Big Brother 8 (American season)

Template:Big Brother endgame Big Brother 8 was 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 season's All-Stars edition, but serves as executive consultant on the show. Casting calls ran until May 5, 2007. A preview was shown on the The Early Show on July 5, 2007, the day of the premiere. The show aired three times a week; Sundays at 8 p.m. (EDT / PDT), Tuesdays at 9 p.m., and Thursdays, which was broadcast live, at 8 p.m.

CBS's cable/satellite premium network Showtime Too carried a spin-off of the series called Big Brother: After Dark, which aired nightly from 12 midnight—3 a.m. (EDT / PDT). The show was live for the viewers on the East coast, however viewers on the West coast viewed it on a broadcast delay. This program featured house activity happening between the local hours of 9 p.m.-12 midnight in the House, and was edited only for slanderous statements and music copyrights.

Chronology

Main article: Big Brother 8 (US) 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 Thursday episode and ended with the eviction of a HouseGuest during the following Thursday'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.

Note: Please see America's Player section for the list of Eric's tasks.

HouseGuests

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The first 11 HouseGuests introduced on the show: Joe, Jen, Amber, Zach, Mike, Daniele, Nick, Jameka, Carol, Eric and Kail.

One major twist this year was "Biggest Nemesis", as there were three sets of enemies living together, and were revealed as Joe/Dustin (ex-boyfriends), Daniele/Dick (estranged daughter/father), and Carol/Jessica (ex-best friends). The twist quickly fell apart as Carol and Joe were evicted in the first two weeks and Daniele and Dick became close. Another twist was HouseGuest Eric was "America's Player". Major alliances this season included the Mrs. Robinson Alliance (Kail, Nick, Mike, and Zach), the Late Night Crew (Dick, Daniele, Eric, Dustin, Amber, Jameka, and Jessica), and the Little Julie Chens (Dick, Daniele, Jessica, and Eric).

Amber

Amber M. Siyavus (born March 17, 1980) (formerly Tomcavage before her divorce) is a 27-year-old cocktail waitress at Caesar's Palace casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a divorced mother (she was married April 11, 2000 and divorced after four years of marriage), and says her ex-husband is one of her best friends. She is also known to be very emotional, most notably crying at situations and in-house events such as after most nomination ceremonies, veto competitions, veto ceremonies, and evictions, sometimes for seemingly no reason at all, even if she did not really like the person. At one point she referred to herself as "ridiculous" for all the crying she does, and realizes that she needs to be less emotional or it could cost her the game. Amber has admitted to a previous addiction to methamphetamine. She is known for swearing on her daughter's life. Amber garnered national attention after making anti-Semitic statements. Hollywood news conglomeration Defamer criticized Amber's sentiments. Notably, aggregate TMZ reported about Amber's remarks, especially those about being able to recognize a Jew by the size of their nose or their last name. After this, Amber yelled at fellow HouseGuest Eric after she claimed that he betrayed her by threatening to use secrets about her past (faked pregnancies, abortions, and a drug addiction) against her while in the House for strategic reasons. On Day 52, Amber beat Daniele in the opening round on Power of 10 with three questions answered correctly to zero. She went on to play for $100,000 but missed the question and won $1,000. On Day 62, Amber was evicted from the Big Brother house with a vote of 3 to 1. It was also revealed on her eviction night that 78% of America's Player eviction votes were cast against her.

Carol

Carol M. Journey (born March 3, 1986) is a 21-year-old student from Lawrence, Kansas, born and raised in Haysville, Kansas. Carol attends the University of Kansas and is part of their dance team. She is the daughter of Kansas State Senator Phil Journey. Jessica and Carol were best friends as young teens, but had a falling out and went their separate ways. She was the first HouseGuest evicted in a 10-1 vote in favor of Amber.

Daniele

Daniele Donato (born August 20, 1986) is a 21-year-old Hooters waitress from Huntington Beach, California. Dick is her estranged father, with whom she had not spoken for two years before entering the House. Daniele's budding relationship with HouseGuest Nick was well received by her father Dick. Daniele lied by telling the HouseGuests she was 21-years-old on Day 1, while she did not turn 21 until August 20. The eligibility requirements for Big Brother state that contestants must be 21 years of age at time of application; it is unknown whether Daniele intentionally falsified her application or she was allowed to apply underage in order to participate in the Nemesis plotline. She has two nautical star tattoos, one on the front of each hip. Daniele has won two Head of Household competitions (Week 5 and 7) and five Power of Veto competitions (Weeks 1, 2, 7, 9 and 10), tying Janelle's record. In Week 2, 6, and 10. In Week 10 however, Daniele was nominated for eviction and won the final veto of the season, and used it to save her father from eviction. She was ensured a place in the final 3 when Dick, (the only HouseGuest able to vote) voted to evict Jameka. She later made it into the final 2 when Dick won Head of Household and evicted Zach. In a 2-5 vote, Daniele became the Big Brother 8 runner-up and won $50,000, receiving the votes of Jen and Jameka.

Dick

Richard Louis "Evel Dick" Donato (born June 24, 1963) is a 44-year-old bar manager from Los Angeles, California. Daniele is his estranged daughter. Dick is an acquaintance with numerous celebrities, one in particular being Cher, with whom he claims to have once had dinner. He is also friends with Dilana from the reality show Rock Star: Supernova. He also claimed that he had dated Jerri Manthey of Survivor fame, even though they eventually broke up, he says they remain friends. Grodner reports that Dick was a stand-in for Keith Richards during the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. He is an atheist although his mother is an ordained minister.

Dick has been quite abusive to the other HouseGuests, and has taunted some of the religious beliefs of some players because of their complete contrast to their behavior in the House. Although Dick has been admonished as crass, he is nonetheless very popular with the public. Dick has been consistently on top of many popularity polls when viewers are asked to choose their favorite member of the House, including the main poll on the official CBS site.

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The three nemeses: Dick, Jessica and Dustin.

Dick was a finalist in the selection process for Seasons 5 and 6. Dick and Daniele have started to mend their relationship, and Daniele had told Dick she loved him while he was participating in last HoH competition. Dick has said he will do anything for Daniele. An example of this when they were both nominated on Day 42. After Dick won the Power of Veto, he used it to save Daniele rather than himself. That was the first time in the history of Big Brother that a HouseGuest nominated for eviction used the Veto to remove the other person from the nomination block.

In Week 2, Dick said that he was playing to keep himself and his daughter as the final two, so that no matter how jury members felt about them, and their potential betrayals of allies, the jury must vote the half-million prize to either Dick or Daniele. In week 2, 6, and 10, Dick was nominated for eviction. In week 10 he was spared when his daughter saved him with the Power of Veto, ensuring him a place in the final 3. As the only HouseGuest able to vote, he then voted to evict Jameka. On Day 76 Dick won the final HoH and evicted Zach taking his daughter to the final 2.

On Day 81, the jury cast a 5-2 vote that crowned Dick the winner of Big Brother 8 and the recipient of $500,000. Dick received votes from Eric, Dustin, Amber, Zach, and Jessica.

Dustin

Dustin Simon Erikstrup (born January 21, 1985) is a 22-year-old shoe salesman from Chicago, Illinois. Dustin and Joe used to be a couple, and had a bitter breakup. On Big Brother, Dustin was the fourth Head of Household of the season. His actions during that week's Power of Veto competition drew criticism from other HouseGuests who called his acceptance of $5,000 and a vacation to Barbados selfish. After Dustin asked to be put on the block against Dick (a move intended to rub in Dick's seemingly imminent eviction), America's Player (Eric) was instructed to vote against Dustin, causing Eric to begin talking in favor of voting out Dustin. Eric flipped their vote against Dustin, and Dustin was evicted by a 4-2 vote on Day 48, thus becoming the first member of the Jury. Ironically, Eric said privately he was glad to eliminate Dustin, whose vote had saved Eric from eviction the prior week. Even Dick was stunned at the twist of events, since he had purposely, viciously insulted the others to draw certain eviction, when he and his daughter were both in danger as nominees.

Eric

Eric Scott Stein (born January 25, 1980) is a 27-year-old talent management assistant from New York, New York. He grew up in Yorktown Heights, New York and attended Boston University. He has a 31-year-old brother named Josh and a 23-year-old brother named Alex. He is "America's Player". In weeks 3 and 4, Eric's orders from the viewers to vote for Kail's eviction caused the HouseGuests to wonder who the extra votes were from. He has also stated he is of the Jewish faith (though he is not very religious, he does observe the major Jewish holidays). Eric and fellow HouseGuest Jessica shared their first kiss on Day 58. Eric runs a small theater company called "Off Center Productions" in which he acts as owner, director and co-choreographer. The company has been on hiatus while he pursues other interests, but past productions have included Godspell and Grease. After failing to be chosen to compete in a Power of Veto competition for the first eight weeks of the show, Eric was finally chosen for, and won, the Power of Veto competition in Week 8. Eric was evicted by a 2-0 vote in week 9 in a special Double Eviction. By completing 21 out of 28 tasks as "America's Player" Eric earned $40,000.

Jameka

Jameka Linette Cameron (born July 20, 1978) is a 28-year-old school counselor from Waldorf, Maryland and attended Elizabeth City State University. Fellow HouseGuest, Dick, wrote in his Head of Household blog that he felt Jameka was smart and trusting. Jameka has consistently been seen as deeply religious, believing that God wanted her to play for the person who drew her name for the Veto competition, regardless of who it was. During the Power of Veto competition on Day 36, Jameka chose to forfeit five HoH competitions and rejected a $10,000 personal offer when seeking the Veto for Eric in her alliance; Jameka had previously rejected a $5,000 offer when supporting her alliance, despite strong fears she will not win the show's prize money. She was evicted in week 10 by a 1-0 vote.

Jen

Jennifer Marie Johnson (born April 25, 1984) is a 23-year-old nanny, estate manager and bikini model from Beverly Hills, California. On July 29 during the live feeds, she admitted to Kail that she worked for Vanna White. Mike "Boogie" from Chilltown has reported that he helped train her. Her previous television appearances include playing for the NY Euphoria in the 2006 Lingerie Bowl, and has said she appeared on an episode of Wheel of Fortune before being employed by Vanna White. Jen was also an extra on the show Las Vegas. She was a girl sitting poolside in a red bikini in the episode, "Wagers of Sin". While in the House, she has been criticized for being very vain and only thinking of herself. Jen became the second Head of Household of the season, stunning the other HouseGuests. She also took down the only picture of her mother from the wall in her HoH room because Jen thought that she (herself) looked bad in it. Jen's family and friends have told producers and the public that Jen is "playing dumb" in the House and Jen has claimed that it takes time to get to know her real personality. Jen never completed her double major in Architecture and Early Childhood Development.

On Day 36, during the veto competition, "Numbers Don't Lie" (which Jen has claimed to Gretchen Massey is her favorite competition), Jen agreed to wear a bunny suit for five days, eat slop for 30 days (which she had started to ignore on Day 52, and was penalized with a vote for eviction from Big Brother), have funk dumped on her, and give up half of her prize money should she make it to the end of the game. This meant that Jen was only eligible to win $250,000 if she won Big Brother. Jen had always said she was there for the Big Brother experience and not for the money, and she was not sure if the money would make her life better or worse. As she was already satisfied with her life, she was willing to give up some of the prize money had she won the game. This had no effect on her game as Jen was evicted 6-0 by a unanimous vote (with her penalty vote taken into account) on Day 55, August 23, 2007. Although Jen had earlier stated in the show that she might not participate in the jury house, on the September 11 episode she was shown entering sequester following her eviction.

Jessica

Jessica Lynne Hughbanks (born December 22, 1985) is a 21-year-old Wichita State University student, Wichita Wild Indoor Football and Wichita Thunder dance team member from Haysville, Kansas. Jessica is also a Maxim Hometown Hottie and appeared on Maxim's website. Jessica and Carol were best friends as young teens, but had a falling out and went their separate ways. Jessica won the Head of Household competition on Day 41, beating Jen in the final round of the "Let's Make a Duel" HoH competition. Jessica won her second Head of Household on Day 55, beating Dick in the "Tanks for the Memories" HoH competition. Jessica and fellow HouseGuest Eric shared their first kiss on Day 58. Jessica had considered nominating either Dick and/or Daniele for eviction (fearing their combined votes later in the game), and her end-game ally Eric had the Power of Veto to allow naming Dick/Daniele; however, Eric, as America's Player, was not able to use the power of veto on the nominations, and Eric insisted for Jessica to "trust" that Dick/Daniele would honor their alliance to become the final four. However, Jessica's suspicion was confirmed, and in the next round, Zach immediately nominated her for eviction, in secret alliance with the Donatos. Jessica was evicted in a 2-1 vote (by Dick and Daniele) on Day 69, becoming the fourth juror and the 9th person evicted. In her exit interview, Jessica stated that she could not "trust the Donatos" in the end-game. In her goodbye message from Eric, Eric had told her that he loved her minutes after Jessica had told Julie Chen that she loved him.

Joe

Joseph Barber II (born September 28, 1983) is a 23-year-old receptionist from Chicago, Illinois. Joe and Dustin were a couple but had a bitter breakup. By a vote of 9-1, he was the second HouseGuest evicted. Joe once made an appearance on elimiDATE.

Kail

Kail Lucille Harbick (born October 5, 1969) is a 37-year-old business owner from McKenzie Bridge, Oregon who works as a real estate agent for Prudential Financial. In addition to her estate business, she and her husband own several businesses in Blue River, Oregon: a grocery store, a motel, a restaurant, and a resort. A devout fan of Big Brother, Kail had previously applied for Big Brother 5 and Big Brother 6. On Day 34, she stated in the Diary Room that she wanted to leave the House and walk; however, she was talked out of it by the show's producers. During the veto competition on Day 36, Kail agreed to sit out the HoH competition for the next five weeks, however it had no effect on her game as Kail was evicted by a 4-3 vote on Day 41.

Mike

Michael S. Dutz (born August 20, 1980) is a 26-year-old painting contractor from Three Lakes, Wisconsin, and is a model with BMG Model & Talent Agency. He has appeared on the Lifetime show Gay, Straight or Taken?. He was the straight and available one. Mike was known in the Big Brother House for being quiet and not connecting with the other HouseGuests. Mike was nominated alongside Kail by Dick. Fellow HouseGuest Dustin said, "Mike, I'm sorry, you've been in the House for three weeks, and I know four things about you: You're from Wisconsin, you like planes, you're a model, and you eat a lot of meat." Mike was evicted by a vote of 7-2 on Day 27

Nick

Nicholas Anton Starcevic (born March 5, 1982) is a 25-year-old former college American football player from Kimball, Minnesota and was once crowned MTV's "Spring Break King" while on vacation in Cancún. Nick has worn t-shirts of his former teammate and Eastern Washington University Eagle Jake Young, having last played for EWU's Big Sky Conference championship teams in 2004 and 2005. He played American football for the University of Minnesota Crookston for the 04-05 season. He spent time playing football for a Finnish team Seinäjoki Crocodiles in a European Federation of American Football (EFAF). Nick was nominated alongside Kail on Day 31 in place of Jen, being evicted on Day 34 by a 6-2 vote. Before moving into the House, Nick lived in Shepparton, Australia to teach physical education.

When Daniele left the house to play on the game show Power of 10, Nick was brought in as her supporter. However, Daniele did not make it to the main round and did not get to see Nick.

Zach

Zachary Joseph Swerdzewski (born April 17, 1977) is a 30-year-old graphic designer from Tallahassee, Florida. Zach graduated from Florida State University, where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He owns a company called Dolphin Crash. On the show, he has been seen wearing shirts with the company's name and logo, and sports the logo as a tattoo on his upper-left shoulder on his back. Zach once made an appearance on an episode of E!'s Style Court. Zach mentioned that he and his friends had a robot finish in 2nd place on Comedy Central's BattleBots. On Day 62, Zach won the "Tea Party" Head of Household competition. He won the "Niagara Balls" Power of Veto competition on Day 69. In Week 10, Zach won his second HoH competition, guaranteeing himself a spot in the Final 3. Zach was evicted and became the final member of the jury when Dick won the final Head of Household and chose to take Daniele with him to the Final 2.

Big Brother House

The houseplan of the Big Brother 8 House.

House pictures were released on June 27, 2007. The house has an Alice in Wonderland theme and contains an over sized bedroom and a small bedroom. The small bedroom features a very small doorway and five beds which are only five feet long, while the over sized bedroom features shoulder-height beds and enormous drawers which need a ladder to reach. The walkway to the Head of Household room is a modernist inspired enchanted forest. The backyard contains animal-shaped topiaries, flowers, a swimming pool, and a spinning teacup. The lavish blue bathroom has a shower which features a lion-shaped water spout.

Prizes

The HouseGuests compete for a top 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 Veto competitions or Luxury competitions.

In week two, during the second Power of Veto competition, Dick won a plasma TV. On Day 23, during the fourth Power of Veto competition, Dustin won $5,000 and a trip for two to Barbados. On Day 30, during the fifth Power of Veto competition, a prize of $10,000 was offered to anyone who would step down from the competition, but no one did. On Day 44, during the sixth Power of Veto competition, Daniele and Amber won a secret trip outside the House, which was later revealed to them that it was to New York City to compete on the CBS game show Power of Ten; Amber won $1,000, and Daniele did not win any money. On Day 50, during the first Luxury competition, Amber, Daniele, Jameka, and Jessica won a two-minute shopping spree of designer clothes inside the House. In the HoH competition on Day 62, a prize was rewarded to whoever could fill a jar the fastest with tea. The prize was a three-minute phone call home. Eric won this prize, but chose to give it to Jessica.

Interactive options

This season, there were two options for viewers of Big Brother to become more involved with the game. They were CBS' "America's Player" and Canadian broadcaster Global TV's "Big Brother interactive."

America's Player

At the end of each show (starting July 8), Eric was asked to complete a task that America specified by voting on CBS.com or by text messaging. For every five tasks Eric completed, he was rewarded with $10,000 (USD). Viewers were able to vote on tasks from the end of an episode until midnight Pacific Time. The Thursday task involved pitching nominees to the Head of Household (HoH), the Sunday task was something interesting that might not affect the strategic game play, and the Tuesday task was swaying the opinion of the other HouseGuests on who to evict (unless it is he who is nominated). Once Eric received the task, he had to make a meaningful effort to complete the task. However, he could have decided how to complete the task. In addition, Eric cast his eviction vote for whom America chose to evict. Eric was a jury member on finale night, and the viewers voted that Dick should receive Eric's vote to win the game.

The title "America's Player" did lead to a bit of confusion, since Canadians were still allowed to vote online. Allison Grodner, the executive producer, chuckled while telling Global TV, "We are certainly not trying to exclude any of our viewers so we will call this...the 'Canadian-American Player'." or as Canadian fans might say, the "Viewer's Player".

AP Task Overview

Every week Eric was given three tasks he must attempt to complete. He was given the task in the Diary Room shortly after voting ended, which is midnight Pacific Time on nights that CBS airs episodes: Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. As of Week 7, all tasks that were given on Thursday night dealt with Friday's nominations, all tasks given on Tuesday night dealt with Thursday's eviction, and Sunday's tasks varied but did not deal with either nominations or evictions.

Thursday's Task

If Eric had won the HoH competition on Thursday night then he would have automatically completed the Nomination Task. In this case the top vote getting in CBS's AP poll would have been nominated along with a second player of Eric's choosing on Friday night, and Eric's task would have been complete. When Eric did not win the HoH competition, then he had to convince the HoH to nominate the AP poll winner on Friday; however, if the HoH did not put up the player Eric/America was targeting on Friday, then Eric had a second chance to complete this task at the Veto Ceremony. Eric completed all but the last of his nomination tasks.

Tuesday's Task

When Eric was nominated for Thursday's eviction, his Tuesday night task was to flatter and do whatever it takes to make sure a specific person did not vote to evict him, and he completed this task if that person voted to evict the other nominee. When Eric was not nominated, then his Tuesday night task was to target one of the two nominees for eviction. Eric automatically voted for the winner of the AP poll, and he completed the task if the majority of HouseGuests voted to evict the same player he had been instructed to target. Eric successfully completed five of the eight tasks involving persuading the house to evict a nominee. The one time Eric was on the block and had to flatter Dick to secure their vote, he chose not to.

Sunday's Task

Sunday's tasks dealt with Eric's relationships in the House, or were attempts to shake things up in the House. They varied greatly in difficulty and consequences for Eric.

Results

Out of 28 tasks Eric completed 21, and failed 7, earning him a total of $40,000.

Task No.	Date given	Description	Options	America's selection	Result
1	Sun, Jul 8	It's time for Eric to reveal his soft side by making up a traumatic story about his past. Of all the HouseGuests, who should Eric pour his heart out to?	All other HouseGuests	Kail	Completed A1
2	Tue, Jul 10	Which of the two nominees do you want America's Player to vote out of the Big Brother House?	Amber, Carol	Carol	Completed A2
3	Thu, Jul 12	Of the remaining HouseGuests, who should Eric try to get nominated?	All other HouseGuests	Jessica	Completed A3
4	Sun, Jul 15	The HouseGuests each have their quirks, and Eric is about to develop a case of sleepwalking. Into which HouseGuest's bed should he crawl tonight?	All other HouseGuests	Joe	Failed A4
5	Tue, Jul 17	Which of the two nominees do you want Eric to get evicted from the Big Brother House?	Dick, Joe	Joe	Completed A2
6	Thu, Jul 19	Eric may not be Head of Household, but he can still influence the nominations. Who should Eric get nominated?	All other HouseGuests	Jen	Completed A3
7	Sun, Jul 22	Eric needs to instigate some drama in the Big Brother House. This week, he's a secret vandal. Whose personal property should he covertly target?	All other HouseGuests	Jen	Completed A5
8	Tue, Jul 24	Which of the two nominees do you want Eric to get evicted from the Big Brother House?	Kail, Mike	Kail	Failed A2
9	Thu, Jul 26	Which HouseGuest do you want Eric to get nominated?	All other HouseGuests	Jen	Completed A3
10	Sun, Jul 29	Which catchphrase should Eric start in the Big Brother House?	"Sweet Chicken" "Booyakah" "I'd do that for a dollar!"	"I'd do that for a dollar!"	Completed A6
11	Tue, Jul 31	Which of the two nominees do you want Eric to get evicted from the Big Brother House?	Kail, Nick	Kail	Failed A2
12	Thu, Aug 2	Which HouseGuest do you want Eric to get nominated?	All other HouseGuests	Jen	Completed A3
13	Sun, Aug 5	Eric is going to promise another HouseGuest that he will go to the Final Two with them. It's up to Eric, though, whether this promise is the truth or a lie. To whom do you want Eric to make this promise?	All other HouseGuests	Jessica	Completed A10
14	Tue, Aug 7	Which HouseGuest should Eric flatter incessantly in order to ensure his safety?	All other HouseGuests (except Daniele and Kail)	Dick	Failed A7
15	Thu, Aug 9	Which HouseGuest do you want Eric to get nominated?	All other HouseGuests	Dustin	Completed
16	Sun, Aug 12	To which HouseGuest should Eric give the silent treatment?	All other HouseGuests	Jessica	Failed A8
17	Tue, Aug 14	Which one of the two nominees do you want Eric to get evicted from the Big Brother House?	Dick, Dustin	Dustin	Completed A2
18	Thu, Aug 16	Which HouseGuest do you want Eric to get nominated?	All other HouseGuests	Amber	Completed A3
19	Sun, Aug 19	It's time for America's Player to share a special moment with another HouseGuest. To whom should Eric give this childhood woobieA9?	All other HouseGuests	Jessica	Completed
20	Tue, Aug 21	Which one of the two nominees should Eric get evicted?	Jameka, Jen	Jen	Completed A2
21	Thu, Aug 23	Which HouseGuest do you want Eric to get nominated?	All other HouseGuests	Amber	Completed A3
22	Sun, Aug 26	Which HouseGuest do you want Eric to kiss?	All other HouseGuests	Jessica	Completed A10
23	Tue, Aug 28	Which one of the two nominees should Eric get evicted?	Amber, Zach	Amber	Completed A2
24	Thu, Aug 30	Which HouseGuest do you want Eric to get nominated?	All other HouseGuests	Jameka	Completed A3
25	Sun, Sep 2	Which HouseGuest should Eric mimic?	All other HouseGuests	Dick	Completed A11
26	Tue, Sep 4	Which one of the two nominees should Eric get evicted?	Jameka, Jessica	Jameka	Failed A2
27	Thu, Sep 6	Which HouseGuest do you want Eric to get nominated?	All other HouseGuests	Daniele	Failed A3, A12
28	Thu, Sep 13	Who do you want Eric to campaign and vote for to win Big Brother 8?	Daniele, Dick	Dick	Completed

Template:FnbEric blushed up his face and splashed his eyes with eye drops to make it look like he was crying. He told Kail a story about a girl from high school who was anorexic.

Template:FnbThese tasks are only considered successful if the nominee the majority of viewers votes for Eric to evict is evicted

Template:FnbTask is considered successful if the nominee is on the block for any period (regardless of use of the Power of Veto). The only exception was Task 3 which he had to just try to get Jessica nominated.

Template:FnbEric did “sleepwalk” into Joe’s bed, but it was required that he stay there until Joe kicked him out, and Eric did not wait that long.

Template:FnbEric squirted mustard on one of Jen’s shirts.

Template:FnbThe task required three different HouseGuests to say the catchphrase over the next 5 days.

Template:FnbEric was not successful in flattering Dick and did not complete the task because Dick voted to evict Eric.

Template:FnbEric failed to give Jessica the silent treatment after she came to talk and he lied saying he had visited the medic who said he should stay in bed and avoid people.

Template:FnbThe "woobie", in this case, is a small stuffed animal.

Template:Fnb Eric performed this task before it was assigned to him, however he did it again once it became an official task.

Template:FnbEric had to mimic Dick in three different situations before the veto ceremony took place. He pretended to smoke Dick's cigarettes, sat down beside him and followed his actions, and threw cereal around like Dick.

Template:FnbVotes for this task were accepted during one commercial break (approximately 3-4 minutes).

Big Brother interactive

This year Canadian Broadcast network, Global TV, introduced an interactive Two-Screen Solutions game on their website, Big Brother 'In The House', using NanoGaming technology. Viewers were able to make real-time predictions as well as answer trivia and instant recall questions while watching the show. The Big Brother fan with the most points each week won a TV, and the fan with the most points throughout the season won tickets to the wrap party. The contest started on Thursday, July 5, 2007 and ended on Thursday, August 30, 2007.

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 immunity from nomination and eviction (referred to as "exempt") and double evictions. The last seven evictees of the season were part of the Jury of Big Brother 8, who voted for the winner during the Finale.

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9		Week 10	Week 11	Finale
Head of Household	Kail	Jen	Dick	Dustin	Daniele	Jessica	Daniele	Jessica	Zach	Dick	Zach	Dick	(none)
Nominations (pre-veto)	Amber Carol	Daniele Dick	Jen Kail	Jen Kail	Jen Kail	Daniele Dick	Amber Jameka	Amber Zach	Jameka Jessica	Eric Jameka	Daniele Dick	Daniele Zach
Veto Winner	Daniele	Daniele	Jen	Jameka	Jen	Dick	Daniele	Eric	Daniele	Zach	Daniele	(none)
Nominations (post-veto)	Amber Carol	Dick Joe	Kail Mike	Kail Nick	Eric Kail	Dick Dustin	Jameka Jen	Amber Zach	Jameka Jessica	Eric Jameka	Daniele Jameka
Dick	Carol	Nominated	Head of Household	Nick	Eric	Nominated	Jen	Amber	Jessica	Head of Household	Jameka	Zach	Winner $500,000
Daniele	Carol	Joe	Mike	Nick	Head of Household	Dustin	Head of Household	Amber	Jessica	Eric	Nominated	Nominated	Runner-Up $50,000
Zach	Carol	Joe	Kail	Kail	Eric	Dustin	Jen	Nominated	Head of Household	Eric	Head of Household	Evicted (Day 76)	Dick
Jameka	Carol	Joe	Mike	Nick	Kail	Dick	Nominated	Zach	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Evicted (Day 74)	Daniele
Eric	Carol	Joe	Kail	Kail	Nominated	Dustin	Jen	Amber	Jameka	Nominated	Evicted (Day 69)		Dick
Jessica	Carol	Joe	Mike	Nick	Kail	Head of Household	Jen	Head of Household	Nominated	Evicted (Day 69)			Dick
Amber	Nominated	Joe	Mike	Nick	Kail	Dick	Jen	Nominated	Evicted (Day 62)				Dick
Jen	Amber	Head of Household	Mike	Nick	Eric	Dustin	Nominated	Evicted (Day 55)					Daniele
Dustin	Carol	Joe	Mike	Head of Household	Kail	Nominated	Evicted (Day 48)						Dick
Kail	Head of Household	Dick	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Evicted (Day 41)
Nick	Carol	Joe	Mike	Nominated	Evicted (Day 34)
Mike	Carol	Joe	Nominated	Evicted (Day 27)
Joe	Carol	Nominated	Evicted (Day 20)
Carol	Nominated	Evicted (Day 13)
Notes	See notes 1, 2	See note 2	See note 3		See note 4	See notes 2, 5	See notes 2, 5, 6	See notes 2, 5	See notes 3, 5, 7	See notes 4, 5, 7	See note 8	See notes 8, 9	See note 10
Evicted (votes to evict)	Carol 10 of 11	Joe 9 of 10	Mike 7 of 9	Nick 6 of 8	Kail 4 of 7	Dustin 4 of 6	Jen 6 of 6	Amber 3 of 4	Jessica 2 of 3	Eric 2 of 2	Jameka 1 of 1	Zach 1 of 1	Daniele 2 to win
													Dick 5 to win

• Template:Fnb     The nemeses (Dick, Dustin, and Jessica) were unable to participate in the Head of Household competition. Therefore, they were exempt from nomination but still able to vote for eviction. They were able to view the competition and selected Kail to win as she and Eric were the two finalists in the competition.
• Template:Fnb America's Player, Eric, completed his task since the HouseGuest that America wants Eric to vote for eviction was evicted.
• Template:Fnb America's Player, Eric, failed his task since the HouseGuest that America wants Eric to vote for eviction was not evicted.
• Template:Fnb America's Player, Eric, was nominated for eviction. There was no public voting for who Eric should evict, since nominees are not eligible to vote.
• Template:Fnb Jameka is not eligible to compete for Head of Household as she agreed to forfeit the next five HoH competitions during the Veto competition on Day 36.
• Template:Fnb Jen broke a Big Brother rule on Day 52 by eating food while on a mandatory slop diet due to Week 5's Veto Competition. On Day 53 she received a penalty eviction vote against her on Day 55 in addition to all eviction votes cast against her by eligible HouseGuests.
• Template:Fnb A live double eviction occurred on Day 69. America's Player, Eric, had to obey viewers' wishes during the live episode.
• Template:Fnb In week 10, there was a special live eviction on Day 74 in addition to the normal Thursday eviction on Day 76.
• Template:Fnb In the final eviction, the HoH is the only HouseGuest eligible to vote for eviction since the other two HouseGuests are up for eviction by default.
• Template:Fnb Votes in the finale were cast for the HouseGuests choice to win, not for whom to evict. Only the last seven HouseGuests evicted voted. America's Player, Eric, voted for the person America chooses to win.

Ratings

Big Brother 8 aired episodes three times a week, with shows airing Sundays at 8 p.m. (EDT), Tuesdays 9 p.m., and Thursday 8 p.m. The first episode premiered on July 5, 2007 with 7.401 million viewers (4.8/9 viewing audience), down from last year's 5.2/9 launch. The following show on Sunday did much worse in the ratings, scoring a 3.9/7 viewing figure, losing nearly 1 million viewers since the previous episode. The first Tuesday's show, however, was more successful with viewers, managing a 4.5/7 rating. The following Tuesday's show had the same rating. Tuesday shows are typically the highest rated among the three episodes every week, with Thursday in second and Sunday, a competitive night in television, in last among all three recap shows. Sunday, 5 August's episode, became the first edition of the season that rated higher than the launch show and the first of the season to receive a 5.0 in preliminary ratings points. On 23 August another record was set: the first episode with 10% of the viewing audience and the first episode to read 5.3 in rating points and 8.1 million viewers, thus becoming the highest rated episode of the season. Another record was broken August 30, being the first episode to read 6.0 in rating points, being the first episode this season to pull 11% of the viewing audience. It was also the first episode to break the 9m viewer mark, with 9.42m viewers. As with the previous seasons, live streaming video feeds are available for purchase through RealNetworks. All ratings are from Nielsen Media Research and Zap2it.

	Week 0 (Launch)	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11
Sunday	no show	6.05m 3.9/7	6.51m 4.2/8	6.51m 4.2/8	6.36m 4.1/8	7.519m 4.7/9	8.03m 5.2/9	7.401m 4.8/8	7.409m 5.0/9	8.284m 5.4/9	8.284m 5.4/8	6.5/10
Tuesday		6.98m 4.5/7	6.98m 4.5/7	6.98m 4.5/8	7.121m 4.7/9	7.29m 4.7/8	7.561m 5.0/8	7.299m 4.8/8	8.02m 5.2/8	7.996m 5.3/8	8.284m 5.4/9	5.5/9
Thursday	7.401m 4.8/9	6.51m 4.2/8	7.29m 4.7/9	7.076m 4.5/9	7.091m 4.6/9	7.798m 5.1/9	7.47m 4.7/9	8.1m 5.3/10	9.42m 6.0/11	7.906m 5.2/9	8.889m 5.7/10	no show
Weekly average	7.401m 4.8/9	6.51m 4.2/7	6.93m 4.4/8	6.86m 4.4/8	6.857m 4.5/9	7.613m 4.8/9	7.687m 5.0/9	7.582m 5.1/9	8.283m 5.4/9	8.062m 5.3/9	8.486m 5.4/9
Running average	7.401m 4.8/9	7.180m 4.6/8	7.055m 4.4/8	6.958m 4.4/8	6.908m 4.4/9	7.261m 4.6/9	7.474m 5.0/9	7.528m 5.1/9	7.906m 5.3/9	7.942m 5.3/9	8.227m 5.4/9
Season average	8.184m 5.4/9

House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show

Main article: House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show

Former HouseGuest and presenter of the online talk show, House Calls, Marcellas Reynolds, did not return to host the daytime chat show after CBS announced budget cuts, although his co-presenter, Gretchen Massey, continued as host of the program. The program was broadcast live at CBS.com every weekday at 1 p.m. (EDT), where viewers would call in with questions and discussion about the show. On Fridays, the evicted HouseGuest would appear on the show.

Beginning with Amber's eviction, CBS would not allow HouseGuests who were on the Jury to be interviewed by House Calls or the media until the end of the show. Big Brother and CBS issued a statement addressing the situation:

We have made jury members of Big Brother available to the press the past few seasons always with the proviso that their questions not inform the ejected HouseGuest of influences outside his or her personal experience in the House. This season several cast members have made either offensive statements or exhibited controversial behavior, we respect journalist interests and rights to pose questions about these statements but believe at the same time doing so could provide information that influences the final vote and potential outcome of this twelve week competition. For that reason the remaining jurors will not be made available to the media for the duration of the program. They will be made available to the press after the Big Brother finale on September 18th.

See also

• Big Brother: After Dark

External links

• CBS Official Site
• Global Official Site