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Big Brother (Australia)
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Big Brother Australia is the Australian version of the international Big Brother
reality television
series. Big Brother Australia was produced from 2001 and ran for 8 seasons before it was cancelled in 2008. It has been renewed in September 2011 for a 2012 season. All eight seasons were produced by Endemol Southern Star
and shown on Network Ten
. Like many international adaptions, the show was attributed to a change in social and televisual patterns; with many mannerisms, sayings and habits of the shows contestants resonating positively across the country.
The show was also known as the 'mother of reality television' in Australia; being the first prominent program of the genre. The show was successful, producing many celebrities including Blair McDonough
, Chrissie Swan
and Ryan Fitzgerald
. From its first season until its seventh season in 2007 the show was hosted Gretel Killeen
. With a revamp of the series in 2008 she was replaced by radio duo Kyle Sandilands
and Jackie O
. After experiencing audience erosion and controversy, the show was cancelled in July 2008 and ended the same month. Mike Goldman
narrated all eight seasons of the series. Between 2001 and 2005 it was also shown in New Zealand
on TV2 and Prime.
The show's compound
was located in Dreamworld
, Queensland
from 2001-2008.
A reunion marking 10 years of Big Brother was held on 8 April 2011 as part of an episode of A Current Affair. The special saw 13 former housemates return plus series narrator Mike Goldman
for a group interview about their time on the show. On 3 June 2011, Chief Programming Officer at Network Ten, David Mott, talked about a possible Big Brother revival, however has stated that he believes 'in some respects audiences have moved on.'
It was confirmed on 9 September 2011, that Big Brother Australia will return to screens in 2012 on the Nine Network
styled as " Big Brother: Secrets
".
from 2001 to 2007. In late 2007 it was announced that Gretel Killeen would not host the show for its 2008 return. This was due to her controversial methods of hosting.
In 2008 Big Brother returned for its eighth season with hosts Kyle Sandilands
and Jackie O
. Ten's chief programmer David Mott admitted the series had recently experienced "audience erosion" inherent with the show's long run. Mott defended the new hosts saying that the ratings for eviction shows held up.
Mike Goldman
provided narration and voice-overs for all eight seasons. In July 2008, Network 10 announced they would not produce Big Brother after 2008, due to falling ratings for the weeknight shows.
In September 2011 Big Brother was picked up for a ninth season for 2012 to be fronted by Sonia Kruger
.
series produced by Endemol
in the Netherlands
which began in 1999. The show's name comes from George Orwell
's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
(1949), which revolves around a dystopia in which dictator Big Brother is the all-seeing leader. The series generally constitutes 14 or more contestants who live in an isolated house for several months. Housemates are at all times under the control of Big Brother, a rule enforcing authority figure who monitors behaviour of the housemates, set tasks and punishments and provides the mechanism for contestants to make external requests.
Housemates are filmed 24 hours per day with edited highlights broadcast during prime time
slots, and late night footage broadcast live
. Live footage is also broadcast via the Internet using Internet streaming
. Housemates must remain in the house, and avoid being evicted by viewers of the show with the aim of winning a substantial cash prize at the end of the series. In order to support the housemates' well-being, all participants have access to the Big Brother psychologist Carmel Hill, and a doctor, at all times.
After the series housemates are invited to attend promotional appearances around Australia.
Season
In Big Brother 2001, Big Brother 2002, and Big Brother 2003, the cash prize stood at a guaranteed A$
250,000. In Big Brother 2004, the prize money was raised to a guaranteed $1,000,000. Big Brother 2005 and Big Brother 2006 both continued to offer the $1,000,000 prize money, however, with the introduction of the fines system, the winner of Big Brother 2005 received $836,000 in prize money, while the winner of Big Brother 2006 received $426,000. Housemates in Big Brother 2005 and Big Brother 2006 were given opportunities to regain lost prize money in special Friday Night Live events named The Prize Fight. Big Brother Australia 2007
was advertised as having no prize money at all. When the season began it was revealed that prize money could be accumulated upon the successful completion of tasks. The prize money at the end of the season stood at $450,000. In Big Brother Australia 2008
, the prize money was not mentioned until half way through the series, eventually being revealed as $250,000.
In Celebrity Big Brother 2002 the winner was awarded $100,000 to the charity of their choice.
, monetary fines were subtracted from the household budget rather than from the prize money, while the Punishment Room remained. The 2008 season featured no fines system at all. Instead Big Brother used the original striking system more frequently. When a housemate receives three strikes they are evicted.
During the 2007 series the winner of Friday Night Games and their chosen companion in the rewards room were permitted to privately discuss who they plan to nominate, whilst in the rewards room.
2008 introduced a nominations room where housemates were allowed to discus who they wanted to nominate, this appeared half way through the season.
, a theme park in Coomera
, a northern suburb of the Gold Coast
in Queensland
.
The exterior is a large shell, housing the interior living area and camera runs. The interior of the house was usually rebuilt between seasons with a new layout and new design. Series production was occurred between April and July. The house was open to the public until late December, after which public access closed as renovations and rebuilding was undertaken.
Only slight modifications were made to the interior of the house for the second season and the special Celebrity Big Brother Australia series that were screened in 2002. Subsequent to those seasons, the interior of the house was rebuilt or extensively remodeled for each new series. Two separate houses were built for Big Brother 2003, and they were merged 23 days into the season when previously-hidden connecting rooms were revealed. The 2005 season introduced a Friday Night Games arena. An animal enclosure was added to the side of the compound for the 2006 season. It was retained for 2007.
Footage from the house is monitored and edited in Dreamworld Studios, There is also an open air auditorium where live audience shows such as the eviction and finale episodes are staged.
During production on the series, visitors could access the Big Brother auditorium and view live footage from the house.
The auditorium was an existing facility at Dreamworld used for live stage shows prior to the first season of Big Brother. It was leased to Endemol Southern Star for the duration of the series each year. The front section is covered with seating. There is also an open-air grass area at the back of the auditorium (cheapest tickets) where audience members bring their own chairs or blankets to sit on. This area is sometimes unavailable due to weather conditions.
In November 2009 the house was opened to the public as a function room.
, which aired in the Netherlands. The theme for Big Brother Australia was written by Siew Ooi and 001 Productions in Melbourne
. The track is an extended version of the main title theme used in the first two seasons of Big Brother Australia, and tracks heard throughout the seasons that followed are shorter, remixed versions of this track. The original track can sometimes be heard in the background when eviction votes, or the nomination tally in the Nominations show, are shown on screen, or when eviction phone numbers are during a show.
The title theme was initially released as a single. The track was an extended mix of the main title theme used in the first two seasons, and was released with an acoustic "Diary Room" mix and more trance influenced "Eviction" mix. It barely scraped in the top 50, but was re-released a few months later where it reached #12 on the ARIA
charts in 2001 with a B-Side of The Sirens' hit "Don't You Think That It's Strange", which was also co-written by Big Brother 2001 housemates; the Diary Room mix; and an extended version of the Big Brother Uncut theme.
It is as yet unknown if the ninth season to air on Channel Nine will have a new theme. As it has been said that show will reflect more the French, UK and US versions of the show, it is possible that the theme could be based on the Big Brother UK theme.
can be cut. These programs add up to approximately 16 hours per week. Except for during its first season, Big Brother episodes screened each day except Saturday.
.
Later seasons of Big Brother added a Sunday edition of the daily show, which covered the preceding Friday and Saturday, which screened Sundays at 6:30pm – 7:30pm. Occasionally, in various seasons of the series, the daily show episode would run to one hour, sometimes to accommodate a special event in the house.
For the 2001 through to the 2007 seasons, on screen it simply carried the title Big Brother. For the 2008 season the on-screen title was shown as Big Brother: Daily Show. During the 2008 season the Monday evening installment was extended to a one-hour duration when the housemate nominations were incorporated into the episode.
The show features live footage from the House; interviews with evicted housemates; and brain teasers where viewers attempt to solve challenges such as word games, and may phone in for a chance to win $1000. An online stream was made available for the 2006 season at QuizTV.com.au specifically for viewers in states that do not receive UpLate live on television (i.e. South Australia
, Western Australia
and the Northern Territory
), enabling them to enter the competitions. It was possible for this stream to be viewed by those outside of Australia. During the 2007 season of Big Brother a Sunday evening edition of the show was added.
UpLate did not return for the 2008 season of Big Brother.
In the first series of Big Brother Australia there was no special show for nominations; they were simply shown as a part of the Daily Show on Tuesday evening. In the first season of the series housemates did not have to give reasons for their nominations. Subsequent seasons added a special dedicated to the nomination process. This was usually pre-taped; in Big Brother 2005 the announcement of which housemates were nominated for eviction was presented live. For the first half of the 2008 season the housemates no longer nominated, and there was no special nominations show. When nominations resumed in the middle of that season they were shown as part of the Monday evening Daily Show. Where there was special dedicated to the nomination process, this episode presented footage of the housemates as they explain in the Diary Room who they nominate for eviction.
In the nomination process itself, housemates each have three points to appoint to two other housemates. Their first nomination appoints two nomination points to a housemate, the second gives another housemate one point. If Big Brother feels a housemate's nomination is not clear and concise, he may decide to give the nominating housemate one nomination point. The three housemates with the highest number of points are revealed to the housemates. In the case of a third place tie, all those tying for third place are eligible for eviction. On these occasions more than three housemates would be up for eviction.
An innovation introduced in Big Brother 2005 was the Three Point Twist whereby the winner of Friday Night Live must subtract three nomination points from one of the nominated housemates. If they themselves are included in the original lineup of potential evictees they may opt to subtract the points from themselves. This occurs after the initial nominations have been announced to all housemates, and while housemates may not discuss which housemate they remove points from, where the line-up changes it is often clear which housemate has had their nomination points deducted. The three housemates with the highest number of nomination points after the Three Point Twist will face eviction. Again in the case of a third place tie, more than three housemates may be up for eviction. The Three Point Twist got its name as part of a sponsorship deal with KFC
. Big Brother 2007 introduced a new version of the "nominations twist" where the winner of Friday Night Games must now entirely remove a housemate who is nominated for eviction, and then nominate a new housemate to be up for eviction.
For the first five weeks of the Big Brother 2008 season there were no housemate nominations viewers could vote to nominate and the housemates voted to evict. Those housemate eviction votes were delievered on air during the Sunday evening eviction show. Half way through the season nominations made a return after the eviction process was reverted to the original format in which the housemates nominate and the public may vote to evict. There was no special show for the nominations in the 2008 season, they were screened in an extended (one hour) Daily Show on Monday night.
Camilla Halliwell holds the record for the most times nominated for eviction. Halliwell, who finished runner-up in the 2006 season, faced the public vote ten times. Rory Ammon, who appears in the eighth season of the show, faced possible eviction on nine occasions.
These shows are broadcast live. In this show usually one housemate, but occasionally two, is evicted from the house, usually at around 7:45-8:00 pm. Shows that feature two evictions are called Double Eviction. The first Australian Double Eviction, described in advertising hyperbole
as a "world first", took place during Big Brother 2002. Big Brother 2006 added the save vote, allowing viewers to vote to save a housemate as well as evict; in the final tally housemates' save votes are subtracted from their evict votes.
The 2008 season introduced a new nomination and eviction process. For the 2008 season the public vote for which housemate to save from eviction. The three housemates with the least amount of save votes are nominated for eviction. The housemates then vote to evict one of the three. From week five this new routine was abandoned the original eviction procedure reinstated: housemates nominate each other and viewers may vote only to evict those nominated. The first viewer-voted eviction of the season occurred 8 June 2008 this however was changed halfway through the season to the original process.
In Big Brother 2004 after the eviction of Bree Amer
, it was found the votes for that eviction had been incorrectly counted. Amer had not received the most eviction votes, and she took up the option of returning to the house the following Monday night. A special eviction was held on the following Thursday evening in which the housemate to actually receive the most votes, Wesley Denning, was evicted. A representative of Legion Interactive, the company that manages eviction votes and compiles the results, appeared on the second eviction show to explain how the error occurred.
taking its original slot. Each week different former Australian housemates were guest panel members. There was a total of 11 one hour episodes.
and former Big Brother 2004 housemates Ryan Fitzgerald
and Bree Amer
, showcasing a live housemate games competition conducted in an arena attached to the Big Brother compound every Friday evening. The housemate evicted the previous week joins the hosting panel. The show was introduced with Big Brother 2005, aired on Fridays at 7:30 p.m..
The winner of the overall games is rewarded with the following:
Friday Night Live returned for Big Brother 2006. A fourth prize was added for the winner, a "luckydip" type prize draw where they are presented with three boxes, each containing a prize, and may choose one box, not knowing what any of the boxes contains. The three boxes are themed on a specific country, and the three boxes featured a holiday to that country after the conclusion of the competition, a privilege that may be used within the house (such as laundry services or a special dinner), and a booby prize. Booby prizes have included a bow tie
and a chunk of Camembert cheese
. On one occasion the three boxes were replaced with a special prize where the winner was allowed to go on an excursion outside the Big Brother House to Tiger Island at Dreamworld
, where they were treated to a feast and a tiger show. They then had the entire park to themselves for a night. The winner on this occasion was Gaelan, who invited Krystal to share in his prize. On a second occasion, the winner of Friday Night Live, Jamie, was given the four usual prizes, and a fifth "mystery prize". The prize involved Jamie and the person he invited to the Rewards Room, Chris, leaving the House to get a first go on FlowRider, a new ride at Dreamworld.
For the Big Brother 2007
season Friday Night Live remained largely unchanged. For this season the prize boxes generally contained an overseas holiday, a large item such as expensive watches or a scooter, and a booby prize. But a twist in the power to change the nominations lineup made this a more valuable than ever prize for the winner of Friday Night Live in Big Brother 2007
as they were able to remove themselves altogether (if nominated) or another housemate from the nominees for that week, and replace them with another housemate, rather than in the last two series where the winner had the power to change nominations by deducting 3 points from a nominee. The Friday Night Live format was reused in the Network Ten
spinoff series Friday Night Games
which began in February 2006 and ended before Big Brother resumed for 2006. This weekly program is also filmed at Dreamworld
, and features two teams of celebrities (who are joined by members of the public) to compete in a series of games. The program was again hosted by Goldman, Amer, and Fitzgerald.
The 2008 season of Big Brother did not include a rewards room, instead allowing the winning housemate entry to the new "Strategy Room" with one other housemate of their choice. Due to the changes in the nomination and eviction process, the winner was able to save one housemate from eviction, and votes with double points during evictions.
In all Australian series the Finale features footage from the final day in the house, by which time there are only two housemates remaining, culminating in the announcement of the winner. Usually the runner-up leaves the house in the manner of an evicted housemate, and is interviewed by the host on stage. Later the winner is asked to leave the house, finally joining the host on stage.
The final two housemates of Big Brother 2004, Big Brother 2005 and Big Brother 2007
left the House together, and were on stage when the winner of those seasons was announced. Big Brother 2006 had featured the original format where the winner is announced while the final two housemates are in the House, and they both left separately. Big Brother 2008
had the finalists on the stage with the hosts.
Previous housemates of the season sometimes put on a musical or dance performance. Sometimes the performance is set to popular music and is based on several of the tasks the housemates had participated in during the season. In 2006, Danielle Foote sang her single, while the other housemates did dance routines around her, using costumes and elements from various tasks of that season.
The 2007 finale was the last Big Brother program to be hosted by series host of seven years, Gretel Killeen. In 2008, the Finale was hosted by the replacement Big Brother hosts Kyle and Jackie O. The 2008 finale featured a special dedication to past series as the 2008 season would be the last for the foreseeable future.
.
The 2006 series of Big Brother: Adults Only ended early after politicians warned Network Ten that its screening of the show could harm its push for media reforms. The last episode of Adults Only was aired on 19 June 2006. The program was not produced for the 2007 season of Big Brother Australia. That season's host Gretel Killeen, and producer Kris Noble, cited the absence of the program as a reason for the 2007 season's reduced ratings.
, and stories about the activities of evicted housemates. The show featured little actual footage originating from the Big Brother House itself. This show did not return after the first series, largely because Network Ten
acquired the rights to televise Saturday night Australian Football League
games after the first series of Big Brother ended, with these telecasts taking the show's timeslot.
After the 2005 series, complaints prompted the Australian Communications and Media Authority
to launch an investigation into Big Brother: Uncut. The main complaint was that Network Ten had breached the industry code of practice by broadcasting footage that went past the maximum MA15+ rating for Australian commercial television. The ACMA found Network Ten had breached the code on two occasions: the airing of housemate Michael massaging Gianna with his penis exposed, and the song about sexual fetishes. The ACMA did not impose any direct punishment on Network Ten, however outlined requirements for the 2006 series of Uncut. Included in those requirements is a commitment by Network Ten to compile episode footage early enough for censors to evaluate it. Two censors were taken on by the network specifically for Big Brother, and crew were trained on the restrictions of the MA15+ television rating. As a result of criticism, the show was renamed Big Brother: Adults Only for the 2006 season.
ping" female housemate, Camilla Halliwell, in a season of the series that had already attracted significant controversy. Following the incident the live feed was temporarily replaced by an old UpLate update of the housemates completing their football task, continuously looped, and the forums on the Big Brother website were removed. Queensland Police
were shown the relevant footage, but opted not to conduct a criminal investigation. Subsequent to this incident former housemate Rita Lazzarotto reported that she had been subjected to a similar incident during her time in the Big Brother house in the 2005 series.
Then Australian Prime Minister
John Howard
asked for Big Brother to be cancelled, saying, "Here's a great opportunity for Channel 10 to do a bit of self-regulation and get this stupid program off the air"; Leader of the Opposition Kim Beazley
and Senator Steve Fielding
supported this view. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie
argued that the show employed many Australians in production and that, because of the already diminished size of the Australian television industry, the show should continue.
on 14 July 2008 with the broadcaster confirming that the 2008 season would be the last to air on the channel.
SBS Programmer Shawn White has denied the show would be revived on their channel despite rumours with Nine CEO David Gyngell notably 'interested' in the idea soon after the cancellation, only to turn it down days later.
The Seven Network has expressed interest since bidding for the show after the seventh season finale
however denied any revival occurring a week after the 2008 finale on morning program Sunrise
.
Most notably, Network Ten expressed some interest in the format when on 3 June 2011, News Limited posted an article suggesting the network may be interested in putting it on its digital channel, Eleven
. In the article, Chief Programming Officer David Mott stated that '...Ten have considered ways to bring the show back on a number of occasions' however was worried that audiences had 'moved on'. Made mention was the US version where the show has had 12 successful seasons, and a thirteenth on the way. Mott said; "It's a summer show for CBS, it doesn't play in the heart of the ratings season but it's done a pretty good job for them.'
had signed a deal with Southern Star Group
to bring the Australian version of the series back as Big Brother: Secrets
, marketed as 'every housemate has a secret!'.
It is expected to be produced with a tighter budget and will be aired in 2012.
entitled Big Brother: Unseen/Uncut/Unreal by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, featuring risqué moments from the series was released and became marginally successful. It was rated M
which means that the DVD requires a mature perspective, however there is no legal restriction on access. The DVD is broken down into three sections. Unseen showed Launch and Eviction episodes, while Uncut features clips from Big Brother Uncut; speaks of how television censorship laws of different countries that have Big Brother
seasons differ to Australia
's; footage of the audition process; and a package where Peter Abbott
, the voice of Big Brother for the first three seasons, was "Big Brother'd" for a day, where a camera followed him from the time he woke up to when he went to sleep. Unreel section has information on the first three seasons' housemates, including Big Brother 2003' s housemates' introduction packages shown at In They Go; an image gallery with information on what the 24 original housemates of the first two seasons were doing at the time of the DVD's release; and an interactive tour of Big Brother 2003' s Houses before and after they were merged.
Logie Awards
Big Brother Australia was also nominated for the following TV Week
Logie Awards
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series. Big Brother Australia was produced from 2001 and ran for 8 seasons before it was cancelled in 2008. It has been renewed in September 2011 for a 2012 season. All eight seasons were produced by Endemol Southern Star
Endemol Southern Star
Endemol Southern Star was an Australian television production company made up of a joint venture between Southern Star Group and Endemol. The joint company ceased to exist after Endemol bought Southern Star Group in 2009.-Programs:...
and shown on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
. Like many international adaptions, the show was attributed to a change in social and televisual patterns; with many mannerisms, sayings and habits of the shows contestants resonating positively across the country.
The show was also known as the 'mother of reality television' in Australia; being the first prominent program of the genre. The show was successful, producing many celebrities including Blair McDonough
Blair McDonough
Blair McDonough is an actor who is best known for playing the role of Stuart Parker in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours. He first shot to fame in 2001, when he finished runner-up in the inaugural season of the reality TV series Big Brother Australia...
, Chrissie Swan
Chrissie Swan
Chrissie Swan is an Australian radio and television personality. In 2003, she gained fame in her country as the runner-up of Big Brother Australia on Network Ten...
and Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan James "Fitzy" Fitzgerald is a former Australian rules footballer, Big Brother participant, and radio and television personality. After being drafted from the South Adelaide Football Club, he made his Australian Football League debut for Sydney in 2000, before being traded to Adelaide, where...
. From its first season until its seventh season in 2007 the show was hosted Gretel Killeen
Gretel Killeen
Gretel Killeen is an Australian journalist and author. Killeen is well known for being the primary host of Big Brother Australia from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season ....
. With a revamp of the series in 2008 she was replaced by radio duo Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Dalton Sandilands is an Australian radio and TV personality. He is currently the host with Jacqueline Henderson, better known as Jackie O, on the weekday morning radio program The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney radio station 2Day FM, The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power which airs on...
and Jackie O
Jackie O (radio host)
Jacqueline Ellen Marie Henderson, better known as Jackie O, is an Australian commercial radio host, actress and television presenter. She is best-known nationally for presenting The Hot Hits, the Hot 30 Countdown, Take 40 Australia and the Kyle & Jackie O on 2Day FM with Kyle Sandilands and for...
. After experiencing audience erosion and controversy, the show was cancelled in July 2008 and ended the same month. Mike Goldman
Mike Goldman
Mike Goldman is an Australian television and radio host, probably best known for his various roles in Big Brother Australia series.-Television:...
narrated all eight seasons of the series. Between 2001 and 2005 it was also shown in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
on TV2 and Prime.
The show's compound
Compound (enclosure)
Compound when applied to a human habitat refers to a cluster of buildings in an enclosure, having a shared or associated purpose, such as the houses of an extended family...
was located in Dreamworld
Dreamworld
Dreamworld is a large theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is currently Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
from 2001-2008.
A reunion marking 10 years of Big Brother was held on 8 April 2011 as part of an episode of A Current Affair. The special saw 13 former housemates return plus series narrator Mike Goldman
Mike Goldman
Mike Goldman is an Australian television and radio host, probably best known for his various roles in Big Brother Australia series.-Television:...
for a group interview about their time on the show. On 3 June 2011, Chief Programming Officer at Network Ten, David Mott, talked about a possible Big Brother revival, however has stated that he believes 'in some respects audiences have moved on.'
It was confirmed on 9 September 2011, that Big Brother Australia will return to screens in 2012 on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
styled as " Big Brother: Secrets
Big Brother Australia 2012
Big Brother Australia: Secrets is the upcoming ninth season of the Australian reality television series, Big Brother Australia. It will be the first to air on the Nine Network after it signed a deal with Southern Star Group in September 2011...
".
Main series
Each season of Big Brother began late April or early May. Big Brother began in Australia in 2001. It was hosted by Gretel KilleenGretel Killeen
Gretel Killeen is an Australian journalist and author. Killeen is well known for being the primary host of Big Brother Australia from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season ....
from 2001 to 2007. In late 2007 it was announced that Gretel Killeen would not host the show for its 2008 return. This was due to her controversial methods of hosting.
In 2008 Big Brother returned for its eighth season with hosts Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Dalton Sandilands is an Australian radio and TV personality. He is currently the host with Jacqueline Henderson, better known as Jackie O, on the weekday morning radio program The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney radio station 2Day FM, The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power which airs on...
and Jackie O
Jackie O (radio host)
Jacqueline Ellen Marie Henderson, better known as Jackie O, is an Australian commercial radio host, actress and television presenter. She is best-known nationally for presenting The Hot Hits, the Hot 30 Countdown, Take 40 Australia and the Kyle & Jackie O on 2Day FM with Kyle Sandilands and for...
. Ten's chief programmer David Mott admitted the series had recently experienced "audience erosion" inherent with the show's long run. Mott defended the new hosts saying that the ratings for eviction shows held up.
Mike Goldman
Mike Goldman
Mike Goldman is an Australian television and radio host, probably best known for his various roles in Big Brother Australia series.-Television:...
provided narration and voice-overs for all eight seasons. In July 2008, Network 10 announced they would not produce Big Brother after 2008, due to falling ratings for the weeknight shows.
In September 2011 Big Brother was picked up for a ninth season for 2012 to be fronted by Sonia Kruger
Sonia Kruger
Sonia Melissa Kruger is an Australian television presenter. She is best known for co-hosting the popular Australian version of Dancing with the Stars, hosting 10 Years Younger in 10 Days and for the role of Tina Sparkle in the hit 1992 film Strictly Ballroom.-Early life:Born in Toowoomba,...
.
Format
Big Brother Australia is based on the international Big BrotherBig Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
series produced by Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
which began in 1999. The show's name comes from George Orwell
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party...
(1949), which revolves around a dystopia in which dictator Big Brother is the all-seeing leader. The series generally constitutes 14 or more contestants who live in an isolated house for several months. Housemates are at all times under the control of Big Brother, a rule enforcing authority figure who monitors behaviour of the housemates, set tasks and punishments and provides the mechanism for contestants to make external requests.
Housemates are filmed 24 hours per day with edited highlights broadcast during prime time
Prime time
Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast programming during the middle of the evening for television programing.The term prime time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example, from 19:00 to 22:00 or 20:00 to 23:00 Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast...
slots, and late night footage broadcast live
Live television
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. Live footage is also broadcast via the Internet using Internet streaming
Streaming media
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. Housemates must remain in the house, and avoid being evicted by viewers of the show with the aim of winning a substantial cash prize at the end of the series. In order to support the housemates' well-being, all participants have access to the Big Brother psychologist Carmel Hill, and a doctor, at all times.
After the series housemates are invited to attend promotional appearances around Australia.
Seasons
| Network | Premiere date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | Grand Prize | Overall Ratings (approx) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brother 2001 | Network Ten Network Ten Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country... |
23 April 2001 | 16 July 2001 | 85 | 14 | Ben Williams | $250,000 | 1.4mill |
| Big Brother 2002 | 8 April 2002 | 1 July 2002 | 85 | 15 | Peter Corbett | $250,000 | 1.5mill | |
| Celebrity Big Brother | 7 July 2002 | 12 August 2002 | 24 | 12 | Dylan Lewis Dylan Lewis Dylan Lewis is an Australian television and radio personality.-Personal life:He was educated at Caulfield Grammar School, graduating in 1990, and studied for a Bachelor of Education in Drama and Music degree at the University of Melbourne. John Bannon, former South Australian premier is Dylan's... |
$100,000 | 1.1mill | |
| Big Brother 2003 | 27 April 2003 | 21 July 2003 | 86 | 16 | Regina Bird Regina Bird Regina "Reggie" Bird was a contestant and winner of Big Brother 2003 Australia. Small in stature with an unusual nasal intonation, she earned public admiration with her down-to-earth charm, strong work ethic, and naivety... |
$250,000 | 1.7mill | |
| Big Brother 2004 | 2 May 2004 | 26 July 2004 | 86 | 16 | Trevor Butler Trevor Butler Trevor Butler was the winner of Big Brother Australia 2004. As well as being the first, and currently the only, contestant to win $1,000,000, as opposed to the $250,000 of previous seasons, he also boosted interest in the final eviction by proposing to his then-girlfriend Breea Forrest live on the... |
$1,000,000 | 1.5mill | |
| Big Brother 2005 | 8 May 2005 | 15 August 2005 | 100 | 20 | Greg Mathew | $836,000 | 1.2mill | |
| Big Brother 2006 | 22 April 2006 | 31 July 2006 | 100 | 23 | Jamie Brooksby | $426,000 | 1.3mill | |
| Big Brother 2007 Big Brother Australia 2007 Big Brother Australia 2007 was the seventh season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother Australia. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten in Australia, and the first episode aired on 22 April 2007... |
22 April 2007 | 30 July 2007 | 100 | 21 | Aleisha Cowcher | $450,000 | 1.1mill | |
| Big Brother 2008 Big Brother Australia 2008 Big Brother Australia 2008 was the eighth season of the Australian reality television series, Big Brother Australia to air on Network Ten. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten and Ten HD in Australia. The first episode aired on 28 April 2008. Since then, there has been a total 20 housemates... |
28 April 2008 | 21 July 2008 | 85 | 20 | Terri Munro | $250,000 | 945,000 | |
| Big Brother 2012 Big Brother Australia 2012 Big Brother Australia: Secrets is the upcoming ninth season of the Australian reality television series, Big Brother Australia. It will be the first to air on the Nine Network after it signed a deal with Southern Star Group in September 2011... |
Nine Network Nine Network The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia... |
2012 | 2012 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Prize money
The winner of Big Brother Australia receives a cash prize for being the last remaining housemate.In Big Brother 2001, Big Brother 2002, and Big Brother 2003, the cash prize stood at a guaranteed A$
Australian dollar
The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
250,000. In Big Brother 2004, the prize money was raised to a guaranteed $1,000,000. Big Brother 2005 and Big Brother 2006 both continued to offer the $1,000,000 prize money, however, with the introduction of the fines system, the winner of Big Brother 2005 received $836,000 in prize money, while the winner of Big Brother 2006 received $426,000. Housemates in Big Brother 2005 and Big Brother 2006 were given opportunities to regain lost prize money in special Friday Night Live events named The Prize Fight. Big Brother Australia 2007
Big Brother Australia 2007
Big Brother Australia 2007 was the seventh season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother Australia. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten in Australia, and the first episode aired on 22 April 2007...
was advertised as having no prize money at all. When the season began it was revealed that prize money could be accumulated upon the successful completion of tasks. The prize money at the end of the season stood at $450,000. In Big Brother Australia 2008
Big Brother Australia 2008
Big Brother Australia 2008 was the eighth season of the Australian reality television series, Big Brother Australia to air on Network Ten. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten and Ten HD in Australia. The first episode aired on 28 April 2008. Since then, there has been a total 20 housemates...
, the prize money was not mentioned until half way through the series, eventually being revealed as $250,000.
In Celebrity Big Brother 2002 the winner was awarded $100,000 to the charity of their choice.
Fines
Big Brother 2005 introduced a fines system in which the $1,000,000 cash prize is decreased by $5,000 each time a housemates violates a Big Brother rule. The house used for the 2006 season featured a Punishment Room, which was revealed following the first week of that season, where housemates would sometimes be sent for punishment additional to the $5,000 fine. In Big Brother 2007Big Brother Australia 2007
Big Brother Australia 2007 was the seventh season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother Australia. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten in Australia, and the first episode aired on 22 April 2007...
, monetary fines were subtracted from the household budget rather than from the prize money, while the Punishment Room remained. The 2008 season featured no fines system at all. Instead Big Brother used the original striking system more frequently. When a housemate receives three strikes they are evicted.
Secret Nominations
A fundamental and strongly-enforced rule of Big Brother Australia is that nominations, and the use of the Twist, are not to be discussed at all. Specifically, all housemates are forbidden from disclosing to other housemates who they have previously nominated, who they plan to nominate in the future, or who their Twist has been used on; and they must not engage in conjecture about who may attract nomination votes and why. These discussions are banned and are deemed collusion by Big Brother, as they may give housemates a competitive advantage. Breaking this rule incurs fines, punishment, or loss of the right to nominate in the following round.During the 2007 series the winner of Friday Night Games and their chosen companion in the rewards room were permitted to privately discuss who they plan to nominate, whilst in the rewards room.
2008 introduced a nominations room where housemates were allowed to discus who they wanted to nominate, this appeared half way through the season.
Intruders
Every series of Big Brother Australia included "Intruders": new housemates added to the house by the show's producers as an on-going housemate after the series has started. Producers try to add housemates that they think might stir things up, or add a significant change to the house. They are eligible to win the final prize. They usually don't last very long in the house, however in Big Brother 2007, Zach made it to the final two and missed the win by 2%.Location
The purpose built Big Brother house is located at 27°51′32"S 153°18′53"E within DreamworldDreamworld
Dreamworld is a large theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is currently Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger...
, a theme park in Coomera
Coomera, Queensland
Coomera is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Coomera had a population of 1,420. The name Coomera comes from the Aboriginal word for fern....
, a northern suburb of the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
.
The exterior is a large shell, housing the interior living area and camera runs. The interior of the house was usually rebuilt between seasons with a new layout and new design. Series production was occurred between April and July. The house was open to the public until late December, after which public access closed as renovations and rebuilding was undertaken.
Only slight modifications were made to the interior of the house for the second season and the special Celebrity Big Brother Australia series that were screened in 2002. Subsequent to those seasons, the interior of the house was rebuilt or extensively remodeled for each new series. Two separate houses were built for Big Brother 2003, and they were merged 23 days into the season when previously-hidden connecting rooms were revealed. The 2005 season introduced a Friday Night Games arena. An animal enclosure was added to the side of the compound for the 2006 season. It was retained for 2007.
Footage from the house is monitored and edited in Dreamworld Studios, There is also an open air auditorium where live audience shows such as the eviction and finale episodes are staged.
During production on the series, visitors could access the Big Brother auditorium and view live footage from the house.
The auditorium was an existing facility at Dreamworld used for live stage shows prior to the first season of Big Brother. It was leased to Endemol Southern Star for the duration of the series each year. The front section is covered with seating. There is also an open-air grass area at the back of the auditorium (cheapest tickets) where audience members bring their own chairs or blankets to sit on. This area is sometimes unavailable due to weather conditions.
In November 2009 the house was opened to the public as a function room.
Theme music
The theme is titled Big Brother theme, and was adapted from the original theme used in the original Big BrotherBig Brother (Netherlands)
The Dutch Big Brother is the original version of the TV reality shows. It created the format in which contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of a prize at the end...
, which aired in the Netherlands. The theme for Big Brother Australia was written by Siew Ooi and 001 Productions in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. The track is an extended version of the main title theme used in the first two seasons of Big Brother Australia, and tracks heard throughout the seasons that followed are shorter, remixed versions of this track. The original track can sometimes be heard in the background when eviction votes, or the nomination tally in the Nominations show, are shown on screen, or when eviction phone numbers are during a show.
The title theme was initially released as a single. The track was an extended mix of the main title theme used in the first two seasons, and was released with an acoustic "Diary Room" mix and more trance influenced "Eviction" mix. It barely scraped in the top 50, but was re-released a few months later where it reached #12 on the ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
charts in 2001 with a B-Side of The Sirens' hit "Don't You Think That It's Strange", which was also co-written by Big Brother 2001 housemates; the Diary Room mix; and an extended version of the Big Brother Uncut theme.
It is as yet unknown if the ninth season to air on Channel Nine will have a new theme. As it has been said that show will reflect more the French, UK and US versions of the show, it is possible that the theme could be based on the Big Brother UK theme.
Companion shows
During each series, specific elements of the competition have a special show dedicated to them, usually presented on a specific evening. Each weeknight and on Sunday evenings a compilation of the general events in the House for the previous day are presented. All live shows are broadcast with a 30-second delay so that images or language that cannot be broadcast due to Australia's censorship lawsCensorship in Australia
Australia is a federation, and responsibility for censorship is divided between the states and the federal government. Censorship of video games and Internet sites hosted in Australia are considered to be the strictest in the western world....
can be cut. These programs add up to approximately 16 hours per week. Except for during its first season, Big Brother episodes screened each day except Saturday.
Opening Night
The Opening Night is the first episode of the Big Brother series that introduces the new housemates and the house for that year. It was hosted by Gretel Killeen until 2008 when she was replaced by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O. In different seasons it ran under various titles such as Launch, In They Go, The Secret.Daily Show
The Daily Show aired Monday - Friday at 7:00pm – 7:30pm for all seasons of the series. It reported on the previous day's happenings inside the House, and was narrated by Mike GoldmanMike Goldman
Mike Goldman is an Australian television and radio host, probably best known for his various roles in Big Brother Australia series.-Television:...
.
Later seasons of Big Brother added a Sunday edition of the daily show, which covered the preceding Friday and Saturday, which screened Sundays at 6:30pm – 7:30pm. Occasionally, in various seasons of the series, the daily show episode would run to one hour, sometimes to accommodate a special event in the house.
For the 2001 through to the 2007 seasons, on screen it simply carried the title Big Brother. For the 2008 season the on-screen title was shown as Big Brother: Daily Show. During the 2008 season the Monday evening installment was extended to a one-hour duration when the housemate nominations were incorporated into the episode.
UpLate
Big Brother: UpLate is a late-night show screened every weeknight throughout the Big Brother seasons in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and hosted by Mike Goldman. The show was first introduced with Big Brother 2003. The show aired at 11:15pm on Monday—Thursdays, 10:30pm on Fridays and 10:10 pm. Episodes usually had a duration between 60 and 120 minutes.The show features live footage from the House; interviews with evicted housemates; and brain teasers where viewers attempt to solve challenges such as word games, and may phone in for a chance to win $1000. An online stream was made available for the 2006 season at QuizTV.com.au specifically for viewers in states that do not receive UpLate live on television (i.e. South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
and the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
), enabling them to enter the competitions. It was possible for this stream to be viewed by those outside of Australia. During the 2007 season of Big Brother a Sunday evening edition of the show was added.
UpLate did not return for the 2008 season of Big Brother.
Nominations
Big Brother Nominations was a one hour special show that aired on Monday evenings after the Daily Show for the 2002, through to the 2007 seasons.In the first series of Big Brother Australia there was no special show for nominations; they were simply shown as a part of the Daily Show on Tuesday evening. In the first season of the series housemates did not have to give reasons for their nominations. Subsequent seasons added a special dedicated to the nomination process. This was usually pre-taped; in Big Brother 2005 the announcement of which housemates were nominated for eviction was presented live. For the first half of the 2008 season the housemates no longer nominated, and there was no special nominations show. When nominations resumed in the middle of that season they were shown as part of the Monday evening Daily Show. Where there was special dedicated to the nomination process, this episode presented footage of the housemates as they explain in the Diary Room who they nominate for eviction.
In the nomination process itself, housemates each have three points to appoint to two other housemates. Their first nomination appoints two nomination points to a housemate, the second gives another housemate one point. If Big Brother feels a housemate's nomination is not clear and concise, he may decide to give the nominating housemate one nomination point. The three housemates with the highest number of points are revealed to the housemates. In the case of a third place tie, all those tying for third place are eligible for eviction. On these occasions more than three housemates would be up for eviction.
An innovation introduced in Big Brother 2005 was the Three Point Twist whereby the winner of Friday Night Live must subtract three nomination points from one of the nominated housemates. If they themselves are included in the original lineup of potential evictees they may opt to subtract the points from themselves. This occurs after the initial nominations have been announced to all housemates, and while housemates may not discuss which housemate they remove points from, where the line-up changes it is often clear which housemate has had their nomination points deducted. The three housemates with the highest number of nomination points after the Three Point Twist will face eviction. Again in the case of a third place tie, more than three housemates may be up for eviction. The Three Point Twist got its name as part of a sponsorship deal with KFC
KFC
KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global...
. Big Brother 2007 introduced a new version of the "nominations twist" where the winner of Friday Night Games must now entirely remove a housemate who is nominated for eviction, and then nominate a new housemate to be up for eviction.
For the first five weeks of the Big Brother 2008 season there were no housemate nominations viewers could vote to nominate and the housemates voted to evict. Those housemate eviction votes were delievered on air during the Sunday evening eviction show. Half way through the season nominations made a return after the eviction process was reverted to the original format in which the housemates nominate and the public may vote to evict. There was no special show for the nominations in the 2008 season, they were screened in an extended (one hour) Daily Show on Monday night.
Camilla Halliwell holds the record for the most times nominated for eviction. Halliwell, who finished runner-up in the 2006 season, faced the public vote ten times. Rory Ammon, who appears in the eighth season of the show, faced possible eviction on nine occasions.
Eviction
Housemate evictions occur in a program titled Big Brother Live Eviction. The housemate who has attracted the most viewer votes to evict is evicted. The eviction shows are televised each Sunday night at 7:30pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time). Actual events start a short time before 7:30 pm. Proceedings are conducted in an auditorium in front of a live audience at Dreamworld.These shows are broadcast live. In this show usually one housemate, but occasionally two, is evicted from the house, usually at around 7:45-8:00 pm. Shows that feature two evictions are called Double Eviction. The first Australian Double Eviction, described in advertising hyperbole
Hyperbole
Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally....
as a "world first", took place during Big Brother 2002. Big Brother 2006 added the save vote, allowing viewers to vote to save a housemate as well as evict; in the final tally housemates' save votes are subtracted from their evict votes.
The 2008 season introduced a new nomination and eviction process. For the 2008 season the public vote for which housemate to save from eviction. The three housemates with the least amount of save votes are nominated for eviction. The housemates then vote to evict one of the three. From week five this new routine was abandoned the original eviction procedure reinstated: housemates nominate each other and viewers may vote only to evict those nominated. The first viewer-voted eviction of the season occurred 8 June 2008 this however was changed halfway through the season to the original process.
In Big Brother 2004 after the eviction of Bree Amer
Bree Amer
Bree Amer is an Australian television personality.Amer was a contestant on Big Brother Australia 2004 from the Gold Coast, in Queensland, and the first housemate of Big Brother Australia to re-enter the House when, hours after her eviction, it was discovered the votes were miscalculated...
, it was found the votes for that eviction had been incorrectly counted. Amer had not received the most eviction votes, and she took up the option of returning to the house the following Monday night. A special eviction was held on the following Thursday evening in which the housemate to actually receive the most votes, Wesley Denning, was evicted. A representative of Legion Interactive, the company that manages eviction votes and compiles the results, appeared on the second eviction show to explain how the error occurred.
Big Brother's Big Mouth
Big Brother's Big Mouth is a panel show introduced for the 2008 season of the show, based on the Big Brother UK show of the same title. It aired at 9.30pm each Monday night from 6 May 2008 to 23 May 2008. Due to a ratings decline it was moved to 10.00pm Monday starting 30 June 2008, with new series Mark Loves SharonMark Loves Sharon
Mark Loves Sharon was a six part Australian television mockumentary parody series about sport, celebrities and reality television.The series sees Jason Gann reprising his role of Mark Wary from the The Wedge, a professional AFL star, that is a parody of controversial real-life sport stars Shane...
taking its original slot. Each week different former Australian housemates were guest panel members. There was a total of 11 one hour episodes.
Friday Night Live
Big Brother Friday Night Live is a live show based on Big Brother UK's spin-off Saturday Night Live hosted by Mike GoldmanMike Goldman
Mike Goldman is an Australian television and radio host, probably best known for his various roles in Big Brother Australia series.-Television:...
and former Big Brother 2004 housemates Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan James "Fitzy" Fitzgerald is a former Australian rules footballer, Big Brother participant, and radio and television personality. After being drafted from the South Adelaide Football Club, he made his Australian Football League debut for Sydney in 2000, before being traded to Adelaide, where...
and Bree Amer
Bree Amer
Bree Amer is an Australian television personality.Amer was a contestant on Big Brother Australia 2004 from the Gold Coast, in Queensland, and the first housemate of Big Brother Australia to re-enter the House when, hours after her eviction, it was discovered the votes were miscalculated...
, showcasing a live housemate games competition conducted in an arena attached to the Big Brother compound every Friday evening. The housemate evicted the previous week joins the hosting panel. The show was introduced with Big Brother 2005, aired on Fridays at 7:30 p.m..
The winner of the overall games is rewarded with the following:
- Becoming Head Of The House
- Taking One Fellow Housemate Into The Strategy Room
- Evicting A Fellow Housemate With Double Points
- The power to change the nominated housemate lineup
Friday Night Live returned for Big Brother 2006. A fourth prize was added for the winner, a "luckydip" type prize draw where they are presented with three boxes, each containing a prize, and may choose one box, not knowing what any of the boxes contains. The three boxes are themed on a specific country, and the three boxes featured a holiday to that country after the conclusion of the competition, a privilege that may be used within the house (such as laundry services or a special dinner), and a booby prize. Booby prizes have included a bow tie
Bow tie
The bow tie is a type of men's necktie. It consists of a ribbon of fabric tied around the collar in a symmetrical manner such that the two opposite ends form loops. Ready-tied bow ties are available, in which the distinctive bow is sewn into shape and the band around the neck incorporates a clip....
and a chunk of Camembert cheese
Camembert (cheese)
Camembert is a soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow's milk cheese. It was first made in the late 18th century in Normandy in northern France.-Production:...
. On one occasion the three boxes were replaced with a special prize where the winner was allowed to go on an excursion outside the Big Brother House to Tiger Island at Dreamworld
Dreamworld
Dreamworld is a large theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is currently Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger...
, where they were treated to a feast and a tiger show. They then had the entire park to themselves for a night. The winner on this occasion was Gaelan, who invited Krystal to share in his prize. On a second occasion, the winner of Friday Night Live, Jamie, was given the four usual prizes, and a fifth "mystery prize". The prize involved Jamie and the person he invited to the Rewards Room, Chris, leaving the House to get a first go on FlowRider, a new ride at Dreamworld.
For the Big Brother 2007
Big Brother Australia 2007
Big Brother Australia 2007 was the seventh season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother Australia. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten in Australia, and the first episode aired on 22 April 2007...
season Friday Night Live remained largely unchanged. For this season the prize boxes generally contained an overseas holiday, a large item such as expensive watches or a scooter, and a booby prize. But a twist in the power to change the nominations lineup made this a more valuable than ever prize for the winner of Friday Night Live in Big Brother 2007
Big Brother Australia 2007
Big Brother Australia 2007 was the seventh season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother Australia. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten in Australia, and the first episode aired on 22 April 2007...
as they were able to remove themselves altogether (if nominated) or another housemate from the nominees for that week, and replace them with another housemate, rather than in the last two series where the winner had the power to change nominations by deducting 3 points from a nominee. The Friday Night Live format was reused in the Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
spinoff series Friday Night Games
Friday Night Games
Friday Night Games was a spin-off from Big Brother Australias Friday Night Live, hosted by Mike Goldman with Bree Amer and Ryan "Fitzy" Fitzgerald and was produced at Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia by Network Ten....
which began in February 2006 and ended before Big Brother resumed for 2006. This weekly program is also filmed at Dreamworld
Dreamworld
Dreamworld is a large theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is currently Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger...
, and features two teams of celebrities (who are joined by members of the public) to compete in a series of games. The program was again hosted by Goldman, Amer, and Fitzgerald.
The 2008 season of Big Brother did not include a rewards room, instead allowing the winning housemate entry to the new "Strategy Room" with one other housemate of their choice. Due to the changes in the nomination and eviction process, the winner was able to save one housemate from eviction, and votes with double points during evictions.
Finale
The Finale of Big Brother Australia is a significant event conducted in front of an audience at Dreamworld and broadcast live on television. The usual series host presents the finale. The television presentation has been scheduled to run as long as three hours, sometimes running even longer. The 2007 season finale was extended by almost an hour due to a delay in finalising eviction vote tallies.In all Australian series the Finale features footage from the final day in the house, by which time there are only two housemates remaining, culminating in the announcement of the winner. Usually the runner-up leaves the house in the manner of an evicted housemate, and is interviewed by the host on stage. Later the winner is asked to leave the house, finally joining the host on stage.
The final two housemates of Big Brother 2004, Big Brother 2005 and Big Brother 2007
Big Brother Australia 2007
Big Brother Australia 2007 was the seventh season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother Australia. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten in Australia, and the first episode aired on 22 April 2007...
left the House together, and were on stage when the winner of those seasons was announced. Big Brother 2006 had featured the original format where the winner is announced while the final two housemates are in the House, and they both left separately. Big Brother 2008
Big Brother Australia 2008
Big Brother Australia 2008 was the eighth season of the Australian reality television series, Big Brother Australia to air on Network Ten. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten and Ten HD in Australia. The first episode aired on 28 April 2008. Since then, there has been a total 20 housemates...
had the finalists on the stage with the hosts.
Previous housemates of the season sometimes put on a musical or dance performance. Sometimes the performance is set to popular music and is based on several of the tasks the housemates had participated in during the season. In 2006, Danielle Foote sang her single, while the other housemates did dance routines around her, using costumes and elements from various tasks of that season.
The 2007 finale was the last Big Brother program to be hosted by series host of seven years, Gretel Killeen. In 2008, the Finale was hosted by the replacement Big Brother hosts Kyle and Jackie O. The 2008 finale featured a special dedication to past series as the 2008 season would be the last for the foreseeable future.
Uncut / Adults Only
Originally named Big Brother Uncut, and renamed Big Brother: Adults Only for Big Brother 2006, this program showcased adult content from the house unsuitable for the early evening Daily Show. This mainly consisted of footage of the housemates showering, general risque behaviour, and discussions about sexual matters. Each episode was one hour long. During the early seasons of Big Brother it aired at 9:30pm on Thursday nights. It later switched to 9:30pm Monday nights, and then 9:40pm Monday nights. It was rated MA15+ (deemed unsuitable for viewers under the age of 15), and hosted by Gretel KilleenGretel Killeen
Gretel Killeen is an Australian journalist and author. Killeen is well known for being the primary host of Big Brother Australia from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season ....
.
The 2006 series of Big Brother: Adults Only ended early after politicians warned Network Ten that its screening of the show could harm its push for media reforms. The last episode of Adults Only was aired on 19 June 2006. The program was not produced for the 2007 season of Big Brother Australia. That season's host Gretel Killeen, and producer Kris Noble, cited the absence of the program as a reason for the 2007 season's reduced ratings.
Saturday
Big Brother Saturday was a one-hour long show aired on Saturday evenings during Big Brother 2001, with Gretel Killeen presenting an overview of press discussions of the series that week, interviews with fans by reporter Sami LukisSami Lukis
Sami Lukis is an Australian television and radio personality. She appeared on the Nine Network as the weather girl on Today, and for Network Ten on the children's educational program Totally Wild...
, and stories about the activities of evicted housemates. The show featured little actual footage originating from the Big Brother House itself. This show did not return after the first series, largely because Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
acquired the rights to televise Saturday night Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
games after the first series of Big Brother ended, with these telecasts taking the show's timeslot.
Criticism and controversy
The series received some criticism from commentators and audiences for its sexual content. The series was occasionally referred to as "Big Brothel" in the press, in reference to the sexual content of the Uncut episode. Criticism was also voiced in the Australian Government, with one politician referring to it as "...toxic television..." Complaints about Uncut led to it being rebranded Big Brother: Adults Only for the 2006 season. Adults Only was cancelled early in the season due to continuing controversy.After the 2005 series, complaints prompted the Australian Communications and Media Authority
Australian Communications and Media Authority
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is an Australian government statutory authority within the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio...
to launch an investigation into Big Brother: Uncut. The main complaint was that Network Ten had breached the industry code of practice by broadcasting footage that went past the maximum MA15+ rating for Australian commercial television. The ACMA found Network Ten had breached the code on two occasions: the airing of housemate Michael massaging Gianna with his penis exposed, and the song about sexual fetishes. The ACMA did not impose any direct punishment on Network Ten, however outlined requirements for the 2006 series of Uncut. Included in those requirements is a commitment by Network Ten to compile episode footage early enough for censors to evaluate it. Two censors were taken on by the network specifically for Big Brother, and crew were trained on the restrictions of the MA15+ television rating. As a result of criticism, the show was renamed Big Brother: Adults Only for the 2006 season.
2006 alleged sexual assault controversy
On 1 July 2006 two housemates, Michael Cox (using the alias Ashley for the show) and Michael Bric (using the alias John), were removed from the house for allegedly sexually assaulting, "Turkey slapTurkey slap
Turkey slap is a sexual behaviour in which a male slaps another person's face with his penis . While the act of hitting another's face with the penis can be a sexual act, the term "turkey slap" refers to the act when performed in a non-sexual way either playfully or to shame, degrade or harass the...
ping" female housemate, Camilla Halliwell, in a season of the series that had already attracted significant controversy. Following the incident the live feed was temporarily replaced by an old UpLate update of the housemates completing their football task, continuously looped, and the forums on the Big Brother website were removed. Queensland Police
Queensland Police
The Queensland Police Service is the law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. In 1990, the Queensland Police Force was officially renamed the Queensland Police Service and the old motto of "Firmness with Courtesy" was changed to "With Honour We Serve"...
were shown the relevant footage, but opted not to conduct a criminal investigation. Subsequent to this incident former housemate Rita Lazzarotto reported that she had been subjected to a similar incident during her time in the Big Brother house in the 2005 series.
Then Australian Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
John Howard
John Howard
John Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
asked for Big Brother to be cancelled, saying, "Here's a great opportunity for Channel 10 to do a bit of self-regulation and get this stupid program off the air"; Leader of the Opposition Kim Beazley
Kim Beazley
In the October 1998 election, Labor polled a majority of the two-party vote and received the largest swing to a first-term opposition since 1934. However, due to the uneven nature of the swing, Labor came up eight seats short of making Beazley Prime Minister....
and Senator Steve Fielding
Steve Fielding
Steven "Steve" Fielding , was a Senator representing the state of Victoria and the federal parliamentary leader of the Family First Party in Australia. Elected to the Senate at the 2004 federal election on two percent of the Victorian vote, he failed to gain re-election at the 2010 federal election...
supported this view. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie
Peter Beattie
Peter Douglas Beattie , Australian politician, was the 36th Premier of the Australian state of Queensland for nine years and leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state for eleven and a half years...
argued that the show employed many Australians in production and that, because of the already diminished size of the Australian television industry, the show should continue.
Cancellation by Network Ten
Big Brother Australia was axed by Network TenNetwork Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
on 14 July 2008 with the broadcaster confirming that the 2008 season would be the last to air on the channel.
Post Big Brother Mentions & Possible Revival
Since the show was axed in 2008, there have been many rumours about a possible revival by Nine, Seven, Ten or SBS.SBS Programmer Shawn White has denied the show would be revived on their channel despite rumours with Nine CEO David Gyngell notably 'interested' in the idea soon after the cancellation, only to turn it down days later.
The Seven Network has expressed interest since bidding for the show after the seventh season finale
Big Brother Australia 2007
Big Brother Australia 2007 was the seventh season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother Australia. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten in Australia, and the first episode aired on 22 April 2007...
however denied any revival occurring a week after the 2008 finale on morning program Sunrise
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
.
Most notably, Network Ten expressed some interest in the format when on 3 June 2011, News Limited posted an article suggesting the network may be interested in putting it on its digital channel, Eleven
Eleven (TV channel)
Eleven is an Australian free-to-air standard definition digital television channel, which was launched by ElevenCo, on 11 January 2011.-Joint venture:...
. In the article, Chief Programming Officer David Mott stated that '...Ten have considered ways to bring the show back on a number of occasions' however was worried that audiences had 'moved on'. Made mention was the US version where the show has had 12 successful seasons, and a thirteenth on the way. Mott said; "It's a summer show for CBS, it doesn't play in the heart of the ratings season but it's done a pretty good job for them.'
Move to Nine Network
On 9 September 2011, it was reported and later confirmed that the Nine NetworkNine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
had signed a deal with Southern Star Group
Southern Star Group
Southern Star Group is Australia's largest independent television production and distribution group....
to bring the Australian version of the series back as Big Brother: Secrets
Big Brother Australia 2012
Big Brother Australia: Secrets is the upcoming ninth season of the Australian reality television series, Big Brother Australia. It will be the first to air on the Nine Network after it signed a deal with Southern Star Group in September 2011...
, marketed as 'every housemate has a secret!'.
It is expected to be produced with a tighter budget and will be aired in 2012.
Other media
On 8 July 2003, a DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
entitled Big Brother: Unseen/Uncut/Unreal by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, featuring risqué moments from the series was released and became marginally successful. It was rated M
Australian Classification Board
The Australian Classification Board is a statutory classification body formed by the Australian Government which classifies films, video games and publications for exhibition, sale or hire in Australia since its establishment in 1970. The Australian Classification Board was originally incorporated...
which means that the DVD requires a mature perspective, however there is no legal restriction on access. The DVD is broken down into three sections. Unseen showed Launch and Eviction episodes, while Uncut features clips from Big Brother Uncut; speaks of how television censorship laws of different countries that have Big Brother
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
seasons differ to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's; footage of the audition process; and a package where Peter Abbott
Peter Abbott
Admiral Sir Peter Charles Abbott GBE KCB is a former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.-Naval career:Educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, Abbott was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1964...
, the voice of Big Brother for the first three seasons, was "Big Brother'd" for a day, where a camera followed him from the time he woke up to when he went to sleep. Unreel section has information on the first three seasons' housemates, including Big Brother 2003
Notable contestants
- Blair McDonoughBlair McDonoughBlair McDonough is an actor who is best known for playing the role of Stuart Parker in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours. He first shot to fame in 2001, when he finished runner-up in the inaugural season of the reality TV series Big Brother Australia...
, had an on-going acting role with daily serial NeighboursNeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
from 2001 to April 2006, then worked as a television presenter, and acted in Winners and Losers. - Jamie McDonald went from "Australia's favourite nerd" hosting a low-rating video games TV show to hosting breakfast radio with the FairfaxFairfax MediaFairfax Media Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The group's operations include newspapers, magazines, radios and digital media operating in Australia and New Zealand. Fairfax Media was founded by the Fairfax family as John Fairfax and Sons, later to become John...
network. - Nathan Morris is now a radio host in PerthPerth, Western AustraliaPerth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
on Nova 93.7Nova 937Nova 93.7 is a commercial radio station in Perth, Western Australia. Owned by DMG Radio Australia, it was established in the Perth market on Wednesday December 5, 2002...
's breakfast show "Nathan and Nat"; was a regular guest on Big Mouth in 2008. - Pete Timbs is a journalist for TV WeekTV WeekTV Week is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in December 1957 , and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV.The publication is still publishing weekly...
magazine and co-hosts The Know on the subscription channel MAXMusicMAXMAX is an Australian music channel formerly known as musicMAX prior to 14 March 2004, available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television. The distinctive MAX logo was designed by Australian designer director, Domenico Bartolo of 21-19 ....
. He also appeared on the chat show The Catch-UpThe Catch-UpThe Catch-Up was an Australian daytime live television talk show on the Nine Network created by Mia Freedman.The show featured a panel of women as co-hosts, with Libbi Gorr, Zoe Sheridan, Mary Moody and Lisa Oldfield. The show premiered on 26 February 2007. It was produced at Channel Nine's studio...
as the gossip columnist. - Sara-Marie FedeleSara-Marie FedeleSara-Marie Fedele gained fame as one of the loudest and most flamboyant Housemates on Big Brother Australia 2001...
enjoyed significant celebrity status after the series, releasing a CD single, pyjamas, a book, and endorsed NicoretteNicoretteNicorette is the brand name of a pharmaceutical preparation that contains nicotine for the treatment of tobacco dependence. Nicorette was the first medicinal preparation to facilitate smoking cessation....
Patches in television advertisements. She was a celebrity contestant in Celebrity Big Brother Australia in 2002 and Dancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing on the Seven Network and filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne...
in 2005. - Jess Hardy was a contestant on the second season of The MoleThe Mole (Australia season 2)The second season of the Australian version of The Mole originally aired from 21 February 2001 to 25 April 2001. It took place in Victoria and was hosted by Grant Bowler.-Show Details:...
prior to her famous Big Brother appearance. Hardy was eliminated in the first episode of The Mole. - Brodie Young, an intruder in Big Brother 2002, hosted QuizmaniaQuizmania (Australia)Quizmania was an Australian phone-in quiz show, based on the British program of the same name, and broadcast on the Nine Network in the late night time slot . The show was produced from Nine's Richmond studios in Melbourne. Its main Director was Rick Maslan.Quizmania was first broadcast on GTV-9,...
. - Wesley DeningWesley DeningWesley Dening is an Australian television host and comedian, who became famous in Australia as a contestant on Big Brother Australia 2004....
, hosted children's television show, Totally WildTotally WildTotally Wild is an Australian children's television series. It has been in production since 1992, airing on Network Ten since day one. It has the format of a news program, and does stories on topics such as Australia's native flora and fauna, action sports, the environment, science, and technology... - Regina BirdRegina BirdRegina "Reggie" Bird was a contestant and winner of Big Brother 2003 Australia. Small in stature with an unusual nasal intonation, she earned public admiration with her down-to-earth charm, strong work ethic, and naivety...
, taped a pilotTelevision pilotA "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
for her own show for Network TenNetwork TenNetwork Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
which never made it to air. Was a frequent guest on Big Brother UpLate, and a contestant on Nine NetworkNine NetworkThe Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's celebrity skating competition series Skating on Thin IceSkating on Thin IceSkating on Thin Ice was a short-lived Australian celebrity reality television programme broadcast on the Nine Network in 2005. Hosted by Jamie Durie, nine celebrities learnt to skate with the ultimate goal being to perform with Disney on Ice, with proceeds going toward children's charity,...
in 2005. - Bree AmerBree AmerBree Amer is an Australian television personality.Amer was a contestant on Big Brother Australia 2004 from the Gold Coast, in Queensland, and the first housemate of Big Brother Australia to re-enter the House when, hours after her eviction, it was discovered the votes were miscalculated...
was a regular co-host of Big Brother Friday Night Live and Friday Night GamesFriday Night GamesFriday Night Games was a spin-off from Big Brother Australias Friday Night Live, hosted by Mike Goldman with Bree Amer and Ryan "Fitzy" Fitzgerald and was produced at Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia by Network Ten....
. - Ryan FitzgeraldRyan FitzgeraldRyan James "Fitzy" Fitzgerald is a former Australian rules footballer, Big Brother participant, and radio and television personality. After being drafted from the South Adelaide Football Club, he made his Australian Football League debut for Sydney in 2000, before being traded to Adelaide, where...
was a regular co-host of Big Brother Friday Night Live and Friday Night GamesFriday Night GamesFriday Night Games was a spin-off from Big Brother Australias Friday Night Live, hosted by Mike Goldman with Bree Amer and Ryan "Fitzy" Fitzgerald and was produced at Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia by Network Ten....
. He is also a radio host on the breakfast show on Nova 91.9Nova 91.9Nova 91.9 is a commercial radio station operating in Adelaide, Australia, owned by the DMG Radio Network.Along with its sister stations Nova 100 Melbourne, Nova 96.9 Sydney, Nova 106.9 Brisbane and Nova 93.7 Perth, Nova now claims to be Australia's leading under 40's brand.-Breakfast:The breakfast...
in AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, and appears frequently on Network Ten's Before The GameBefore the GameBefore The Game is an Australian rules football/comedy television show in Australia on Network Ten. The show is hosted by Andrew Maher, with regular panelists including Mick Molloy, Dave Hughes, Sam Lane, and Lehmo. The format of the show is a light-hearted discussion of issues relating to the...
(he is a former AFL Footballer having played for the Sydney Swans and Adelaide Crows.) - Tim BruneroTim BruneroTim Brunero is known to the Australian television-viewing public as the runner-up of Big Brother Australia 2005.On the back of his short-lived notoriety, Brunero visited East Timor in November 2005 for APHEDA, also known as Union Aid Abroad...
wrote a weekly column on The ChaserThe ChaserThe Chaser are an Australian satirical comedian group, known for their television programmes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation channel. The group take their name from their production of satirical newspaper, a publication known to challenge conventions of taste...
; was a regular guest on Big Mouth in 2008 - Simon Deering hosted The Uplate Game Show in 2005-2006.
- Greg and David Mathew, the Logan twins from Big Brother 2005Big Brother (Australia series 5)Big Brother Australia 2005 was the fifth series of Big Brother Australia, and was aired on Network Ten in Australia, and TV-2 in New Zealand with a four-week delay. The series started on 8 May 2005, with housemates going into the House the day before, and finished on 15 August 2005, lasting 101 days...
, filmed a trek to the North PoleNorth PoleThe North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
and had selected segments aired on Big Brother UpLate in May 2006. - Krystal ForscuttKrystal ForscuttKrystal Forscutt is an Australian model and reality TV contestant. She is one of Australia's highest paid models. She currently works as a personal trainer at Fit n Fast fitness centre.-Reality Television:...
had a one year contract in 2006 with Zoo WeeklyZoo WeeklyZoo is a weekly lads' magazine published in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 29 January 2004, as the second weekly men's magazine in the UK after the similar and rival magazine Nuts)...
to feature in a weekly column. In 2007 Forscutt was a contestant on It Takes Two. She also appeared as a character in the video game Need for Speed: ProStreetNeed for Speed: ProStreetNeed for Speed: ProStreet is the 11th installment of Electronic Arts' popular racing game series Need for Speed. On May 21, 2007, Electronic Arts published a teaser trailer of ProStreet, and officially announced it ten days later. It was released worldwide in November 2007. Its action footage was...
. - Danielle FooteDanielle FooteDanielle Foote, born 8 June 1987 in Adelaide, Australia, is a singer and former Big Brother Australia 2006 housemate. She is signed to Secret Days, an independent record label based in Brisbane, Australia, and her debut single, a cover of Underworld's Underneath the Radar, was released on 7 August...
released a single, a cover of the song Underneath the RadarUnderneath the RadarUnderneath the Radar is the debut album by Underworld, released in 1988 . The album was a success in both Australia and the US . The title track of the album was released as a single which reached top five on the ARIA singles charts and number seventy-four on the U.S...
in 2006. - Rob Rigley was a regular co-host of The Uplate Game Show with Simon Deering
- Camilla Severi is one of the three hosts of Labrat Camilla and Stav on Brisbane's B105.
- Gordon Sloan from Big Brother Australia 2001 died in Beijing on 13 September 2007, supposedly of a drug overdose.
- Michael CrafterMichael CrafterMichael Crafter is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist of Confession, and is also a former vocalist for Bands - I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian and Bury Your Dead. He also played Bass for Shotpointblank.-Biography:Crafter is a member in the...
, previously a member of metalcore band I Killed The Prom QueenI Killed the Prom QueenI Killed the Prom Queen is an Australian metalcore band which formed in 2000 with mainstays JJ Peters on drums and Jona Weinhofen on guitar. The band featured prominently on the Australian live music scene and toured the USA, Japan and parts of Europe several times...
. - Chrissie SwanChrissie SwanChrissie Swan is an Australian radio and television personality. In 2003, she gained fame in her country as the runner-up of Big Brother Australia on Network Ten...
, is a current talk show host on The CircleThe Circle (TV program)-Music from The Circle:Music from The Circle is a compilation album featuring 38 songs chosen by the hosts of The Circle. The album includes a special song recorded by hosts Denise Drysdale, Chrissie Swan, Yumi Stynes and Gorgi Coghlan titled "Circle Song"...
as well as other television appearances. She has also been nominated for a Gold Logie. - Nathan Strempel currently is a presenter on Adelaide's Life FMLife FMLife FM is a New Zealand Christian RBG-owned radio network broadcasting popular contemporary Christian music across New Zealand and online with MMS. It was launched as a secular alternative rock station in 1994, as an alternative Christian rock network in 1997 and as a Christian top 40 station in...
and on Australia Live TVAustralia Live TVAustralia Live TV is an Australia based online television network run from Chapel Lane Studios in Hindmarsh, South Australia, Adelaide The company started with one sports Internet television show KG and the General but now hosts several shows -Programming:...
Xtreme Sports Hour - Rachel Corbett is currently hosting the All New Paul Murray show with Rachel Corbett across the Triple M Networks in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
Awards
Big Brother Australia won the following TV WeekTV Week
TV Week is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in December 1957 , and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV.The publication is still publishing weekly...
Logie Awards
- 2002 - Most Popular Reality Program
Big Brother Australia was also nominated for the following TV Week
TV Week
TV Week is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in December 1957 , and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV.The publication is still publishing weekly...
Logie Awards
- 2003 - Most Popular Reality Program (lost to RPA)
- 2004 - Most Popular Reality Program (lost to Australian Idol)
- 2005 - Most Popular Reality Program (lost to Australian Idol)
- 2006 - Most Popular Reality Program (lost to Australian Idol)
- 2007 - Most Popular Reality Program (lost to Dancing With The Stars)
- 2008 - Most Popular Reality Program (lost to Dancing With The Stars)
External links
- Big Brother Australia
- Big Brother's boozy boast - Daily Telegraph
- Big Brother 2008 - Daily Telegraph Feature
- Big Brother at the National Film and Sound Archive
- Big Brother eviction interviews WHO.com