Big Brother Season 26 has been an exciting journey so far, so I don’t want to be nit-picky. We’ve seen the houseguests live day-to-day in previous seasons, and while I’m proud to be a live feed viewer with my Paramount+ subscription, I have to admit that it can often be quite boring. That’s not the case all Such is the case this season, and I have to grapple with a franchise question that has long been puzzling me: Is the season so entertaining primarily because it recruited new houseguests who have appeared on television before?

While some Big Brother Fans who follow the online conversations may know, but those who only watch episodes may be in the dark about several Season 26 houseguests who have already appeared on TV. For those who are learning this for the first time, let’s get up to speed and talk about why I have such mixed feelings about it.

Four of the houseguests from the 26th season of Big Brother have already appeared on television