Big Brother: Unlocked
A weekly aftershow hosted by past Big Brother winners.
Big Brother: Unlocked is a Friday-night aftershow hosted by past winners Taylor Hale and Derrick Levasseur. It premiered on CBS in July 2025 as a spin-off of the reality series, featuring extra footage and analysis.
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 sequence. First is Big Move/Bad Move, where the hosts analyze the best and worst gameplay from recent episodes. Next comes Fantasy BB, a fantasy draft segment featuring former winners Taylor Hale, Derrick Levasseur, and Chelsie Baham. Then there is BB Breaking News/Cutting Room Floor/The Rant Room, which shows exclusive footage or diary room moments not yet aired. After that, the H.O.T List and N.O.T List rank which houseguests are thriving and which are struggling. Recurring segments with past houseguests include Wine or Whine, where Nicole Franzel shares her favorite and least favorite season moments; Getting Jaggy with It, with Jag Bains offering tips on being an entertaining player; Shirtless Sherlock, where Jessie Godderz examines odd behavior in the house; and BBies, where Baham, Britney Haynes, and Zingbot present 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 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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