 27house into a hotel, complete with a Reception Area that has a wall of 75 key boxes. They’re filled with skeleton keys and other clues that could be revealed later in the game. TheLiving Roomnow has 22-footwalls and a balcony, in which Chess Guardians, including a bishop, queen, king, and knight, watch over the house.

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TheAttic Bedroom of Odditiesfeatures beds made from wooden crates, walls full of rubber masks, and haunted artifacts such as a black knight’s helmet and diving suit. A 10-foot round garden party table is included inthe Rooftop Garden Kitchen, which mimics an outdoor space.

TheBig Brother 27house also has aSleeper Car Bunk Room.With an Art Deco design and a train theme inspired by murder mystery novels, the room contains bunk beds for six houseguests. This is the first time since season 1 thatBig Brotherhas featured bunk beds.

There’s aWine Cellar(which doesn’t have any real wine), aVictorian Conservatory Loungefilled with plants, and aVenom Lounge and Poison Barwith a velvet daybed, a 13-foot green velvet lounge, a plum tree but, thankfully, no actual poison. TheBoxing Ring Gymincludes a full boxing ring, heavy bag, and workout gear.

Big Brother 27 Cast

There Are 16 New Houseguests & A Mystery Player

Big Brother 27will feature 16 new houseguests and a mystery player, whose identity will be a secret at the beginning of the season. The houseguests range in age from 23 to 50, and come from all over the United States.

TheBig Brother 27houseguestsincludeAdrian Rocha(23, Carpenter from San Antonio, TX);Amy Bingham(43, Insurance Agent from Stockton, CA);Ashley Hollis(25, Attorney originally from Chicago, IL, currently living in New York, NY); andAva Pearl(24, Aura Painter originally from Long Island, NY, currently living in New York, NY).

Also playingBig Brother 27will beCliffton “Will” Williams(50, College Sports Podcaster originally from Wallace, SC, currently living in Charlotte, NC);Isaiah “Zae” Frederich(23, Salesperson originally from Paducah, KY, currently living in Provo, UT);Jimmy Heagerty(25, AI Consultant originally from Sarasota, FL, currently living in Washington, DC); andKatherine Woodman(23, Fine Dining Server originally from Gwinnett County, GA, currently living in Columbia, SC).

Big Brother 27 Cast Guide

Big Brother 27’s cast is finally here, and with new houseguests of all varieties, there’s somebody for everyone to root for in this exciting group.

TheBig Brother 27cast also featuresKeanu Soto(33, Dungeon Master originally from Miami, FL, currently living in McKinney, TX);Kelley Jorgensen(29, Web Designer from Burbank, SD);Lauren Domingue(22, Bridal Consultant from Lafayette, LA); andMickey Lee(35, Event Curator originally from Jacksonville, FL, currently living in Atlanta, GA).

The remainingBig Brother 27houseguests areMorgan Pope(33, Gamer originally from Palm Springs, CA, currently living in Los Angeles, CA);Rylie Jeffries(27, Professional Bull Rider from Luther, OK);Vince Panaro(34, Unemployed from West Hills, CA); andZach Cornell(27, Marketing Manager from Cartersville, GA).

IfBig Brother 27is anything like the past few seasons, then it will be another roller-coaster ride.Big Brotherhas been a summer staple for 25 years, and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. No matter what happens, everyone should remember that,when it comes toBig Brother 27, they should always"expect the unexpected.”

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Cast

Big Brotheris a reality game show that is based on a Dutch series of the same name. Each season, contestants, known as HouseGuests, live in the same house and compete for upwards of $500,000. Contestants are constantly monitored by cameras placed throughout the house and are voted out each week in an eviction