| Season Number: | 9 | ||||||||||
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| Network: | Global | ||||||||||
| Next Season: | Season 10 |
Big Brother Canada 9 is the ninth season of the Canadian reality television series Big Brother Canada. The series began filming on February 27, 2021, and premiered on March 3, 2021, on Global.[1] Hosted by Arisa Cox, the show revolved around fourteen contestants (known as HouseGuests), who volunteered to reside in a house while being constantly filmed without any communication with the outside world as they compete to win a grand prize of CA$100,000.[2]
The season concluded on May 6, 2021, after 69 days of competition. It was won by urban planner Tychon Carter-Newman, who defeated anthropology student Breydon White in a 6-1 jury vote. Carter-Newman is the first Black Canadian to win a season of Big Brother Canada, and the second to win a season among North American Big Brother adaptations, after Tamar Braxton of the second season of the American celebrity spin-off. Kiefer Collison won an online vote to become this season's Canada's Favourite HouseGuest, being the first to receive such distinction.
Following the cancellation of the eighth season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the future of the show was left uncertain, however on July 13, 2020, Big Brother Canada was renewed for a ninth season. It was also announced that Arisa Cox would return as host and would assume the role of executive producer for the new season.[3] Casting began on August 10, 2020, with Kassting Inc. returning to provide casting services for the show.[4] On February 17, 2021, Global announced that the season will start airing with a two-night premiere on March 3–4, 2021. On February 17, 2021, Global announced that the season will start airing with a two-night premiere on March 3–4, 2021.
The free 24/7 live feeds, hosted on Big Brother Canadas website, started on March 4 after the first eviction episode. A tribute to Big Brother Canada 4 HouseGuest Nikki Grahame aired on the 18th episode following her death.[5]
On February 22, 2021, Global released an image of the living room wall. The theme for the season was confirmed to be post-apocalyptic.[6] The full house design was revealed on March 1,[7] with most of the house being similar to the season 8 superhero themed house, but with decorative fake vines and overgrowth covering large portions of the house. The bathroom, the HoH bedroom the outdoor spa area, and the Expedia-themed lounge room remained the same as last season. Of the few rooms to be completely redesigned was the main bedrooms, which were redecorated to correspond the theme of each team. The swamp themed Have-Not room was replaced by a ball-pit. Additionally, there was no nomination room, with the space normally taken by the nomination room being used as a OLG themed games room.
The HouseGuests competed for a grand prize of a $110,000 cash prize (consisting of the base prize of $100,000 with an additional $10,000 provided by sponsor Sunlight), $10,000 worth of grills and grilling accessories from Weber, and a vacation for two from Expedia. The runner-up wins $20,000. A new prize for "Canada's Favourite Houseguest" was also introduced this season, where the Canadian public voted for the recipient of a $10,000 prize.
The HouseGuests' images and profiles were released on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.[8] Initially announced HouseGuest Ethan Quance was later removed when significant concerns were brought to the attention of production.[9] He was replaced by Kyle Moore.[10]
In 2022, Tychon Carter-Newman, with his father Cedric competed on The Amazing Race Canada 8.[11]
In 2024, Victoria Woghiren returned to compete as a HouseGuest on Big Brother Canada 12 along with Big Brother Canada 7 runner-up, Anthony Douglas.
Big Brother Canada follows a group of contestants, known as HouseGuests who move into a custom-built house outfitted with cameras and microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day.[12] The HouseGuests are sequestered in the Big Brother Canada House with no contact with the outside world.[13] During their stay, the HouseGuests share their thoughts on events and other HouseGuests inside a private room referred to as the Diary Room.[14] [15] At the start of each week in the house, the HouseGuests compete for the title of Head of Household, often shortened to simply HoH.[16] The winner of the HoH competition is immune from eviction and will name two HouseGuests to be nominated for eviction.[17] After the nominees are determined, the Power of Veto competition is played. Five players will compete in the competition: the two nominees and three random players, with the winner receiving the Power of Veto. If a HouseGuest chooses to exercise the Power of Veto, the Head of Household is obligated to name a replacement nominee.[18] The holder of the Power of Veto is safe from being nominated as the replacement nominee.[19] On eviction night, all HouseGuests must vote to evict one of the nominees, with the exception of the nominees and the Head of Household. The eviction vote is by secret ballot, with HouseGuests casting their votes orally in the Diary Room. In the event of a tied vote, the Head of Household will cast a tie-breaking vote publicly. The nominee with the majority of the votes is evicted from the house. Midway through the season, the evicted HouseGuests go on to become members of the "jury"; the jury is responsible for choosing who wins the series. The final Head of Household competition is split into three parts; the winners of the first two rounds compete in the third and final round. Once only two HouseGuests remain, the members of the jury cast their votes for who should win the series.[20] [21]
For the first time in Big Brother Canada, the HouseGuests will compete in two teams (known as Team Destiny & Team Defender). The teams were selected by Team Captains determined by Canada's Vote, which opened as the cast was revealed. The Captains are also awarded immunity for the first week.[22] For the duration of the teams phase the Head of Household would win immunity for their entire team. The draft for the teams was as follows:[23]
| Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Kiefer | Tina | |
| 1 | Jedson | Tychon | |
| 2 | Latoya | Tera | |
| 3 | Josh | Kyle | |
| 4 | Julie | Beth | |
| 5 | Rohan | Victoria | |
| 6 | Breydon | Austin |
| Week 1 | |
|---|---|
On Day 1, fourteen new HouseGuests moved into the Big Brother Canada house for up to three months and a chance to win the grand prize of $100,000 in addition to prizes from sponsors valued at $20,000. The public voted for the two HouseGuests they wanted to become team captains before the start of the season. Kiefer and Tina were revealed to be the winners and the captains for Team Defender and Team Destiny respectively. After entering the house, the pair entered the OLG Lounge to observe the remaining twelve HouseGuests in secret monitor with no sound. After all the HouseGuests entered Kiefer and Tina were tasked to pick their teams based on first impressions. Arisa revealed to the group that there would be no Head of Household or Power of Veto competitions for the week instead the teams would compete for safety.
As a result of Victoria winning the safety competition for Team Destiny, her team received a feast for the night. Meanwhile, Team Defenders, as the losing team, received slop. Breydon, Jedson, Josh, Julie, Latoya and Rohan from Team Defenders all faced eviction. Latoya campaigned to evict Julie under the assumption of Julie being a loud-mouth, while Josh wanted to evict Rohan for being a potential threat. On Day 6, all HouseGuests, except for Tina, voted to evict one of the two nominees on eviction night. Tina, as the Captain of the winning team, would only vote in the event of a tie. Prior to the eviction vote, the members of Team Destiny anonymously submitted questions for the nominees of Team Defender. Julie was evicted after receiving eleven eviction votes. Josh received two eviction votes, while the other four nominees received zero eviction votes. | |
| Week 2 | |
Following Julie's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the Head of Household competition.
Big Brother presented the teams with a food dilemma. They had the opportunity to earn a feast of peanut butter and jelly, cookies, and milk for their team for the week. Each team would vote to either share the feast with the other team or steal it for themselves. If both teams share, they will share the feast. If one team steals, they will earn a luxury dinner, a week of groceries, and an advantage in the Power of Veto competition, while the team that shared will be on slop for the week. If both teams steal, the entire House will be on slop for the week. Both teams decided to share. On Day 7, Austin nominated Josh and Kiefer for eviction, with Josh as the target. Victoria, Tera and Tina were drawn to compete for the Power of Veto.
On Day 10, Kiefer elected to use the Power of Veto on himself, with Austin nominating Rohan in his place. On Day 13, Josh was evicted by a unanimous vote. Arisa then announced to the HouseGuests that the teams were officially disbanded, and everyone would play as individuals. | |
| Week 3 | |
Following Josh's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the Head of Household competition.
As Head of Household, Victoria had to name four HouseGuests to be Have-Nots for the week. Austin, Breydon, Kyle, and Rohan became Have-Nots for the week. Latoya became a target for trying to stage a last-minute flip against Rohan last week. Victoria also felt threatened by Kiefer after he tried to blame the flip on her. Austin, Breydon, and Victoria formed the "Bossy Glossies" alliance. On Day 14, Victoria nominated Kiefer and Latoya for eviction, with Latoya as the target. In order to counteract the other side of the House, Austin, Breydon, Kyle, Rohan, and Victoria formed the "Oddballs" alliance. Tychon, Jedson and Austin were drawn to compete for the Power of Veto.
The HouseGuests learned that Breydon won the "Skip the Slop" vote, earning him a meal from Skip the Dishes and nullifying his Have-Not status for the remainder of the week. While Jedson wanted to save an ally, Victoria alluded that Beth or Tychon would be the replacement nominee to dissuade him from using it. On Day 17, Jedson decided not to use the Power of Veto. On Day 18, the HouseGuests played a game of "Big Brother Instant Bingo". Divided into two teams, HouseGuests in turn would scratch a space off their bingo card, revealing a dare. If they complete their dare, they earn a ball to complete their card. The first team to complete their card will earn a pizza party and will select a member of the losing team to become a bingo ball for the rest of the week. The team of Austin, Beth, Kiefer, Rohan, Tera, and Tychon won the pizza party, and Breydon became a bingo ball for the rest of the week. On Day 20, Latoya was evicted by a 6–3 vote, with Beth, Jedson, and Tychon voting to evict Kiefer. | |
| Week 4 | |
Following Latoya's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the Head of Household competition.
As the new Head of Household, Kiefer was required to name four Have-Nots. Rohan, Tera, Tina, and Victoria became Have-Nots for the week. On Day 21, Kiefer nominated Kyle and Rohan for eviction, with Rohan as his target. Kiefer hoped to split up a duo in the house, specially that of Kyle and Rohan, who made him feel threatened following a confrontation. Beth, Jedson, and Tychon formed "The Sauce" alliance. On Day 22, Beth, Jedson, and Austin were drawn to compete for the Power of Veto.
Rohan won the "Skip the Slop" vote, canceling his Have-Not status and earning a meal from "Skip the Dishes". Despite promising her safety, Kiefer considered nominating Austin due to her partnership with Breydon. On Day 24, Rohan used the Power of Veto on himself, making Kiefer name Austin as his replacement nominee. On Day 27, Kyle was evicted by a 7–1 vote, with Rohan voting to evict Austin. | |
| Week 5 | |
Following Kyle's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the Invisible Head of Household competition. In a twist, this week's HoH would be made "invisible". They will make their nominations in secret, are eligible to be a Have-Not, play in the week's Power of Veto competition if drawn, and play in next week's Head of Household competition.
On Day 31, Rohan decided not to use the Power of Veto. On Day 33, the Haves were given the task to cook a spaghetti lunch, make a huge mess, and force the Have-Nots to clean it up. The Have-Nots completed their task, earned a meal, and their Have-Not status ended. On Day 34, Austin was evicted by a unanimous vote. | |
| Week 6 | |
Following Austin's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the Head of Household competition.
As the new Head of Household, Beth was required to name four Have-Nots for the week. Breydon, Rohan, Tera, and Tina became Have-Nots for the week. On Day 35, Beth nominated Rohan and Tera for eviction, with the plan to backdoor Victoria. Meanwhile, it was announced that Rohan won the "Skip the Slop" online vote. Breydon, Tina, and Tychon were drawn to compete for the Power of Veto alongside the nominees.
Arisa then informed the HouseGuests of the Double Eviction.
Kiefer nominated Breydon and Rohan for eviction. Beth, Tina, and Tychon were drawn to compete for the power of veto alongside the nominees.
At the Veto Meeting, Tychon decided not to use the Power of Veto. At the end of the night, Rohan was evicted by a unanimous vote. He became the second member of the jury. | |
| Week 7 | |
Following the events of the Double Eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the Head of Household competition.
Needing a replacement nominee, Jedson debated whether to nominate outsider Breydon or to betray the “Sunsetters” by backdooring Kiefer as a big competitor. On Day 44, the HouseGuests were given the task to play a game of hide-and-seek. As the competition winners, Jedson and Tera were the seekers. The HouseGuests were given 100 seconds to hide. The last HouseGuest found will earn the right to make one HouseGuest sleep in the ball pit for the rest of the week. Beth was the last one found, and she chose Tychon to sleep in the ball pit. On Day 45, Tera used the Power of Veto on herself, and Jedson named Kiefer as the replacement nominee. On Day 46, the HouseGuests were given the task to eat a series of seven peppers, increasing in intensity. Each HouseGuest must eat one pepper. If they eat all of the peppers, they will earn a reward. They completed their task and earned a party. Despite originally being the target, Kiefer began to make inroads with “The Sauce”, pledging loyalty to their alliance. In addition, “The Sauce” began to fear Tera and Tina as a duo. On Day 48, Tina was evicted by a 3–1 vote, with Tera voting to evict Kiefer. She became the third member of the jury. | |
| Week 8 | |
Following Tina's eviction, the HouseGuests were competed in the Head of Household competition.
On Day 51, it was announced that Tychon won the "Skip the Slop" online vote. Kiefer formulated a plan to convince Jedson to keep himself on the block, veto Beth instead, nominate Breydon as a fake target, and blindside Jedson on eviction night. On Day 52, Jedson fell for the plot and used the Power of Veto on Beth, and Tera nominated Breydon as her replacement nominee. On Day 55, Jedson was fake evicted by unanimous vote. As part of a twist, Jedson, along with a second fake evictee for the night would compete in a competition to determine the week's actual evictee. He was sent to the HoH Room as Arisa then informed the remaining HouseGuests of the Double Eviction.
Tychon nominated Beth and Tera for eviction. The HouseGuests then competed for the Power of Veto.
At the Veto Meeting, Breydon decided not to use the Power of Veto. On Day 55, Tera was fake evicted by a unanimous vote. Arisa then revealed that the night's fake evictees, Jedson and Tera, would battle in a head-to-head buyback competition, with the loser officially joining the jury and the winner returning to the game.
With his loss, Jedson was officially evicted, becoming the fourth member of the jury. | |
| Week 9 | |
Following the events of the Fake Double Eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the Head of Household competition.
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| Week 10: Finale | |
Following Beth's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the Head of Household competition.
At the Veto Meeting, Tera used the Power of Veto on herself, with Breydon taking her spot by virtue of being the only other HouseGuest eligible for nomination. On Day 64, Tera cast the sole vote to evict Kiefer. He became the sixth member of the jury.The HouseGuests then started competing to be the final Head of Household of the season.
At the end of the night, Tychon was named the winner of Big Brother Canada 9 after receiving Victoria, Rohan, Tina, Jedson, Beth, and Kiefer's votes. Breydon was named runner-up to Tychon, only receiving the vote of Tera. Kiefer the online public vote to become Canada's Favourite HouseGuest. |
At the start of each week, a group of HouseGuests are selected to become the Have-Nots for the week. Those selected to be the Have-Nots are restricted to a slop diet and cold showers, and are required to sleep in an uncomfortable room. Each week, a "Skip the Slop" online public vote is held. The winner of the vote (indicated by strikethrough) will receive a free meal from SkipTheDishes and have their Have-Not status nullified for the remainder of the week. The vote was held every week where Have-Nots were named, with the exception of Week 5.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, Kyle, Rohan | Tera, Tina, Victoria | Austin, Breydon, Kiefer, Victoria | Breydon, Tera, Tina | Beth, Jedson, | Beth, | |||||
| Team Phase | Individual Phase | ||||||||||||||
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| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | ||||||
| Day 34 | Day 41 | Day 48 | Day 55 | Day 62 | Day 69 | Finale | |||||||||
| Head of Household | Austin | Victoria | Kiefer | Victoria | Beth | Kiefer | Jedson | Tera | Tychon | Breydon | Tychon | Tychon | rowspan="4" | ||
| Nominations (pre-veto) | Team Defender | Josh Kiefer | Kiefer Latoya | Kyle Rohan | Austin Breydon | Rohan Tera | Breydon Rohan | Tera Tina | Beth Jedson | Beth Tera | Beth Tera | Kiefer Tera | Breydon Tera | ||
| Veto Winner | Kiefer | Jedson | Rohan | Rohan | Rohan | Tychon | Tera | Jedson | Breydon | Breydon | Tera | rowspan="2" | |||
| Nominations (post-veto) | Josh Rohan | Kiefer Latoya | Austin Kyle | Austin Breydon | Tera Victoria | Breydon Rohan | Kiefer Tina | Breydon Jedson | Beth Tera | Beth Tera | Breydon Kiefer | ||||
| Tychon | Julie | Josh | Kiefer | Kyle | Austin | Victoria | Rohan | Tina | Jedson | Head of Household | Beth | Head of Household | Tera | Winner (Day 69) | |
| Breydon | Julie | Josh | Latoya | Kyle | Nominated | Victoria | Nominated | Tina | Nominated | Tera | Head of Household | Nominated | Nominated | (Day 69) | |
| Tera | Julie | Josh | Latoya | Kyle | Austin | Nominated | Rohan | Kiefer | Head of Household | Nominated | Nominated | Kiefer | (Day 69) | Breydon | |
| Kiefer | Julie | Josh | Nominated | Head of Household | Austin | Victoria | Head of Household | Nominated | Jedson | Tera | Beth | Nominated | (Day 64) | Tychon | |
| Beth | Julie | Josh | Kiefer | Kyle | Austin | Head of Household | Rohan | Tina | Jedson | Nominated | Nominated | (Day 62) | Tychon | ||
| Jedson | Julie | Josh | Kiefer | Kyle | Austin | Victoria | Rohan | Head of Household | Nominated | In HOH Suite | (Day 55) | Tychon | |||
| Tina | Not eligible | Josh | Latoya | Kyle | Austin | Victoria | Rohan | Nominated | Evicted | Tychon | |||||
| Rohan | Julie | Nominated | Latoya | Austin | Austin | Victoria | Nominated | Evicted | Tychon | ||||||
| Victoria | Josh | Josh | Head of Household | Kyle | Head of Household | Nominated | Evicted | Tychon | |||||||
| Austin | Julie | Head of Household | Latoya | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted | |||||||||
| Kyle | Julie | Josh | Latoya | Nominated | Evicted | ||||||||||
| Latoya | Julie | Josh | Nominated | Evicted | |||||||||||
| Josh | Julie | Nominated | Evicted | ||||||||||||
| Julie | Josh | Evicted | |||||||||||||
| Notes | 1, 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Evicted | Julie 11 of 13 votes to evict | Josh 10 of 10 votes to evict | Latoya 6 of 9 votes to evict | Kyle 7 of 8 votes to evict | Austin 7 of 7 votes to evict | Victoria 6 of 6 votes to evict | Rohan 5 of 5 votes to evict | Tina 3 of 4 votes to evict | Jedson | Tera | Beth 2 of 2 votes to evict | Kiefer to evict | Tera to evict | Breydon 1 vote to win | |
| Jedson competition | Tychon 6 votes to win | ||||||||||||||
Big Brother Canada 9 was generally well received by critics and viewers, with praise being directed at the diverse cast and the unpredictability of the course of the season. Justin Carreiro of the Young Folks wrote a positive review of the season, stating that it was a "fun and captivating season that gave fans exactly what we needed".[24]
On February 24, 2021, Global announced 22-year-old Ethan Quance, a line cook from Banff, Alberta as one of the fourteen HouseGuests competing in the ninth season. However the following day, several allegations were made against him including sexual assault and the use of racist and homophobic language. As a result, Global made the decision to remove Quance from the cast and announced that he would be replaced prior to the premiere. He was replaced with Kyle Moore.[25] [26]
| Episode | Air Date | Viewers (AMA in millions) | Rank (week) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Episode 1" | Wednesday, March 3, 2021 | 1.107 | 15 | — | |
| "Episode 2" | Thursday, March 4, 2021 | 0.970 | 22 | ||
| "Episode 3" | Monday, March 8, 2021 | 0.925 | 26 | ||
| "Episode 4" | Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 1.067 | 16 | [27] | |
| "Episode 5" | Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 0.893 | 29 | ||
| "Episode 6" | Monday, March 15, 2021 | 0.883 | 22 | ||
| "Episode 7" | Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | 1.067 | 15 | — | |
| "Episode 8" | Thursday, March 18, 2021 | 0.867 | 24 | ||
| "Episode 9" | Monday, March 22, 2021 | 0.998 | 21 | ||
| "Episode 10" | Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | 0.988 | 22 | — | |
| "Episode 11" | Thursday, March 25, 2021 | 0.863 | 27 | ||
| "Episode 12" | Monday, March 29, 2021 | 0.958 | 24 | ||
| "Episode 13" | Wednesday, March 31, 2021 | 0.902 | 26 | — | |
| "Episode 14" | Thursday, April 1, 2021 | 0.914 | 25 | ||
| "Episode 15" | Monday, April 5, 2021 | <0.850 | |||
| "Episode 16" | Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | 0.928 | 26 | [28] | |
| "Episode 17" | Thursday, April 8, 2021 | 0.869 | 28 | ||
| "Episode 18" | Monday, April 12, 2021 | 0.900 | 28 | ||
| "Episode 19" | Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | <0.865 | [29] | ||
| "Episode 20" | Thursday, April 15, 2021 | 0.865 | 30 | ||
| "Episode 21" | Monday, April 19, 2021 | 0.935 | 26 | ||
| "Episode 22" | Wednesday, April 21, 2021 | 0.891 | 28 | — | |
| "Episode 23" | Thursday, April 22, 2021 | 1.015 | 24 | ||
| "Episode 24" | Monday, April 26, 2021 | 1.012 | 21 | ||
| "Episode 25" | Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 0.971 | 26 | — | |
| "Episode 26" | Thursday, April 29, 2021 | 0.955 | 27 | ||
| "Episode 27" | Monday, May 3, 2021 | 0.979 | 27 | ||
| "Episode 28" | Wednesday, May 5, 2021 | 0.977 | 28 | — | |
| "Episode 29" | Thursday, May 6, 2021 | <0.953 |