Big Brother: Unlocked
A Big Brother aftershow hosted by past winners.
Big Brother: Unlocked, a reality aftershow and spin-off of Big Brother, premiered on CBS on July 25, 2025. Hosted by former winners Taylor Hale and Derrick Levasseur, it is often called simply Unlocked.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Reality
- Talk show
- Aftershow
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Presenter
- Taylor Hale
- Derrick Levasseur
- Jerry O'Connell
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 9
- Executive producers
- Allison Grodner
- Runtime
- 43 minutes
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Format
The show's episodes follow a set structure. It opens with Big Move/Bad Move, where the hosts critique the best and worst gameplay from recent episodes. Fantasy BB is a segment checking in on a fantasy draft game involving three past winners: Hale, Levasseur, and Chelsie Baham. BB Breaking News/Cutting Room Floor/The Rant Room reveals exclusive footage from the house that hasn’t aired yet. The H.O.T List and N.O.T List ranks which houseguests are thriving and which are struggling. Recurring segments with former houseguests include Wine or Whine, where Nicole Franzel shares her favorite and least favorite season moments; Getting Jaggy with It, where Jag Bains offers tips on being entertaining; Shirtless Sherlock, where Jessie Godderz analyzes odd behavior in the house; and BBies, where Baham, Britney Haynes, and Zingbot hand out awards to the Big Brother 27 cast.
Production
In July of 2025, CBS announced Big Brother: Unlocked. Airing bi-weekly on CBS, Unlocked is hosted by former Big Brother winners Taylor Hale and Derrick Levasseur along with a rotating guest. The show features gameplay analysis by the hosts as well as additional footage not included on the regular Big Brother broadcast. The show aired on bi-weekly on Fridays, the day after live eviction episodes of Big Brother 27. Unlocked returned for Big Brother 28 with Jerry O'Connell joining previous hosts Hale and Levasseur. Additionally, CBS teased that they would launch a new interactive fan vote during these episodes and a live studio audience.
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