Big Brother is CBS's long-running reality competition, in which houseguests live under 24/7 surveillance and compete for the title of Head of Household (HOH), which carries the power to nominate others for eviction; a jury ultimately votes to crown the winner. The season premiered July 9 and follows a fixed weekly rhythm: nominations on Sundays, the Power of Veto competition on Wednesdays (a 90-minute special), and live eviction plus the new HOH crowning on Thursdays. Season 28 marks the franchise's 1,000th episode, carries a "Time Trip" theme, and offers a $750,000 grand prize.
Two eviction rounds have played out so far. In Week 1, Dee Valladares — drawing on competition experience from Survivor and The Challenge — won the season's opening HOH, and Ashley Trail was voted out 14-0. In Week 2, Rick Devens took both HOH and the Power of Veto, executing a plan that sent Rome Seymour out in a near-unanimous 12-vote eviction.
With Rome gone, his two closest allies, Jason De Puy and Lyric Medeiros, have lost their strongest protector and now sit relatively exposed heading into Week 3. Behind the scenes, Angela Murray has emerged as a key strategic force — it was her push that convinced Devens to widen his target list and dismantle Rome's alliance in the first place.
