Big Brother 2000, also known as Big Brother 1, was the first series of the British reality television series Big Brother. It is based upon the Dutch series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series debuted on Channel 4 on 18 July 2000, running for nine weeks until 15 September 2000. Early in its run, the series was met with controversy for numerous reasons, including its use of professional psychiatrists who analyzed the personalities and actions of the contestants. Despite the large amount of controversy, the series was a major success. Forty thousand people applied to participate in the first series. The first week of the series had over 400,000 voters call in to choose to evict someone, while the final week had 7.8 million voters. The series averaged 4.5 million viewers, with a series high of 10 million viewers on the final night. This series featured a total of eleven housemates competing to win the grand prize. The show lasted for a total of 64 days, culminating in housemate Craig Phillips winning the grand prize, and Anna Nolan coming in second place. The series revolves around ten strangers living in a house together with no communication with the outside world. They are filmed constantly during their time in the House, and can have no communication with those filming them. Each week, each contestant, referred to as "housemates", chooses two people to be up for eviction. The two or more people with the most votes will be nominated to leave the House. The viewers then decide which of the nominees should leave, with the selected person leaving during a live show. This process continued until only three housemates remained, in which the viewers would decide which of the housemates would win the £70,000 grand prize. A housemate can be ejected from the show for breaking rules, such as discussing nominations when not permitted. If a housemate were to be ejected from the game - as in the fifth week - then a replacement housemate would enter the House in a matter of days.

Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1: The Houseguests Arrive

10 average people - Andrew, Anna, Caroline, Craig, Darren, Melanie, Nichola, Nicholas, Sada and Thomas - enter the Big Brother house, a space-aged bungalow filled with cameras and microphones to record their every move and sound. During their first few days in the house, the new housemates get to know each other, Anna reveals she is a lesbain, Mel and Andy get cosy, the group are set their first food challenge - a pottery contest - and Nichola uses the clay to decorate the house walls with images of her naked body. Before long, many others join in, too. Air Date : 18th-Jul-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 2 - Highlights Day 1-7

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. The housemates give Clay Painting a go to break the ice. Air Date : 21st-Jul-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 3 - Highlights Day 8-10

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. The boys are getting tired of Sada.... Air Date : 23rd-Jul-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 4 - Highlights Day 11

Its the first round of Nominations in the house and after only two weeks, its clear that some habits of the others are causing annoyance and ultimatley - Nominations. In this first week of Nominations, Sada & Caroline have the most votes and are up for eviction. Air Date : 24th-Jul-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 5 - Highlights Day 12

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The results of the first nominations are revealed to the housemates.... Air Date : 25th-Jul-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 6 - Highlights Day 13

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. Sada and Caroline are getting nervous about the pending Eviction vote. Air Date : 26th-Jul-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 7 - LIVE Show: Day 14 Highlights & Pre-Eviction

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. Craig & Caroline are starting to annoy each other, how long will the peace hold out? Air Date : 27th-Jul-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 8 - LIVE Show: Eviction

Live on Channel 4, Sada Walkington was evicted from the Big Brother house. After saying goodbye to the others and walking through the crowd of cheering fans, she joined Davina McCall in the studio for a frank interview where she revealed what it was like to be in the Big Brother house, and who she wants to win... and wants out next. Air Date : 27th-Jul-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 9 - Highlights Day 15

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The BB Physcologists take a detailed look at the contestants behaviour Air Date : 30th-Jul-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 10 - Highlights Day 16+17

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The BB Psychologists take a detailed look at the contestants behaviour Air Date : 30th-Jul-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 11 - Highlights Day 18

It's the start of Week 3 and the second round of Nominations. The antics of 'Nasty Nick' are making him very unpopular with the viewing public, but his housemates don't seem to have spotted it and he still receives no nominations. But, yet again, Caroline is upsetting people left right and centre and faces eviction for a second time. Andy is surprised to learn he is also on this weeks hit-list. Air Date : 31st-Jul-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 12 - Highlights Day 19

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The housemates continue with the Week 3 task. Air Date : 1st-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 13 - Highlights Day 20

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The housemates have a house meeting and some pet hates are revealed. Air Date : 2nd-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 14 - LIVE Show: Day 21 Highlights & Pre-Eviction

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. Andrew & Caroline get ready for the pending Eviction Vote Results. Anna is upset by the prospect of losing Caroline. Air Date : 3rd-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 15 - Live Show: Eviction

Caroline continued her popularity run with the public when she survived eviction in Week 3. Her popularity came at a cost for fellow nominee Andrew. His Big Brother experience was over after 3 weeks. His loutish and laddish behaviour had proved a turn-off for the viewing public and he was voted out with a 68% share of the 1.2 million votes counted that week. At first he walked out calm and collectedly but his walk soon turned into a run when he saw his friends and family on the horizon. He was greeted by a slightly moody crowed, but recieved more and more cheers as he approahced the studio. His chat with Davina gtave him a shock - the double dealings of his beft friend in the house - Nicholas. Air Date : 3rd-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 16 - Highlights Day 22

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The BB physcologists analyise the contestants behaviour. Air Date : 7th-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 17 - Highlights Day 23

It's the third round of Nominations and its clear that things are starting to get personal. Yet again, Caroline is up for eviction. Thomas has been getting close to eviction the past two weeks and now he finally notches up enough votes to go head-to-head with dab-hand Caggy. Nichola and Craig are gettign ever closer to enough Nominations to mean possible eviction. Darren seems to have gathered less votes that usual this week. Air Date : 8th-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 18 - Highlights Day 24

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The housemates continue with the ""Semaphore Signalling"" weekly task. Air Date : 9th-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 19 - Daily Highlights Day 25

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The housemates learn who is up for evicti0on on Friday. Air Date : 10th-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 20 - Pre-Eviction

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. Caroline & Thomas get ready for the Eviction result on Friday. Nichola has an argument with Darren. Air Date : 11th-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 21 - Eviction

Caroline, who has escape eviction two weeks before this, Week 4, finally got her marching orders from the public. She was cleary dissapointed when the news was first announced, but soon jumped around happily when her family and friends could be heard from the link to the studio. Not suprisingly considering her track record, Caroline was adored by the crowed outside. The cheers were loud, posters were waving and Caggy lapped it up! Just like Andrew before her, Caroline was shocked about the news of how fellow contestant Nicholas had done whatever he saw fit to escape nomination. When the evidence was presented to her she just said ""That guy used to follow me everywhere. He was talking about moving in with some of us"" Before she was whisked away by Davina she added ""He was obviously just working us"" Air Date : 11th-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 22 - Daily Highlights Day 26

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The Big Brother Physcologists take a look at the housemates behaviour. Air Date : 14th-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 23 - Daily Highlights Day 27

Another week and another round of increasingly volatile nominations! This week starts normally but events on Thursday (See Guide to Episode ""Nick Evicted"") were to change the course of Big Brother 2000 forever. But, the housemates weren't aware of his scheming, and Nick continued his perfect run without getting any nominations. After weeks of one or two votes away from Nomination, both Nichola and Craig face eviction on Friday. Air Date : 15th-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 24 - Daily Highlights Day 28

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The housemates continue with the ""Cycling Challenge"" weekly task. Thomas tells Craig about Nick's Scheming. Air Date : 16th-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 25 - Daily Highlights Day 29

The nation had been watching eagerly for five weeks to see who Nick would be backstabbing next, who was next on his hit-list and ultimately how long it would take to backfire on him, as week 5 approached people were starting to wonder if his lies and deception would ever catch up with him. We shouldn't have doubted that. On the evening of Wednesday 16th, Craig was approached by Tom and told that Nicholas had been telling the group that Craig was the traitor. Darren was outraged that Nick could abuse the rules to use pens and paper in the house. He searched through his Nicks case. both agreed that they should wait until the morning to approach Nick. As the morning of Thursday 17th August came, the group had a meeting confronting Nicholas. Air Date : 17th-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 26 - Pre-Eviction

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother care getting along. The housemates try to cope with the loss of Nick, and Craig & Nicholas also have the eviction vote to worry about! Air Date : 18th-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 27 - Daily Highlights Day 30

Nicholas's eviction was somewhat shadowed by the incredible events surrounding Nicholas the day before. On the Wednesday and Thursday, viewers votes dried up because nobody knew if the eviction was still taking place, even the Big Brother and Channel 4 executives. Eventually, they decide that they should go ahead with the eviction and the phone line numbers were publicised again. Craig's confrontation had proven his saviour, he had more votes than Nichola until the Thursday, but after Nichola received more. Fittingly, Nichola was drunk by the time she left. A disorientated and very excited Nichola walked to the studio for an interview with Davina. Air Date : 18th-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 28 - Daily Highlights Day 31

Big Brother rules state that if somebody leaves by choice or is expelled for any reason, another housemate must be brought in to replace them. Nicholas was expelled and this episode takes a detailed look at the new contestant sent in to replace him - Claire, and her first few days in the house. Big Brother experts take a detailed look at what the other housemates first impressions of Claire are - through their body language. They may say they like her but most are giving out signs without knowing it that tell us the exact opposite. Air Date : 21st-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 29 - Daily Highlights Day 32

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. The BB Psychologists take a look at the contestants behaviour. Air Date : 22nd-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 30 - Daily Highlights Day 33

It's week 6 and the nomination process continues. This week, however things are very different. Maybe its the arrival of Claire, maybe its Nick's departure. Whatever the reason, The housemates seem confused and its reflected in their nominations. Unusually, 4 people are up for eviction. Anna, Craig, Darren and Thomas all face eviction on Friday. Air Date : 23rd-Aug-2000  Read More

Season 1 Episode 31 - Daily Highlights Day 34

Another daily update on how the contestants of Big Brother are getting along. The contestants continue with the ""Memorise 100 Heads"" task. Air Date : 24th-Aug-2000  Read More