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Promi Big Brother 2020, also known as Promi Big Brother 8, was the eighth season of the German reality television series Promi Big Brother. The show began airing on 7 August 2020 on Sat.1 and ended after 24 days on 28 August 2020, making it the longest celebrity season to date. It is the eighth celebrity season and the ninth season of Big Brother in total to air on Sat.1 to date. Jochen Schropp and Marlene Lufen both returned as hosts of the show.[1]
The live late-night show with the name Die Late Night Show returned on sixx and was aired again every day after the main show on Sat.1. Jochen Bendel and Melissa Khalaj returned as hosts of the late-night show. Special guests joined the presenter duo to analyzing the situation of the show and it also features exclusive live broadcasts from the house.
The Watch Together Show from the previous season was replaced by the Warm up Show mit Aaron. The web show Warm up Show with Aaron was broadcast daily 20 minutes before the show on Facebook as well as on the website promibigbrother.de. In the show, Aaron Troschke speaks with a studio guest about the housemates and the TV episodes. In addition, audience comments on Facebook were integrated into the show. The show then was made available there on demand.
The short-minute web show entitled Raffas Recap was published on IGTV every day from 8 August 2020 at 7 a.m. There the YouTuber Raffaela "Raffa" Zollo commented on the events from the last TV episode.
Claudia Obert hosted a new web show with the name Oberts Märchenstunde for the first time on Joyn and promibigbrother.de. The show was broadcast every Sunday and Wednesday.
The web show Das jüngste Gerücht (The youngest rumor) was published on Facebook and IGTV on 22 July 2020. In the five- to seven-minute episodes commented and discussed the YouTubers Aaron Troschke and Raffaela "Raffa" Zollo, as well as changing guests as the winner of season 1 Jenny Elvers, TV personality Claudia Obert or YouTuber Mr. Trash TV all Speculation as to who might be on the show. Until 4 August 2020, a new episode and a total of five episodes were published on Wednesdays, Sundays and once on Tuesday.
Werner Hansch was announced as the winner of the season, with Mischa Mayer as the runner-up. As Jochen Schropp announced in the final, Werner Hansch, aged 82, is the world's oldest winner of Big Brother.
For the first time, the show will air live for 3 weeks.[2]
Like in the previous season the eye logo is the same.
In July 2020, a one-minute teaser was released promoting the season.[3]
The song of this year intro and outro is "Mehr Davon" from Lotte.[4] Like the previous season, the intro for the matches is "The Hanging Tree" from James Newton Howard feat. Jennifer Lawrence.
The official pictures of the new Promi Big Brother house were released on 6 August 2020. In this season, the house features again two areas: the Fairy Tale Castle as the Luxurious Area and the Fairy Tale Forest as the Poor Area.[5]
Once again, the residents in the poor area can go shopping in a small Penny market as part of a product placement. This time, however, the viewers decide via Sat.1-App.
For the first time there will be a wish tree in which the poor people can use luxury talers to wish for luxury items from Big Brother. The tree and thaler replace the big donor and big coins that were introduced in season five.
On 3 August 2020, were announced the first 12 celebrities housemates to be participating in this season. They entered the house on 5 August. The last four housemates, who will enter on 7 August, were announced the same day that entered the house.[6] On 14 August and on 17 August, two new housemates entered the house.[7] [8]
On 4 August 2020, Saskia Beecks who would enter the house on the first day, it was announced that she will not be taking part in the eighth season of Promi Big Brother, for personal reasons. She was replaced by Jenny Frankhauser.[9]
| Celebrity[10] | Age on entry | Notability | Day entered | Day exited | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werner Hansch | 81 | Sports commentator | 3 | 24 | ||
| Mischa Mayer | 28 | TV personality | 1 | 24 | ||
| Kathy Kelly | 57 | Musician | 1 | 24 | ||
| Ikke Hüftgold | 43 | Singer | 1 | 24 | ||
| Emmy Russ | 21 | TV personality | 1 | 23 | ||
| Katy Bähm | 26 | Drag queen | 3 | 23 | ||
| Simone Mecky-Ballack | 44 | TV personality, model | 3 | 22 | ||
| Ramin Abtin | 48 | Kickboxing champion | 3 | 21 | ||
| Aaron Königs | 25 | TV personality | 13 | 20 | ||
| Sascha Heyna | 45 | Host, singer | 1 | 19 | ||
| Adela Smajić | 27 | TV personality, host | 1 | 18 | ||
| Udo Bönstrup | 25 | Comedian, Youtuber | 1 | 17 | ||
| Elene Lucia Ameur | 26 | Actress | 1 | 14 | ||
| Alessia-Millane Herren | 18 | TV personality | 10 | 13 | ||
| Jasmin Tawil | 38 | Actress | 1 | 10 | ||
| Senay Güler | 44 | DJ, model, actor | 1 | 8 | ||
| Jenny Frankhauser | 27 | TV personality | 1 | 8 | ||
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 56 | Former tennis player | 1 | 6 |
Aaron Königs is a television personality. He began his career on the German version of Prince Charming on 2019. He participated on 2020 on the show The Mole – Wem kannst du trauen?.[11] He entered the House on Day 13. He became the seventh housemate to be evicted on Day 20.
Adela Smajić is a reality television personality. She began her career in 2018, where she was the Bachelorette in the Swiss version. She is a Presenter in the regional Swiss television broadcaster on Telebasel.[12] She entered the House on Day 1. She became the fifth housemate to be evicted on Day 18.
Alessia-Millane Herren is the daughter of Willi Herren. She has participated in the show Ab ins Kloster! – Rosenkranz statt Randale.[13] She is the youngest housemate in the history of Promi Big Brother. She entered the House on Day 10. She became the third housemate to be evicted on Day 13.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch was a big tennis player. Since 2019 she is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.[14] She entered the House on Day 1. She became the first housemate to be evicted on Day 6.
Elene Lucia Ameur is an actress and model. From 2018 until 2019 she has played in the series Berlin – Tag & Nacht.[15] She entered the House on Day 1. On Day 14, she voluntarily left the house.
Emmy Russ is a reality television personality. She began her career in 2020, when she participated in the german reality show Beauty & The Nerd. She has participated also in the show Ab ins Kloster! – Rosenkranz statt Randale.[16] She entered the House on Day 1. She became the eleventh housemate to be evicted on Day 23.
Ikke Hüftgold is a singer and his real name is Matthias Distel.[17] He entered the House on Day 1. He left the house on Day 24 in fourth place.
Jasmin Tawil is a German singer and actress. She has played in the series Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten from 2005 until 2008. She was together with singer and songwriter Adel Tawil for 13 years and in 2011 they married until the separation in 2014.[18] She entered the House on Day 1. She became the second housemate to be evicted on Day 10.
Jenny Frankhauser is a TV personality. She became better known to the public as the sister of Daniela Katzenberger and as the winner of the 12th season of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!.[19] She was the replacement for Saskia Beecks who quit the show prior to entering the house. She entered the House on Day 1. On Day 8, Jenny voluntarily left the house.
Kathy Kelly is a musician. She is also a member of the musical family group The Kelly Family.[20] She entered the House on Day 1. She left the house on Day 24 in third place.
Katy Bähm is a drag queen. Her real name is Burak Bildik. She participated at the first season of Queen of Drags.[21] She entered the House on Day 3. She became the tenth housemate to be evicted on Day 23.
Mischa Mayer is a reality television personality. He began his career on the third season of the German Love Island.[22] He entered the House on Day 1. He left the house on Day 24 as the Runner-Up.
Ramin Abtin is a Kickboxing world champion. He began his career as a coach on The Biggest Loser Germany.[23] He entered the House on Day 3. He became the eighth housemate to be evicted on Day 21.
Sascha Heyna is a shopping channel host and singer.[24] He entered the House on Day 1. He became the sixth housemate to be evicted on Day 19.
Senay Güler is a DJ, model and actor. He began his career as an actor in the television series 4 Blocks.[25] He entered the House on Day 1. On Day 8, Senay voluntarily left the house.
Simone Mecky-Ballack is a TV personality. She is the ex-wife of soccer player Michael Ballack. She participated in the sixth season of Let's Dance.[26] She entered the House on Day 3. She became the ninth housemate to be evicted on Day 22.
Udo Bönstrup is a comedian and a German Youtuber.[27] He entered the House on Day 1. He became the fourth housemate to be evicted on Day 17.
Werner Hansch is a Sports commentator.[28] He is the oldest housemate in the history of Promi Big Brother. He entered the House on Day 3. He was announced as the winner of the season on Day 24.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1–3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12–13 | Day 14 | Day 15 | Day 16 | Day 17 | Day 18 | Day 19 | Day 20 | Day 21 | Day 22 | Day 23 | Day 24 | ||
| Werner | Castle | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | |||||||||||||||
| Mischa | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | ||||||||||||||||
| Kathy | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | ||||||||||||||||
| Ikke | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | ||||||||||||||
| Emmy | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | Forest | |||||||||||||||||
| Katy | Forest | Castle | Forest | |||||||||||||||||||
| Simone | Castle | Forest | Castle | Forest | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ramin | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | Forest | |||||||||||||||||
| Aaron | Forest | Castle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sascha | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | ||||||||||||||
| Adela | Forest | Castle | Forest | |||||||||||||||||||
| Udo | Forest | Castle | Forest | Castle | Forest | |||||||||||||||||
| Elene | Forest | Castle | Forest | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alessia | Forest | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jasmin | Forest | Castle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senay | Forest | Castle | Forest | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jenny | Forest | Castle | Forest | |||||||||||||||||||
| Claudia | Forest | Castle | Forest | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reason | none | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | none | H, I | none | J | K | L | M | none | N | none | ||||
The housemates from the poor "Fairy Tale Forest" area compete in the "Outdoor Match Arena" in order to earn additional money for shopping at the supermarket.
Big Brother decide who would face the match
The housemates decided who would face the match
| Match number | Air date | Name of match | Housemates participation | Maximum profit | Played profit | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 August | "Tischlein deck dich" | Adela Claudia Elene Emmy Ikke Jasmin Jenny Kathy Mischa Sascha Senay Udo | 12€ | 4,39€ | 16,39€ | |
| 2 | 8 August | "Dornröschen" | Katy Mischa Ramin | 10€ | 10€ | 20€ | |
| 3 | 9 August | "Alice im Wunderland" | Adela Emmy Jasmin Jenny | 10€ | 10€ | 20€ | |
| 4 | 10 August | "Schwanensee" | Elene Emmy Katy | 10€ | 2€ | 12€ | |
| 5 | 11 August | "Rotkäppchen" | Elene Werner | 10€ | 0€ | 10€ | |
| 6 | 12 August | "Schneewittchen" | Sascha Simone Udo | 9€ | 0€ | 9€ | |
| 7 | 13 August | "Aschenputtel" | Emmy Mischa Ramin | 9€ | 11€ | 20€ | |
| 8 | 15 August | "Hans und die Bohnenranke" | Emmy | Consequence: All housemates change their areas | |||
| 9 | 15 August | "Sindbad" | Elene Ikke Kathy Katy | 5€ | 0€ | 5€ | |
| 10 | 16 August | "Prinzessin unter der Erbse" | Alessia Kathy Katy | 7€ | 7€ | 13€ | |
| 11 | 17 August | "Rapunzel" | Alessia Emmy Ikke Katy | 7€ | 2,80€ | 9,80€ | |
| 12 | 18 August | "Packesel" | Adela Mischa Ramin | Defeat: All housemates of the Castle switch to the Forest | |||
| 13 | 19 August | "Froschkönig" | Aaron Adela Katy Simone | 10€ | 10€ | 20€ | |
| 12 | 20 August | "Schneewittchen" | Emmy Mischa Ramin Udo | 9€ | 0,80€ | 9,80€ | |
| 13 | 21 August | "Frau Holle" | Adela Mischa Katy | 6€ | 6€ | 12€ | |
In addition to the Match, there are also Duels against each other.
| Duel number | Air date | Housemates | Name of Duel | Winner | Consequence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 August | Claudia | Udo | "Highest Tower made of Building Blocks" | Udo | Before the resident vote, Udo was allowed to determine whose vote should not count in the selection. He chose Elene. | |||
| 2 | 14 August | Elene | Jasmin | Ramin | Werner | "Mind you" | Elene | Elene is no longer on the nomination list. | |
| 3 | 17 August | Ikke | Ramin | "Shake double bottles" | Ramin | For nominations made on the same day, the entire Fairy Tale Castle winner area receives nomination protection. | |||
| 4 | 21 August | All housemates | "Cards" | Aaron Emmy Kathy Ramin Sascha | All housemates played in pairs and the winner moved to the Castle and the loser moved to the Forest. | ||||
| 5 | 22 August | Ikke Simone | Emmy Sascha | "The Star Money" | Emmy Sascha | For nominations made on the same day, the entire Fairy Tale Castle winner area receives nomination protection and they also didn't nominate. | |||
| 6 | 23 August | Ikke | Aaron | "Heir to the Throne" | Aaron | For nominations made on the same day, Aaron received immunity from eviction, whilst Ikke was automatically nominated. | |||
| 7 | 24 August | Kathy Mischa | Simone Katy | "The Little Mermaid" | Simone Katy | Simone and Katy qualified for the second duel. | |||
| Simone | Katy | "Beer Pong" | Katy | For nominations made on the same day, Katy received immunity and Simone a killer nomination which both could opt to give to another housemate. | |||||
| 8 | 25 August | Werner Ikke Mischa Katy | Kathy Simone Ramin Emmy | "Knight duel" | Werner Ikke Mischa Katy | Werner had to decide which teammate will be saved from the nomination and he chose Katy while Kathy had to decide which teammate was immediately nominated. She chose Ramin. | |||
| 9 | 26 August | Katy Mischa | Emmy Simone | "Men vs Women" | Katy Mischa | The nominations of the men counted twice. | |||
| 10 | 27 August | Ikke Emmy Kathy | Mischa Katy Werner | "Captain Hook vs Peter Pan" | Mischa Katy Werner | The winning team won a second vote in the first nomination of the night. | |||
| Day 6 | Day 10 | Day 13 | Day 17 | Day 18 | Day 19 | Day 20 | Day 21 | Day 22 | Day 23 | Day 24 Final | Nominations received | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Werner | Claudia | Adela, Udo | Elene | Udo, Adela | Simone | Sascha | Emmy | Emmy | Emmy (2x) | Emmy, Katy | Emmy | Winner (Day 24) | 8 | ||
| Mischa | Claudia | Werner, Jasmin | Elene | Udo, Sascha | Werner | Sascha | Emmy | Emmy | Emmy (2x) | Emmy, Katy | Emmy | Runner-up (Day 24) | 6 | ||
| Kathy | Udo | Ramin, Werner | Elene | Udo, Ramin | Immune | Mischa | Ramin | Simone | Simone | Katy | Mischa | Third place (Day 24) | 7 | ||
| Ikke | Claudia | Ramin, Mischa | Elene | Aaron, Ramin | Adela | Ramin | Ramin | Emmy | Kathy (2x) | Kathy | Kathy | Fourth place (Day 24) | 5 | ||
| Emmy | Udo | Kathy, Jasmin | Elene | Katy, Udo | Immune | Ramin | Ramin | Simone | Werner | Katy | Mischa | Evicted (Day 23) | 17 | ||
| Katy | Udo | Ramin, Sascha | Elene | Udo, Ramin | Adela | Sascha | Ramin | Simone | Simone (2x) | Ikke, Kathy | Evicted (Day 23) | 11 | |||
| Simone | Udo | Emmy, Mischa | Elene | Udo, Aaron | Katy | Sascha | Emmy | Emmy | Emmy | Evicted (Day 22) | 8 | ||||
| Ramin | Udo | Katy, Ikke | Elene | Udo, Ikke | Immune | Katy | Ikke | Ikke | Evicted (Day 21) | 19 | |||||
| Aaron | Not in House | Udo, Ramin | Immune | Ramin | Ramin | Evicted (Day 20) | 2 | ||||||||
| Sascha | Claudia | Jasmin, Werner | Alessia | Udo, Ramin | Immune | Ramin | Evicted (Day 19) | 7 | |||||||
| Adela | Claudia | Werner, Kathy | Elene | Udo, Katy | Werner | Evicted (Day 18) | 4 | ||||||||
| Udo | Nominated | Katy, Jasmin | Alessia | Ramin, Simone | Evicted (Day 17) | 11 | |||||||||
| Elene | Werner, Ramin | Katy | Walked (Day 14) | 10 | |||||||||||
| Alessia | Not in House | Elene | Evicted (Day 13) | 2 | |||||||||||
| Jasmin | Claudia | Sascha, Mischa | Evicted (Day 10) | 4 | |||||||||||
| Senay | Udo | Walked (Day 8) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Jenny | Claudia | Walked (Day 8) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Claudia | Nominated | Evicted (Day 6) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Notes | 1, 2 | 3 | 4 | none | 5 | 6 | 7, 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | none | ||||
| Against public vote | All housemates | Jasmin, Ramin, Werner | Alessia, Elene | Ramin, Udo | Adela, Werner | Ikke, Ramin, Sascha | Aaron, Emmy, Ramin, Simone | Emmy, Ramin, Simone | Emmy, Simone | Emmy, Kathy Katy | Emmy, Mischa | Ikke, Kathy, Mischa, Werner | |||
| Walked | none | Jenny, Senay | none | Elene | none | ||||||||||
| Evicted | Claudia | Jasmin | Alessia | Udo 44.17% | Adela 11.63% | Sascha 22.28% | Aaron 26.47% | Ramin 31.24% | Simone 49.53% | Katy 18.61% | Emmy 38.08% | ||||
| Mischa 34.53% | Werner 65.47% | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Episode | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Viewers (in millions) | Share (in %) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14-49 Years | Total | 14-49 Years | |||||
| 1 | 1 | "Day 1: Sixteen Move in and the First Tears" | 7 August 2020 | Friday 8:15 p.m. | 1.88 | 0.86 | 10.1 | 17.7 |
| 2 | "Day 2: Hot Flirts and Senay's Freaking Out" | 8 August 2020 | Saturday 10:10 p.m. | 1.30 | 0.57 | 7.4 | 11.7 | |
| 3 | "Day 3: Drama, Baby!" | 9 August 2020 | Sunday 10:15 p.m. | 1.49 | 0.72 | 8.6 | 14.1 | |
| 4 | "Day 4: The First Exit - A Shock for Katy Bähm!" | 10 August 2020 | Monday 8:15 p.m. | 1.65 | 0.81 | 7.1 | 12.7 | |
| 5 | "Day 5: Ikke's Transformation and Werner's Tragic Secret" | 11 August 2020 | Tuesday 10:15 p.m. | 1.33 | 0.60 | 8.0 | 12.3 | |
| 6 | "Day 6: No Happy Endings for Jenny and Senay" | 12 August 2020 | Wednesday 10:15 p.m. | 1.34 | 0.60 | 8.3 | 12.6 | |
| 7 | "Day 7: Ikke Hüftgold shares a Painful Memory" | 13 August 2020 | Thursday 10:15 p.m. | 1.53 | 0.63 | 9.1 | 12.4 | |
| 8 | "Day 8: Versext and sewn up - Emmy faces Competition" | 14 August 2020 | Friday 8:15 p.m. | 1.59 | 0.68 | 6.7 | 10.7 | |
| 2 | 9 | "Day 9: Emmy Gets Bitterly Disappointed" | 15 August 2020 | Saturday 10:15 p.m. | 1.76 | 0.81 | 9.0 | 14.7 |
| 10 | "Day 10: First the Party, then the Escalation" | 16 August 2020 | Sunday 10:15 p.m. | 1.73 | 0.79 | 9.8 | 15.0 | |
| 11 | "Day 11: A New Prince Charming for Fairytale Land" | 17 August 2020 | Monday 8:15 p.m. | 1.84 | 0.84 | 7.5 | 12.8 | |
| 12 | "Day 12: Elene's Escape and Aaron's Arrival in Fairytale Forest" | 18 August 2020 | Tuesday 10:15 p.m. | 1.63 | 0.73 | 9.6 | 14.5 | |
| 13 | "Day 13: Of Lost Partners and Lost Fathers" | 19 August 2020 | Wednesday 10:15 p.m. | 1.61 | 0.67 | 9.1 | 12.7 | |
| 14 | "Day 14: Katy's Self-Staging is Causing Trouble" | 20 August 2020 | Thursday 10:15 p.m. | 1.48 | 0.60 | 9.3 | 13.9 | |
| 15 | "Day 15: Simone's Meltdown and the Third Exit" | 21 August 2020 | Friday 8:15 p.m. | 1.87 | 0.86 | 8.3 | 15.3 | |
| 3 | 16 | "Day 16: Three Naked Peeks in a Row - Emmy Has Enough!" | 22 August 2020 | Saturday 10:15 p.m. | 1.68 | 0.72 | 8.6 | 12.9 |
| 17 | "Day 17: Between Big Emotions and a Lot of Bare Skin" | 23 August 2020 | Sunday 10:15 p.m. | 1.68 | 0.63 | 7.9 | 9.2 | |
| 18 | "Day 18: Rule Break - This Punishment Is Shocking the Housemates!" | 24 August 2020 | Monday 8:15 p.m. | 1.87 | 0.82 | 7.2 | 11.8 | |
| 19 | "Day 19: Ramin Comes Clean and Emmy Takes Stick" | 25 August 2020 | Tuesday 8:15 p.m. | 1.83 | 0.91 | 6.8 | 12.8 | |
| 20 | "Day 20: Everyone Against Emmy and Big Brother's Big Reveal" | 26 August 2020 | Wednesday 8:15 p.m. | 1.73 | 0.78 | 6.5 | 10.7 | |
| 21 | "Day 21: Shocking Double Exit Before the Final" | 27 August 2020 | Thursday 8:15 p.m. | 1.94 | 0.86 | 7.6 | 12.4 | |
| 22 | "Day 22: The Spectacular Final of 2020" | 28 August 2020 | Friday 8:15 p.m. | 2.17 | 0.98 | 9.8 | 16.3 | |