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'''''Big Brother 2011''''' is the twelfth |
'''''Big Brother 2011''''' is the twelfth series of the ] ] series of ]. It is being broadcast on ] for the first time. It launched on the night of Friday 9 September 2011 with an hour and a half long special launch show, the day after the final of '']'' was broadcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://totalbigbrother.com/live/live-big-brother-launch.tbb|title=Big Brother Launch|date=9 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2011|publisher=Total Big Brother}}</ref> The series is scheduled to last for 64 days.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} | ||
'''''Big Brother 2011''''' launched on Friday 9 September 2011 with an hour and a half long special show, airing the day after the final of '']'' was broadcast, which is the first time in the history of ] Big Brother a regular series aired in September or after a Celebrity Big Brother Final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://totalbigbrother.com/live/live-big-brother-launch.tbb|title=Big Brother Launch|date=9 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2011|publisher=Total Big Brother}}</ref> The series is scheduled to last for 64 days.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} | |||
==Overview== | |||
There were 14 original housemates, all 18-30, 7 men and 7 women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/news/a339267/big-brother-regular-series-to-last-63-days-14-housemate-teasers.html|title=Big Brother: Regular series to last 63 days, 14 housemate teasers|date=8 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2011|publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref> Viewers had glimpsed possible housemates auditioning to enter the house during trailers on ''Celebrity Big Brother 2011'' and ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'' on ]. On 8 September, the evening before launch night, presenter ] confirmed a "surprise guest" twist involving Canadian-born model and '']'' star ] who would enter the house on launch night to host a party and set a number of tasks during a four day stay.<ref name="Pamela Anderson to enter Big Brother House">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/news/a339466/pamela-anderson-to-enter-big-brother-house-ill-leave-a-skidmark-on-every-housemate.html|title=Pamela Anderson to enter Big Brother house: 'I'll leave a skidmark on every housemate'|date=8 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2011|publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref> | There were 14 original housemates, all 18-30, 7 men and 7 women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/news/a339267/big-brother-regular-series-to-last-63-days-14-housemate-teasers.html|title=Big Brother: Regular series to last 63 days, 14 housemate teasers|date=8 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2011|publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref> Viewers had glimpsed possible housemates auditioning to enter the house during trailers on ''Celebrity Big Brother 2011'' and ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'' on ]. On 8 September, the evening before launch night, presenter ] confirmed a "surprise guest" twist involving Canadian-born model and '']'' star ] who would enter the house on launch night to host a party and set a number of tasks during a four day stay.<ref name="Pamela Anderson to enter Big Brother House">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/news/a339466/pamela-anderson-to-enter-big-brother-house-ill-leave-a-skidmark-on-every-housemate.html|title=Pamela Anderson to enter Big Brother house: 'I'll leave a skidmark on every housemate'|date=8 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2011|publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref> | ||
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Template:Big Brother housemates Big Brother 2011 is the twelfth series of the British reality television series of Big Brother. It is being broadcast on Channel 5 for the first time. It launched on the night of Friday 9 September 2011 with an hour and a half long special launch show, the day after the final of Celebrity Big Brother 2011 was broadcast. The series is scheduled to last for 64 days.
There were 14 original housemates, all 18-30, 7 men and 7 women. Viewers had glimpsed possible housemates auditioning to enter the house during trailers on Celebrity Big Brother 2011 and Big Brother's Bit on the Side on 5*. On 8 September, the evening before launch night, presenter Brian Dowling confirmed a "surprise guest" twist involving Canadian-born model and Baywatch star Pamela Anderson who would enter the house on launch night to host a party and set a number of tasks during a four day stay.
The series is sponsored by skincare brand Freederm. This series is the first to use online voting via Facebook credits. After the relative success of the celebrity version that preceded it, the main show has struggled in the ratings and the live eviction shows have ebbed to some of the lowest audiences in the series' history. The new series has featured a high content of male nudity during pranks and shower scenes and instances of lewd talk and salacious behaviour have featured in the post-watershed evening highlights programmes.
In the series' first three weeks, Tashie, Rebeckah and Heaven were evicted; Mark walked on Day 27.
Production
History and build-up
After Richard Desmond bought Channel 5, he said he was keen to acquire Big Brother. Meanwhile, Endemol had been granted permission to keep the Big Brother house at the Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, where it currently is until 30 September 2013. On 2 April 2011, the Daily Star, a newspaper owned by Desmond, reported that Big Brother was returning on Channel 5 in August 2011 with a Celebrity edition. On 6 April 2011, Channel 5 formally confirmed it had signed a £200 million 2-year contract with Endemol to screen Big Brother UK from 18 August 2011.
Auditions
On 3 May 2011, Endemol and Channel 5 officially opened the process for people to apply to be on the show. Open auditions for the Channel 5 series were held at Old Trafford in Manchester on 10 and 11 June 2011. Auditions were also held in London on 18 and 19 June 2011 at the Emirates Stadium. All applicants had to attend the open auditions with identification to be considered for the series and had to be a legal resident of the UK or Ireland aged 18 or over by 31 July 2011 to audition for the show. Big Brother 2010 winner Josie Gibson took part in filming at the London auditions meeting potential housemates.
Trailers
From 23 July 2011, trailers announcing the imminent return of the celebrity version of the series were aired using Marcus Bentley's voice. Former housemates that featured in one of the trailers included Josie Gibson, Brian Dowling and Alex Reid. This coincided with the launch of the new eye logo for 2011. In the run-up to Celebrity Big Brother, the channel featured a promotional campaign under the slogan "When Bruv takes over" based on the David Guetta and Kelly Rowland song "When Love Takes Over". It featured a large cast of past housemates dancing and miming in the streets, finally meeting up in a park with CGI effects adding a fly-past with coloured smoke overhead. Break bumpers announcing the series were broadcast in the week running up to the launch along with a countdown to the launch day voiced by Bentley. Channel 5 also took out commercials on other channels, including ITV1 promoting the launch of the new series. The launch was also trailed heavily in the printed media, including an advertising blitz in the Desmond-owned newspapers and magazines and posters in town centres. In the second week of the celebrity version, trailers heralded the return of the main series on 9 September 2011.
The House
The main elements of the house design were inherited from that used for the previous celebrity series. Viewers first previewed the new Big Brother house during Celebrity Big Brother 2011 in preparation for the intake of regular housemates on the night of 9 September 2011. Differences include the walls being changed from a fish theme to a forest theme, the bedroom being made over with fresh textiles and gold mirrored furniture for the regular housemates. In the bathroom, the installation of transparent double shower cabinet with a frosted central band offers minimal privacy. There is a clear view of the shower's unclothed occupant from the house and garden but the frosting obscures the user's private parts from a clear view. There is a large central free-standing oval bath and with small pink and blue hand towels provided. The bathroom is mainly blue and pink with a sofa and clear view of the goings on from the living room and garden. Some of the house space was converted to create a luxury apartment for houseguest Pamela Anderson during her stay in the house. The luxury bedroom has since been used for a variety of tasks. The wall of faces in the living room was also changed on Day 3 with the new housemates' faces added. These turn blue to indicate the nominated housemates and red to indicate an evicted housemate. There are a number of spare spaces on the montage.
The garden retains the oblong pool with wave facility used for Celebrity Big Brother with a bridge going across it. In Week 1, an artificial beach area was installed ready for the arrival of Pamela Anderson. This has featured in several outdoor tasks. There are areas of astroturf and decking, palm trees and an outdoor shower. Three leather sofas stand in an outdoor lounge area next to the "beach". This area which was first used to host Pamela Anderson's VIP party on launch night. There are doors leading to the sauna cabin, toilet and main house. There is also an area of rattan seating with cushions, throws and garden lanterns. This area has an artificial fire hearth which light up at night, decorated with logs and flames. The exterior walls and the interior of the house are decorated with simulated stonework.
Cameras and surveillance system
The housemates are to be watched by a network 47 cameras 24/7, the largest number of cameras to date. The show is to be broadcast in high-definition for the first time in its history. In preparation for HDTV broadcast standard, the house has been illuminated with a super-bright overhead lighting rig.
The Diary Room
The Big Brother 2011 diary room chair is in the style of a luxury club chair in deep red with gold trim. The new Diary room has already featured in Celebrity Big Brother 2011 with a small task room adjacent.
Web presence and social media
Unlike most previous Channel 4 series, there is no 24 hour live free-to-air feed from the house. This has alienated some traditional fans of the show as they have difficulty keeping up with events in the house since the shift from Channel 4 to Channel 5. The channel is concentrating on the daily highlights shows, the spin-off and eviction shows and is placing preview clips from action in the house on the dedicated website and social media. Regular tweets on current events in the house are being placed on the official Twitter site with other clips on Facebook. Some highlights clips have also been posted on the official YouTube page. Daily updates drawn from the media will be placed on this site as they are available to draw together these sources. For the first time in the UK series, the show is accepting online voting for the public votes via Facebook Credits alongside phone voting. A diary of daily events in the house is also being posted on the Channel 5 website to accompany the clips.
Voting and eviction night
So far the series has used "vote to save" for the public vote as opposed to the "vote to evict" method generally used in previous series. A new feature involves showing a pre-record farewell message to the house from the evicted housemate shortly after their eviction. This feature was first seen when Pamela Anderson left the house after her stay as a houseguest.
Housemates
Main article: List of Big Brother 2011 housemates (UK)There are 14 housemates, all 18-30 years of age with an even split between males and females. Viewers were given a teaser of their profiles on Big Brother's Bit on the Side on 7 September.
Name | Age on entry | Hometown |
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Aaron Allard | 30 | Weston-super-Mare, Somerset |
Aden Theobald | 19 | Enfield, London |
Alex Lee | 18 | South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
Anton Murphy | 23 | London |
Faye Palmer | 19 | Tamworth, Staffordshire |
Harry Blake | 23 | Cheshire |
Heaven Afrika | 30 | London |
Jay McKray | 27 | Newcastle |
Louise Cliffe | 25 | Manchester |
Maisy James | 19 | Kent |
Mark Henderson | 28 | Berkshire |
Rebeckah Vaughan | 28 | Wirral |
Tashie Jackson | 21 | Oxford |
Tom O'Connell | 20 | Solihull, West Midlands |
House guests
Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson joined the housemates as a guest on launch night, as confirmed on the final night of Celebrity Big Brother 2011 claiming that she would "leave a skidmark on every housemate". This promise, however, proved to be false as Pamela was polite and conducted herself with decorum throughout her stay. She remained in the house for the duration of the first weekend setting three tasks. On day 1, she hosted a VIP party for five hand-selected housemates. In this task, one housemate had the most impress Pamela to win a "Golden Swimsuit" secretly granting them immunity from eviction. On day 2, she announced that she would be interviewing housemates during a speed-dating task in the sauna in which the most impressive date would earn a golden swimsuit. Aden won this task. On day 3, Pamela set the house a Slow Motion lifeguard task which was won by Maisy. On day 4, Aden lost his golden status to Rebeckah after Pamela chose her as winner of a task. Pamela left the house on day 4 and the golden housemates were given access to the Pammy Annexe. During her time in the house, Pamela wore several striking party dresses by British designer Vivienne Westwood.
Sister shows
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
This is the main spin-off show for Big Brother UK which made its debut during Celebrity Big Brother 2011. The host is Emma Willis. Other reporters include Alice Levine and Jamie East. It mixes the styles of the previous spin-offs Little Brother and Big Mouth. Viewers have already encountered the show's "mascot", a canine security guard who ejaculates in excitement when the younger female guests' names are mentioned. The show features extra clips of the previous day's action plus previews of the current day's events in the house. On Sundays, the show features a quiz on the week's events in the house.
OK! TV: When 'Bruv Takes Over
This is a special edition of the main OK! TV magazine show broadcast from the Big Brother compound at Elstree Studios. The hosts are Jeff Brazier and Jenny Frost. The first edition aired on Wednesday 17 August where viewers were given a preview of the new Big Brother house on the eve of the launch of Celebrity Big Brother 2011. It mixes celebrity and showbiz news and interviews with news and events from the Big Brother house and interviews with ex-housemates.
Weekly summary
Each week in the Big Brother House is summarized in the table on the main page. A typical week begins with the nominations, shopping task, and ends with the eviction of a Housemate during the following Friday's episode. Evictions, tasks, and other noteworthy events for a particular week are noted. Events are listed in order of sequence as far as possible.
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Nominations table
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Nominations received | ||
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Aaron | Tashie, Anton |
Heaven, Rebeckah |
Anton, Aden |
Jay, Anton |
14 | ||||||
Aden | Alex, Tom |
Heaven, Tom |
Heaven, Aaron |
Aaron, Faye |
9 | ||||||
Alex | Anton, Tashie |
Heaven, Maisy |
Anton, Aden |
Maisy, Faye |
4 | ||||||
Anton | Mark, Aaron |
Heaven, Rebeckah |
Aaron, Heaven |
Faye, Maisy |
7 | ||||||
Faye | Harry, Aaron |
Heaven, Rebeckah |
Aaron, Heaven |
Anton, Aaron |
7 | ||||||
Harry | Aden, Tashie |
Rebeckah, Aden |
Heaven, Tom |
Faye, Maisy |
6 | ||||||
Jay | Harry, Aaron |
Rebeckah, Heaven |
Maisy, Heaven |
Faye, Mark |
3 | ||||||
Louise | Tom, Alex |
Maisy, Rebeckah |
Maisy, Aaron |
Maisy, Faye |
1 | ||||||
Maisy | Alex, Mark |
Alex, Mark |
Mark, Aden |
Aaron, Mark |
14 | ||||||
Tom | Louise, Harry |
Rebeckah, Maisy |
Aden, Aaron |
Aden, Maisy |
4 | ||||||
Mark | Anton, Tashie |
Rebeckah, Maisy |
Maisy, Aden |
Aden, Maisy |
Walked (Day 27) |
6 | |||||
Heaven | Harry, Tashie |
Faye, Jay |
Aaron, Maisy |
Evicted (Day 22) |
12 | ||||||
Rebeckah | Harry, Aaron |
Jay, Heaven |
Evicted (Day 15) |
8 | |||||||
Tashie | Harry, Aaron |
Evicted (Day 8) |
5 | ||||||||
Nomination note |
1 | 2 | none | ||||||||
Against public vote |
Aaron, Harry, Tashie |
Heaven, Rebeckah |
Aaron, Aden, Heaven |
Faye, Maisy |
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Walked | none | Mark | |||||||||
Evicted | Tashie Fewest votes to save |
Rebeckah Fewest votes to save |
Heaven Fewest votes to save |
Notes
- ^Note 1 : Pamela Anderson was able to give immunity to four chosen housemates during her stay by giving them a golden swimsuit. Heaven, Aden and Maisy received the first three golden swimsuits, however Pamela chose the final golden housemate as Rebeckah. She had to choose one of the other three and remove their privilege—she chose Aden, hence he was no longer immune from eviction.
- ^Note 2 : Having won an endurance competition on Day 9, Harry gained immunity from the second round of nominations.
Ratings
Weekly ratings for each show on Channel 5. Figures exclude 5* Channel. All numbers are in millions and provided by BARB
Date | Official Channel 5 rating (millions) |
Weekly rank | Share (%) |
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9 September | 2.77 | 2 | 13.0 |
10 September | 1.67 | 8 | 6.0 |
11 September | 1.72 | 7 | 8.0 |
12 September | 1.69 | 3 | 8.0 |
13 September | 1.61 | 5 | 8.0 |
14 September | 1.65 | 4 | 9.0 |
15 September | 1.37 | 11 | 7.0 |
16 September | 1.93 | 1 | 8.0 |
1.41 | 10 | 10.0 | |
17 September | 1.14 | 21 | TBA |
18 September | 1.44 | 8 | TBA |
19 September | 1.64 | 5 | TBA |
20 September | 1.67 | 4 | TBA |
21 September | 1.58 | 7 | TBA |
22 September | 1.55 | 9 | TBA |
23 September | 1.63 | 6 | TBA |
1.31 | 12 | TBA | |
24 September | 1.42 | 10 | TBA |
25 September | 1.55 | 8 | TBA |
Press reaction
The Daily Star includes a page on Big Brother everyday and The Daily Express has a small column on the events in the house. The press was initially slow to pick up on events in the house after heavy coverage of the previous Celebrity series, despite the launch night twist of inviting Pamela Anderson as weekend houseguest. The 18-30 profile of the housemates and high levels of male nudity seen in the launch week highlights shows attracted the tabloid headlines. The Sun reported on the struggling ratings in its edition of Thursday 22 September 2011. As the show entered its fourth week on air, the press reported on the low ratings for the Friday night eviction night shows. The premature exit of housemate Mark Henderson on Day 27 made the newspaper headlines.
References
- "Big Brother Launch". Total Big Brother. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- "Big Brother: Regular series to last 63 days, 14 housemate teasers". Digital Spy. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- "Pamela Anderson to enter Big Brother house: 'I'll leave a skidmark on every housemate'". Digital Spy. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- Big Brother 12 – News – Freederm confirmed as BB11 sponsors. Digital Spy (2011-07-29). Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
- 'Big Brother launch draws fewer viewers than A Question of Sport' Metro.co.uk' 10 September 2011
- ^ 'Big Brother live eviction viewing figures dip to all time low of 1.26m' Metro.co.uk 01 October 2011
- ^ 'Bare bottomed cheek' Daily Mail 15 September 2011
- 'Big Brother news Mark and Jay shock housemates with wa@nk contest' Digital Spy 26 September 2011
- 'Big Brother Mark I've made the right decision to leave the house' Digital Spy 05 October 2011
- 'Big Brother Mark walks out of the house' Digital Spy 05 October 2011.
- "Endemol to keep BB house until 2013". Big Brother Spy. 12 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- "Big Brother Returns This Summer". Daily Star Online. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- Big Brother launch | Celebrity Big Brother | Channel 5
- Official Big Brother Auditions |
- Josie Gibson: I'll be filming at Big Brother auditions so do your hair | TV News | Now Magazine
- 'Big Brother the new diary room first picture' Digital Spy 15 August 2011.
- 'Big Brother vote to evict Facebook app launched' Digital Spy 14 September 2011
- Big Brother's Bit on the Side Broadcast 7 September 2011.
- 'New Housemate Tease' Channel5.com 8 September 2011
- 'Big Brother' Channel5.com
- 'Big Brother Louise wins secret whoopee cushion task' Digital Spy 29 September 2011
- 'Big Brother Heaven Africa is third person evicted' Digital Spy 30 September 2011
- 'Big Brother Housemates set Anton chart mission' Digital Spy 01/10/11
- 'Big Brother Anton and Jay win fast food task' Digital Spy 02 October 2011
- 'Big Brother news Faye and Maisy nominated for eviction' Digital Spy 04/10/11
- ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyTopProgrammesOverview
- TV Ratings Roundups - TV News - Digital Spy
- 'Big Brother ratings bring new low' The Sun 22 September 2011
- 'Mark Henderson walks out' Daily Mail 05 October 2011
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