Big Brother (Quebec TV series)

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Big Brother
Big Brother Quebec.jpg
Presented byChéli Sauvé-Castonguay
No. of days63
No. of contestants15
WinnerVincent "Vinny" Durand Dubé
Runner-upChristian Bilodeau
No. of episodes64
Release
Original network V
Original release14 March (2010-03-14) 
16 May 2010 (2010-05-16)

Big Brother is a Canadian reality television series, which aired on V in the Canadian province of Quebec in 2010. Based on the international Big Brother franchise, it was produced as a spinoff of the network's long-running Loft Story .

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The host was TV presenter Chéli Sauvé-Castonguay and lasted 63 days. The season launched on March 14, 2010, with fifteen housemates entering the house on Day 1. This series was the first international version to follow the American format in which the game is played internally, but with slight variations.

Aside from the main show, there was an accompanying show that aired every Sunday on V. The show was hosted by journalist Pascale Levesque. The winner of Loft Story: La Revanche, Sébastien Tremblay, blogged daily about the show on its official website.

There were no plans for a follow-up season that have been announced for a decade. However, on August 24, 2020, it was announced that the show would be revived for a celebrity version in winter 2021 on Noovo.

Format

Big Brother Quebec loosely followed the format of the American version in that the housemates mostly decided who would stay and who would go. However, there were slight differences:

Numéro 1

The Numéro 1 (English: Number 1) was similar to the Head of Household position in the American version. Numéro 1 was exempt from eviction and enjoyed certain luxuries. They were also required to nominate two housemates for eviction.

Numéro 2

The Numéro 2 (English: Number 2) was a unique feature to Big Brother Quebec. Numéro 2 was selected by Numéro 1. Despite being immune from eviction and enjoying certain luxuries, they were forced to sleep at the foot of Numéro 1's bed, lest they lose their power and privilege. In addition, Numéro 2 was required to choose a third housemate to nominate for eviction.

Pouvoir de Véto

The Pouvoir de Véto (English: Power of Veto) worked similarly to the Power of Veto in the US, in that the winner could use it to save a nominee; however, unlike the American version, the Veto winner decided the replacement nominee. On occasion, there would be two Vetoes available to win instead of the usual one, this would generally be weeks that the public voted to evict.

Food competitions

Food competitions were similar to the current Have and Have Not competitions in the US. The winners received desired food items, such as steak, bread, vegetables, and dairy, while the losers dined on slop.

Evictions

Unlike most seasons of the American addition, three housemates faced eviction each week. On eviction nights, the three nominees were moved to a special room to hear the results of the vote, instead of sitting on designated chairs in the living room. Finally, all housemates except Numéro 1 voted to evict, unlike the US, where the two nominees cannot vote, and the Head of Household votes only in a tiebreaker situation. There were exceptions to this, however; the public on occasion had the opportunity to evict a housemate.

Grenade

Used in other international formats like the Australian version, the "grenade" was used by the newly evicted housemate to throw at any housemate of their choice. The grenade had different powers and these powers changed every week.

Finale

The finale was completely different from the American version. Six housemates were in the house on the final day, unlike 2 or 3 in the American version. Unlike the jury format used in the American version to decide the winner, like the original format, the viewing public decided on the winner. However the former and current housemate get to vote on which finalist should not win.

Housemates

HousemateAgeResidenceOccupationEnteredExitedStatus
Vincent "Vinny" Durand Dubé28 Mont-Tremblant Event OrganiserDay 1Day 63Winner
Christian Bilodeau33 Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne FarmerDay 1Day 63Runner-up
Vickie Dagenais26 Saint-Chrysostome LawyerDay 1Day 633rd Place
Jean Marcotte56 Gatineau Retired militaryDay 1Day 634th Place
Éric Cormier29 Sherbrooke KinesiologistDay 1Day 635th Place
Josée Bouthillier49 Saint-Colomban HousewifeDay 1Day 639th Evicted
Stéphanie21 Saguenay StudentDay 1Day 568th Evicted
Jonathan Martineau33 Sherbrooke Graphic designerDay 1Day 517th Evicted
Vincent Carignan32 Québec City BiologistDay 1Day 496th Evicted
Stéphanie "Lyvia" Monroe31 Mirabel Hairdresser, Porn ActressDay 1Day 425th Evicted
Marie Elaine Pitre22 Rosemère Marketing Co-ordinatorDay 1Day 354th Evicted
Fey Cody27 Saint-Hyacinthe Lighting technicianDay 1Day 283rd Evicted
Andy44 Québec City Retired militaryDay 1Day 142nd Evicted
Sandra Lee37 Montreal ActressDay 1Day 71st Evicted
Amélie Lussier24 Laval Nursing AssistantDay 1Day 7Walked

Slop

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9
noneChristian
Éric
Jonathan
Marie-Élaine
Stéphanie
Vinny
noneJosée
Vickie
Vincent
noneChristian
Éric
Jean
Jonathan
Josée
Vincent
Vinny
none

Voting History

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9
Day 51Day 56Final EvictionFinal Vote
Numéro 1ChristianFeyChristianLyviaVincentVickieChristianVinnyÉricChristian(none)
Numéro 2FeyMarie-ÉlaineJeanJonathanVickieVincentVinnyJeanJosée(none)
Nominations
(pre-veto)
Amélie
Andy
Sandra
Éric
Josée
Jonathan
Lyvia
Stéphanie
Vincent
Christian
Fey
Jean
Éric
Jean
Vinny
Jonathan
Josée
Lyvia
Éric
Josée
Vickie
Jonathan
Stéphanie
Vickie
Christian
Jean
Vinny
Veto WinnerSandraÉricVincentLyvia
Vincent
Éric
Jonathan
StéphanieÉric
Vickie
ÉricChristian
Jean
Nominations
(post-veto)
Andy
Josée
Sandra
Andy
Josée
Jonathan
Fey
Lyvia
Stéphanie
Christian
Fey
Jean
Christian
Marie-Élaine
Vinny
Éric
Josée
Lyvia
Jean
Josée
Vincent
Jonathan
Stéphanie
Vickie
Stéphanie
Vickie
Vinny
VinnySandraAndyLyviaJeanNo
Voting
JoséeNo
Voting
Numéro 1No
Voting
JeanWinner
(Day 63)
ChristianNuméro 1JoséeNuméro 1FeyNo
Voting
JoséeNuméro 1StéphanieNo
Voting
JeanRunner-Up
(Day 63)
VickieSandraAndyFeyFeyNo
Voting
LyviaNo
Voting
JonathanNo
Voting
JeanThird Place
(Day 63)
JeanAndyJonathanLyviaChristianNo
Voting
JoséeNo
Voting
StéphanieNo
Voting
JoséeFourth Place
(Day 63)
ÉricJoséeAndyFeyJeanNo
Voting
LyviaNo
Voting
JonathanNuméro 1JeanFifth Place
(Day 63)
JoséeSandraAndyFeyFeyNo
Voting
LyviaNo
Voting
JonathanNo
Voting
JeanEvicted
(Day 63)
StéphanieSandraAndyFeyFeyNo
Voting
LyviaNo
Voting
JonathanNo
Voting
VinnyEvicted
(Day 56)
JonathanSandraAndyFeyFeyNo
Voting
LyviaNo
Voting
StéphanieEvicted
(Day 51)
VinnyEvicted
(Day 51)
VincentAndyAndyFeyChristianNuméro 1ÉricNo
Voting
Evicted
(Day 49)
JoséeEvicted
(Day 49)
LyviaSandraJonathanFeyNuméro 1No
Voting
JoséeEvicted
(Day 42)
JoséeEvicted
(Day 42)
Marie-ÉlaineSandraJonathanLyviaJeanNo
Voting
Evicted
(Day 35)
JoséeEvicted
(Day 35)
FeySandraNuméro 1LyviaJeanEvicted
(Day 28)
JoséeEvicted
(Day 28)
AndySandraJonathanEvicted
(Day 14)
JoséeEvicted
(Day 14)
SandraJoséeEvicted
(Day 7)
JoséeEvicted
(Day 7)
AmélieSandraWalked
(Day 7)
VinnyWalked
(Day 7)
NotesNone 1 2 3 4 5 , 6 7 8 , 9 10
WalkedAmélienone
EvictedSandra
10 of 14 votes
to evict
Andy
7 of 12 votes
to evict
Eviction
cancelled
Fey
5 of 11 votes
to evict
Marie-Élaine
Public's votes
to evict
Lyvia
5 of 10 votes
to evict
Vincent
Public's votes
to evict
Jonathan
4 of 7 votes
to evict
Stéphanie
Public's votes
to evict
Josée
7 of 15 votes
to evict
Éric
Fewest votes
(out of 5)
Jean
Fewest votes
(out of 4)
Vickie
Fewest votes
(out of 3)
Christian
49.5%
(out of 2)
Vinny
50.5%
to win

Notes

  This housemate is the Numéro 1.
  This housemate is the Numéro 2.
  • ^Note 1  : Following her eviction, Sandra used the power of the Grenade to nominate Josée. Because of this, Numéro 1 Fey only nominated one housemate for eviction.
  • ^Note 2  : Fey, with 7 of 11 votes, was supposed to be evicted. However, the housemates previously took part in a sleep deprivation task, with success resulting in the eviction being cancelled. They passed the task, and no one was evicted this week.
  • ^Note 3  : During Week 4, there were two vetoes won. The first one was won by Vincent and the second by Lyvia.
  • ^Note 4  : Following a vote to decide the use of the Grenade, it was decided that the public would vote to evict instead of the housemates. Therefore, the housemates did not vote in Week 5.
  • ^Note 5  :   The power of the Grenade in week five was that the evicted housemate could grant immunity to 5 people of their choice. As Marie-Élaine was this housemate, she gave immunity to Christian, Jean, Vickie, Vincent and Vinny.
  • ^Note 6  : Vickie, as Numéro 1, had to vote to break a tie vote between Lyvia and Josée on Day 42.
  • ^Note 7  : Following a vote to decide the use of the Grenade, it was decided that the public would vote to evict instead of the housemates for the remaining weeks.
  • ^Note 8  : Following week seven's eviction, Big Brother announced a double eviction for the following week. One housemate would be evicted by their fellow housemates, while another would be voted out by a public vote.
  • ^Note 9  : Following his eviction, Jonathan used the power of the Grenade to nominate Christian.
  • ^Note 10  : Following Week 8's eviction, the public voting opened to vote for a winner. Big Brother announced that all 15 housemates would vote for the finalist they felt was least deserving to win the game. The finalist with the most votes would be the final evictee, regardless of the results of the final vote. During the week, the housemates competed in a series of challenges to name the final Numéro 1, who would have immunity from the vote.

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