The Glass House season 1
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The Glass House (season 1) is the debut season of the American reality game show The Glass House. The contestants moved into the house on June 10, with the first live feed "webisode" premiering the following day. The series had its television debut on June 18, 2012 on ABC.[1] The show is set to air ten episodes, lasting a total of ten weeks. The airing episodes feature highlights from the previous week, as well as the competitions and evictions. Also on the episodes, two contestants will be sent to limbo each week, meaning they are in danger of being eliminated. Immediately after the show's announcement, it drew comparison to popular reality television series Big Brother, which later led to a lawsuit from Big Brother's network, CBS.
The first season of the show features 14 players competing on the series. A woman named Melissa was revealed to be a member of the cast, though was later replaced by Holly for unknown reasons. The fourteen contestants competed for a $250,000 cash prize, in which the winner is decided by the viewers of the show via online voting. Viewers could also vote on various other things to influence the game and help their favorite players. Upon its premiere, the show received mixed to negative reviews, mainly due to the Big Brother controversy surrounding the series. The premiere episode averaged around four million viewers, a network high for that time slot during Summer.[2]
Format
The Glass House features fourteen strangers living in a house made of glass, with cameras recording their every move. At selected days and times, viewers can watch a live feed into the house. Despite this, the contestants receive two days out of the house, in which they are taken to a hotel and sequestered from each other and outside game communications.[3] There will be a weekly eviction, in which the public decides which of the contestants is eliminated from the game. Aside from choosing who is evicted, viewers will be able to dictate what the contestants wear, where they sleep and what they eat.[4] While in the house, the contestants will split into two groups and compete in various physical and mental competitions.[5] The captains of the two teams are the two contestants who have received the least amount of votes from the public. After losing a challenge, the captain of the losing team is sent to limbo, along with a second member of that team which is voted on by the house. While in limbo, the public will vote which of the two contestants deserves to go back into the house and which one should permanently be eliminated from the game. The contestant with the most votes is eliminated, while the other will return to the house.[6][7][8] The contestants are spoken to by a robotic female voice, which they referred to as the "Oracle" up until Day 3, when it was revealed the public would decide the voice's name. After the airing of the first live feed, online blogs and forums labeled the voice "FaRi", a mixture of the words faux Siri, the personal assistant found on Apple's iPhone 4S.[9][10] On the ninth day in the house, it was revealed the public had decided to officially name the voice Oracle, or "Ori".[11]
Production
Broadcast and platforms
The first season of The Glass House will feature ten episodes, which will air Monday's at 10 p.m. The airing episode will show highlights of the previous week, and will feature the nomination and eviction process. Aside from the weekly episode, viewers can watch an uncensored live feed into the house at various days and times.[12][13] On Monday's, the feeds will be viewable from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. the following day, while on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday the feeds can be viewed from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.[14] The first clip of the live feeds premiered on Tuesday, June 12. The show's first episode premiered on Monday, June 18, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC in the United States.[15] The tenth and final episode is expected to air on Monday, August 27. Aside from the live feed and broadcasted episodes, ABC also uploaded several unseen clips to the website of the contestants interacting with one another, similar to the 2011 edition of Big Brother in the United Kingdom.
House
The exterior of the house is made completely of glass, as are most of the walls inside.[16] The living room features a television, through which the Oracle contacts them.[17][18] There is also a large red "cat climber" in the living room, which features seats for the contestants to use, each at a different elevation. There are also cream and lime green seats in the room. The kitchen features a counter that extends through most of the length of the room, and lime green and white stools are lined up with the counter.[19] The bathroom features a marble floor, and a wall made almost completely of a mirror.[20] The sinks are in the shape of bowls. Aside from the community bedrooms, there is also the "friend" and "enemy" bedrooms. The "friend" room features cream colored chairs and bedsheets, as well as two beds.[21] The "enemies" room has a much darker feel, with red chairs mixed with red and black bed sheets. Like the "friend" bedroom, there are two beds, and the wall behind the beds has the appearance of paint being thrown at it, featuring orange, blue, and black colors.[22] The house also features an indoor hot tub.[23] On Day 3, a new room was revealed to the contestants and viewers, which has the appearance of a backyard.[24]
Pre-Season
The Glass House was created by Kenny Rosen, who also serves as the shows writer.[25] Rosen had become notable due to his work as a producer on various reality television series, including Hell's Kitchen[disambiguation needed] and the first seven seasons of reality series Big Brother.[26] Contestants could audition on the official ABC website, and had to be 21 years of age or older.[27] The Glass House was first announced on April 30, 2012, along with its June 18 premiere date.[28] On May 4, 2012, broadcasting company CBS warned ABC not to air The Glass House due to its strong similarities to the CBS reality television series Big Brother, in which a group of contestants, referred to as HouseGuest, live in a house while constantly being monitored by cameras and microphones. CBS stated in the letter sent to ABC President Anne Sweeney that they would seek legal action if ABC went forward with the airing of The Glass House.[29] CBS also criticized the fact that The Glass House was being produced by at least nineteen former producers and staff from Big Brother[30], including Corie Henson, Kenny Rosen, and Mike O'Sullivan.[31][32] On May 10, 2012, CBS went forward with a lawsuit against ABC.[33] CBS has stated numerous times that they were attempting to get the show's premiere halted, however, the show is still set to air.[34][35][36] The fourteen contestants for the series were revealed on June 4, 2012, on the official ABC website.[37][38][39] The initial cast for the season featured a 31 year old woman named Melissa, but days after the contestants were announced, Melissa was removed from The Glass House's official website, and was replaced with 21 year old Holly.[40] ABC has yet to confirm why Melissa was removed from the show. Voting for the show began on June 9, and allowed the public to chose bedrooms for the contestants, as well as food they would eat on their first night, and whether to have a pool party or pajama party, and how the first challenge should be split up; men vs. women, old contestants vs. young contestants, or east vs. west.[41] ABC officially released pictures of the house on June 11, 2012 on their official website.[42]
Contestants
Top: Mike, Jeffrey, Holly, Andrea, Jacob, Robin and Alex
Bottom: Erica, Gene, Joy, Ashley, Apollo, Stephanie and Kevin
When the original fourteen contestants were revealed, a woman named Melissa was included. Days after the announcement, however, she was removed from ABC's website, and had been replaced with Holly. ABC has yet to confirm why Melissa will not be participating on the show. The original fourteen contestants entered the house on June 11[43], while various sources have also stated a new contestant will enter the show during the first or second week.[44] On Day 5, Jacob voluntarily left the show during limbo. It is unknown whether a new contestant will replace him in the near future.
^[I] Contestant's age at the start of the season.
Summary
On Day 1, contestants moved into The Glass House. Holly and Robin were placed in the "enemies" room, while Erica and Andrea were placed in the "friends" room.[47] On Day 2, during the first live feed showing, contestants played a game in which they had to guess the answer to questions that the public were answering live. The questions were multiple choice, and varied from topics such as whether it is acceptable to have sex on the first date to what is the rudest thing a person could do during a first date. Other questions involved the contestants reactions to learning their child was gay, and how long should a couple date before getting married. To answer the questions, contestants had to go to either the "friends room", "enemies room", the bathroom, or the kitchen counter, with each room symbolizing a specific answer. The contestants were later asked to tell who they felt their biggest threat was, with Andrea and Kevin receiving the most votes from their fellow contestants. They later split into teams to compete in the first competition. The competition, titled "Twist and Shout", featured the contestants solving a puzzle built onto the wall based on information about their fellow contestants.[48] The contestants split into east vs. west to do the challenge, with the east team winning. Jacob was the captain of the west team, and therefore became the first contestant to be sent to limbo. The contestants had to chose who to send to limbo with him later on. On Day 3, the public voted for the contestants to each reveal their biggest regret. They had the option to go to a different room to tell their story, and several chose to use the "Twitter Room". Following everyone's confessions, the contestants played a game of "Guess the Sketch". They decided to split up Men vs. Women, with Erica and Apollo being the first drawers, and Jeffrey and Joy being the second. The viewers chose the object they had to draw. The public later voted for the contestants to hear the results of the sixth game in the Stanley Cup Finals over the results of the first game of the NBA finals.[49] On Day 4, the public voted for the contestants to play dodgeball. After playing three games, they performed "sexy yoga", in which an instructor named Elizabeth joined them to teach them various poses, chosen by the viewers. On Day 5, Jacob and Alex were sent to limbo, with Alex receiving ten of a possible twelve votes. Later that day, Jacob chose to leave limbo and walk from the game. With Jacob out of the game, Alex remained in limbo, with the public deciding whether he should return to the game or not.
On Day 9, Alex became the first person evicted from The Glass House. For the second week, the viewers chose to put Jeffrey and Robin in the "Enemies" bedroom.[50] On Day 9, Ashley celebrated her birthday in the house. Contestants were also asked to share their worst birthday stories with the viewers. Later that day, contestants competed in a spelling bee, with the viewers choosing the words that the players had to spell. It was revealed later that day that a special guest would join the contestants tomorrow, though it was not confirmed who the guest would be.[51] On Day 10, a Tom Cruise impersonator entered the house for an hour, and the contestants did their impersonations of various celebrities. They later discussed the topic of a man calling 911 over a sandwich, after a public vote decided the topic.[52] Later that day, contestants competed in the second competition of the season, with the team captain being sent to limbo in a few days. Apollo and Ashley were chosen to be the team captain, and both took turns picking members for their team. The competition, "Ruffle Your Tailfeathers", featured teams having get a bunch of eggs into various birdhouses. Each of the birdhouses contains a prize or a challenge and each egg represents a player. Whatever birdhouse the egg lands in, that player either gets the prize or has to complete the challenge. Ashley won a $1,000 prize when her egg lands in a birdhouse, Jeffrey ends up having to peel 200 hard-boiled eggs by hand. Stephanie had to squeeze orange juice by hand and carry packing peanuts back and forth one by one, and Andrea has to blow up 500 balloons by herself.[53] On Day 11, contestants drew pictures to describe their ideal mate, as voted on by the viewers. They also discussed the various things they missed about the outside world, and later talked about five trending topics on Twitter.[54] Later that day, Apollo and Holly were sent to limbo, with Holly receiving ten out of a possible ten votes from the other contestants.[55]
On Day 15, the contestants were asked to tell the public who they would like to see return to the house, Apollo or Holly, and why they want them to return. They were later shown tweets from fans of the show, which ranged from who their favorite was, to who they wanted voted back into the house. They later had to make their own costume using tape, trash bags, aluminum foil, and other items. While doing so, they had to explain what their worst Halloween costume was. Later, the contestants spoke about the most romantic moment that had happened to them. During a discussion on the contestants opinions on Proposition 8, most of the contestants, except for Andrea and Kevin, expressed their disapproval of the ban on gay marriage. Jeffrey, who is openly gay, and Andrea later had a heated discussion on the topic, leading to Jeffrey calling her an "idiot", though he later apologized.[56][57] That night, the team captains were revealed, and chose their teammates. On Day 16, Apollo was eliminated from the game, and Holly returned to the house. On Day 18, Ashley and Robin's team competed in the third competition. The teams were given three choices which involved various tasks involving food. One member from the team would choose a task and perform it. The team would earn a point if the viewers had chosen the task they chose to do. Ashley's team won the challenge, getting three task correct opposed to Robin's two. On Day 19, Robin and Erica were sent to limbo.
On Day 22, contestants were read Twitter comments from viewers, and discussed the topic of "spanking" a child. Either Erica or Robin return to the house. The team captains are revealed later that night. On Day 23, Robin was eliminated, and Erica returned to the house. That night, Ashley and Holly were revealed to be the team captains for the week. This makes Ashley's third consecutive week as team captain, and Holly's first. In the "Lab-A-Doodle" competition, the team captain stood in the center of a large circle with four holes on each side. They had to transport three balls by balancing them one at a time on the circle and dropping them into a tube. The team who finishes in the fastest time will be safe for the week. Holly's team won the competition. On Day 26, Ashley was sent to limbo, along with Kevin, who was voted upon by the other contestants.
Voting history
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Votes received | ||
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| Team Captains |
Jacob, Jeffrey |
Apollo, Ashley |
Ashley, Robin |
Ashley, Holly |
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| Challenge Winner |
Team East | Team Ashley | Team Ashley | Team Holly | ||||||||
| In Limbo | Alex, |
Apollo, Holly |
Erica, Robin |
Ashley, Kevin |
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| Andrea | Alex | Holly | Erica | Stephanie | 5 | |||||||
| Ashley | Alex | Holly | Erica | Not eligible |
2 | |||||||
| Erica | Alex | Holly | Andrea | Kevin | 6 | |||||||
| Gene | Alex | Holly | Andrea | Kevin | ||||||||
| Holly | Erica | Erica | Erica | Stephanie | 10 | |||||||
| Jeffrey | Alex | Holly | Andrea | Kevin | ||||||||
| Joy | Alex | Holly | Andrea | Kevin | ||||||||
| Kevin | Alex | Holly | Erica | Stephanie | 5 | |||||||
| Mike | Alex | Holly | Erica | Stephanie | ||||||||
| Stephanie | Alex | Holly | Andrea | Kevin | 4 | |||||||
| Robin | Alex | Holly | Erica | Eliminated (Day 23) |
0 | |||||||
| Apollo | Ashley | Not eligible |
Eliminated (Day 16) |
0 | ||||||||
| Alex | Ashley | Eliminated (Day 9) |
10 | |||||||||
| Jacob | Not eligible |
Walked (Day 5) |
0 | |||||||||
| Notes | 1 | none | 2 | |||||||||
| Walked | Jacob | none | none | |||||||||
| Eliminated | Alex Fewest votes to stay |
Apollo Fewest votes to stay |
Robin Fewest votes to stay |
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Key:
- – In Limbo (Losing Captain vs. Majority Vote)
- – Immune from Limbo (Winning Captain & Challenge Winners)
Notes
- ^Note 1 : Jacob voluntarily left the show shortly after the reveal of the votes. Despite his walk, Alex still was sent to limbo to face the public vote. Alex got the fewest votes to stay, so therefore he was eliminated.
- ^Note 2 : Because the vote was tied 5-5 between Andrea and Erica, the losing team captain of the week, Robin, voted to break the tie. She voted for Erica to enter limbo.
Ratings and reception
During the 10 o’clock hour, the series premiere of The Glass House ranked #2 in the slot with Adults 18-49 and #1 with Women 18-49. The Glass House boosted its time period week to week by 60% in Adults 18-49, hitting a summer-high for ABC in the hour.[58][59] Despite the added publicity surrounding the legal action, The Glass House was the lowest-rated of six reality shows on network television Monday night, and was able to beat only repeat programming on CBS.[60] The show also seemed to drive viewers away throughout its hour-long running time, falling about 20 percent from its first half hour to its second, losing about a million viewers in the process, and dissipating the lead-in audience handed to it from the more successful Bachelorette.[61] Over all, The Glass House averaged only about four million viewers for the hour, and a 1.5 rating in the audience preferred by ABC advertisers, viewers between the ages of 18 and 49.[62][63] Critically, the series received generally negative reviews. Entertainment Weekly gave the premiere episode a negative review, and even mocked the opening, commenting "'The show they didn't want you to see' was the show you didn't need to watch."[64] The second episode dropped down to 3.03 viewers with a 1.1 rating, but came up to 3.322 the following week with a 1.2 rating.[65]
| # | Airdate | 18-49 (Rating/Share) |
Viewers (millions) |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 18, 2012 | 1.5/4 | 3.98 | [66] |
| 2 | June 25, 2012 | 1.1/3 | 3.09 | [67] |
| 3 | July 2, 2012 | 1.2/3 | 3.32 | [68] |
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