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Aired 2023 · The 25th-anniversary season

The Multiverse

The 25th-anniversary season, and the longest run in franchise history. The BB Multiverse drops a new weekly universe on the house — each one a power or a curse — under a Comicverse theme that frames the whole summer as a milestone.

Filmed
Studio City, California
Studio City soundstage, Comicverse theme
Premiered
Aug 2, 2023
CBS · Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday
Episodes
46
~46 episodes across roughly 100 days
Format
16+ houseguests · weekly Multiverse power or curse
Comicverse theme; longest season in franchise history
Cast size
17 players
16 to 17 houseguests
Host
Julie Chen Moonves
Julie Chen Moonves, twenty-fifth summer at the helm
01The take

The Multiverse.

The 25th-anniversary season, and the longest run in franchise history. The BB Multiverse drops a new weekly universe on the house — each one a power or a curse — under a Comicverse theme that frames the whole summer as a milestone.

The Multiverse is the anniversary swing — the longest Big Brother ever ran, with a new universe rewriting the rules every week. Ambitious by design, and the streaming era's anchor text.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

The 25th-anniversary season, and the longest run Big Brother has ever produced — roughly 100 days and around 46 episodes. The BB Multiverse drops a new weekly universe on the house, each one a power or a curse, under a Comicverse theme that frames the whole summer as a milestone. A cast of sixteen to seventeen, anchored by Julie Chen Moonves. An ambitious anniversary swing, and the streaming era's anchor text for what modern Big Brother reaches for.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #11 slot.

Slot #11 of 26 in the Big Brother Editor's Canon. The neighbors below frame what we ranked above and below it.

No spoilers. Every page is reviewed before it goes live.
04What to watch for

4 moments, no spoilers.

  • Ep 1 · the milestone framing

    The anniversary is the season's spine from the first hour. The Comicverse theme and the milestone framing set a tone the run never drops.

  • Ep 3 · first universe

    The BB Multiverse begins. Each week brings a new universe carrying a power or a curse — watch how fast the cast learns to read the mechanic for danger.

  • Ep 20 · the long-season pacing

    By the midpoint the season is already longer than most full BB runs. The producers stretch the room across roughly a hundred days; the texture shifts with it.

  • Ep 38 · the marathon stretch

    The final phase runs further than any prior season allowed. A study in how Big Brother holds a house together across its longest-ever runway.

06Also appears in

Cross-references.

Also appears in
Big Brother S25 — The Multiverse — tiered.tv