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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.[1] The series is due to last for 64 days. There were 14 original housemates, all 18-30, 7 men and 7 women.[2] 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" launch night twist. The twist was that Canadian-born model and Baywatch star Pamela Anderson went into the house on launch night to host a party and set a number of tasks during her four day stay.[3]

The series is sponsored by skincare brand Freederm.[4] This series is the first to use online voting via Facebook credits. The show has struggled in the ratings compared with the relative success of the celebrity version of the series that preceded it on Channel 5. The new series has featured a higher content of frank male nudity than seen previously and several instances of lewd talk and salacious behaviour have been included in the evening highlights programmes.[5] However, the previous series did contain many similar occurences, but these were much less frequently seen than in the Channel 5 version.

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 where it currently is until 30 September 2013.[6] 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.[7] 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,[8] 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.[9] Big Brother 2010 winner Josie Gibson took part in filming at the London auditions meeting potential housemates.[10]

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 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 "egg-shaped" bath and with small pink and blue hand towels. 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. After she left, the "Pammy Annexe" was opened for a sleepover by the golden housemates. The wall of faces in the living room were also changed, with the new housemates' faces added to adorning it on day 3. These turn blue to indicate the nominated housemates and red to indicate an evicted housemate.

The garden retains the oblong pool with wave facility used for Celebrity Big Brother with a bridge going across it. For the main series, 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 and throws. This area has patio lanterns and an artificial fire hearth which light up at night, decorated with logs and flames. The exterior walls and 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.[citation needed]

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.[11] The new Diary room has already featured in Celebrity Big Brother 2011 with a small task room adjacent.

Web presence and social media

Channel 5 has confirmed that 24 hour live free-to-air feed of life in the house will not feature. 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.[12] 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

For most of the Channel 5 series to date, vote to save has been offered to the public over vote to evict. For the new series, evicted housemates record a farewell message for their ex-housemates which is played to them after they leave the house. This feature was first seen when Pamela Anderson left the house after her stay as a houseguest. In Week 1, Heaven, Maisy and Rebeckah won immunity from eviction with a golden swimsuit. In Week 1, Aaron, Harry and Tashie were nominated and faced the vote to save, Tashie was evicted. In Week 2, Harry won immunity by completing a task. On Day 11, Heaven and Rebeckah were nominated for eviction. On Day 15, Rebeckah lost the public vote to save and was evicted from the house.

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.[13][14]

Name Age on entry Hometown
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.[15] 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. Some of the events listed may not be in order of sequence.

Nominations table

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Nominations received
Aaron Tashie,
Anton		 Heaven,
Rebeckah		 Anton,
Aden		 11
Aden Alex,
Tom		 Heaven,
Tom		 Heaven,
Aaron		 7
Alex Anton,
Tashie		 Heaven,
Maisy		 Anton,
Aden		 4
Anton Mark,
Aaron		 Heaven,
Rebeckah		 Aaron,
Heaven		 5
Faye Harry,
Aaron		 Heaven,
Rebeckah		 Aaron,
Heaven		 1
Harry Aden,
Tashie		 Rebeckah,
Aden		 Heaven,
Tom		 6
Heaven Harry,
Tashie		 Faye,
Jay		 Aaron,
Maisy		 12
Jay Harry,
Aaron		 Rebeckah,
Heaven		 Maisy,
Heaven		 2
Louise Tom,
Alex		 Maisy,
Rebeckah		 Maisy,
Aaron		 1
Maisy Alex,
Mark		 Alex,
Mark		 Mark,
Aden		 8
Mark Anton,
Tashie		 Rebeckah,
Maisy		 Maisy,
Aden		 4
Tom Louise,
Harry		 Rebeckah,
Maisy		 Aden,
Aaron		 4
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
Evicted Tashie
Fewest votes
to save
 Rebeckah
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

After the relative success of the return of the Celebrity version, the main series has shown modest ratings to date with a tendency to dip at weekends. The launch night on 9 September 2011 attracted an audience of 2.6 million.[16] The first highlights was viewed by 1.26 million viewers.[17] The second highlights show were higher, logging 1.48 million. Ratings held up for the first weekday highlights on Monday 12 September at 1.43 million.[18] Ratings slipped on Tuesday 13 September to 1.37 million[19] but recovered the following night back to 1.43 million.[20] Despite trailers promising some lively action in the house, ratings fell to 1.16 million on 15 September, due to a later time slot after football.[21] The first eviction night highlights show drew 1.83 million, down 0.8 million on the launch, with 1.25 million returning for the post-eviction interview show.[22] On Saturday 17 September, the series slumped to an-all series low below a million viewers attracting just 925 thousand viewers, partly due to late scheduling after a boxing match.[23] The show recovered to 1.24 million for the Sunday night 10pm highlights on 18 September despite a number of draws on the other terrestrial channel including the return of ITV1's blockbuster Downton Abbey clashing with its time slot.[24] Ratings held up at 1.4 million on Monday 19 September despite a late time slot and held up the next night at 1.46 million.[25][26] Ratings remained static the next night, despite a high-profile bungee jump stunt being trailed before the show, but they were marginally up from the previous Thursday night at 1.31 million.[27] Ratings dropped for the second Friday eviction show to 1.49 million, but improved for the Saturday night show gaining 1.09 million.[28][29] Despite competition from ITV's The Only Way is Essex and Downton Abbey ratings were slightly up on Sunday 25 September at 1.34 million.[30] Rating remained below expectations early in Week 3.[31]

Date Official Channel 5 rating[32]
(millions) 		Weekly rank[32] Share (%)[33]
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

Notes

The two seperate ratings are for the eviction night episodes (the first for the highlights and the second for the interview)

Press reaction

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 on-off relationship between Rebeckah and Aden in Week 1 invited early media attention. The 18-30 profile of the housemates and high levels of male nudity seen in the launch week highlights shows also attracted the tabloid headlines.[34] Late in Week 1, Mark and Tom's skinny dipping and the housemates "naked" Conga dance drew media interest. Aaron and Tom's party kisses further boosted media in the show with Tashie's eviction proving a talking point. Coverage in the press and online media was boosted by the 2 day "Say Yes!" task on Days 12 and 13 with a variety of tasks making the headlines including Mark's nude task and Alex's spraytan encounter, but did not impact on the ratings. The Sun reported on the struggling ratings in its edition of Thursday 22 September 2011.[35] As the sexual activity in the house picked up in Week 3, the Daily Mail reported on the Kissgate incident between Aaron and Maisy.[36]

References

  1. ^ "Big Brother Launch". Total Big Brother. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Big Brother: Regular series to last 63 days, 14 housemate teasers". Digital Spy. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Pamela Anderson to enter Big Brother house: 'I'll leave a skidmark on every housemate'". Digital Spy. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  4. ^ Big Brother 12 – News – Freederm confirmed as BB11 sponsors. Digital Spy (2011-07-29). Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
  5. ^ 'Big Brother news Mark and Jay shock housemates with wa@nk contest' Digital Spy 26 September 2011
  6. ^ "Endemol to keep BB house until 2013". Big Brother Spy. 12 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Big Brother Returns This Summer". Daily Star Online. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  8. ^ http://www.channel5.com/articles/big-brother-launches-auditions
  9. ^ https://www.bigbrotherauditions.com/faqs
  10. ^ http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/tv-news/528989/josie-gibson-i-ll-be-filming-at-big-brother-auditions-so-do-your-hair/1/
  11. ^ 'Big Brother the new diary room first picture' Digital Spy 15 August 2011.
  12. ^ 'Big Brother vote to evict Facebook app launched' Digital Spy 14 September 2011
  13. ^ Big Brother's Bit on the Side Broadcast 7 September 2011.
  14. ^ 'New Housemate Tease' Channel5.com 8 September 2011
  15. ^ 'Big Brother' Channel5.com
  16. ^ 'Big Brother launches with 2.6 million on Channel 5' Digital Spy 10 September 2011
  17. ^ [1] Digital Spy 11 September 2011
  18. ^ 'Doc Martin returns to ITV1' Digital Spy 13 September 2011
  19. ^ '71 degrees north stumbles back' Digital Spy 14 September 2011
  20. ^ 'Planet Dinosaur outroared by live football' Digital Spy 15 September 2011
  21. ^ 'Torchwood Miracle Day finale eclipsed' Digital Spy 16 September 2011
  22. ^ 'Tashie Jackson's Big Brother eviction seen by 1.8 million' Digital Spy 17 September 2011.
  23. ^ 'Tulisa's tears bring 10.8 million to X Factor' Digital Spy 18 September 2011
  24. ^ 'Downton Abbey trounces Spooks' Digital Spy 19 September 2011
  25. ^ 'Doc Martin new series climbs' Digital Spy 20 September 2011
  26. ^ 'The Body Farm slays 71 degrees north'
  27. ^ 'Glee dances over to Sky with 640k' Digital Spy 23 September 2011
  28. ^ 'Ricky Gervaiss' an idiot abroad tops X Factor USA' Digital Spy 25 September 2011
  29. ^ 'X Factor boot camp brings 10m to ITV' Digital Spy 25 September 2011
  30. ^ 'The Only Way is Esses and Downton Abbey are ratings winners' Digital Spy 26 September 2011.
  31. ^ 'Don't tell the bride nears 1m viewers on BBC Three' Digital Spy 28 September 2011
  32. ^ a b "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  33. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/completecoverage/ratings/
  34. ^ 'Bare bottomed cheek' Daily Mail 15 September 2011
  35. ^ 'Big Brother ratings bring new low' The Sun 22 September 2011
  36. ^ 'Big Brother 2011 'Maisy and Aaron enjoy midnight kiss' Daily Mail 26 September 2011.

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