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Celebrity Big Brother 3 is the third season of the American reality television series Celebrity Big Brother. It premiered on February 2, 2022, on CBS. The show chronicles a group of celebrities (known as HouseGuests) who moved into a house under constant surveillance and with no contact from the outside world. They are competing for power and safety before voting to evict one of their fellow HouseGuests out of the house.
The season concluded on February 23, 2022, where Miesha Tate defeated Todrick Hall by a final jury vote of 7 to 1. Carson Kressley was named America's Favorite HouseGuest.
The season was announced in September 2021 after a two-year hiatus and aired 15 episodes on CBS, as counterprogramming to the 2022 Winter Olympics. Additional content related to the season was released on Paramount+. Julie Chen Moonves returned as host while Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan returned as executive producers. The contestants for the season were announced in January 2022.
The first season of the American version of Celebrity Big Brother aired on CBS in February of the 2017-18 television season as counterprogramming to NBC's coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1] Due to the success of the series a second season was later ordered that aired in the second half of the 2018-19 television season.[2] Ahead of the twenty-first season of the civilian version in 2019 CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl stated that future editions of Celebrity Big Brother were uncertain.[3] In addition, future contracts of host Julie Chen Moonves did not include any mention of Celebrity Big Brother.[4] In December 2020, following the conclusion of the parent series twenty-second season Chen Moonves mentioned in an interview that she and numerous producers encouraged the network to order a third season, believing that then was the time to do it due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Chen Moonves stated that they declined to order a third season at the time but continued to leave the possibility open for a later time. On September 9, 2021, during the Television Critics Association summer press tour, Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President of CBS programming, announced that Celebrity Big Brother would return for a third season.[6] [7] Chen Moonves is confirmed to be returning as host.[8] Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan will return as executive producers while Fly On The Wall Entertainment and Endemol Shine North America will continue to serve as production companies.[9]
Compared to previous seasons at least half of the contracted celebrities must be black, indigenous, (and) people of color.[10] The requirement comes from a CBS effort that began in 2020 to bring diversity to reality television series.[11]
In August 2021 it was reported that ViacomCBS was looking to sell CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California where the Big Brother house is located.[12] [13] When the season was announced it was confirmed that the Big Brother house will feature 94 high definition cameras and 113 microphones although the official location of the studio was not mentioned.[14] Filming began on January 26, 2022.[15]
The seasons Ski lodge-themed house design was revealed through the series social media accounts and entertainment news websites on January 28, 2022.[16] [17] [18] The entranceway to the house was designed around the Swiss Alpines and features a crystal chandelier that has three-hundred thousand illuminated beads.[19] A living room houses a mid-century firepit in the center of a curved couch and posters advertising Switzerland landmarks.[20] Three bedrooms were designed around Ski patrol, a Cuckoo clock, and Chocolate.[21] The Ski patrol bedroom has a Saint Bernard sign above a barrel of brandy, walls of stacked river stones, and an accent wall full of skis; the Cuckoo clock room has a wall clock with a nine-foot face, an "imposing wooden cuckoo", and other various time-keeping devices; the chocolate-themed bedroom features Swiss chocolate bar headboards, bubblegum rugs, and walls with LED-lit artificial chocolate. The kitchen houses an overhead mural of the Northern lights and an attached dining room features a Saarinen-inspired table.[22] A spiral staircase that has been featured in the house since the sixth season of the civilian version in 2005, and throughout the first two seasons of the celebrity version, has been replaced with a three-landing staircase. On the second floor, the upstairs lounge was designed around a gondola while the Head of Household bedroom parallels an Ice palace.[23] A sauna and gym have also been added to the house.
The last remaining HouseGuest received .[24] The runner-up received .
During the first Head of Household competition, Julie told the HouseGuests of the Gala Gift - which would give someone a blessing and someone a curse. This gift took the form of a handbag styled hat designed by the fictitious fashion designer Mon Won (the apparent designer of all of Big Brother's costumes used for punishments).
Before Nominations, the Housemates participated in a Chain of Rejection selection to determine who would receive immunity. Beginning with HoH, Miesha, each HouseGuest would select the next wearer of the Mon Won hat, making them ineligible to receive immunity. The last wearer of the hat would receive Immunity from the first eviction. Cynthia was awarded immunity.
On Eviction Night, a Chain of Safety selection process was held to determine an instant nominee. Beginning with Cynthia, the Mon Won hat would be passed around again among the HouseGuests with each HouseGuest selecting who they wish to be safe. The last wearer of the hat would be instantly nominated for that night's eviction. This nominee would replace their choice of either of the HoH's nominees. Miesha, as HoH, Carson, as the PoV holder and Teddi and Mirai as the original nominees did not participate in this process. Todd became the instant nominee and replaced Mirai.
Below is the full selection order for both selections.
| Immunity Selection | Nomination Selection | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miesha | Cynthia |
| 2 | Chris Ki. | Shanna |
| 3 | Chris Ka. | Chris Ki. |
| 4 | Todd | Todrick |
| 5 | Teddi | Chris Ka. |
| 6 | Lamar | Lamar |
| 7 | Carson | Todd |
| 8 | Todrick | |
| 9 | Mirai | |
| 10 | Shanna | |
| 11 | Cynthia | |
At the time of its announcement it was reported that the season would air in February 2022, during the 2021–22 television season, as counterprogramming to the 2022 Winter Olympics.[25] [26] 24/7 Live feeds and additional exclusive content will stream on Paramount+, previously CBS All Access, throughout the season.[27] It was later announced that the season would premiere on February 2 and air through February 23, 2022.[28]
See also: List of Celebrity Big Brother (American TV series) houseguests.
The eleven HouseGuests were revealed on January 26, 2022, during a commercial break for the thirty-third season of The Amazing Race.[29] Prior to the reveal, Chen Moonves revealed several clues regarding the identities of the HouseGuests.[30]
| --- Please do not change the width this allows the table to scale within page margins based on display. ---> | Name | Age on entry | Notability | Day entered | Day exited | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miesha Tate | 35 | UFC mixed martial artist | 1 | 29 | ||
| Todrick Hall | 36 | Singer, dancer, and YouTuber | 1 | 29 | ||
| Cynthia Bailey | 54 | Model and TV personality | 1 | 29 | ||
| Todd Bridges | 56 | Actor | 1 | 27 | ||
| Lamar Odom | 42 | Former NBA forward | 1 | 27 | ||
| Carson Kressley | 52 | TV personality, actor, and designer | 1 | 24 | ||
| Shanna Moakler | 46 | Model, actress, and TV personality | 1 | 20 | ||
| Chris Kirkpatrick | 50 | Singer | 1 | 17 | ||
| Chris Kattan | 51 | Actor and comedian | 1 | 15 | ||
| Mirai Nagasu | 28 | Olympic figure skater | 1 | 13 | ||
| Teddi Mellencamp | 40 | TV personality | 1 | 10 |
See also: List of Celebrity Big Brother (American TV series) episodes.
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| Finale | ||||||||||
| Head of Household | Miesha | Chris Ki. | Miesha | Carson | Todd | Todrick | Miesha | Miesha | (none) | |
| Nominations (pre-veto) | Carson Mirai | Chris Ka. Mirai | Carson Cynthia | Miesha Todd | Carson Lamar | Lamar Todd | Cynthia Todd | Cynthia Todrick | ||
| Veto Winner | Carson | Shanna | Shanna | Todrick | Miesha | Todd | Miesha | (none) | ||
| Nominations (post-veto) | Teddi Todd | Chris Ka. Mirai | Chris Ki. Cynthia | Miesha Shanna | Carson Lamar | Cynthia Lamar | Cynthia Todd | |||
| Miesha | Head of Household | Mirai | Head of Household | Nominated | Carson | Lamar | Head of Household | Cynthia | Winner (Day 29) | |
| Todrick | Teddi | Mirai | Chris Ki. | Shanna | Carson | Lamar | Todd | Nominated | (Day 29) | |
| Cynthia | Todd | Mirai | Nominated | Shanna | Lamar | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted | Todrick | |
| Todd | Nominated | Mirai | Chris Ki. | Shanna | Head of Household | Cynthia | Nominated | Evicted | Miesha | |
| Lamar | Teddi | Mirai | Chris Ki. | Shanna | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 27) | Miesha | ||
| Carson | Todd | Mirai | Chris Ki. | Head of Household | Nominated | Evicted (Day 24) | Miesha | |||
| Shanna | Teddi | Mirai | Chris Ki. | Nominated | Evicted (Day 20) | Miesha | ||||
| Chris Ki. | Teddi | Head of Household | Nominated | Evicted (Day 17) | Miesha | |||||
| Chris Ka. | Todd | Nominated | Walked (Day 15) | |||||||
| Mirai | Teddi | Nominated | Evicted (Day 13) | Miesha | ||||||
| Teddi | Nominated | Evicted (Day 10) | Miesha | |||||||
| Notes | 1 | none | 2 | none | 3 | |||||
| Walked | none | Chris Ka. | none | |||||||
| Evicted | Teddi to evict | Mirai to evict | Chris Ki. to evict | Shanna to evict | Carson to evict | Lamar to evict | Todd to evict | Cynthia to evict | Todrick 1 vote to win | |
| Miesha 7 votes to win | ||||||||||
| Source | [31] | - | - | - | - | [32] | ||||
Todrick Hall was widely criticized for his comments regarding Shanna Moakler, Chris Kirkpatrick, and other houseguests in the house which were deemed by viewers and critics as mean-spirited.[33] Additionally, Hall received backlash from several former colleagues for his treatment towards them with allegations of employee negligence regarding pay and behavioral issues being mostly criticised.[34]