Julie Chen Moonves Announces Changes To Big Brother 26 Schedule (Spoilers)

WARNING! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS ABOUT BIG BROTHER 26!

Summary Big Brother 26 already has some schedule changes.

On Friday, July 19, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT, a special encore of the two-night premiere will air back-to-back on CBS.

On Sunday, July 21, Big Brother 26 will air a special 90-minute episode from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Big Brother 26 has only just begun, but host Julie Chen Moonves has already announced some changes to its schedule that fans should take note of. Big Brother 26 began with a two-night premiere, which was full of twists and turns for the 16 new houseguests. They include Angela Murray, Brooklyn Rivera, Cam Sullivan-Brown, Cedric Hodges, Chelsie Baham, Joseph Rodriguez, Kenney Kelley, and Kimo Apaka. In addition, Leah Peters, Lisa Weintraub, Makensy Manbeck, Matt Hardeman, Quinn Martin, Rubina Bernabe, T’kor Clottey, and Tucker Des Lauriers are playing the game.

On Sunday, July 21, Big Brother 26 will air a special 90-minute episode from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EDT.

CBS has announced some changes to the Big Brother 26 schedule. On Friday, July 19, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT, a special encore of the two-night premiere will air back-to-back on CBS. This is a great way for fans who missed the premiere to catch up on the action. More importantly, Julie revealed that on Sunday, July 21, Big Brother 26 will air a special 90-minute episode from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EDT. CBS has also announced that the episode will reveal a big change to the nominations and evictions.

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Big Brother 26's AI Twist Has Already Turned The Game On Its Head

Ainsle Has Changed Big Brother 26

During premiere night, the Big Brother 26 houseguests met Ainsle, the AI character who'll be controlling the game. Depending on whether they voted yes or no to allowing her to join the game, they competed in games that resulted in rewards or punishments. Competition winners Makensy and Quinn, whose identities are a secret, earned powers of either the Deep Fake HOH or America's Veto. Competition losers Chelsie and Cedric games were downgraded and became BB mascots. They can't compete for Head of Household, the Power of Veto, or vote this week, but they're both eligible to be nominated and evicted.

CBS has faced a lot of backlash in recent years because of their sudden changes to the Big Brother schedule. In fact, fans were already outraged this season because CBS' coverage of the Republican National Convention ran long in some places and delayed the Big Brother 26 premiere when the network ran a Price Right rerun after it instead. It's refreshing to see a schedule change that prioritizes Big Brother by giving it extra airtime.

It'll be thrilling to see what changes are made to the Big Brother 26 nominations and evictions, along with how the two new powers will affect the game. It'll also be interesting to see if Makensy and Quinn are allowed to tell the houseguests that they have the powers and if they choose to do so. Chelsie and Cedric are going into the first week with a huge disadvantage, but perhaps they can turn things around in their favor. Whatever happens next, Ainsle has already taught the Big Brother 26 houseguests that they should "expect the unexpected" during the season.

Big Brother 26 airs Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 9 p.m. EDT on CBS.

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