Big Brother debuted on CBS as a summer program on July 5, 2000. Hosted by Julie Chen Moonves since day one, “Big Brother” has been a ratings success for CBS during the lazy days of summer for over two decades and has launched three spin-offs: the online-only “Big Brother: Over the Top,” plus “Celebrity Big Brother” and “Big Brother Reindeer Games.”
See the complete “Big Brother” winners list, from Eddie McGee to the most recent.
Season 1: Eddie McGee
On Sept. 29, 2000, Eddie McGee beat Josh Souza on Day 88 with a total of 59 percent of the public vote. The first season allowed America to pick the ultimate winner, a method that would not be used again until the spin-off series “Big Brother: Over the Top” in 2016.
Season 2: Will Kirby
On Sept. 20, 2001, Will Kirby beat Nicole Schaffrich on Day 82 with a 5-2 jury vote. This season introduced a jury made up of former houseguests who would vote for the winner.
Season 3: Lisa Donahue
On Sept. 25, 2002, Lisa Donahue beat Danielle Reyes on Day 82 with a 9-1 jury vote. This season introduced the Veto twist, in which a houseguest could save themselves from the block.
Season 4: Jun Song
On Sept. 24, 2003, Jun Song beat Alison Irwin on Day 82 with a 6-1 jury vote. This season introduced the X-Factor twist, with five houseguests’ ex-lovers joining the house to compete against them.
Season 5: Drew Daniel
On Sept. 21, 2004, Drew Daniel beat Michael “Cowboy” Ellis on Day 82 with a 4-3 jury vote. This season featured the Project DNA twist that saw a pair of twins switching back and forth in the house, and also focused on a pair of siblings who discovered they were related while playing the game.
Season 6: Maggie Ausburn
On Sept. 20, 2005, Maggie Ausburn beat Ivette Corredero on Day 80 with a 4-3 jury vote. This season featured the Summer of Secrets twist that allowed each houseguest to play with a secret partner.
Season 7: Mike “Boogie” Malin
On Sept. 12, 2006, Mike “Boogie” Malin beat Erika Landin on Day 72 with a 6-1 jury vote. This was the show’s first all-stars season that brought back former houseguests.
Season 8: “Evel” Dick Donato
On Sept. 18, 2007, “Evel” Dick Donato beat his daughter Daniele Donato on Day 81 with a 5-2 jury vote. This season featured three pairs of enemies entering the house together.
Season 9: Adam Jasinski
On April 27, 2008, Adam Jasinski beat Ryan Quicksall on Day 81 with a 6-1 jury vote. This season, which aired during the winter because of the writers’ strike, saw the houseguests competing as couples, nominated as couples and evicted as couples.
Season 10: Dan Gheesling
On Sept. 16, 2008, Dan Gheesling beat Memphis Garrett on Day 71 with a 7-0 jury vote. This season was presented as a “back to basics” year and had no major twists.
Season 11: Jordan Lloyd
On Sept. 15, 2009, Jordan Lloyd beat Natalie Martinez on Day 73 with a 5-2 jury vote. This season introduced the cliques twist, with houseguests split up into four high school-like teams.
Season 12: Hayden Moss
On Sept. 15, 2010, Hayden Moss beat Lane Elenburg on Day 75 with a 4-3 jury vote. This season introduced the saboteur twist, in which one houseguest played solely to cause havoc in the house rather than win the $500,000 prize.
Season 13: Rachel Reilly
On Sept. 14, 2011, Rachel Reilly beat Porsche Briggs on Day 75 with a 4-3 jury vote. This season featured the Dynamic Duos twist, in which three former duos who had previously played the game entered to compete against eight new houseguests.
Season 14: Ian Terry
On Sept. 19, 2012, Ian Terry beat Dan Gheesling on Day 75 with a 6-1 jury vote. This season featured four former players coming back to the game as team coaches.
Season 15: Andy Herron
On Sept. 18, 2013, Andy Herren beat GinaMarie Zimmerman on Day 90 with a 7-2 jury vote. This season allowed America to vote for a “Big Brother MVP” every week that would then nominate a third houseguest for eviction.
Season 16: Derrick Levasseur
On Sept. 24, 2014, Derrick Levasseur beat Cody Calafiore on Day 97 with a 7-2 jury vote. This season was marketed as the most twisted summer ever and saw new wrinkles, including four houseguests nominated for eviction, the new Battle of the Block competition, a Team America alliance voted on by the audience and the infamous “Big Brother Rewind” that set the game backward one week.
Season 17: Steve Moses
On Sept. 23, 2015, Steve Moses beat Liz Nolan on Day 98 with a 6-3 jury vote. This season began with a Takeover twist and featured the return of Battle of the Block competitions, but perhaps the most memorable thing was the twin twist that saw a pair of sisters, Liz and Julia Nolan, swapping in and out of the house for the first half of the game.
Season 18: Nicole Franzel
On Sept. 21, 2016, Nicole Franzel beat Paul Abrahamian on Day 99 with a 5-4 jury vote. This season featured vets vs. newbies and the twist of America sending care packages to the players.
Season 19: Josh Martinez
On Sept. 20, 2017, Josh Martinez beat Paul Abrahamian on Day 92 with a 5-4 jury vote. This season featured a temptation twist, with Paul, who was runner-up the year before, being the only veteran player in a house full of newbies.
Season 20: Kaycee Clark
On September 26, 2018, Kaycee Clark beat Tyler Crispen on Day 99 with a 5-4 jury vote. This season featured a social media/technology twist and a brand new Hacker Comp that allowed the winner to take control of the game.
Season 21: Jackson Michie
On September 25, 2019, Jackson Michie beat his showmance partner Holly Allen on Day 99 with a 6-3 jury vote. This season featured a camp twist with Michie winning the first-ever “BB Camp Director” competition. This physical powerhouse went on to win more comps than any other player.
Season 22: Cody Calafiore
On October 28, 2020, Cody Calafiore beat Enzo Palumbo with a 9-0 jury vote. It was only the second time in “BB” history that somebody won unanimously, after Dan Gheesling in Season 10. This was an “All-Stars” season that welcomed back 16 fan-faves from the previous two decades, who all had to quarantine before filming began due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Season 23: Xavier Prather
On September 29, 2021, Xavier Prather beat Derek Frazier with a 9-0 jury vote, becoming the first-ever Black winner in the process. All season long, the historic six-member Cookout alliance dominated the game, and these two guys had an additional Final 2 deal from Day 1. X honored that deal when he won the last Head of Household comp and took Big D with him to the end instead of Azah Awasum.
Season 24: Taylor Hale
On September 25, 2022, Taylor Hale beat Monte Taylor by an 8-to-1 jury vote, becoming the first-ever Black woman to prevail. Taylor was a constant target in the game, being on the block during six different eviction night. However, she managed to stay every time, joking during the finale that she was the “blockbuster.” In a historic first, Taylor also won America’s Favorite Houseguest and the $50,000 prize (plus a cruise) that went along with it.
Season 25: Jag Bains
On November 9, 2023, Jag Bains beat Matt Klotz by a 5-to-2 jury vote, becoming the show’s first-ever Sikh winner. Jag also won a record seven Veto competitions throughout the summer and fall, proving his dominance as both a physical and strategic threat. This 25th anniversary season featured a Multiverse twist and lasted a record 100 days.
‘Celebrity’ Season 1: Marissa Jaret Winokur
Broadway actress Marissa Jaret Winokur, who won a Tony Award for “Hairspray” in 2003, became the first-ever U.S. celebrity champion. Marissa beat out television personality Ross Mathews on February 25, 2018, by a 6-3 jury vote.
‘Celebrity’ Season 2: Tamar Braxton
Recording artist/reality TV star Tamar Braxton won “Celebrity Big Brother” Season 2 on February 13, 2019 by a unanimous 9-0 vote over NFL star Ricky Williams. This makes her only the second houseguest to win unanimously since Dan Gheesling in Season 10. She was also the first Black winner in the U.S. franchise.
‘Celebrity’ Season 3: Miesha Tate
UFC mixed martial artist Miesha Tate won “Celebrity Big Brother” Season 3 on February 23, 2022 by a 7-1 vote over all-around entertainer Todrick Hall. Miesha excelled thanks to her partnership with Todrick and her amazing physical game in which she won six total challenges (four HOH, two Veto).
‘Over the Top’ Season 1: Morgan Willett
Morgan Willett won the first season of “Big Brother: Over the Top,” an online-only season that gave America more power than ever. She beat Season 17 alum Jason Roy on December 1, 2016 by winning America’s vote on Day 65.
‘Reindeer Games’ Season 1: Nicole Franzel-Arroyo
Nicole Franzel-Arroyo (BB16, BB18 & BB22) won the first season of “Big Brother Reindeer Games,” a six-episode, Christmas-themed, competition-heavy event that welcomed back nine legendary houseguests. She beat runner-up Taylor Hale on December 21, 2023.