The third season of Celebrity Big Brother came to a dramatic -- and rushed -- conclusion Wednesday on CBS.
Following a string of boring two-hour episodes, the network opted to air the finale across one hour, and it was not the best decision.
Big Brother has never been a game about making friends.
It is a game about making alliances that last the game's length to avoid being sent out the door before finale night.
Celebrity Big Brother is moving at a breakneck pace.
Alliances are crumbling, and it's making for the most dramatic season in years.
Backstabbing is the name of the game on Big Brother, and it's clear the celebrities are playing hard to deliver a good TV show.
Sunday's new episode of Celebrity Big Brother picked up with Teddi Mellencamp getting the boot.
We've seen a whole lot on Celebrity Big Brother over the years.
Thursday's new episode showed viewers that the latest crop of celebrities might be the messiest contestants in franchise history.
Celebrity Big Brother made a triumphant return to the air Wednesday night.
During its third season premiere, Julie Chen introduced us to the 11 houseguests competing for the $250,000 prize, and while the term "celebrity" was used very loosely by the casting team, this is an excellent bunch of personalities.
Big Brother made history Wednesday night when it crowned its first African-American winner.
After a season of twists and turns, the finale kicked off with the final three members of the dominant Cookout alliance:
After last year's botched triple eviction, CBS execs opted to go with two consecutive weeks of double evictions.
We lost Claire and Alyssa last week as the Cookout made Big Brother history, becoming the most successful alliance in the game.
Double evictions in the Big Brother house are typically filled with high drama, but there was one question on the minds of Big Brother fans everywhere:
Would the Cookout make it final six and become the most successful six-person alliance in the history of the series?
With 8 people in the house, the road to the final six is proving to be a turbulent endeavor for The Cookout.
The plan going into the HOH competition was for Derek F or Azah to win and put Alyssa and Claire on the block.
The Cookout is dominating the entirety of Big Brother Season 23.
The group of six have masterfully plotted all summer long, and with one of them on the block against their fake ally, it was obviously going to be another predictable vote.
The Cookout continued to scheme on Sunday's new episode of Big Brother, which found three people on the block by the end of the action-packed episode.
We kicked off with Tiffany in power, which is pretty great when you think about it.
The Cookout's grip on the Big Brother house continued on Wednesday's new episode of the CBS reality series, but did Xavier escape the block?
We picked up with Alyssa's botched Chopping Block Roulette win putting her closest ally, well, on the block.
When Sunday's new episode of Big Brother kicked off, Sarah Beth was in power.
As the first female HOH of the summer, all eyes were on her to assess whether she would play an individual game or allow Kyland to have a second week in the top spot.
Kyland's second reign as Head of Household has been a controversial affair.
After putting Claire up on the block as his target against his ally Derek F, he had a change of heart.
The High Roller's Room is open for business, but it might just be one of the worst twists in the history of the series.
Before we got to all of those antics, we had to crown a new Head of Household, and it was a knockout style competition.
This has been the best week of Big Brother.
The reason?
Alliances are the simplest way to secure safety in the Big Brother House...
But they're also an easy way to find yourself on the outs with everyone.
Big Brother's latest season has kept the women safe during the first three evictions.
It's quite the change of pace from last year, which saw Keesha Smith, Nicole Anthony, and Janelle Pierzina as the first three boots.
Big Brother needs targets to cause drama.
It's the name of the game, and Sunday's new episode threatened to change the game in a big way.
This truly is a season of Big Brother like no other.
The first two weeks featured the departure of the people you'd expect to make it to the second half of the game, but this unpredictable season continued to gather steam on Thursday's new episode.
With Xavier in power, there truly was no telling how it would play out.
He's probably one of the nicest houseguests, so it seemed like he would have issues putting certain people on the block.
After Frenchie's controversial week in power, Kyland's week as Head of Household has been predictable.
At the top of Thursday's eviction episode, Frenchie and Britini remained on the block, and it seemed like the end was nigh for Frenchie.
The first week of Big Brother Season 23 was intense, and it looks like the second week will continue to be just as chaotic.
Sunday's new episode picked up with Kyland in power and the rest of the house squirming to find out who would be put on the block.
