Big Brother 8 (US)

***Big Brother 8*** is the eighth season of *Big Brother*. 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 season's *Big Brother 7 (US)* edition, but serves as executive consultant on the show. Casting calls ran until May 5, 2007. A preview was shown on the *The Early Show* on July 5, 2007, the day of the premiere. The show aired three times a week; Sundays at 8pm, Tuesdays at 9pm, and Thursdays, which was broadcast live, at 8pm.

CBS's cable/satellite premium network Showtime Too carried a spin-off of the series called *Big Brother: After Dark*, which aired nightly from 12 midnight—3am. The show was live for the viewers on the East coast. This program featured all of the house activity happening between the local hours of 9pm-12 midnight in the House, and was edited only for slanderous statements and music copyrights.

## Twists/Changes

* **Rivals:** Unbeknownst to the 11 Houseguests initially entering the house, 3 other Houseguests entered prior and were secluded in the HOH room, watching the other houseguests closely. These 3 players had a tense connection with someone else among the 11. They were not allowed compete in the first HOH competition but choose the first HOH among the pairs that competed in the first HOH competition, and were given immunity.
* **America's Player:** One houseguest; Eric Stein, played for the viewing public. The viewers voted and controlled his every game decision on which houseguest target, nominate, or evict. He was also given various other non-gameplay related secret tasks voted by the viewers.

## House

The house design for Big Brother 8 had an Alice In Wonderland theme; The entrance was mirrored to represent the looking glass, The living room had large lights on the wall and a nomination couch vs the traditional nomination chairs. The bedrooms each had a different theme, The first bedroom made the houseguests feel like they were small, it featured large beds and dressers as well as a small door frame leading into the back bedroom which was made to make the houseguests feel large; the beds were tiny, and featured tiny furniture that outfitted the room. In between a giant magnifying glass. The Side Bedroom had an Moroccan/Aladdin theme, complete with 2 round beds. The kitchen also followed suit, with large cups adorning the cabinetry, the gym had multiple colors, the hallway leading to the bathroom was skewed to make the houseguests look large as they entered the bathroom. The balcony was meant to look like a whimsical forest, the HOH room was given a modern touch, and the back yard had a giant teacup that the houseguests could spin around in, as well as a giant chess board, and topiary animals to match.

## Houseguests

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 **Jury: *Kail***

 **Jury: *Daniele***

 **Jury: *Kail***

 **Jury: *Kail***

 **Jury: *Kail***

 **Jury: *Kail***

 **Jury: *Kail***

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

## Weekly Logs

### Week 1

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Post-Veto Nominee10 Votes**

### Week 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted7 Votes**

### Week 3

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee4 Votes**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

### Week 4

 **HOHPOV**

 **Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

### Week 5

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted4 Votes**

### Week 6

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Post-Veto Nominee4 Votes**

### Week 7

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted3 Votes**

### Week 8

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Post-Veto Nominee3 Votes**

### Week 9

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted2 Votes**

### Week 10

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted2 Votes**

### Week 11

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto Nominee1 Vote**

### Week 12

 **HOH Pt. 2 WinnerHOH Pt. 3 Winner**

 **HOH Pt. 1 WinnerNominee0 Votes**

 **Evicted1 Vote**

### Finale

 **Winner6 Votes**

 **Runner-Up1 Vote**