Celebrity Big Brother is the American adaptation of Celebrity Big Brother and second spin-off of the American version of Big Brother. It premiered on CBS on February 7, 2018, as counterprogramming to the 2018 Winter Olympics. The series is hosted by Julie Chen Moonves, and is produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America; Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan serve as executive producers.
The Celebrity HouseGuests for the first season were revealed during a live pre-show of the 2018 Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018. The first season began filming on January 31, 2018, and concluded twenty-six days later on February 25, 2018, when Marissa Jaret Winokur and Ross Mathews were announced as the winner and runner-up of the season, respectively. On May 5, 2018, CBS renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on January 21, 2019. Twelve HouseGuests were announced on January 13, 2019, during a commercial break of CBS's NFL football coverage. The second season lasted for twenty-nine days and ended on February 13, 2019, when Tamar Braxton won in a unanimous vote over Ricky Williams.
After a three-year hiatus the series was revived for a third season that premiered on February 2, 2022, this time as counterprogramming to the 2022 Winter Olympics. This is the first season to follow casting quotas for CBS, set in 2020, requiring at least half of the contracted celebrities to be black, indigenous, (and) people of color. The eleven HouseGuests were later revealed on January 26, 2022, during a commercial break for The Amazing Race. Twenty-nine days later on February 23, 2022, Miesha Tate defeated Todrick Hall in a 7 to 1 vote by the eliminated contestants.
Thirty-four participants have competed in Celebrity Big Brother, but Anthony Scaramucci was declared to be a fake HouseGuest as part of a twist. The series follows a format similar to the main edition in which players leave the game when they are "evicted" from the house by vote of their fellow HouseGuests. In 2018, Mathews and Jaret Winokur received their own aftershow, Off the Block with Ross and Marissa, that aired alongside the twentieth season of Big Brother. In addition, some of the contestants returned for the subsequent seasons of both the celebrity and civilian editions to host competitions. Brandi Glanville previously participated in the twentieth season of the British's version of Celebrity Big Brother while Omarosa was a contestant in the Australian version of Celebrity Big Brother, entitled Big Brother VIP.
Contestants
+ Table of Celebrity Big Brother HouseGuestsNameAgeHometownProfessionSeasonStatusFinish Chuck Liddell48 Calabasas, CA Retired UFC fighterCelebrityBig Brother 1 Keshia Knight Pulliam38 Atlanta, GA Actress/entrepreneur Shannon Elizabeth44 Cape Town, South Africa Actress/conservationist Metta World Peace38 Los Angeles, CA Former NBA player Brandi Glanville45 Los Angeles, CA Reality television personality James Maslow27 Venice, CA Actor/musician Omarosa Manigault44 Jacksonville, FL Television personality Ariadna Gutiérrez24 Miami, FL Actress/model Mark McGrath49 Studio City, CA Musician Ross Mathews38 Palm Springs, CA Television host Marissa Jaret Winokur44 Toluca Lake, CA Actress Anthony Scaramucci55 Port Washington, NY Former White House director of communications/financierCelebrityBig Brother 2 Jonathan Bennett37 Rossford, OH Actor/Talk show host Ryan Lochte34 Daytona Beach, FL 12-time Olympic medal-winning swimmer Joey Lawrence42 Philadelphia, PA Actor/producer Kato Kaelin59 Milwaukee, WI Actor/host Natalie Eva Marie34 North Tustin, CA Former WWE wrestler/Actress Tom Green47 Ottawa, Ontario Comedian Kandi Burruss42 Atlanta, GA Singer/reality television personality Dina Lohan56 Long Island, NY Momager Lolo Jones36 Baton Rouge, LA Olympic track and bobsled star Ricky Williams41 Venice Beach, CA Former NFL running back Tamar Braxton41 Washington, DC Singer/reality television personality Teddi Mellencamp40 Bloomington, IN Television personalityCelebrity Mirai Nagasu28 Montebello, CA Olympic medalist Chris Kattan51 Los Angeles, CA Comedian Chris Kirkpatrick50 Clarion, PA Pop star Shanna Moakler46 Providence, RI Actress/former Miss USA Carson Kressley52 Allentown, PA Television personality Lamar Odom42 New York, NY Former NBA forward Todd Bridges56 San Francisco, CA Actor Cynthia Bailey54 Tuscumbia, AL Model/television personality Todrick Hall36 Plainview, TX Entertainer Miesha Tate35 Tacoma, WA UFC mixed martial artist Notes
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