Grande Fratello (season 1)
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.
| Grande Fratello | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Presented by | Daria Bignardi |
| No. of days | 99 |
| No. of housemates | 10 |
| Winner | Cristina Plevani |
| Runner-up | Salvatore "Salvo" Veneziano |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Release | |
| Original network | Canale 5 |
| Original release | 14 September – 21 December 2000 |
| Season chronology | |
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
| Housemates | Age | Birthplace | Occupation | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristina Plevani | 28 | Iseo | Lifeguard | 1 | 99 | Winner |
| Salvatore "Salvo" Veneziano | 25 | Syracuse | Pizzeria Chef | 1 | 99 | Runner-up |
| Pietro Taricone (†) | 25 | Frosinone | Student | 1 | 99 | 3rd Place |
| Rocco Casalino | 28 | Frankenthal, Germany | Engineer | 1 | 92 | 7th Evicted |
| Maria Antonietta Tilloca | 27 | Alghero | Artist | 1 | 85 | 6th Evicted |
| Marina La Rosa | 23 | Messina | Student | 1 | 71 | 5th Evicted |
| Sergio Volpini | 25 | Ancona | Surfer | 1 | 57 | 4th Evicted |
| Lorenzo Battistello | 27 | Vicenza | Chef | 1 | 43 | 3rd Evicted |
| Roberta Beta | 35 | Milan | Employee | 1 | 29 | 2nd Evicted |
| Francesca Piri | 24 | Galatina | Student | 1 | 15 | 1st Evicted |
Nominations table
| Week 2 | Week 4 | Week 6 | Week 8 | Week 10 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 Final |
Nominations received | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristina | Francesca, Roberta | Pietro, Roberta | Lorenzo, Marina | Marina, Rocco | Marina, Rocco | Rocco, Salvo | Pietro, Rocco | Winner (Day 99) | 15 | |
| Salvo | Marina, Roberta | Maria, Roberta | Lorenzo, Sergio | Cristina, Sergio | Cristina, Marina | Cristina, Maria | Pietro, Rocco | Runner-Up (Day 99) | 5 | |
| Pietro | Maria, Roberta | Marina, Roberta | Lorenzo, Maria | Cristina, Sergio | Maria, Marina | Cristina, Maria | Cristina, Salvo | Third Place (Day 99) | 9 | |
| Rocco | Maria, Roberta | Pietro, Roberta | Cristina, Sergio | Cristina, Sergio | Cristina, Maria | Cristina, Maria | Cristina, Salvo | Evicted (Day 92) | 9 | |
| Maria | Roberta, Sergio | Marina, Salvo | Lorenzo, Marina | Marina, Rocco | Marina, Rocco | Pietro, Rocco | Evicted (Day 85) | 9 | ||
| Marina | Roberta, Sergio | Pietro, Roberta | Cristina, Sergio | Cristina, Sergio | Cristina, Salvo | Evicted (Day 71) | 15 | |||
| Sergio | Francesca, Roberta | Pietro, Roberta | Lorenzo, Marina | Marina, Rocco | Evicted (Day 57) | 11 | ||||
| Lorenzo | Francesa, Roberta | Pietro, Roberta | Cristina, Sergio | Evicted (Day 43) | 6 | |||||
| Roberta | Marina, Pietro | Lorenzo, Marina | Evicted (Day 29) | 16 | ||||||
| Francesca | Roberta, Sergio | Evicted (Day 15) | 3 | |||||||
| Nominated | Francesca, Roberta, Sergio | Pietro, Roberta | Lorenzo, Sergio | Cristina, Sergio | Cristina, Marina | Cristina, Maria | Cristina, Pietro, Rocco, Salvo | Cristina, Pietro, Salvo | ||
| Evicted | Francesca 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.