How to watch Big Brother 28: Free Streams & TV Schedule
The 'Time Trip'-themed 28th season of Big Brother USA is promising "new powers and challenges" designed to "rewrite the rules" and "disrupt strategy and alliances" from the off. Quite what that means aside from a very striking house crammed with vintage and futuristic features – and so many clocks – remains to be seen, but it all sounds very disorienting. Here's hoping none of the houseguests spin out in the Time-Lapse Gym.
You can watch Big Brother USA 2026 online from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free.
Big Brother USA S28 begins with 14 houseguests, including rocket scientist Mallory Aurichio, former UFC fighter Kamu Kirk, Survivor 50 alumnus Rick Devens and Jason De Puy, aka Salina EsTitties from RuPaul’s Drag Race S15 and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars S11. The houseguest who manages to survive the politics and each of the weekly evictions will get their hands on $750,000.
And in Angela Murray there's someone with BB previous. The real estate agent finished sixth on the show two years ago. Additional houseguests, meanwhile, will be introduced as the season progresses.
Host Julie Chen Moonves has said that the season 28 theme is so fertile that she has no idea how the producers hadn't already run with it, neatly skirting around how Julie Chen Moonves herself had never thought of it before either.
Read on as we explain how to watch Big Brother USA 2026 from anywhere.
Yes. The Big Brother USA 2026 live feed is free-to-air on Pluto TV and the Big Brother YouTube channel in both the US and Canada.
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In the US, Big Brother 28 premieres at 8pm ET/PT on Thursday, July 9, on both CBS and Paramount Plus. Episodes air at the same time each Thursday, Sunday and Wednesday. Big Brother Unlocked airs each Friday.
Paramount Plus will also carry the 24/7 live feed from 9pm ET / 6pm PT on Friday, July 10, but only Premium subscribers will be able to watch episodes live. Premium costs $13.99/month or $139.99/year, but you can access it via the Walmart Plus trial for just $1.
CBS is available on a streaming basis from several OTT operators, such as YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, which each offer new customers a free trial.
Alternatively, the 24/7 live feed will be free-to-air on Pluto TV, with select footage also set to be streamed live on the Big Brother YouTube channel.
Traveling outside the US? Try using a VPN – instructions just above.
In Canada, Big Brother 28 airs on Global TV, going out at 8pm ET/PT on Thursdays, Sundays and Wednesdays, from July 9. Big Brother Unlocked airs at the same time on Fridays.
Cord cutters can tune in via Stack TV, which also carries History, Adult Swim and National Geographic, and is available via Prime Video, Fubo and more. It’s free to Prime Video subscribers for the first seven days and CA$12.99/month thereafter. Episodes are available to watch via the GlobalTV app and website too.
The 24/7 live feed launches at 9pm ET / 6pm PT on Friday, July 10, on both Pluto TV and Paramount Plus. Pluto TV is free, whereas Paramount Plus costs CA$7.99/month.
Select live footage from the feed will also be available to watch free-of charge on the Big Brother YouTube channel.
Away from Canada right now? Use NordVPN to watch your usual streaming service when overseas.
Big Brother USA isn't shown in the UK. If you're an American or Canadian traveling across the pond, however, a VPN will help you tune in. NordVPN is our recommended provider, and you can find out why with our in-depth NordVPN review.
Fans hoping to tune in from Australia won't find Big Brother USA in the TV listings. For now, a VPN will help you tune in if you're an American or a Canadian spending time abroad. The solution? Try using a VPN.
The S28 episode count is yet to be revealed at the time of writing, but each of the past two seasons of Big Brother USA comprised 39 episodes.
If Big Brother USA 2026 follows the same pattern as recent seasons of the show, we'd expect the final to air on Sunday, September 13.
Big Brother Unlocked is the companion show to Big Brother USA. It airs each Friday at 8pm ET/PT, and features Jerry O’Connell, Taylor Hale, Derrick Levasseur and a rotating panel of guests.
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Aatif is a freelance copywriter and journalist based in the UK. He’s written about technology, science and politics for publications including Gizmodo, The Independent, Trusted Reviews and Newsweek, but focuses on streaming at Future, an arrangement that combines two of his greatest passions: sport and penny-pinching.
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