Big Brother Greece 5, was the fifth season of the Greek reality television seriesBig Brother. The show followed sixteen contestants, known as housemates, 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, Giannis Foukakis, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of €170,000. The season lasted 119 days and was presented by Roula Koromila. It launched on Alpha TV on October 3, 2010 and ended on January 30, 2011. As with other Alpha TV programs, the show also aired live in Cyprus through their affiliate Sigma TV. Alpha TV was also partner with Greece's biggest pay tv provider NOVA Greece to launch a 23-hour Big Brotherchannel on their satellite platform. However, the show on NOVA was cut by ESR.
Production
announced in July 2010 that they have bought the rights to the Big Brother format, and aired their own revamped version in Fall 2010. After an open call for participants, a record 6,000 submissions were received by Alpha TV.
Housemates
Nominations table
Each week, housemates will nominate two of their fellow housemates for eviction. Housemates who are immune from nomination will be noted as "Exempt" for the week or weeks in which they are exempt. Notes:
: In round four of nominations, Mihalis had immunity after having won a competition.
: In round four of nominations, Giorgos was automatically nominated for eviction by Big brother for refusing to nominate.
: In round five of nominations, Maria was immune from nominations as she was a new housemate.
: In round six of nominations, Christina was immune from nominations as she was a new housemate.
: In round seven of nominations, Alexis was automatically nominated for eviction by Big brother for refusing to nominate although he was able to be nominated by other housemates.
: In round nine of nominations, Giannis F. was automatically nominated as he was "captain" and refused to make a housemate immune from the nominations.
: In round ten of nominations, Antonis was automatically nominated as he was "captain" and refused to make a housemate immune from the nominations.
: In round eleven of nominations, Elias, who was the "captain" last week, gave Evelina immunity from nominations.
: In round eleven of nominations, Stella, as she was the "captain" this week, her nomination votes counted as double.
: In round twelve of nominations, Stella was banned from nominating, but was immune from nominations as she found the lucky coin in a pie the housemates were given.
: In round twelve of nominations, Giorgos was automatically nominated as he was "captain" and refused to make a housemate or himself immune from the nominations.
: In round thirteen of nominations, Alexis was automatically nominated as he was "captain" and refused to make a housemate or himself immune from the nominations.
: In round fourteen of nominations, Giannis F. and Stella were automatically nominated for eviction by Big brother for refusing to nominate.
: In round fourteen of nominations, Evelina, as she was the "captain" this week, her nomination votes counted as double.
: In round fourteen of nominations, Elias was banned from nominating. However, he was elected as the "captain" for the next week and gave Evelina immunity from nominations.
