Big Brother 2024 is the fourth cooperation season of the Dutch and Belgian version of Big Brother. It is the tenth regular version of Big Brother in both Belgium and the Netherlands. In addition, it was an anniversary edition, as it was 25 years since the first version of Big Brother aired in 1999 in the Netherlands. The show is broadcast on RTL 5 in the Netherlands and Play4 in Belgium beginning on 15 January 2024. Live streams are available 24/7 on Videoland for Dutch viewers and on GoPlay.be and Telenet for Belgian viewers.
In August 2023, there was an announcement of the new season and a call for new housemates. The start date was revealed in December 2023. The interior was shown for the first time in January 2023.
Geraldine Kemper and Tatyana Beloy were again hosting. Before the start of the season they made a call for tolerance after hateful posts on social media during last season. The house was restyled. A new entrance was added. The interior had a 70s vibe. A second secret house was built and contained a mirror room, garden and secret hallway to the main house. Unlike previous seasons, this time housemates had to play in pairs.
The launch was considered successful since the ratings were higher than the previous season, reaching 483.000 viewers in the Netherlands. Ashley De Graaf was the second housemate ever in this cooperation series to return after being evicted for some hours. After this, she became one of the most popular housemates this season. Housemate Doriana La Monaca got a warning because she looked and talked too much straight into the camera, and Big Brother doesn't want his housemates to break the fourth wall. Like the two previous seasons, there were crowdfundings from fans to fly airplanes with banners over the house. This season it was a record number with six planes for Basiri, Tom, Randy, Tom and Ashley and two planes for Karen. For the first time, fans were allowed into the house during fan week during a freeze assignment where residents were not allowed to move and/or talk. When Ashley De Graaf bought an exemption for 20,000 euros of the prize money near the end, after weeks of being wronged by her fellow contestants, it made headlines. Tyron Bolwerk went home for 15,000 euros from the jackpot a week before the finals.
This season had fewer viewers in Flanders compared to previous seasons, but did see a strong increase in digital viewers and viewers via the other platforms. The general shift from linear to digital viewing continued strongly with Big Brother. In the Netherlands, the season had the highest ratings since the first collaborative season in 2021.
The final was on April 13, 2024. The winner was Glenn Van Himst. He won the lowest winner amount up to that point, which was 56,266 euros.
Production
Format Big Brother 2024 followed the same format as the previous seasons of the program. Housemates lived in isolation from the outside world in a custom-built house for a period of 100 days, hoping to be the last one to leave the house as the winner, and walk away with a large cash prize.
Concept Producers of the reality show stated this season would have new rules compared to the other season. For the first time the housemates formed duos, put together by Big Brother.
Broadcasts The first episode was pre-recorded on the evening of 10 January 2024 and simultaneously broadcast on RTL 4 and RTL 5 in the Netherlands, Play4 on Belgium on 15 January 2024. The Daily show aired from Monday to Friday with the live show on Saturday night.
Housemates
Eight housemates entered the house during the launch. During the launch night, five extra housemates joined the house. In the second week another two housemates were added. At the start of the third week a new housemate joined the house as king. At the beginning of the fourth week two female housemates entered the house.
Several housemates already participated in other programs before their participation in Big Brother. For example, Ashley De Graaf participated in the reality search Hunted in 2017, Danny Hertveldt in the reality competition Homo Universalis in 2022, Lenie Gerrits in the reality soap Bij ons op het kamp in 2022 and Nouchka Willems in the reality survival Million Dollar Island in 2023.
Name Age Occupation Country Residence Day entered Day exited Status Glenn Van Himst 32 Car mechanic Stekene 16 93 Alice Kappenburg 19 Online content creator Groningen 1 93 Randy Yonce 29 Internship Counselor Amsterdam 1 93 Jimmy Meijvogel 41 Dragqueen Amsterdam 11 90 Ashley De Graaf33Telemarketeer Schagen 19 10 88 Tom Peeters 31 Port worker Burcht 1 86 Tyron Bolwerk 26 Factory employee & model Heerhugowaard 1 82 Karen Baumans 32 Owner hairdressing salon & teacher Aarschot 1 79 Danny Hertveldt 53 Police inspector Roosdaal Pamel 1 72 Dilano De Kleijn 25 Accountmanager Eindhoven 1 65 Ronahi Coksayilir 28 Care worker Zonhoven 1 58 Sabeau Michel 20 Consultant Zaandam 23 51 Doriana La Monaca 25 Video editor Helchteren 11 44 Basiri Sari 23 Driver care transport Drongen 1 37 Nouchka Willems 34 Sales coach Oostende 23 30 Ariana Van Melick 36 Personal assistant Soest 1 23 Lenie Gerrits 52 Singer Arnhem 1 16 Sonja Libb 26 Student & waitress Antwerp 1 10
Twists
Prize money The prize money started again this season at €100.000. The prize money would decrease by housemates buying personal items or favors. The prize money could also increase by winning missions.
Current total amountWhatResultIncreased/decreased Week 1 €100.000(Initial) Week 2 €93,800 Get the remaining suitcases by pushing the red button Lenie pushed the button with his foot Week 3 €94,800 Follow the house rules of the king and queen All housemates succeeded Week 4 €95,800 Keep the water in the water tank in duos All housemates succeeded Week 7 €94,416 Buying personal things Alice, Glenn, Ronahi & Tyron €93,916 Punishment when sleeping during the day in the bedrooms Ashley & Karen Week 9 €92,916 Talking during a freeze Ashley, Danny, Glenn, Tom & Tyron talked Week 10 €87,916 Revealing their identity as undercovers Danny, Jimmy & Karen €88,416 Winning the domino challenge Ashley & Karen Week 10 €68,416 Buying immunity Ashley Week 12 €53,416 The first to agree to leave the house today will receive €15,000 Tyron Week 13 €55,266 Spatial insight challenge + Bet money• Alice€200 • Randy €500 • Jimmy€700 • Glenn€1,000 €56,366 Singing when the band stops challenge Alice, Glenn, Jimmy & Randy €55,966 The money put on Jimmy if he should have been voted out All housemates
Duos & coins Duos were formed during the launch. The housemates in a duo had to work together, sleep together in the duo beds and do the household tasks in duo. From week 10, the duos were stopped. From then on, residents had to continue playing individually.
Housemates could earn and spend Big Brother coins. They could earn them by succeeding in tasks and spend them by shopping. Each duo had to share coins. Individual housemates, not in a duo, had their own wallet of coins.
Duo Blue Duo Green Duo Orange Duo Pink Duo Yellow Duo Lightblue Duo Lightpink Not in Duo
Alice123120 Unknown Ashley412 Unknown Danny1931 Unknown GlennNot in house12 Unknown Jimmy Not in house4 Unknown Karen123520 Unknown Randy11 Safe or Solo house Unknown Tom123 Unknown Tyron1925 Unknown Dilano Hidden house4 Evicted(Day 65) Ronahi Hidden house23 Evicted(Day 58) SabeauNot in house25 Evicted(Day 51) Doriana Not in house25 Evicted(Day 44) Basiri 535 Evicted(Day 37) NouchkaNot in house25 Evicted(Day 30) Ariana4 Evicted(Day 23) Lenie11 Evicted(Day 16) Sonja 1Walked(Day 10)
Weekly summary The main events in the Big Brother house are summarised in the table below. Week 1 On Day 1, Rohani entered the house first. She was instructed to go to the secret house, the mirror house, and wait for further instructions. Next, Ashley, Alice, Basiri, Tyron, Lenie and Sonja enter the house. Only Basiri is allowed to take his suitcase. They each get 5 coins and can buy a hint for 2 coins. Ashley and Alice are the only ones who do this. They get the hint "look well in the eyes. The last resident is Dilano. He joins Rohani in the mirror house. When they get the green light, they get to go spy on the other residents in the normal house.
Five new residents enter the house the same night - Ariana, Danny, Karen, Randy and Tom. They are given a dilemma: take their own suitcase or that of another resident. Only Tom chooses another resident's suitcase. When they enter the house, Big Brother puts them in pairs with the other residents. Basiri is the only one who is not in a duo, he is given a locked suitcase by Big Brother instead. It is the first nomination he can use to nominate a duo in the first week.
The duos play the first game and must recognize their duo partner's eyes on screens. Alice & Karen succeed in this and thus win their own case. During the first night, Ariana shares with her fellow residents that she stutters.
Day 2 Dilano & Rohani are given a secret assignment to place four convex mirrors that will allow them to see the entire house from their secret viewing spot. The other residents are given the choice of opening an envelope. Danny does this immediately which makes his duo win 21 coins. The other duos must earn the coins, and go to the game arena where they must compete against another duo and turn as many tiles as possible so that their color is shown. Team yellow and team orange win and get 11 coins. The losing duos get 1 coin. In the evening, Dilano & Rohani must secretly retrieve a key from the cocoon room.
On Day 3, the residents play a casket game. When only three duos are left, Basiri gets to swap his box with a duo. He does this with duo Pink, Sonja & Tom. In Sonja & Tom's box is a nomination which makes them nominated, in Lenie and Randy's box an exemption, and in Ashley & Ariana's box 5 coins. Basiri must leave the house during the assignment and go to the mirror house.
On Day 4, the residents play the Power of Nomination Game. They have to get balls across via a construction, and eventually get five yellow balls in a row. Duo Danny & Tyron win. Mirror House residents can buy mystery chests in the Wall. When Ashley & Ariana buy two boxes, there is a discussion with the other residents.
Day 5 Danny & Tyron compete against each other for the Power of Nomination via a rope puzzle.
On Day 6, Alice and Karen buy two new mystery boxes. Basiri receives information from Big Brother that there will be two new residents, and that Basiri will put together the new duos. Basiri hears about the new residents via telephone.
On Day 7, Sonja and Tom were already nominated by Basiri's box. Ashley was nominated by Danny. Ashley, Sonja & Tom were nominated and faced the public vote.
On Day 9, Tom is the favorite nominated housemate for viewers. Ashley became the first housemate to be evicted. Week 2 - F*cked up week On Day 10, Sonja leaves the house because she is not feeling well. The residents of the mirror house join the other residents. The two new residents, Doriana & Jimmy, arrive. There are new duos, which Basiri previously put together. Due to Sonja's unexpected elopement, Ashley returns to the house after a few hours but she remains nominated. She forms a duo with Danny. The duos get to open the mystery boxes. Duo light rose has a nomination in their box which means Rohani and Tom are nominated.
On Day 11, the housemates play a game by duo in which they must find red-eye tokens in the house find and place them near photos of the duos to eliminate them. Basiri and Karen win the game and gain immunity as a result. Ariana is convinced that Tom likes her and confides in Karen. Ariana gives a guided meditation to the group that night. The revolving door opens to reveal the red button. The residents have five minutes to push the button and get a case for 2,500 euros for the jackpot. The housemates don't do this.