Big Brother 2000
“Expect the unexpected.”
★ 4.9/10 · 268 votes TV-14 Reality 28 seasons · 989 eps Returning Series
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What is Big Brother?
Big Brother is an American reality game show that premiered in 2000. The series was created by John de Mol and Ron Diesel.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2000
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 989
- First aired
- Jul 5, 2000
- Last aired
- Jul 16, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Reality
- Updated
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Big Brother is an American reality game show that premiered in 2000. The series was created by John de Mol and Ron Diesel. The program follows a group of individuals known as HouseGuests who live together in a house for a period of three months. During this time, the participants are isolated from the outside world and reside in a space equipped with cameras and microphones. This environment provides constant surveillance, ensuring that the HouseGuests have no privacy while their every move is captured for both television and internet audiences. Throughout their stay, the contestants must compete against one another. The primary objective for these participants is to win a prize of 500,000 dollars. The show features various individuals, including Julie Chen Moonves, Clayton Halsey, Phil Proctor, and Nicole Franzel. The production remains an ongoing series that documents the interactions and strategic gameplay of the residents as they navigate their shared living situation under continuous observation.
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Should you watch it?
“A group of houseguests live together in total isolation under constant surveillance for three months.”
Reasons to watch
- explores human behavior in isolation
- features a unique social experiment format
Keep in mind
- constant surveillance may feel intrusive
Watch it if you enjoy reality game shows centered on social dynamics and isolation.
The program features individuals living in a house monitored by cameras and microphones at all times.
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Cast
Julie Chen
Self - Host
Clayton Halsey
Announcer (voice)
Phil Proctor
Announcer (voice)
Nicole Franzel
Self - Houseguest
Daniele Briones
Self - Houseguest
Rachel Reilly
Self - Houseguest
George Boswell
Self - Houseguest
Paul Abrahamian
Self - Houseguest
Cody Calafiore
Self - Houseguest
James Huling
Self - Houseguest
Tyler Crispen
Self - Houseguest
Christmas Abbott
Self - Houseguest
Episode guide
Season 1 · 70 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Series Premiere Jul 5, 2000
- E2 Day 2 Jul 6, 2000
- E3 Day 2-3 Jul 7, 2000
- E4 Day 3 & Week Recap Jul 8, 2000
- E5 Day 4-5 Jul 10, 2000
- E6 Day 6-7 Jul 11, 2000
- E7 Day 9: Nominations for Banishment Jul 13, 2000
- E8 Day 9-11 Jul 14, 2000
- E9 Day 10 & Week Recap Jul 15, 2000
- E10 Day 11-13 Jul 17, 2000
- E11 Day 13-14 Jul 18, 2000
- E12 Day 17: Banishment Jul 20, 2000
- E13 Day 15-17 Jul 21, 2000
- E14 Day 17-18 & Week Recap Jul 22, 2000
- E15 Day 19-20 Jul 24, 2000
- E16 Day 20-21 Jul 25, 2000
- E17 Day 22: Nominations For Banishment Jul 26, 2000
- E18 Day 23 Jul 27, 2000
- E19 Day 24 Jul 28, 2000
- E20 Day 25 & Week Recap Jul 29, 2000
- E21 Day 26-27 Jul 31, 2000
- E22 Day 27-28 Aug 1, 2000
- E23 Day 30: Banishment Aug 2, 2000
- E24 Day 28-30 Aug 3, 2000
- E25 Day 30 Aug 4, 2000
- E26 Day 31 & Week Recap Aug 5, 2000
- E27 Day 32-34 Aug 7, 2000
- E28 Day 34-35 Aug 8, 2000
- E29 Day 36: Nominations For Banishment Aug 9, 2000
- E30 Day 35-37 Aug 10, 2000
- E31 Day 38 & Week Recap Aug 12, 2000
- E32 Day 39-41 Aug 14, 2000
- E33 Day 41-42 Aug 15, 2000
- E34 Day 44: Banishment Aug 16, 2000
- E35 Day 43-44 Aug 17, 2000
- E36 Day 45 Aug 18, 2000
- E37 Day 45-48 Aug 21, 2000
- E38 Day 48-49 Aug 22, 2000
- E39 Day 52: Nominations For Banishment Aug 24, 2000
- E40 Day 50-52 Aug 25, 2000
- E41 Day 53 & Week Recap Aug 26, 2000
- E42 Day 53-55 Aug 28, 2000
- E43 Day 55-56 Aug 29, 2000
- E44 Day 58: Banishment Aug 30, 2000
- E45 Day 56-58 Aug 31, 2000
- E46 Day 59 Sep 1, 2000
- E47 Day 59-60 & Week Recap Sep 2, 2000
- E48 Day 61-62 Sep 4, 2000
- E49 Day 63 Sep 5, 2000
- E50 Day 64: Nominations For Banishment & Offer To Leave The Show Sep 6, 2000
- E51 Day 64-65 Sep 7, 2000
- E52 Day 65-66 Sep 8, 2000
- E53 Day 67 & Week Recap Sep 9, 2000
- E54 Day 68 Sep 11, 2000
- E55 Day 68-69 Sep 12, 2000
- E56 Day 70: Banishment Sep 13, 2000
- E57 Day 69-72 Sep 14, 2000
- E58 Day 72 Sep 15, 2000
- E59 Day 75: Nominations For Banishment & Reward Challenge Sep 16, 2000
- E60 Day 74-75 Sep 18, 2000
- E61 Day 76-77 & Theme Song Remix Sep 19, 2000
- E62 Day 79: Banishment Sep 20, 2000
- E63 Day 78-79 Sep 21, 2000
- E64 Day 80 Sep 22, 2000
- E65 Day ??: Live Nominations For Banishment & Cassandra Returns Sep 23, 2000
- E66 Day 81-83 Sep 25, 2000
- E67 Day 84 Sep 26, 2000
- E68 Day 86: Banishment 7 Sep 27, 2000
- E69 Day 85-87 Sep 28, 2000
- E70 Day 88: Finale Sep 29, 2000
Season 2 · 30 episodes
- E1 Season 2 Premiere: Food Competition & HOH Jul 5, 2001
- E2 Nominations Jul 7, 2001
- E3 Luxury Competition Jul 10, 2001
- E4 Justin Sebik Expelled (Day 10) & Evictions Jul 12, 2001
- E5 HOH, Food Competition & Nominations Jul 14, 2001
- E6 Luxury Competition Jul 17, 2001
- E7 Evictions & HOH Jul 19, 2001
- E8 Food Competition & Nominations Jul 21, 2001
- E9 Luxury Competition Jul 24, 2001
- E10 Evictions & HOH Jul 26, 2001
- E11 Food Competition & Nominations Jul 28, 2001
- E12 Luxury Competition Jul 31, 2001
- E13 Evictions & HOH Aug 2, 2001
- E14 Food Competition and Nominations Aug 4, 2001
- E15 Luxury Competition Aug 7, 2001
- E16 Evictions & HOH Aug 9, 2001
- E17 Food Competition & Nominations Aug 11, 2001
- E18 Luxury Competition Aug 14, 2001
- E19 Evictions & HOH Aug 16, 2001
- E20 Luxury & Food Competitions Aug 21, 2001
- E21 HOH Aug 22, 2001
- E22 Food Competition & Nominations Aug 25, 2001
- E23 Luxury Competition Aug 28, 2001
- E24 Evictions & HOH (Start) Aug 30, 2001
- E25 HOH (Con’t) & Nominations Sep 4, 2001
- E26 Big Brother v Survivor Special Sep 5, 2001
- E27 Evictions & HOH (Part 1) Sep 6, 2001
- E28 Food + Luxury Competition & HOH (Part 2) Sep 18, 2001
- E29 Monica + September 11, HOH (Part 3) & Evictions Sep 18, 2001
- E30 Season 2 Finale Sep 20, 2001
Season 3 · 32 episodes
- E1 Season 3 Premiere: Food Competition & HOH Jul 10, 2002
- E2 Luxury Competition & Nominations Jul 11, 2002
- E3 1st Ever Power of Veto (POV) Competition Jul 13, 2002
- E4 Luxury Competition Jul 17, 2002
- E5 Evictions & HOH Jul 18, 2002
- E6 Food Competition & Nominations Jul 20, 2002
- E7 Luxury Competition & POV Ceramony Jul 24, 2002
- E8 Evictions & HOH Jul 25, 2002
- E9 Food Competition & Nominations Jul 27, 2002
- E10 Luxury Competition & POV Jul 31, 2002
- E11 Evictions & HOH Aug 1, 2002
- E12 Food Competition & Nominations Aug 3, 2002
- E13 POV Aug 7, 2002
- E14 Eviction & HOH Aug 8, 2002
- E15 Food Competition & Nominations Aug 10, 2002
- E16 POV Aug 14, 2002
- E17 Eviction, One House Guest Returns & HOH (Start) Aug 15, 2002
- E18 HOH (Con't) & Big Brother 3 Look Back Aug 16, 2002
- E19 Two Hour Special Feat. Sheryl Crow Aug 21, 2002
- E20 Eviction & HOH Aug 22, 2002
- E21 Food Competition & Nominations Aug 24, 2002
- E22 POV Aug 28, 2002
- E23 Evictions & HOH Aug 29, 2002
- E24 Food Competition & Nominations Aug 31, 2002
- E25 POV Sep 4, 2002
- E26 Evictions & HOH Sep 5, 2002
- E27 Two Hour Special: Nominations, POV, Eviction & HOH Sep 12, 2002
- E28 Food Competition Sep 14, 2002
- E29 Luxury Competition Sep 18, 2002
- E30 Evictions & HOH Part 1 (Start) Sep 19, 2002
- E31 HOH Part 1 (Con't), Part 2 & Part 3 & Evictions Sep 21, 2002
- E32 Season 3 Finale Sep 25, 2002
Season 4 · 33 episodes
- E1 Season 4 Premiere: Food Competition & X-Factor Twist Jul 8, 2003
- E2 Luxury Competition & HOH Jul 9, 2003
- E3 Food Competition & Nominations Jul 11, 2003
- E4 POV & Scott Weintraub Expelled Jul 15, 2003
- E5 Eviction & HOH Jul 16, 2003
- E6 Food Competition & Nominations Jul 18, 2003
- E7 POV Jul 22, 2003
- E8 Eviction & HOH Jul 23, 2003
- E9 Food Competition & Nominations Jul 25, 2003
- E10 POV & Luxury Competition Jul 29, 2003
- E11 Evictions & HOH Jul 30, 2003
- E12 Food Competition & Nominations Aug 1, 2003
- E13 POV Aug 5, 2003
- E14 Eviction & HOH Aug 6, 2003
- E15 Food Competition & Nominations Aug 8, 2003
- E16 POV & Luxury Competition Aug 12, 2003
- E17 Live Eviction & HOH (Start) Aug 13, 2003
- E18 HOH (Con't), Food Competition & Nominations Aug 16, 2003
- E19 POV Aug 16, 2003
- E20 Evictions & HOH Aug 19, 2003
- E21 POV Played Before Nominations Aug 23, 2003
- E22 Nominations, Luxury Competition & POV Ceremony Aug 25, 2003
- E23 Evictions & HOH Aug 27, 2003
- E24 POV: Where's Jun Aug 29, 2003
- E25 Nominations Sep 2, 2003
- E26 POV Competition, Live POV Ceremony, & Live Evictions Sep 3, 2003
- E27 Nominations Sep 5, 2003
- E28 Diamond POV & Luxury Competition Sep 9, 2003
- E29 Live POV Ceremony, Eviction & HOH Part 1 (Start) Sep 10, 2003
- E30 Part 1 (Con't) & Part 2 of Final HOH Competition Sep 16, 2003
- E31 Part 3 of Final HOH & Live Eviction Sep 17, 2003
- E32 Best of Big Brother 2003 Sep 19, 2003
- E33 Season 4 Finale: First Ever Sequestered Jury Vote Sep 24, 2003
Season 5 · 31 episodes
- E1 Season Premiere Jul 6, 2004
- E2 Nomination Ceremony #1 Jul 8, 2004
- E3 Veto Competition #1 Jul 13, 2004
- E4 Live Eviction #1 Jul 15, 2004
- E5 Nomination Ceremony #2 Jul 17, 2004
- E6 Veto Competition #2 Jul 20, 2004
- E7 Live Eviction #2 Jul 22, 2004
- E8 Nomination Ceremony #3 Jul 24, 2004
- E9 Veto Competition #3 Jul 27, 2004
- E10 Live Eviction #3 Jul 29, 2004
- E11 Nomination Ceremony #4 Jul 31, 2004
- E12 Veto Competition #4 Aug 3, 2004
- E13 Live Eviction #4 Aug 5, 2004
- E14 Nomination Ceremony #5 Aug 7, 2004
- E15 Veto Competition #5 Aug 10, 2004
- E16 Live Eviction #5 Aug 12, 2004
- E17 Nomination Ceremony #6 Aug 14, 2004
- E18 Veto Competition #6 Aug 17, 2004
- E19 Live Eviction #6 Aug 19, 2004
- E20 Nomination Ceremony #7 Aug 21, 2004
- E21 Veto Competition #7 Aug 24, 2004
- E22 Live Eviction #7 Aug 26, 2004
- E23 Nomination Ceremony #8, Veto Competition #8 Aug 31, 2004
- E24 Live Eviction #8 Sep 2, 2004
- E25 Live Eviction #9 Sep 4, 2004
- E26 Nomination Ceremony #10, Veto Competition #10 Sep 7, 2004
- E27 Live Eviction #10 Sep 9, 2004
- E28 Nomination Ceremony #11 Sep 11, 2004
- E29 Veto Competition #11, Live Eviction #11 Sep 14, 2004
- E30 Live Eviction #12 Sep 17, 2004
- E31 Finale Sep 21, 2004
Frequently asked questions
What is the premise of the show?
Houseguests live together in an isolated house while being filmed 24 hours a day.
Who created the series?
The series was created by John de Mol and Ron Diesel.
How long are the contestants in the house?
The contestants live in the house for three months.
What is the goal of the contestants?
Contestants compete against each other for a chance to win a cash prize.
Is the series based on another show?
It is the American version of a reality series that originated in the Netherlands.