Big Brother Sverige 2020 is the eighth season of the Swedish Big Brother and the eleventh season of Big Brother overall to air in Sweden.
Big Brother celebrated its 20th anniversary and the show returned to Sweden after a five-year break. On 24 September 2019, TV4 announced that they will revive the show in early 2020. This season officially started on 10 February 2020 on TV4. Malin Stenbäck and Adrian Boberg co-hosted the show, Moa Wallin and Helle Schunnesson were the sidekicks of the live show. This season was planned to run for 100 days. The winner received 1,000,000 kr.
The weekly live shows were broadcast on Mondays on Sjuan, and daily shows were broadcast from Tuesdays to Sundays, also on Sjuan and TV4 Play. There were live streams with multiple camera angles on C More.
Adrian Boberg and Helle Schunnesson both quit hosting the live show after learning of housemate Sami Jakobsson's background with right-wing extremism and his having tattoos with Nazi symbols before.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, no more housemates were allowed to enter the house later in the show.
Production Format change The main format for this season has a big change with the cancellation of nomination. Instead, by setting a series of competitions each week and the losers will be nominated for eviction. After analyzing all the years of the reality show, it has been found that the format has led to people being broken down and that many of the participants mentally felt bad. TV4 decided to redo the show's original format.
TV4 writes in the press release that "Mental illness has been promoted by a game engine that focuses on hunting and conflict, rather than the social and psychological experiment that is the show's original idea."
The former premise has been to make it popular in the house to avoid getting the most number of nomination votes by the other participants. The participants have not been allowed to talk about their decisions in previous seasons, which TV4 believes has led to the fact that you can not trust anyone and that the participants have never been able to sort out any conflicts.
The press release states: "Not being able to talk about nominations means that you as a nominee live with the knowledge that the majority of participants may not like you or see you as a threat. If you are lucky and the viewers leave you there, you still need to be left with the feeling of insecurity and the feeling that may not be liked or be a big threat. It leads to confusion."
The show has removed the segment of nomination and the housemates will have the opportunity to talk to each other about their choices. But the production has also divided the season into the Qualifying Game and the Final Game.
In the Qualifying Game, both housemates and viewers have the opportunity to save one or more people in the house. Participants will also need to motivate their choices about why they want a person to stay or leave the house. Viewers also have the power to go against the participants and save the person.
When the Final Game starts, there will be no new housemates to enter the house. The competition momentum will remain during the final game, but the show will be more focused on nominations.
House The house is built in Telestaden in Farsta, Stockholm. It's a colorful and luxurious house with more than fifty cameras and ninety microphones and it features a 400 m2 living area, a 75 m2 pool room, a spa with a whirlpool and a luxury bathroom, two bedrooms for at least 12 people. Housemates will have access to a fully equipped kitchen and gym.
Housemates Name Age on entry Hometown Occupation Day entered Day exited Status Sami Jakobsson 25 Köping Truck driver 1 99 Lennie Hansson 36 Sundsvall Importer 6 99 Jasmine Armstrong 26 Halmstad / Gothenburg Retail sales and substitute teacher 1 99 Mergim Feka 21 Hässleholm Bartender and warehouse worker 1 96 Frida Skoglund 29 Karlstad Waiter and wine sommelier 29 92 Julia Löfgren 29 Stockholm Entrepreneur; Driver and nail salon owner 1 85 Martin Forsten 30 Åkersberga Carpenter 7 78 Amilia Stapelfeldt 25 Stockholm PR consultant and talent scout 1 71 Alex Manzizila 31 Stockholm Entrepreneur and substitute teacher 1 64 Victoria Klöfver Rama 22 Östersund Flight attendant 15 57 Daniel Glasman 37 Stockholm Communications strategist and nightclub employee 1 50 Philip Wesselhoff 24 Gothenburg Personal assistant 29 36 Izabella Andersson Acimovic 26 Norrköping Marketer; Former contestant of Parovi 26 32 Lisa Eng 37 Stockholm Teacher assistant 1 29 Antonia "Anty" Johnson 28 Umeå YouTuber and influencer 1 22 Patrik Svensson 51 Gothenburg Business manager and chef 1 20 Jessica Pamlin 23 Stockholm YouTuber 5 8 Kim Kamal 21 Uppsala Makeup artist; Hair stylist and influencer 1 4 Isabel Pereira 24 Stockholm Clothing store assistant 1 4 Mole Joakim Lundell 34 Vadstena Artist and YouTuber 22 24
Game history & nominations table Since there won't be nominations for the Qualifying Game Phase, a series of competitions would be held for each week. The losers would be in danger of possible eviction. For the Final Game Phase, the show switched back to the original format with housemates nominate each other. Housemates will compete in teams or individually for different benefits.
Qualifying Game Phase (Week 1 - Week 8) This housemate won the weekly team competition and safe for the week. This housemate was nominated for lost the weekly team competition. This housemate was nominated for lost the weekly team competition, but was saved by winning the immunity competition. This housemate was nominated for lost the weekly team competition, but was saved by the public vote. This housemate was nominated for lost the weekly team competition, but was saved by housemate(s). This housemate was nominated for lost the weekly team competition, but was saved by Friday's competition winner.
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Day 32 Day 36 Nominated Team competition Individual IsabelKimJasmineSami AlexDanielJasmineLisaMergimPatrik AmiliaAntoniaLisaPatrik AlexDanielJasmineJoakimLennieLisaMergimVictoria AlexDanielIzabellaJasmineLenniePhilipVictoria AlexIzabellaJasminePhilipVictoria AlexAmiliaDanielJasmineJuliaLennieMergim JasmineLennieSamiVictoria AlexAmiliaFridaJasmineJuliaLennieMartinMergimSamiVictoria Saved by ImmunitycompetitionnoneMergimAmiliaDanielLennieAmiliaVictoriaLennie Public vote Danielnone Jasminenone DanielJasmine JasmineLennie Sami JuliaAmiliaMergimSami Housemate(s) AlexLisa Alex none Alex none FridaMartin Friday's competitionwinner Patrik Victoria Alex Mergim Jasmine none Sami Lose 1 Win Win Win Izabella Safe Win Daniel Saved Lennie Not inHouse 3 Win Win Lose Daniel Saved Saved Daniel Fridato block Jasmine Lose 5 Lose Win Saved Izabella Saved Saved Julia Victoriato block Mergim Win 5 Saved Win Savedby Lennie Daniel Safe Saved Daniel Alexto block Frida Not inHouse Izabella Safe Win JuliaMergimto block Julia Win 2 Win Win Win Izabella Safe Win 6 points Saved Martin Not inHouse 2 Win Win Win Izabella Safe Win Julia Saved Amilia Win 1 Win Saved Win Daniel Safe Saved Daniel Jasmineto block Alex Win 4 Saved Win Saved Izabella Saved Saved Julia Amiliato block Victoria Not inHouse Win Saved Izabella Lose Win Daniel Samito block Daniel Win 6 Saved Win Saved Izabella Saved Lose 5 points Evicted(Day 50) Philip Not inHouse Izabella Lose Evicted(Day 36) Izabella Not inHouse Daniel Evicted(Day 32) Lisa Win 4 Saved Lose Lose Evicted(Day 29) Joakim Not inHouse Lose Left(Day 24) Antonia Win 3 Win Lose Evicted(Day 22) Patrik Win 6 Saved Lose Walked(Day 20) Jessica Not inHouse Walked(Day 8) Kim Lose Ejected(Day 4) Isabel Lose Ejected(Day 4) Notes 1, 2, 3, 45, 6, 7, 8, 910, 11, 12, 1314, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 20, 21, 22 20, 23, 24 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 Againstpublic vote(for eviction) none Jasmine AntoniaLisa LennieLisa DanielIzabella PhilipVictoria DanielJulia DanielLennie AlexJasmineMergimSamiVictoria AlexJasmineVictoria Leftnone Joakim none Walked Jessica none Patrik none Ejected IsabelKim none EvictedNoEviction Jasmine71.8%to save Antoniato save Lisato save Izabellato save Philipto save DanielJulia50.5%to save Danielto save MergimSamito save Victoriato save
Notes Week 1 : Isabel, Kim, Jasmine and Sami were nominated for losing a series of competitions. : On Day 4, Isabel was ejected from the Big Brother house for unacceptable behaviour and breaking the rules during a conversation between her and Kim. Later Kim was also ejected for the same reason. : On Day 8, Jessica voluntarily left the show for personal reasons. : During Day 8's live show, Mergim was given the opportunity to save a housemate. He chose Jasmine. But later the host revealed that both Jasmine and Sami were safe and there was no eviction on Day 8. However, Sami received a penalty and will be chained to another housemate.
Week 2 : The second week was the Chain Week, housemates will be divided into two teams as usual on Tuesday. Besides, they will be chained in pairs. That means they have to do everything together. The pairs are: 1 Sami and Amilia, 2 Julia and Martin, 3 Antonia and Lennie, 4 Alex and Lisa, 5 Mergim and Jasmine, 6 Daniel and Patrik. Pairs in Yellow Team are: Amilia and Sami, Julia and Martin, Antonia and Lennie. Pairs in Pink Team are: Alex and Lisa, Mergim and Jasmine, Daniel and Patrik. The yellow team won and the pink team lose and thus nominated. : Alex, Daniel, Jasmine, Lisa, Mergim and Patrik were nominated for losing a series of competitions. Mergim won immunity competition on Day 10, therefore saved. : On Day 12, Daniel was saved by a public vote through the app. : On Day 13, Alex and Lisa were saved by housemates' decision. : During the live show, the winner of Friday's pedometer competition, Mergim, would save one of Patrik or Jasmine. Viewers then decide the unselected person should stay or leave. Mergim chose to save Patrik. Jasmine faced the public vote, and the viewers chose her to stay.
Week 3 : The third week was Sports Week, housemates divided into three teams on Day 17. Housemates must melt ices with their bodies. Team Pink: Alex, Daniel, Jasmine and Lennie. Team Turquoise: Amilia, Antonia, Lisa and Patrik. Team Yellow: Martin, Mergim, Sami, Julia and Victoria. Julia has been infected by Bacillus so she couldn't compete, but she is still affected by how her team performs. Team Pink and Team Yellow won and Team Turquoise lost. : The viewers voted that Amilia and Sami would have the chance to win the Golden Ticket, the winner will be safe for the week. To win the Golden Ticket, Amilia and Sami needed to make the Big Brothers version of the Vasaloppet. For 24 hours, they would fence as far as they could from the distance between Sälen and Mora on a fencing machine. Finally, after Big Brother summed up and made a deduction for a rule violation, Sami won the Golden Ticket by just over a mile over Amilia. : Amilia won the immunity competition on Day 18. : Patrik left the house on Day 20 after a few days of illness.
Week 4 : Week 4 is the Anniversary Week. Housemates celebrate the 20 years since Big Brother was launched for the first time in the world. During the week, we will revisit classic Big Brother themes known faces. For this week's team competition, housemates divided into three teams. Team Pink: Amilia, Julia, Martin, Sami. Team Turquoise: Alex, Jasmine, Lisa, Mergim. Team Yellow: Daniel, Joakim, Lennie, Victoria. : Joakim entered the house as a new housemate on Day 22 and on Day 23, he revealed to the viewers that he is a mole. As a mole in the house, Joakim was given a mission where he told the housemates that he and Jonna would divorce. After a vote in the app, he told the housemates that he found someone new now. He left the house on the morning of Day 24. : Lennie used the power he won last week to save one of the losers, he chose Mergim. : On Day 26, Jasmine was saved by a public vote.