Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 1
Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition retroactively known as Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 1 is the first teen season of the Philippine ABS-CBN reality television series "Pinoy Big Brother" and the third season overall. The season began airing on April 23, 2006, three weeks after the end of the . Unlike its British counterpart, the Teen Edition closely resembled its regular counterpart. Mariel Rodriguez took over as main host of the primetime edition, while former Celebrity Edition contestant Bianca Gonzalez hosted the UpLate edition of the show. Toni Gonzaga on the other hand returned  only to host The Big Night. After 42 Days in the house and various other locations, Kim Chiu was named the winner with Mikee Lee being named the runner-up. Development. Auditions. During the last few days of the First Celebrity Edition, auditions in Cebu City, Davao City, and Metro Manila were announced, and 30,000 teenagers answered the audition call. Of these, twelve housemates were selected: eight represented the Luzon area while four came from the Visayas and Mindanao. Prizes. The prizes for the Big Winner included a condominium unit in Valenzuela City, a livelihood showcase, one million pesos, and  an all-expense-paid trip to any Philippine destination. Overview. House. For this edition, the house was redecorated with a pop art theme. The colours of the walls were changed, and even the living area had a mural with pop art depictions of Mao Zedong, Bruce Lee, and Marilyn Monroe, to name a few. The housemates were also provided with a foosball table and some trampolines. Theme Song. The theme song for this new edition was ""Kabataang Pinoy"" (Filipino Youth) by Itchyworms. The new theme song was first performed by the band during the first Celebrity Edition's finale on  April 1, 2006. Housemates. The twelve initial housemates were introduced in the grand welcome party on Day 1, April 23, 2006, near the facade of the Pinoy Big Brother house. They were transported through motorbikes before they were introduced onstage and were sent to enter the house. The ages of the housemates were their ages as of the time of their entry to the Big Brother house. Origin indicates where the housemates were born or based before joining the program. As a result of Aldred Gatchalian's voluntary exit on Day 7 and Bam Romana's forced eviction on Day  14, two replacement housemates were introduced in the house. On Day 9 (May 1, 2006), Joaqui Mendoza entered the Big Brother house as Aldred's replacement, while on Day 15 (May 7, 2006), Brenda Fox entered as Bam's replacement. Chronology. For the first week, traffic lights and road signs were installed in the house to teach the housemates about the traffic rules in place in their country. Nomination History. The housemate first mentioned in each nomination gets two points, while the second gets one point. As two housemates will go out every week, three nominees are put up for  eviction every week. For the first nomination, one housemate was evicted for two consecutive evictions on Day 11 and 14. For the next three eviction nights, on Day 21, Day 28 and Day 35, two housemates were evicted per night. Big Night. On June 3, 2006, at the Aliw Theater in Pasay, Kim Chiu was crowned the winner of the first Teen Edition, garnering 41.4% or 626,562 votes of the final votes cast since Day 29. Mikee Lee came in second with 20.7% or 313,032 votes, while Gerald Anderson in third with 19.4% or 293,234 votes. Clare Cabiguin was the  first to come out among the final four, garnering 18.5% or 279,390 votes. A record 1,512,218 votes were cast in the Big Night. The Teen Big Four entered in a boat and was escorted to a waiting room. Soon the winners were declared one after the other. The Big Night was entitled "A Fairy Tale Finale", therefore all the sets and costumes were fairy tale related. The final four were also addressed as princes and princesses. The Fourth and Third Big Placers received a cash prize of PhP 100,000, a college scholarship and a trip to a local destination. The  Second Teen Big Placer received a cash prize of PhP 500,000, a college scholarship and a trip to a local destination. The Teen Big Winner received a cash prize of PhP 1,000,000, a college scholarship, a trip to a local destination and a condominium unit to Chatteau Valenzuela. The finale also marked Toni Gonzaga's return to the show as host.