Big Brother 8 (UK)

Big Brother 2007, also known as Big Brother 8, was the eighth series of the British reality television series Big Brother, airing on Channel 4, with a number of closely associated programmes also airing on E4. The series launched on 30 May 2007 hosted by Davina McCall and ended 94 days later on 31 August 2007, making it the longest running series of Big Brother in the UK. Ratings for this series were at their lowest at the time, with the series averaging 3.8 million viewers.

This was the first Big Brother series to air in the UK since the highly controversial Celebrity Big Brother 5, as a result, a number of strict rules were applied to avoid a further controversy. A number of changes had been made to the show, including the omission of text message voting, and a reduction in the cost of calls to vote for evictions from 50p to 25p. At least 10p from each vote was going to charity.

The launch night was unique in that all the housemates who entered were female, with the male housemates arriving sparingly over the first two weeks. An additional five housemates (three females, and two males) entered the house in Day 59. They went to a new house next door called "The Halfway House".

Big Brother 8 (U.S.)

Big Brother 8 was the eighth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series premiered on CBS on July 5, 2007 and lasted eleven weeks until the live finale on September 18, 2007. The eighth season saw little to no change in ratings. The season premiered to a total of 7.40 million viewers, the lowest premiere numbers for any season at the time. The season finale had a total of 8.51 million viewers, making it the second lowest rated finale at the time. In total, the series averaged 7.52 million viewers, only .4 behind the previous edition. Big Brother 8 featured a total of 14 HouseGuests, the same amount that was featured in the previous season. The series ended after 81 days, in which HouseGuest Dick Donato was crowned the winner, and Daniele Donato the runner-up.

Following their appearance on this season, numerous HouseGuests have gone on to appear in various other editions of the series. In 2008, HouseGuests Eric Stein and Jessica Hughbanks returned to host a Head of Household competition for Big Brother 9. During that same season, HouseGuest Dick Donato returned to host a Power of Veto competition. That same year, HouseGuest Jen Johnson participated in a food competition for Big Brother 10 celebrating ten seasons of the series. Jessica was later a potential HouseGuest for Big Brother 11, however, her "clique" failed to win Head of Household thus she was not granted access into the game. In 2011, HouseGuests Dick and Daniele Donato returned to compete on Big Brother 13 as part of the Dynamic Duos twist. In the first week, however, Dick chose to walk from the game due to personal issues; Daniele came in 8th place.

Big Brother 8

Big Brother 8 is the eighth season of various versions of Big Brother and may refer to:

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Big Brother 8 (Australia)

Big Brother Australia 2008 or Big Brother 8 was the eighth season of the Australian reality television series and was the final series to air on Network Ten.

The eighth season launched on 28 April 2008. A total 20 housemates competed in the series. Halfway through the series, the prize money was revealed to be $250,000, the amount originally given in the earlier season of the series.

Season 8 introduced Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O as the new hosts, replacing Gretel Killeen, who had previously hosted the show from Season 1. It also featured the return of an adult-themed weekly installment titled Big Mouth.

Pre-season

Auditions

Auditions opened in late 2007. People wishing to audition were required to post a video audition of themselves on the official Big Brother website. Voting closed on 7 January 2008. The three people with the highest number of votes would be guaranteed a place in the House with the top 50 others to go through a second selection process.

The season featured a new audition process similar to the format used in the earlier seasons, where people wishing to audition sent in a tape rather than attending cattle call audition sessions. For the first time in Big Brother Australia history, the public could vote which housemates they wanted to see in the House before the start of the season.