Big Brother (British series 19)


Big Brother 2018, also known as Big Brother 19 was the nineteenth and final series of Big Brother. It aired on Channel 5. The series launched four days after the final of Celebrity Big Brother 22 on 14 September 2018 and lasted for 53 days with the final ever episode airing on 5 November 2018. The series is the eighth regular and twenty-third series of Big Brother to air on Channel 5 since 2011, it was also the final series of Big Brother in the three-year contract which was announced on 19 March 2015 which guaranteed that the show will air on Channel 5 until 2018.
On 14 September 2018, it was confirmed that this series would be the final series to air on Channel 5.
On 5 November 2018, Cameron Cole was announced as the winner of the series, beating Akeem Griffiths who finished as runner-up. At 19 years old, Cole is the youngest winner of Big Brother in the UK series' eighteen-year history. Much like Ultimate Big Brother, the final Channel 4 series, the series ended with the words "Big Brother will get back to you".

Production

Creative team

Endemol confirmed that a new creative team had been formed ahead of the series. Paul Osborne, executive producer of Big Brother 7, returns to overlook the new series as Creative Director. Trevor Boris was also later hired as a senior producer after co-producing Big Brother Canada since its inception.

Format

On several occasions in the run-up to Celebrity Big Brother 22, various news reports and Big Brother alumni hinted at the series going back to its roots, with less producer manipulation and a focus on the show as a social experiment.
The shows' producers also met with several fansites to discuss the direction of the show, with it being heavily reported that the show will bring back weekly shopping tasks and a consistent nominations format.

Eye logo

It was confirmed by creative director Paul Osborne that the series would have a "separate identity" from the Celebrity Big Brother 22.
The eye was revealed on 4 September 2018, with Osborne commenting on its look of "a vast luminous orb of colours".

Cancellation

On 24 August 2018 while speaking at the Edinburgh International Television Festival Channel 5 controller Ben Frow announced that he was planning for a year without the Big Brother franchise on Channel 5 in 2019, confirming that the current three-year contract expires at Christmas 2018. Frow had previously stated at the 2017 event that he'd be much happier with a channel without Big Brother on it. On 14 September 2018, Channel 5 confirmed that both Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother had been axed and that this series would be "the end of the game”.

Housemates

In an interview with fansite "BBSpy", creative director Paul Osborne stated that the team were actively trying to find "totally unknown" housemates for the series. In the past, some housemates had previously appeared on reality shows such as The Valleys, Ibiza Weekender and Ex on the Beach.
On 10 September 2018, during the final of Celebrity Big Brother 22, a trailer was released showing close-ups of each of the fourteen housemates with their occupation, age and home town, and the public were granted the power to give one of them an early advantage in the series by voting in a poll.
NameAge on entryHometownDay enteredDay exitedResult
Cameron Cole18Norwich153
Akeem Griffiths26Treorchy153
Zoe Jones31Halifax153
Cian Carrigan23Clonmel153
Sîan Hamshaw25Barnsley150
Brooke Berry21London150
Tomasz Wania31Preston 143
Lewis Flanagan27Stockton-on-Tees143
Isabella Farnese23Great Yarmouth2236
Hussain Ahmed25Birmingham2236
Kenaley Amos-Sissons24Nottingham129
Isaac Jagroop23Mildenhall122
Kay Lovelle32London 119
Lewis Gregory26London115
Anamélia Silva31London 18
Ellis Hillon19Cambuslang12

Big Coins

For this series, Big Coins were introduced to the housemates as house currency. Throughout the series, housemates were able to earn, steal and collect Big Coins in a number of tasks, which would ultimately give them power and the right to buy privileges.

Week 1

The main events in the Big Brother 19 house are summarised in the table below. A typical week begins with nominations, followed by the shopping task, and then the eviction of a Housemate during the live Friday episode. Evictions, tasks, and other events for a particular week are noted in order of sequence.
Week 1Entrances
  • On Day 1, Cian, Anamélia, Lewis F, Kenaley, Tomasz, Cameron, Sîan, Ellis, Isaac, Brooke, Akeem, Kay, Zoe and Lewis G entered the house.
Week 1Twists
  • On Day 1, it was revealed that nominations will not take place for the first week. Instead, housemates would collect "Big Coins", and the three housemates with the least coins would face the public vote. Sîan received 100 coins from a Big Brother poll in the week leading-up to the launch. The same night, 900 coins were dropped from the ceiling for the housemates to collect.
  • It was also revealed during the launch that the housemate who sleeps in "Bed 13" would receive a special advantage; the chance to switch BigCoin totals with another housemate of her choice at the end of the task. Zoe won this power, and swapped coin totals with Lewis G.
    • Week 1Exits
  • On Day 2, Ellis was removed from the house after social media posts came to light which producers of the show deemed to be "offensive and unacceptable".
  • On Day 8, Anamélia became the first housemate to be evicted.
    • Week 2--
    Week 2Nominations
  • On Day 10, housemates nominated for the first time. Lewis F and Lewis G received the most nominations this week. Unaware to the housemates, the public were voting to save. Issac being the one with fewest votes to save was nominated as well.
    • Week 2Tasks
  • On Day 12, Kenaley won this week’s Game Changer competition and saved Isaac from eviction.
  • This week's shopping task involved the housemates counting chickens - both real and fake - released in the house over two days. If housemates came within a margin of error of 35 from the actual total they would win a luxury shopping budget. Housemates failed this task.
    • Week 2Punishments
  • On Day 9, Lewis G received a verbal warning for "cross-contaminating" food despite alarm being raised by Cameron and Akeem, and a formal warning for invading the personal space of Lewis F.
  • On Day 10, Isaac received a verbal warning for saying that he would "smack" Lewis G on the outside world.
  • On Day 13, as punishment for discussing nominations, Big Brother deducted 100 Big Coins from Lewis F's total.
    • Week 2Exits
  • On Day 15, Lewis G became the second housemate to be evicted.
    • Week 3--
    Week 3Nominations
  • On Day 17, housemates nominated for the second time. Akeem, Issac, and Kay received the most nominations. Brooke and Kenaley received the fewest votes from the public.
    • Week 3Tasks
  • On Day 19, the nominated housemates, and Cian and Cameron took part in the Game changer task, which was a game of true or false based on their party from the previous night. Kenaley won this task and chose to save herself from eviction.
  • On Day 20, this week's shopping task began involving the housemates going on a ‘trip’ to China and completing a variety of tasks throughout the trip without surpassing the undisclosed number of fails allowed. Tasks involved understanding Mandarin, performing Chinese dances and surviving the flight to and from China. Housemates were successful in this task.
    • Week 3Exits
  • In the early hours of Day 19, Kay decided to voluntarily leave the house.
  • On Day 22, Isaac became the third housemate to be evicted
    • Week 3Entrances
  • On Day 22, Isabella and Hussain entered the house.
    • Week 4Punishments
  • On Day 23, as punishment for discussing nominations, Big Brother deducted 100 Big Coins from Lewis F's total.
    • Week 4Nominations
  • On Day 24, housemates nominated for the third time. New housemates Hussain and Isabella could not nominate or be nominated. Tomasz was also immune, having bought it at this week's auction. Akeem, and Lewis F received the most nominations, meaning they faced eviction alongside Kenaley who received the fewest votes in the viewer nomination poll.
    • Week 4Tasks
  • On Day 26, the third Gamechanger took place, where housemates had to stack a line of dominos. Nominees, Akeem, Kenaley, and Lewis F took part alongside richest housemate Cian, and Zoe and Sîan. Lewis F won this task and saved himself from eviction.
    • Week 4Exits
  • On Day 29, Kenaley became the fourth housemate to be evicted
    • Week 5--
    Week 5Nominations
  • On Day 31, housemates nominated for the fourth time. Lewis F received the absolute nomination meaning he would automatically face the public vote and could not participate in this weeks Gamechanger nor be saved. Hussain and Tomasz received the most nominations, meaning they'd face eviction alongside Isabella who received the fewest votes in the viewer nomination poll.
  • On Day 36, following Hussain's eviction, housemates instantly nominated once more in a "Week in a Day" twist. Akeem, Isabella and Lewis F received the most nominations and therefore faced eviction.
    • Week 5Punishments
  • On Day 32, because of several housemates breaking fundamental rules of Big Brother, such as discussing nominations, ignoring Big Brother's instructions, and ignoring alarms, housemates were given basic rations and were without hot water or electrical appliances.
  • On Day 33, for discussing information from the outside world, Isabella was deducted 150 Big Coin from her total.
    • Week 5Tasks
  • On Day 33, the fourth Gamechanger took place, where housemates had to hang on to a giant yoga ball. Nominees, Hussain, Isabella, and Lewis F took part alongside richest housemate Cameron, and Zoe and Tomasz. Isabella won this task and saved herself from eviction.
    • Week 5Twists
  • On Day 36, immediately after Hussain's eviction, housemates were told they were going to take part in the "Week in a Day" twist. Housemates all nominated, and the fifth Gamechanger then took place where housemates had to unlock a series of three locks with keys to push a buzzer. Nominees, Akeem, Isabella, and Lewis F took part alongside richest housemate Cameron, and Zoe and Tomasz. Lewis F won this task and saved himself from eviction. As the housemate with the highest number of Big Coins, it was up to Cameron to decide who was to be evicted between Akeem and Isabella. He chose to evict Isabella.
    • Week 5Exits
  • On Day 36, Hussain became the fifth housemate to be evicted.
  • Following the "Week in a Day" twist, on Day 36, Isabella became the sixth housemate to be evicted.
    • Week 6--
    Week 6Nominations
  • On Day 38, housemates nominated for the sixth time. However, this week was positive nominations; meaning, that each housemate nominated who they would like to stay in the house rather than who they would like to see leave. Akeem and Cian received the fewest nominations therefore faced eviction, alongside Brooke, Sîan, and Tomasz who received the fewest votes in the viewer nomination poll.
    • Week 6Punishments
  • On Day 39, as punishment for discussing nominations, Cian, Lewis F, and Zoe were chained together.
    • Week 6Exits
  • On Day 43, Lewis F was removed from the house for unacceptable language that contravenes the rules. Whilst the incident did not air, Lewis himself later revealed the reason for his departure was because he accidentally said “Auschwitz” instead of “outfits” and he made an impression of Adolf Hitler.
  • On Day 43, Tomasz became the seventh housemate to be evicted.
    • Week 7--
    Week 7Tasks
  • On Day 48, Big Brother "quit", leaving former housemates Josie Gibson, Kim Woodburn and Nikki Grahame in charge - before later returning that day.
    • Week 7Exits
  • On Day 50, Brooke and Sîan became the eighth and ninth housemates to be evicted respectively.
    • Week 7Exits
  • On Day 53, Cian and Zoe finished in fourth and third place respectively. The lines then opened one last time and Cameron was announced as the winner of the series, leaving Akeem as the runner-up.

    • Nominations table

    Ratings

    Official ratings are taken from BARB. For the first time, catch-up service totals were added to the official ratings.