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Big Brother Canada
Season 8
The official logo for Big Brother Canada 8
Presented byArisa Cox
No. of days25
No. of houseguests16
WinnerNone
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkGlobal
Original releaseMarch 4 (2020-03-04) –
April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01)
Additional information
Filming datesFebruary 29 (2020-02-29) –
March 24, 2020 (2020-03-24)
Season chronology
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Big Brother Canada 8 is the eighth season of the Canadian reality television series Big Brother Canada. It is based on the Dutch series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. Arisa Cox returned as the host for the series.[1] The season premiered with a two-night premiere[2] on March 4–5, 2020, on Global and was expected to end on May 21 with the live finale.[3][4][5] Preceding the two-night premiere, on March 1, there was a one hour long event, titled Big Brother Canada's Supersized Season 8 Preview with ET Canada, which featured interviews with the entire cast, an exclusive tour of the house with Arisa Cox, a retrospective on the past seven seasons, and the official reveal of the season's supersized theme.[1]

On March 24, 2020, Big Brother Canada announced an early end to production on the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, with the season finale airing on April 1, 2020. All filming ceased on March 24.[6] The CA$100,000 prize that would have gone to the winner went to a COVID-19 relief charity.[7]

HouseGuests

Further information: List of Big Brother Canada houseguests

The HouseGuests' images and profiles were released on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.[8]

Name Age on entry Occupation Residence Day entered Day exited Result
Angela “Angie” Tackie 33 Communications officer Winnipeg, Manitoba 1 25 Season discontinued due to the
coronavirus pandemic
Brooke Warnock 26 Social support worker Calgary, Alberta 1 25
Carol Rosher 44 Disability caregiver Nanaimo, British Columbia 1 25
Christopher "Chris" Wyllie 28 Brain transformation specialist Markham, Ontario 1 25
Hira Deol 30 Accountant Brampton, Ontario 1 25
John Luke Kieper 22 Journalist Kamloops, British Columbia 1 25
Madeline Di Nunzio 30 Substitute teacher Toronto, Ontario 1 25
Minh-Ly Nguyen-Cao 28 Flight attendant Montreal, Quebec 1 25
Rianne Swanson 29 Operating room nurse Chetwynd, British Columbia 1 25
Sheldon Jean 24 Professional wrestler Ottawa, Ontario 1 25
Susanne Fuda 24 Corporate recruiter Vaughan, Ontario 1 25
Vanessa Clements 26 Lobster fisherman Mill River, Prince Edward Island 1 25
Kyle Rozendal 31 Electrician Okotoks, Alberta 1 19 Expelled
Jamar Lee 23 Warehouse worker Ajax, Ontario 1 17
Micheal Stubley 25 Military infantryman Prince George, British Columbia 1 13 Evicted
Nico Vera 31 Sales manager Toronto, Ontario 1 5 Walked

Production

Development

On May 30, 2019, Big Brother Canada was renewed for an eighth season.[9] Nine months later, on January 20, 2020, Global announced that the season will be start airing with a two-night premiere on March 4–5, 2020.[2] With the premiere date, they announced the "supersized" theme, but nothing about what that entails.[3][10][11] Arisa Cox returned as the season's host.[1]

On March 4, or Day 5 inside the house, Nico Vera decided to leave the game. This was the second time HouseGuest quit Big Brother Canada and the first time for non-personal reasons, after Ramsey Aburaneh left on season 4 due to a family emergency.[12]

Then, on March 16, or Day 17 in the house, Jamar Lee was expelled from the house after he broke a house rule by threatening fellow HouseGuest Kyle Rozendal .[13][14] On March 18, or Day 19, Rozendal was also expelled from the house. These instances were the first and second expulsions in Big Brother Canada history.[15][16]

Impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Further information: COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, and Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television

On March 12, 2020, or Day 13 in the house, Big Brother Canada suspended all live audiences for their shows due to the coronavirus pandemic.[17] On March 17, or Day 16 inside the house, all of the current HouseGuests were notified of the current events outside of the house, including the pandemic. They were informed that all of their families were healthy.[16] Also that day, production suspended the Have-Not cycle for the week to relieve stress, particularly for the Have-Nots. The HouseGuests were all assessed by a doctor to see if any of them showed signs of the virus; none of them had any symptoms related to the virus.[18] That same day, Global and Insight Productions stated that they plan to continue with the production of the eighth season.[19] On March 22, some of the sixty Big Brother Canada crew members resigned due to concerns about working during the pandemic.[20][21]

On March 23, 2020 at 4:47 p.m. EDT, in Ontario where the show is filmed,[22] the provincial government ordered the mandatory 14-day closure of all non-essential workplaces by March 24 at 11:59 p.m.[23][21] As a result, Global and Insight Productions announced that production for the season had ended on March 24, moving the finale up from May 21 and having it air on April 1, 2020; they had no plans to resume production at a later time.[6] The CA$100,000 prize that would have gone to the winner went to a COVID-19 relief charity.[7]

It became the third season of Big Brother worldwide to ever be discontinued, the other two being the Arab world's Big Brother: The Boss, after the show caused controversy regarding religious issues, and Serbia's second season of Veliki Brat, after three HouseGuests evicted earlier in the season were killed in a car accident. The fourth season of Big Brother to be discontinued was the second season of the Malayalam version of Bigg Boss in India, which was discontinued for the same reason.

Casting

Kasting Inc. returned to cast the eighth season. On August 15, 2019, casting opened online,[24][25] with open casting calls beginning on October 12, 2019.[26] Open casting calls were held in Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, Winnipeg, Moncton, Saskatoon, Victoria, Edmonton, Montreal, St. John's, Kelowna, and Toronto.[26] The ability to apply online closed on November 15, 2019.[27] The HouseGuests were announced on February 26, 2020.[28][8]

Filming

Filming started on February 29, 2020, with a live audience for the premiere episode.[29] A live audience was featured during the two-night premiere. However, on March 12 during the fifth episode, Arisa Cox announced that there will no longer be a live audience over concerns of having large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.[17] Filming took place at Studio 550 in Toronto, Ontario.[22]

Filming came to a halt on March 24 after production ended the season due to the pandemic. The finale was scheduled for May 21. Instead, a special farewell special aired on April 1.[6]

House design

On February 24, 2020, Global released eight images from the house, including the Head of Household room, kitchen, diary room, and backyard. With this drop, the theme for the season was confirmed to be comic books and superheroes.[30][31] During the Big Brother Canada's Supersized Season 8 Preview with ET Canada special on March 1, Arisa Cox gave the viewers a full house tour. The house features an Expedia departure lounge, a swamp-styled Have-Not room, and an Fortress of Solitude style Head of Household ensuite.[32]

Release

On January 20, 2020, a press release from Global announced that a never before seen special will air on March 1, 2020, three days before the two-night premiere starting on March 4.[1] Big Brother Canada's Supersized Season 8 Preview with ET Canada will feature interviews with the entire cast, an exclusive tour of the house with Arisa Cox, a retrospective on the past seven seasons, and the official reveal of the season's supersized theme.[1] The free 24/7 live feeds, hosted on Big Brother Canada's website, started on March 5 at 9:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. PST) after the first eviction episode and ended on March 23 abruptly at around 4 p.m. EDT (1:00 p.m. PDT). On March 24, 2020, Global announced that they would be moving the finale broadcast date up from May 21 to April 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic causing the season to end earlier.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDay(s)Original air dateCanada viewers
(millions)		Weekly ranking
'
2071"Episode 1"Day 1March 4, 2020 (2020-03-04)1.377[33]12[33]
2082"Episode 2"Days 1–6March 5, 2020 (2020-03-05)1.129[33]23[33]
'
2093"Episode 3"Days 6–7March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08)1.171[33]20[33]
2104"Episode 4"Days 7–10March 11, 2020 (2020-03-11)1.148[34]24[34]
2115"Episode 5"Days 10–13March 12, 2020 (2020-03-12)1.075[34]27[34]
'
2126"Episode 6"Days 13–14March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15)1.333[34]19[34]
2137"Episode 7"Days 14–17March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18)1.385[35]13[35]
2148"Episode 8"Days 16–20March 19, 2020 (2020-03-19)1.285[35]15[35]
'
2159"Episode 9"Days 20–21March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22)<1.051[35]>30[35]
'
21610"Episode 10"Days 21–24March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)1.110[36]25[36]
21711"Episode 11"Days 24–25April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01)1.195[37]21[37]

Notes

Have-Nots

Week 1 Week 2[a] Week 3[b] Week 4
Have-Nots none Kyle,
Madeline,
Micheal,
Vanessa 		Angie,
Kyle,
Madeline,
Vanessa 		Brooke,
John Luke,
Rianne,
Susanne

Notes

  1. ^ In Week 2, the Canadian public voted on which HouseGuest they wanted to relieve of slop. The HouseGuest that receives the most votes will be able to have a meal. Vanessa won the vote, cancelling her Have-Not status, and receiving a meal from Skip The Dishes.
  2. ^ In Week 3 on Day 16, the Have-Not phase was suspended for the week after the HouseGuests were told about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nomination shortlist

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
HOH none Chris Sheldon Sheldon
Shortlist none Brooke,
Hira,
Micheal 		Madeline,
Rianne,
John Luke,
Minh-Ly 		Carol,
Minh-Ly,
Rianne

Voting history

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Head of
Household 		(none) Chris Sheldon Sheldon
Nominations
(pre-veto) 		Brooke
Hira 		Madeline
Rianne 		Carol
Minh-Ly
Veto Winner Hira Madeline Hira
Nominations
(post-veto) 		Nico
Susanne 		Brooke
Micheal 		Minh-Ly
Rianne 		Carol
Minh-Ly
Angie Nominations
void 		Micheal Nominations
void 		Show
discontinued
(Day 25)
Brooke Nominations
void 		Nominated Nominations
void
Carol Nominations
void 		Micheal Nominations
void
Chris Nominations
void 		Head of
Household 		Nominations
void
Hira Nominations
void 		Micheal Nominations
void
John Luke Nominations
void 		Brooke Nominations
void
Madeline Nominations
void 		Brooke Nominations
void
Minh-Ly Nominations
void 		Micheal Nominated
Rianne Nominations
void 		Brooke Nominated
Sheldon Nominations
void 		Micheal Head of
Household
Susanne Nominated Micheal Nominations
void
Vanessa Nominations
void 		Micheal Nominations
void
Kyle Nominations
void 		Micheal Nominations
void 		Expelled
(Day 19)
Jamar Nominations
void 		Micheal Nominations
void 		Expelled
(Day 17)
Micheal Nominations
void 		Nominated Evicted
(Day 13)
Nico Nominated Walked
(Day 5)
Notes 1, 2 none 3, 4 4, 5, 6
Walked Nico none Show
discontinued
Expelled none Jamar
Kyle
Evicted none Micheal
9 of 12 votes
to evict 		none

Notes

  • ^Note 1 :     When the cast was revealed, voting opened for Canada to save a HouseGuest of their choice. The four people who received the fewest votes, Chris, Minh-Ly, Nico, and Susanne, would compete in two competitions. The winners of each competition would be saved, leaving the other two nominated for eviction. Minh-Ly won the first competition and Chris won the second, leaving Nico and Susanne nominated for the first eviction.
  • ^Note 2 : On Day 5, Nico walked from the game, thus cancelling the live eviction vote set for Day 6.
  • ^Note 3 :   During Week 3, The Power of Veto Competition was played in pairs. The original player picked had to choose a player to play with them during the competition. If that pair won, then the original player picked would win the Power of Veto and their teammate would receive safety for the week. Madeline won the Power of Veto, and her partner, John Luke, earned immunity for the rest of the week.
  • ^Note 4 : On Day 17, Jamar was expelled from the game after allegedly exhibiting “threatening” behaviour toward Kyle.[13] On Day 19, Kyle was expelled from the game for problematic behaviour.[15] As a result of both expulsions, no eviction vote was held for Week 3. The game reset for Week 4, allowing Sheldon (as outgoing Head of Household) to compete in Week 4's Head of Household competition, which he ultimately won.
  • ^Note 5 : The HouseGuests were told that the winner of Week 4's Head of Household competition would win a special power. Sheldon won the competition and was secretly awarded the Wendy's Power Up Necklace - which awarded the holder the ability “Spice up the Veto” (allowing the HoH to play in the PoV) or to “Chop A Vote” (voiding an eviction vote from a HouseGuest at the next eviction). Sheldon chose to “Chop A Vote”.
  • ^Note 6 : On Day 25, Big Brother Canada announced an early end to production on the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Big Brother Canada 8 ended with no winner.

Reception

Viewing figures

No. Air date Timeslot (ET) Total viewers
(AMA in millions) 		Rank
(week) 		Refs
1 Wednesday, March 4, 2020 7:00 p.m. 1.377 12 [33]
2 Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:00 p.m. 1.129 23
3 Sunday, March 8, 2020 1.171 20
4 Wednesday, March 11, 2020 7:00 p.m. 1.148 24 [34]
5 Thursday, March 12, 2020 8:00 p.m. 1.075 27
6 Sunday, March 15, 2020 1.333 19
7 Wednesday, March 18, 2020 7:00 p.m. 1.385 13 [35]
8 Thursday, March 19, 2020 8:00 p.m. 1.285 15
9 Sunday, March 22, 2020 <1.051 >30
10 Wednesday, March 25, 2020 7:00 p.m. 1.110 25 [36]
11 Wednesday, April 1, 2020 1.195 21 [37]

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