Big Brother 15 (American season)

Big Brother 15 is the fifthteenth season of the American reality television show, Big Brother. It began airing on CBS starting on June 26, 2013 on Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. It will continue to air on CBS until September 18, 2013. It is being called the "longest season to date" in Big Brother history, lasting a total of 90 days. This season features sixteen HouseGuests.

The show's format remained the same from previous seasons of the show. A group of contestants, known as "HouseGuests", compete to win the series by voting each other off. They must be the last HouseGuest remaining. Each week, one HouseGuest, known as the Head of Household, must nominate two of their HouseGuests for eviction. The winner of the Power of Veto can remove one of the nominees from the block. The Head of Household must nominate another HouseGuest as a replacement. The HouseGuests then vote to evict one of them, the nominee with the most votes are removed from the show. When only two HouseGuests remain, the last seven evicted HouseGuests, known as the Jury of Seven, would decide which of them would win the $500,000 prize. A HouseGuest can be expelled from the show for not following rules.

There have been several controversial remarks from some of the Big Brother 15 HouseGuests. Their comments have angered viewers and because of this, the show's ratings have dropped. Many journalist have made negative reviews about the HouseGuests who made these remarks. HouseGuest including Aaryn Gries, GinaMarie Zimmerman and Spencer Clawson have made racist comments about two African American contestants on the show. Spencer made negative comments about a gay contestant calling him "Kermit the Fag". Aaryn and GinaMarie also made negative comments about Asian contestant Helen. Aaryn and GinaMarie were fired from their jobs because of their comments. However, they did not know about this until after the show because they were not allowed to be in contact with anyone outside of the Big Brother house. The show had to even put disclaimers before the episodes started to inform viewers that the comments made by houseguests were not the opinions of CBS. They are

HouseGuests

Name Age on entry Occupation Residence
Aaryn Gries 22 College student San Marcos, Texas
Amanda Zuckerman 28 Real estate agent Boynton Beach, Florida
Andy Herren 26 Professor Chicago, Illinois
Candice Stewart 29 Pediatric speech therapist Houston, Texas
David Girton 25 Lifeguard San Diego, California
Elissa Slater 27 Nutritionist Kannapolis, North Carolina
GinaMarie Zimmerman 32 Pageant coordinator Staten Island, New York
Helen Kim 37 Political consultant Chicago, Illinois
Howard Overby 29 Youth counselor Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jeremy McGuire 23 Boat shop associate Katy, Texas
Jessie Kowalski 25 Unemployed San Antonio, Texas
Judd Daugherty 26 Property appraiser Etowah, Tennessee
Kaitlin Barnaby 23 Bartender Minneapolis, Minnesota
McCrae Olson 23 Pizza delivery boy Oak Grove, Minnesota
Nick Uhas 28 Entrepreneur New York, New York
Spencer Clawson 31 Railroad conductor Conway, Arkansas

Future appearances

Nick Uhas appeared on season 12 of America's Got Talent. He advanced past the initial audition stage, but was ultimately eliminated before the live shows. In 2019, Uhas became the host of the Netflix reality series Blown Away. Elissa Slater competed on The Amazing Race 31 alongside her sister (and former Big Brother winner) Rachel Reilly.

Have-Nots

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12
Have-Nots Andy,
Elissa,
Helen,
Howard,
Judd		 Andy,
Candice,
Elissa,
Helen		 Amanda,
Jessie,
Judd,
McCrae		 None Have/Have Not Phase Finished N/A N/A N/A

Voting history

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Eviction
votes
received
Day 43 Day 49 Finale
Head of
Household		 McCraeAarynHelenJuddAarynGinaMarieAarynAndyAarynElissaGinaMarie(none)
M.V.P. ElissaElissaElissaAmericaAmericaAmerica(none)
Nominations
(pre-veto)		 Candice
David
Jessie		Elissa
Helen
Jeremy		Aaryn
Kaitlin
Spencer		Aaryn
Elissa
Kaitlin		Amanda
Howard
Spencer		Amanda
Candice
Jessie		Jessie
Spencer		Jessie
Spencer		Elissa
Helen		Aaryn
McCrae		McCrae

Amanda
Veto Winner McCraeJeremyKaitlinElissaSpencerJessieAarynAndyElissaAmandaMcCrae(none)
Nominations
(post-veto)		 David
Elissa
Jessie		Elissa
Helen
Nick		Aaryn
Jeremy
Spencer		Aaryn
GinaMarie
Kaitlin		Amanda
Candice
Howard		Amanda
Candice
Spencer		Judd
Spencer		Jessie
Spencer		Helen
Spencer		Aaryn
Andy		Spencer

Amanda
Andy DavidNickJeremyKaitlinHowardCandiceJuddHead of
Household		HelenNominated
GinaMarie ElissaElissaJeremyNominatedHowardHead of
Household		JuddJessieHelenAarynTiebreak(Amanda)0
Spencer DavidNickNominatedKaitlinCandiceNominatedNominatedNominatedNominatedAarynNominantedJury Member2
McCrae Head of
Household		NickJeremyKaitlinHowardCandiceJuddJessieHelenAarynJury Member
Judd DavidNickJeremyHead of
Household		HowardCandiceNominatedEvicted
(Day 49)		AarynJury Member7
Elissa NominatedNominatedJeremyKaitlinHowardCandiceJuddJessieSpencerHead of
Household		Jury Member9
Amanda DavidNickJeremyKaitlinNominatedNominatedJuddJessieHelenAarynNominatedJury Member0
Aaryn ElissaHead of
Household		NominatedNominatedHead of
Household		CandiceHead of
Household		JessieHead of
Household		NominatedEvicted
(Day 70)		Jury
Member		4
Helen DavidNominatedHead of
Household		KaitlinHowardCandiceJuddJessieNominatedEvicted
(Day 63)		Jury
Member		4
Jessie NominatedNickJeremyKaitlinHowardCandiceJuddNominatedEvicted
(Day 56)		Jury
Member		6
Candice ElissaNickJeremyKaitlinNominatedNominatedEvicted
(Day 49)		Jury
Member		7
Howard DavidElissaJeremyKaitlinNominatedEvicted
(Day 42)		7
Kaitlin ElissaElissaSpencerNominatedEvicted
(Day 35)		9
Jeremy ElissaElissaNominatedEvicted
(Day 28)		9
Nick DavidNominatedEvicted
(Day 21)		7
David NominatedEvicted
(Day 13)		7
Notes 122, 33, 4none5
Evicted David
7 of 12 votes
to evict		 Nick
7 of 11 votes
to evict		 Jeremy
9 of 10 votes
to evict		 Kaitlin
9 of 9 votes
to evict		 Howard
7 of 8 votes
to evict		 Candice
7 of 7 votes
to evict		 Judd
7 of 7 votes
to evict		 Jessie
6 of 6 votes
to evict		 Helen
4 of 5 votes
to evict		 Judd
Won re-entry into game
Aaryn
4 of 4 votes
to evict

Notes

Show ratings

# Air Date United States Source
Households
(rating/share)		 18–49
(rating/share)		 Viewers
(millions)		 Rank
(timeslot)		 Rank
(night)
1 Wednesday, June 26 3.9/7 2.2/8 6.51 1 1
2 Sunday, June 30 3.5/6 1.9/6 5.81 1 1
3 Tuesday, July 2 3.6/6 1.9/6 5.64 2 3
4 Wednesday, July 3 1.6/7 5.42 1 1
5 Sunday, July 7 3.8/7 2.1/7 6.24 1 1
6 Wednesday, July 10 3.7/7 2.0/7 5.85 2 3
7 Thursday, July 11 4.0/7 2.1/7 6.18 1 1
81 Sunday, July 14 2.1/3 6.27 1 1
9 Wednesday, July 17 3.9/7 2.2/8 6.44 1 2 (Tie)
10 Thursday, July 18 4.2/7 2.4/7 6.70 1 1
11 Sunday, July 21 4.1/7 2.5/8 6.91 1 1
12 Wednesday, July 24 2.3/8 6.44 1 3
13 Thursday, July 25 4.2/7 2.5/8 6.90 1 1
14 Sunday, July 28 4.1/7 2.3/7 6.81 1 1
15 Wednesday, July 31 2.1/7 6.25 2 3
16 Thursday, August 1 4.4/7 2.5/8 7.12 1 1
17 Sunday, August 4 4.1/7 2.3/7 6.79 2 2
18 Wednesday, August 7 2.2/8 6.43 1 2
192 Thursday, August 8 2.4/7 7.10 1 1
203 Sunday, August 11 2.4/8 7.14 1 1
21 Wednesday, August 14 2.0/7 6.17 1 3
22 Thursday, August 15 2.2/7 6.90 1 1
23 Sunday, August 18 2.1/6 6.48 1 1
24 Wednesday, August 21
25 Thursday, August 22
26 Sunday, August 25
27 Wednesday , August 28
28 Thursday, August 29

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