During the Big Brother 26 finale, host Julie Chen Moonves announced that the show would return for Big Brother 27, and there's a lot to know about the much-anticipated new season. Big Brother 27 follows Big Brother 26, in which Chelsie Baham was crowned the victor by the jury of seven and won the $750,000 grand prize after a unanimous vote, and Makensy Manbeck took home the $75,000 second place prize. Fans voted Tucker Des Lauriers as America's Favorite Houseguest, and he received $50,000.

Big Brother 26 was a wild ride of a season, with the Power of Veto being used a record-breaking 12 times in a row, including twice during double eviction week, and 13 out of 14 times total. The season featured many twists thanks to the A.I. entity Ainsley, including the Deepfake Hoh, America's Veto, the Bb A.I. Arena, the A.I. Instigator, and Jankie World, featuring another A.I. creation named Jankie. It also included many iconic competitions,...