Big Brother 27 returned with its fourth episode on Thursday, July 17, 2025, continuing the theme of “Summer of Mystery” inside the Hotel Mystère. With alliances forming, tensions rising, and secrets coming out, the latest episode focused on Jimmy Heagerty’s unexpected outburst during the Veto meeting and its ripple effects throughout the house.

Big Brother 27's Zae Frederich used a slur on the live feed and quickly backtracked, sparking controversy among fans and social media users

Big Brother 27's new houseguest, Keanu Soto, has shared an iconic BB moment as his favorite prior to entering the house, as well as more about him.

Keep up with live updates on Lafayette native’s Lauren Domingue during her time in the CBS Big Brother House. It's been a thrilling first week of Big Brother filled with twists, alliances, competition wins and snakes.

CBS aired Big Brother Season 27 Episode 4 on July 17, 2025. The latest episode of the reality show featured the first elimination.

A sudden change in competition results altered the expected outcome in episode 4 of Big Brother season 27, which aired July 17, 2025.

The reality TV show is back for another season—the show’s 27th to be exact—and so are the alliances, backstabbing, and general shenanigans. Oh, and so is the crippling anxiety of watching the first few episodes and not being able to keep any of the contestants straight.

As previously mentioned, Zae used the slur during a game of chess, saying “Oh, shit, I’m a fucking [R-word].” He then corrected himself saying, “Damn, I shouldn’t say that word.” Keanu responded, “No, you shouldn’t.”

A model and gamer from Los Angeles, one of the 16 contestants on this season of Big Brother, Morgan Pope, described herself as “bubbly” and funny in a video package shared with NJ.com. Pope is a former division one track athlete and plans on hiding her gamer side from fellow houseguests by presenting herself solely as a model.

Read on for our recap of Big Brother Season 27, Episode 4, which aired July 17 on CBS. This season's theme is the "Summer of Mystery" and the house has been transformed into the Hotel Mystère, where secrets lurk behind every corner.