Big Brother 8 (American season)

Big Brother 8
Season 8
Big Brother 8 logo
Hosted by	Julie Chen
No. of days	81
No. of houseguests	14
Winner	Dick Donato
Runner-up	Daniele Donato
America's Player	Eric Stein
Companion shows	House Calls Big Brother: After Dark
No. of episodes	33
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	July 5 (2007-07-05) – September 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
Additional information
Filming dates	June 30 (30-06) – September 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
Season chronology
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Big Brother 8 is the eighth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series premiered on CBS on July 5, 2007 and lasted eleven weeks until the live finale on September 18, 2007. The eighth season saw little to no change in ratings. The season premiered to 7.40 million viewers, the lowest premiere numbers for any season at the time. The season finale had 8.51 million viewers, making it the second lowest rated finale at the time. In total, the series averaged 7.52 million viewers, only 0.4 behind the previous edition. Big Brother 8 featured 14 HouseGuests, the same amount that was featured in the previous season. The series ended after 81 days, in which HouseGuest Dick Donato was crowned the winner, and his daughter Daniele Donato the runner-up.