Courtesy of IMDb The grand finale of Season 27 of the reality competition series Big Brother aired on September 28. The Season 27 finale of the reality competition series Big Brother aired on CBS Sept. 28, and a new champion, Ashley Hollis, took home the $750,000 grand prize. Big Brother, which originated in the Netherlands in the late 1990s, has been an American favorite since 2000. Emily Denton, a sophomore majoring in communicative disorders, has been watching Big Brother since she was a child. Loriann Lear, a junior majoring in English, has been watching Big Brother for seven years.