Development
Despite the negative critical response to the first season, rumors began circulating in September 2000 that the series would be renewed and would giveHouse
The house used for the second season was a one story house with four bedrooms, a kitchen and dining room, and one bathroom. The floorpan of the original house was retained with alterations made for additional sleeping areas, the Head of Household room, and relocated storage area and Diary Room. The house was an estimated 2,400 feet, an increase from the previous season's house. The lot used for the house was located at the CBS Studio Center in Hollywood, California. It featured a total of 38 cameras and 62 microphones, making all areas of the house visible. During their stay in the house, the HouseGuests were required to wear microphones at all times, ensuring everything they said in the house was heard. Throughout the house there are two way mirrors lined against the walls, with a production team filming behind them. The bedrooms featured infrared night vision cameras, allowing the cameras to continue filming while the lights were off. The majority of the living room features red colors, as did the kitchen and dining room. The dining room saw the inclusion of a round table, where the weekly nomination ceremony would take place. The bathroom featured mainly light green and cream colors. There were three bedrooms eligible for all of the HouseGuests to use, while one was reserve solely for the Head of Household. The bedrooms all had uneven beds, some being water beds and other being simple cots, and two bedrooms featured a plexi-glass wall dividing them. The Head of Household bedroom featured items such as a mini fridge and monogrammed robe. The backyard featured a patio area for the HouseGuests to sit, as well as a pool, jacuzzi, and basketball court.Format
'' Big Brother'' is a game show in which a group of contestants, referred to as HouseGuests, lived in a custom built "house", constantly under video surveillance. While in the house, the contestants were completely isolated from the outside world, meaning no phone, television, internet, magazines, newspaper, or contact with those not in the house. This rule could be broken, however, in the event of a family emergency or passing. At the start of each week in the house, the HouseGuests would compete for the title of Head of Household. The Head of Household for each week would have luxuries such as their own personal bedroom and free laundry service, but was responsible for nominating two HouseGuests for eviction. The Head of Household would not be able to compete in the following week's Head of Household competition, meaning that a HouseGuest could not hold the title for two weeks in a row. All HouseGuests excluding the Head of Household and nominees later vote to determine which of the two nominees should be evicted, and the nominated HouseGuest who received the most votes was evicted during a live episode. If there is a tie in the voting, the reigning Head of Household is required to make the tie-breaker decision. Unlike other versions of ''Big Brother'', the HouseGuests may discuss the nomination and eviction process openly and freely. When only two HouseGuests remained, the previously evicted HouseGuests returned to decide which of the two should win the game. The HouseGuests also competed in food competitions, in which the losers were required to solely eat peanut butter and jelly for the rest of the week; this twist would later be known as "Have-Not" in future seasons. The HouseGuests also participated in weekly luxury competitions, in which those competing could win prizes. The players were competing for a $500,000 prize, though the Runner-up would receive a $50,000 prize. The format of the series was mainly seen as a social experiment, and required HouseGuests to interact with others who may have differing ideals, beliefs, and prejudices. HouseGuests were also required to make visits to the Diary Room during their stay in the house, where they were able to share their thoughts and feelings on their fellow HouseGuests and the game. While in the house, the HouseGuests are given no information from the outside world. This includes the families and loved ones of the HouseGuests, whom they are not permitted to see or speak to. The house featured no telephones, televisions, or reading material other than for religious use. HouseGuests could voluntarily leave the house at any time, however, would not be able to return. In addition, a HouseGuest could be removed from the house at any time for breaking the rules; removal from the house meant the HouseGuest would not be eligible to return to the house or appear at the finale (which also include voting as a member of the Jury).HouseGuests
Future appearances
Mike Malin and Will Kirby returned for '' Big Brother: All Stars''. Bunky Miller and Monica Bailey were also candidates for ''Big Brother: All Stars'', but were not chosen to compete. Nicole Schaffrich made an appearance on ''Big Brother: All Stars'' to host a few competitions. Mike Malin also returned for '' Big Brother 10'' to host a food competition along with other ''Big Brother'' alumni, before returning for '' Big Brother 14'', where he competed as a coach.Summary
On Day 1, the original twelve HouseGuests entered the house. Nicole quickly came off as too strong to her fellow HouseGuests, while Bunky opted not to reveal his sexuality to his fellow housemates. Following the introductions, the HouseGuests competed in their first food competition, "All Stuffed Up". For this competition, the HouseGuests took as many groceries as possible and attempted to fit them inside a 2002 Buick Rendezvous; they would be allowed to keep whatever groceries they managed to keep inside of the car for a total of sixty seconds. The group won the challenge, though learned of a new challenge; the last HouseGuest remaining in the car would be able to keep it. The game came down to Autumn and Kent, with Kent ultimately winning the car.http://www.starpulse.com/Television/Big_Brother_2-spb4825087/Episode_Guides/episode/4936459/ On Day 2, the HouseGuests competed in the "Wheel of First Impressions" Head of Household competition. The challenge saw HouseGuests spinning a wheel that would land on two adjectives, with the HouseGuest who spun the wheel having to choose the two HouseGuests they felt the adjectives best described. The HouseGuests not selected would then vote between the two selected HouseGuests as to whom should become the new Head of Household. The HouseGuest with the fewest votes was eliminated, with this process continuing until only Mike and Sheryl remained. The HouseGuests then voted for which of the two should become the new Head of Household, with Mike being the winner. With Mike now in power, Kent attempted to form an alliance between himself, Mike, Justin, Bunky, and Will. Meanwhile, roommates Mike, Will, and Shannon began to form a close bond, and later began referring to themselves as Chilltown. Bunky first revealed that he was gay to Autumn, and slowly began revealing this information to the other women in the house. Despite worries that conservative Kent would be upset, all of the HouseGuests came to accept Bunky. In fact, no one cared at all much to Bunky's disappointment. He thought his sexual preference was of interest but truly no one even bothered to mention it other than Kent. Later that week, the HouseGuests competed in the "Dirty Dozen" luxury competition. Mike, as Head of Household, entered an inflatable pool of mud and searched to find a key with the name of a HouseGuest on it; once a HouseGuests key was found, they would enter the pool and search for keys as well. If the group found all twelve of the keys within six minutes, they would earn the hot tub; they were successful. With nominations looming closer, Mike debated nominating HouseGuests such as Autumn, Kent, and Nicole, seeing them as the most annoying in the group. He later got the idea of nominating a disliked HouseGuest against a well liked HouseGuest, seemingly ensuring the eviction of the disliked HouseGuest. On Day 6, Mike chose to nominate Nicole and Sheryl for eviction, with Nicole being his target. Shannon and Will began to form a romantic relationship in the house, despite Shannon having a boyfriend. Justin and Krista also became closer, forming a more flirtatious relationship. The HouseGuests began to form a disliking towards the Chilltown group, feeling that they were stand-offish and immature. This led to the formation of the Hot Box alliance, named after the heat of the bedroom they slept in, which consisted of Autumn, Bunky, Hardy, Krista, Kent, Monica, and Nicole. The group later formed a plan to keep Nicole in the game, as a way to weaken the Chilltown alliance. The HouseGuests later competed in the "Birds Eye View" luxury competition. For this competition, the HouseGuests had to spell out a word using their bodies, and Head of Household Mike was required to attempt to figure out the word; if Mike guessed correctly, they would win the food they spelled. The group was successful, and won the competition. On Day 10, Justin was expelled from the house after an incident with Krista. While making out with an intoxicated Krista, Justin jokingly swung a sweeper at her head, and went further by holding a knife to her neck while the two made out. While holding the knife to her neck, he asked her "Would you get mad if I killed you?" before removing the knife from her neck. This incident followed a series of rule-breaking from Justin, and after consulting with the show's psychologist it was decided that Justin should be expelled. Despite Justin's departure, the scheduled eviction continued as normal. On Day 12, Sheryl became the first HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a vote of five to three. Sheryl's eviction came as a shock to the Chilltown group, who had believed that Nicole would be evicted from the house. Following this, the "To the Mat" Head of Household competition was held in the backyard. HouseGuests were asked questions regarding their fellow housemates, and answered each question by either stepping off of their individual mat or staying in place; each player was blind-folded, and could not see how the others answered. Krista was the winner, making her the new Head of Household for the week. Krista began asking each HouseGuest individually who should be nominated for eviction, with the majority selecting Shannon and Will. Despite this, Krista didn't see Will as a threat, and instead felt that Autumn should be evicted as she often complained about life in the house. On Day 13, the group played in the "Pound of Flesh" food competition. The HouseGuests competed as guys against girls, and wrote down the weight they believed they were. The group later weighed themselves in the backyard, and the group with the least difference between their guessed weight and actual weigh would earn food for the week; the guys won the competition, placing the girls on the peanut butter and jelly diet for the week. On Day 14, Krista shocked the house when she chose to nominate Autumn and Kent for eviction, hoping to see Autumn evicted from the house. Krista and Monica, who began to form a strong friendship, later formed the Untouchables alliance with Hardy. On Day 15, the HouseGuests competed in the "Ride the Bull" luxury competition. The HouseGuests yet again competed as men against women, and attempted to ride a mechanical bull for a set amount of time; the winning team would earn the ingredients to make a barbecue dinner that night. The women were the winning team. On Day 16, it was revealed that the America's Vote for the week determined whether Mike or Krista, who both had birthdays that week, would earn a video message from home and a dinner for two; Krista was selected by the viewers to win the prize, and chose to enjoy the dinner with Mike. The house later decided as a group that Autumn should be evicted and return home to her child. On Day 19, Autumn became the second HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a unanimous vote of seven to zero. Following Autumn's eviction, the group competed in the "By the Numbers" Head of Household competition. Hardy was the winner of the competition, which required the HouseGuests to answer a series of number-based questions by raising numerical paddles. Hardy vowed to evict the Chilltown alliance from the house, and quickly decided that two of them would be nominated for eviction. Upset with Krista for not nominating Chilltown the week prior, Bunky, Hardy, Kent, Monica, and Nicole formed the TOP, or The Other People, alliance to further go against Chilltown. On Day 20, the HouseGuests competed in the "Catch of the Day" food competition. For this competition, the HouseGuests requested three food items each by writing the food on individual yellow balls. In the backyard, one-hundred of the yellow balls were thrown into the backyard, each with a food item written on them, and the HouseGuests were able to eat all the food that was on the balls that they caught. On Day 21, Hardy chose to nominate Shannon and Will for eviction. Hardy's decision to nominate the pair led to much drama in the house, mainly between Shannon and her fellow housemates. When Shannon felt that Hardy was taunting her in the bathroom, she infamously took his toothbrush and used it to scrub the toilet. Shannon was called into the Diary Room and was informed that she had to dispose of the toothbrush before Hardy could use it. On Day 22, the group competed in the "Cross Dressing" luxury competition, which led to Bunky, Kent, Nicole, and Shannon winning laundry service for the week. Will debated walking from the game in an attempt to save Shannon, while Shannon requested that her fellow housemates evict her to save Will. That week's America's Choice poll saw the viewers give the HouseGuests a toaster. On Day 26, Shannon became the third HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a unanimous vote of six to zero. With Shannon now evicted, the remaining HouseGuests participated in the "Higher or Lower" Head of Household competition. The HouseGuests stood in the center of a three-step staircase while being asked numerical-based questions. They would answer questions by either stepping up or down on the ladder to state whether the correct answer was higher or lower than the given answer. Kent was the winner, making him the new Head of Household for the week. Though his allies hoped that Mike and Will would be nominated for eviction, Kent felt that Will was not a threat to his game and later made a deal with him to keep one another safe. Kent later debated nominating Bunky against Mike, as well as Hardy against Mike. Krista and Mike, who had been growing closer since Justin's expulsion, formed a more romantic relationship in the house. On Day 27, the HouseGuests competed in the "Food Pyramid" food competition. Each HouseGuest was assigned a food group for the week, and had to correctly answer questions to win that food group for the house. Mike and Will hoped that Mike would be nominated against Bunky for eviction, feeling they could get the votes to keep Mike; Bunky was upset at his potential nomination, as he and Kent had formed a strong bond. On Day 28, Kent chose to nominate Krista and Mike for eviction, with Mike being his main target. His decision to nominate Mike for eviction led to much drama in the house with Mike and the other housemates. On Day 29, the group competed in the luxury competition, known as "Spinning Discs", which saw the HouseGuests tossing CD's at a basket floating in the pool in an attempt to get the highest score. The winner would earn a personal stereo and CD of their choice; Monica was the winner. That week's America's Choice poll allowed Hardy to receive a three-minute phone call from home. Will attempted to campaign for Mike to stay in the house, though Mike refused to do so as he did not want to hurt Krista. With Chilltown dropping in numbers, the TOP alliance began to turn against one another. Monica and Nicole had an argument over cleaning in the house, while Kent and Hardy engaged in an argument over Kent's failed attempt to form an alliance of Bunky, Hardy, and Kent. Following this, Hardy began to steer away from the TOP alliance by forming a secret alliance with Nicole and Will. On Day 33, Mike became the fourth HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a vote of four to one. Following Mike's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the "Face the Facts" Head of Household competition. For this competition, the HouseGuests answered a series of questions pertaining to the previously evicted HouseGuests and the outgoing Head of Household. HouseGuests used a cube to answer each question, with the faces of the HouseGuests on it as well as a "none of the above" space; Hardy was the winner. This made Hardy the first HouseGuest to hold the title twice, as well as the first and only HouseGuest this season to win consecutive Head of Household competitions. Hardy began thinking about evicting Kent from the house, feeling that he had upset numerous HouseGuests and attempted to make too many alliances. On Day 34, the HouseGuests participated in "The Perfect Meal" food competition. The HouseGuests shared what their favorite meal was, and later went to the backyard to find their meal on a plate. Each HouseGuest was assigned a day of the week, and were required to put their meal in a blender and drink it within five minutes to earn food for their designated day. On Day 35, Hardy chose to nominate Kent and Will for eviction, with Kent being his target. That night, the HouseGuests were given mannequins to decorate to their likeness. The group learned that this was part of that week's luxury competition, and that they had to select a luxury to win within a $100 price range. On Day 36, the HouseGuests competed in the "Rescue 911" competition. The mannequins that the HouseGuests decorated the previous night were hidden inside the house, and the HouseGuests were blindfolded and sent into the house to find the mannequins. The HouseGuests competed men against women, and the team to win would win the luxury prizes they selected; the women won the competition. On Day 37, it was revealed that the viewers had voted for the HouseGuests to get a pot belly pig, Ophelia, as a pet for the week. With Kent realizing that he would be evicted, and Bunky being a target for the coming week, the two began to engage in arguments with their fellow housemates. This further tore apart the TOP alliance, and seemingly ensured Kent's eviction. On Day 40, Kent became the fifth HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a unanimous vote of four to zero. The remaining six HouseGuests entered the backyard to participate in the "Pushing It to the Limit" Head of Household competition. This competition saw the HouseGuests sliding their key to the house down a two-lane board towards a series of markers, each representing a different room in the house. The HouseGuest who landed their key closest to the room labeled HoH would become the new Head of Household; Nicole was the winner. Krista revealed to Will the Untouchables group, prompting Will to exaggerate the story to Nicole and cause doubt in her mind about Krista and Hardy. Hardy and Nicole later began to realize that Krista had lied to numerous HouseGuests in the game, and the two turned against her. On Day 41, the HouseGuests competed in the "A Is For Apple" food competition, which required HouseGuests to spell food items out of large plastic letters to earn them for the week. On Day 42, Nicole chose to nominate Krista and Monica for eviction, with Krista being her target. On Day 43, the group played in the "All the News That Fits" luxury competition. The HouseGuests participated as duos and attempted to guess whether news headlines given to them were true or false; the winning pair would win three minutes in the Diary Room with newspapers, magazines, and a newsreel playing on the television. Bunky and Will were the winning duo. On Day 44, the HouseGuests were given a trampoline as part of that week's America's Choice poll. The HouseGuests learned that week that the eviction vote would take place live on Thursday, rather than the group voting on Wednesday. On Day 47, Krista became the sixth HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a unanimous vote of three to zero. The final five HouseGuests learned that there would be no eviction for the week as a result of Justin's expulsion from the game. This meant that the group did not participate in a Head of Household competition, and there were no nominations for the week; the group did participate in food and luxury competitions. On Day 48, the HouseGuests competed in the "Blockbuster" luxury competition, hosted by Bunky. HouseGuests were given ice blocks with a movie ticket in the center, and were required to break through the ice to reach their ticket. The first HouseGuest to get their ticket out of the ice would be able to watch a screening of the film ''Episodes
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Reception
Ratings
''Big Brother 2'' premiered on July 5, 2001 to a viewing audience of 8.2 million viewers. These numbers were significantly lower than the previous season's premiere, however, it was noted that ratings did increase in the second half-hour. The series was later the third most searched topic on the internet according toPublic reaction
Unlike the first season, ''Big Brother 2'' was well received by critics and fans. A CBS executive said that the revamped series was "compelling and interesting". ''Variety'' said of the season "The HouseGuests of 'BB2' are louder, bawdier and meaner than the comparatively tame folks of the first 'Big Brother'." On the online success of the series, RealPlayer stated "The popularity of the rogramis a testament to the power of the Internet as a new vehicle for television networks to deliver subscription programming to viewers." Shapiro later stated he wished he could edit what was shown on the live feeds, feeling that the feeds took from the "suspense" of the episode being broadcast. The second season is often noted by fans as a favorite, with numerous HouseGuests from the season coming back for future installments. Will is often regarded by fans as the greatest player to ever play the game following his appearance on the show. Shannon's decision to use Hardy's toothbrush to clean the toilet later became one of the more infamous moments in the series history, and is often remembered by fans. HouseGuests Bunky, Mike, Monica, and Will were all candidates to appear on '' Big Brother: All-Stars'' (2006), though only Mike and Will were selected to return. HouseGuests Hardy and Nicole both made appearances that season as well. Bunky later made an appearance on '' Big Brother 10'' (2008) during a food competition that featured one representative from each past season. Mike was interviewed during '' Big Brother 11'' along with three other former HouseGuests. Mike later joined the cast of '' Big Brother 14'' (2012) initially as a mentor to new HouseGuests before becoming an official HouseGuest himself. This made Mike one of two former HouseGuests to have competed in the series three times. Will made an appearance on every season from '' Big Brother 15'' (2013) to '' Big Brother 21'' (2019) as the moderator at the Jury roundtable discussion for the final three. The expulsion of Justin came with much controversy, as Justin had previously received warnings from production for intimidating behavior, threatening other housemates, and drunkenly urinating on a window. Justin's antics led several to request he receive a penalty nomination, while Hardy debated walking due to Justin's actions. Following the incident in which Justin held a knife to Krista's neck, he was expelled from the house. Krista, who was drunk at the time, later claimed to have no memory of the incident, and felt that CBS had " lown the incidentcompletely out of proportion." Despite this statement, Krista later hired attorney L. Clayton Burgess and sued CBS for "damages for negligence on the part of CBS and the producers, pain and suffering, mental anguish, medical bills, mental impairment and loss of enjoyment of life." Justin felt that he should not have been removed from the house for his actions, telling host Julie Chen "If there's anyone that could perceive that as an act of violence or as a threat, then you're an idiot." Other events in the house, namely Autumn and Mike engaging in arguments over which one tried to seduce the other at one point, caused a stir amongst viewers. Several of the HouseGuests came under fire for having previous arrest records. Mike "Boogie" Malin had been arrested for filming footage of the then-unreleased film '' Batman & Robin'' (1997), receiving five misdemeanor charges. Justin had previously been arrested once for "simple assault" and twice for "minor robberies". Krista had been arrested for battery after an argument with a boyfriend, though lied about this to producers prior to entering the house. Shannon and Mike came under fire for numerous slanderous remarks about Hardy, including calling him a "future rapist and child molester" and plotting to spread a rumor that he was gay; they were not spoken to by production for these comments.References
External links
* – official American site (Archived) * {{Big Brother in the United States 02 2001 American television seasons