Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 5

Fines On Opening Night, it was revealed that A$5,000 would be subtracted from the $1 million prize money every time the housemates broke a rule. Such rules included discussing nominations, which must remain secret, not giving adequate reasons for nominating, and forgetting to wear microphones at all times. Michelle was known for being the housemate to get the most such fines—$60,000. Geneva had the least amount of fines $15,000, two in the early days at the house and one near the end of her eviction. The Logans It was revealed that twins would be entering the House, regularly changing places without the other housemates knowing—this was a twist first used on the fifth American series of Big Brother. Greg and David entered the House as a single person named Logan (their shared middle name). Their task was to remain undetected for two weeks while swapping places at Big Brother's command, and as a reward, they would participate as separate housemates. The secret of the twins was discovered one week into the series by housemate Glenn, and this was revealed during Lies Exposed. As a result, both Logans were able to continue living in the House, but would be treated as a single person in matters such as evictions and nominations. Late in the series, a special eviction was held where one twin was evicted based on the votes of the other housemates, and the remaining twin was allowed to continue in the House as a normal housemate. During this eviction process, David was evicted. However, because Greg was voted the winner, both David and Greg shared the prize equally. == Housemates ==

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Color key: Notes • : As punishment for lying during the audition process, Constance, Dean, and Nelson were fake evicted and sent to the Holding Room. Believed to have been evicted, they could not be nominated by their housemates. On Day 9, they were informed that all three of them would be facing Australia's vote in a Special Eviction. Unbeknownst to everyone, this was also a Double Eviction. • : Dean was nominated alongside nominees Angela, Geneva and Tim as a result of his previous rule break (see note 1). • : As new housemates, Rachael and Vesna were exempt from nominations and could not nominate or be nominated. • : As new housemates, Heath, Melanie and Rita were exempt from nominations and could not nominate or be nominated. • : On Day 59, the Intruder Eviction was held - first, the housemates had to decide by consensus which of the three intruders they wanted to keep in the house. They saved Rita. Heath and Melanie then faced Australia's vote to determine the Intruder to be evicted over a 20 minute vote. Heath was evicted. • : Week 10's nominations were fake, and it was revealed after voting that all housemates were nominated. In place of the Three-Point Twist, the Friday Night Live winner, Greg, was given a 50-50 chance to earn immunity by random choice for himself & David. The Logan twins were given two boxes, containing "Not Nominated" and "Nominated" cards, and told to select one box. They selected the "Nominated" box, leaving their nomination intact. While the Logans selected the box after Nominations, Greg (as the sole Logan remaining after the Twin-Eviction) only learned the outcome during the Sunday Eviction. • : On Day 70, the housemates voted to evict one of the Logan twins in a special Twin Eviction. In the event of a tied vote, Australia would vote to evict a twin in a 5-minute vote. The surviving twin would represent both Logans, and the pair would share the prize money if they won. David was evicted. • : All housemates faced Australia's vote in the final week; the housemate with the fewest votes to evict on the final night was declared the winner. A special eviction occurred on Day 99, in which Vesna was evicted after receiving the most votes to evict. Additionally, during the Final Weeks, the Friday Night Live was held with the Housemates competing as a team to win back lost prize money; these games had no impact on the Nominations or Evictions. == Suitcase nominations ==

On Day 0, each housemate was called to the diary room and asked to pick another housemate to not receive their suitcase for the duration of their time in the house. Constance had the majority and lost her suitcase. The voting went as follows: == Weekly summary and highlights ==

A number of special episodes aired during the original run of the season. These included: Live Surprise "Live Surprise" was a live show broadcast on Day 2. During this show, the Logan twins swapped places with each other for the first time. They were given two minutes in the Diary Room to exchange as much information as possible, and Greg then had to go to the Isolation Room while David went into the Big Brother House. The Daily Show was broadcast as a part of Live Surprise. Hosted by Gretel Killeen. Lies Exposed "Lies Exposed" was a show broadcast on Day 8. After Glenn's discovery that Logan was in fact two twins, this was revealed to all of the housemates. Before this, Constance, Dean and Nelson were all evicted to the Punishment Room; and were told their fate by Big Brother. Hosted by Gretel Killeen. Viewers Verdict "Viewers Verdict" was a live show broadcast on Day 10. This special was aired because Constance, Dean and Nelson, had all lied about their relationship status. A public vote was held, that was started on Day 9 and was closed during the show, minutes before two of these housemates who had broken the rules were evicted. Constance and Nelson were evicted in this show, and were reunited with their partners. They both had separate eviction interviews with Gretel, and were both told that, because they had deceived Big Brother, they would receive no prizes. Dean was safe, but Big Brother still punished him by banning him from nominations and by putting him up for the public vote next week. Housemates: Incoming! "Housemates: Incoming!" was a live show broadcast during Day 25, where replacement housemates Rachael and Vesna were introduced to the public and put in the House. Intruders Arrive "Intruders Arrive" was a live show broadcast on Day 53, where Intruders Heath, Rita and Melanie entered the Big Brother House. Intruder Eviction "Intruder Eviction" was a live show broadcast on Day 59. The housemates were given 1 minute and 30 seconds to discuss amongst themselves which of the new Intruders, Heath, Melanie and Rita, they wanted to keep. They decided to keep Rita, so Heath and Melanie were put up for eviction. As the public SMS vote started and finished during the show, lasting only twenty minutes, viewers in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory were not able to vote as television shows in Australia are broadcast with a delay depending on the state to compensate for differences in Australian time zones. Heath received the most votes and was evicted. It was hosted by Gretel Killeen. Surprise Twin Eviction "Surprise Twin Eviction" was a live Eviction aired on Day 74. With David and Greg both living in the House as a single housemate, the twins were put up for eviction as two separate people. David was evicted. Hosted by Gretel Killeen. Friday Night Live – All-Stars A special All Stars edition of Friday Night Live took place on Day 90. Greg, Melanie, Tim and Vesna all competed against a team of ex-housemates to try to win a A$20,000 addition to the prize fund. The team they were competing against was Paul and Wesley from Big Brother 2004, Joanne from Big Brother 2003, and Jess from Big Brother 2002; and if they won Friday Night Live, they would win the $20,000 in the form of $5,000 each. Bree Amer and Ryan Fitzgerald, Friday Night Live co-presenters and former Big Brother 2004 housemates, participated in one of the games, each as an additional member of one of the teams. The All Stars team won the Friday Night Live. The Final Countdown "The Final Countdown" was aired on Day 93. In this show, Nadia Almada, winner of Big Brother 5 UK, entered the Big Brother House as a house-guest. Hosted by Gretel Killeen. The Prize Fight "The Prize Fight" was a special Friday Night Live that aired on Day 97. The remaining housemates were given the opportunity to win the $400,000 the prize money they had lost in fines. They earned $236,000. Finale The season finale aired on Day 100 in which Logan Greg & Logan David was announced the winners and Tim the runner-up. Logan councillor and future Queensland MP Aidan McLindon jumped on the set as Gretel Killeen prepared to announce the winner, and was later fined $250. He was elected as the member for Beaudesert in 2009. ==Controversies==

Nudity and sexual content In June 2005, the frolics involving nudity of the housemates urged politicians to request a review of how much nudity can be shown on television, as this season's 'Uncut' show featured frequent nudity (i.e. housemates showering in the nude) and sexual activities in the hot tub. The 'Uncut' episodes on 30 May, 6 June and 13 June, respectively, featured female housemates simulating masturbation with a vibrator, the females housemates in the spa using a shower nozzle to simulate masturbation, and housemates Glenn Dallinger and Michelle Carew-Gibson appearing to have sexual activity in a spa in the rewards room. Also on the 13 June episode, several male housemates ad libbed a sexual explicit song about a man with a sexual fetish who liked to "leave a skid mark on the chest" of females. Because of such content, the show was called "Big Brothel" by some critics. Housemate Michelle Carew-Gibson stated that viewers can turn off their television if they did not like what was shown, before remarking that the housemates are sexually active people and such interactions are "going to happen". Alleged non-consensual sexual activities On 'Uncut', aired on May 30, Michael, the oldest housemate, requested female housemate Gianna to come to him so he could give her a massage. While Gianna sat with her back to Michael, he took out his penis from his pants and stroked it in her hair, as she appeared to be oblivious to the act. It was alleged that he touched her sexually, seemingly without her consent, in order to amuse the housemates in the vicinity. In the same 'Uncut' episode, male housemate Tim was hogtied and ditched in the diary room, after he was tackled and had his testicles hit with a leather strap. Big Brother responded to discuss with Tim whether or not he was comfortable with this treatment since Big Brother "does not condone bullying", though Tim replied that he was not bullied. Big Brother summoned the two to the diary room to discuss the incident and left the decision of whether Tournier should be ejected from the house up to her. Lazzarotto stated that she was not offended by it. Investigations Trish Draper and other government backbenchers demanded the Australia's communications minister Helen Coonan to brief MPs and senators on the rules for broadcasting adult material on free-to-air television in Australia. The aforementioned 'Uncut' episodes aired on 30 May, 6 June and 13 June 2005 caused a dispute between the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and Network Ten due to having "a significant degree of intensity" for the MA15+ rating and thereby breaching the code. The Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) investigated the three 'Uncut' episodes in response to substantial media and public complaints about the show's explicit content. Regarding the incident with Michael and Gianna, ACMA noted that it caused a negative reaction. Network Ten issued an apology for any offence caused by the behaviour of some of the male housemates and their attitude towards women. Network Ten did argue that the scene was not gratuitous, as it was exhibiting a side of Michael's personality. Network Ten also stated that the incident did not "debase" Gianna for the enjoyment of other housemates, although the Network did not condone Michael's behaviour. In response to the backlash and dispute regarding the sexual content of the 'Uncut' episodes, Network Ten contended that 'Uncut' offered viewers a naturalistic depiction of life in the Big Brother house and such depictions of sensuality were justified by context. Moreover, a spokeswoman for Network Ten stated that 'Uncut' still complied with the Australian Commercial Television Code of Practice. ==References==