Today, Big Brother announced 16 new Houseguests who will move into the Big Brother house and, for the first time, have the power to vote in a 17th Houseguest. The Season 26 special two-night premiere event airs Wednesday, July 17, and Thursday, July 18 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET/PT) on CBS and is available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.
Following the two-night premiere, the series will air on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (9:00-10:00 p.m., live ET/delayed PT). It will feature the live eviction show hosted by Julie Chen Moonves. Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers and Pluto TV viewers can catch all the action on the live feeds.
The Big Brother Season 26 Houseguests include a celebrity chef, a former undercover cop, an event bartender, a former marine, a physical therapist, a crochet business owner, and more. This new group of Houseguests will experience an unforgettable summer with jaw-dropping surprises as “BB AI” takes over the Big Brother house.
CBS series Big Brother follows a group living together in a house outfitted with over 90 cameras and 100 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week, someone is voted out of the house, with the last remaining Houseguest receiving the grand prize of $750,000.
Big Brother is produced by Emmy Award-winning producers Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Banijay Americas. The following are the 16 new Houseguests competing this summer.
BIG BROTHER SEASON 26 HOUSEGUESTS
Angela Murray
Age: 50
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
Current City: Syracuse, Utah
Occupation: Real estate agent
Brooklyn Rivera
Age: 34
Hometown: Covington, Ga.
Current City: Dallas
Occupation: Business administrator
Cam Sullivan-Brown
Age: 25
Hometown: Bowie, Md.
Occupation: Physical therapist
Cedric Hodges
Age: 21
Hometown: Running Springs, Calif.
Current City: Boise, Idaho
Occupation: Former Marine
Chelsie Baham
Age: 27
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Occupation: Nonprofit director
Joseph Rodriguez
Age: 30
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Occupation: Video store clerk
Kenney Kelley
Age: 52
Hometown: Boston
Occupation: Former undercover cop
Kimo Apaka
Age: 35
Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii
Occupation: Mattress sales rep
Leah Peters
Age: 26
Hometown: Pittsburgh
Current City: Miami
Occupation: VIP cocktail server
Lisa Weintraub
Age: 33
Hometown: Los Angeles
Occupation: Celebrity chef
Makensy Manbeck
Age: 22
Hometown: Houston
Occupation: Construction project manager
Matt Hardeman
Age: 25
Hometown: Loganville, Ga.
Current City: Roswell, Ga.
Occupation: Tech sales rep
Quinn Martin
Age: 25
Hometown: Lawton, Okla.
Current City: Omaha, Neb.
Occupation: Nurse recruiter
Rubina Bernabe
Age: 35
Hometown: Los Angeles
Occupation: Event bartender
T’kor Clottey
Age: 23
Hometown: Chicago via London
Current City: Atlanta
Occupation: Crochet business owner
Tucker Des Lauriers
Age: 30
Hometown: Boston
Current City: Brooklyn
Occupation: Marketing and sales executive
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