Big Brother reaches 1,000 episodes on CBS

Big Brother aired its 1,000th episode on 27 August 2026, 26 years after the format launched in 2000. Host Julie Chen Moonves returned for the Season 28 broadcast on CBS, which paired the milestone with a fan vote: Dan Gheesling won Favourite Winner and Best Moment for his "funeral" speech, and Janelle Pierzina took Best to Never Win and Favourite Comp Beast (Deadline, 28 August 2026).