Big Brother Over The Top starts its debut season tonight as we settle in to meet the new BBOTT cast, discover which Vet is coming back for a second chance, and which HGs are already driving us crazy in the first hour. It’ll all happens online and on All Access!
Unlike any past season of Big Brother the new cast will be moving in live sparing us the loss of the first week’s events and the drama that goes with it. We’ll see how these thirteen strangers deal with each other and what they’ll be doing to start off their journey to win the season’s $250,000 prize in just 65 days from now.
Remember that this season and all its episodes are running a live online broadcast through All Access. You will not find this show on CBS TV. Everyone will be able to tune in at the same time (10PM ET / 7PM PT) tonight and watch it live as it is shown on the Live Feeds. That means no more three hour delays for the west coast, but it does mean later than usual episodes for the east coast, but here we are now.
As for how to watch BBOTT, if you’ve already signed up then be sure to navigate to the BBOTT specific page for Feeds since the main BB page won’t be showing Over The Top. I know, that’s unnecessarily complicated, but that’s how CBS is handling the online interface.
Want to watch with us? Sign-up now for the Live Feeds Free Trial & join the fun!
You can also pull up All Access on your Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire devices, and more so check the full details on how to do that so you can watch Big Brother Over The Top on your TV instead of on your computer or mobile device, unless that’s your preference of course.
While we’d usually also expect our first Head of Household competition during the premiere episode we’ve been told that will follow on Thursday from earlier details released by CBS. The first HoH comp isn’t tonight but you can watch it on Thursday at 4PM ET.
What we will definitely discover tonight for results will be whether or not it’s Jason or Jozea who returns to the game.
Now we’re ready for the premiere to roll on through and I’ll be updating the recap here live throughout the online broadcast of the episode. Stick with us for all the details and chat with other fans in the comments section below. Share your thoughts! We want to hear them.
Here we go! Julie is there at the front of the house to introduce the season and the Houseguests. Julie tells us we’ll be influencing the nominations along with the season finale when the winner is decided by the viewer votes!
We get all of the Houseguests intros before things switch from Julie’s taped segment to the Live Feeds. Dennis is the first one in. The curse! He picks a bed in the London room. Morgan arrives next and they go around the house to find her a bed too. Morgan was not familiar with the London room so I’d guess she didn’t watch last season. Shane is the third one in and we’re already getting flirting from Morgan.
Next in we’ve got Neeley and she’s very interested in walking around and checking out the place. They go upstairs and Shane observes the phone booth and seems surprised. Yeah, he didn’t watch last season. Now we’ve got Shelby and Shelby’s laugh. Oh my. And here comes Cornbread! We’re up to 6 Houseguests now.
We’ve got these six wandering the house and checking out the place. Morgan wonders what happens if a tall girl uses the shower. Shelby asks if HGs just hang out in the bathroom area while others shower. Oh these recruit newbies. Glorious!
The roll of arriving Houseguests has significantly slowed since the earlier pace of every few minutes. The group has gathered at the table and started to share stories and general chatter. I’m loving this new move-in! It’s fantastic and so totally different.
Now we’ve got Kryssie, Whitney, and Justin arriving next. Lots of energy coming alive in the house and also a lot of newbiews in this overall group as everyone is surprised by the bed shortage as they seem to think they’d each have their own double. Whitney even put her bag down on the chair to call that.
Next up we’re watching Alex arrive and remember her sister Morgan is there, but it hasn’t been revealed. Alex hugs everyone including her sister Morgan and then asks everyone for their name, again including Morgan. So those two are keeping their relationship (sisters) a secret.
Rounding things out we’ve got Monte and Danielle arriving to give us our full 12 newbie HGs. Last thing to discover is whether or not it’s Jason or Jozea.
Congratulations to Jason Roy! He won the vote to return to Big Brother for BBOTT! That should surprise no one. He’s thrilled to be back and the superfans in the house are very excited to see him. Alex clasped her hands to her head after he arrived.
The group gathers around for the introductions. Jason gets the party started then we’ve got Alex and Morgan in a row. Alex says she’s from Dallas while Morgan says she’s from a small town in Texas. Neither lets on that they’re related. Everyone goes around the room and says a bit about themselves. This is seriously interesting to see how it really goes since we have NEVER seen the first night live before.
Julie makes a surprise visit, via the TV screen, with a taped message for them. She lets them know there is no Jury and when they’re evicted they’ll be going home. Julie also mentions the comps will be live on the Feeds and speaking of, the first one will be at 4PM ET on Thursday and of course it is on the Feeds so get ready to watch! Sign up with the banner below and we’ll be back in the morning for more!
Less than an hour to go, right?
Down to about 30 minutes now.
I wonder if there’s gonna be underground sites popping out for this. Like sites I found live stream east coast…I’m sure we’ll see some torrent downloads, but they’re late a day.
Yea, I was wondering about that and was kind of waiting to see if I could follow that way. But then I would miss chatting here and knowing what I’m talking about.
Anyway, it’s done, I’m in. God, there a lot of stuff in there. I’m going to be able to catch up with the last 20 years of the Young & Restless that I miss. LOL
Haha
Well, I’m ready whenever they are.
Wish I could watch on my tv
I wish i could watch, I have a flash problem.
Oh no. You have to get it fixed. I missed the first few minutes of Julie talking. I’m hoping I can rewatch this like past episodes.
Here we go!
Can’t wait to see David.
You just did..he found the idol.
His looks changed from BB
My friend just madly texted me to say that her feeds got started after mine did, and was asking if that was normal. And, honestly, don’t know myself. I just told her I’d look into it for her tomorrow and just to watch the show.
Well, good for Shane.. he likes helping people..fixed their leak.
Is Neely serious right now? She definitely looks her age.
Here’s cornbread. Haha I like him already.
Another house full of women looking for showmances.
I know. Ugh.
I thought most of them don’t like showmance. I know Shane does…from the videos.
Do you know if they will split these up like episodes that we can watch later like we could with previous episodes of BB. I don’t have the flashback on my iPad. And don’t like using my laptop.
I would think so. Like HoH/Veto.special comps episodes Like TV version, plus the 24/7 feeds that follow with no blackout. ..I think it’s great.
I’m liking this.
This is too hard to chat on my phone and watch on my iPad. I’m hoping to figure out how to watch on tv. Hope everyone enjoys this.
Oh, yea, “ride or die” makes yet another comeback.
I’m already biased with one player…the debt collector. lol
He could go far.
Why?..because he’s like Steve? smart/nerdy? ..we’ll see.
I was thinking the superfan/chess player thing. But you raise a good point – Alex may not want to keep him around.
Haha Cochran Jr
He is! lol
OK, got it. What is this, he’s alone in the house ?
He’s the first to arrive.
Why are they moving in one by one ?
New format.
We get to see them move in.
Just manage to fix the flash.
Good. Isn’t this cool. I’m loving it already.
This guy reminds me of Cochran from Survivor.
Okay, liking this girl – Alex.
Morgan – not so much.
Though I see Monte looking to make moves on her.
Haha thought the exact same thing!
I’m loving seeing them move in.
Yeah, this is good. Not a huge rush.
Morgan is next
This is how BB AU starts.. HG’s entering the house, one by one.
Oh I see. Trying new stuff to see if it work for US.
In the UK though, things get dragged out for two very long hours. Ugh.
As if it wasn’t enough, then the rest comes in live the next day.
What happened to Sharona ?
Was she going to watch.
That’s what I’m wondering.
No idea..I don’t think she subscribed.
No. :( I emailed K to see if she’d just comment and visit with us, though. I may sign up. Trying to figure out whats going on, by following comments the next day is ridiculous.
I’m not subscribing….I’m living vicariously through you guys…trying to figure out whats going on…it’s not working very well.
That’s not going to last long.
Haha awww the debt collector is actually kind of adorbs
And Morgan focuses on the glittery room.
Also, I think she just took Nicole’s bed.
Hmm wonder if Alex will be coming in next
They redecorated Tokyo.
Oh there’s the tips.
Can’t watch at the moment but I’m monitoring Twitter. Thus sounds like some real Dutch BB goodness with everyone moving in live on Day 1.
I’m loving this.
I was born on the 13th also. Although I get freaked out whenever it falls on a Friday
Wow, they have no clue Nicole won!
This is going to be weird because it’s going to keep going after an hour episode. I wonder if it will just be like watching the feeds until they have a comp.
Shane, I think?
Yup
Ooh I’m going to like this pretty guy.
Lol same reminds me of Victor with longer hair
he’s pretty quiet here in the beginning. sure does look like Victor though.
LOL
Oh come on LG..Wait for the other HG’s. you might hate this guy…too early. lol
I bet she will like Monte.
Can’t remember which one Monty is. That’s not cornbread is it?
No, he’s this season’s Corey.
Oh. I’ll have to wait until he comes in. I don’t remember him.
Check the cast page.
No not him.
Nope I think he’s my #1
…ok..ok..What about Neeley?..She has a lot of wigs…she’ll unpack them. ..ok…ok lol
She’s going to be a different person everyday. Who do you root for.
lol Honestly..I’m just feeling all of them…they have to pass my test..
I always like all of them until day 2.
Shoot…are you talking about ‘over the toply Shane?’ I hope not. Tell LG not to trust him…he’s illiterate.
He looks like Mccrae, Caleb and Victor all mixed in one.
Shut up!..I wanna see one eviction tonight..or at least nominees…so Feeds will be good.
Seems weird watching another BB already.
No commercial for bathroom break ?
I know. Lol. I’ll have to take my iPad with me. Haha
You’re showing your age. ;)
LOL
Neeley
Hoping my first impression of Neely is wrong, but I can’t shake the feeling it’s not.
Maybe another Davonne, and with Jason potentially coming in I sense a repeat of BB 17 when Da and Jason discovered the twin story
How long is this going to take? They are taking so long to bring the people in.
The HGs are already suspecting that there may be 16 instead of 13.
Steve (Scott) is already playing. He is counting and observing everything.
Who else is unnerved by the blank memory wall? LOL – so weird!
They don’t want the HGs to see their picture before they arrive.
Enter Shelby.
The attorney.
I think this is the lawyer.. I’m curious about her.
Yeah, she is. And I’m grateful her voice doesn’t seem as annoying as it initially sounded to me.
We’ll have to wait until her DR’s. Lol
She finish law shcool. She might not have pass the bar yet.
oh ok.
Don’t know if she will tell.
I forget what she said. Did she say in her bio she took the bar? I thought she said she just graduated.
Matt as her listed as “Recent Law School Graduate”.
That’s what I thought.
Not trying to be mean or anything but her laugh is a bit cringe worthy
Yeah, the laugh remains annoying. The rest of her voice will be manageable for now, though.
I read somewhere she expects fans not to like her because of her voice/laugh.
I don’t think they like Shelby too much. I sure don’t.
She came in pretty strong.
The more I watch her, the more I’m not fond of her.
Just realized – their lack of knowledge of how BB18 ended could spare this season’s vet from getting the immediate boot out the door.
Ughh I want to keep watching but I have to wake up early tomorrow :(. Guess I’ll stay till 11
You need to retire. Lol
Haha not yet
Yeah, I’ll stay as long as I can, I think, but I might fall asleep on them, lol!
Cornbread!
Think they’ll need a name tag for that one?
Lol I bet his name would be the easiest to remember
Did I mistake his name…thought he said his name was Inbred?
Hahaha yea no it’s Cornbread. It’s probably the way he said it.
Oh jesus….Now I’m always going to know him by that name.
From the intro I like Cornbread and Alex.
Yeah, same.
I am livid that they are moving in 1 by 1. Like are they trying to annoy the PAYING viewers?
I like it. It’s different.
Well I wanted then to tell everyone the new twists and turns. Plus that gives people who move in 1st an advantage.
Me too LD. Really cool change of pace from the normal walk-ins
I know. I don’t have all night. I wake up so early.
Just curious, does Neeley actually work at a department store?
Her bio says “Sales Associates”.
Ahh okay just wondering
I just want Alex to see her sister in the house.
I wonder if they’ll give each other away right off the bat.
They look almost identical.
And neither one is expecting the other! That’ll be a real test of Expect the Unexpected.
Are you sure? I think they talked about knowing about it in their intros, no?
They were talking “what if” scenarios.
I’m pretty sure Alex mentioned that her and Morgan(?) planned on not saying they were sisters. Might have been in the CBS intro posted a few days ago or in a written interview. I can’t remember.
I thought so too, and it’s up to them to reveal it to the HG’s, but I like the idea of neither one of them is expecting the other.
I already forgot Cochrans name.
Scott.
Thanks
lol. He reminds me of Steve, but yes, he does look like Cochran as well.
I hope they installed new plumbing in that shower.
And ant traps
Haha wonder who’s going to be this season’s prankster
Praying america does not vote to evict.
I think we vote to keep one person safe every week.
I hope people vote on game play
Oh okay thats not so bad. As long as the same rules for that applies for HOH no one can win twice in a row
Why do I feel like Cornbread may be the next Chicken George from BB 7?
Wonder if Morgan knows her sister Alex is coming in.
I don’t think either know.
Can’t wait to see how they are going to handle this.
Me either. Wish they’d hurry up.
No, neither sister is aware.
This is going to take long. Does anyone know when they play HOH comp.
Hopefully tomorrow.
Supposedly tomorrow at 4pm
Thanks.
Oh..so no comps today. Got it. I didn’t pay attention to the schedule
Yea it was pretty confusing at first
Krissie
Geez, was the prerequisite for the season “You cannot be good with names?”
Kryssie seems awkward. I hope to like her, but.
Could just be first night jitters.
Am I the only one who just lost the feed ?
No I have it
It’s back.
Are you going to stay awake?
Trying.
It’s been wonky, but otherwise, no issues.
Yea, it’s kind of choppy a little bit sometimes.
I change channels when that happens…It seems to work.
I’ve been on the quad since the start.
I seldom use quad..I like to click them. lol
At this point I thought that was the thing to do, since they are all together anyway.
Quad is nice, but the audio is impossible.
It is difficult right now because they have broken into 2 groups.
That helps for sure…and when the HG numbers start to dwindle.
I know..the audio!
I keep losing it, but it comes back after a few seconds.
Lost it for almost a minute.
So who’s Shane hooking up with?
My guess either Shelby or Danielle
Don’t know who Danielle is.
The Zakhya lookalike
I think she look better than Zak.
yep
The pre k teacher with a kid
Danielle seems to have watched quite a bit of BB…so she’s not as “green” as the others.
Not sure, where’s Corey??
The southern belle who thinks too much of herself.
So we have Alex and Scott as the super fans this season… and everyone else seems like recruits (minus the 1 vet).
See you guys tomorrow. My battery is dying on my phone.
Night, LG!
All ready, Shane looks ten times better with his hair up like that.
Haha I was thinking the same exact thing Saturn!
Meanwhile, the guys are bonding while the girls are gossiping…
3 guesses what our first alliance will be.
Lol a failed girl’s alliance and a possibly successfull boy’s alliance
God no, that better not happen again.
Crossing my fingers that it doesn’t but for some unknown reason it happens every season
Is Shelby wearing a nighty??
Kind of a weird outfit indeed.
Just realize, they have 7 girls and 5 guys, + Jason or Jozea.
Alright guys enjoy watching the rest of the show! I’m going to hit the hay. Goodnight :)
Night, Coco!
I like Justin…seems like a good guy. Hope he’s gamey.
Update: not gamey, he’s in trouble.
Justin seems to like the phrase “this is crazy.” He’s said it, like, 10 times.
Corndog can hang with the kids..pretty good social game.
Good point Cyril.
He’s only 41. Neeley is 33.
Same as Donny. He’s 42, but this guy seemed to be more versatile.
Yea, difference is not that big.
This HG intro seems so much more subdued than the summer show…low hype, natural.
Justin seems nervous.
All of the girls are going to jump on Monte when he comes in. I find Shane cuter.
Yeah, I just wish he’d cut all that hair off.
no he looks sexy.
Eh. I’m not a fan of guys with long hair. Jared Padalecki’s length is the max for me.
It’s so 1970s.
Jared is not as hot.
After 10 more seasons, Jared’s hair will be the face of a new Loreal shampoo print ad. :D
Therrrrrrre’s Alex!
Yeap, that’s the sister. They’re not telling yet.
Yep…bad move IMO. She should know too…big BB fan. Hopefully she let’s the info out slowly and strategically before too long. Jason will be all over them too if not.
Oh that’s right Jason, the rat.
LMAO!!!
Storage room open. Booze delivery???
Someone needs to notice the similarities now.
Jason will.
Yep! I’m looking forward to his return!
right.
Yes he is.
I don’t know, it’s not like they are twins.
So Kentucky has been a BB fan since All Stars. How old was she then??
Who’s gonna pop up first among the girls? lol
Are they all Southerners?
Most for sure. I think 9 or 10.
Krissy is from Illinois.
Is this Monte?..the “classy guy”.
Yeap. That’s him.
I would love it if the production would pick one camera as the wide angle and leave it at that. Always drives me nuts when the wide angle becomes a zoom and I gotta back out to the quad view and find another wide shot.
I need DR sessions. I hope we get to see that.
We’re are supposed to have them a specific hour.
Yeah, Tuesday and Friday at 7:30pm BBT
Justin is not socializing. He may be the first one out.
So true. Seems he’s having a tough time of it so far.
I’m surprised..Isn’t he the chef/restaurant owner? loves to sing.
Yeah, I didn’t expect this either. Maybe he just needs to bond with a small group before he feels comfortable with everyone.
Where is Jason?
It will be exciting and awkward when he comes in since he is the only vet. Hopefully they don’t bring anymore.
Should be next!
That’s what I’m wondering.
Ok, now all 12 are in. Do we find out about the 13th tonight ?
I think so.
Hopefully. I want to go to bed.
Lol. I’m on BBT…it’s early:)
why?..it’s early. lol
Not here.
It was more diverse last season.
OH, THANK GOD!
Welcome back, Jason!
Jason is back!
Better him than Jozea.
Without a doubt Cap!
Yes. Jozea had no chance.
He is sweaty.
This is one “scenario!” he wasn’t invited to.
They have a different BB voice, it seem.
I think the other one is taking a long vacation.
A deserved one.
Think it’s the same one…just turned down a bit.
Don Wollman? Unless it’s live, his are always prerecorded.
Why are they trying to get them drunk. How many times do they need to announce that the storage room is open.
Champagne wasn’t there earlier.
I saw it next to the beer.
I didn’t notice.
Jason has to be prepared of what goes with a ‘returning player’..
Definitely concerned…hope he can avoid it.
This is boring. Unless someone else is coming in, I will be going to bed.
We’re done.
Well, you have it, Shelby said she was a waitress. Didn’t mention her law degree.
I think she might be able to make that stick too. Certainly doesn’t come off as working in law. She better have her work stories down pat though.
She probably waitressed during her school year.
Yeah bet you’re right.
lol. Shelby seems too ditzy to be a lawyer.
I agree. My stoner radar is going off crazy with her. She’s gotta be 420 friendly.
Neeley is 33, not 28. Liar, liar pants on fire.
She is trying to fit in with the youngins, but looks old.
Right? Yet another secret that won’t stay secret long.
Agree!
I’m going to need to write down the schedules. I don’t want to miss the comps.
You’ll always be able to go back, using flashback, and watch it.
Okay, well, I’m out. Night, all. Catch everyone for the comp tomorrow!
come back Julie is there.
I saw her just before I turned off the feeds for the night. Logged off my main computer before shutting down my iPad, where I have been watching the feeds from lately.
So guys, how does Big Brother sound like (if it’s not Don Wollman talking to them through the intercom live)?
Sure sounded like the same old BB voice to me.
Live, huh?
How annoying. They are all talking at the same time. I’m really interested in Comps, DR sessions and any activities they have planned for the HGS. It won’t be tonight.
Jason’s reaction when Danielle mentioned James. So funny.
Oh wow…he just mentioned that they had a “falling out.” I didn’t know that.
I saw it on youtube a couple of weeks ago.
No jury and America choosing. Wonderful.
It was true…and crappy as can be.
Depends. Feedsters know the game more than casuals so their influence will be much more felt than the Chicken George’s TV fans who were bloc-voting then in BB1.
That could be true. But, I just see the HG attempting to work over the viewers (ala AFP) instead of each other. Hope I’m wrong though.
I don’t see them trying to acting it up for too long. That should be the least of their worries for now.
*should:)
Are they picking HofH tonight
Tomorrow.
What time
Not sure.
Oh ok
4PM ET (1PM PT)
Great, thanks Matt.
Well I just saw that they aren’t
Have not is the Halloween theme room. They haven’t seen it.
Exit stage right. Later.
OK, Snagglepuss!
LOL Rrrrrrrr
tata
Early but, I’m calling the forming of a Jason/Alex alliance.
I lime danielle seems like she didnt lie about bei g a superfan. Not convinced scott is couldnt find the rooms and took him forever to realize that door was the have not room.
they sure make a lot of noise
This goin be good!!! No jury! Woohoo!
How will the choose the winner I wonder -by audience vote? Should be interesting.
The viewers get to choose. There won’t be an audience as it won’t be televised on CBS network. Should be fun!
No telling how this will turn out but it’ll be fun to watch anyway.
Here we go..First Diary.
Hey Cyril!!! K not going to be here during OTT?
I haven’t heard from her…I emailed her today.
Probably would be hard for her to follow since she doesn’t get the feeds.
Sharona is going to be around from time to time! Just saw a message from her on Disqus!
Hey Joni! I wish I could subscribe!! It’s hard trying to figure out what’s going on just by reading the comments. I know I love Cornbread. I don’t like Shane—only because he said he was over the “toply” whatever in his video. Toply? Is that a new word? Lol. if I were watching, I’d have to wait and watch the other people before I could make a decision on any of them. Oh well. I will be reading the comments though…see you soon!
I’m digging HARD on Monte. True southern gentleman so far!
Is he the other cute guy?
Yep..short hair! :-)
I emailed her two days ago…haven’t heard from her yet.
We won’t get to see that live. The live DR sessions are only twice a week at set times of one hour blocks. Tues/Fri at 10:30PM ET. Ugh.
oh!..thanks Matt.
I stopped watching..Anybody forming early alliance?
Jason and Danielle getting close in the former safari room
Jason’s social game is always good. ..and Danielle, if I’m not mistaken is a gamer. not afraid of making big moves. Admire Dr. Will/Derrick/Rachel.
Yep, that’s what I remember as well.
I’m wondering if the HGs will be afraid to get too close to Jason and risk being targeted for aligning with him. Guess it might depend on if he becomes an early target.
That’s the thing with Jason. He has good social game and a good strategy. Problem with him is the fact that he can’t keep his mouth shut. If he can tone down the gossip he should be okay
I know. lol
Can I just vote for Cornbread now?? ;) haha
How’s it going TGJ? I’m looking forward to hearing more about Cornbread and thank goodness Jozea won’t be returning! Will his poor over inflated ego be able to take yet another rejection? :D