{"id":15299,"date":"2026-09-04T18:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foxnews.znicely.com\/?p=15299"},"modified":"2026-09-04T18:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:25:01","slug":"big-brother-host-julie-chen-moonves-weighs-in-on-rick-devens-big-gamble-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foxnews.znicely.com\/?p=15299","title":{"rendered":"Big Brother\u00a0host Julie Chen Moonves weighs in on Rick Devens\u2019 big gamble (exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"loc article-header\">\n<div id=\"mntl-article-header_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-article-header\">\n<h1 class=\"article-heading text-headline-400\"><em>Big Brother<\/em>\u00a0host Julie Chen Moonves weighs in on Rick Devens\u2019 big gamble (exclusive)<\/h1>\n<p class=\"article-subheading text-utility-300\">The Chenbot also reacts to the latest eviction, gives her take on Dee\u2019s game, and more.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-article-meta-dynamic_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-article-meta-dynamic mntl-article-meta mntl-block\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div id=\"bylines_1-0\" class=\"comp bylines ew-bylines mntl-bylines text-utility-200\">\n<div id=\"mntl-bylines__group_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-bylines__group mntl-block mntl-bylines__group--author\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ew-reactions_1-0\" class=\"comp ew-reactions no-visible-reactions\" data-defer=\"load\">\n<div id=\"add-react_1-1\" class=\"comp add-react mntl-text-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"reaction-dropdown_1-1\" class=\"comp reaction-dropdown mntl-block mntl-dynamic-tooltip\">\n<div id=\"dynamic-tooltip-content_1-1\" class=\"comp dynamic-tooltip-content mntl-block mntl-dynamic-tooltip--content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"loc article-content\">\n<div id=\"article__primary-video-container_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-container mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"comp figure-article mntl-universal-primary-image right-rail__offset text-utility-100 figure-landscape primary-image\">\n<div class=\"primary-image__media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"primary-image__image mntl-primary-image--blurry loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/hYAAmoW8x0KnBJbQd9LVFMKJWhA=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-s28-1-090326-fa41a4df2b544929bfcd9904d77fdeb5.jpg\" alt=\"Dee Valladares and Rick Devens on &apos;Big Brother&apos; season 28\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-alcp_ajhbdcgf_prev-pointer-events=\"\" data-alcp_ajhbdcgf_mark=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"primary-image__figcap_1-0\" class=\"comp primary-image__figcap mntl-figure-caption figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Rick Devens on \u2018Big Brother\u2019 season 28.<\/span><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\">Credit:\u00a0<\/span>CBS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block ew-sc-block-callout--summary mntl-sc-block-universal-callout--tips mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-summary callout--bordered\" data-text=\"Key Points\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Big Brother<\/em>\u00a0host Julie Chen Moonves shares her thoughts on Lala\u2019s eviction.<\/li>\n<li>Rick Devens did something kind of crazy this week that almost cost him his game. What does the host think about it?<\/li>\n<li>Is Jay Mohr right about Dee? Yes, Jay Mohr has\u00a0<em>Big Brother<\/em>\u00a0opinions!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><em>Each week,\u00a0<\/em>Big Brother\u00a0<em>host\u00a0<\/em>Julie Chen Moonves\u00a0<em>will weigh in exclusively with\u00a0<\/em>Entertainment Weekly<em>\u00a0on the latest events inside the house. This week, she reacts to the safety and sacrifice choices that led to\u00a0<\/em>Haley\u2019s elimination<em>,\u00a0<\/em>Devens volunteering<em>\u00a0to go up on the block, Lala\u2019s eviction, and if\u00a0<\/em>Dee<em>\u00a0is still the one to beat in the game.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"comp mntl-sc-block ew-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image none figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/skjZq8dGzy8pAnL5fB3wa4GvEFw=\/2000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-TOUT604-07092026-2c11d4a4cc654d8d8bda8890abf5d75d.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Chen Moonves on &apos;Bg Brother&apos; season 28\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/skjZq8dGzy8pAnL5fB3wa4GvEFw=\/2000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-TOUT604-07092026-2c11d4a4cc654d8d8bda8890abf5d75d.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/skjZq8dGzy8pAnL5fB3wa4GvEFw=\/2000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-TOUT604-07092026-2c11d4a4cc654d8d8bda8890abf5d75d.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"2000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Julie Chen Moonves on \u2018Bg Brother\u2019 season 28.<\/span>Matthew Taplinger\/cbs<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: We haven\u2019t had a chance to speak since Haley was eliminated. What\u2019s your take on how that all played out and the choices players made in those competitions in terms of safety and sacrifice?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>JULIE CHEN MOONVES:\u00a0<\/strong>Barrett stepped up and made a smart move sending in Yash to compete in the last round against Haley\u2026 despite the wishes of the Crossovers. Dee did the respectable and right thing in saving Devens.\u00a0She had to for the sake of appearances to others, and he used the Diamond Power of Veto to save her a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"comp mntl-sc-block ew-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image none figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/ZQ6DMBWdphXmiwTuH4f-RPP71i4=\/2000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-s28-7-090326-fdc1f43e350d4e2ba088706576003b18.jpg\" alt=\"Dee Valladares and Rick Devens on &apos;Big Brother&apos; season 28\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/ZQ6DMBWdphXmiwTuH4f-RPP71i4=\/2000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-s28-7-090326-fdc1f43e350d4e2ba088706576003b18.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/ZQ6DMBWdphXmiwTuH4f-RPP71i4=\/2000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-s28-7-090326-fdc1f43e350d4e2ba088706576003b18.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"2000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Dee Valladares and Rick Devens on \u2018Big Brother\u2019 season 28.<\/span>CBS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Rick Devens volunteered to go up on the block, and it looks like he may have been evicted had he lost the BB Block Buster. What\u2019s your reaction to him putting himself in danger like that?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">I thought:\u00a0<em>Wow, this could be the worst game move ever<\/em>\u2026 had he lost the Block Buster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>What do you make of your sister from another mister Lala getting evicted and her time in the\u00a0<em>Big Brother<\/em>\u00a0house?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">She made me so proud as a fellow female in her 50s! She made big contributions to our reputation as a game where you must expect the unexpected. Winning the legendary Head of Household Wall competition makes her iconic, in my humble opinion. That, and her making her confusion into strategy and giving it a hashtag is brilliant and hilarious! I love Lala. She is indeed my sister from another mister!!!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"comp mntl-sc-block ew-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image none figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_3-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/QE_VzUHakmUE1C28MwDpgtfC2xc=\/2000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-s28-8-090326-7f3a17c70a4842c78cc4f0b0555ef5aa.jpg\" alt=\"LaTrice Verrett on &apos;Big Brother&apos; season 28\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/QE_VzUHakmUE1C28MwDpgtfC2xc=\/2000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-s28-8-090326-7f3a17c70a4842c78cc4f0b0555ef5aa.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/QE_VzUHakmUE1C28MwDpgtfC2xc=\/2000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-s28-8-090326-7f3a17c70a4842c78cc4f0b0555ef5aa.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"2000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">LaTrice Verrett on \u2018Big Brother\u2019 season 28.<\/span>CBS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Finally, Jay Mohr said he doesn\u2019t see how Dee loses at this point. Do you agree of his assessment of her game?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">No. She has a huge target on her back and many future members of the Jury not loving her. We shall see if Jay Mohr is right come October 1. Or sooner! \u00a0Stay tuned and expect the unexpected!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"comp mntl-sc-block ew-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image none figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_4-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/8NBnrHOppmEmCeObPFxbCXXzLe4=\/2000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-s28-5-090326-99289ca4f8614645b32bc7a3070304a7.jpg\" alt=\"Dee Valladares on &apos;Big Brother&apos; season 28\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/8NBnrHOppmEmCeObPFxbCXXzLe4=\/2000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-s28-5-090326-99289ca4f8614645b32bc7a3070304a7.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/thmb\/8NBnrHOppmEmCeObPFxbCXXzLe4=\/2000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/big-brother-s28-5-090326-99289ca4f8614645b32bc7a3070304a7.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"2000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Dee Valladares on \u2018Big Brother\u2019 season 28.<\/span>CBS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong><em>Want to be kept up with all things Survivor? Dig deep and sign up for Entertainment Weekly\u2019s\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>free Survivor Weekly newsletter<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0to have all the latest news, interviews, and commentary sent right to your inbox.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Brother\u00a0host Julie Chen Moonves weighs in on Rick Devens\u2019 big gamble (exclusive) The Chenbot also reacts to the latest eviction, gives her take on Dee\u2019s game, and more. Rick Devens on \u2018Big Brother\u2019 season 28.Credit:\u00a0CBS Big Brother\u00a0host Julie Chen Moonves shares her thoughts on Lala\u2019s eviction. 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