Big Brother’s Kyle Capener: The ‘Responsibility’ to Have ‘Conversations’ and ‘Find Resources’ Regarding Race ‘Falls on Me’

Alyssa Snider is reflecting back on her game after becoming the latest houseguest evicted from Big Brother season 24 on Thursday, September 15.

“Big Brother” Season 24 has been a bit of a wild ride, and it’s about to get even more interesting. Although there are only five houseguests left in the house, things are heating up and a new showmance is seemingly forming.

Hindsight’s 20/20. Michael Bruner is looking back at his bombshell exit from Big Brother 24 during the double eviction on Thursday, September 8.

Keeping it short. That’s how Terrance Higgins seems to be approaching his exit from Big Brother season 24 during the first half of the double eviction on Thursday, September 8.

is barreling headfirst toward a wild and unpredictable finale, and Thursday's surprise double eviction night really turned up the heat and sent one of the most powerful players of all time to the jury.So, which two houseguests were sent packing?  Otherwise, here's how everything that led up to and played out during Thursday's big show.Last Thursday, Kyle Capener got evicted after yet another big blowup regarding racial comments and controversy. With Kyle in the jury house, everyone's focus then pivoted over to Michael Bruner — the winningest house guest of the season and one of the best comp beasts in the history of the show.However, true to form, Michael won his third Head of Household competition of the season and made it impossible for the other houseguests to get rid of him — yet!With only seven houseguests left, Michael's options were limited.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large David E. Kelley has heard it for most of his career — that he has a knack for writing compelling female leads. Case in point: “Ally McBeal,” written at a time when there weren’t many strong leading women on television. “I usually duck for cover,” Kelley says about the mention of this part of his TV legacy. “More times than not I feign ignorance and just go, ‘Look, I just try to write characters as interestingly, and with as much dimension as possible.’ I’ve not ever felt that I’ve got an inside track on female characters or the feminine mystique in any way. I just try to write characters. I’m always a bit confused [when people say], ‘you write your females just as strong as the men.’ And I’m like, why wouldn’t I?”

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer CBS’ 24th season of “Big Brother” has been watched for more than 8 billion minutes just over two months into its run, with still one-third of the season to go. Since the July 6 Season 24 premiere on CBS, “viewers have already watched nearly 8.3 billion minutes of ‘Big Brother’ so far this summer on the CBS Television Network, Paramount+ and CBS.com/the CBS app,” per Nielsen linear ratings and Paramount+ internal data provided by Paramount Global Wednesday. That tally encompasses both full episodes of “Big Brother” Season 24 watched via broadcast and streaming, as well as the live feeds from the “Big Brother” house that are only available on Paramount+. This data marks the first time that Paramount Global has released specific viewership figures surrounding broadcast content available on Paramount+. (For reference, Paramount+ now has 43.3. million paid subscribers, as of August.)

Big Brother star Brian Dowling has welcomed his first child into the world and revealed the name chosen for the new arrival. In an Instagram post shared this week, Dowling shared an adorable image of him and his husband Arthur Gourounlian holding their newborn baby in the hospital. "Please be upstanding for the arrival of our BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian," read the caption.

's Kyle Capener got the boot by a vote of 5-0 after he started spouting off about how he was suspicious of the BIPOC players. And yet, Kyle says he's «shocked» by the eviction, but vows to learn from the racism scandal he spearheaded.Things quickly went downhill for Kyle after he told Michael Burner and Brittany Hoopes that the Black players were secretly joining together along race lines, though there was no such evidence to support the baffling theory. After word spreads around the house, Kyle's fate is sealed.He tells ET that his «generalized thoughts» had no place in the game and takes full responsibility for his actions.

Called out. Big Brother contestant Kyle Capener was confronted for his comments about race on the CBS reality series.

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There's a lesson to be learned from Kyle Capener's past week in the house: if you ever think it'd be a good idea to try to divide groups among racial lines because you don't trust Black people, you're probably the one in the wrong and you should probably just stop talking.Well, on Thursday, after planting the seeds of racial discord, Kyle was sent packing from the house in an emotional exit. By a vote of 5-0, Kyle was evicted. In his exit interview, Kyle explained, «Man, it was a very, very tough week, but honestly, I'm feeling so grateful to have this experience with all these amazing people. They shared so much love and compassion for someone as flawed as I am.

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details from Thursday’s live eviction.

Kyle Capener and Alyssa Snider have been involved in a “showmance” on Big Brother for most of season 24, but the future of their relationship is now unclear.

Big Brother contestant Kyle Capener has been making headlines recently after fans voiced their issues with his comments on race throughout the latest season of the show.

Speaking up. Big Brother contestant Kyle Capener‘s fellow houseguests condemned his comments about race on the CBS reality series.

Speaking her mind. Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves opened up about her issues around Kyle Capener’s recent decision to save Alyssa Snider — a move that betrayed his closest confidants.

Katie Price's fans have voted to say they don't want her to host the upcoming Big Brother reboot as she throws her name into the ring.The 44 year old won the fifteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2015, beating Katie Hopkins, Calum Best, Keith Chegwin and Michelle Visage in the final. She has now teased a return to the show – which will relaunch on ITV2 in 2023 – but this time as a host. But her fans have decided they don't want to see the former glamour model front the show as they voted in a poll on her Instagram story.