The fourteenth season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother, also known as Big Brother 2022, was filmed from 12 October through 13 December 2021, and premiered on Seven Network on 9 May 2022. Hosted by Sonia Kruger,
In the series, the Housemates – both new and returning housemates from earlier seasons deemed as "Big Brother Royalty" – lived in a house together with no communication with the outside world as they compete for $250,000. They were constantly filmed during their time in the house and were not permitted to communicate with those filming them. Over the course of the competition, housemates will compete in challenges for power and safety before voting each other out of the house. When three housemates remained, the Australian public decided which finalist would win the grand prize of $250,000.
The series was won by season 3 winner Reggie Sorensen, who was voted the winner by Australia over Johnson Ashak and Taras Hrubyj-Piper. With her win, Sorensen became the first person to win the Australian adaptation of the show twice, and the fifth worldwide. The season finale was aired on 12 July 2022, with 363 thousand viewers tuning in.
Production In October 2021, Seven Network released a promotional teaser for the season with the slogan "Back to the Future," revealing that former housemates from previous seasons of Big Brother would return to compete against new housemates. The season was filmed at the White Pavilion in Sydney Olympic Park, the same location as Big Brother VIP, making it the first civilian season to be filmed in the new location, following the demolition of the previous house in January 2021.
The finale was broadcast live from the Hordern Pavilion with all housemates in attendance – which will be the first time since moving to Seven that the show has reunited the full cast due to previous seasons having issues with COVID-19 restrictions in Sydney.
International broadcast The season is being broadcast in New Zealand via TVNZ Ondemand the day after the episode first airs in Australia, and is then being broadcast on one of TVNZ's linear channels the day after that. The season was originally being broadcast on TVNZ 2, but following poor ratings it was moved to TVNZ Duke airing at mid-day from May 25.
Format The fourteenth season aired three nights a week from Monday to Wednesday. Each week, two Housemates were typically Evicted. For the first time since the 2020 revival, significant additions were made to the Big Brother game structure.
Each episode takes place over 2–3-day of the game, showcasing highlights from the house and house tasks (to determine the weekly shopping budget and award various luxuries) and the Nomination and Eviction process. Regarding the nomination and eviction process, each night features a different episode format. While some episodes modify the format slightly – usually to feature a twist to the game – the typical episode structure is as follows:
Monday: The Housemates compete in a Nomination Challenge, the winner of which has power over the next set of Nominations. Immediately after the challenge, the winner will be called to the Diary Room to name three nominees for that Night's Eviction Ceremony. At the Eviction Ceremony all housemates must vote to evict one of the nominees, except the nominating housemate (who will only cast a tie-breaker vote, if required). The nominee with the most votes is evicted from the house.
Tuesday: The housemates compete in an Immunity Challenge, the winner is immune from the next set of Nominations and Eviction. Then the House will vote in House Nominations, with all housemates voting for one Housemate to be nominated for the next Eviction. The three Housemates with the most votes are nominated for eviction. In the event of a tie, the Immunity winner will break the tie to determine three nominees.
Wednesday: The Housemates nominated by the house compete in the Second Chance Challenge, with the winner saving themself from that night's Eviction. At the Eviction Ceremony all housemates must vote to evict one of the two remaining nominees, except the nominees themselves (as their votes would cancel the other's out). In the event of a tie, the Head of House will break the tie. The nominee with the most votes is evicted from the house.
Finale Following the final eviction, the remaining three housemates will face Australia's vote to determine the winner. This vote is conducted on the show's website, with voters voting for a winner, with the finalist with the most votes winning.
Head of House Introduced in Week 2 was the title of "Head of House". The house will elect an HoH, who will be given total immunity for the week and access to the HOH Suite along with two/three housemates of their choice. They were also granted a unique game power to use during their reign. No Housemate can be Head of House in back to back weeks.
Week HoH HoH's choice for Suite Access Power Outcome 2 Tully Drew Tim At House Nominations, Tully could give Immunity to one Housemate. This was awarded after votes were cast and before they were revealed. Tully gave Trevor Immunity, cancelling 2 nomination votes against him. 3 Aleisha Gabbie Lulu At House Nominations, Aleisha was given 3 nomination votes. Aleisha cast a vote against Estelle and 2 votes against Dave. 4 Jules Dave Estelle Tully At the first Nominations Challenge of the week, Jules could choose one Housemate to sit out. This Housemate couldn't win the power to nominate, but could still be nominated. Jules chose for Drew to sit out of the Nominations Challenge. 5 Estelle Brenton Johnson After the house nomination was revealed, Estelle could choose to save one of the nominated housemate from eviction and replace with another housemate of her choice. Estelle saved Tully, cancelling 3 nomination votes against her, and replace her spot with Aleisha. 6 Johnson Jaycee Reggie Before the Immunity Challenge, Johnson could banish two of his fellow housemates to the waiting room and are not able to participate in the challenge. Johnson banished Brenton and Tim to the waiting room, which prevented them from participating in the Nominations Challenge and was saved from the House Nominations. 7 Jaycee Not shown Not shown Not shown 8 Tim AleishaReggieTaras By spinning the power wheel, Tim have earned the "Swap Nominee" power. After nomination, Tim could save one nominee and replace them with a save housemate. Tim saved Johnson, cancelling 3 nomination votes against him, and replace his spot with Brenton.
Voting history Colour key Elected as Head of House Selected by Head of House to gain access to the Suite Eligible to become Head of House Not in the House at the time when the Head of House was decided Was not eligible to become Head of House
Week 2Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8Method: Pre-selected House VoteConsensus Reggie No Voting Dave Jules Estelle Johnson Taras Tim Johnson No Voting Aleisha Brenton Jaycee Reggie Jaycee Ineligible Taras No Voting Aleisha Brenton Jaycee Johnson Jaycee Tim Brenton Not in House Ineligible Estelle Johnson Jaycee Ineligible Aleisha No Voting Dave Brenton Jaycee Johnson Jaycee Tim Tim No Voting Dave Jules Estelle Johnson Jaycee Tim Estelle No Voting Dave Jules Jaycee Reggie Reggie Ineligible Gabbie No Voting Aleisha Jules Estelle Reggie Reggie Ineligible Jaycee No Voting Aleisha Brenton Estelle Johnson Reggie Ineligible Drew No Voting Aleisha No Voting Jaycee Johnson JayceeEvicted Tully No Voting Dave Jules Estelle Reggie ReggieEvicted Jules Not in House Ineligible Estelle ReggieEvicted Dave No Voting Aleisha Jules Estelle ReggieEvicted Sam No Voting Reggie Brenton JayceeEvicted Lulu No Voting Aleisha JulesEvicted Trevor No Voting Dave JulesEvicted Joel No Voting AleishaEvicted Lara No VotingEvicted Layla No VotingEvicted MelEvicted JoshEvictedNotesnonenoneHead of HouseTullyPre-selectedAleisha8 of 15 votesto electJules8 of 13 votesto electEstelle8 of 14 votesto electJohnson7 of 13 votesto electJaycee6 of 11 votesto electTimUnlucky 4's choiceto electSuite AccessDrew TimGabbie LuluDave Estelle TullyBrenton JohnsonJaycee ReggienoneAleishaReggieTaras
Notes
Housemates Twenty-one Housemates competed in the series. The first five new housemates and the eight returning housemates were announced on 7 April 2022, with the remaining 6 of the initial cast being revealed ahead of the launch. The identities of the intruders, were revealed on 26 May, ahead of their entrance on Episode 11.
NameAgeResidenceBig Brother historySeason 14 resultsSource Season Status Day entered Day exited Result Regina "Reggie" Sorensen 48 Queensland Big Brother 2003 1 62 Johnson Ashak 25 Maroubra, New South Wales colspan="2" 1 62 Taras Hrubyj-Piper 34 Bondi Beach/Clovelly, New South Wales colspan="2" 1 62 Brenton Parkes 26 Sydney colspan="2" 24 62 Aleisha Campbell 24 New South Wales colspan="2" 1 61 Tim Dormer 37 Sydney Big Brother 2013159 rowspan="2" Big Brother Canada 4 Estelle Landy 33 Queensland Big Brother 2012 1 57 Gabbie Keevill 22 Central Coast, New South Wales colspan="2" 1 53 Jaycee Edwards 23 colspan="2" 1 50 Anthony Drew 33 Victoria Big Brother 2013 3 48 Tully Smyth 34 Melbourne Big Brother 2013 10 45 Jules Rangiheuea 28 Sydney colspan="2" 24 43 David "Dave" Graham 42 New South Wales Big Brother 2006 1 39 Sam Manovski 31 Perigian Beach, Queensland colspan="2" 1 32 Lulu Oliveira 39 Brisbane, Queensland colspan="2" 1 30 Trevor Butler 48 Broken Hill, New South Wales Big Brother 2004 3 25 Joel Notley 27 Newcastle, New South Wales colspan="2" 1 18 Lara Phillips 52 Bateau Bay, New South Wales colspan="2" 1 16 Layla Subritzky 34 Brisbane, Queensland Big Brother 2012 3 11 Mel Todd 41 colspan="2" 1 9 Josh Goudswaard 32 Byron Bay, New South Wales colspan="2" 1 4
Future appearances In 2025, Reggie Sorensen was the joint runner-up in the eleventh season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
In 2026, Johnson Ashak competed on Australian Survivor: Redemption.
Also in 2026, Tully Smyth would go on to compete in season 3 of The Traitors Australia.
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Voting history Key This housemate was nominated for eviction. This housemate was the nominating Housemate on this round. This housemate was immune from this round of eviction due to a twist. This housemate won the challenge and is immune for this round of eviction. This housemate was not in the Main House and did not participate in this round of eviction. This housemate was originally nominated but won the second chance challenge and was thus saved from eviction. This housemate was elected Head of House and was given immunity for the week.