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The winner is hidden (spoiler-safe). Nicole Franzel won 5–4 over Paul Abrahamian. June 22, 2016 – September 21, 2016. Step through every week below.

16houseguests
99days in the house
13weeks
9jurors chose the winner
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The short version

The story of this season

What this shows: Written automatically from the season's results, so every line comes from the data credited at the bottom of the page.

16 strangers moved into the house. The season premiered on June 22, 2016. Nicole won 5–4 over Paul after 99 days.

Glenn was the first to go, eliminated in Week 1. Of the season's 13 house votes with recorded ballots, 5 were unanimous. In the other 8, at least one person voted .

Part of the season was played in a . Week 7 had a . Victor and Victor came back into the game through . Glenn (eliminated, Week 1) left without a vote. From Da'Vonne in Week 6 onward, everyone evicted joined the .

Victor was voted by viewers.

3 wins for Paul and Victor, the most this season
3 wins for Paul, Corey and Paulie
3times Paul and Bridgette sat on the final block and survived
5–4jury vote for Nicole
Start here

How Big Brother works

What this shows: Strangers live in a house full of cameras. Every week follows the same four steps, and every week someone leaves.

  1. Someone wins
    A competition decides the week's boss. They are safe and they pick who is at risk. Some weeks this season had more than one HOH.
  2. The HOH people for eviction
    Usually two people go on the block.
  3. Someone wins the
    The winner can save one nominee. The HOH then names a .
  4. The house votes in an
    Everyone except the HOH and the nominees votes. The nominee with the most votes leaves.

How it ends: late in the season, evicted players join the . When two players are left, the jury votes for the winner. Part of this season was played in a .

Rules in full: HOH · Nominations · Veto · Eviction · Jury · all topics →

The setting

The house

What this shows: This season's house design, its stand-out rooms and what changed from the season before, in our own words.

Big Brother 18 house
CBS / via Big Brother Wiki

International travel; the returning players were billed as "stowaways" and entered the house inside suitcases.

BigBrotherHouseUSA
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CBS Studio Center, Soundstage 2
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Built at Studio 18 of CBS Studio Center (the two-storey house in use since season 6).

  • Phone booth and Paris roomTwist roomAn upstairs phone booth opened onto a secret "Paris" room for anyone who cracked its code; Paul Abrahamian got in first.
What changed from last seasonThe front entrance went from one door to two (it went back to a single door in season 21).
  • The Big Brother Wiki labels this design "Around the World".

Our own summary of the cited pages. Sources: Big Brother 18 (American season) (CC BY-SA 4.0), Big Brother 18 (US) (CC BY-SA 3.0), Big Brother House/United States (CC BY-SA 3.0). Photos hotlinked from the Big Brother Wiki.

Full season visual

The whole season on one line

What this shows: Every week's , and other competitions with the winners, who was evicted and by what vote, and the twists. Tap a competition for its history.

The house · Studio 18 of CBS Studio Center (the two-storey house in use since season 6)International travel; the returning players were billed as "stowaways" and entered the house inside suitcases.
Swipe sideways. Tap a week number to open it in the week replay.
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    • Glenn evicted day 2Glenn Evicted by competition
    • Jozea evicted7–4–0
    • Paul used the Veto
    • Replacement nominee: Bridgette
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    • Paulie used the Veto
    • Replacement nominee: Victor
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    • Bridgette kept the Veto unused
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    • Corey used the Veto
    • Replacement nominee: Da'Vonne
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    • Individual phase
    • Victor came back
    • Michelle kept the Veto unused
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    • Jury starts
    • Paulie used the Veto
    • Replacement nominee: Da'Vonne
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    • Double eviction
    • Paulie kept the Veto unused
    • Corey kept the Veto unused
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    • Victor kept the Veto unused
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    • Paul used the Veto
    • Replacement nominee: Corey
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    • Victor came back
    • Nicole kept the Veto unused
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    • Corey kept the Veto unused
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    • Nicole kept the Veto unused
    • Paul kept the Veto unused
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    • Finale: Nicole wins
    • James evicted by Paul1–0
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Written automatically from the season data, up to the first week. Nothing after that point is used.

Tap After vote to see week 1's result, then share its recap.

Week 1 of 13 · Day 2 · Aired Jun 22 – Jun 30

Week 1 in the house

What this shows: What happened this week, step by step. Use Before vote to guess the result, then After vote to see it.

How this round workedThis round was played in the : houseguests were tied to a partner or team, so some results moved two or more people at once.
Also this roundGlenn lost a competition and was eliminated, with no house vote.
  1. Eliminated

    Tap After vote to see what happened.

This week's
Da'VonneJozeaPaulZakiyah

Who had the power

What this shows: Each column is one round. It shows who was , who won the and who left. Tap a column to jump there, or switch to the race to see running wins.

Week
HOH
Veto
Out
Head of HouseholdVeto winnerUSEDVeto saved someone6–2Eviction vote

Who's who

What this shows: All 16 houseguests at Week 1 (before the vote), with and wins so far. Tap anyone to follow them across the page (their profile is in the Following chip).

Still in the house · 16

Votes

Who got votes

What this shows: How many eviction votes had each houseguest's name on, up to Week 1 (before the vote). Switch to the table for votes cast, how often they voted with the house, and wins and weeks in the house. Tap anyone to follow them.

No eviction votes yet.

How everyone voted

What this shows: Each row is a houseguest; each column is a round. A cell shows who that person voted to . Purple cells are votes . Tap any cell for the full story, or a name to follow that houseguest: their row moves to the top and every vote against them is outlined.

Voted with the majorityAgainst the houseHOH (doesn't vote)NomineeLeft that roundVetoWon the Veto
Houseguest
ResultGlenneliminatedJozea7–0–4Victor9–1–0Bronte5–0–4Tiffany8–0–0Frank9–0Da'Vonne6–2Zakiyah3–2Bridgette5–1Paulie5–0Victor2–1Michelle3–2Natalie3–0Victor2–0Corey1–0James1–0Paul5–4

Tap a cell to see what that vote means. Swipe the table sideways to see every week; names stay pinned on the left.

Voting blocs

Who voted with whom

What this shows: Each circle is a houseguest. A line joins two who voted to the same person, thicker the more often, up to Week 1 (before the vote). Players who often voted together sit close. Tap anyone to follow them.

  • In the house
  • Out of the house

Named

Tap a houseguest to see who they voted with most. Tap empty space to clear.

From the Big Brother WikiAlliance details · 18

When each named alliance or showmance formed and ended, and how often its members voted to evict the same person. Faded = not formed yet or already over at this week; grey names are out of the house.

  1. Big Sister Alliance

    Active

    Formed Week 1 · ended Week 1: ended in a betrayal

    Paul, Zakiyah and Jozea made a day-one pact to go after the returning players. It ended in the first week.

    Voted together in 0/1 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  2. The Returners

    Active

    Formed Week 1 · ended Week 1: absorbed into a bigger group

    Nicole, James, Da'Vonne and Frank, the four returning players, teamed up as soon as they saw they were outnumbered.

    Voted together in 1/1 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  3. 8-Pack

    Active

    Formed Week 1 · ended Week 7: fell apart from infighting

    The four returning players added four newcomers in week one to protect themselves, and the eight controlled the opening weeks. Trust broke down quickly, though Corey, James and Nicole reached the final four and Nicole won.

    Voted together in 5/8 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  4. Fatal Five

    Active

    Formed Week 1 · ended Week 7: fell apart from infighting

    The five women inside the 8-Pack formed their own side group. A feud between Da'Vonne and Tiffany split it, and Nicole sided with Corey and Paulie instead.

    Voted together in 5/6 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  5. Spy Girls

    Active

    Formed Week 1 · ended Week 7: members picked off

    Natalie, Bronte and Bridgette formed an all-female group inside the Revolution in week one, with code names for each member. They were on the losing side after Jozea's eviction.

    Voted together in 3/3 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  6. Rookies

    Active

    Formed Week 1

    Also known as The Revolution: newcomers Jozea, Paul, Victor, Bronte, Natalie and Bridgette, who teamed up to fight the 8-Pack. The wiki page has no history, so its end is not recorded.

    Voted together in 6/9 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  7. The Revolution

    Active

    Formed Week 1

    Paul, Jozea and Victor's day-one pact to target the returning players. The wiki page has no history, so its end is not recorded.

    Voted together in 3/3 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  8. The Executives

    Forms in Week 5

    Formed Week 5 · ended Week 7: fell apart from infighting

    Corey, James, Paul, Paulie and Victor formed around Paul and Paulie's friendship in week five and evicted Da'Vonne. By week seven Paulie was working for himself, and the group split.

    Voted together in 3/4 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  9. No Names

    Forms in Week 7

    Formed Week 7 · ended Week 9: fell apart from infighting

    A nameless coalition of Bridgette, James, Michelle, Natalie, Paul and Victor that formed in week seven to end Paulie's control of the house. Once Paulie was gone they turned on each other.

    Voted together in 2/4 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  10. Final Four

    Forms in Week 10

    Formed Week 10 · ended Week 12: ended in a betrayal

    Nicole and Corey joined Paul and Victor in week ten to blindside Michelle, then helped evict Natalie. At the final five, Nicole and Corey turned on Victor to improve their own chances.

    Voted together in 2/2 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  11. Team PP

    Active

    Start not documented · ended Week 7: ended in a betrayal

    Paul and Paulie's 'bromance' pair. Paul turned on Paulie after learning Paulie trusted Corey more.

    Voted together in 2/2 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  12. Zaulie

    Active

    Showmance · Start not documented · ended Week 7: members picked off

    Paulie and Zakiyah's showmance. The wiki has no history for the pair itself, so its start week is unknown.

    Voted together in 1/3 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  13. Jatalie

    Active

    Showmance · Start not documented · ended Week 11: members picked off

    James and Natalie started on opposite sides but became a showmance and played both sides for weeks, helping lead the revolt against Paulie.

    Voted together in 6/8 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

  14. Nicorey

    Active

    Showmance · Start not documented · ended Week 12: members picked off

    Nicole and Corey's showmance kept a low profile early and then won a run of HOHs and vetoes late in the game. Nicole went on to win.

    Voted together in 6/6 evictionsSource: bigbrother.fandom.com ↗

Also named on the wiki, with no history

  • Bros: Paulie, Corey, Nicole, Zakiyah, Da'Vonne. Voted together in 7/9 evictions. Source ↗
  • The Board: Paulie, Paul, Victor. Voted together in 4/4 evictions. Source ↗
  • The Fatal Spies: Bronte, Bridgette, Natalie, Michelle. Voted together in 5/8 evictions. Source ↗
  • The Sitting Ducks: Paul, Victor. Voted together in 3/3 evictions. Source ↗
Threat meter · Week 1

Who was in danger

What this shows: before each , the 5 houseguests a simple score ranked most at risk, and whether the person evicted was one of them. Tap a name to follow them.

Simple model · not a prediction

No house vote to score at this step.

Nobody to score here.

No counted votes yet so far.

How this is scored
InputPoints
Eviction votes received so farper eviction vote with their name on it, all season+1
Votes at the last evictionper vote against them at the most recent eviction+2
Times nominatedper earlier week on the block (first nominee or replacement)+2
Earlier HOH and Veto winsper earlier win: comp winners are seen as threats (this week's HOH and Veto holder are safe and left out)+1
Voted against the houseif their last eviction vote went against the majority+3

Scored once the week's and winners are known (they are safe and left out), but without this week's , which would give the answer away. Only things that already happened count. Ties are listed A to Z. A vote counts toward the hit rate when more than 5 people were at risk and at least one of them had a score.

This is a simple model, not a prediction engine: it can't see alliances forming, camp life, idols nobody knows about or the house's side deals. The “by chance” number is what picking 5 names at random would score on the same votes.

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Week 1 takes

What this shows: Rob Has a Podcast episodes and Taran Armstrong's live-feed updates from this week. Links open the original; videos play here only when you tap Play.

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Jury management

How the jury voted, juror by juror

What this shows: Each , in the order they joined the jury: how they left, who nominated or evicted them, and which they voted for to win. ● is their vote; ✕ marks a finalist who helped send them home.

5/9Nicole's share of the jury (56%)
5/9jurors voted for someone who helped get them out
Juror

“Helped” means nominated them as HOH or voted to evict them.

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The finale

How the jury voted

What this shows: Each voted for one to win. Most votes wins.

Nicole Franzel5WinnerPaul Abrahamian4Runner-up
Voted for Nicole
Da'VonneZakiyahPaulieNatalieCorey
Voted for Paul
BridgetteMichelleVictorJames

: Victor Arroyo.

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Season picks

What this shows: Long-form Rob Has a Podcast and Taran Armstrong coverage of this season: 82 episodes in our links, 6 with Taran. Week-by-week takes sit next to This week above.

Watch officially: CBS show page · CBS episodes · CBS videos · Paramount+ · Paramount+ episodes

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What this shows: Every term used on this page, in plain English. Tap an underlined word anywhere to see its meaning.

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Jury
Players knocked out late in the game. They stay on to watch the rest of it, and at the finale they vote for who wins. Rules →
Finalist
One of the last two or three players, who face the jury's vote for the win. Rules →
Returning player
Someone who had already played the show (or the other show) before this season.
Boot
Fan slang for a player being voted out or evicted. "First boot" means the first person out. Rules →
Blindside
A player is voted out without seeing it coming, usually because their allies voted against them. Rules →
Confessionalthe edit
A short interview to camera, away from the other players, cut into the episode. Fans count them to see whose story the editors are telling.
HouseguestHG
What Big Brother calls its players. They live together in a house filled with cameras. Rules →
Head of HouseholdHOH
The week's boss, decided by a competition. The HOH can't be nominated, only votes to break a tie, and picks who goes on the block. Rules →
Nominationson the block
The players the HOH puts at risk of eviction that week. Being nominated is called being "on the block". Rules →
Power of VetoPOV
Won in a competition. The holder can take one nominee off the block, or choose not to use it. Using it is the week's big decision. Rules →
Replacement nomineerenom
When the Veto saves someone, a new player goes on the block in their place. Usually the HOH chooses. Rules →
Backdoor
A plan to evict someone who wasn't nominated at first: they only go on the block as the replacement after the Veto is used, so they can't play for it. Rules →
Eviction
The live vote that sends someone home. Each eligible houseguest secretly votes for one nominee to evict. Rules →
Against the house
A vote for the nominee who stayed. The majority picked the other person, so this voter was on the losing side, often a sign they're outside the main alliance.
Double eviction
Two full weeks of the game squeezed into one live show, so two people leave the same night. Rules →
Tie-break vote
If the eviction vote is tied, the HOH breaks the tie by voting. Rules →
Sole vote
With four players left, only the Veto holder votes. They alone decide who leaves.
Final HOH
The last HOH competition, played in three parts. The winner takes one person to the end and evicts the other. Rules →
Have-Not
A houseguest stuck with cold showers, a hard bed and bland food for the week, usually after losing a competition. Rules →
America's Favorite PlayerAFP
A separate prize chosen by viewers at home, not by the players. Rules →
Block Buster
A competition for the HOH's nominees, played before the Veto. Whoever wins is saved and comes off the block.
Battle of the BlockBOTB
Used in weeks with two HOHs. Each HOH's pair of nominees compete; the winning pair comes off the block and the HOH who nominated them loses their HOH power.
Triple eviction
Three full rounds of the game played back to back in one live show, so three people leave the same night.
Veto players
The six people who compete for the Power of Veto: the HOH, the nominees, and others picked by random draw.
Banishment
Big Brother 1's version of eviction. Houseguests nominated each other, then viewers voted by phone on which nominee had to leave.
Public vote
A vote by viewers at home rather than by the players, used for Big Brother 1's evictions and winner.
Re-entry twistbattle back
A one-off twist that lets an evicted houseguest earn their way back into the house, through a competition or a vote.
Team or partner phase
Some seasons start with houseguests tied to a partner, team or group, so wins, nominations and evictions can apply to more than one person at once.
Twist
A rule change for one season or one week, such as an extra competition, a secret power or a returning player.
Walked
Left the game by choice, without being evicted.
Expelled
Removed from the game by the producers for breaking the rules, with no vote.
Pre-jury
Players who left before the jury phase began. They do not vote for the winner.

Data: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), built from the Wikipedia season article and the Big Brother Wiki season page (CC BY-SA), with episode dates from TVmaze. Week summaries on this page are written in plain English from that data. Cast photos are hotlinked from the Big Brother Wiki (© CBS).

Known gaps in this season's data:

  • Episode weeks derived from TVmaze air dates and eviction days (Day 1 = 2016-06-15; 13 of 13 week ends fell on an episode air date; end day interpolated for week 9).

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