

Big Brother
A British reality television game show in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house for several weeks, trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run.
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Big Brother 2000, also known as Big Brother 1, was the first series of the British reality television series Big Brother. It is based upon the Dutch series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series debuted on Channel 4 on 18 July 2000, running for nine weeks until 15 September 2000. Early in its run, the series was met with controversy for numerous reasons, including its use of professional psychiatrists who analyzed the personalities and actions of the contestants. Despite the large amount of controversy, the series was a major success. Forty thousand people applied to participate in the first series. The first week of the series had over 400,000 voters call in to choose to evict someone, while the final week had 7.8 million voters. The series averaged 4.5 million viewers, with a series high of 10 million viewers on the final night. This series featured a total of eleven housemates competing to win the grand prize. The show lasted for a total of 64 days, culminating in housemate Craig Phillips winning the grand prize, and Anna Nolan coming in second place. The series revolves around ten strangers living in a house together with no communication with the outside world. They are filmed constantly during their time in the House, and can have no communication with those filming them. Each week, each contestant, referred to as "housemates", chooses two people to be up for eviction. The two or more people with the most votes will be nominated to leave the House. The viewers then decide which of the nominees should leave, with the selected person leaving during a live show. This process continued until only three housemates remained, in which the viewers would decide which of the housemates would win the £70,000 grand prize. A housemate can be ejected from the show for breaking rules, such as discussing nominations when not permitted. If a housemate were to be ejected from the game - as in the fifth week - then a replacement housemate would enter the House in a matter of days.
- Ep 1
1.Episode 1: The Houseguests Arrive
5.018-07-200048m10 average people - Andrew, Anna, Caroline, Craig, Darren, Melanie, Nichola, Nicholas, Sada and Thomas - enter the Big Brother house, a space-aged bungalow filled with cameras and...
- Ep 2
2.Highlights Days 4 - 7
21-07-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. The housemates give Clay Painting a go to break the ice.
- Ep 3
3.Highlights Day 8-10
23-07-200049mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. The boys are getting tired of Sada....
- Ep 4
4.Highlights Day 11
24-07-200024mIts the first round of Nominations in the house and after only two weeks, its clear that some habits of the others are causing annoyance and ultimatley - Nominations. In this firs...
- Ep 5
5.Highlights Day 12
25-07-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The results of the first nominations are revealed to the housemates....
- Ep 6
6.Highlights Day 13
26-07-200023mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. Sada and Caroline are getting nervous about the pending Eviction vote.
- Ep 7
7.LIVE Show: Day 14 Highlights & Pre-Eviction
27-07-200025mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. Craig & Caroline are starting to annoy each other, how long will the peace hold out?
- Ep 8
8.LIVE Show: Eviction
27-07-200024mLive on Channel 4, Sada Walkington was evicted from the Big Brother house. After saying goodbye to the others and walking through the crowd of cheering fans, she joined Davina McCa...
- Ep 9
9.Highlights Day 15
30-07-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The BB Physcologists take a detailed look at the contestants behaviour
- Ep 10
10.Highlights Day 16+17
30-07-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The BB Psychologists take a detailed look at the contestants behaviour
- Ep 11
11.Highlights Day 18
31-07-200024mIt's the start of Week 3 and the second round of Nominations. The antics of 'Nasty Nick' are making him very unpopular with the viewing public, but his housemates don't seem to hav...
- Ep 12
12.Highlights Day 19
01-08-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The housemates continue with the Week 3 task.
- Ep 13
13.Highlights Day 20
02-08-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The housemates have a house meeting and some pet hates are revealed.
- Ep 14
14.LIVE Show: Day 21 Highlights & Pre-Eviction
03-08-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. Andrew & Caroline get ready for the pending Eviction Vote Results. Anna is upset by the prospect of...
- Ep 15
15.Live Show: Eviction
03-08-200025mCaroline continued her popularity run with the public when she survived eviction in Week 3. Her popularity came at a cost for fellow nominee Andrew. His Big Brother experience was...
- Ep 16
16.Highlights Days 22 - 24
07-08-200050mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The BB physcologists analyise the contestants behaviour.
- Ep 17
17.Highlights Day 25
08-08-200024mIt's the third round of Nominations and its clear that things are starting to get personal. Yet again, Caroline is up for eviction. Thomas has been getting close to eviction the pa...
- Ep 18
18.Highlights Day 26
09-08-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The housemates continue with the ""Semaphore Signalling"" weekly task.
- Ep 19
19.Daily Highlights Day 27
10-08-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The housemates learn who is up for evicti0on on Friday.
- Ep 20
20.Pre-Eviction
11-08-200025mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. Caroline & Thomas get ready for the Eviction result on Friday. Nichola has an argument with Darren.
- Ep 21
21.Eviction
11-08-200024mCaroline, who has escape eviction two weeks before this, Week 4, finally got her marching orders from the public. She was cleary dissapointed when the news was first announced, bu...
- Ep 22
22.Daily Highlights Days 29 - 31
14-08-200050mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The Big Brother Physcologists take a look at the housemates behaviour.
- Ep 23
23.Daily Highlights Day 32
15-08-200024mAnother week and another round of increasingly volatile nominations! This week starts normally but events on Thursday (See Guide to Episode ""Nick Evicted"") were to change the co...
- Ep 24
24.Daily Highlights Day 33
16-08-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The housemates continue with the ""Cycling Challenge"" weekly task. Thomas tells Craig about Nick's...
- Ep 25
25.Daily Highlights Day 34 & 35
17-08-200041mThe nation had been watching eagerly for five weeks to see who Nick would be backstabbing next, who was next on his hit-list and ultimately how long it would take to backfire on hi...
- Ep 26
26.Pre-Eviction
18-08-200050mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The housemates try to cope with the loss of Nick, and Craig & Nicholas also have the eviction vote t...
- Ep 27
27.Eviction
18-08-200024mNicholas's eviction was somewhat shadowed by the incredible events surrounding Nicholas the day before. On the Wednesday and Thursday, viewers votes dried up because nobody knew if...
- Ep 28
28.Daily Highlights Days 36 - 38
21-08-200050mBig Brother rules state that if somebody leaves by choice or is expelled for any reason, another housemate must be brought in to replace them. Nicholas was expelled and this episod...
- Ep 29
29.Daily Highlights Day 39
22-08-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. The BB Psychologists take a look at the contestants behaviour.
- Ep 30
30.Daily Highlights Day 40
23-08-200024mIt's week 6 and the nomination process continues. This week, however things are very different. Maybe its the arrival of Claire, maybe its Nick's departure. Whatever the reason, Th...
- Ep 31
31.Daily Highlights Day 41
24-08-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. The contestants continue with the ""Memorise 100 Heads"" task.
- Ep 32
32.Pre-Eviction
25-08-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. Thomas, Anna, Darren & Craig all prepare for the Eviction results.
- Ep 33
33.Eviction
25-08-200024mIt was second time unlucky for Thomas who had survived eviction in Week 4 but didn't live another day on Week 6. Unusually, he was up against THREE other contestants Anna, Darren &...
- Ep 34
34.Daily Highlights Days 43 - 45
27-08-200050mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. The Big Brother psychologists take a look at the housemates' behaviour.
- Ep 35
35.Daily Highlights Day 46
28-08-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. The housemates continue with another weekly task.
- Ep 36
36.Daily Highlights Day 47
29-08-200024mIt's getting even tougher now that the housemates left are so close to the end, but its business as usual and the Nominations continue. However, there is a huge mix-up. Darren sho...
- Ep 37
37.Daily Highlights Day 48
29-08-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. The housemates learn who is facing eviction on Friday.
- Ep 38
38.Pre-Eviction
01-09-200024mAnother daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. Craig & Claire get ready for news on the eviction vote.
- Ep 39
39.Eviction
01-09-200024mShe had only been in the house for 13 days, but Claire's short stay brought fun for the housemates. But now, at the end of Week 7, she must leave. She ran down the gridded floor t...
- Ep 40
40.Daily Highlights Days 50 - 52
04-09-200050mAnother daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along. The Big Brother psychologists take a detailed look on the housemates' behaviour.
- Ep 41
41.Daily Highlights Day 53
05-09-200024mAnother daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along. The contestants continue with another weekly task.
- Ep 42
42.Daily Highlights Day 54
06-09-200024mIt's Week 8 and the final round of nominations There are just four contestants remaining and just two weeks of Big Brother left, but who will be the final Nominees? Predictably, A...
- Ep 43
43.Daily Highlights Day 55
07-09-200024mAnother daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along. The contestants learn who is up for eviction on Friday.
- Ep 44
44.Pre-Eviction
08-09-200024mAnother daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along. Melanie, Darren & Craig all prepare for news on how the public have voted on the final eviction. Who...
- Ep 45
45.Eviction
08-09-200024mIt was the first time flirtatious Melanie had been up for eviction, and just 7 days before the finale she so desperately wanted to reach came around, she was chosen to leave. A te...
- Ep 46
46.Daily Highlights Day 57 - 59
11-09-200040mAnother daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along. The Big Brother physcologists take a detailed look on the housemates' behaviour.
- Ep 47
47.Daily Highlights Day 60
12-09-200024mAnother daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along. The final three find out about the final task, ""Mind, body & Soul""
- Ep 48
48.Daily Highlights Day 61
13-09-200024mAnother daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along. The final three enjoy the final week. Darren has the ""Soul"" part of the task, which includes a ver...
- Ep 49
49.Daily Highlights Day 62
14-09-200024mAnother daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along. Anna, Darren & Craig continue with the Mind, Body and Soul task.
- Ep 50
50.Live Finale (Part 1)
15-09-200051mWith just two and a half hours to go before the winner is announced, we see the final day in the house, including the final night Spanish party Anna, Craig and Darren shared, and t...
- Ep 51
51.Live Finale (Part 2)
10.015-09-200055mIt's the end of Big Brother, and only Anna and Darren remain. Davina McCall reunites the eight previous evictees, from Sada to Darren, and after we get input from both Craig and An...
- Ep 52
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