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''Big Brother 2'' was the second season of the Canadian reality television series ''Big Brother''. It was based upon the Dutch series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series was produced by Endemol USA and Insight Productions. The season premiered on March 5, 2014〔https://twitter.com/BigBrotherCA/status/425282542787239936〕 and ended after 71 days on May 8, 2014, where Jon Pardy was named the winner, and Sabrina Abbate, the runner-up. ==Development== Following numerous seasons of ''Loft Story'' (2003–09)〔http://www.loftstory.tqs.ca/〕〔http://loftstory.abotch.com/〕 and a season of the French adaption of ''Big Brother'' (2010)〔http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/yanick-barrette/big-brother-realite_b_3416754.html〕 it was confirmed that Shaw Media and Slice had picked up the format and would air the first English season in the country in 2013.〔http://blogs.slice.ca/mike-boogie-on-big-brother-canada-open-casting-calls/〕 The first season premiered in February 2013 to a positive critical and commercial reception.〔http://www.tv-eh.com/2013/03/01/big-brother-canada-earns-1-4-million-viewers/〕〔http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1158449/big-brother-canada-brings-down-the-house〕 The show continued to have success, at one point becoming the most watched series on the channel.〔http://www.shawmedia.ca/media/media.aspx〕 The second season was officially confirmed on June 5, 2013.〔http://www.bbspy.co.uk/bb14/news/0605/big-brother-canada-renewed-for-second-season〕 On the success of the series, Barbara Williams with Shaw Media stated "Last season, our Canadian edition of Big Brother exceeded all expectations, bringing in record audiences and engaging fans in ways we’d never done before () With season two chock-full of opportunities for viewers at home to influence the house and never before seen show-altering twists, our new batch of HouseGuests and fans are in for a wildly exciting ride." 〔http://www.shawmedia.ca/Media/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?pressReleaseId=6442456265〕 Casting for the season began on August 1, 2013.〔http://globalnews.ca/news/755227/season-2-of-big-brother-canada-now-casting/〕 Much like the previous season, Robyn Kass of Kassting Inc. was in charge the casting process.〔http://www.dangheesling.com/big-brother-canada/〕〔http://www.yakkityyaks.com/big-brother-casting-closed-finalists-to-be-contacted/〕 Potential HouseGuests could apply online until October 25, while six open casting calls were held throughout Canada from September to October.〔http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/01/big-brother-canada-season-2-how-to-apply_n_3690463.html〕 Arisa Cox returned to host the season.〔http://canada.bigbrotherbuzz.com/2013/06/05/big-brother-canada-season-two-confirmed/〕 In February 2014, it was confirmed that there would be a total of fifteen HouseGuests participating in the season.〔http://www.tvgrapevine.com/big-brother-canada/5878-big-brother-canada-15-house-guests〕 The cast was officially revealed on February 26, 2014,〔http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/26/big-brother-canada-season-2-cast-contestants_n_4856237.html〕 and officially entered the house the following day.〔http://canada.bigbrothernetwork.com/big-brother-canada-2-cast-inside-game-on/〕 Despite the announcement of fifteen HouseGuests, only fourteen were revealed. It was later announced that the fifteenth HouseGuest would not be known until the premiere night.〔http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_87012/big-brother-canada-reveals-houseguests-for-season-2/tv/〕〔http://www.torontosun.com/2014/02/26/big-brother-canada-unveils-season-two-houseguests〕 Series executive John Brunton said of the season's opening twist, "It’s a major, major thing that we’re pulling off. We’re going to do something at the beginning that again, nobody’s seen on any ''Big Brother'' anywhere () It’s going to be a freakin’ barnburner, people are going to be on the edge of their seats."〔http://bigbrotheraccess.com/big-brother-canada-spoilers-major-barnburner-twist-for-season-2-359938/〕 During the premiere, it was revealed that three potential HouseGuests, Scott Bosse, a "drag queen" from Nova Scotia,〔http://bigbrotheraccess.com/big-brother-canada-spoilers-who-is-the-mystery-houseguest-3510494/〕 Allison White, a psychiatric nurse from Newfoundland, and metal worker Nate Sandri from Burnaby, BC, had moved into a secret room within the Big Brother house, and that the Canadian public would vote for one of them to enter the house following the second eviction, thus becoming the fifteenth houseguest.〔〔http://www.news.nom.co/canada-to-vote-for-big-brother-canada-8263011-news/〕〔http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/06/Canada_to_vote_for_Big_Brother_Canadas_final_houseguest/〕〔http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-vote-big-brother-canadas-060000276.html〕 The series officially premiered on March 5, 2014 and aired three episodes each week, on Sunday (which showed the nomination ceremony and any luxury or Have-Not competitions during the week), Wednesday (which showed the Power of Veto competition and ceremony), and Thursday (the only live show, wherein there would be a live eviction, followed by the Head of Household competition). The schedule used for ''Big Brother 2'' was the same as that of the previous season. In addition, ''Big Brother: After Dark'', would return and air on Slice. The series provided an uncensored live feed from the house, airing for three hours every night. A new spin-off series, called the ''Big Brother Side Show'', aired on Thursdays after the live show, and was co-hosted by former season 1 HouseGuests Gary Levy and Peter Brown.〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4jh9KmB6BA&list=UUGqzSK8Os5Z4D9XCLRamRBQ&feature=c4-overview〕 Along with the televised series, ''Big Brother 2'' featured live feed streaming from the house. Much like the previous year, the feeds were available for free on the official website, and were blocked solely for competitions and various production aspects.〔http://www.realitynation.com/tv-shows/big-brother/where-can-i-watch-canada-live-feeds/28794/#_is=1bfq9ef5cydt110fux1b68lbtm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Big Brother Canada (season 2)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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