Big Brother 2009, also known as Big Brother 10, was the tenth series
of the British reality television series Big Brother. The show
followed a total of twenty-two contestants, who were isolated from the
outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House.
Each week, one or more of the housemates were evicted by a public
vote. The last remaining housemate, Sophie Reade, was declared the
winner, winning a cash prize of £71,320.The series launched on
Channel 4 on 4 June 2009 and ended on 4 September 2009, lasting 93
days â€" the joint-second longest British edition of Big Brother to
date (together with the seventh and ninth series, and one day shorter
than the eighth series). Davina McCall returned as presenter for her
tenth consecutive year. Sixteen housemates entered on launch night,
with an additional six being introduced in later weeks.Big Brother 10
was watched by an average of 2.5 million viewers. It was the lowest
rated series of the show since its inception, becoming the first
series to draw an average of less than 3 million, and remains the
lowest rated series of Big Brother to be broadcast on Channel 4.
During the series, Channel 4 announced that it would not be renewing
its contract to show the series with Endemol once it expired in 2010,
meaning that the subsequent eleventh series would be the last to be
broadcast on Channel 4.
of the British reality television series Big Brother. The show
followed a total of twenty-two contestants, who were isolated from the
outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House.
Each week, one or more of the housemates were evicted by a public
vote. The last remaining housemate, Sophie Reade, was declared the
winner, winning a cash prize of £71,320.The series launched on
Channel 4 on 4 June 2009 and ended on 4 September 2009, lasting 93
days â€" the joint-second longest British edition of Big Brother to
date (together with the seventh and ninth series, and one day shorter
than the eighth series). Davina McCall returned as presenter for her
tenth consecutive year. Sixteen housemates entered on launch night,
with an additional six being introduced in later weeks.Big Brother 10
was watched by an average of 2.5 million viewers. It was the lowest
rated series of the show since its inception, becoming the first
series to draw an average of less than 3 million, and remains the
lowest rated series of Big Brother to be broadcast on Channel 4.
During the series, Channel 4 announced that it would not be renewing
its contract to show the series with Endemol once it expired in 2010,
meaning that the subsequent eleventh series would be the last to be
broadcast on Channel 4.
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