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Big Brother: Season 5

232 episodes Premiered Apr 26, 2020 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on Big Brother

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Big Brother Season 4.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (228): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S5·E1 Mytharc

BB ZOOM: Gala 1 (Premiere)

Apr 26, 2020 · 60 min

20 years later, the doors of the most watched house in the country reopen.

S5·E27 Core

Gala 1

May 10, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E28 Core

Diary 1

May 11, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E29 Core

Extra 1

May 11, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E30 Core

Diary 2

May 12, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E31 Core

Extra 2

May 12, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E32 Core

Diary 3

May 13, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E33 Core

Extra 3

May 13, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E34 Core

Diary 4

May 14, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E35 Core

Extra 4

May 14, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E36 Core

Diary 5

May 15, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E37 Core

Extra 5

May 15, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E39 Core

Gala 2

May 17, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E40 Core

Diary 6

May 18, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E41 Core

Extra 6

May 18, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E42 Core

Diary 7

May 19, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E43 Core

Extra 7

May 19, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E44 Core

Diary 8

May 20, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E45 Core

Extra 8

May 20, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E46 Core

Diary 9

May 21, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E47 Core

Extra 9

May 21, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E48 Core

Diary 10

May 22, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E49 Core

Extra 10

May 22, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E51 Core

Gala 3

May 24, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E52 Core

Diary 11

May 25, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E53 Core

Extra 11

May 25, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E54 Core

Diary 12

May 26, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E55 Core

Extra 12

May 26, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E56 Core

Diary 13

May 27, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E57 Core

Extra 13

May 27, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E58 Core

Diary 14

May 28, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E59 Core

Extra 14

May 28, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E60 Core

Diary 15

May 29, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E61 Core

Extra 15

May 29, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E64 Core

Gala 4

May 31, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E66 Core

Diary 16

Jun 1, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E67 Core

Extra 16

Jun 1, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E69 Core

Diary 17

Jun 2, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E70 Core

Extra 17

Jun 2, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 18

Jun 3, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 18

Jun 3, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 19

Jun 4, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E76 Core

Extra 19

Jun 4, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E78 Core

Diary 20

Jun 5, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E79 Core

Extra 20

Jun 5, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E82 Core

Gala 5

Jun 7, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E84 Core

Diary 21

Jun 8, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E85 Core

Extra 21

Jun 8, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E87 Core

Diary 22

Jun 9, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E88 Core

Extra 22

Jun 9, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 23

Jun 10, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E90 Core

Extra 23

Jun 10, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 24

Jun 11, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E93 Core

Extra 24

Jun 11, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E95 Core

Diary 25

Jun 12, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E96 Core

Extra 25

Jun 12, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E99 Core

Gala 6

Jun 14, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E101 Core

Diary 26

Jun 15, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E102 Core

Extra 26

Jun 15, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E104 Core

Diary 27

Jun 16, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E105 Core

Extra 27

Jun 16, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E107 Core

Diary 28

Jun 17, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E108 Core

Extra 28

Jun 17, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E110 Core

Diary 29

Jun 18, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 29

Jun 18, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 30

Jun 19, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E114 Core

Extra 30

Jun 19, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E117 Core

Gala 7

Jun 21, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E119 Core

Diary 31

Jun 22, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E120 Core

Extra 31

Jun 22, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 32

Jun 23, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E123 Core

Extra 32

Jun 23, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 33

Jun 24, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E126 Core

Extra 33

Jun 24, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E128 Core

Diary 34

Jun 25, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E129 Core

Extra 34

Jun 25, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E131 Core

Diary 35

Jun 26, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E132 Core

Extra 35

Jun 26, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E135 Core

Gala 8

Jun 28, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E137 Core

Diary 36

Jun 29, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E138 Core

Extra 36

Jun 29, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E140 Core

Diary 37

Jun 30, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E141 Core

Extra 37

Jun 30, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E143 Core

Diary 38

Jul 1, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E144 Core

Extra 38

Jul 1, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 39

Jul 2, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 39

Jul 2, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 40

Jul 3, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 40

Jul 3, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E152 Core

Gala 9

Jul 5, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E154 Core

Diary 41

Jul 6, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E155 Core

Extra 41

Jul 6, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 42

Jul 7, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 42

Jul 7, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 43

Jul 8, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 43

Jul 8, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 44

Jul 9, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 44

Jul 9, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 45

Jul 10, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 45

Jul 10, 2020 · 60 min

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Gala 10

Jul 12, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 46

Jul 13, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 46

Jul 13, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 47

Jul 14, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 47

Jul 14, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 48

Jul 15, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 48

Jul 15, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 49

Jul 16, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 49

Jul 16, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 50

Jul 17, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 50

Jul 17, 2020 · 60 min

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Gala 11

Jul 19, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 51

Jul 20, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 51

Jul 20, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 52

Jul 21, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 52

Jul 21, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 53

Jul 22, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 53

Jul 22, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 54

Jul 23, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 54

Jul 23, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 55

Jul 24, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 55

Jul 24, 2020 · 60 min

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Gala 12

Jul 26, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 56

Jul 27, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 56

Jul 27, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 57

Jul 28, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E212 Core

Extra 57

Jul 28, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 58

Jul 29, 2020 · 60 min

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Extra 58

Jul 29, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 59

Jul 30, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E218 Core

Extra 59

Jul 30, 2020 · 60 min

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Diary 60

Jul 31, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E221 Core

Extra 60

Jul 31, 2020 · 60 min

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Special 1

Aug 3, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E229 Core

Special 2

Aug 4, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E230 Core

Special 3

Aug 5, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E231 Mytharc

Special 4

Aug 6, 2020 · 60 min

S5·E232 Mytharc

Special 5

Aug 7, 2020 · 60 min

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