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Big Brother (2001)
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Big Brother is an Australian reality show based on the international Big Brother format created by John de Mol. Following the premise of other versions of the format, the show features a group of contestants, known as "housemates" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, housemates are evicted from the house - eliminated from the competition. The last remaining housemate wins the competition and is awarded a cash prize.
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5 episodes · First aired 2001-04-11
E01
Big Brother Revealed
2001-04-11 · 36 min
E02
Wrap Party
2001-07-16 · 16 min
E03
Evicted - Life in the Real World
2001-07-22 · 68 min
E04
Secrets
2001-07-29 · 45 min
E05
Housemates - Who Will They Be?
2002-04-07 · 46 min
Season 1
95 episodes · First aired 2001-04-24
E01
In They Go
2001-04-24 · 70 min
The launch of Big Brother Australia sees Gretel Killeen introduce the twelve housemates entering the house, as they bid farewell to their loved ones for the last time and settle into their new home for the next three months. Highlights are also shown of their first night and dinner.
E02
Daily Show (Day 2)
2001-04-25 · 22 min
Highlights from Day 2 in the Big Brother House. The housemates receive their first task and must decide on their first shopping list.
E03
Daily Show (Day 3)
2001-04-26 · 24 min
Highlights from Day 3 in the Big Brother house. The housemates continue to practice for the weekly task. Gemma has to leave the house temporarily. The housemates are tasked to build a barbecue.
E04
Daily Show (Day 4)
2001-04-27 · 23 min
Highlights from Day 4 in the Big Brother house. Big Brother conducts the final test to determine whether the housemates have passed their weekly task.
E05
Nominations
2001-04-29 · 44 min
Gretel Killeen hosts a special episode as the housemates nominate who they want to face the public vote for eviction for the first time.
E06
Daily Show (Day 8)
2001-04-30 · 22 min
Christina and Pete are hotting up, and the boys dress in drag.
E07
Daily Show (Day 9)
2001-05-01 · 23 min
Tonight on Big Brother, tears from Blair on a night of surprises, and Sara-Marie earns the anger of the housemates.
E08
Daily Show (Day 10)
2001-05-02 · 22 min
Andy confesses a secret love in the house, and Ben bares his soul on his love life.
E09
Daily Show (Day 11)
2001-05-03 · 21 min
The threat of eviction brings Gordon and Andy together, while Sara-Marie confronts her greatest fear.
E10
Uncut
2001-05-03 · 44 min
Uncut, revealed, unwrapped, laid bare, exposed to all the world like so many topless dominatrixes in the midday sun. This is Big Brother Uncut.
E11
Daily Show (Day 12)
2001-05-04 · 22 min
Andy casts a spell on Gordon, and judgement on the fire task.
E12
Saturday Night
2001-05-05 · 43 min
During our weeknight shows, it's all about life on the inside - the ups, downs, loves and losses of our fabulous, occasionally frustrating, frisky new friends: the housemates. Tonight we tail off, step outside the fish bowl, and take a stroll around. Everybody's talking, it's time to hear what they're saying. Contestant fan clubs, their families and friends, the people on the street, the media, you. Backstabbing, predictions, gossip, rooming tips: when it comes to Big Brother, you can't keep our mouths shut.
E13
Live Eviction
2001-05-06 · 50 min
Sara-Marie, Gordon, Andy. Who goes? You decide.
E14
Daily Show (Day 14)
2001-05-07 · 21 min
Emotions boil over as the reality of an eviction hits home, and people start to speak their minds.
E15
Daily Show (Day 15)
2001-05-08 · 22 min
It's time for three more to be nominated for eviction, and the pressure shows.
E16
Daily Show (Day 16)
2001-05-09 · 24 min
Tonight on Big Brother, a house divided, and Johnnie tries to make peace.
E17
Daily Show (Day 17)
2001-05-10 · 23 min
Sharna returns to the fold as the house pulls together to save the food budget.
E18
Uncut
2001-05-10 · 42 min
Gretel interviews the latest evictee, plus more previously unseen action as Gordon shows off his humongous... haircut.
E19
Daily Show (Day 18)
2001-05-11 · 24 min
Tonight on Big Brother, a rude awakening for Blair, and the circus comes to town.
E20
Saturday Night
2001-05-12 · 43 min
Take a listen; hear that hum, or is it more of hubbub? That is the sound of millions of people talking about Big Brother. It's not just contestants who've been locked in 24 hours a day, Australia has become one giant Big Brother chat room. This is the show where you take the stage, where we scalp the streets, test the theories, probe the parents, and gather the goss on all things Big Brother.
E21
Live Eviction
2001-05-13 · 49 min
Sharna, Christina, Peter. Who goes? You decide.
E22
Daily Show (Day 21)
2001-05-14 · 24 min
The house adjusts to life after Sharna, and Christina has doubts about Johnnie.
E23
Daily Show (Day 22)
2001-05-15 · 23 min
It's time for the housemates to face the music again, as Big Brother calls for three more nominations.
E24
Daily Show (Day 23)
2001-05-16 · 23 min
Tonight on Big Brother, more nomination frustration for Gordon and Sara-Marie, and Johnnie tries to make it up to Todd.
E25
Daily Show (Day 24)
2001-05-17 · 23 min
Tonight on Big Brother, secret wedding plans for Christina and Peter, and Gordon makes a move on Jemma.
E26
Uncut
2001-05-17 · 43 min
Tonight, Jemma talking it up; Blair: will he or won't he? And will sexual tension drive them all insane?
E27
Daily Show (Day 25)
2001-05-18 · 23 min
Tonight on Big Brother, Christina's wedding day doubts, but does Peter think the same way?
E28
Saturday Night
2001-05-19 · 44 min
Tonight: Too good to be true? The "Johnnie Rotten" backlash; Sara-Marie's eviction rescue; straight-talking Sharna shoots from the hip; and a psychic revelation for Peter. Who's next on his kiss list?
E29
Live Eviction
2001-05-20 · 50 min
Gordon, Todd, Sara-Marie. Who goes? You decide.
E30
Daily Show (Day 28)
2001-05-21 · 24 min
Tears flow for Todd, as stunned housemates tell Australia they took the wrong man.
E31
Daily Show (Day 29)
2001-05-22 · 23 min
Peter is punished for kicking the chickens, Ben shocks the house with a surprise revelation, and we cross live to the house for the latest nominations.
E32
Daily Show (Day 30)
2001-05-23 · 24 min
Tonight on Big Brother, Lisa suspects a housemate has betrayed her, and a house security alert after a bungled intrusion.
E33
Uncut
2001-05-23 · 44 min
Every switch way: Peter's same-sex shenanigans; Lip goss: Jemma's perfect pash; and Sara-Marie can't get the wood from the tree.
E34
Daily Show (Day 31)
2001-05-24 · 23 min
Gordon launches an anti-Lisa campaign, and something's sent the house crazy.
E35
Daily Show (Day 32)
2001-05-25 · 23 min
Is Christina preparing to lose Peter? Plus, the house gets a new guest.
E36
Saturday Night
2001-05-26 · 44 min
Tonight: Todd's secret message from the house: what was he trying to tell Bianca?; Ben and Jemma: see the lives they left behind; and a fiery on-set debate: Lisa - boring, brilliant, or somewhere in the middle?
E37
Live Eviction
2001-05-27 · 51 min
Gordon, Lisa, Peter. Who goes? You decide.
E38
Daily Show (Day 35)
2001-05-28 · 24 min
Tonight on Big Brother, a mysterious link between all four evictions: is something strange happening in the house?
E39
Daily Show (Day 36)
2001-05-29 · 23 min
Homesick Ebony has the house worried, and the latest nominations spring a surprise.
E40
Daily Show (Day 37)
2001-05-30 · 27 min
Turmoil in the house, Christina's nominations tears, a shock announcement, and enter Rachel and Anita!
E41
Uncut
2001-05-30 · 44 min
Ben cracks the code on the housemates' handiwork; how far can Johnnie's stamina go?; and Sara-Marie lowers the toner in a photocopy frenzy.
E42
Daily Show (Day 38)
2001-05-31 · 24 min
The new arrivals test old friendships, the boys go all out to impress, and something's upset Anita on her first day.
E43
Daily Show (Day 39)
2001-06-01 · 27 min
Tonight on Big Brother, nerves on edge on the day the housemates are forced to device which intruder to evict and who will be forced to leave, Rachel or Anita? In 30 minutes time, we cross to the house for tonight's verdict.
E44
Special Intruder Eviction
2001-06-01 · 19 min
Who will be forced to leave: Rachel or Anita?
E45
Saturday Night
2001-06-02 · 45 min
Tonight: Intruder Rachel back on the outside with hot news from the inside; Blair's mum and his brother join us for a chat; and Todd has a day at the races.
E46
Live Eviction
2001-06-03 · 50 min
Sara-Marie, Blair, Christina, Lisa. Who goes? You decide.
E47
Daily Show (Day 42)
2001-06-04 · 23 min
Another tearful farewell as the sixth housemate is evicted, and mixed emotions for those left behind.
E48
Daily Show (Day 43)
2001-06-05 · 23 min
More tears in the house: what's upsetting Anita? Plus, who will get the bad news as we cross to the house to find out who are this week's new set of nominees?
E49
Daily Show (Day 44)
2001-06-06 · 24 min
Johnnie's feeling the heat from Anita, and Jemma and Ben are called to explain themselves.
E50
Daily Show (Day 45)
2001-06-07 · 24 min
Tonight on Big Brother, Anita's revealing moment, and tempers flare over late night noise.
E51
Uncut
2001-06-07 · 46 min
Tonight - A house of confusion: tangled tongues and juggled genders; The demented doona: two boys go too far; and Johnnie Krakatoa: when will he blow?
E52
Daily Show (Day 46)
2001-06-08 · 24 min
Ben makes a peace offering to Sara-Marie, a surprise find in the garden, and Big Brother breaks some bad news.
E53
Saturday Night
2001-06-09 · 45 min
Our latest evictee Lisa leaps off the fence and onto our couch; Tim Ferguson joins us to dissect and devour; and is Johnnie our most misunderstood housemate?
E54
Live Eviction
2001-06-10 · 53 min
Peter, Sara-Marie, Christina. Who goes? You decide.
E55
Daily Show (Day 49)
2001-06-11 · 24 min
Christina's life after Peter, and Johnnie keeps a promise to Sara-Marie.
E56
Daily Show (Day 50)
2001-06-12 · 23 min
A surprise new nominee, Blair losing his cool, and we cross to the house for this week's nominations.
E57
Daily Show (Day 51)
2001-06-13 · 24 min
Jemma drops her guard, Anita's blunt verdict on her housemates, and Ben visits Sara-Marie's beauty salon.
E58
Daily Show (Day 52)
2001-06-14 · 25 min
The housemates' film turns into a real-life drama, tears and tantrums on the set, as Anita takes on the boys.
E59
Uncut
2001-06-14 · 45 min
Tales from beneath the doona: Peter joins us for an Uncut chat; Exercise, sexercise! What buttons are these workouts pushing?; and Johnnie Be-Bad: it's a boy's own bum dance.
E60
Daily Show (Day 53)
2001-06-15 · 23 min
Screen stars gather, the Big Brother short film, but Sara-Marie's upset with the critics.
E61
Saturday Night
2001-06-16 · 54 min
A man-to-man melee between Christina's dad and Peter; Ex-Bardot singer Katie Underwood talks to Peter about real life after reality TV; Rare footage of Christina's secret life as a stand-up comic and ballerina; and A very special presentation: the world premiere of the best short film ever - Man Down.
E62
Live Eviction
2001-06-17 · 53 min
Anita, Christina, Jemma. Who goes? You decide.
E63
Daily Show (Day 56)
2001-06-18 · 22 min
Jemma and Johnnie loose-talk in the bathroom, is Jemma at it again? And Anita takes a parting shot at Blair.
E64
Daily Show (Day 57)
2001-06-19 · 25 min
The verdict on Johnnie and Jemma's loose nomination talk, three new noisy housemates, and two big surprises as we cross to the house to hear who this week's nominations will be.
E65
Daily Show (Day 58)
2001-06-20 · 23 min
Jemma tries a new makeup, Jemma's plan to keep out of trouble, and has a virtual baby created a real romance?
E66
Daily Show (Day 59)
2001-06-21 · 18 min
The newlyweds are feeling the strain, will Ben and Sara-Marie call it off? Plus, a babysitter to the rescue.
E67
Uncut
2001-06-21 · 46 min
Who's kissing who in Sara-Marie's palace of passion? Which boy is the not-so-big brother? Plus, the Big Brother sauce factory: are we pumping out sex symbols?
E68
Daily Show (Day 60)
2001-06-22 · 24 min
It's time to go: Zia, Keanu and Zach; judgement day for our young parents, and can Sara-Marie be silenced?
E69
Saturday Night
2001-06-23 · 56 min
Jemma's boyfriend catches Flash at last; and One man down: how Blair's footy team bares without him.
E70
Live Eviction
2001-06-24 · 56 min
Ben, Johnnie, Sara-Marie. Who goes? You decide.
E71
Daily Show (Day 63)
2001-06-25 · 24 min
Tearful farewells to a departed friend, and Sara-Marie, a survivor again.
E72
Daily Show (Day 64)
2001-06-26 · 23 min
It's nomination time again, three more up for eviction, and getting in step for the Big Brother Ballet.
E73
Daily Show (Day 65)
2001-06-27 · 24 min
The housemates wake to a big surprise, rare contact from the outside world, but what's it done to Christina?
E74
Daily Show (Day 66)
2001-06-28 · 23 min
Jemma's surprise eviction prediction, taking the plunge to pass the task, and Blair's girl troubles.
E75
The Best of Uncut
2001-06-28 · 45 min
The best of Big Brother Uncut: bedroom antics, young romantics, greyhounds and boozehounds, bondage, bum dances, doona dances, frustration, infatuation, self gratification!
E76
Daily Show (Day 67)
2001-06-29 · 23 min
A touching story from Christina, her long search for a loved one, the brother she's never met.
E77
Saturday Night
2001-06-30 · 43 min
Lunchtime confessions: seven evictees spill the beans; Movie star Ian Roberts moves onto the Big Brother field; and Johnnie's on the spot as his fans gather to party.
E78
Live Eviction
2001-07-01 · 56 min
Christina, Jemma, Blair. Who goes? You decide.
E79
Daily Show (Day 70)
2001-07-02 · 24 min
Jemma's gone, and it's down to the final four. Only two weeks to go, but anything could happen.
E80
Daily Show (Day 71)
2001-07-03 · 23 min
The final nominations - Blair, Sara-Marie, Ben, Christina - one must go, hearts on hold for the last eviction.
E81
Daily Show (Day 72)
2001-07-04 · 24 min
Christina has a confession to make, butchering Banjo Patterson, and Sara-Marie is banished to a tent.
E82
$100,000 Challenge
2001-07-04 · 40 min
The four housemates compete for $100,000 when Gretel joins them for a special challenge consisting of everything from obstacles to charades.
E83
Daily Show (Day 73)
2001-07-05 · 26 min
The best day ever in the house, a $100,000 windfall for the housemates, plus a Sara-Marie exclusive on her new romance.
E84
Uncut: Around the World
2001-07-05 · 40 min
In the finale of Big Brother Uncut, you'll see inside Big Brother houses from around the world - who went all the way, who went nowhere, and how does it all compare with us?
E85
Daily Show (Day 74)
2001-07-06 · 23 min
A crazy end to a crazy week in the house, two days left until the four become three, it's time to party!
E86
Saturday Night
2001-07-07 · 44 min
Leading fashion designer Wayne Cooper talks style with Jemma; Johnnie faces the voices behind Big Brother; and Is it love? Sara-Marie's mum helps us understand the bond with Blair.
E87
Live Eviction
2001-07-08 · 54 min
Ben, Sara-Marie, Christina. Who goes? You decide.
E88
Daily Show (Day 77)
2001-07-09 · 23 min
Tears flow as Christina goes, emotions running high, as the final three face their final week.
E89
Daily Show (Day 78)
2001-07-10 · 24 min
Sara-Marie is on the sick list, some surprise news for the housemates, and talk turns to the $250,000 grand prize.
E90
Daily Show (Day 79)
2001-07-11 · 23 min
Blair's ex-girlfriend revelation, Sara-Marie's daily skinny dip promise, and exclusive extracts from Ben's video diary.
E91
Daily Show (Day 80)
2001-07-12 · 23 min
Ben's got news for Sara-Marie, Sara-Marie's not happy, and Blair takes a tub.
E92
Daily Show (Day 81)
2001-07-13 · 46 min
The end is near: the housemates' last weekend, but it's not getting any easier.
E93
Saturday Night
2001-07-14 · 45 min
It's final eviction fever: who will go the distance in the house?; Ex-housemates tip the winner; We cross to the UK Big Brother house as they near the end of their second series; and Talk of romance between Gordon and Anita: is it on or is it a flash in the pan?
E94
Live Eviction
2001-07-15 · 85 min
Ben, Sara-Marie, Blair. With just one day until the end, who goes? You decide.
E95
The Final Eviction
2001-07-16 · 97 min
Ben or Blair. After 85 days, who wins? You decide.
