Big Brother 8 (American season)

Big Brother
Season 8
Big Brother 8 logo
Hosted byJulie Chen
No. of days81
No. of houseguests14
WinnerDick Donato
Runner-upDaniele Donato
America's PlayerEric Stein
Companion shows
No. of episodes33
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJuly 5 (2007-07-05) –
September 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
Additional information
Filming datesJune 30 (30-06) –
September 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
Season chronology
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Big Brother 8 is the eighth season of the American reality television series Big Brother It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The season premiered on CBS on July 5, 2007 and lasted eleven weeks until the live finale on September 18, 2007. The eighth season saw little to no change in ratings. The season premiered to 7.40 million viewers, the lowest premiere numbers for any season at the time. The season finale had 8.51 million viewers, making it the second lowest rated finale at the time. In total, the series averaged 7.52 million viewers, only 0.4 behind the previous edition. Big Brother 8 featured 14 HouseGuests, the same amount that was featured in the previous season. The series ended after 81 days, in which HouseGuest Dick Donato was crowned the winner, and his daughter Daniele Donato the runner-up.