Overview
- The Season 28 premiere staged a time‑travel, Jurassic Period Head of Household set that used a velociraptor puppet and a fake volcano in a surprise on‑set stunt that aired July 9.
- Three reality veterans appeared in the opener: Rachel Reilly, Big Brother 26 alum Angela Murray, and Survivor 50’s Rick Devens.
- Big Brother: Unlocked reported that Survivor 50 contestant Dee Valladares will take the returning guest’s spot, a casting change announced after the broadcast.
- BuzzFeed Canada condemned the stunt as embarrassing while former contestant Frankie Grande defended the show’s long-running embrace of camp in an Instagram reply.
- Host Julie Chen Moonves made a joking remark to Entertainment Weekly that left room for a return, and the franchise’s past use of fake evictions has kept the on‑air outcome open to future twists.