Big Brother 9 (U.S.)
Encyclopedia
Big Brother 9 is the ninth edition of the American reality television series
Big Brother, that aired on the CBS
television network
on February 12, 2008 to April 27, 2008. Julie Chen
returned as host, and Allison Grodner
and Rich Meehan were the executive producers. The show was produced by Endemol USA and Allison Grodner Productions.
This was the first season in the show's history to air in winter, during the regular television season, a move prompted by the network's lack of programming options caused by a writer's strike. It was also the first season to be simply called Big Brother, without mention of the season number or the year it was aired.
There were sixteen HouseGuests competing for the grand prize, an increase over previous seasons. Two previous evicted HouseGuests returned to the game, Sharon returned on Day 7 to replace Neil who left earlier that day. James was given the opportunity to return on Day 35 by votes from the other HouseGuests. This is the first season to feature two previous evictees returning to the House and the third overall to have evicted HouseGuests return.
reported that CBS
, in response, was considering airing a winter edition of Big Brother, and that the network started cast auditions. Several sites speculated that the winter edition could have been an American version of Celebrity Big Brother but this was untrue as CBS released a statement that the next edition of Big Brother would be a regular season following the format of past editions. The season was announced on November 15, 2007 with open casting calls being held from November 17, 2007 to December 8, 2007. The finalists for the season were chosen on December 27, 2007.
would also return and air seven nights a week during the hours of 12 AM and end at 3 AM ET. On February 11, 2008 CBS announced that the live Internet feeds would return for the season with certain events in the House being blocked out to preserve drama of the television broadcasts. The Internet talk show House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show
would also return with host Gretchen Massey
. A new feature for Big Brother 9 was the addition of watching the live Internet feeds and new episode of Big Brother live on MediaFLO
enabled cell phones. Big Brother 9 was broadcast in the United Kingdom on E4 airing two one-hour episodes on Thursday nights and one one-hour episode on Tuesday nights, the first episode was shown on February 14 with the finale shown on April 29, 2008.
One of two twists this season was that each HouseGuest was paired with a soulmate and the pairs shared Head of Household and Power of Veto wins and were evicted together until the end of Week 3. A second twist was that an evicted HouseGuest from Weeks 1-4 would return to the House on Day 35. This is the first season to see two previous evictees re-enter the House after being evicted.
Contestant's age at the start of the season.
Throughout the House, there are numerous love quotes written by Oscar Wilde
, William Shakespeare
, Fyodor Dostoevsky
, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
. In the dining room and kitchen, the furniture are in bright red and yellow colors, and logs stacked against each other fill up a wall. The walkway to the Head of Household room evokes a giant library. The Head of Household room is an exotic island oasis. The headboard is made from a surfboard, there are Hula girl table lamps, rattan carpet and Polynesian knickknacks. The boat bedroom features shelves and chests designed to resemble small rowboats with rowboat shaped beds. Two large beds made of actual unfinished tree branches with pink bedspreads fill another room. The living room features a giant green semi-circular sofa, and a stone wall fireplace. A red colored room connected directly to the living room by a short hallway, with no doors, has a pair of pullout couches rather than actual beds. New this season is a Spa room complete with a massage table, two-person sauna and lounge.
Outside, there is a hot tub and pool, a billiards table and lounge area. The lounge area features a fire pit and heated lamps. Along with work-out equipment, there are lawn chairs to lay out in the sun.
In week one, during the Power Couple competition "Falling for You"; Jen & Parker won $10,000. During the Power of Veto competition "Color of Veto" on Day 30; Adam won a motorcycle and Ryan won $10,000. On Day 43 during a Luxury competition, Chelsia, Joshuah, Sharon and Sheila won an advanced screening of the Columbia Pictures
film 21
. On Day 45, Chelsia won a $21,000 VIP trip to Las Vegas
before the screening of the film 21
, in which her popcorn bucket had a golden ticket for the prize. On Day 44, when Big Brother 8 contestant "Evel Dick" Donato
returned to the Big Brother House to host the Power of Veto competition "Club Evel", if a player scored more than Dick's score of 33 from last season, he or she would have also won a classic Gibson Les Paul
guitar and amplifier. Since no one beat his score, Dick won the guitar for himself. During the second Luxury competition of the season on Day 71, Ryan and Sharon won an in-house screening of the 20th Century Fox
film What Happens in Vegas..., a VIP
experience that includes a shopping spree and tickets to the May 1 premiere of the film in Hollywood, and a chance to meet the cast at an after party. On the season finale, James won $25,000 by America's choice.
. During the second episode, Adam stated he worked for an autism foundation and would spend his winnings on a hair salon for people with developmental disabilities "so retards can get it together and get their hair done". Sheila, who was his partner in the house, found his remarks highly offensive. Adam replied with saying "can call them whatever I want because he work[s] with them all day". In a letter obtained by TMZ
from John Gilmore, Executive Director of Autism United to Sumner Redstone
, Chairman of CBS Corporation, Gilmore demanded action be taken after the Wednesday episode. Gilmore claimed that the network chose to air the segment for "their own personal goals." The organization also called for the show to be canceled and the organization has contacted advertisers over the issue. Due to the controversy, Lowe's
has decided not to advertise during future Big Brother episodes, but it was unclear whether or not they were currently advertising during the program. Autism United has also contacted other advertisers, such as Campbell's Soup, Claritin, Geico
, McDonald's
and Taco Bell
. Autism United and various parents in South Florida are calling for an investigation into Adam Jasinski and the United Autism Foundation. The organization claims to be a 501 c3 charity (deductions made to the organization would be considered tax deductible under current IRS regulations.) The website for United Autism Foundation has an apology regarding Adam's behavior and states he will no longer be working for the company.
After winning Big Brother 9 on April 27, 2008, Adam declared he would donate $100,000 to the Autism Foundation. On October 19, 2009, Jasinski was arrested, and charged by the DEA in North Reading, MA for possession of 2,000 oxycodone
pills with intent to distribute. Jasinski allegedly admitted funding his illegal venture with his $500,000 winnings from the show. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Big Brother finalist Sheila Kennedy, who was part of the jury and voted for Jasinski to win the $500,000 grand prize, stated she felt betrayed by him for using his prize money to fund a drug ring, due to his promise to donate part of it to the autism foundation. Houseguest Allison said, "I hope Adam gets the maximum [jail] time he deserves because this is terrible."
On Day 31, Matt used the word "nigga" when referring to another (white) HouseGuest. The incident in question was aired on both the live Internet feeds and the spin-off show Big Brother: After Dark
on Showtime 2.
On Day 70, there was a controversial Head of Household competition where the HouseGuests were to determine if certain statements were "fact" or "fiction." Many fans of the show, including House Calls
co-host Dick Donato
, were displeased with the final "fact or fiction" statement, which dealt with how many preexisting relationships there were in the house. The correct answer was three, which counted two relationships between HouseGuests (Jacob & Sharon and Jen & Ryan) and also the relationships between the guinea pigs. Some fans considered this question unfair. Sharon missed the question, leading to her losing the HoH competition and ultimately being evicted.
from nomination and eviction (referred to as "exempt") and double evictions. The last seven evictees of the season are expected to be part of the Jury of Big Brother 9, who will vote for the winner during the Finale.
For the first three weeks the HouseGuests played as couples, with each couple voting, making decisions, and risking getting evicted as a team. Each pair can be identified by the color beside their name (Sharon and Joshua were each a part of two different pairings during their time in the house. Thus, they have a color and a number besides their names). Each couple for the first three weeks shared Head of Household and Power of Veto wins together and were evicted together. In the event the Head of Household couple could not agree on who to nominate they would have been nominated and the runner-up couple in the competition would become the new HoH. If the Power of Veto couple could not agree on what to do with the PoV then it could not be used. If a couple could not agree on who to evict from the House that couple would instead be evicted.
airing Thursdays 8 p.m. This is the first season of Big Brother to air during an official television season, and the second to air concurrently with a season of Survivor
. Big Brother 9 is also competing with Fox's
American Idol
on Wednesdays. The first episode of Big Brother 9 premiered on February 12, 2008 with 7.33 million viewers (4.6/7 viewing audience), down from last summer's 4.8/9 (7.4 million viewers) launch.
on the same day the program was broadcast. "Live+7 Viewers" is the estimated number of viewers that watched a program while it was broadcast or via DVR
within 7 days of original broadcast.. "Increase over Live" is the percentage of increase between the amount of viewers who watched a program "Live" versus "Live+7".
Unless otherwise cited, the overnight rating and share information comes from Zap2It and viewer and ranking information comes from CalendarLive. The following week, the numbers are updated with the final Nielsen numbers from TVWeek.com. DVR information is from TV by the Numbers.
:
Big Brother, that aired on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
on February 12, 2008 to April 27, 2008. Julie Chen
Julie Chen
Julie Suzanne Chen is an American television personality, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She has 16 years of newscasting experience. She is best known for co-anchoring CBS's The Early Show, alongside Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez. She has been the host of the U.S. version of Big Brother...
returned as host, and Allison Grodner
Allison Grodner
Allison Grodner is an award-winning director, producer and writer, who has worked in documentary and reality-based programming for the past fifteen years. She is best known for her work on the American version of the reality TV show Big Brother. She is an executive producer of Big Brother and Big...
and Rich Meehan were the executive producers. The show was produced by Endemol USA and Allison Grodner Productions.
This was the first season in the show's history to air in winter, during the regular television season, a move prompted by the network's lack of programming options caused by a writer's strike. It was also the first season to be simply called Big Brother, without mention of the season number or the year it was aired.
There were sixteen HouseGuests competing for the grand prize, an increase over previous seasons. Two previous evicted HouseGuests returned to the game, Sharon returned on Day 7 to replace Neil who left earlier that day. James was given the opportunity to return on Day 35 by votes from the other HouseGuests. This is the first season to feature two previous evictees returning to the House and the third overall to have evicted HouseGuests return.
Pre-season
Following the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the trade magazine VarietyVariety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
reported that CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, in response, was considering airing a winter edition of Big Brother, and that the network started cast auditions. Several sites speculated that the winter edition could have been an American version of Celebrity Big Brother but this was untrue as CBS released a statement that the next edition of Big Brother would be a regular season following the format of past editions. The season was announced on November 15, 2007 with open casting calls being held from November 17, 2007 to December 8, 2007. The finalists for the season were chosen on December 27, 2007.
Broadcasts
On December 3, 2007 CBS announced Big Brother 9 would return on February 12, 2008 with three episodes airing on Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Showtime and CBS announced on January 8, 2008 that Big Brother: After DarkBig Brother: After Dark
Big Brother: After Dark is an uncensored, uncut live feed from the American Big Brother House. The program debuted on July 5, 2007 as a companion show to Big Brother 8 and it airs on Showtime 2 and Global Reality Channel....
would also return and air seven nights a week during the hours of 12 AM and end at 3 AM ET. On February 11, 2008 CBS announced that the live Internet feeds would return for the season with certain events in the House being blocked out to preserve drama of the television broadcasts. The Internet talk show House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show
House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show
House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show is a spin-off of the American reality television series Big Brother. The program is a live Internet talk show hosted by Gretchen Massey and focuses on events in the Big Brother house as well as taking phone calls from viewers...
would also return with host Gretchen Massey
Gretchen Massey
Gretchen Wynnifer Massey Lukas is a Los Angeles-based radio host and performer. Her CBS Radio talk show 'CrackinUp w/ Gretchen & the Lukes' aired weekly on the Los Angeles station KLSX 97.1 Free FM every 'Fraturday'...
. A new feature for Big Brother 9 was the addition of watching the live Internet feeds and new episode of Big Brother live on MediaFLO
MediaFLO
MediaFLO is a technology developed by Qualcomm for transmitting audio, video and data to portable devices such as mobile phones and personal televisions, used for mobile television...
enabled cell phones. Big Brother 9 was broadcast in the United Kingdom on E4 airing two one-hour episodes on Thursday nights and one one-hour episode on Tuesday nights, the first episode was shown on February 14 with the finale shown on April 29, 2008.
HouseGuests
For the first time in Big Brother history, 16 HouseGuests entered the House to compete for the grand prize. This is the first time since Big Brother 5 that there has been an increase in the number of HouseGuests over the previous season.One of two twists this season was that each HouseGuest was paired with a soulmate and the pairs shared Head of Household and Power of Veto wins and were evicted together until the end of Week 3. A second twist was that an evicted HouseGuest from Weeks 1-4 would return to the House on Day 35. This is the first season to see two previous evictees re-enter the House after being evicted.
| Name | Age | Occupation | Home town | |
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| Adam Jasinski | 29 | Public Relations Manager Public relations Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.... |
Delray Beach, Florida Delray Beach, Florida Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,020. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S... |
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| Alex Coladonato | 24 | DJ Company Owner | Staten Island, New York | |
| Allison Nichols | 28 | Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Sales A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a commercial activity.... |
Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Amanda Hansen | 23 | Paralegal Paralegal Paralegal is used in most jurisdictions to describe a paraprofessional who assists qualified lawyers in their legal work. This is true in the United States and many other countries. However, in Ontario, Canada, paralegals are licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada, giving paralegals an... |
Fridley, Minnesota Fridley, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 27,449 people, 11,328 households, and 7,317 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,701.3 people per square mile . There were 11,504 housing units at an average density of 1,132.1 per square mile... |
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| Chelsia Hart | 21 | College Student | Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States, and it is home to one of Iowa's three public universities, the University of Northern Iowa. The population was 39,260 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 36,145 population in the 2000 census... |
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| Jacob Heald | 23 | Electrician Electrician An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings, stationary machines and related equipment. Electricians may be employed in the installation of new electrical components or the maintenance and repair of existing electrical infrastructure. Electricians may also... |
Dallas, Georgia Dallas, Georgia Dallas is a city in and the county seat of Paulding County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,544. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk.-History:... |
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| James Zinkand | 21 | Cyclist Cycling Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists... |
Sarasota, Florida Sarasota, Florida Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers... |
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| Jen Diturno | 26 | Bartender Bartender A bartender is a person who serves beverages behind a counter in a bar, pub, tavern, or similar establishment. A bartender, in short, "tends the bar". The term barkeeper may carry a connotation of being the bar's owner... |
Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... |
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| Joshuah Welch | 25 | Advertising Media Buyer Advertising Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common... |
Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... |
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| Matt McDonald | 23 | Roofing Foreman Construction foreman A construction foreman is the worker or tradesman who is in charge of a construction crew. While traditionally this role has been assumed by a senior male worker, the title in the modern sense is gender non-specific in intent... |
Charlestown, Massachusetts Charlestown, Massachusetts Charlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874... |
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| Natalie Cunial | 28 | Bikini Barista Bikini barista A bikini barista is a person who prepares and serves coffee drinks while dressed in scanty attire such as a bikini or lingerie. This marketing trend developed in the Seattle, Washington area of the northwestern United States in the early 2000s, and gained international attention by early 2007.-... |
Salem, Oregon Salem, Oregon Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood... |
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| Neil Garcia | 29 | Realtor | Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
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| Parker Somerville | 26 | Paparazzo | Northridge, California | |
| Ryan Quicksall | 27 | College Student | Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... |
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| Sharon Obermueller | 23 | Realtor | Olathe, Kansas Olathe, Kansas Olathe is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Kansas, United States. Located in northeastern Kansas, it is also the fifth most populous city in the state, with a population of 125,872 at the 2010 census. As a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, Olathe is the fourth-largest city in the... |
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| Sheila Kennedy | 45 | Former Model Model (person) A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art.... |
Reseda, California |
Contestant's age at the start of the season.
Highlights
Each week in the Big Brother House is summarized in the table on the main page. A typical week began with the Head of Household competition during the live Wednesday episode and ended with the eviction of a HouseGuest during the following Wednesday's episode. The next "week" immediately started after the eviction with the next Head of Household competition. Evictions, competitions, and other noteworthy events for a particular week are noted. Some of the events listed may not be in order of sequence.| Weekly Summary | ||
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| Week 1 | Events |
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| Competitions |
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| Entrances |
Adam, Alex, Allison, Amanda, Chelsia, Jacob, James, Jen, Joshuah, Matt, Natalie, Neil, Parker, Ryan, Sharon and Sheila entered on Day 1. Sharon re-entered the House as Neil's replacement on Day 7. |
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| Exits | Jacob & Sharon were evicted on Day 3. Neil left the House due to an urgent personal matter on Day 7. Jen & Parker were evicted by a vote of 3 to 1 on Day 14. |
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| Week 2 | Events |
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| Competitions |
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| Exits |
Alex & Amanda were evicted by a unanimous vote on Day 21. |
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| Week 3 | Events |
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| Competitions |
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| Twists |
On Day 28, Allison & Ryan received two votes and was the next couple to be evicted from the House, but upon leaving the siren went off and the HouseGuests were informed that the couples were split up into individual players. The HouseGuests had to choose between Allison or Ryan to evict. |
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| Exits | Allison was evicted by a unanimous vote on Day 28. |
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| Week 4 | Events |
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| Competitions |
Unitard A unitard is a skin-tight one-piece garment with long legs and sometimes long sleeves. It differs from a leotard in that a leotard does not have long legs. The garment can be considered to be a combination of a leotard and tights... from Big Brother 8 Big Brother 8 (U.S.) Big Brother 8 is the eighth season of the US version of the reality TV-show Big Brother on CBS. The season was announced on February 1, 2007. Julie Chen returned for this season as host. Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan are executive producers. Arnold Shapiro stepped down as producer following last... , Sharon won a slop pass, Joshuah won letters from home, Adam won a motorcycle and Ryan won $10,000. |
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| Exits |
On Day 35, James was evicted from the Big Brother House with a 5-1 vote. |
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| Week 5 | Twists | On Day 35, the HouseGuests had to decide to bring back James or an evicted HouseGuest that was in the "mystery box." The HouseGuests voted to bring back James in a 5-3 vote. Alex was voted by the viewing public to be the HouseGuest in the "mystery box." |
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On Day 42, Matt was evicted with a 4-3 vote. James, as Head of Household, had to cast the deciding vote. Matt became the first member of the Big Brother 9 jury. |
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| Week 6 | Events |
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| Competitions |
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies... film 21 21 (2008 film) 21 is a 2008 drama film directed by Australian director Robert Luketic and stars Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Bosworth, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, and Aaron Yoo. The film is inspired by the true story of the MIT Blackjack Team as told in Bringing Down the House, the... , the winner was allowed to select three other HouseGuests to join them. Ryan won the movie passes giving them to Adam, James and Natalie. He then was offered to risk the movie passes in order to play a round of traditional Blackjack Blackjack Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world... for a chance to win a $21,000 dollar VIP trip to Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... . Adam, as the dealer beat Ryan's two nines totaling 18 with Adam's three cards totaling 19. Ryan lost the prize package and the movie reward, which were then given to Chelsia, Joshuah, Sharon and Sheila. Dick Donato Richard Louis Donato, known as "Evel Dick" Donato , a bar manager from Los Angeles, California, is the winner of the reality game show Big Brother 8. He and his daughter, Daniele Donato, are the only family member pair to win the American Big Brother program's top two prizes in the same competition... returned to the Big Brother House to host the PoV competition. The HouseGuests replayed a game from last season, where they had to drink concoctions to secure shots in a croquet game. The player who scored the most points in croquet won the Power of Veto. If the player scored more than Dick's score of 33 from last season, he or she would have also won a classic Gibson Les Paul Gibson Les Paul The Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson... guitar and amplifier. But if no one beat his score, Dick would get the guitar for himself. James drank 10 concoctions and scored 29 points, which won him the Power of Veto. |
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| Exits |
Chelsia was evicted from the Big Brother House on Day 49 by a unanimous 5-0 vote. She became the second jury member. |
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On Day 56, Joshuah was evicted from the Big Brother House by a vote of 3-1. He became the third jury member. |
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| Exits | James was evicted from the Big Brother House on Day 63 by a unanimous 3-0 vote. He became the fourth jury member. | |
| Week 9 | Events |
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Dick Donato Richard Louis Donato, known as "Evel Dick" Donato , a bar manager from Los Angeles, California, is the winner of the reality game show Big Brother 8. He and his daughter, Daniele Donato, are the only family member pair to win the American Big Brother program's top two prizes in the same competition... body, which is not complete, and the other one with Guinea Pig Guinea pig The guinea pig , also called the cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite their common name, these animals are not in the pig family, nor are they from Guinea... s who sport hairstyles of all the HouseGuests. With the fastest time belonging to Adam with 3:20, he won the Power of Veto. |
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| Exits | Natalie was evicted on Day 70 and became the fifth juror by a 2-1 vote, with Sheila casting the tiebreaker vote to evict her. | |
| Week 10 | Events |
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| Competitions |
20th Century Fox Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios... film What Happens in Vegas..., a VIP VIP VIP and V.I.P. is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:-In general:* Vacuum insulated panel* Values, Influence, and Peers, an anti-crime campaign in Ontario elementary schools* Variable Information Printing, a form of on-demand printing... experience that includes a shopping spree and tickets to the May 1 premiere of the film in Hollywood, and a chance to meet the cast at an after party. The losers were linked together for 24 hours. Ryan as HoH spun the wheel first and matched one of the boxes, winning Sharon and him the prize. The losers, Adam and Sheila, were linked together for 24 hours. Jockey A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:... s. They had to put the faces of the five evicted HouseGuests currently in the Jury House in order on the jockeys, and attach two cards to each of them that describe individual facts about their game. Once the HouseGuest has a face and two cards attached to the jockey, they rang their bell to find out if they can move on to the next jockey. If the buzzer rang, they have to go back. Ryan successfully completed all five jockeys first and won the final Power of Veto of the season. |
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| Exits | Sharon was evicted on Day 75, by a 1-0 vote and became the sixth juror. | |
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| Exits | Sheila was evicted on Day 77 and became the final jury member. On Day 81 Adam left the winner of Big Brother 9 and Ryan left as the runner-up. |
Big Brother House
House pictures were released on February 6, 2008. The House has an outdoors theme due to this being the first season to air during the winter season.Throughout the House, there are numerous love quotes written by Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
, William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays. He is best known for his novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov....
, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long...
. In the dining room and kitchen, the furniture are in bright red and yellow colors, and logs stacked against each other fill up a wall. The walkway to the Head of Household room evokes a giant library. The Head of Household room is an exotic island oasis. The headboard is made from a surfboard, there are Hula girl table lamps, rattan carpet and Polynesian knickknacks. The boat bedroom features shelves and chests designed to resemble small rowboats with rowboat shaped beds. Two large beds made of actual unfinished tree branches with pink bedspreads fill another room. The living room features a giant green semi-circular sofa, and a stone wall fireplace. A red colored room connected directly to the living room by a short hallway, with no doors, has a pair of pullout couches rather than actual beds. New this season is a Spa room complete with a massage table, two-person sauna and lounge.
Outside, there is a hot tub and pool, a billiards table and lounge area. The lounge area features a fire pit and heated lamps. Along with work-out equipment, there are lawn chairs to lay out in the sun.
Prizes
The HouseGuests compete for a grand prize of $500,000 and a runner-up prize of $50,000. In addition to the grand prize and the runner-up prize, various smaller prizes were offered throughout the game. Most of the time the prizes were given out during Power of Veto competitions or Luxury competitions.In week one, during the Power Couple competition "Falling for You"; Jen & Parker won $10,000. During the Power of Veto competition "Color of Veto" on Day 30; Adam won a motorcycle and Ryan won $10,000. On Day 43 during a Luxury competition, Chelsia, Joshuah, Sharon and Sheila won an advanced screening of the Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
film 21
21 (2008 film)
21 is a 2008 drama film directed by Australian director Robert Luketic and stars Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Bosworth, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, and Aaron Yoo. The film is inspired by the true story of the MIT Blackjack Team as told in Bringing Down the House, the...
. On Day 45, Chelsia won a $21,000 VIP trip to Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
before the screening of the film 21
21 (2008 film)
21 is a 2008 drama film directed by Australian director Robert Luketic and stars Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Bosworth, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, and Aaron Yoo. The film is inspired by the true story of the MIT Blackjack Team as told in Bringing Down the House, the...
, in which her popcorn bucket had a golden ticket for the prize. On Day 44, when Big Brother 8 contestant "Evel Dick" Donato
Dick Donato
Richard Louis Donato, known as "Evel Dick" Donato , a bar manager from Los Angeles, California, is the winner of the reality game show Big Brother 8. He and his daughter, Daniele Donato, are the only family member pair to win the American Big Brother program's top two prizes in the same competition...
returned to the Big Brother House to host the Power of Veto competition "Club Evel", if a player scored more than Dick's score of 33 from last season, he or she would have also won a classic Gibson Les Paul
Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson...
guitar and amplifier. Since no one beat his score, Dick won the guitar for himself. During the second Luxury competition of the season on Day 71, Ryan and Sharon won an in-house screening of the 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
film What Happens in Vegas..., a VIP
VIP
VIP and V.I.P. is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:-In general:* Vacuum insulated panel* Values, Influence, and Peers, an anti-crime campaign in Ontario elementary schools* Variable Information Printing, a form of on-demand printing...
experience that includes a shopping spree and tickets to the May 1 premiere of the film in Hollywood, and a chance to meet the cast at an after party. On the season finale, James won $25,000 by America's choice.
Controversy and criticism
Autism United, a national autism group, demanded an apology from CBS over controversial remarks made by HouseGuest Adam JasinskiAdam Jasinski
Adam Jasinski is the winner of the U.S. series Big Brother 9. Jasinski is a public relations manager from Delray Beach, Florida...
. During the second episode, Adam stated he worked for an autism foundation and would spend his winnings on a hair salon for people with developmental disabilities "so retards can get it together and get their hair done". Sheila, who was his partner in the house, found his remarks highly offensive. Adam replied with saying "can call them whatever I want because he work[s] with them all day". In a letter obtained by TMZ
TMZ.com
TMZ.com is a celebrity news website that debuted on November 8, 2005. It was a collaboration between America Online and Telepictures Productions, a division of Warner Bros., until Time Warner divested AOL in 2009. However, it is still affiliated with AOL News and has the AOL News logo affixed in...
from John Gilmore, Executive Director of Autism United to Sumner Redstone
Sumner Redstone
Sumner Murray Redstone is an American media magnate. He is the majority owner and Chairman of the Board of the National Amusements theater chain...
, Chairman of CBS Corporation, Gilmore demanded action be taken after the Wednesday episode. Gilmore claimed that the network chose to air the segment for "their own personal goals." The organization also called for the show to be canceled and the organization has contacted advertisers over the issue. Due to the controversy, Lowe's
Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a U.S.-based chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores. Founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the chain now serves more than 14 million customers a week in its 1,710 stores in the United States and 20 in Canada. Expansion into Canada began in...
has decided not to advertise during future Big Brother episodes, but it was unclear whether or not they were currently advertising during the program. Autism United has also contacted other advertisers, such as Campbell's Soup, Claritin, Geico
GEICO
The Government Employees Insurance Company is an auto insurance company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that as of 2007 provided coverage for more than 10 million motor vehicles owned by more than 9 million policy holders. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance...
, McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
and Taco Bell
Taco Bell
Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., which serves American-adapted Mexican food. Taco Bell serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value Menu" items...
. Autism United and various parents in South Florida are calling for an investigation into Adam Jasinski and the United Autism Foundation. The organization claims to be a 501 c3 charity (deductions made to the organization would be considered tax deductible under current IRS regulations.) The website for United Autism Foundation has an apology regarding Adam's behavior and states he will no longer be working for the company.
After winning Big Brother 9 on April 27, 2008, Adam declared he would donate $100,000 to the Autism Foundation. On October 19, 2009, Jasinski was arrested, and charged by the DEA in North Reading, MA for possession of 2,000 oxycodone
Oxycodone
Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from opium-derived thebaine. It was developed in 1916 in Germany, as one of several new semi-synthetic opioids in an attempt to improve on the existing opioids: morphine, diacetylmorphine , and codeine.Oxycodone oral medications are generally...
pills with intent to distribute. Jasinski allegedly admitted funding his illegal venture with his $500,000 winnings from the show. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Big Brother finalist Sheila Kennedy, who was part of the jury and voted for Jasinski to win the $500,000 grand prize, stated she felt betrayed by him for using his prize money to fund a drug ring, due to his promise to donate part of it to the autism foundation. Houseguest Allison said, "I hope Adam gets the maximum [jail] time he deserves because this is terrible."
On Day 31, Matt used the word "nigga" when referring to another (white) HouseGuest. The incident in question was aired on both the live Internet feeds and the spin-off show Big Brother: After Dark
Big Brother: After Dark
Big Brother: After Dark is an uncensored, uncut live feed from the American Big Brother House. The program debuted on July 5, 2007 as a companion show to Big Brother 8 and it airs on Showtime 2 and Global Reality Channel....
on Showtime 2.
On Day 70, there was a controversial Head of Household competition where the HouseGuests were to determine if certain statements were "fact" or "fiction." Many fans of the show, including House Calls
House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show
House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show is a spin-off of the American reality television series Big Brother. The program is a live Internet talk show hosted by Gretchen Massey and focuses on events in the Big Brother house as well as taking phone calls from viewers...
co-host Dick Donato
Dick Donato
Richard Louis Donato, known as "Evel Dick" Donato , a bar manager from Los Angeles, California, is the winner of the reality game show Big Brother 8. He and his daughter, Daniele Donato, are the only family member pair to win the American Big Brother program's top two prizes in the same competition...
, were displeased with the final "fact or fiction" statement, which dealt with how many preexisting relationships there were in the house. The correct answer was three, which counted two relationships between HouseGuests (Jacob & Sharon and Jen & Ryan) and also the relationships between the guinea pigs. Some fans considered this question unfair. Sharon missed the question, leading to her losing the HoH competition and ultimately being evicted.
Voting history
A record of the votes cast, stored in a voting-table, shows how each HouseGuest voted to evict throughout his or her time in the House. The Head of Household and the nominees were not allowed to vote, but in the event of a tie, the Head of Household broke it. Twists to the normal nominations process are noted, such as immunityImmunity (reality television)
Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
from nomination and eviction (referred to as "exempt") and double evictions. The last seven evictees of the season are expected to be part of the Jury of Big Brother 9, who will vote for the winner during the Finale.
For the first three weeks the HouseGuests played as couples, with each couple voting, making decisions, and risking getting evicted as a team. Each pair can be identified by the color beside their name (Sharon and Joshua were each a part of two different pairings during their time in the house. Thus, they have a color and a number besides their names). Each couple for the first three weeks shared Head of Household and Power of Veto wins together and were evicted together. In the event the Head of Household couple could not agree on who to nominate they would have been nominated and the runner-up couple in the competition would become the new HoH. If the Power of Veto couple could not agree on what to do with the PoV then it could not be used. If a couple could not agree on who to evict from the House that couple would instead be evicted.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 5 | Week 11 | Eviction votes received | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Day 4 | Day 22 | Day 35 | Day 36 | Finale | ||||||||||||
| Head of Household | (none) | Alex Amanda |
Chelsia James |
Joshuah Sharon |
Ryan | (none) | James | Adam | Natalie | Adam | Sheila | Ryan | Ryan | (none) | |||
| Nominations (pre-veto) |
|
|
|
Allison Ryan |
Chelsia Sharon |
Ryan Sheila |
Chelsia James |
James Joshuah |
Sharon Sheila |
Adam Sharon |
Sharon Sheila |
Adam Sheila |
|||||
| Veto Winner | Matt Natalie |
Joshuah Sharon |
Matt Natalie |
(none) | Chelsia | James | James | James | Ryan | Adam | Ryan | (none) | |||||
| Nominations (post-veto) |
|
|
|
James Sharon |
Matt Ryan |
Chelsia Sharon |
Joshuah Sharon |
James Sharon |
Natalie Sharon |
Sharon Sheila |
|||||||
| Adam | Not eligible |
Jen Parker |
Alex Amanda |
Nominated | Allison | James | James | Ryan | Head of Household |
Joshuah | Head of Household |
Sharon | Sharon | Nominated | Winner $500,000 |
0 | |
| Ryan | Not eligible |
Nominated | Alex Amanda |
Nominated | Head of Household |
Alex | Nominated | Chelsia | Joshuah | James | Natalie | Head of Household |
Sheila | $50,000 |
6 | ||
| Sheila | Not eligible |
Jen Parker |
Alex Amanda |
Nominated | Allison | James | Alex | Ryan | Chelsia | Joshuah | James | Natalie | Nominated | Adam | 1 | ||
| 1 | Sharon | Not eligible |
Jen Parker |
Alex Amanda |
Co-Head of Household |
Nominated | James | Matt | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Re-evicted (Day 75) |
Adam | 5 | |
| Natalie | Not eligible |
Allison Ryan |
Nominated | Allison Ryan |
Allison | James | James | Ryan | Chelsia | Head of Household |
James | Nominated | Evicted (Day 70) |
Adam | 2 | ||
| James | Not eligible |
Jen Parker |
Co-Head of Household |
Allison Ryan |
Allison | Nominated | Evicted (Day 35) |
Matt | Chelsia | Sharon | Nominated | Re-evicted (Day 63) |
Adam | 8 | |||
| 2 | Joshuah | Not eligible |
Jen Parker |
Alex Amanda |
Co-Head of Household |
James | James | Matt | Chelsia | Nominated | Evicted (Day 56) |
Ryan | 3 | ||||
| Chelsia | Not eligible |
Jen Parker |
Co-Head of Household |
Allison Ryan |
Allison | Sharon | James | Matt | Nominated | Evicted (Day 49) |
Adam | 5 | |||||
| Matt | Not eligible |
Allison Ryan |
Nominated | Allison Ryan |
Allison | James | Alex | Nominated | Evicted (Day 42) |
Adam | 4 | ||||||
| Allison | Not eligible |
Nominated | Alex Amanda |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 28) |
9 | |||||||||||
| Alex | Not eligible |
Co-Head of Household |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 21) |
3 | ||||||||||||
| Amanda | Not eligible |
Co-Head of Household |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 21) |
3 | ||||||||||||
| Jen | Jacob Sharon |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 14) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Parker | Jacob Sharon |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 14) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Neil | Not eligible |
Walked (Day 7) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Jacob | Not eligible |
Evicted (Day 3) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Notes | See note 1 |
See note 2 |
None | See note 3 |
None | See note 4 |
See note 5 |
None | See note 6 |
None | See note 7 |
||||||
| Walked | None | Neil | None | ||||||||||||||
| Evicted | Jacob Sharon choice |
Jen Parker 3 of 4 votes to evict |
Alex Amanda 3 of 3 votes to evict |
Allison Ryan 2 of 2 votes to |
Allison to evict |
James to evict |
James to return |
Matt to evict |
Chelsia to evict |
Joshuah to evict |
James to evict |
Natalie to evict |
Sharon Adam's choice to evict |
Sheila Ryan's choice to evict |
Ryan 1 vote to win |
||
| Adam 6 votes to win |
|||||||||||||||||
- : Jen & Parker were the first Power Couple. A "Power Couple" had the sole power to evict another couple from the House. Jen & Parker chose to evict Jacob & Sharon on Day 3.
- : Neil left the House on Day 7 due to an "urgent personal matter". Joshuah, Neil's partner, had to choose between Sharon or Jacob to bring back and be his partner, he chose Sharon.
- : The couples split up into individual players on Day 28. The first round of voting was to evict a couple from the House. The second vote, occurring after the split, decided which person from that "evicted couple" would be the first individually-evicted HouseGuest.
- : On Day 28, the viewers were given a week to vote on which one of the first six evictees (Jacob, Jen, Parker, Allison, Alex and Amanda) they would like to see return to the game. The viewers chose Alex as the HouseGuest they would like to see return. The HouseGuests then had to vote on whether to bring back James, the recent evictee, or the person the viewers picked known only to them as the "mystery HouseGuest".
- : James, as Head of Household, had to vote to break a tie on Day 42.
- : Sheila, as Head of Household, had to vote to break a tie on Day 70.
- : Votes in the finale are for someone to win, not to evict. Only the last seven HouseGuests evicted can vote.
Ratings
Big Brother 9 airs three episodes a week, with shows airing Sundays at 8 p.m. (EST), Tuesdays 9 p.m., and Wednesdays 8 p.m. The live eviction show was moved to Wednesdays due to Survivor: MicronesiaSurvivor: Micronesia
Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites is the sixteenth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, being the show's third to include contestants from past seasons, after the all-returning contestant pool from Survivor: All-Stars, and Survivor: Guatemala in which...
airing Thursdays 8 p.m. This is the first season of Big Brother to air during an official television season, and the second to air concurrently with a season of Survivor
Survivor (U.S. TV series)
Survivor is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. The series premiered on May 31, 2000 on CBS...
. Big Brother 9 is also competing with Fox's
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
on Wednesdays. The first episode of Big Brother 9 premiered on February 12, 2008 with 7.33 million viewers (4.6/7 viewing audience), down from last summer's 4.8/9 (7.4 million viewers) launch.
U.S. television ratings
This is ratings information for the season. "Rating" is the estimated percentage of all televisions tuned to the show, and "share" is the percentage of all televisions in use that are tuned in. "Overnight Viewers" is the estimated number viewers that watched a program either while it was broadcast or watched via DVRDigital video recorder
A digital video recorder , sometimes referred to by the merchandising term personal video recorder , is a consumer electronics device or application software that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card or other local or networked mass storage device...
on the same day the program was broadcast. "Live+7 Viewers" is the estimated number of viewers that watched a program while it was broadcast or via DVR
Digital video recorder
A digital video recorder , sometimes referred to by the merchandising term personal video recorder , is a consumer electronics device or application software that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card or other local or networked mass storage device...
within 7 days of original broadcast.. "Increase over Live" is the percentage of increase between the amount of viewers who watched a program "Live" versus "Live+7".
Unless otherwise cited, the overnight rating and share information comes from Zap2It and viewer and ranking information comes from CalendarLive. The following week, the numbers are updated with the final Nielsen numbers from TVWeek.com. DVR information is from TV by the Numbers.
Seasonal ranking
Based on average total viewers per episode of Big Brother 9 on CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
:
| Program | Season Premiere | Season Finale | TV Season | Timeslot | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Viewers (in millions) |
Date | Viewers (in millions) |
|||||
| Big Brother 9 | February 12, 2008 | 7.33 | April 27, 2008 | 6.65 | 2007–2008 | Tuesday 9:00PM (Power of Veto) |
#112 | 6.47 |
| Wednesday 8:00PM (Live Eviction) |
#127 | 6.11 | ||||||
| Sunday 8:00PM (Nominations Ceremony) |
#99 | 6.88 | ||||||
- Season performance is through 4/20/08.
Weekly ratings
| No. | Air Date | Timeslot (EST) | Season | Rating | Share | 18–49 (Rating/Share) |
Overnight Viewers (m) |
Live+7 Viewers (m) |
Increase over Live (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 12, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.6 | 7 | 2.7/6 | 7.33 | 7.47 | 25.0% |
| 2 | February 13, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 3.8 | 6 | 2.1/6 | 5.87 | 6.35 | 31.2% |
| 3 | February 17, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.1 | 6 | 2.2/6 | 6.73 | 7.06 | 22.6% |
| 4 | February 19, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 3.6 | 6 | 2.0/5 | 5.42 | 6.01 | 26.8% |
| 5 | February 20, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 3.5 | 6 | 1.9/5 | 5.24 | 5.80 | 29.3% |
| 6 | February 24, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 3.6 | 6 | 2.2/5 | 5.72 | 6.18 | 30.2% |
| 7 | February 26, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.4 | 7 | 2.6/6 | 6.74 | 7.20 | 20.9% |
| 8 | February 27, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 3.5 | 6 | 2.1/5 | 5.56 | 5.83 | 32.4% |
| 9 | March 2, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 3.9 | 6 | 2.3/6 | 6.17 | 6.61 | 25.3% |
| 10 | March 4, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.3 | 7 | 2.5/6 | 6.67 | 6.65 | 25.6% |
| 11 | March 5, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 3.8 | 6 | 2.0/5 | 5.69 | 6.02 | 27.5% |
| 12 | March 9, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.2 | 7 | 2.2/6 | 6.48 | 6.78 | 23.1% |
| 13 | March 11, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 3.5 | 6 | 2.1/5 | 5.92 | 6.39 | 24% |
| 14 | March 12, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 3.5 | 6 | 1.9/5 | 5.44 | 5.75 | 28% |
| 15 | March 16, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.1 | 7 | 2.3/6 | 6.25 | 6.62 | 24.3% |
| 16 | March 18, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 3.5 | 5 | 2.0/5 | 5.48 | 5.79 | 21.6% |
| 17 | March 19, 2008 | 9:00 PM** | 2007–2008 | 4.3 | 7 | 2.4/6 | 6.73 | 6.95 | 22.8% |
| 18 | March 23, 2008 | 8:00 PM** | 2007–2008 | 4.0 | 7 | 2.1/5 | 6.38 | n/a | n/a |
| 19 | March 25, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 3.8 | 6 | 2.2/5 | 5.95 | 6.30 | 25.3% |
| 20 | March 26, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 3.9 | 7 | 2.1/6 | 6.04 | 6.21 | 24.7% |
| 21 | March 30, 2008 | 8:30 PM** | 2007–2008 | 4.8 | 7 | 2.6/6 | 7.47 | 7.70 | 15% |
| 22 | April 1, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.1 | 6 | 2.4/6 | 6.42 | 6.52 | 22.7% |
| 23 | April 2, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.0 | 6 | 2.2/7 | 6.04 | 6.21 | 26.0% |
| 24 | April 6, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.0 | 7 | 2.2/6 | 6.53 | 6.54 | 22.3% |
| 25 | April 8, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.2 | 6 | 2.4/6 | 6.30 | 6.50 | 19.1% |
| 26 | April 9, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.0 | 7 | 2.1/6 | 6.05 | 6.04 | 19.4% |
| 27 | April 13, 2008 | 8:44 PM** | 2007–2008 | 5.7 | 9 | 2.7/6 | 9.02 | n/a | n/a |
| 28 | April 15, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.3 | 6 | 2.4/6 | 6.47 | 6.54 | 22.3% |
| 29 | April 16, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.1 | 7 | 2.3/7 | 6.14 | 6.42 | 24.7% |
| 30 | April 20, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.4 | 8 | 2.3/6 | 6.49 | 6.65 | 25.2% |
| 31 | April 22, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.4 | 7 | 2.4/6 | 6.74 | ||
| 32 | April 23, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.4 | 7 | 2.3/7 | 6.7 | ||
| 33 | April 27, 2008 | 8:00 PM | 2007–2008 | 4.2 | 7 | 2.3/6 | 6.65 |
- "n/a" = No information available.
- Due to NCAA Basketball on March 20, 2008, the March 19 eviction episode aired at 9:00 PM due to Survivor: MicronesiaSurvivor: MicronesiaSurvivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites is the sixteenth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, being the show's third to include contestants from past seasons, after the all-returning contestant pool from Survivor: All-Stars, and Survivor: Guatemala in which...
being shown at 8:00 PM. - Due to NCAA Basketball on March 23, 2008, the March 23 nomination episode was delayed from its normal start time.
- Due to NCAA Basketball on March 30, 2008, the March 30 nomination episode was delayed from its normal start time.
- Due to Golf on April 13, 2008, the April 13 nomination episode was delayed from its normal start time.
UK television ratings
This is ratings information for the season that broadcasts in the United Kingdom on E4. Ratings below are overnight figures from Channel4Sales| No. | US Air Date | UK Air Date | Timeslot | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 12, 2008 | February 14, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 326,000 |
| 2 | February 13, 2008 | February 14, 2008 | 10:00 PM | 302,200 |
| 3 | February 17, 2008 | February 19, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 137,100 |
| 4 | February 19, 2008 | February 21, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 181,900 |
| 5 | February 20, 2008 | February 21, 2008 | 10:00 PM | 150,300 |
| 6 | February 24, 2008 | February 26, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 113,800 |
| 7 | February 26, 2008 | February 28, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 194,600 |
| 8 | February 27, 2008 | February 28, 2008 | 10:00 PM | 161,000 |
| 9 | March 2, 2008 | March 4, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 138,400 |
| 10 | March 4, 2008 | March 6, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 87,500 |
| 11 | March 5, 2008 | March 6, 2008 | 10:00 PM | 93,100 |
| 12 | March 9, 2008 | March 11, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 137,500 |
| 13 | March 11, 2008 | March 13, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 154,700 |
| 14 | March 12, 2008 | March 13, 2008 | 10:00 PM | 144,400 |
| 15 | March 16, 2008 | March 18, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 150,000 |
| 16 | March 18, 2008 | March 20, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 166,400 |
| 17 | March 19, 2008 | March 20, 2008 | 10:00 PM | 124,600 |
| 18 | March 23, 2008 | March 25, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 142,000 |
| 19 | March 25, 2008 | March 27, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 177,400 |
| 20 | March 26, 2008 | March 27, 2008 | 10:00 PM | 134,800 |
| 21 | March 30, 2008 | April 1, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 153,800 |
| 22 | April 1, 2008 | April 3, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 96,200 |
| 23 | April 2, 2008 | April 3, 2008 | 10:00 PM | 94,100 |
| 24 | April 6, 2008 | April 8, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 98,800 |
| 25 | April 8, 2008 | April 10, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 140,700 |
| 26 | April 9, 2008 | April 10, 2008 | 10:00 PM | 122,300 |
| 27 | April 13, 2008 | April 15, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 149,700 |
| 28 | April 15, 2008 | April 17, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 115,100 |
| 29 | April 16, 2008 | April 17, 2008 | 10:00 PM | 109,000 |
| 30 | April 20, 2008 | April 22, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 79,000 |
| 31 | April 22, 2008 | April 24, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 89,700 |
| 32 | April 23, 2008 | April 24, 2008 | 10:00 PM | 62,200 |
| 33 | April 27, 2008 | April 29, 2008 | 9:00 PM | 107,600 |