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Australian reality television season

Season of television series

Big Brother
Presented by	Mel Tracina
No. of housemates	13
No. of episodes	13
Original network	Network 10
Original release	9 November 2025 (2025-11-09) – present
Filming dates	8 November 2025 (2025-11-08) – present

The sixteenth season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother, also known as Big Brother 2025, marks the return of the program to original broadcaster Network 10 after the network concluded production of the show following its eighth season in 2008.

The season introduces Mel Tracina as host, and features the return of narrator Mike Goldman. Production of the series returns to the original location at Dreamworld for the first time since the eleventh season in 2014.^[1][2] It premiered on 9 November 2025 and will conclude on 8 December 2025,^[3] making it the shortest regular season on Channel 10 to date.

Format

Like other seasons of the show, the series revolves around a group of strangers living in a house together with no communication with the outside world. Referred to as “housemates”, the group is constantly filmed during their time in the house and are not permitted to communicate with those filming them, except with the titular “Big Brother” – an embodiment of the show’s producers.

Unlike seasons 12 to 15, which aired on Seven Network, this season features the original format, which emphasises the show as a social experiment and does not emphasise competitive aspects. Every week, the housemates vote who they wish to leave the house, with those receiving the most votes being nominated for eviction. The Australian public votes for which nominee should be evicted, with the evictee leaving during a live show. This process continues until only one housemate remains to win the grand prize. Additionally, the show will return to being filmed live, as opposed to being pre-recorded, as was the case when the show was on the Seven Network.

Production

On 16 September 2024, it was confirmed that Big Brother would be returning to its original broadcaster Network 10, which aired the show from its inception in 2001 until 2008, for its sixteenth season in 2025, after reacquiring the rights to the show following its cancellation on Nine Network and Seven Network in 2014 and 2023 respectively. Comedian, Nova radio host and The Cheap Seats showbiz correspondent Mel Tracina was announced as the new host, taking over from Sonia Kruger.^[4] Mike Goldman returned to the program as narrator, having previously narrated seasons 1-11 on 10 and Nine.^[5] The promo advertising the return noted the series’ return to its original format with 24-hour live streaming (which would be hosted on 10’s online streaming service, as a Pluto TV channel hosted on the app), live nominations and evictions and prominently featured footage from the original Network 10 iteration of the series. On 27 July 2025, it was confirmed that the new house will be located at the original location at Dreamworld, with the announcement also coinciding with the opening of the casting call for the new series.^[6][7]

An updated promo for the series, featuring Mel Tracina and advertising a November airdate aired during the finale of Australian Survivor: Australia V The World in September.^[8] A second promo began airing in early October, featuring “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish and announcing the 9 November launch date.^[9] The launch show was recorded the day before premiering on 8 November. Due to weather conditions, filming was paused during the recording after several housemates had already entered, however was completed later that day.^[10][11] Gold Coast-based voice artist Pete Cunningham provided the voice of Big Brother after Leon Murray (who had served as the deputy Big Brother in the 2008 and 2012–2014 seasons) was replaced at the last minute.^[12]

Housemates

The 12 original housemates were revealed and entered on the Launch Night.

Name	Age on entry	Residence	Occupation	Day entered	Day exited	Result
Abiola Oreyomi	24	Melbourne, Victoria	Singer and musician	0
Allana Jackson	45	Gold Coast, Queensland	Social worker	0
Bruce Dunne	25	Sunshine Coast, Queensland	Tradesman	0
Coco Beeby	30	Scotts Head, New South Wales	Early education	0
Colin Ridley	21	Wollongong, New South Wales	Aspiring MMA fighter	0
Conor Maysey	31	Gold Coast, Queensland (originally from United Kingdom)	Disability advocate	0
Edward Doak	30	Adelaide, South Australia	Sales manager	0
Emily Dale	30	Perth, Western Australia	Primary school teacher	0
Holly Young	31	Perth, Western Australia	Model	0
Vincent “Vinnie” Brigante	21	Melbourne, Victoria	Barber	0
Mia Wijewardene	23	Melbourne, Victoria	Hardware shop assistant	0	15	Evicted
Jane Marshall-Doherty[a]	67	Melbourne, Victoria	Retired	2	15	Evicted
Michael Downs	49	Sydney, New South Wales	Publisher	0	8	Evicted

Former potential housemates

On Launch night, a vote opened for two potential housemates, 67-year-old Jane Marshall-Doherty and 36-year-old Mitchell “Mitch” Miletic, who faced Australia’s vote to become the 13th housemate.^[13]

Notes

Twists

Prize money

This season, the prize money started at $100,000. However, housemates can add to the prize pool by successfully completing various tasks and dilemmas, similar to the format in season 7.

	Event	Money earned	Money available	Running total
Week 1	Initial amount	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000
	Ranking shopping task	$25,000	$60,000	$125,000 (of $160,000)
Week 2	Temptation phone call	$0	$25,000	$125,000 (of $185,000)

Head Housemate

After each eviction, the evicted housemate could appoint a housemate as the “Head Housemate”. The Head Housemate would be able to allocate household chores for each housemate, sleep in the queen bed in the bedroom, receive personal luxuries, and control the weekly shop for the house.

They would also be immune from eviction and have the power to save a housemate from eviction, replacing them with the next highest voted housemate or housemates.

	Evicted Housemate	Appointed Head Housemate
Week 2	Michael	Holly

Weekly summary

The main events of the sixteenth season are summarised in the table below.

Week 1	Entrances	During the Launch, Colin, Allana, Coco, Conor, Abiola, Vinnie, Emily, Bruce, Holly, Edward, Mia and Michael entered the house. On Day 2, Jane entered the house after being voted by Australia to be the 13th housemate.
	Tasks	During the Launch, housemates brought their suitcases with them, but were instructed to leave them outside prior to entering. Unbeknownst to them, the contents of their luggage were confiscated and placed in the “BB Bargain Basement.” Throughout the course of the week, housemates gained the opportunity to “purchase” their personal belongings from the store. On Days 1 and 2, housemates participated in their first shopping task, where they ranked themselves from most to least in six different categories, trying to match who the public voted as the “most” and “least” in that category. Each correct answer earned $50 to the shopping budget and $5,000 to the overall prize fund. They got 5 out of 12 answers correct, earning $250 for the shopping budget and $25,000 to the prize money. On Day 1, as a result of being voted as the most deserving of a new wardrobe in the shopping task, Emily was granted access to “shop” in the “BB Bargain Basement” for 30 seconds, however, she could only pick other housemates’ personal belongings. On the same day, Colin was also granted access to the “BB Bargain Basement” for 30 seconds as a consolation prize from the shopping task. He was also given clean underwear and fresh dental kits for the entire house. On Day 2, housemates were given a chance to “buy” two items each from the “BB Bargain Basement”. On Day 4, housemates, except for Jane, were given a last chance to get their belongings back by begging for them at “BB’s Bargain Bin”. On Day 5, Abiola and Emily were given a secret task to setup a secret party in the party room by gathering items around the house. They succeeded the task and thus earned the house with an “unforgettable” party.
	Twists	On Day 2, upon entering the house, Jane was given a secret mission to hide from the original housemates for 90 seconds in one of Big Brother’s hiding spots. If she successfully hid from the housemates, she would receive immunity from the first eviction. If she was caught before time was up, she would be automatically nominated for the first eviction. She failed the task after being caught by Conor with only five seconds left, making her nominated for the first eviction.
	Nominations	On Day 4, housemates nominated for the first time. Holly and Michael received the most amount of points (21 and 13 points respectively) and thus, faced the public vote this week alongside Jane.
	Exits	On Day 8, Michael became the first housemate to be evicted, after receiving the fewest votes to save.
Week 2	Twists	On Day 8, following his eviction, Michael named Holly as the first Head Housemate. On Day 9, as part of the “BB Eatz” task, a phone was installed in the house. This phone also be used for various mini-tasks and dilemmas during the rest of the week. On Day 13, as the result of answering the phone, Vinnie was asked to either receive $10,000 for himself or add $25,000 to the prize money. He chose to receive $10,000 for himself, and must justify the reasons for his choice immediately to the other housemates.
	Nominations	On Day 9, housemates nominated for the second time. Jane, Mia, and Allana received the most amount of points (14, 13, and 10 points respectively) and are nominated for eviction this week. As Head Housemate, Holly decided not to use her power to save a nominee, therefore leaving the nominations intact for this week.
	Tasks	On Days 9 and 10, housemates participated in their second shopping task of “BB Eatz”, where housemates had to run a takeway shop and deliver food to the diary room. They will be given a star rating for each order they completed. They must reach an average star rating of 4 to pass the task. Housemates failed the task after receiving an average of 2 stars, therefore, receiving only the basic shopping budget of $120 for the week. On Day 11, housemates got a phone call from “BB FM”, where they participated in the “Housemate Hot Seat” game. In the game, each housemate were given 5 seconds to answer a question, related to their time in the house and themselves. Each correct answer would award them $20 for the luxury shop. They answered 5 out of 12 questions correct, and thus earned $100 for the luxury shop. On Day 12, housemates were given a VIP party. However, Holly had to choose 4 people to serve as staff members of the party, rather than attend it. She chose Conor & Vinnie to act as Bathroom Attendants and Edward & Mia to be Security. As part of the party, the attendees got a special screening of the 2025 film, The Running Man while the staff had to remain on duty in their roles.
	Punishments	On Day 11, as the result of answering the phone, Edward has to be chained to Jane, who was voted by the public, until further notice.
	Exits	On Day 15, Jane became the second housemate to be evicted, after receiving the fewest votes to save. Later that night, Mia became the third housemate evicted Bec from Queensland called the house and saved Allana, evicting Mia.

Episodes

Nominations table

This season, similar to seasons 9 to 11, housemates are given five nomination points between their two nominations, with a maximum of four points to be allocated to any one housemate. The three or more housemates with the most points face the public vote.

Colour key:

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4 Final	Nomination points received
Head Housemate	none	Holly	Allana
Abiola	3–Colin 2–Holly	3–Mia 2–Jane			13
Allana	4–Michael 1–Holly	3–Mia 2–Edward			10
Bruce	4–Mia 1–Coco	4–Jane 1–Mia			8
Coco	4–Michael 1–Bruce	3–Mia 2–Jane			3
Colin	2–Mia 3–Michael	4–Jane 1–Allana			13
Conor	4–Holly 1–Michael	3–Mia 2–Allana			0
Edward	1–Holly 4–Abiola	3–Abiola 2–Colin			3
Emily	3–Holly 2–Vinnie	3–Colin 2–Abiola			0
Holly	4–Mia 1–Michael	4–Allana 1–Edward			21
Vinnie	2–Mia 3–Holly	3–Allana 2–Jane			2
Mia	4–Holly 1–Bruce	4–Bruce 1–Abiola	Evicted (Day 15)		25
Jane	3–Holly 2–Coco	3–Colin 2–Bruce	Evicted (Day 15)		14
Michael	3–Abiola 2–Colin	Evicted (Day 8)			13
Notes	1, 2	3
Nominations (pre-save)	none	Allana, Jane, Mia
Saved		none
Against public vote	Holly, Jane, Michael	Allana, Jane, Mia
Evicted	Michael Fewest votes to save	Jane Fewest votes to save
		Mia Fan’s choice to evict

Notes

Ratings

Ratings are rounded to the nearest ten thousand. Viewership data is from OzTAM and represents the consolidated National average viewership.^[27]

	Viewers (millions) National
	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
Sunday	1.12
Monday	0.97
Tuesday	0.93
Wednesday	0.92
Thursday	0.83
Friday	0.73
Weekly average	0.92
Running average	0.92
Season average

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