Grande Fratello (season 1)

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Grande Fratello
Season 1
Presented byDaria Bignardi
No. of days99
No. of housemates10
WinnerCristina Plevani
Runner-upSalvatore "Salvo" Veneziano
Release
Original network Canale 5
Original release14 September (2000-09-14) 
21 December 2000 (2000-12-21)
Season chronology
Next 
Season 2

Grande Fratello 1 is the first season of the Italian version of the reality show franchise Big Brother . It follows ten contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom-built house. Every two weeks, one housemate is evicted by a public vote. The last remaining housemate, Cristina Plevani, was declared the winner.

Contents

The first season debuted on 14 September 2000 and concluded on 21 December 2000.

Format

Every two weeks, the housemates were called to the confessional to nominate someone, choosing two housemates whom they wished the public to vote on. The two or more housemates with the most nominations would face the public vote, and the least popular housemate was evicted from the house.

Housemates

HousematesAgeBirthplaceOccupationDay enteredDay exitedStatus
Cristina Plevani28 Iseo Lifeguard199Winner
Salvatore "Salvo" Veneziano25 Syracuse Pizzeria Chef199Runner-up
Pietro Taricone (†)25 Frosinone Student1993rd Place
Rocco Casalino28 Frankenthal, Germany Engineer1927th Evicted
Maria Antonietta Tilloca27 Alghero Artist1856th Evicted
Marina La Rosa23 Messina Student1715th Evicted
Sergio Volpini25 Ancona Surfer1574th Evicted
Lorenzo Battistello27 Vicenza Chef1433rd Evicted
Roberta Beta35 Milan Employee1292nd Evicted
Francesca Piri24 Galatina Student1151st Evicted

Nominations table

Week 2Week 4Week 6Week 8Week 10Week 12Week 13Week 14
Final
Nominations
received
CristinaFrancesca,
Roberta
Pietro,
Roberta
Lorenzo,
Marina
Marina,
Rocco
Marina,
Rocco
Rocco,
Salvo
Pietro,
Rocco
Winner
(Day 99)
15
SalvoMarina,
Roberta
Maria,
Roberta
Lorenzo,
Sergio
Cristina,
Sergio
Cristina,
Marina
Cristina,
Maria
Pietro,
Rocco
Runner-Up
(Day 99)
5
PietroMaria,
Roberta
Marina,
Roberta
Lorenzo,
Maria
Cristina,
Sergio
Maria,
Marina
Cristina,
Maria
Cristina,
Salvo
Third Place
(Day 99)
9
RoccoMaria,
Roberta
Pietro,
Roberta
Cristina,
Sergio
Cristina,
Sergio
Cristina,
Maria
Cristina,
Maria
Cristina,
Salvo
Evicted
(Day 92)
9
MariaRoberta,
Sergio
Marina,
Salvo
Lorenzo,
Marina
Marina,
Rocco
Marina,
Rocco
Pietro,
Rocco
Evicted
(Day 85)
9
MarinaRoberta,
Sergio
Pietro,
Roberta
Cristina,
Sergio
Cristina,
Sergio
Cristina,
Salvo
Evicted
(Day 71)
15
SergioFrancesca,
Roberta
Pietro,
Roberta
Lorenzo,
Marina
Marina,
Rocco
Evicted
(Day 57)
11
LorenzoFrancesa,
Roberta
Pietro,
Roberta
Cristina,
Sergio
Evicted
(Day 43)
6
RobertaMarina,
Pietro
Lorenzo,
Marina
Evicted
(Day 29)
16
FrancescaRoberta,
Sergio
Evicted
(Day 15)
3
NominatedFrancesca,
Roberta,
Sergio
Pietro,
Roberta
Lorenzo,
Sergio
Cristina,
Sergio
Cristina,
Marina
Cristina,
Maria
Cristina,
Pietro,
Rocco,
Salvo
Cristina,
Pietro,
Salvo
EvictedFrancesca
66.3%
to evict
Roberta
58%
to evict
Lorenzo
54%
to evict
Sergio
65%
to evict
Marina
83%
to evict
Maria
51.2%
to evict
Rocco
55%
to evict
Pietro
15%
to win
Salvo
25%
to win
Cristina
60%
to win

Viewership

Grande Fratello started with five million viewers at the launch of the show. Viewing figures increased fast, with ten million viewers watching the eighth episode. It reached sixteen million viewers at the season finale.

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