Big Brother 19 (American season)

Big Brother
Season 19
Hosted byJulie Chen
No. of days92
No. of houseguests17
WinnerJosh Martinez
Runner-upPaul Abrahamian
America's Favorite HouseguestCody Nickson
Companion shows
No. of episodes39
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJune 28 (2017-06-28) –
September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20)
Additional information
Filming datesJune 21 (21-06) –
September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20)
Season chronology
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Big Brother 19 is the nineteenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The season premiered on June 28, 2017, with a 2-hour season premiere, broadcast on CBS in the United States and Global in Canada, and ended with a 2-hour season finale on September 20, 2017, after 92 days of competition. Julie Chen returned as host. On September 20, 2017, Josh Martinez was crowned the winner defeating season 18 runner-up Paul Abrahamian in a 5-4 jury vote, earning the latter the distinction of being the first person to receive the runner-up prize two years consecutively. Cody Nickson was voted as the season's America's Favorite HouseGuest.