Big Brother - Season 1
Season 1
Big Brother 2000, also known as Big Brother 1, was the first series of the British reality television series Big Brother. It is based upon the Dutch series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series debuted on Channel 4 on 18 July 2000, running for nine weeks until 15 September 2000. Early in its run, the series was met with controversy for numerous reasons, including its use of professional psychiatrists who analyzed the personalities and actions of the contestants. Despite the large amount of controversy, the series was a major success. Forty thousand people applied to participate in the first series. The first week of the series had over 400,000 voters call in to choose to evict someone, while the final week had 7.8 million voters. The series averaged 4.5 million viewers, with a series high of 10 million viewers on the final night. This series featured a total of eleven housemates competing to win the grand prize. The show lasted for a total of 64 days, culminating in housemate Craig Phillips winning the grand prize, and Anna Nolan coming in second place.
The series revolves around ten strangers living in a house together with no communication with the outside world. They are filmed constantly during their time in the House, and can have no communication with those filming them. Each week, each contestant, referred to as "housemates", chooses two people to be up for eviction. The two or more people with the most votes will be nominated to leave the House. The viewers then decide which of the nominees should leave, with the selected person leaving during a live show. This process continued until only three housemates remained, in which the viewers would decide which of the housemates would win the £70,000 grand prize. A housemate can be ejected from the show for breaking rules, such as discussing nominations when not permitted. If a housemate were to be ejected from the game - as in the fifth week - then a replacement housemate would enter the House in a matter of days.
Network
DatesJul 18, 2000 - Sep 15, 2000
Episodes
Season 1Episode 160 min
Episode 101: The Houseguests Arrive
10 average people - Andrew, Anna, Caroline, Craig, Darren, Melanie, Nichola, Nicholas, Sada and Thomas - enter the Big Brother house, a space-aged bungalow filled with cameras and microphones to record their every move and sound. During their first few days in the house, the new housemates get to know each other, Anna reveals she is a lesbain, Mel and Andy get cosy, the group are set their first food challenge - a pottery contest - and Nichola uses the clay to decorate the house walls with images of her naked body. Before long, many others join in, too.
Jul 18, 2000
Season 1Episode 260 min
Episode 102
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along.
The housemates give Clay Painting a go to break the ice.
Jul 21, 2000
Season 1Episode 360 min
Episode 103
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along.
The boys are getting tired of Sada....
Jul 23, 2000
Season 1Episode 460 min
Episode 104
Its the first round of Nominations in the house and after only two weeks, its clear that some habits of the others are causing annoyance and ultimatley - Nominations.
In this first week of Nominations, Sada & Caroline have the most votes and are up for eviction.
Jul 24, 2000
Season 1Episode 560 min
Episode 105
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
The results of the first nominations are revealed to the housemates....
Jul 25, 2000
Season 1Episode 660 min
Episode 106
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
Sada and Caroline are getting nervous about the pending Eviction vote.
Jul 26, 2000
Season 1Episode 760 min
Episode 107
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
Craig & Caroline are starting to annoy each other, how long will the peace hold out?
Jul 27, 2000
Season 1Episode 860 min
Episode 108: Eviction Night
Live on Channel 4, Sada Walkington was evicted from the Big Brother house. After saying goodbye to the others and walking through the crowd of cheering fans, she joined Davina McCall in the studio for a frank interview where she revealed what it was like to be in the Big Brother house, and who she wants to win... and wants out next.
Jul 27, 2000
Season 1Episode 960 min
Episode 109
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
The BB Physcologists take a detailed look at the contestants behaviour
Jul 30, 2000
Season 1Episode 1060 min
Episode 110
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The BB Psychologists take a detailed look at the contestants behaviour
Jul 31, 2000
Season 1Episode 1160 min
Episode 111
It's the start of Week 3 and the second round of Nominations. The antics of 'Nasty Nick' are making him very unpopular with the viewing public, but his housemates don't seem to have spotted it and he still receives no nominations. But, yet again, Caroline is upsetting people left right and centre and faces eviction for a second time. Andy is surprised to learn he is also on this weeks hit-list.
Aug 1, 2000
Season 1Episode 1260 min
Episode 112
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
The housemates continue with the Week 3 task.
Aug 2, 2000
Season 1Episode 1360 min
Episode 113
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
The housemates have a house meeting and some pet hates are revealed.
Aug 3, 2000
Season 1Episode 1460 min
Episode 114: Eviction Night
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
Andrew & Caroline get ready for the pending Eviction Vote Results. Anna is upset by the prospect of losing Caroline.
Aug 3, 2000
Season 1Episode 1560 min
Episode 115
Aug 7, 2000
Season 1Episode 1660 min
Episode 116
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
The BB physcologists analyise the contestants behaviour.
Aug 8, 2000
Season 1Episode 1760 min
Episode 117
It's the third round of Nominations and its clear that things are starting to get personal. Yet again, Caroline is up for eviction. Thomas has been getting close to eviction the past two weeks and now he finally notches up enough votes to go head-to-head with dab-hand Caggy.
Nichola and Craig are gettign ever closer to enough Nominations to mean possible eviction. Darren seems to have gathered less votes that usual this week.
Aug 9, 2000
Season 1Episode 1860 min
Episode 118
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
The housemates continue with the ""Semaphore Signalling"" weekly task.
Aug 10, 2000
Season 1Episode 1960 min
Episode 119
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
The housemates learn who is up for evicti0on on Friday.
Aug 11, 2000
Season 1Episode 2060 min
Episode 120: Eviction Night
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
Caroline & Thomas get ready for the Eviction result on Friday. Nichola has an argument with Darren.
Aug 11, 2000
Season 1Episode 2160 min
Episode 121
Aug 14, 2000
Season 1Episode 2260 min
Episode 122
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
The Big Brother Physcologists take a look at the housemates behaviour.
Aug 15, 2000
Season 1Episode 2360 min
Episode 123
Another week and another round of increasingly volatile nominations!
This week starts normally but events on Thursday (See Guide to Episode ""Nick Evicted"") were to change the course of Big Brother 2000 forever. But, the housemates weren't aware of his scheming, and Nick continued his perfect run without getting any nominations.
After weeks of one or two votes away from Nomination, both Nichola and Craig face eviction on Friday.
Aug 16, 2000
Season 1Episode 2460 min
Episode 124: A Housemate is Ejected
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
The housemates continue with the ""Cycling Challenge"" weekly task. Thomas tells Craig about Nick's Scheming.
Aug 17, 2000
Season 1Episode 2560 min
Episode 125
The nation had been watching eagerly for five weeks to see who Nick would be backstabbing next, who was next on his hit-list and ultimately how long it would take to backfire on him, as week 5 approached people were starting to wonder if his lies and deception would ever catch up with him. We shouldn't have doubted that. On the evening of Wednesday 16th, Craig was approached by Tom and told that Nicholas had been telling the group that Craig was the traitor. Darren was outraged that Nick could abuse the rules to use pens and paper in the house. He searched through his Nicks case. both agreed that they should wait until the morning to approach Nick. As the morning of Thursday 17th August came, the group had a meeting confronting Nicholas.
Aug 18, 2000
Season 1Episode 2660 min
Episode 126: Eviction Night
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along.
The housemates try to cope with the loss of Nick, and Craig & Nicholas also have the eviction vote to worry about!
Aug 18, 2000
Season 1Episode 2760 min
Episode 127
Aug 21, 2000
Season 1Episode 2860 min
Episode 128
Big Brother rules state that if somebody leaves by choice or is expelled for any reason, another housemate must be brought in to replace them. Nicholas was expelled and this episode takes a detailed look at the new contestant sent in to replace him - Claire, and her first few days in the house.
Big Brother experts take a detailed look at what the other housemates first impressions of Claire are - through their body language. They may say they like her but most are giving out signs without knowing it that tell us the exact opposite.
Aug 22, 2000
Season 1Episode 2960 min
Episode 129
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along.
The BB Psychologists take a look at the contestants behaviour.
Aug 23, 2000
Season 1Episode 3060 min
Episode 130
It's week 6 and the nomination process continues. This week, however things are very different. Maybe its the arrival of Claire, maybe its Nick's departure. Whatever the reason, The housemates seem confused and its reflected in their nominations. Unusually, 4 people are up for eviction.
Anna, Craig, Darren and Thomas all face eviction on Friday.
Aug 24, 2000
Season 1Episode 3160 min
Episode 131
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along.
The contestants continue with the ""Memorise 100 Heads"" task.
Aug 25, 2000
Season 1Episode 3260 min
Episode 132: Eviction Night
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along.
Thomas, Anna, Darren & Craig all prepare for the Eviction results.
Aug 25, 2000
Season 1Episode 3360 min
Episode 133
Aug 27, 2000
Season 1Episode 3460 min
Episode 134
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along.
The Big Brother psychologists take a look at the housemates' behaviour.
Aug 28, 2000
Season 1Episode 3560 min
Episode 135
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along.
The housemates continue with another weekly task.
Aug 29, 2000
Season 1Episode 3660 min
Episode 136
It's getting even tougher now that the housemates left are so close to the end, but its business as usual and the Nominations continue.
However, there is a huge mix-up. Darren shouts his nominations particularly loud and everyone waiting in the living area hears it. He votes for Craig & Mel and they know it. After Mel cries, Darren pleads with Big Brother to have a second-run of nominations, reluctantly, BB agrees.
He changes his vote from Mel to Claire, Craig remains his choice. Had he stuck with his original choices it would be Claire, Mel & Craig up for eviction. As it strands, it just Craig & Claire
Aug 29, 2000
Season 1Episode 3760 min
Episode 137
Sep 1, 2000
Season 1Episode 3860 min
Episode 138: Eviction Night
Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along.
Craig & Claire get ready for news on the eviction vote.
Sep 1, 2000
Season 1Episode 3960 min
Episode 139
Sep 4, 2000
Season 1Episode 4060 min
Episode 140
Another daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along.
The Big Brother psychologists take a detailed look on the housemates' behaviour.
Sep 5, 2000
Season 1Episode 4160 min
Episode 141
Another daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along.
The contestants continue with another weekly task.
Sep 6, 2000
Season 1Episode 4260 min
Episode 142
It's Week 8 and the final round of nominations There are just four contestants remaining and just two weeks of Big Brother left, but who will be the final Nominees?
Predictably, Anna & Melanie vote identically. Craig and Darren, However vote differently. The result is surprising - Mel is facing eviction for the first time. Old veterans of the Eviction game, Darren & Craig are also up for eviction on Friday. Anna is guaranteed a place in the final because she only received one nomination in total.
Sep 7, 2000
Season 1Episode 4360 min
Episode 143
Another daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along.
The contestants learn who is up for eviction on Friday.
Sep 8, 2000
Season 1Episode 4460 min
Episode 144: Eviction Night
Another daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along.
Melanie, Darren & Craig all prepare for news on how the publoc have voted on the final eviction. Who will be the final three?
Sep 8, 2000
Season 1Episode 4560 min
Episode 145
Sep 11, 2000
Season 1Episode 4660 min
Episode 146
Another daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along.
The Big Brother physcologists take a detailed look on the housemates' behaviour.
Sep 12, 2000
Season 1Episode 4760 min
Episode 147
Another daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along.
The final three find out about the final task, ""Mind, body & Soul""
Sep 13, 2000
Season 1Episode 4860 min
Episode 148
Another daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along.
The final three enjoy the final week. Darren has the ""Soul"" part of the task, which includes a very noisy baby!
Sep 14, 2000
Season 1Episode 4960 min
Episode 149: Countdown to the Finale
Another daily update on the how the Big Brother contestants are getting along.
Anna, Darren & Craig continue with the Mind, Body and Soul task.
Sep 15, 2000
Season 1Episode 5060 min
Episode 150: The Finale
With just two and a half hours to go before the winner is announced, we see the final day in the house, including the final night Spanish party Anna, Craig and Darren shared, and their views on being a Big Brother winner. Then, live on Channel 4, Davina McCall announced that Darren Ramsey was the eighth evictee. He left the house 60 seconds later, and joined Davina in the studio, where he was emotionally reunited with his children and spoke about his time in the house, but refused to comment on who he thought would win.
Sep 15, 2000
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