Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Big Brother 8 was the eighth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series premiered on CBS on July 5, 2007 and lasted eleven weeks until the live finale on September 18, 2007. The eighth season saw little to no change in ratings. The season premiered to a total of 7.40 million viewers, the lowest premiere numbers for any season at the time. The season finale had a total of 8.51 million viewers, making it the second lowest rated finale at the time. In total, the series averaged 7.52 million viewers, only .4 behind the previous edition. Big Brother 8 featured a total of 14 HouseGuests, the same amount that was featured in the previous season. The series ended after 81 days, in which HouseGuest Dick Donato was crowned the winner, and Daniele Donato the runner-up.The premise of the series remained largely unchanged from previous editions of the series, in which a group of contestants, known as "HouseGuests," compete to win the series by voting each other off and being the last HouseGuest remaining. One HouseGuest, known as the Head of Household, must nominate two of their fellow HouseGuests for eviction. The winner of the Power of Veto can remove one of the nominees from the block, forcing the HoH to nominate another HouseGuest. The HouseGuests then vote to evict one of the nominees, and the HouseGuest with the most votes is evicted. When only two HouseGuests remained, the last seven evicted HouseGuests, known as the Jury of Seven, would decide which of them would win the $500,000 prize. A HouseGuest can be expelled from the show for breaking rules, such as discussing nominations when not permitted. This season featured numerous twists that impacted the game. The main twist this season saw three pairs of enemies entering the house with each other; this did not impact the main format of the game. This season also introduced the "America's Player" twist, in which one HouseGuest took orders from the viewers in terms of evictions, nominations, and various other tasks.Following their appearance on this season, numerous HouseGuests have went on to appear in various other editions of the series. In 2008, HouseGuests Eric Stein and Jessica Hughbanks returned to host a Head of Household competition for Big Brother 9. During that same reason, HouseGuest Dick Donato returned to host a Power of Veto competition. That same year, HouseGuest Jen Johnson participated in a food competition for Big Brother 10 celebrating ten seasons of the series. Jessica was later a potential HouseGuest for Big Brother 11, however, her "clique" failed to win Head of Household thus she was not granted access into the game. In 2011, HouseGuests Dick and Daniele Donato returned to compete on Big Brother 13 as part of the Dynamic Duos twist. In the first week, however, Dick chose to walk from the game due to personal issues; Daniele came in 8th place.. }
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- Big_Brother_8_(U.S.) abstract "Big Brother 8 was the eighth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series premiered on CBS on July 5, 2007 and lasted eleven weeks until the live finale on September 18, 2007. The eighth season saw little to no change in ratings. The season premiered to a total of 7.40 million viewers, the lowest premiere numbers for any season at the time. The season finale had a total of 8.51 million viewers, making it the second lowest rated finale at the time. In total, the series averaged 7.52 million viewers, only .4 behind the previous edition. Big Brother 8 featured a total of 14 HouseGuests, the same amount that was featured in the previous season. The series ended after 81 days, in which HouseGuest Dick Donato was crowned the winner, and Daniele Donato the runner-up.The premise of the series remained largely unchanged from previous editions of the series, in which a group of contestants, known as "HouseGuests," compete to win the series by voting each other off and being the last HouseGuest remaining. One HouseGuest, known as the Head of Household, must nominate two of their fellow HouseGuests for eviction. The winner of the Power of Veto can remove one of the nominees from the block, forcing the HoH to nominate another HouseGuest. The HouseGuests then vote to evict one of the nominees, and the HouseGuest with the most votes is evicted. When only two HouseGuests remained, the last seven evicted HouseGuests, known as the Jury of Seven, would decide which of them would win the $500,000 prize. A HouseGuest can be expelled from the show for breaking rules, such as discussing nominations when not permitted. This season featured numerous twists that impacted the game. The main twist this season saw three pairs of enemies entering the house with each other; this did not impact the main format of the game. This season also introduced the "America's Player" twist, in which one HouseGuest took orders from the viewers in terms of evictions, nominations, and various other tasks.Following their appearance on this season, numerous HouseGuests have went on to appear in various other editions of the series. In 2008, HouseGuests Eric Stein and Jessica Hughbanks returned to host a Head of Household competition for Big Brother 9. During that same reason, HouseGuest Dick Donato returned to host a Power of Veto competition. That same year, HouseGuest Jen Johnson participated in a food competition for Big Brother 10 celebrating ten seasons of the series. Jessica was later a potential HouseGuest for Big Brother 11, however, her "clique" failed to win Head of Household thus she was not granted access into the game. In 2011, HouseGuests Dick and Daniele Donato returned to compete on Big Brother 13 as part of the Dynamic Duos twist. In the first week, however, Dick chose to walk from the game due to personal issues; Daniele came in 8th place.".