Series synopsis
Big Brother: Over the Top is an American reality television series that premiered on CBS All Access on October 5, 2016. It ended on December 1, 2016. It stars Julie Chen.
A group of people live together in a house outfitted with 87 HD cameras and more than 100 microphones, their every move recorded 24 hours a day. For the first time ever, fans will be able to watch everything play out live during the 24/7 feeds and have the opportunity to vote and impact the game like never before. Each week, Houseguests will be evicted and at the end, the last remaining Houseguest will receive the grand prize of $250,000. This was the first and only season to be played completel ...
Premise
A group of people live together in a house outfitted with 87 HD cameras and more than 100 microphones, their every move recorded 24 hours a day. For the first time ever, fans will be able to watch everything play out live during the 24/7 feeds and have the opportunity to vote and impact the game like never before. Each week, Houseguests will be evicted and at the end, the last remaining Houseguest will receive the grand prize of $250,000. This was the first and only season to be played completely online on CBS All Access (Now Paramount+) in the United States Only
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Julie Chen as Self - Host
Guest cast
- Rachel Reilly as Self - Guest
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 53 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 42 | September 28, 2016 | November 30, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 11 | October 5, 2016 | December 1, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 01 Kick Off Thirteen “HouseGuests” will move into The Big Brother House and for 65 days they will battle for power, perks, and a hope of ultimately being crowned the first winner of “Big Brother: Over the Top”. In addition, for the first time, viewers will actually get to choose the grand prize winner of $250,000 as viewers will get to impact nominations, evictions and game changing twists all season long. During this short preview “Kickoff” episode we will have the opportunity to meet each of these HouseGuests as they share with us a little about themselves. |
September 28, 2016 |
| 2 | Day 02 Weekday Replay 2016-09-29 | September 29, 2016 |
| 3 | Day 03 Weekday Replay 2016-09-30 | September 30, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Series Premiere: Week 1 Twelve new HouseGuests enter the Big Brother house: Scott, Morgan, Shane, Neeley, Shelby, Cornbread, Kryssie, Whitney, Justin, Alex, Monte and Danielle. Jason, from Big Brother 17 was voted into the House by America as the thirteenth HouseGuest over Jozea from Big Brother 18. |
October 5, 2016 |
| 2 |
Week 2 Days 8-15 Who will be the next person to be evicted? Shortly after the eviction, the HouseGuests are instructed to go to the backyard for the next Head of Household competition. Two days later, the HouseGuests are informed of America's Care Package, where a HouseGuest will receive a special predetermined power from America. |
October 12, 2016 |
| 3 |
Week 3 Days 15-22 Whoever wins America's Care Package this week will have the power of choosing the type of Veto to be played. The winner will have the choice of the Diamond Power of Veto, which would allow the holder to veto a nominee and also choose the replacement nominee, the Boomerang Power of Veto, which allows the holder to veto both of the nominees on the block, and the Double Power of Veto, which puts two vetoes up for grabs, meaning that there would be two "Power of Veto" holders. |
October 19, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS All Access |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 5, 2016 |
| Last aired | December 1, 2016 |
| Runtime | 75 minutes |
| Status | ended |