Big Brother 16 (American season)
season of the US television series
Big Brother 16 is the sixteenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The season premiered on June 25, 2014, with a two-night premiere with the following episode airing on June 26, 2014, broadcast on CBS in the United States and Global in Canada, and ended with a 90-minute season finale on September 24, 2014, after 97 days of competition. Julie Chen returned as host. On September 24, 2014, Derrick Levasseur was crowned the winner defeating Cody Calafiore in a 7–2 jury vote. Donny Thompson was voted as the season's America's Favorite HouseGuest.
Format
The format has changed slightly from previous seasons. The contestants, who are referred to as "HouseGuests," are sequestered in the Big Brother House with no contact to or from the outside world. Each week, the HouseGuests take part in several compulsory challenges that determine who will win food, luxuries and power in the House. The winner of the weekly Head of Household (HoH) competition, who was formerly guaranteed safety, can now be overthrown due to a new competition called the "Battle of the Block." The two winners of the HoH competition each week will pick two nominees, who then go head-to-head in this competition. The winning team is guaranteed a week of safety and overthrows the HoH who nominated them.
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