Big Brother: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

CBS | Season Premiere Date: July 5, 2000

Starring: Julie Chen, Eddie McGee, Josh Souza

Summary: The reality show based on the Dutch reality show of the same name and hosted by Julie Chen features contestants aka Houseguests confined in a house with numerous cameras and microphones. They compete in weekly challenges before nominating who should leave the house aka eviction. Viewers voted by phone on who should be evicted from thoseThe reality show based on the Dutch reality show of the same name and hosted by Julie Chen features contestants aka Houseguests confined in a house with numerous cameras and microphones. They compete in weekly challenges before nominating who should leave the house aka eviction. Viewers voted by phone on who should be evicted from those nominated by the Houseguests. … Expand

Genre(s): Reality, Game Show

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E73. Eddie Wins It All
Air Date: September 29, 2000
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S1:E71. BB1 Ep #71
Air Date: September 28, 2000
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S1:E71. Jamie Evicted
Air Date: September 27, 2000

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Critic Reviews

Ken Tucker

Jun 13, 2013

Fascinating, frustrating, and a little frightening. Read full review

Julie Salamon

Jun 20, 2013

That's the seamy beauty of CBS's "Big Brother": voyeurism without guilt. [7 Jul 2000]

Rob Owen

Jun 20, 2013

I know "Survivor." I watch "Survivor." You, "Big Brother," are no "Survivor." [7 Jul 2000]

Ann Hodges

Jun 20, 2013

Big Brother is that deadliest of TV sins: It's a Grade D bore. [8 Jul 2000]

Jonathan Darman

Jun 20, 2013

The cast is dull, the concept is lame and the house that Ikea built is cheap and creepy. The amazing thing is that a show so obviously flawed could have been the source of so much hype. [15 Jul 2000]

Laura Fries

Jun 20, 2013

"Big Brother" debuted Wednesday night with all of the style and drama of a Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol commercial. ... Five days a week of people in a cramped house full of Ikea furniture is like a bad college flashback. [10 Jul 2000]

Hal Boedeker

Jun 20, 2013

So far, Big Bro is a big bore. ... In devoting so many hours to amateurs, CBS reduced its prime time to bad home movies. [11 Jul 2000]

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camagun1

Aug 3, 2012

this is the show of the year if anyone gave it under a 10 u probaly dont know boss nguyen including micheal shave who address is ******************************

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BWETMatangi

Aug 26, 2013

I love it! The houseguests are filmed 24/7 by cameras and microphones, and you win money! "Big Brother" airs three nights a week, and the "phrase" of the show is expect the unexpected.

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dhall123

Nov 16, 2010

Big brother is good because they do a celebrity big brother and a normal big brother. In the normal big brother. In the normal big brother they put celebrities that you donâ

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camagun

Aug 3, 2012

Chris Munro thinks this show is better then Breaking Bad, God damn ridiculous.i have to fill 150 characters so here is a copy and paste of the review for breaking bad.reaking Bad has received widespread critical acclaim and has been praised by some critics as the greatest television drama ofChris Munro thinks this show is better then Breaking Bad, God damn ridiculous.i have to fill 150 characters so here is a copy and paste of the review for breaking bad.reaking Bad has received widespread critical acclaim and has been praised by some critics as the greatest television drama of all time.[4][5] On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the first… Expand

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drlowdon

Aug 28, 2018

Big Brother is largely "credited" as the show that inspired the flood of reality TV that has plagued the schedules over the last 15-20 years. You could make an argument that it was something of a "social experiment" at first but when it comes down to it you're effectively watching a bunch ofBig Brother is largely "credited" as the show that inspired the flood of reality TV that has plagued the schedules over the last 15-20 years. You could make an argument that it was something of a "social experiment" at first but when it comes down to it you're effectively watching a bunch of random people sitting around a house........… Expand

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Ariadne

Sep 24, 2017

We've watched every season from the beginning. There have been some good seasons and some not so good seasons. This season (15), however is, hands down, the worst ever. It's turned me off the show completely. Big Brother is being banned from my PVR.

If you'd asked me last May, I mightWe've watched every season from the beginning. There have been some good seasons and some not so good seasons. This season (15), however is, hands down, the worst ever. It's turned me off the show completely. Big Brother is being banned from my PVR.

If you'd asked me last May, I might have even given this show an 8 out of 10, but after this summer, the only reason it has a 2 instead of a 0 is because of the 14 previous seasons. The casting was just too horrendous this time around. I couldn't relate to any of the cast and the ones that I could root for were still not worth much.… Expand

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JYT

Jan 6, 2012

Useless and a plagiat.

Strangers a house filmed all the time: copied from MTV's real life few years later. Not an original concept at all. The psychologist are totally inept and the money spent on this would be better used for University fees.

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  Air Date: August 11, 2000
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  Air Date: August 10, 2000
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  Air Date: August 9, 2000
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  Air Date: August 8, 2000
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  Air Date: August 7, 2000
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  Air Date: August 5, 2000
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  Air Date: August 3, 2000
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  Air Date: August 1, 2000
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  Air Date: July 31, 2000
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  Air Date: July 29, 2000
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  Air Date: July 28, 2000
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  Air Date: July 27, 2000
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  Air Date: July 26, 2000
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  Air Date: July 24, 2000
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  Air Date: July 22, 2000
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  Air Date: July 21, 2000
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  Air Date: July 20, 2000
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  Air Date: July 18, 2000
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  Air Date: July 17, 2000
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  Air Date: July 15, 2000
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  Air Date: July 14, 2000
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  Air Date: July 13, 2000
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  Air Date: July 11, 2000
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  Air Date: July 10, 2000
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  Air Date: July 8, 2000
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  Air Date: July 7, 2000
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  Air Date: July 6, 2000
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  Air Date: July 5, 2000