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Big Brother 16 is the sixteenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The new season premiered on June 25, 2014 on CBS making it the earliest premiere date for a summer season Big Brother in the U.S.[1][2] It is the first season to be broadcast in high definition, the final television series to do so among the major broadcast networks (as Let's Make a Deal on CBS Daytime switched earlier for tapings beginning June 2014).[3] The season premiere was a two-night event, with the premiere episode airing on June 25 and the next episode airing on June 26.[4]
Development Of The Season
Big Brother 16 was officially announced on September 12, 2013, a week before the finale of the previous season.[1] In March 2014, casting began with applicants being to able to apply online or attend open casting calls throughout the country.[5]
On May 19, 2014, CBS released a teaser commercial for Season 16 including small clips from past seasons, including diary room moments saying Big Brother famous phrases such as "Expect the Unexpected". A new commercial was released teasing a 2-night "move-in event."[citation needed]
Big Brother 16 is the first ever season of the series to be broadcast in high definition. Plans to finally transition the show to HD were made as early as three years prior, but were hampered by logistical challenges due to the nature of Big Brother's format, the amount of video footage that would have to be stored and processed, the need to install HD-capable cameras, wiring, and post-production equipment, along with enhancing the design of the house. Big Brother was the last primetime program, and the second-last program across the five major networks (behind CBS daytime show Let's Make a Deal, which began HD production for its 2014-15 season) to still be broadcast in 4:3 standard definition. Producers also noted that the HD cameras would also give them a variety of new shots and angles to use in the production.[6]
Website The Hollywood Reporter interviewed house designer Scott Storey who revealed that the theme was "Urban Treehouse" saying: "This year’s theme is urban treehouse. A note from the network was that they wanted it to feel urban, young and playful and urban treehouse seemed like a perfect place to start".[7]
Press interviews were filmed on June 17 and the cast was announced on June 19.[8] The HouseGuests moved into the house on June 20, 2014. [9] The show premiered in two parts in two nights on June 25 and June 26, 2014. On the first episode, eight of the sixteen houseguests - Amber, Cody, Devin, Donny, Frankie, Joey, Nicole and Paola - were introduced, shown entering the house and took part in the first Head of Household competition of the season, while the second episode introduced the final eight HouseGuests who moved into the house and competed in the second Head of Household competition, while the Team America and Battle of the Block twists were revealed. [10]
Format
The format has changed slightly from previous seasons. The contestants, who are referred to as "HouseGuests", are sequestered in the Big Brother House with no contact to or from the outside world. Each week, the HouseGuests take part in several compulsory challenges that determine who will win food, luxuries, and power in the House. The winner of the weekly Head of Household competition, who was formally guaranteed safety, can now be overthrown thanks to a new competition called the "Battle of the Block". The two winners of the Head of Household competition each week will pick two nominees, who then go head-to-head in this competition. The winning team is guaranteed a week of safety and overthrows the Head of Household who nominated them. The nominees chosen by the other Head of Household then become the nominations for the week. After a HouseGuest becomes Head of Household, he or she is ineligible to take part in the next Head of Household competition. HouseGuests usually also take part in weekly Have vs. Have-Not competitions in which they are divided into either the "Haves" or the "Have-Nots" depending on their performance in the competition. HouseGuests that become "Have-Nots" for the week have to eat "Big Brother slop" along with a weekly food restriction (chosen by the viewing public), take cold showers, and sleep on cold beds in a freezer-like bedroom. The winner of the Power of Veto competition wins the right to revoke the nomination of one of the nominated HouseGuests. If the Veto winner uses this power, the Head of Household must immediately nominate another HouseGuest for eviction.
On eviction night, all HouseGuests except for the Head of Household and the nominees vote to evict one of the two nominees on the chopping block. This compulsory vote is conducted in the privacy of the Diary Room by the host Julie Chen and the Houseguest. In the event of a tie, the Head of Household casts the deciding vote, announcing it in front of the other HouseGuests. Unlike most other versions of Big Brother, the HouseGuests may discuss the nomination and eviction process openly and freely. The nominee with the greatest number of votes will be evicted from the House on the weekly live broadcast, exiting to an adjacent studio to be interviewed by Chen, after which the cycle begins again. HouseGuests may voluntarily leave the House at any time and those who break the rules may be expelled from the house by Big Brother. The final nine HouseGuests evicted during the season will vote for the winner on the season finale. These "Jury Members" will be sequestered in a separate house and will not be allowed to watch the show except for competitions and ceremonies that include all of the remaining HouseGuests. The jury members will not be shown any Diary Room interviews or any footage that may include strategy or details regarding nominations.
Twists
Battle of the Block
On June 18, 2014, Julie Chen announced a few twists on The Talk. In comparison to previous seasons of Big Brother which featured a single Head of Household, this season would involve two Heads of Household. Each HoH would have their own suite. [11] Each Head of Household would nominate two other housemates, which also increases the total nominees to four, two more nominees than the majority of other seasons. However, both Heads of Household would not be safe. A new competition entitled "Battle of the Block" features both pairs of nominees competing to win safety. The winning pair would be removed from the block, with the Head of Household who nominated them dethroned. The dethroned Head of Household would later be eligible to be nominated after the Power of Veto has been used, however the Battle of the Block winners are safe for the rest of the week.[12]
Team America
During the first premiere show, host Julie Chen further explained a twist called "Team America", which she had mentioned beforehand on The Talk. This twist involves the public voting and choosing three houseguests who would form an alliance in the house (unbeknownst to the other houseguests) and would work together to change the game and perform secret missions throughout the season. [13] Fans had previously been asked to vote for which houseguest they would want to form an alliance with, based on short biographies given by the houseguests themselves. Fans were able to vote a maximum of 20 times on the official Big Brother 16 website. The houseguests with the most amount of votes would become the first member of "Team America." The winner of this poll would be revealed in the second premiere show. [14] On the second premiere show, Julie announced that Joey was voted by America as the first member of Team America, it was announced that the second member would be revealed on the next live show. On that live show, Joey was evicted, and Donny was revealed as the new member of Team America. On the July 9 episode, it was announced that Derrick and Frankie would join Donny to complete the Team America Alliance, and their first task was given to vote on by America and America had to two choices on which to vote on
Team America was adapted from Big Brother 8 and Big Brother 10's "America's Player". During the first three weeks America will vote for who they want to form an alliance with. As per the "America's Player" twist, these three houseguests that form Team America will be given missions from the American public.
Summary
On Day 1, Julie introduced eight of the sixteen HouseGuests who are moving in first. Amongst the eight were two former pro athletes, a recent nursing grad, a make-up artist, a school groundskeeper, a model, a DJ, and the older brother of a pop star. They immediately suspected a twist once only half of them were standing on Day 1. Once entering the house Paola and Devin then saw an opportunity to make an eight person alliance against the others who will be entering on Day 2, which later became "The Crazy 8's". Afterwards, Paola started to flirt with Cody to get him as an ally. Devin made a side alliance with Donny calling themselves the "Double D's". The four girls later formed an "El Cuatro" alliance after Amber and Paola were adamant about a female winning this season. Later on, the eight HouseGuests competed in the first HoH competition: Go Fly a Kite. The goal was to hold your balance on the rotating log while trying to keep your kite from crushing the sand castle. Frankie won and became the first HoH. Afterwards, Julie told the eight that when the other eight arrive, another HoH would reign and that neither HoH would be safe just yet. Following this announcement, Julie informed the public that they would be select three people to form an alliance called "Team America". Those three will be chosen by poll and will be given tasks by the American public. Upon successful completion, each HouseGuest would receive $5,000.
Later on Day 1, Julie introduced the remaining eight HouseGuests who had yet to move in. This included an event coordinator, a hunting guide, a photographer, a barista, a police officer, a minister, a pedicab driver, and a recent college graduate. Once everyone moved inside the house, the two groups begin to naturally coalesce, with Frankie even wanting Victoria on his side as an ally. Later on, Julie called everyone into the backyard for the second group's HoH competition: Over the Coal. The goal of this competition is that the HouseGuests must hold on to rotating stiff to be the last one standing and the second HoH. The girls quickly fell off one by one, with Zach and Derrick following suit afterwards. Caleb ultimately became the last man standing, becoming the second HoH. Soon after, Julie informed the HouseGuests about how the dual-HoH twist would work this summer; both Frankie and Caleb will make their own separate nominations, which means that a total of four nominees will be up on the block. Following the nominations, those four will compete as duos in the Battle of the Block competition, where they are given the opportunity to remove themselves from the block. The duo that wins the competition will be removed from the block and immune from being named the replacement nominee if the veto is used that week, whereas the HoH who nominated them will be dethroned and eligible to be the replacement nominee.
After the HoH rooms were revealed, Caleb and Frankie quickly went to strategizing. They decided to form an all-guy alliance with Devin, Derrick, Cody, and Zach called the "Bomb Squad". Elsewhere, Christine and Nicole hit it off and formed an alliance of their own. After wanting to balance out the all-male alliance and have the numbers on his side, Devin told Amber and Christine about the Bomb Squad and made them full members of the alliance. Devin did not do this with the alliance's supervision, making his allies skeptical of his gameplay. They were also concerned with Devin's paranoia, after Devin suggested that Donny was an intimidating force to be reckoned with. When it came down to nominations, Frankie thought it would be best to nominate the people who fell off first during the HoH competitions. In addition, both Caleb and Frankie agreed to each nominate two people from the group they did not enter with to avoid bringing any attention to themselves. During the nomination ceremony, Caleb won the draw and made his nominations first; he selected Donny and Paola after both fell first during their HoH competition. Despite forming a solid bond with Victoria, Frankie nominated her along with Brittany for being the first two who fell off during their HoH competition.
After the nomination ceremony, the four nominees participated in the first ever "Battle of the Block" competition, the Big Brother Bash. The objective was for one person to swing and get water in the glass cup so they could throw it into another glass cup held by the other person; that person would swing backward to dump it into a glass vase full of berries. The first duo to do this will win immunity, come off the block, and dethrone the HoH who nominated them. Following Brittany and Victoria's win, Caleb became the first official HoH of the summer while Donny and Paola were both put on the chopping block. On Day 7, the first veto competition of the season, Miami Lice, took place. Cody, Victoria, and Zach were picked to play. With only Donny and Zach spelling valid words, Donny won the Power of Veto. He removed himself from the block and Caleb named Joey as the replacement nominee. On Day 14, Joey became the first HouseGuest to be evicted from the house by a unanimous vote of 13-0.
Later that night, the HOH competition called BB Rager was played, where the object was to walk across a balance beam and successfully carry six kegs to the other side. Amber was crowned the first HOH with seven girls competing, and Cody was originally crowned the second HOH with seven guys competing. However, after reviewing the tape, it was realized that Cody was disqualified and Devin was subsequently crowned the second HOH. After the live eviction, it was revealed on Big Brother After Dark that nominations would be held the same day.[15]
On the same night Devin and Amber received their HoH room and read their letters. Seeing his daughter Devin felt bad his he started to play this game and went to apologize to Donny. Then afterwards held an house meeting telling everyone how he accused Donny and forced Caleb to nominate him. When it was over that made Brittany think that what Caleb said was a lie that the reason she and the other previous nominees were nominated as of they fell off first. When Devin went to chat with the Bomb Squad, Frankie and Caleb told him that what he said was throwing Caleb under the bus. They also informed him on what Brittany said making her his prime target. At the nomination ceremony Devin went first and nominated Paola and Brittany then Amber nominated Hayden and Nicole. Before the Battle of the Block, Devin asked for Paola to throw it promising she will be safe. On Day 14, Hayden and Nicole competed against Paola and Brittany in the We Did What?! Battle of the Block competition. In the competition, the nominees were asked a question. They were then shown a slideshow and had to search for the answer in the slides. If a houseguest buzzed in with the correct answer, they scored a point for their team. After each round, the team who scored the point would give a distraction to the other team, such as beer goggles and a leaky beer helmet. An incorrect answer resulted in the other team gaining a point, and their team receiving the distraction. The first team to four points would win the Battle, take themselves off the block, be safe for the week, and dethrone the HOH who nominated them. Hayden and Nicole won the Battle of the Block, resulting in Amber being dethroned, Devin being the HOH for the week, and Brittany and Paola remaining on block. Later in the week, Caleb revealed to Devin that the members of the Bomb Squad were planning on keeping Brittany over Paola, which caused Devin to have yet another house meeting where Zach admitted to wanting Devin out of the house. At the veto competition, Zach, Derrick and Amber were chosen to compete with Devin becoming the victor. Brittany pleaded to Devin to use the veto on her, noting their similarities for being single parents. At the veto meeting, Devin removed Brittany and nominated Zach in her place. On Day 21, Paola was evicted from the house by a 10-2 vote.
Later that night, HouseGuests played the HOH competition, Underwater Polo, in which the goal was to knock a ball into the highest number goal, numbered 1 to 29, on the end of the field. Nicole and Derrick became the new HOHs with Nicole scoring a perfect 29 and Derrick scoring a near-perfect 28.
HouseGuests
| Name | Age on entry | Occupation | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Borzotra | 26 | Esthetician | North Hollywood, California |
| Brittany Martinez | 29 | Event coordinator | Torrance, California |
| Caleb Reynolds | 26 | Adventure hunting guide | Hopkinsville, Kentucky |
| Christine Brecht | 23 | Barista | Tucson, Arizona |
| Cody Calafiore | 23 | Sales account executive | Howell, New Jersey |
| Derrick Levasseur | 30 | Police officer | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Devin Shepherd | 26 | Motorcycle sales manager | San Antonio, Texas |
| Donny Thompson | 42 | Groundskeeper | Albemarle, North Carolina |
| Frankie Grande | 28 | YouTube personality | New York, New York |
| Hayden Voss | 21 | Pedicab driver | Long Beach, California |
| Jocasta Odom | 33 | Minister | Lovejoy, Georgia |
| Joey Van Pelt | 27 | Make-up artist | Seattle, Washington |
| Nicole Franzel | 21 | Nursing graduate | Ubly, Michigan |
| Paola Shea | 27 | DJ | Astoria, New York |
| Victoria Rafaeli | 22 | Photographer | Weston, Florida |
| Zach Rance | 23 | College graduate | Palm Beach, Florida |
Have-Nots
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | |
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| Have-Nots | Brittany, Cody, Hayden, Joey |
Brittany, Derrick, Victoria, Zach |
Voting history
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Eviction votes received | |||
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| Nominations (pre-veto) |
Brittany Victoria |
Hayden Nicole |
Amber Donny |
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| Donny Paola |
Brittany Paola |
Caleb Jocasta |
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| Battle of the Block Winners |
Brittany Victoria |
Hayden Nicole |
Amber Donny |
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| Veto Winner | Donny | Devin | (none) | ||||||||||||
| Nominations (post-veto) |
Joey Paola |
Paola Zach |
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| Brittany | Joey | Paola | |||||||||||||
| Caleb | Head of Household |
Paola | Nominated | ||||||||||||
| Christine | Joey | Paola | |||||||||||||
| Cody | Joey | Paola | |||||||||||||
| Derrick | Joey | Paola | Head of Household |
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| Devin | Joey | Head of Household |
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| Donny | Joey | Zach | |||||||||||||
| Frankie | Joey | Paola | |||||||||||||
| Hayden | Joey | Paola | |||||||||||||
| Jocasta | Joey | Zach | Nominated | ||||||||||||
| Nicole | Joey | Paola | |||||||||||||
| Victoria | Joey | Paola | |||||||||||||
| Zach | Joey | Nominated | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Paola | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 21) |
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| Joey | Nominated | Evicted (Day 14) |
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| Notes | 1, 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Evicted | Joey 13 of 13 votes to evict |
Paola 10 of 12 votes to evict |
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Notes
- ^Note 1 : This HouseGuest became a member of Team America following a public vote and is eligible to win $5,000 for each task completed.
- ^Note 2 : These HouseGuests won the "Battle of the Block" competition, therefore securing immunity for the week and dethroning the Head of Household who nominated them.
- ^Note 3 : Cody was initially announced as the winner of the second Head of Household competition for Week 2, but Devin was subsequently declared the winner after a review of the footage showed Cody committing a foul.
Reception
Viewing figures
| # | Air Date | United States | Source | |||
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| 18–49 (rating/share) |
Viewers (millions) |
Rank (timeslot) |
Rank (night) | |||
| 1 | Wednesday, June 25 | 2.3/9 | 6.71 | 1 | 1 | [16] |
| 2 | Thursday, June 26 | 2.3/8 | 6.56 | 1 | 1 | [17] |
| 3 | Sunday, June 29 | 1.8/6 | 5.68 | 1 | 1 | [18] |
| 4 | Wednesday, July 2 | 1.8/7 | 5.67 | 2 | 2 | [19] |
| 5 | Thursday, July 3 | 1.6/6 | 4.83 | 1 | 2 | [20] |
| 6 | Sunday, July 6 | 1.9/7 | 6.01 | 1 | 2 | [21] |
| 7 | Wednesday, July 9 | 1.9/7 | 6.03 | 1 | 3 | [22] |
| 8 | Thursday, July 10 | 2.1/7 | 6.20 | 1 | 2 | [23] |
| 9 | Sunday, July 13 | |||||
References
- ^ a b "CBS Renews 'Big Brother' for 16th Season". The Hollywood Reporter. September 12, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ "CBS Announces Summer Slate of Original Programming" (Press release). CBS. May 11, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ Adalian, Josef (5 June 2014). "Big Brother 16 Twist Revealed: The Show Will (Finally) Be Seen in HD". New York. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "'Big Brother 16' Sets Two-Night Move-In Premiere". BuddyTV. June 12, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ Carbone, Gina (February 22, 2014). "Big Brother 16: Casting Updates For 2014 Season — Apply Now or Head to Open Call!". wetpaint. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ Adelian, Josef. "Big Brother 16 Twist Revealed: The Show Will (Finally) Be Seen in HD". Vulture. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-brother-16-house-gets-712734
- ^ http://bigbrothernetwork.com/big-brother-16-roadmap-season-premiere/
- ^ https://twitter.com/BBSpoil/status/480162086350516224
- ^ http://bigbrothernetwork.com/big-brother-recap-season-16-premiere-2014-06-25/
- ^ http://www.enstarz.com/articles/40075/20140623/big-brother-16-spoilers-battle-of-the-block-competition-robs-one-hoh-of-their-power-more-twist-details-video.htm
- ^ http://www.onlinebigbrother.com/big-brother-16-team-america-voting-is-now-open/
- ^ http://bigbrothernetwork.com/big-brother-recap-season-16-premiere-2014-06-25/
- ^ http://bigbrothernetwork.com/big-brother-recap-season-16-premiere-2014-06-25/
- ^ https://twitter.com/BigBrotherLeak/status/484925450729582592
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- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/27/thursday-final-ratings-rookie-blue-adjusted-up/277495/
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/01/sunday-final-ratings-wipeout-adjusted-up-reckless-adjusted-down/278414/
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/03/wednesday-final-ratings-taxi-brooklyn-adjusted-down/279166/
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/07/thursday-final-ratings-rookie-blue-adjusted-up-hells-kitchen-gang-related-undateable-adjusted-down/279453/
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/09/sunday-final-ratings-big-brother-reckless-adjusted-down/280040/
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/10/wednesday-final-ratings-extant-brooklyn-taxi-adjusted-down/281383/
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/11/tv-ratings-thursday-big-brother-soars-welcome-to-sweden-working-the-engels-premiere-softhells-kitchen-rookie-blue-gang-related-up/281807/
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