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[07/23/26 - 01:00 PM]
"Big Brother" Premiere Week Up +14% from Last Season
In its first week (episodes airing July 9, 12 and 15), "Big Brother" live plus 3-day total multiplatform viewership averaged 4.96 million viewers.
[via press release from CBS]

"BIG BROTHER" PREMIERE WEEK UP +14% FROM LAST SEASON

"Big Brother: Unlocked" Premiere Posts Most-Watched Episode Ever, Up +46% from Last Season

In its first week (episodes airing July 9, 12 and 15), BIG BROTHER live plus 3-day total multiplatform viewership averaged 4.96 million viewers, up +14% from last year (4.34m).

The premiere of BIG BROTHER: UNLOCKED (July 10), the ultimate fan show with Jerry O'Connell, Taylor Hale and Derrick Lavaseur, posted its most-watched episode ever, averaging 3.44 million viewers, up +46% from its year ago debut (2.36m) in live plus 3-days of multiplatform viewing.

Source: Analysis of Nielsen Multiplatform Data; Big Data P2+ AA, L+3, 7/9-7/15/2026 + Nielsen SCR, 3-Day Total Flight for streaming.

BIG BROTHER First Week (Episodes Airing July 9, 12 and 15) Live Plus 3-Day Multiplatform Ratings Highlights:

· Year over year, the show grew +18% among A25-54 and +13% among A18-49.

· BIG BROTHER premiere week averaged 4.96m viewers per episode, outperforming "Love Island" (Peacock) premiere week by +58% (vs. 3.15m per episode).

Night-by-Night Live Plus 3-Day Multiplatform Viewership:

· Thursday, July 9 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) premiere - posted 5.48 million viewers, up +18% from last year (4.64m) with streaming alone up +14%.

o +22% among A25-54 and +25% in A18-49 year-over-year multiplatform viewing.

· Sunday, July 12 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) - averaged 4.59 million viewers, up +12% YoY (4.11m) with streaming alone up +30%.

o +13% among A25-54 YoY multiplatform viewing

· Wednesday, July 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) - averaged 4.80 million viewers, up +13% YoY (4.26m) with streaming alone up +20%.

o +18% among A25-54 and up +11% in A18-49 YoY multiplatform viewing.

· BIG BROTHER: UNLOCKED Friday, July 10 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) - averaged 3.44 million viewers, up +46% from its year ago debut (2.36m) and posted its most-watched episode ever.

BIG BROTHER airs Wednesdays (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT), Thursdays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) live eviction show hosted by Julie Chen Moonves, and Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). BIG BROTHER: UNLOCKED airs Fridays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on July 24, Aug. 7, Sept. 4, Sept. 18 and Sept. 25 on the CBS Television Network and Paramount+.

BIG BROTHER is produced by Fly On The Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America with Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan serving as executive producers.





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