Big Brother 28 Finale Date: When BB28 Ends on CBS, and Every Night Left
Quick answer: Big Brother 28 ended with a 90-minute live finale on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, on CBS, and Rick Devens won, 6-1 over Taylor Brown. Full result: who won Big Brother 28.
| Night left | Start (ET) | Length | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu., Oct. 1 | 8:00 p.m. | 90 min | Aired — live finale and jury vote |
Listings are from TVmaze's CBS episode guide, re-checked Thursday, Oct. 1. USA Today Network reported the Sept. 27 delay; TV Fanatic and TheThings reported the Part 1 result, and USA Today Network and OnlineBigBrother the Part 2 result.
Every night of the final two weeks, in one table
The last stretch changed twice after it was first announced, so here is what actually aired.
| Date | Start (ET) | What happened / what's next |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sept 23 | 10:00 PM | Aired — Melody Morris out in a surprise twist |
| Thu, Sept 24 | 8:00 PM (2 hrs) | Aired — final four eviction, Dee Valladares out |
| Fri, Sept 25 | — | No episode — announced, then dropped from CBS listings |
| Sun, Sept 27 | about 10:15 PM (listed 9:30) | Aired — penultimate episode, final HOH Part 1 (Taylor, per feed reports) |
| Thu, Oct 1 | 8:00 PM (90 min) | Aired — Rick Devens wins |
When is the Big Brother 28 finale?
It aired Thursday, October 1, at 8:00 PM ET and ran 90 minutes. Devens took the $750,000 grand prize and the $50,000 America's Favorite Houseguest award; Brown won $75,000 as runner-up (TheWrap, Yahoo Entertainment).
How did the final three play out?
| Houseguest | Result |
|---|---|
| Taylor Brown | Won Part 1; runner-up, one jury vote |
| Drew Campbell | Lost Part 2; evicted by Devens, voted for Devens on the jury |
| Rick Devens | Won Parts 2 and 3; winner, 6-1 |
Taylor nominated Drew and Dee, Drew pulled himself off with the veto, and Devens went up in his place. With one vote in the house, Drew sent Dee to the jury rather than Devens. TVLine, Just Jared and DK Network all report the same sequence. Melody had already gone on Wednesday through a surprise twist, which is how the house went from five to three in two nights.
In order, the evicted list read: Ashley, Rome, Jason, Lyric, Chuk, Kamu, Mallory, Haley, La Trice, Angela, Barrett, Yash, Melody and Dee. The Sept. 17 double eviction took out Barrett and Yash; before that, Angela Murray went 3–2 on Day 66.
Where can you stream it?
Episodes land on Paramount+ the day after they air. If you have a live TV package that carries your local CBS station, the broadcast streams there in real time.
Live feeds are a separate subscription and run around the clock, which is where most of the spoiler chatter starts before an episode airs. For that question, our Sunday episode guide covers what a taped Sunday show actually reveals versus what the feeds already gave away.
Where to watch, option by option
| Option | Live at the scheduled hour? | What to check first |
|---|---|---|
| CBS over the air | Yes | Whether you sit inside your local affiliate's range |
| Cable or satellite | Yes | Nothing — CBS is in every basic tier |
| Paramount+ | Only where the live CBS feed is carried | Otherwise it is next-day on demand |
| Live TV streaming service | If it carries your local CBS station | The affiliate, not the price tier |
| Live feeds | Running around the clock | Separate subscription, and the source of most spoilers |
Questions people ask about the rest of the season
Q. Who won Big Brother 28?
Rick Devens, 6-1 over Taylor Brown, per TheWrap and Yahoo Entertainment. He also won America's Favorite Houseguest.
Q. Why did the Sept. 27 episode start so late?
The VMAs were listed on CBS for 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. ET but ran until about 10:15 after football went long, so Big Brother began about 45 minutes after its listed 9:30.
Q. Who is in the final three?
Taylor Brown, Drew Campbell and Rick Devens.
Q. How long has this season been running?
It premiered July 9 and ended October 1 — twelve weeks almost to the day. Three of the seventeen who started made it to finale night.
What else is on while this plays out
The fall slate is fully in now. Survivor 51 holds Wednesdays at 8, and over on NBC The Traitors: New Blood skipped Thursday, Oct. 1, and returned Oct. 8. Premiere dates for the rest of the season sit in our fall guide, and our DWTS page covers Tuesdays.
For start times night by night, see our Big Brother start-times page.
Sources: TVmaze CBS episode listings; Parade on the dropped Friday episode; TVLine, Just Jared and DK Network on the Sept. 24 eviction; USA Today Network on the Sept. 27 delay; TV Fanatic and TheThings on the Part 1 result; USA Today Network and OnlineBigBrother on the Part 2 result; eviction order via Wikipedia's Big Brother 28 entry. Air times are Eastern and can move again if live sports run long.
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