Big Brother 10 (U.S.)
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Big Brother 10 is the tenth season of the American reality television series
Big Brother The show premiered July 13, 2008 on the CBS
television network
, airing three times a week; Sundays at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), Tuesdays at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), and Thursdays at 8 p.m (live ET/delayed PT). Julie Chen
returned as host, and Allison Grodner
, Rich Meehan and Scott Einziger were the executive producers. The show was produced by Endemol USA and Allison Grodner Productions. The finale was Tuesday, September 16, 2008.
This was the second edition of the show to air in the same year. Originally, only one summer edition was due to air, but the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
prompted CBS to air an additional season, Big Brother 9
, from February to April during the regular television season and Big Brother 10 for the summer of 2008.
Big Brother 10 was noted as a "back to basics" season by both CBS and the production team. As part of the back to basics format, live audiences returned for the Thursday eviction shows (something not featured since season 1), there were thirteen HouseGuests, and they were once again complete strangers (after several seasons of having some HouseGuests already know each other).
Big Brother 10 lasted just 71 days, nearly a week and a half shorter than most seasons, making this the shortest season of the American series of Big Brother. This also marked the last time that the season number or year of airing would be mentioned in the broadcast and in the logo; subsequent seasons were simply referred to as Big Brother, with the logo omitting the season number in favour of an animation of a shutting door.
Houseguest Jessie Godderz returned to compete in Big Brother 11
where he placed 9th.
, Charleston, South Carolina
, Louisville, Kentucky
, Minneapolis, Minnesota
, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
and Phoenix, Arizona
.
Big Brother 8
winner Dick Donato
announced on House Calls
that Big Brother 10 will feature a wider range of HouseGuests. E4 will not air Big Brother 10 as they did with Big Brother 9
due to conflicts with the ninth edition
of the British version
.
A live audience is present during the live eviction episodes on Wednesdays. Beginning July 31, the live eviction episodes moved to Thursdays. This is the first time since Big Brother 1 that an audience will be present for the live weekly eviction shows.
Also, for the first time since Big Brother 3, all the HouseGuests are complete strangers. CBS touted the diversity of the Big Brother 10 HouseGuests in both age and background. CBS released the names of the HouseGuests beginning with a series of advertisements that revealed seven HouseGuests; the remaining six were revealed when the official website launched on July 8, 2008. Host Julie Chen formally announced the HouseGuests that day on The Early Show
.
Contestant's age at the start of the season.
on April 27, 2008 it was confirmed that the companion show would return for Big Brother 10. House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show
will also return for Big Brother 10. CBS and AirPlay announced on July 9, 2008 the launch of the first interactive Big Brother game called "Big Brother Live TV Challenge". The game will allow fans to compete against other fans in various live Internet and text messaging challenges tied to knowledge of past episodes and predictions of future events on the show and will begin on the premiere night. CBSMobile.com will continue to provide mobile wallpapers, breaking news text alerts and other features to subscribers. Starting July 31, Big Brother 10 moved from Wednesdays to Thursdays at 8 p.m (live ET/delayed PT).
. Once Dan received the tasks, he made meaningful efforts to complete the tasks in any way he could.
from nomination and eviction (referred to as "exempt") and double evictions. The last seven evictees of the season are part of the Jury of Big Brother 10, who vote for the winner during the Finale.
would swap nights effective on July 31, 2008 returning the live eviction to Thursdays. The premiere episode which aired Sunday July 13, 2008 scored 6.29 million viewers, which was the "lowest rated season premiere for the show."
for airing the word "fucking" during the Tuesday, August 5 episode of the show. The event in question was aired during an argument between Libra and Jessie in which Libra said: "Memphis was in the fucking room!"
Big Brother The show premiered July 13, 2008 on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
, airing three times a week; Sundays at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), Tuesdays at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), and Thursdays at 8 p.m (live ET/delayed PT). Julie Chen
Julie Chen
Julie Suzanne Chen is an American television personality, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She has 16 years of newscasting experience. She is best known for co-anchoring CBS's The Early Show, alongside Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez. She has been the host of the U.S. version of Big Brother...
returned as host, and Allison Grodner
Allison Grodner
Allison Grodner is an award-winning director, producer and writer, who has worked in documentary and reality-based programming for the past fifteen years. She is best known for her work on the American version of the reality TV show Big Brother. She is an executive producer of Big Brother and Big...
, Rich Meehan and Scott Einziger were the executive producers. The show was produced by Endemol USA and Allison Grodner Productions. The finale was Tuesday, September 16, 2008.
This was the second edition of the show to air in the same year. Originally, only one summer edition was due to air, but the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West ....
prompted CBS to air an additional season, Big Brother 9
Big Brother 9 (U.S.)
Big Brother 9 is the ninth edition of the American reality television series...
, from February to April during the regular television season and Big Brother 10 for the summer of 2008.
Big Brother 10 was noted as a "back to basics" season by both CBS and the production team. As part of the back to basics format, live audiences returned for the Thursday eviction shows (something not featured since season 1), there were thirteen HouseGuests, and they were once again complete strangers (after several seasons of having some HouseGuests already know each other).
Big Brother 10 lasted just 71 days, nearly a week and a half shorter than most seasons, making this the shortest season of the American series of Big Brother. This also marked the last time that the season number or year of airing would be mentioned in the broadcast and in the logo; subsequent seasons were simply referred to as Big Brother, with the logo omitting the season number in favour of an animation of a shutting door.
Houseguest Jessie Godderz returned to compete in Big Brother 11
Big Brother 11 (U.S.)
Big Brother 11 is the 11th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It began on July 9, 2009 and aired on CBS and Showtime 2 for 73 days, concluding on September 15, 2009 when Jordan Lloyd was crowned the winner with four votes from the jury and one vote from the viewing public...
where he placed 9th.
Pre-season
Casting for Big Brother 10 began on February 25, 2008. Applications were due on April 25, 2008 and video tape submissions were due on April 4, 2008. During May 2008 interviews for the 40 semi-finalists were held with the finalists being chosen on May 21, 2008. Casting calls were held in various cities across the country including Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
and Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
.
Big Brother 8
Big Brother 8 (U.S.)
Big Brother 8 is 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...
winner Dick Donato
Dick Donato
Richard Louis Donato, known as "Evel Dick" Donato , a bar manager from Los Angeles, California, is the winner of the reality game show Big Brother 8. He and his daughter, Daniele Donato, are the only family member pair to win the American Big Brother program's top two prizes in the same competition...
announced on House Calls
House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show
House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show is a spin-off of the American reality television series Big Brother. The program is a live Internet talk show hosted by Gretchen Massey and focuses on events in the Big Brother house as well as taking phone calls from viewers...
that Big Brother 10 will feature a wider range of HouseGuests. E4 will not air Big Brother 10 as they did with Big Brother 9
Big Brother 9 (U.S.)
Big Brother 9 is the ninth edition of the American reality television series...
due to conflicts with the ninth edition
Big Brother 2008 (UK)
Big Brother 2008 was the ninth series of the British reality television series Big Brother, that aired on Channel 4 and E4. The series was launched on 5 June 2008, and ran for 13 weeks until 5 September 2008. The winner of Big Brother 2008 was Rachel Rice who beat bookies' favourite Michael Hughes...
of the British version
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
.
A live audience is present during the live eviction episodes on Wednesdays. Beginning July 31, the live eviction episodes moved to Thursdays. This is the first time since Big Brother 1 that an audience will be present for the live weekly eviction shows.
HouseGuests
CBS advertisements revealed that 13 HouseGuests would be entering the House, the same number as Big Brother 4, the first time the number of HouseGuests has decreased.Also, for the first time since Big Brother 3, all the HouseGuests are complete strangers. CBS touted the diversity of the Big Brother 10 HouseGuests in both age and background. CBS released the names of the HouseGuests beginning with a series of advertisements that revealed seven HouseGuests; the remaining six were revealed when the official website launched on July 8, 2008. Host Julie Chen formally announced the HouseGuests that day on The Early Show
The Early Show
The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City. The program airs live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones air the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. ...
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| Angie Swindell | 29 | Pharmaceutical Sales Representative | Orlando, Florida Orlando, Florida Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... |
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| April Dowling | 30 | Financial Manager | Higley, Arizona Higley, Arizona Higley was an unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Higley's ZIP code was 85236 until 2007, when the U.S. Postal Service decided to abolish it. , almost all of Higley has been annexed into Gilbert or the neighboring cities of Mesa and Queen Creek... |
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| Brian Hart | 27 | Telecommunication Manager Telecommunication Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded... |
San Francisco, California San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland... |
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| Dan Gheesling | 24 | Catholic School Catholic schools in the United States Catholic schools in the United States are accredited by independent and/or state agencies, and teachers are generally certified. Catholic schools are supported through tuition payments and fund raising.-Operation:... Teacher Teacher A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional... |
Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn, Michigan -Economy:Ford Motor Company has its world headquarters in Dearborn. In addition its Dearborn campus contains many research, testing, finance and some production facilities. Ford Land controls the numerous properties owned by Ford including sales and leasing to unrelated businesses such as the... |
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| Jerry MacDonald | 75 | Retired Marketing Executive Marketing management Marketing management is a business discipline which is focused on the practical application of marketing techniques and the management of a firm's marketing resources and activities... |
Magnolia, Texas Magnolia, Texas Magnolia is a city in southwestern Montgomery County, Texas, United States outside Houston and right next to The Woodlands. The population was 1,111 at the 2000 census. Settled in the late 1840s, the town has gone by several names including "Mink's Prairie" and "Mink".-Geography:Magnolia is located... |
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| Jessie Godderz | 22 | Professional Bodybuilder | Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population... |
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| Keesha Smith | 29 | Waitress | Burbank, California Burbank, California Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340.... |
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| Libra Thompson | 31 | Human Resources Representative Human resources Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations... |
Spring, Texas Spring, Texas Spring, Texas is a census-designated place within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Harris County, Texas, United States, north of Downtown Houston. The population was 54,298 at the 2010 census... |
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| Memphis Garrett | 25 | Mixologist | Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
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| Michelle Costa | 28 | Realtor | Cumberland, Rhode Island Cumberland, Rhode Island Cumberland is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, incorporated in 1746. The population was 33,506 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
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| Ollie, Bryan | 27 | Marketing Marketing Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments... Sales Representative Sales A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a commercial activity.... |
Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States... |
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| Renny Martyn | 53 | Beauty Salon Owner Beauty salon A beauty salon or beauty parlor is an establishment dealing with cosmetic treatments for men and women... |
New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population... |
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| Steven Daigle | 35 | Rodeo Competitor Rodeo Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,... |
Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... |
Contestant's age at the start of the season.
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First-generation Chevrolet Camaro The first-generation Chevrolet Camaro appeared on September 26, 1966, for the 1967 model year on an all brand new rear-wheel drive GM F-body platform and would be available as a 2-door, 2+2 seat, coupe or convertible with a choice of six-cylinder and V8 powerplants... as a bonus prize. Big Brother 12 (U.S.) Big Brother 12 is the 12th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The HouseGuests moved into the Big Brother House on July 3, 2010 and the season premiered on July 8, 2010. The show was broadcast on CBS and Showtime 2 for 75 days, concluding on September 15, 2010 when Hayden... . |
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is a Peabody Award-winning American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson. Ferguson, the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise, follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup... , on which Julie Chen Julie Chen Julie Suzanne Chen is an American television personality, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She has 16 years of newscasting experience. She is best known for co-anchoring CBS's The Early Show, alongside Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez. She has been the host of the U.S. version of Big Brother... was the guest. |
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Vanity plate A vanity plate or personalized plate , prestige plate, private number plate, or personalised registration or custom plate or personalised plate is a special type of vehicle registration plate on an automobile or other vehicle... . When a player buzzed in, they had to declare the names of states that made up the phrase in order to earn points. After a bout between Keesha and Michelle, Michelle won the Veto after Keesha incorrectly identified the states on the final plate. |
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Moment magnitude scale The moment magnitude scale is used by seismologists to measure the size of earthquakes in terms of the energy released. The magnitude is based on the seismic moment of the earthquake, which is equal to the rigidity of the Earth multiplied by the average amount of slip on the fault and the size of... earthquake Earthquake An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time... . No damage was done and the HouseGuests were safe. Many HouseGuests remained convinced the earthquake was staged by Big Brother. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is a Peabody Award-winning American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson. Ferguson, the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise, follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup... , on which Julie Chen Julie Chen Julie Suzanne Chen is an American television personality, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She has 16 years of newscasting experience. She is best known for co-anchoring CBS's The Early Show, alongside Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez. She has been the host of the U.S. version of Big Brother... was the guest. |
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Big Brother 8 (U.S.) Big Brother 8 is 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... , and would later appear as "Hit The Road" in season eleven Big Brother 11 (U.S.) Big Brother 11 is the 11th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It began on July 9, 2009 and aired on CBS and Showtime 2 for 73 days, concluding on September 15, 2009 when Jordan Lloyd was crowned the winner with four votes from the jury and one vote from the viewing public... "BB Knockout" in season twelve Big Brother 12 (U.S.) Big Brother 12 is the 12th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The HouseGuests moved into the Big Brother House on July 3, 2010 and the season premiered on July 8, 2010. The show was broadcast on CBS and Showtime 2 for 75 days, concluding on September 15, 2010 when Hayden... and "checkmate" in big brother 13 (U.S) Big Brother 12 (U.S.) Big Brother 12 is the 12th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The HouseGuests moved into the Big Brother House on July 3, 2010 and the season premiered on July 8, 2010. The show was broadcast on CBS and Showtime 2 for 75 days, concluding on September 15, 2010 when Hayden... . |
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Happy Birthday to You "Happy Birthday to You", also known more simply as "Happy Birthday", is a song that is traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's birth... ' ever." |
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Unitard A unitard is a skin-tight one-piece garment with long legs and sometimes long sleeves. It differs from a leotard in that a leotard does not have long legs. The garment can be considered to be a combination of a leotard and tights... . This competition was based on "Cutthroat Christmas" from season eight Big Brother 8 (U.S.) Big Brother 8 is 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... and "The Color of Veto" from season nine Big Brother 9 (U.S.) Big Brother 9 is the ninth edition of the American reality television series... , and would later appear as "BB Country Club Golf Tournament" in season eleven Big Brother 11 (U.S.) Big Brother 11 is the 11th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It began on July 9, 2009 and aired on CBS and Showtime 2 for 73 days, concluding on September 15, 2009 when Jordan Lloyd was crowned the winner with four votes from the jury and one vote from the viewing public... and "The Wizards of Pinball" in season twelve Big Brother 12 (U.S.) Big Brother 12 is the 12th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The HouseGuests moved into the Big Brother House on July 3, 2010 and the season premiered on July 8, 2010. The show was broadcast on CBS and Showtime 2 for 75 days, concluding on September 15, 2010 when Hayden... . |
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Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States... . The fight ended with Roman Catholic April commenting that Dan is a "disgrace to her religion"; Michelle and Jerry agreed and suggested that he would "burn in hell" for evicting Jessie, which Memphis and Libra thought was too excessive. Dan hid from the conflict the entire time in another room. |
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Rock, Paper, Scissors Rock-paper-scissors is a hand game played by two people. The game is also known as roshambo, or another ordering of the three items .... "; In this version, slop "drowned" pig ears Pig's ear (food) Pig's ear, as food for human consumption, is literally the cooked ear of pig. It is found in a number of cuisines around the world.-Chinese cuisine:-General:... , pig ears "silenced" crickets Cricket (insect) Crickets, family Gryllidae , are insects somewhat related to grasshoppers, and more closely related to katydids or bush crickets . They have somewhat flattened bodies and long antennae. There are about 900 species of crickets... , and crickets "hopped" slop. The teams took on each other one-on-one and filled out on a board with their food pick. The person who won the rock, paper, scissors part with their choice then had to eat what they wrote down. If they were successful, their team got a point. The first team to earn four points had food for the week, while the losing team got stuck on slop and lollipops. Lollipops were a part of America's Choice. Big Brother 11 (U.S.) Big Brother 11 is the 11th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It began on July 9, 2009 and aired on CBS and Showtime 2 for 73 days, concluding on September 15, 2009 when Jordan Lloyd was crowned the winner with four votes from the jury and one vote from the viewing public... and "Veto of Fortune" in season twelve Big Brother 12 (U.S.) Big Brother 12 is the 12th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The HouseGuests moved into the Big Brother House on July 3, 2010 and the season premiered on July 8, 2010. The show was broadcast on CBS and Showtime 2 for 75 days, concluding on September 15, 2010 when Hayden... . |
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Astronaut An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft.... suits and were suspended from a cable in the backyard. HouseGuests had to go from one side of the yard to the other and collect puzzle pieces one at a time to complete the puzzle. The game was played in three heats. Keesha won heat one, Memphis won heat two, and Memphis won the third and final heat for the Power of Veto. Headline The headline is the text at the top of a newspaper article, indicating the nature of the article below it.It is sometimes termed a news hed, a deliberate misspelling that dates from production flow during hot type days, to notify the composing room that a written note from an editor concerned a... . The HouseGuest with the most correct answers would be the new Head of Household. Keesha won after beating Jerry in a double tiebreaker. The stairs prop would later be used for "Before or After" in season eleven Big Brother 11 (U.S.) Big Brother 11 is the 11th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It began on July 9, 2009 and aired on CBS and Showtime 2 for 73 days, concluding on September 15, 2009 when Jordan Lloyd was crowned the winner with four votes from the jury and one vote from the viewing public... and season twelve Big Brother 12 (U.S.) Big Brother 12 is the 12th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The HouseGuests moved into the Big Brother House on July 3, 2010 and the season premiered on July 8, 2010. The show was broadcast on CBS and Showtime 2 for 75 days, concluding on September 15, 2010 when Hayden... . Hay Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs... stack for two veto medallions, bringing them back to their post one at a time. The HouseGuest that found two veto medallions fastest won Power of Veto. The competition was won by Dan. |
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Big Brother 8 (U.S.) Big Brother 8 is 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... , and would later appear as a competition about mashed-up aliens in season eleven Big Brother 11 (U.S.) Big Brother 11 is the 11th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It began on July 9, 2009 and aired on CBS and Showtime 2 for 73 days, concluding on September 15, 2009 when Jordan Lloyd was crowned the winner with four votes from the jury and one vote from the viewing public... . |
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Broadcasts and Interactivity
On April 14, 2008 CBS announced Big Brother 10 would return on July 13, 2008, with episodes airing on Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. During the season finale of Big Brother: After DarkBig Brother: After Dark
Big Brother: After Dark is an uncensored, uncut live feed from the American Big Brother House. The program debuted on July 5, 2007 as a companion show to Big Brother 8 and it airs on Showtime 2 and Global Reality Channel....
on April 27, 2008 it was confirmed that the companion show would return for Big Brother 10. House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show
House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show
House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show is a spin-off of the American reality television series Big Brother. The program is a live Internet talk show hosted by Gretchen Massey and focuses on events in the Big Brother house as well as taking phone calls from viewers...
will also return for Big Brother 10. CBS and AirPlay announced on July 9, 2008 the launch of the first interactive Big Brother game called "Big Brother Live TV Challenge". The game will allow fans to compete against other fans in various live Internet and text messaging challenges tied to knowledge of past episodes and predictions of future events on the show and will begin on the premiere night. CBSMobile.com will continue to provide mobile wallpapers, breaking news text alerts and other features to subscribers. Starting July 31, Big Brother 10 moved from Wednesdays to Thursdays at 8 p.m (live ET/delayed PT).
America's Player
Viewers (from Canada and United States) have control over a player. From July 29 to August 7, Dan, after accepting the offer by America to become their designated player, was asked to complete various tasks that America specifies (via text messaging or voting on CBS.com) for a chance to win $20,000 at the end of the week. Viewers were able to vote on tasks from the end of an episode until midnight Pacific TimePacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
. Once Dan received the tasks, he made meaningful efforts to complete the tasks in any way he could.
Results
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| 1 | Tues, Jul 29 | Who do you want to become the next America's Player? | All HouseGuests | Dan | Accepted |
| 2 | Thurs, Jul 31 | Which HouseGuest do you want Dan to try to get nominated? | All HouseGuests | Jessie | Completed |
| 3 | Sun, Aug 3 | Which HouseGuest do you want Dan to hug for 10 seconds? | All HouseGuests | Jessie | Completed |
| 4 | Tue, Aug 5 | Which HouseGuest do you want Dan to vote to evict? | Jessie, Memphis | Jessie | Completed |
Voting history
The voting table below records whom each HouseGuest voted to evict during his or her time in the House. The Head of Household ("HoH") and nominees are not allowed to vote, unless the vote is tied, in which case the Head of Household breaks the tie. Twists to the normal nominations process are noted, such as immunityImmunity (reality television)
Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
from nomination and eviction (referred to as "exempt") and double evictions. The last seven evictees of the season are part of the Jury of Big Brother 10, who vote for the winner during the Finale.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Eviction votes received |
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| Day 46 | Day 52 | Day 60 | Finale | ||||||||||
| Head of Household | Jerry | Jessie | Keesha | April | Michelle | Renny | Dan | Keesha | Jerry | Dan | Dan | ||
| Nominations (pre-veto) |
Jessie Renny |
Dan Steven |
Angie Jessie |
Jessie Memphis |
Keesha Libra |
April Jerry |
Jerry Memphis |
Jerry Ollie |
Dan Keesha |
Jerry Memphis |
Jerry Memphis |
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| Veto Winner | Jessie | Michelle | Keesha | Jerry | Jerry | Dan | Memphis | Dan | Memphis | Memphis | (none) | ||
| Nominations (post-veto) |
Brian Renny |
Dan Steven |
Angie Jessie |
Jessie Memphis |
Keesha Libra |
April Jerry |
Jerry Michelle |
Jerry Ollie |
Keesha Renny |
Jerry Keesha |
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| Dan | Renny | Nominated | Angie | Jessie | Libra | April | Head of Household |
Ollie | Renny | Head of Household |
Jerry | Winner $500,000 |
0 |
| Memphis | Brian | Steven | Angie | Nominated | Libra | April | Michelle | Ollie | Renny | Keesha | Nominated | $50,000 |
3 |
| Jerry | Head of Household |
Steven | Angie | Memphis | Libra | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Head of Household |
Nominated | Evicted |
Dan | 3 |
| Keesha | Brian | Steven | Head of Household |
Jessie | Nominated | April | Michelle | Head of Household |
Nominated | Nominated | Evicted |
Dan | 1 |
| Renny | Nominated | Steven | Angie | Jessie | Libra | Head of Household |
Michelle | Ollie | Nominated | Evicted (Day 59) |
Dan | 3 | |
| Ollie | Brian | Steven | Angie | Memphis | Libra | Jerry | Jerry | Nominated | Evicted (Day 52) |
Dan | 3 | ||
| Michelle | Brian | Steven | Angie | Memphis | Head of Household |
April | Nominated | Evicted (Day 52) |
Dan | 3 | |||
| April | Brian | Steven | Angie | Head of Household |
Libra | Nominated | Evicted (Day 45) |
Dan | 4 | ||||
| Libra | Brian | Steven | Angie | Jessie | Nominated | Evicted (Day 38) |
Dan | 6 | |||||
| Jessie | Brian | Head of Household |
Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 31) |
4 | |||||||
| Angie | Brian | Steven | Nominated | Evicted (Day 24) |
8 | ||||||||
| Steven | Brian | Nominated | Evicted (Day 16) |
9 | |||||||||
| Brian | Nominated | Evicted (Day 9) |
9 | ||||||||||
| Notes | None | 1 | 2 | None | 3 | None | 4 | ||||||
| Evicted | Brian 9 of 10 votes to evict |
Steven 9 of 9 votes to evict |
Angie 8 of 8 votes to evict |
Jessie 4 of 7 votes to evict |
Libra 6 of 6 votes to evict |
April 4 of 5 votes to evict |
Michelle 3 of 4 votes to evict |
Ollie 3 of 3 votes to evict |
Renny 2 of 2 votes to evict |
Keesha Memphis's choice to evict |
Jerry Dan's choice to evict |
Memphis 0 votes to win |
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| Dan 7 votes to win |
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- : The planned eviction on Day 23 was postponed to Day 24 due to CBS moving the live eviction shows to Thursday nights.
- : America's Player, Dan, voted for who America chose to evict, Jessie. This America's Player task only counted as successful if America's choice was evicted from the House.
- : There was a double eviction on Day 52.
- : The HouseGuests vote for who to win, not to evict. Only the last seven HouseGuests evicted can vote. Dan won $20,000 for his America's Player tasks, bringing his total amount of money to $520,000.
Ratings
Big Brother 10 aired episodes three times a week, with shows airing Sundays at 8 p.m., Tuesdays at 9 p.m., and Thursdays at 8 p.m. Originally the live eviction was scheduled for Wednesdays at 8 p.m. but on July 25, 2008 CBS announced Big Brother and Greatest American DogGreatest American Dog
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would swap nights effective on July 31, 2008 returning the live eviction to Thursdays. The premiere episode which aired Sunday July 13, 2008 scored 6.29 million viewers, which was the "lowest rated season premiere for the show."
Controversy and criticism
Big Brother 10 came under fire from critics such as the Parents Television CouncilParents Television Council
The Parents Television Council is a U.S. based advocacy group founded by conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III in 1995 using the National Legion of Decency as a model...
for airing the word "fucking" during the Tuesday, August 5 episode of the show. The event in question was aired during an argument between Libra and Jessie in which Libra said: "Memphis was in the fucking room!"