Big Brother 28 Live Feeds Down for Medieval Twist

Big Brother celebrated its 1,000th episode on Thursday, August 27, 2026, with a nostalgic special and a major twist that has suspended the show's live feeds for three days. Following the eviction of houseguest Mallory Aurichio, host Julie Chen Moonves announced an unprecedented "Medieval Times" competition that will determine the fate of the remaining players, with the live feeds set to return after the Sunday, August 30, episode.

The milestone episode, which aired on CBS, featured a look back at iconic moments from the show's 26-year history and brought back over 100 former houseguests to the Radford Studios lot in Los Angeles. The celebration included fan-voted superlatives, with Dan Gheesling named Favorite Winner and Best Moment for his "funeral" performance, and Janelle Pierzina voted Best to Never Win and Favorite Competition Beast. Guinness World Records presented the series with awards for most episodes of a primetime TV show and most episodes of a competitive reality TV show.

After the festivities, the game continued with the Week 7 eviction. Drew Campbell won the BB Block Buster competition, saving himself from the block, and the house voted 6-2 to evict Aurichio over...