Big Brother 1 had Sixty-seven episodes that aired from July 5 to September 29, 2000.
| NAME | OCCUPATION | HOME STATE | ORDER OF EVICTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Collins | Politician | Pennsylvania | First |
| Jean Jordan | Exotic Dancer | Virginia | Second |
| Karen Fowler | Los Angeles | Third | |
| Brittany Petros | Actress | Minnesota | Fourth |
| Cassandra Waldon | Communications Director | Maryland | Fifth |
| George Allen Boswell | Roofer | Illinois | Sixth |
| Jamie Kern | Beauty Queen | Washington | Seventh |
| Curtis Kin | Lawyer | New York | 2nd Runner-Up |
| Joshua Souza | Co-Producer | 1st Runner-Up | |
| Eddie McGee | New York | Winner |
Big Brother 1 Facts:
- Live premiere episode
- During the first season the show aired 6 times a week – one hour live show with 4 half hour episodes and a one hour recap episode.
- The 24 hour live feeds were free to the public.
- On the live eviction episodes Julie Chen was joined by Dr. Drew Pinsky & Regina Lewis
- The front door exited to the outdoors where evicted houseguests were greeted by fans.
- To increase dwindling ratings producer Paul Romer offered the houseguests $20,000 on the 64th day to entice someone to leave and be replaced with a more exciting houseguest. Despite upping the offer to $50,000 all of the houseguests still declined to leave the house.
- Viewers hired air planes with banners to fly over the backyard to communicate with the houseguests.
- A pug named Chiquita was given to the houseguests to take care of as well as chickens.
