Big Brother 18 is the eighteenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The season premiered on June 22, 2016 with a two-hour season premiere, broadcast on CBS in the United States and Global in Canada, and ended with a 90-minute season finale on September 21, 2016, after 99 days of competition. Julie Chen returned as host. On September 21, 2016, season 16 HouseGuest Nicole Franzel was crowned the winner defeating Paul Abrahamian in a 5-4 jury vote. Victor Arroyo was voted as the season's America's Favorite HouseGuest.