Big Brother (Belgian TV series)

Big Brother is a television series produced by Endemol. The Flemish (Belgian) version aired on KanaalTwee and has had a total of 9 seasons 6-Main, 2-VIP & 1-All Stars. The First Season aired in 2000.

Season 1

Big Brother 1 started on 3 September 2000 and finished 17 December 2000 with a total duration of 106 days. Steven won 5,000,000 BEF.

Notes

^Note 1 : Ten Housemates entered the House on Day One, and on Day Three Edith and Murielle followed. However, on Day Five the Housemates had to choose one of these Housemates to Evict. Each voted for one of the Housemates to stay, and all Housemates chose Edith to stay, meaning Murielle was Evicted.
^Note 2 : After Nathalie Walked the Public were allowed to choose her replacement. They had a choice between Caroline and Isabella, and they chose Isabella with 73.5% of the Vote.
^Note 3 : This week, the public were voting for a winner, rather than to evict.

VIP Season 1

Big Brother VIP 1 started on 4 April 2001 and finished 14 April 2001 with a total duration of 11 days. the winner was Sam Gooris.

Season 2

Big Brother 2 started on 2 September 2001 and finished 16 December 2001 with a total duration of 106 days. Ellen won 5,000,000 BEF.

Notes

^Note 4 : 12 Housemates entered the house on Day 1, 11 males and 1 female (Patricia). The rules were that the female had to nominate 3 males. The public then voted to evict one of them the next day. When the male was evicted he was replaced by a female. The new female then had to nominate 3 males. This process was repeated until 6 males were evicted and the gender was balanced in a 6-6 ratio after the first week. This was the first season of flemisch Big Brother and, in ten years, so far, only show were all the female housemates were evicted before any of the male housemates have left the house.
^Note 5 : Dirk was Evicted, but on his Eviction night it was decided that one of the Evicted male Housemates should be allowed back into the House, in order to even up the gender ratio to six each. Dirk won the vote and entered the House just over an hour after he left.
^Note 6 : Each Week the Nominated Housemates compete in a challenge to win Immunity. Irena was originally in the Nomination line-up, but won immunity and was saved.
^Note 7 : Sabine was initially Nominated but won Immunity.
^Note 8 : Musti was initially Nominated but won Immunity.
^Note 9 : Dominique was initially Nominated but won Immunity.
^Note 10 : Aurore was initially Nominated but won Immunity.
^Note 11 : Thierry was initially Nominated but won Immunity.
^Note 12 : Ellen was initially Nominated but won Immunity.

Season 3

Big Brother 3 started on 1 September 2002 and finished 15 December 2002 with a total duration of 106 days. Kelly won 33,099 Euro.

Notes

^Note 13 : Bert's Nominations were voided after he did not give sufficient reasons. When Jolie was Ejected for rule-breaking the Eviction for this Week was cancelled.
^Note 14 : All the girls (Anick, Bianca, Ester, Heidi & Sabrina) were automatically Nominated for Eviction after losing a task against the boys. During Nominations Housemates were only allowed to Nominate male Housemates to join the females in the Nomination line-up. Bert, Davy, Hanz & Kelly were Nominated, but Bert won Immunity.
^Note 15 : Bert, Davy, Hanz & Filip were automatically Nominated this Week after they failed their part in the task. During Nominations Housemates could not Nominate any of these Housemates.
^Note 16 : This Week the Public Nominated and the Housemates Evicted. Bianca, Davy and Hanz received the most Votes and face the Housemate Vote. As the vote was a draw between Davy and Hanz, the Housemate with the highest percentage of Public Votes of the two would be Evicted. Hanz was the least popular of the two and was hence Evicted.
^Note 17 : The Public Nominated Bert, Davy and Heidi and the Housemates chose to Evict Bert. From now on all Evictions will be done this way.

All Stars Season 1

Big Brother All Stars 1 started on 31 August 2003, with twelve past Housemates from the previous seasons, and finished 20 September 2003 with a total duration of 21 days.

Notes

^Note 18 : For the first two rounds of Nominations, details are not known of who Nominated who.
^Note 19 : The Big Boss decided to leave the Nominations unchanged.
^Note 20 : Housemates were allowed to Nominate themselves this Week.

Season 4

Big Brother 4 started on 21 September 2003 and finished 14 December 2003 with a total duration of 85 days. Kristof won 50,000 Euro.

Notes

^Note 21 : The Public Vote for their favourite Housemates, and the Housemates vote to Evict the Housemate(s) of their choice. The Housemates who receive the most votes moved into the Secret House, without the knowledge of their fellow Housemates.
^Note 22 : Douglas and Kevin, as the only Housemates left in the Main House, were both Nominated for Eviction. Douglas was chosen to enter the Hidden House and Kevin, as the only Housemate left in the Main House was the first to be Evicted. All the Housemates then moved from the Hidden House to the Main House

Season 5

After a three year break, Big Brother 5 started on 26 February 2006 and finished 29 May 2006 with a total duration of 93 days. A new house was built, completely made of glass inside. On Launch night there were a number of twists: Housemate Kenny has been diagnosed as HIV+, housemate Kathleen is seven months pregnant, housemates Bart & Nathalie are a couple on the outside World. Joël later entered on Day 9 - he is the boyfriend of Kathleen, although not the father of her baby. 12 Housemates entered the Main House, and 2 entered a secret room, later to be joined by Kathleen after Haris, Kirsten and Mike "evicted" her and she joined them. In the Secret Room Evi, Javier and Kathleen can watch their fellow Housemates on a plasma screen. They later moved into the Main House on Day 9, where they Nominated based on what they had seen on the plasma screen.

Broadcasting: 20.30-21.15 (Tue-Sun); liveshow 21.10-22.25 (Mon)

Kristen won 100,000 Euro.

Notes

^Note 23 : On Day 1 Sandra was given a secret mission to become the most hated Housemate and receive the most Nominations from her fellow Housemates at the first round of Nominations. She abandoned her mission and hence failed, and as punishment was automatically up for the Public Vote. During the first round of Nominations only the Housemates from the Secret Room were eligible to Nominate (Evi, Javier and Kathleen).
^Note 24 : Each Week the Big Boss cannot Nominate, but reserves the right to change the Nominations if they like, or alternatively leave them unchanged.
^Note 25 : Housemates Nominated three Housemates this Week.

VIP Season 2

Big Brother VIP 2 took place over 10 days during end August - beginning September 2006, the events were kept secret. Each of the 10 days were shown in 10 weekly episodes starting from 12 October 2006 to 28 December 2006. started on 4 April 2001 and finished 14 April 2001 with a total duration of 11 days. 12 VIP Housemates entered the Big Brother Belgium House. They will stay for a maximum of 10 days. Each day for the first 9 days a Housemate will be evicted until there is a final 3. At the start of each day there will be a competition, the winner will be Big Boss for the day. The Big Boss will have access to the loft and will not have to take part in the food competition. Nominations will then take place. Each Housemate must nominate 2 other Housemates who they want to be evicted. The Big Boss is not allowed to nominate. The 2 or more Housemates with the most nominations will be up for eviction. In this edition, it is the Big Boss who decides which of the nominees is to be evicted, there is no public vote. The 12 celebrities are Afi (singer), An (model), Cynthia (Miss Belgium), David (Actor), Ingrid (Olympic Judo gold medalist), Ivan (journalist), Javier (BB5 Housemate & former boyband member), Jo (cyclist), Petra (singer), Pim (Star Academy finalist), Tim (Temptation Island contestant) & Vandana (model). Petra and Javier were in a relationship together for over 2 years. When Petra saw that Javier was in the House she immediately wanted to leave. She said that she would not spend the night in the same House as Javier. The other Housemates tried unsuccessfully to change her mind. Petra voluntarily left the House less than an hour after she entered. This is the shortest stay by a Housemate in Big Brother world history.

Each Day a competition is held to determine the Head of Household. After the rest of the Housemates Nominate the two or more Housemates with the most Nominations face Eviction - which is decided by the Head of Household.
The Head of Household competitions were as follows:
Day 1: The Housemates who could stay the longest inside a spinning tumble dryer. The winner Javier with 7m 26s, but this did not count as after Petra left the House the Eviction of that night was cancelled.
Day 2: The Housemate who could sing the loudest. Won by David with a recording of 111.7 decibels.
Day 3: The winner of the competition was the Housemate who could knock the most skittles out of a cupboard. Pim knocked out the most with 10.
Day 4: The competition was a game of fast reactions. Jo and Pim made it through to the final with Jo winning.
Day 5: The Housemates had to perform a ski-run and ring the bell above the pool in the quickest time. An rang the bell in 1 minute 52 seconds and wins the competition.
Day 6: The Housemates had to take part in a Limbo Dancing competition. Cynthia was the winner.
Day 7: The Housemates had to play bowls with pints of beer and Ingrid was the winner.
Day 8: The Housemates had a boxing competition with giant boxing gloves and Jo was the winner.
Day 9: The Housemates had to last the longest in a tub full of cold water and ice, and Ivan was the winner.
FINAL Day 10 (Part 1): Housemates had to last as long as possible in a dark "fearcage". Cynthia decided not to go into the cage at all and therefore lasted the shortest with 0 seconds.
FINAL Day 10 (Part 2): In the final competition Jo and Pim had to answer questions on events from the show. Each time they got a question wrong they lost a point, the person that lost all their points would be the runner-up. Jo lost all his points and Pim still had 4 points left. Jo was dropped into the water and Pim was the winner.

Season 6

Big Brother 6 started on 7 March 2007 and finished 4 June 2007 with a total duration of 90 days. 12 Housemates entered the House on Day 1.
Most of the Housemates know another Housemate. Their Relationships are:
Mario & Dimitri - Father & Son by Adoption
Ginie & Nathalie - Cousins
Kevin & Virginie - Married
Evelien & Hanne - Sisters
Benjamin & Martin - Work Colleagues & Friends
10 of them entered the Main House, but Diana and Mutz entered the loft upstairs. The Housemates in the Main House do not know that Diana and Mutz are in the loft, however the loft inhabitants can watch the Main House on a TV screen. On Day 2 Astrid & Nicholas entered - Nicholas being Diana's ex-partner, and Astrid and Mutz being complete strangers who must pretend to know each other.
Naomi and Roberto later entered the House to replace cousine Ginie & Nathalie who left the House Voluntarily. They did not know each other but had to work together as a couple during the Nominations.
The Nominated Housemates face the Public Vote to save/evict, with the Housemate(s) with the most evict votes (once save votes have been deducted) being Evicted. Voting percentages throughout the show are not made Public.
Diana won 81,000 Euro. The baseline prize was €500,000, but every lie that was told in diary room was the prize cut for 1,000 Euro.

Nominations Table

Notes

^Note 26 : Housemates Nominated in their pairs - however, they could Nominate individual Housemates, not the whole couples. Evelin & Hanne were elected "Big Boss" by their fellow Housemates - they therefore could not Nominate, but could be Nominated. Astrid and Kevin received the most Nominations and faced the Public Vote; as Big Boss Evelin had the chance to save a nominee and replace them with someone else, but she chose to leave them as they are.
^Note 27 : In a surprise extra eviction on Day 20, the female Housemates had to choose as a group a male Housemate to be evicted. They narrowed it down to Dimitri, Mario or Mutz and eventually chose Mutz. On Day 23, in another surprise extra eviction, the Housemates had to choose another male Housemate to be evicted. Firstly, the female Housemates had to choose 3 male Housemates to save. They chose Dimitri, Martin, and Benjamin. Then Dimitri, Martin, and Benjamin had to choose which of the remaining 3 males, Mario, Nicolas or Roberto, to evict. Dimitri insisted that his father Mario be saved, and so the choice would be either Nicolas or Roberto. They chose to evict Roberto.
^Note 28 : In a world first the Housemates were divided into two groups - and the Groups faced Eviction against one another. On Day 27 Group 1 - consisting of Astrid, Benjamin, Demitiri, Mario and Naimoi were Evicted together and replaced by six brand new Housemates - Dennis, Hedrik, Johan, Nathalie S, Teres and Veronique - of which Johan and Nathalie S were moles working from Big Brother. The quintuple Eviction happened after falling ratings and complaints that the current Housemates were boring.
^Note 29 : In this round of Nominations the Housemates were split into two teams - of the New Housemates and Group 2, the survivors of last Week's multiple Eviction. Each team had to choose one Housemate from the opposing group to face the Public Vote. The Originals chose Hendrik and the Newbies chose Virginie.
^Note 30 : Johan & Nathalie S are moles and therefore cannot Nominate, nor be up for Eviction; any Nominations they receive do not count - however, the Housemates were told that they did face the Public Vote. Diana & Nicholas and Evelien & Hanne, as the only surviving couples Nominated together, the rest of the Housemates Nominated as individuals. Martin & Veronique were Big Boss this Week and could not Nominate, but could be Nominated.
^Note 31 : John & Nathalie S are moles working for Big Brother and cannot Nominate, nor be Nominated or Evicted. Diana & Nicholas were "Big Boss" and could not Nominated, but could be Nominated. Evelien & Hanne Nominated as a couple bout could be Nominated individually.
^Note 32 : This Week Housemates had to Nominate three Housemates to face the Public Vote. Dennis was "Big Boss" and therefore could not Nominate, but could be Nominated. John & Nathalie S are moles and therefore cannot be Nominated or Evicted. Evelien & Hanne were the last couple left, and Nominated together.
^Note 33 : John & Nathalie S, the Big Brother Moles, left the House when their specified times came to an end. In this Week's Nominations Evelien & Hanne Nominated together as the last of the couples. There was no "Big Boss" this Week as the Big Boss was Nathalie S, but she left the House before the Nominations took place.
^Note 34 : Shortly after Veronique's Eviction Martin answered the Hot Phone and won Immunity to the final. He therefore could not Nominated or be Nominated this Week. Martin was "Big Boss" and therefore could not Nominate, but could be Nominated.
^Note 35 : All final four Housemates automatically faced the Public Vote to win.

Trivia

• Total amount of days on air: 628 days
• Total amount of housemates: 130 Housemates
• Shortest stay in the house: Petra - less than 1 Hour
• Total amount of voluntary exits: 13 Housemate
• Total amount of ejections: 2 Housemates
• Housemate most times nominated: 8 Heidi, Big Brother 3

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