Big Brother (Australia series 4)
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Big Brother Australia 2004 was the fourth series of Big Brother Australia
, and was aired on Network Ten
, starting on Sunday 2 May 2004, with the housemates entering the day before; and ended on Monday 26 July 2004, lasting 87 days.
The season was billed as "back to basics, but with one small secret". In a return to the basic format of Big Brother 2001
and Big Brother 2002
that had been eschewed in favour of twists and surprises in Big Brother 2003
, all housemates were let into the house together and former surprise elements such as swimming pools and gym equipment were all exposed from the beginning.
Two Intruders entered the house later in the game, and Miriam
, the transsexual star of the show There's Something About Miriam
, entered as a houseguest near the end. The prize money was raised from $250,000 to $1,000,000, but this was kept hidden from housemates until later in the series. Evicted housemates also received larger prizes than any season before, with every evictee receiving a top of the range Mitsubishi Lancer VR-X.
The two Intruders were some of the least liked in all the four series, with Violeta being chosen for eviction by every single housemate, and then Monica, who already had a boyfriend outside, immediately started falling for Ryan, and she and Bree developed an intense dislike towards each other. When Monica was finally up for eviction, she was evicted with a very large percentage of the votes.
The final contestants in 2004 were Bree Amer
and Trevor Butler
. Trevor won, and then proposed to his girlfriend on stage. Mid-Season, The housemates were able to see the "unofficial Premiere" of The Day After Tomorrow
.
The theme also was slightly remixed with the introduction a guitars component.
, from Broken Hill, New South Wales
, entered the House on Day 0. He was announced as the winner of Big Brother 2004 and A$1,000,000, and proposed to his girlfriend on stage shortly afterwards. Trevor is the only Big Brother Australia
housemate to have won $1,000,000.
On 10 October 2007, Trevor made a celebrity appearance on the ABC Television series Summer Heights High
.
, (born 17 August 1983) from the Gold Coast
, Queensland
, entered the House on Day 0. Bree was a co-hosts of Friday Night Live and the Friday Night Games
with fellow former housemate Ryan Fitzgerald. Bree was also wrongly evicted during the show and re-entered the house.
, Victoria
, entered the house on Day 0. Paul had been involved in an intense argument with Merlin over the issue of becoming an Australian citizen. Paul was evicted on Day 85. Paul now co-hosts a breakfast show on Geelong 95.5 K-rock
(or "Fitzy"), (born 16 October 1976) a former professional Australian rules football
player from Adelaide
, South Australia
, entered the House on Day 0, and was evicted on Day 83. After being a contestant in Big Brother 2004, Ryan has gone on to co-host Nova 91.9
Adelaide's breakfast show, Friday Night Games
, Friday Night Live and Friday Night Download. He has also appeared on Channel 10's AFL program Before The Game
.
. She entered the House on Day 0, and was evicted on Day 78, the day before the Final Countdown.
, Western Australia
was evicted on Day 71.Entered competition in 2006 on RSVP seen on the big night in with John Foreman. She was a sweet, naive girl.
, entered the House as an Intruder, and was evicted in a Double Eviction on Day 71.
, (born 14 July 1983) From Brisbane's Kangaroo Point was evicted on Day 68, he notably co-hosted children's television show, Totally Wild
.
He was School Captain at Nudgee College during his time there.
, entered the house as an Intruder, and was evicted on Day 59.
was evicted on Day 57. He is now known as a DJ, Little Fritter.
, entered the House on Day 0 with the original housemates, and was evicted on Day 50.
, entered the House on Day 0 with the original housemates, and was evicted on Day 43. During his Eviction, he attracted controversy by taping over his mouth and revealing a makeshift banner which read "Free Th Refugees". The letter E had fallen off and it was intended to read "Free The Refugees" in reference to Australian Government policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers. He refused to speak throughout his eviction show, but later spoke of the incident during the following nomination show.
, entered the House on Day 0 and was evicted on Day 36.
, entered the House on Day 0 with the original housemates, and was evicted on Day 29. Prior to Big Brother, Krystal worked as a exotic dancer known as Delta.
, Victoria
, was evicted on Day 22.
, chin augmentation
, and breast implants.
All Housemates were Nominated by Big Brother after failing to give reasonable Nomination reasons. Mónica, as a new Housemate, was exempt from this process.
For the second week running all Housemates were automatically Nominated by Big Brother - this was due to the fact that at the last Eviction there was a voting error and Bree had been incorrectly Evicted. Bree later returned to the House, and the correct Evictee, Wesley, was Evicted on Day 68, four days too late. This left no time for Nominations, so all Housemates were put up for the Public Vote.
Big Brother (Australia)
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...
, and was aired 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...
, starting on Sunday 2 May 2004, with the housemates entering the day before; and ended on Monday 26 July 2004, lasting 87 days.
The season was billed as "back to basics, but with one small secret". In a return to the basic format of Big Brother 2001
Big Brother (Australia series 1)
Big Brother Australia 2001 was the first series of Big Brother Australia. The season ran from 23 April 2001 until 16 July 2001, a duration of 86 days. The series was hosted by Gretel Killeen, who remained as the host until 2008, not returning for the eighth season...
and Big Brother 2002
Big Brother (Australia series 2)
Big Brother Australia 2002 was the second season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother Australia. The season started on 8 April 2002 and ended on 1 July 2002, lasting 85 days....
that had been eschewed in favour of twists and surprises in Big Brother 2003
Big Brother (Australia series 3)
Big Brother Australia 2003 was the third season of the Australian television series Big Brother Australia. The season lasted 87 days, starting on 27 April 2003 and ending on 21 July 2003....
, all housemates were let into the house together and former surprise elements such as swimming pools and gym equipment were all exposed from the beginning.
Two Intruders entered the house later in the game, and Miriam
Miriam (entertainer)
Miriam Rivera is a Mexican transsexual woman who appeared on the reality television shows There's Something About Miriam and Big Brother Australia 2004...
, the transsexual star of the show There's Something About Miriam
There's Something About Miriam
There's Something About Miriam is a reality television show filmed in 2003, created by British TV producer Remy Blumenfeld and originally aired in the United Kingdom on Sky1 in February 2004...
, entered as a houseguest near the end. The prize money was raised from $250,000 to $1,000,000, but this was kept hidden from housemates until later in the series. Evicted housemates also received larger prizes than any season before, with every evictee receiving a top of the range Mitsubishi Lancer VR-X.
The two Intruders were some of the least liked in all the four series, with Violeta being chosen for eviction by every single housemate, and then Monica, who already had a boyfriend outside, immediately started falling for Ryan, and she and Bree developed an intense dislike towards each other. When Monica was finally up for eviction, she was evicted with a very large percentage of the votes.
The final contestants in 2004 were 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...
and 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...
. Trevor won, and then proposed to his girlfriend on stage. Mid-Season, The housemates were able to see the "unofficial Premiere" of The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 American science-fiction disaster film that depicts the catastrophic effects of global warming in a series of extreme weather events that usher in global cooling which leads to a new ice age. The film did well at the box office, grossing $542,771,772 internationally...
.
Opening sequence
The same as the 2003 opening sequence with some minor sound changes. The background colour is more gradient than last years. A scene of a green backyard appears between the diary room and kitchen scenes. The diary room chair is orange instead of red. Also the evicted housemate in the titles was changed to blue. Lastly the 84 days was changed to the series 86 days.The theme also was slightly remixed with the introduction a guitars component.
Trevor
Trevor ButlerTrevor 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...
, from Broken Hill, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, entered the House on Day 0. He was announced as the winner of Big Brother 2004 and A$1,000,000, and proposed to his girlfriend on stage shortly afterwards. Trevor is the only Big Brother Australia
Big Brother (Australia)
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...
housemate to have won $1,000,000.
On 10 October 2007, Trevor made a celebrity appearance on the ABC Television series Summer Heights High
Summer Heights High
Summer Heights High is a Logie Award-winning Australian television mockumentary series written by and starring Chris Lilley. It is a parody of high-school life epitomised by its three protagonists: effeminate and megalomaniacal "Director of Performing Arts" Mr G; self-absorbed, privileged teenager...
.
Bree
Bree AmerBree 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...
, (born 17 August 1983) from 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...
, 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...
, entered the House on Day 0. Bree was a co-hosts of Friday Night Live and the 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....
with fellow former housemate Ryan Fitzgerald. Bree was also wrongly evicted during the show and re-entered the house.
Paul
Paul Dyer, from Jan JucJan Juc, Victoria
Jan Juc is a coastal town of Victoria, Australia, adjacent to Torquay, Victoria. At the 2006 census, Jan Juc had a population of 3,158.- History :Jan Juc Post Office opened on 25 January 1862, but was renamed Bellbrae in 1923....
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, entered the house on Day 0. Paul had been involved in an intense argument with Merlin over the issue of becoming an Australian citizen. Paul was evicted on Day 85. Paul now co-hosts a breakfast show on Geelong 95.5 K-rock
Ryan
Ryan FitzgeraldRyan 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...
(or "Fitzy"), (born 16 October 1976) a former professional Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player from Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide 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...
, 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...
, entered the House on Day 0, and was evicted on Day 83. After being a contestant in Big Brother 2004, Ryan has gone on to co-host Nova 91.9
Nova 91.9
Nova 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...
Adelaide's breakfast show, 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....
, Friday Night Live and Friday Night Download. He has also appeared on Channel 10's AFL program Before The Game
Before the Game
Before 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...
.
Catherine
Catherine Tremolada is a single mother of two from Albion Park, New South WalesNew South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. She entered the House on Day 0, and was evicted on Day 78, the day before the Final Countdown.
Ashalea
Ashalea McWalters, (born 7 January 1985) from PerthPerth, Western Australia
Perth 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....
, 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...
was evicted on Day 71.Entered competition in 2006 on RSVP seen on the big night in with John Foreman. She was a sweet, naive girl.
Monica
Monica de Balso, from New South WalesNew South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, entered the House as an Intruder, and was evicted in a Double Eviction on Day 71.
Wesley
Wesley DeningWesley Dening
Wesley Dening is an Australian television host and comedian, who became famous in Australia as a contestant on Big Brother Australia 2004....
, (born 14 July 1983) From Brisbane's Kangaroo Point was evicted on Day 68, he notably co-hosted children's television show, Totally Wild
Totally Wild
Totally 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...
.
He was School Captain at Nudgee College during his time there.
Violeta
Violeta Black was from MelbourneMelbourne
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...
, entered the house as an Intruder, and was evicted on Day 59.
Kane
Kane Dignum, (born 26 October 1983) from QueenslandQueensland
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...
was evicted on Day 57. He is now known as a DJ, Little Fritter.
Terri
Terri Mann, from Western AustraliaWestern 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...
, entered the House on Day 0 with the original housemates, and was evicted on Day 50.
Merlin
Merlin Luck, from New South WalesNew South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, entered the House on Day 0 with the original housemates, and was evicted on Day 43. During his Eviction, he attracted controversy by taping over his mouth and revealing a makeshift banner which read "Free Th Refugees". The letter E had fallen off and it was intended to read "Free The Refugees" in reference to Australian Government policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers. He refused to speak throughout his eviction show, but later spoke of the incident during the following nomination show.
Elle
Bree Quartermaine, known in the House as Elle and from Western AustraliaWestern 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...
, entered the House on Day 0 and was evicted on Day 36.
Krystal
Krystal Ince, from QueenslandQueensland
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...
, entered the House on Day 0 with the original housemates, and was evicted on Day 29. Prior to Big Brother, Krystal worked as a exotic dancer known as Delta.
Igor
Igor Vurmeski, from MelbourneMelbourne
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...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, was evicted on Day 22.
Aphrodite
Aphrodite Vuitton was evicted on Day 15. She garnered publicity after the end of the series upon getting cosmetic surgery, which consisted of rhinoplastyRhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty , also nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the form, restoring the functions, and aesthetically enhancing the nose, by resolving nasal trauma , congenital defect, respiratory impediment, and a failed primary rhinoplasty...
, chin augmentation
Chin augmentation
Chin augmentation using surgical implants can alter the underlying structure of the face, providing better balance to the facial features. This operation is often, but not always, performed at the time of rhinoplasty to help balance the facial proportions...
, and breast implants.
Nominations Table
The first Housemate in each box was Nominated for Two Points, and the second Housemate was Nominated for One Point.| Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intruder | Noms | Day 85 | Day 86 | |||||||||||
| Trevor | Igor, Terri |
Igor, Paul |
Paul, Ashalea |
Paul, Ashalea |
Merlin, Paul |
Terri, Ashalea |
Wesley, Ashalea |
Violeta | No Nominations |
No Nominations |
Paul, Catherine |
Paul, Bree |
No Nominations |
Winner |
| Bree | Terri, Igor |
Terri, Igor |
Terri, Kane |
Terri, Paul |
Terri, Paul |
Wesley, Ryan |
Kane, Paul |
Violeta | No Nominations |
No Nominations |
Paul, Ryan |
Paul, Ryan |
No Nominations |
|
| Paul | Aphrodite, Igor |
Elle, Merlin |
Merlin, Krystal |
Elle, Trevor |
Merlin, Catherine |
Ashalea, Catherine |
Trevor, Bree |
Violeta | No Nominations |
No Nominations |
Trevor, Ryan |
Ryan, Trevor |
No Nominations |
Evicted (Day 85) |
| Ryan | Igor, Aphrodite |
Igor, Terri |
Krystal, Terri |
Terri, Ashalea |
Catherine, Terri |
Bree, Terri |
Ashalea, Bree |
Violeta | No Nominations |
No Nominations |
Catherine, Bree |
Bree, Paul |
Evicted (Day 83) |
|
| Catherine | Ashlea, Igor |
Igor, Terri |
Paul, Ashalea |
Paul, Terri |
Merlin, Trevor |
Terri, Ryan |
Kane, Ryan |
Violeta | No Nominations |
No Nominations |
Ryan, Bree |
Evicted (Day 78) |
||
| Ashalea | Igor, Paul |
Elle, Merlin |
Elle, Trevor |
Elle, Kane |
Merlin, Kane |
Wesley, Kane |
Wesley, Ryan |
Violeta | No Nominations |
No Nominations |
Evicted (Day 71) |
|||
| Mónica | Not In House |
Nominated | Exempt | No Nominations |
Evicted (Day 71) |
|||||||||
| Wesley | Aphrodite, Krystal |
Ashalea, Krystal |
Ashalea, Bree |
Elle, Ashalea |
Bree, Catherine |
Bree, Catherine |
Ashalea, Catherine |
Violeta | No Nominations |
Evicted (Day 68) |
||||
| Violeta | Not In House |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 60) |
|||||||||||
| Kane | Elle, Catherine |
Krystal, Elle |
Krystal, Terri |
Elle, Terri |
Ashalea, Catherine |
Ashalea, Terri |
Bree, Ashalea |
Evicted (Day 57) |
||||||
| Terri | Igor, Ashalea |
Igor, Ashalea |
Merlin, Krystal |
Bree, Ryan |
Bree, Ashalea |
Ashalea, Kane |
Evicted (Day 50) |
|||||||
| Merlin | Igor, Terri |
Igor, Terri |
Paul, Terri |
Paul, Terri |
Paul, Terri |
Evicted (Day 43) |
||||||||
| Elle | Igor, Kane |
Igor, Terri |
Ashalea, Krystal |
Ashalea, Ryan |
Evicted (Day 36) |
|||||||||
| Krystal | Igor, Aphrodite |
Igor, Terri |
Terri, Merlin |
Evicted (Day 29) |
||||||||||
| Igor | Krystal, Ashalea |
Elle, Kane |
Evicted (Day 22) |
|||||||||||
| Aphrodite | Terri, Paul |
Evicted (Day 15) |
||||||||||||
| Notes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Nominated For Eviction |
Aphrodite, Igor, Terri |
Elle, Igor, Terri |
Ashalea, Krystal, Paul, Terri |
Elle, Paul, Terri |
Bree, Catherine, Merlin, Paul, Terri |
Ashalea, Bree, Terri, Welsey |
Ashalea, Bree, Kane, Wesley |
Mónica, Violeta |
Ashalea, Bree, Catherine, Paul, Ryan, Trevor, Wesley |
Ashalea, Bree, Catherine, Paul, Mónica, Ryan, Trevor |
Catherine, Paul, Ryan |
Bree, Paul, Ryan |
Bree, Paul, Trevor |
Bree, Trevor |
| Evicted | Aphrodite 45% to evict |
Igor 47% to evict |
Krystal 41% to evict |
Elle 36% to evict |
Merlin 46% to evict |
Terri 41% to evict |
Kane 36% to evict |
Violeta 7 of 7 Votes |
Wesley 20% to evict |
Mónica 43% to evict |
Catherine 41% to evict |
Ryan 37% toevict |
Paul Third Place |
Bree Second Place |
| Ashalea 13% to evict |
Trevor Winner |
|||||||||||||
Nomination Notes
The two Intruders faced the Housemate Vote, in which the Housemates would decide which one of them should go home. The Housemates unanimously chose to Evict Violeta.All Housemates were Nominated by Big Brother after failing to give reasonable Nomination reasons. Mónica, as a new Housemate, was exempt from this process.
For the second week running all Housemates were automatically Nominated by Big Brother - this was due to the fact that at the last Eviction there was a voting error and Bree had been incorrectly Evicted. Bree later returned to the House, and the correct Evictee, Wesley, was Evicted on Day 68, four days too late. This left no time for Nominations, so all Housemates were put up for the Public Vote.
Controversy and Accidents
- Housemate Merlin Luck staged a protest at his live eviction show. Upon entering the arena, he revealed a makeshift banner which read "Free Th Refugees". The letter E had fallen off and it was intended to read "Free The Refugees" in reference to Australian Government policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers. Merlin placed gaffer tape over his mouth and refused to speak during the live show. The following night, when he returned to appear as a guest on the Nomination show, he apologised to KilleenGretel KilleenGretel 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 ....
for putting her on the spot and making her job difficult by refusing to speak during the eviction show. On this show Merlin spoke about his actions in the highest rating show of the timeslot for that night. - The producers were criticized for making a deal with housemate 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...
who was permitted to wear a t-shirt that was branded with "MLS" (acronym for Massive Loser Squad). The t-shirts were being sold while the show was running and Ryan's friends admitted that a proportion of the profits was going towards votes to keep him in the house, thus giving him what was perceived to be an unfair advantage. However the producer pointed-out that many housemates had companies or local communities rally support for them, which was little different, and that there was nothing stopping any other housemate's supporters doing a similar thing to Ryan's friends. - Housemate 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 incorrectly evicted instead of Wesley due to a vote counting error. The error was discovered after the Sunday night eviction show. Bree had already met up with friends and family. She was returned to the house the following night (Monday). Wesley was evicted in a special show on the following Thursday.
Australian TV ratings
MONDAY - FRIDAY DAILY SHOW| WEEK | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
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... |
Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... |
Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide 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... |
Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth 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.... |
TOTAL | WEEKLY RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 356,000 | 343,000 | 256,000 | 137,000 | 152,000 | 1,243,000 | 46 |
| 02 | 299,000 | 281,000 | 222,000 | 115,000 | 145,000 | 1,062,000 | 58 |
| 03 | 312,000 | 268,000 | 199,000 | 110,000 | 148,000 | 1,037,000 | 70 |
| 04 | ,000 | ,000 | ,000 | ,000 | ,000 | ,000 | |
| 05 | 311,000 | 296,000 | 208,000 | 121,000 | 146,000 | 1,082,000 | 65 |
| 06 | 325,000 | 278,000 | 195,000 | 116,000 | 148,000 | 1,063,000 | 66 |
| 07 | 341,000 | 294,000 | 221,000 | 132,000 | 131,000 | 1,119,000 | 49 |
| 08 | 289,000 | 272,000 | 233,000 | 126,000 | 133,000 | 1,052,000 | 65 |
| 09 | 302,000 | 287,000 | 242,000 | 135,000 | 133,000 | 1,100,000 | 57 |
| 10 | 309,000 | 322,000 | 234,000 | 141,000 | 132,000 | 1,138,000 | 45 |
| 11 | 328,000 | 302,000 | 231,000 | 143,000 | 121,000 | 1,124,000 | 53 |
| 12 | 357,000 | 307,000 | 249,000 | 154,000 | 124,000 | 1,191,000 | 46 |