‘Big Brother’ 1,000 Episode Celebration: See Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Host, Alums, & More
Big Brother reached a milestone no primetime TV show has ever reached — 1,000 original episodes — so it called for a big celebration. The CBS show achieved two Guinness World Records on August 27, and the cast, crew, and alums reunited to celebrate.
The Thursday episode still saw the BB Blockbuster and eviction, like normal, with Drew Campbell winning the Blockbuster and Mallory Aurichio being evicted six to two.
But this time, the episode opened with clips from the past 27 seasons. Host Julie Chen Moonves took fans through the best moments, showmances, and more. Past players from all different seasons sat in the audience, and some even came on stage to accept fan-voted awards.
Chen Moonves accepted two Guinness World Records for the first primetime show to reach 1,000 episodes and the first competition reality show to reach 1,000 episodes.
The end of the night kicked off the biggest twist of the season. Four alumni — Britney Haynes, Keanu Soto, Tiffany Mitchell, and Cody Calafiore — arrived in the backyard in medieval outfits, taking Houseguests back in time to the year 1000.
They will kick off the twist, which Chen Moonves said will have no HOH, no Power of Veto, and no Blockbuster. One Houseguest will leave this week, though.
Before things get crazy inside the house, see what went down outside of the house. The beloved reality competition marked the historic occasion with a red carpet reception at the storied Radford Studio Center lot.
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Executive Producers Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan at the Big Brother, 1,000th Episode Celebration.
Host Julie Chen Moonves standing in font of a huge cake with a miniature verison of her, as well as Zingbot, to celebrate the milestone.
Julie Chen Moonves, Rich Meehan, Alison Grodner, Guinness World Record presenter Michael Empric with notable alumni.
Season 12 and 14’s Britney Haynes Godwin with Season 10 and 14’s Dan Gheesling.
Gheesling won Season 10 and made it to the final two on Season 14. Haynes has never won.
Thw two have remained close friends and are two legends of the game.
Gheesling won the fan-vote award for Best Winner.
(from left) Season 19 winner Josh Martinez, Season 26 Chelsie Baham, Season 20 winner Kaycee Clark, and Season 27 America’s Favorite Player Keanu Soto.
Rachel Reilly Villegas comes face to face with the dinosaur that pushed her into a volcano at the beginning of Season 28.
She is best known for winning Season 13 and meeting her now-husband, Brendon Villegas, on Season 12.
The Cookout aliance — Tiffany Mitchell, Kyland Young, Azäh Awasum, Derek Frazier, Xavier Prather, and Hannah Chaddha.
The six of them made it to the final six on Season 23. They won the fan-voted award for Best Alliance.
Season 16’s Cody Calafiore and Derrick Levasseur. They were known as The Hitman alliance and made it to the final two together.
Calafiore also appeared on Season 22, All-Stars, where he won the game against Enzo Palumbo.
Levasseur also hosts Big Brother: Unlocked with Season 24 winner Taylor Hale and Jerry O’Connell.
Season 18 and 19 runner-up Paul Abrahamian snaps a selfie with Season 26’s Leah Peters.
Season 20’s Angela “Rockstar” Lantry
Season 8’s Jen Johnson. She opted not to wear her famous red leotard for the celebration.
Janelle Pierzina DeSanto played on Seasons 6, 7, 14, and 22. She never won but came in third place twice.
She won the Best to Have Never Won fan-voted award.
Keanu Soto, Season 10 and 11’s Jessie Godderz and Season 1’s George Boswell
Chelsie Baham, Taylor Hale, and Season 27 winner Ashley Hollis.
The three women have all won the show. Hale made history as the first Black woman to win.
Season 27’s Adrian Rocha, Season 25’s Felicia Cannon, and Season 26’s Cedric Hodges.
Season 13 runner-up Porsche Briggs
Season 6 and 7’s James Rhine
Season 25’s Reilly Smedly, Season 24’s Joseph Abdin, and Season 25’s Blue Kim.
Season 27 runner-up Vince Panaro
Jessie Godderz, Azäh Awasum, Kyland Young, Paul Abrahamian, Quinn Martin, Leah Peters, Hannah Chaddha, Felicia Cannon, Morgan Pope, Janelle Pierzina DeSanto, Julie Chen Moonves, Tiffany Mitchell, Cameron Hardin, Josh Martinez, Rachel Reilly Villegas, Derrick Frazer, Xavier Prather, Britney Haynes Godwin, Chelsie Baham, Keanu Soto, Vince Panaro, Derek Levasseur, Taylor Hale, George Boswell, Derek Frazier, Jasoon De Puy, Kaycee Clark, Cody Calafiore, Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan and Shawn Laws O’Neil.
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