Big Brother: Unlocked adds interactive fan vote for BB28

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CBS says Big Brother: Unlocked will add an "interactive fan vote" that could directly influence Big Brother 28 gameplay, and Jerry O'Connell will join Derrick and Taylor as a more permanent panelist for the season. The Week 1 schedule lists a 90-minute premiere on July 9, a 60-minute Unlocked on July 10 that CBS teases will launch the new interactive fan vote, a 90-minute Episode 2 on July 12, Episode 3 on July 15, and a 60-minute eviction on July 16. Unlocked will include a live studio audience, and multiple posts interpret the teaser to mean the Unlocked vote could replace or alter an in-game competition or decide which returnee or houseguest gets power. Several commenters infer the presence of a fan vote suggests all contestants will be sequestered at launch, reducing leak risks. Reaction in the sample posts centers on concern that casual viewers voting through Unlocked could repeatedly shape the game, with some hoping the vote will be a one-off action rather than a recurring, game-changing mechanic. Other suggestions in the posts include using the vote to bring in returnees or to determine who plays in a veto or other competition.

Sharon Tharp

@sharontharp.bsky.social

Some #bb28 news for you today: Jerry O’Connell officially joins Derrick and Taylor as a more permanent panelist for this season of #BBUnlocked. The show will not only include a live studio audience, but an interactive fan vote that will impact the game.

964h ago

hamsterwatch #bb2837

last time Unlocked had a viewer vote, it was for Rachel to get slimed - that's about as far as viewers should be allowed to impact the game

cammie (duke’s new era)10

They should let us pick the have nots one week lol

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God dang it. We don’t need fans to impact the game.

Sam Proud ✨5

I’m cautiously optimistic with these changes

Roger Lamb4

I mean, one could argue that a vote that sends *any* kind of gift or punishment or entertainment into the house “impacts the game” because they’ll all read into it and make decisions one way or another. Especially if it’s targeted and/or requires picking other houseguests to tag along.

ET4

Do we have a schedule for it? Will it still be bi-weekly or more frequent?

Quoting this

Riley (Glee Era)14

Call me Lauren Domingue the way I’m scared

dan🕶️☀️10

“..will impact the game” should be illegal straight to jail #bb28

simi9

so Derrick L is on unlocked which makes me more suspicious of a DX return because they mixed up their names on promo ✨ #bb28

meredith8

interactive fan vote that will impact the game…..the door is staying locked #bbunlocked

Antman Reality6

NO NO VIEWER VOTING #BB28

Pablo5

Tengo miedo (I'm scared). My fear is they'll have the public vote on who gets evicted; with the way they edit episodes (complete nightmare).

Lucifer Pearl2

I hope they do NOT allow votes to change. Casual viewers watching CBS’ bias edits literally ruin the whole point of the game.

Christopher 💭2

#BB28 Y’all better watch #BBUnlocked or the casuals will control every vote. 😭😭 Exited to see Taylor back/Jerry joining! 🖤

Cody2

Already they've pissed me off #bb28

Mike Bloom

@amikebloomtype.bsky.social

As a reminder of the Week 1 schedule for #BB28: Thursday, 7/9: 90-minute premiere Friday, 7/10: 60-minute Unlocked w/ "a new interactive fan vote that will have a major impact on the game" Sunday, 7/12: 90-minute Episode 2 Wednesday, 7/15: 90-minute Episode 3 Thursday, 7/16: 60-minute eviction

464h ago

ChrissyNC2

Do we know what date the HGs actually move in?

Brooks MacLachlan1

3 90 minute episodes, this is diabolical! #bb28

Sam Proud ✨1

I need the RHAP schedule to drop

Quoting this

liquid8d14

the 90 minute episodes are going to be the death of me... why do they think we want that? #bb28

sweet lauren k4

full swing pretty much immediately let me go into hibernation before the season starts lol. my sleep schedule isn’t ready😭

Ry (Disassociating 3/5 - TBD)3

“60-minute eviction episode” if they ever need an episode with more time, it’s this one.

Rob2

Have we confirmed the Blockbuster is back? I know they did it before but 60 mins for the first blockbuster when we have a bunch of 90 minute slots seems unwise. #BB28

Big Bro Access

@bigbroaccess.bsky.social

RTV Fan made a good point. If they’re announcing a vote, likely means everyone is sequestered. So you guys can stop worrying about some people 😆. #bb28 #bbsky

304h ago

Carey

@thecareywo.bsky.social

FAN VOTE = CASUALS = FML hopefully the don’t watch unlocked and fan vote is only talked about on it 😣😣😣

204h ago

The Big Brother Wiki

@bigbrotherwikia.bsky.social

If it is fan votes like that, where you can see it happen live in the house, that'd be good. But game-changing votes...nah

154h ago

big time RTV fan

@bigtimertvfan.bsky.social

Fan vote that impacts the game = casuals vote carries more weight. I’m worried that they’ll do more of these throughout the season and the casuals favorite will continue to be in contention for the vote each week ala Elissa (until they change it up on the casuals) #bb28

114h ago

EmilyWatchesTV

@emilywatchestv.bsky.social

You had me at Jerry, you lost me at fan vote #bb28

124h ago

Big Brother Gossip

@bbgossip.bsky.social

The ONLY time I like Fan votes is when CBS (intentionally?) screws them up. I may have been one of those encouraging the masses.... #BB15 #BB28

A tweet from BB15 where I encouraged people to vote for Elissa for MVP when in reality it was to be nominated

123h ago

Jenius

@bbjenius.bsky.social

They're trying to get people to watch unlocked by throwing the fan vote there

104h ago

BigBrotherJunkie #BB28

@bigbrotherjunkie.bsky.social

🚨 CBS dropped some Unlocked news & teases “the premiere episode launches a new interactive fan vote will have a major impact on the game” #BB28 ew.com/big-brother-...

74h ago

sweet lauren k

@sapphoazula.bsky.social

hopefully it’s just voting someone in that’s kind of a one and done. hopefully we don’t get regular fan votes or advantage votes i don’t like that at all just let the game play out

74h ago

David Bloomberg #BB28 #Survivor #TheTraitors

@davidbloomberg.bsky.social

“CBS teases that the first episode ‘launches a new interactive fan vote that will have a major impact on the game.’” Ugh. We already know the types of people/players the “fans” love — just look at those recently voted fan favorites. This part is going to suck. #BB28 #BBSky

64h ago

Rob

@realityrobbed.bsky.social

Also forgot to mention that it could be a fan vote instead of a comp. Which now feels all but confirmed by the news of the BB Unlocked fan vote. #BB28

14h ago

Kellyanna

@kellyanna.bsky.social

Interactive fan vote during BB Unlocked? Guess Eric Stein is back as America's player. #bb28 #bbsky

14h ago

AlexBBSurvivor

@alexbbsurvivor.bsky.social

Fan vote prediction: we will see the twist we see with Kaycee coming back for the veto comp in week 2 of BB27 every week for #BB28 with a new returning houseguest each week, and we will be voting on the nominee we want to have the returning player playing for to win the veto.

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