Big Brother 17

Big Brother 17
Series Information
Presenter:	Emma Willis
Broadcaster:	Channel 5 (UK) TV3 (Ireland)
Series Run:	7 June 2016 — 26 July 2016
No. of Days:	50
No. of Housemates:	12
Winner:	Jason Burrill
Runner Up:	Hughie Maughan
Series Chronology
Previous:	Big Brother 16
Next:	Big Brother 18

Big Brother 17, also known as Big Brother 2016 was the seventeenth series of the British reality television series Big Brother. The series launched on June 7, 2016 on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and TV3 in Ireland. This was the first series to feature two separate houses.

This years prize fund was reduced to £70,000, after Jason Burrill claimed £20,000 from the prize fund during the Day 36 annihilation task. Jackson Blyton and Alex Cannon also received £5,000 each from the prize fund during another annihilation week task.

The series was won by Jason Burrill, which caused controversy after some viewers claimed that runner-up Hughie Maughan was "robbed".

Production

House extension

On February 2, 2016, a planning application to Hertsmere Borough Council first revealed that Endemol had applied to build a new extension to the house, which would be its biggest renovation to the house since it was built in 2002. The documents teased a second house with another garden, as well as a new exterior set and interview studio. The old eviction set and eye studio were both demolished following the conclusion of Celebrity Big Brother 17. It was later announced on March 18, 2016, that permission had been granted with no objection. The new outdoor set was smaller than before, holding a capacity of just 200 compared to 470 beforehand.

Eye logo

The official eye logo for the series was released with a 3-second teaser advert airing on Channel 5 on May 17, 2016. It was then posted online by presenters Willis and Clark-Neal. The eye is split, with black on one side and white on the other with shattered, coloured glass separating them down the middle.

Departures

On March 9, 2016, it was announced that Big Brother showrunner and Initial managing director Nick Samwell-Smith was to depart from the company in May. He was later succeeded by then-Initial creative director Mirella Breda.

On May 20, 2016, it was announced that Shannon Delwiche, an executive producer, was to depart and be replaced by Rebecca Kenney-Smith, having previously been Big Brother's series editor in 2015. It was also announced that Susy Price, co-creative director of Celebrity Big Brother 17 and member of the senior production team since 2011, was also to depart, leaving Katy Manley as the sole creative director.

Teasers

Big Brother 2016 (C5 Advert)

On May 20, 2016, a 20-second teaser aired on Channel 5 featuring both Emma Willis and Rylan Clark-Neal, also teasing that "the game is changing". First promotional pictures were also released on the same day. On May 26, 2016, an extended 30-second teaser of the original teaser was aired. The teaser featured Willis and Clark-Neal, teasing "The game is changing", "Nothing is as it seems" and "Get ready for an unseen force".

Big Brother 2016 (TV3 Advert)

An alternate teaser was broadcasted on TV3 in Ireland, where the screen appeared to glitch until the eye appeared.

Housemates

On June 1, 2016, it was confirmed that the series would include two houses with an official statement from Channel 5 saying: "The Housemates live in the Big Brother house but they will have no idea of the dark and ominous force that is only metres away." In the Other House, The Others will be conspiring to target and take down the Housemates as they attempt to steal their place in the Big Brother House; and secure a chance of winning the £100,000 prize fund. Neither the Housemates nor The Others are aware that some of them are already connected to each other.

Twelve housemates entered the Main House on Day 1, whilst 6 entered the Other House collectively known as The Others. The two houses later merged on Day 13.

Housemate		Entered House/Left House
	Victoria Jensen* DJ, model & dancer 30, Essex	Day 1	Walked Day 5
	Andrew Tate World kickboxing champion 29, London	Day 1	Ejected Day 7
	Marco Pierre White, Jr. Model 21, London	Day 1	1st Person Evicted Day 11
	Natalie Rowe Ex-escort agency owner 53, London	Day 1	2nd Person Evicted Day 18
	Georgina Cantwell Unemployed 26, Kent	Day 1	3rd Person Evicted Day 25
	Charlie Doherty Dancer & entertainer 31, Folkestone	Day 1	4th Person Evicted Day 32
	Emma Jensen* DJ, model & dancer 30, Essex	Day 1	Ejected Day 34
	Chelsea Singh Entrepreneur 48, London	Day 1	5th Person Evicted Day 34
	Lateysha Grace Reality TV star 23, Port Talbot	Day 1	6th Person Evicted Day 36
	Ryan Ruckledge Energy broker 24, Blackpool	Day 1	7th Person Evicted Day 39
	Laura Carter Model, dancer & club hostess 30, London	Day 1	8th Person Evicted Day 46
	Sam Giffen Hair stylist & model 23, Blackpool	Day 1	9th Person Evicted Day 48
	Alex Cannon Model 27, Liverpool	Day 1	10th Person Evicted Day 48
	Jayne Connery Private investigator 49, Buckinghamshire	Day 1	6th Place Day 50
	Evelyn Ellis Nightclub hostess 20, London	Day 1	5th Place Day 50
	Andy West Journalist 34, London	Day 1	4th Place Day 50
	Jackson Blyton Model 24, Nottingham	Day 1	3rd Place Day 50
	Hughie Maughan Youth worker 21, Dublin	Day 1	Runner Up Day 50
	Jason Burrill Property developer & salon owner 45, Brighton	Day 1	Winner Day 50

^* Emma and Victoria were classified as one housemate until Victoria decided to leave on Day 5, after this Emma was classified as an individual housemate.

Main House and The Other House

• On Day 1, Alex, Andy, Chelsea, Emma & Victoria, Evelyn, Georgina, Jackson, Jason, Lateysha, Laura, Marco and Sam moved into the Main House, whilst Andrew, Charlie, Hughie, Jayne, Natalie and Ryan moved into the Other House.
• On Day 4, Alex and Jackson were chosen by The Others to evict, however this eviction was fake and they actually moved into the Other House. The public then voted for Andrew and Ryan to move into the Main House to complete a secret mission for The Others. If they passed their secret mission, they would be awarded full Housemate status.
• On Day 7, Andrew was ejected from the series.
• On Day 8, following the conclusion of the first shopping task, The Others were asked to choose which housemate they believed to be the biggest horror. They chose Chelsea, and as a result he lost housemate status and moved to the Other House.
• On Day 9, Ryan failed his secret mission to get Laura nominated for eviction. He therefore returned to the Other House.
• On Day 13, the two Houses merged together after two days of competing against each other. The Main House won the task and were granted with immunity.
• On Day 17, the Other House was used as a place for the Housemates to evacuate to following the Main House flooding.

	Day 1–4	Day 4–8	Day 8–9	Day 9–13
Alex	Main House	Other House
Andy	Main House
Charlie	Main House
Chelsea	Main House		Other House
Emma	Main House
Evelyn	Main House
Georgina	Main House
Hughie	Other House
Jackson	Main House	Other House
Jason	Main House
Jayne	Other House
Lateysha	Main House
Laura	Main House
Natalie	Other House
Ryan	Other House	Main House		Other House
Sam	Main House
Marco	Main House
Andrew	Other House	Main House
Victoria	Main House

Tasks

Days Lasted	Task	Reward	Result
Day 2	The Housemates separated into two teams to take part in "The Tree of Sin". Each team was given a statement about a member of the other team to which they had to correctly identify who the statement was about.	Party	Passed by Red team
			Failed by Yellow team
Day 6	The housemates were instructed to dress as Voodoo Scarecrows to take part in an endurance task to try and keep still for as long as possible whilst trying to maintain various punishments and distractions. However, in a twist, they were unaware that The Others were the ones deciding who would face the punishments and that it was Ryan's secret mission to ensure that the housemates failed the task by not remaining still.	Party	Passed by Main housemates
			Failed by Ryan/Other housemates
Day 23-24	On Day 23, the House was turned into "BBCorps" offices where Chelsea was promoted to CEO whilst the others became office workers. As part of the task, the Housemates were forced to listen to customer complaints from viewers, as well as their nominations. To pass the task Housemates had to remain positive and give excellent customer feedback.	Luxury shopping budget	Passed
Day 27-29	For the week's shopping task, the Housemates were given "BB loyalty points" to spend or to earn. Big Brother lined four Housemates up at a time and tempted them with a special gift, if the Housemates pressed their button they would receive the gift, however the House would lose loyalty points. However, if they refused the gift then the House would be rewarded loyalty points. The housemates needed to accrue 50 loyalty points to pass the task.	Luxury shopping budget	Failed
Day 31	Andy was set a secret task to tell fake historical facts to the Housemates and convince them that they are true.	??	Passed
Day 32	Hughie and Ryan were asked to plan a pool party for their fellow housemates. However, in exchange for privileges at the party, they had to sacrifice party guests.	Pool Party	N/A
Day 43	The Housemates played a trivia game with the questions based on their time in the house. A correct answer would move them up a level, with three correct answers taking them to the winners platform where the Housemates would pick a numbered post between one to five, each containing a different prize which would be revealed after the task.	Jackson: Spa Treatment	N/A
		Alex: Three-course meal for two (with Jason)
		Sam: Save & Replace (Saved Jayne and nominated Andy)
Day 44	The Housemates were split into three teams and were instructed to build a bridge over the pool with materials provided and have one team member stand on it for 90 seconds, whilst other team members threw water balloons and wet sponges to try and throw them off balance.	Letters from home	Housemates were given a pass after Jayne was injured during the task
Day 46	The Housemates had to vote in the Big Brother Awards. They had to watch nominees in a series of different categories then vote for who they thought deserved the award.	N/A	N/A
Day 47	The Housemates were split into two teams and entered "Big Brother's Courtroom" where each Housemate had to defend themselves from what they were being labelled. Their team members had to defend them, whilst opposing team members had to try and ensure a guilty verdict. Charlie, Chelsea, Georgina, Lateysha and Ryan returned as witnesses.	??	Passed by Evelyn, Alex, Jason and Andy
			Failed by Jayne, Jackson, Hughie and Sam

Nominations table

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6			Week 7	Week 8 Final		Nominations received
						Day 34	Day 36	Day 39
Jason	Not eligible	Lateysha, Laura	Natalie, Hughie	Jayne, Lateysha	Ryan, Charlie	Jayne	Lateysha	Ryan	Jayne, Laura	Winner (Day 50)		8
Hughie	In Other House		Not eligible	Andy, Jayne	Andy, Chelsea	Chelsea	No nominations	Laura	Jason, Andy	Runner-up (Day 50)		8
Jackson	Chelsea	In Other House	Not eligible	Jayne, Andy	Emma, Charlie	Laura	No nominations	Laura	Jason, Evelyn	Third place (Day 50)		6
Andy	Not eligible	Emma, Evelyn	Charlie, Natalie	Georgina, Evelyn	Hughie, Lateysha	Hughie	No nominations	Ryan	Laura Hughie	Fourth place (Day 50)		18
Evelyn	Not eligible	Georgina, Andy	Jayne, Charlie	Georgina, Ryan	Chelsea, Jason	Chelsea	No nominations	Ryan	Jackson, Jason	Fifth place (Day 50)		6
Jayne	In Other House		Not eligible	Andy, Chelsea	Chelsea, Jason	Chelsea	No nominations	Ryan	Jason, Jackson	Sixth place (Day 50)		15
Alex	Andy	In Other House	Not eligible	Andy, Jayne	Charlie, Emma	Hughie	No nominations	Laura	Laura, Jayne	Evicted (Day 48)		2
Sam	Not eligible	Andy, Marco	Hughie, Natalie	Andy, Jayne	Chelsea, Ryan	Chelsea	No nominations	Not eligible	Jason, Laura	Evicted (Day 48)		1
Laura	Lateysha	Georgina, Sam	Charlie, Hughie	Andy, Georgina	Jackson, Chelsea	Chelsea	No nominations	Not eligible	Evicted (Day 46)			7
Ryan	In Other House	Exempt	Not eligible	Andy, Jayne	Chelsea, Andy	Chelsea	No nominations	Not eligible	Evicted (Day 48)			1
Lateysha	Not eligible	Marco, Andy	Hughie, Natalie	Jayne, Andy	Chelsea, Jason	Chelsea	No nominations	Evicted (Day 36)				4
Chelsea	Not eligible	In Other House	Not eligible	Jayne, Evelyn	Jayne, Evelyn	Evelyn	Evicted (Day 34)					9
Charlie	In Other House		Not eligible	Evelyn, Laura	Emma, Laura	Evicted (Day 32)						6
Emma	Not eligible	Georgina, Andy	Natalie, Hughie	Georgina, Jayne	Jackson, Jayne	Ejected (Day 31)						5
Georgina	Not eligible	Marco, Emma	Natalie, Hughie	Andy, Jayne	Evicted (Day 25)							8
Natalie	In Other House		Not eligible	Evicted (Day 18)								6
Marco	Not eligible	Georgina, Andy	Evicted (Day 11)									3
Andrew	In Other House	Ejected (Day 7)										N/A
Victoria	Not eligible	Walked (Day 5)										0
Nomination notes	1	2	3	none		4	5	6	7	8
Against public vote	Andrew, Charlie, Hughie, Jayne, Natalie, Ryan	Andy, Emma, Georgina, Marco	Charlie, Hughie, Natalie	Andy, Evelyn, Georgina, Jayne	Charlie, Chelsea, Jason	none		Alex, Evelyn, Hughie, Jackson, Jason, Jayne, Laura, Ryan, Sam	Andy, Jackson, Jason, Laura	Alex, Andy, Evelyn, Hughie, Jackson, Jason, Jayne, Sam
Walked	none	Victoria	none
Ejected	none	Andrew	none		Emma	none
Evicted	Alex & Jackson The Others' choice to evict	Marco Most votes to evict	Natalie Most votes (out of 2) to evict	Georgina Most votes (out of 2) to evict	Charlie Most votes (out of 2) to evict	Chelsea Housemates' choice to evict	Lateysha Jason's choice to evict	Ryan 4 of 7 votes (out of 3) to evict	Laura Most votes (out of 2) to evict	Alex Fewest votes (out of 8)	Sam Fewest votes (out of 8)
										Jayne Fewest votes (out of 6)	Evelyn Fewest votes (out of 6)
	Andrew & Ryan Most votes to move									Andy Fewest votes (out of 4)	Jackson Fewest votes (out of 3)
										Hughie Fewest votes (out of 2)	Jason Most votes to win

Trivia

• As of 2016, the 17th series was the shortest ever series of Big Brother UK, with there only being a total of 50 days.
• At the age of 45, Jason Burrill is the oldest winner in the shows sixteen-year history.