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| Season Name: | Pinoy Big Brother | ||||||||
| Season Number: | 1 | ||||||||
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| Network: | ABS-CBN | ||||||||
| Next Season: | Celebrity 1 |
The first season of the reality game show Pinoy Big Brother premiered on the ABS-CBN network on August 21, 2005 and ran for 112 days until December 10, 2005.[1]
Nene Tamayo was named the show's first ever Big Winner over Jayson Gainza and two other finalists, Cass Ponti and Uma Khouny.
At the time of the launch of the franchise, the local version was the 31st version being broadcast among all the Big Brother franchises in the world.[2] It was the second in Asia after Thailand.[3]
The show's producers stated that the housemates were chosen from 25,000 people who auditioned in Metro Manila, Cebu, and Davao. However, there were allegations that some of them did not audition at all and were chosen by network management.
The winner of this season took home the grand prize worth PHP6 million (approx. $111,000) all-in-all, including the one-million peso cash prize (about $18,000), a house and lot, a Nissan Frontier, an entertainment component system, a Yamaha motorcycle, and a livelihood showcase.
The house is located in front of the ABS-CBN studios in Quezon City.
A car is used to transfer the evicted housemate from the Big Brother house to the ABS-CBN main building.
The Big Brother House is a multi-room studio designed with walls painted with pastel colors. For the housemates security and the essence of being locked away from the outside world, the garden area is covered with a camouflage-type of fabric. It also boasts of a multi-faith altar in one wall of the house (one which has a Bible, a Koran, and twelve rosaries), making the house the only Big Brother house that has a room set aside for religious purposes (although it is said that the Arab Big Brother house had prayer rooms). And although any form of communication from the outside world is banned inside the house, there is a large flat-screen television set in the living room, used for only two purposes:
To complete the set up, 26 surveillance cameras are positioned all over the house to watch the housemates' every move, including the bathroom. For modesty's sake, however, images from the bathroom will be shown if the bathroom is used for any purpose other than bathing (such as gossiping).
The show's 12 housemates all entered during a live premiere on August 21, 2005. They were introduced in a special segment during which hosts Toni Gonzaga and Mariel Rodriguez visited their houses and asked the housemates (whose faces were pixelized) to pack up their gear, giving them a special key to signify their entry in the House.
The ages stated below are their ages at time of entry inside the Big Brother House. Origin indicates where the housemates were born or based before joining the program. Thus, August 21, 2005, is stated as Day 1.
| Name | Age on entry | Hometown | Entered | Exited | Result |
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| Nene Tamayo | 23 | Romblon | Day 1 | Day 112 | |
| Jayson Gainza | 25 | Batangas City | Day 1 | Day 112 | |
| Cass Ponti | 27 | Davao City | Day 1 | Day 112 | |
| Uma Khouny | 23 | Israel | Day 1 | Day 112 | |
| Say Alonzo | 22 | San Juan, Metro Manila | Day 1 | Day 105 | |
| Franzen Fajardo | 23 | Sampaloc | Day 1 | Day 91 | |
| Jenny Suico | 29 | Olongapo | Day 56 | Day 84 | |
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| Sam Milby | 21 | Troy, Ohio, U.S. | Day 28 | Day 77 | |
| Chx Alcala | 24 | Caloocan | Day 1 | Day 63 | |
| Bob dela Cruz | 28 | Marilao | Day 1 | Day 51 | |
| Racquel Reyes | 31 | Tanauan City | Day 1 | Day 49 | |
| JB Magsaysay | 25 | La Union | Day 1 | Day 35 | |
| Rico Barrera | 20 | Olongapo | Day 1 | Day 21 | |
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| Eviction day and date | Day 21 | Day 35 | Day 49 | Day 56 | Day 63 | Day 77 | Day 84 | Day 91 | Day 105 | Day 112 | ||
| Nomination day and date | Day 14 | Day 28 | Day 42 | Day 50 | Day 57 | Day 70 | Day 80 | Day 85 | Day 98 | Day 105 | ||
| Nene | Cass Say | Cass JB | Say Cass | No nominations | Uma Cass | Say Sam | Cass Uma | No nominations | Uma Say | Winner | 15 | |
| Jason | Nene Bob | JB Nene | Uma Cass | No nominations | Sam Uma | Sam Uma | Cass Say | No nominations | Say Cass | 18 | ||
| Cass | Franzen Racquel | Racquel Bob | Racquel Jason | No nominations | Jason Nene | Nene Jason | Jenny Jason | No nominations | Nene Jason | 3rd Place | 35 | |
| Uma | Racquel Bob | Racquel Bob | Racquel Bob | No nominations | Nene Jason | Franzen Nene | Jason Nene | No nominations | Nene Jason | 21 | ||
| Say | Racquel Bob | Racquel Jason | Bob Racquel | No nominations | Jason Cass | Jason Jenny | Cass Jenny | No nominations | Cass Jason | Evicted (Day 105) | 14 | |
| Franzen | Racquel Uma | JB Uma | Cass Uma | No nominations | Sam Cass | Sam Cass | Cass Uma | No nominations | Forcibly Evicted (Day 91) | 14 (+ 2) | ||
| Jenny | Franzen Racquel | Franzen Racquel | Exempt | Sam Franzen | Say Cass | Evicted (Day 84) | 4 | |||||
| Sam | Not in the House | Racquel Bob | No nominations | Chx Say | Jason Say | Evicted (Day 77) | 12 | |||||
| Chx | Franzen JB | Cass Franzen | Cass Franzen | No nominations | Cass Sam | Evicted (Day 63) | 2 (+ 1) | |||||
| Bob | Uma Cass | Uma JB | Uma Cass | Forcibly Evicted (Day 50) | 12 | |||||||
| Racquel | Uma Franzen | JB Cass | Cass Say | Evicted (Day 49) | 27 | |||||||
| JB | Bob Racquel | Racquel Bob | Evicted (Day 35) | 10 | ||||||||
| Rico | Racquel Nene | Evicted (Day 21) | 0 (+ 1) | |||||||||
| Notes | None | None | None | |||||||||
| Up for eviction | Franzen Racquel Rico | JB Racquel | Cass Racquel | Jenny JB Racquel Rico | Cass Chx Franzen Jason Sam | Jason Sam | Cass Franzen Jason Jenny Say | Cass Franzen | Cass Jason Nene Say | Open Voting | ||
| Saved from eviction | Franzen Racquel | Racquel | Cass | Jenny | Franzen Cass Jason Sam | Jason | Franzen Cass Jason Say | Cass | Nene Cass Jason | Nene | ||
| Evicted | Rico | JB | Racquel | -------- | Chx | Sam | Jenny | Eviction Cancelled | Say | -------- | ||
| Forced eviction | Bob | Franzen | ||||||||||
| Voluntary exit | Jenny | |||||||||||
After spending 112 days* inside the house, Nene Tamayo was proclaimed the first Pinoy Big Brother winner in a grand finale on December 10, 2005. The show, dubbed "The Big Night", was held at Clark Expo Amphitheater in Mabalacat, and was broadcast live.
The four remaining housemates (Cass, Nene, Jason, and Uma), wearing blindfolds and headphones, were taken to Clark Expo Amphitheater from the Big Brother house in Quezon City by a private plane. They were then sequestered in a secret location before the actual live final. What was played on their headphones is the song Pinoy Ako by Orange and Lemons. It was played repeatedly until they went out in the secret location.Despite the rains that plagued the day of the final, 30,000 people watched "The Big Night," hosted by Willie Revillame, Toni Gonzaga and Mariel Rodriguez. According to TV ratings agency AGB Philippines, the show averaged a 39% rating and peaked at a 46% rating.
After spending 112 days inside the house, Uma was declared as the Fourth Big Placer in the Big Night finale, garnering just 52,833 votes or 4.7% of the total votes. Soon after, Cass having garnered 214,188 votes, 18.9% of total votes, was awarded the Third Big Placer status in the Big Night finale. The Second Big Placer was then named to be Jason. He garnered 312,258 votes, equal to 27.5% of the total votes.
The finale show lasted almost three hours and ended with fireworks as the Pinoy Big Brother house replica disintegrated to reveal Nene Tamayo as the "Big Winner." She garnered 554,906 votes, or 48.9% of total votes, in the Big Night finale.
This table shows the summary of votes as obtained by each of the Big 4 in the Big Night.
| Event | Big 4 | Votes | Result | |
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| Big Night | Cass | 214,188 | 18.90% | 3rd Place |
| Jason | 312,258 | 27.50% | Runner-Up | |
| Nene | 554,906 | 48.90% | Winner | |
| Uma | 52,833 | 4.70% | 4th Place | |
| TOTAL VOTES | 1,134,185 | 100% | ||
After the first season's run ended, a series of specials were aired relating to the program.
Pinoy Big Brother Revealed was a special documentary series hosted by Boy Abunda. Rather than just a behind-the-scenes look at the show, the series explores the concept, its popularity, the housemates themselves, the program's initially criticized morality, and its impact on Filipino pop culture, especially the rampant use of the show's logo, footage, and music by pirates. The first episode was shown live to accommodate the "Big Four," who were obviously inside the house during the taped interviews for the documentary.
Pamasko ni Kuya (English: Big Brother's Christmas Gift) was a series where the housemates' Christmas wishes are granted by the producers of the show, especially ones that involve charity work.
Pinoy Big Brother Drama Specials was a two-part mini-series showcasing the housemates' acting skills. It aired on December 26, 2005, and January 6, 2006.
The first seven evicted housemates go on a trip to a deserted resort in Subic, where many surprises await them. Bob finds out from CB radio that the person who invited them, a woman known only as "Mother" (Gloria Diaz), has been abducted by pirates. They have to both escape from the resort and rescue her before the pirates arrive.
Big Brother calls on Say and the Big Four to find Franzen in Baguio. Although there is a reward waiting for them upon their return to Manila, the six are not satisfied at this offer and demand Big Brother to reveal himself. It also features a cameo appearance by fortune teller Madam Auring.
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| Pinoy Big Brother (Ang Soundtrack Ng Teleserye Ng Totoong Buhay) | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Genre: | OPM, Soundtrack |
| Length: | 21:23 |
| Language: | Filipino, English |
| Label: | Star Music |
| Producer: | ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. |
Due to the popularity of the housemates, Star Music together with ABS-CBN created an album for Pinoy Big Brother entitled Pinoy Big Brother (Ang Soundtrack Ng Teleserye Ng Totoong Buhay) and was released on November 7, 2005.[5] The album also includes music videos of the included soundtracks.