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2019 International Big Brother Winner’s Circle Comes To A Close

2019 marked 20 years of the Big Brother Franchise and in 2019 a total of 19 Series & 19 Winners crowned, 11 men & 8 ladies. 12 countries aired their “Big Brother” series, India airing 5 different series. US, Italy & Poland airing 2 series each, in total 9 civilian series, 10 Celebrity/VIP series. 1763 days in total, around 42,000 hours filmed & about $2,400,000 worth of prize money awarded around the world!

This year Spain premiered a new twist on the BB program with GH DUO. Poland & Finland returned to the screens after years in hiatus! Big Brother Philippines also marking a record with their longest series to date, 235 days! A first in CBBUS 2 African Americans made it to the final 2 & the first African American winner, Tamar was crowned in a US series, also first woman to win with a unanimous vote. Mercy Eke became the first woman to win BBNaija. A non native player, Mugen Rao from Malaysia won his series of Bigg Boss Tamil. Returning civilian housemateto part of GHVIP7 Adara & won the series marking a total of 185 days she has spent in the BB Spain house.

Below List In Order Of The Winners, Series, Countries & Prizes

María Jesús Ruiz Joins The 2019 International Big Brother Winner’s Circle!

After 94 Days, María Jesús Ruiz Won Grand Hermano Dúo. From Andújar Spain, María A 36 Year Old, Model/TV Personality/Miss España 2004, Won The 1st Series Of Grande Hermano Dúo Spain!(Celebrity Series). This Series Was A New Twist To The GH Format.(More On The Format Below) María Was First In The House & Last To Leave, Faced Eviction 7 Times, The Most This Series. She Outlasted 15 Others To Be Voted The Winner With 52% Of The Public Vote(Final 2), Awarding Her The €100,000 Grand Prize(About $113,000 USD)

HGs Would Enter In Duos Or Trios, All Having A Relationship(Romantic) In The Present Or The Past. They Would Have Nominate As A Duo/Trio & Face Eviction As A Duo/Trio(If A Player Was Left Solo, They Would Form Another Duo With A Single Player) Half Way Through The Game, The Competition Would Become Individual Game & Normal GH Rules Came Into Play.

#GHDUO - The Winner of Gran Hermano DUO is --> Maria <-- 🏆👏🙂

After 94 Days the 1st Edition of Gran Hermano Duo came to an end and the Grand Finale took place on Thursday 4/11/2019 with Maria beating Kiko to take the Win - She became the 1st GHDUO Winner. This edition was more of the same as #GHVIP6 where most of the Housemates repeated the Same Stupid Bully Strategy where they ganged up on one Housemate and just like in the GHVIP Edition all of the Bullies were Evicted one after the other. When will they Learn? Probably never - Many in the House and outside of the House believed Maria was making herself the Victim or atleast taking advantage of the situation and that’s like saying the Victim of a stabbing ran into the Stabbers knife then blamed the stabber of attacking her when it was clear she was getting stabbed from all angles.

There is no justification for a Gang of Bully housemates making fun or attacking a Single Housemate like a Flock of Vultures. Maria won because she fought back and took on the Bullies - She wasn't anything like Miriam Saavedra Winner of GHVIP6 who was more entertaining in her approach taking down the Bullies in her edition among other things but Maria also did a good job of not backing down or letting them turn her into a True Victim - Maria fought back always defending herself. However Unlike Miriam - Maria did make several Verbal mistakes using strong Comments while defending herself which could have backfired on her but in the end it was her overall performance in the Game which gave her an edge over the other Housemates - Whether they liked her or not she provided the Most Drama inside the House for Good or Bad -  A Protagonist for sure.

Compared with Kiko who also had a few Dramatic episodes in the House - Maria was involved in more Drama with more Housemates than anyone else and fought them all while still trying to enjoy her experience in the house. So in the end while some still accused Maria of playing the Victim other were blaming Kiko of using his Famous Mom and Family Name and telling his Family stories in the House to have an advantage in the Game. And although in the Final Battle between Maria and Kiko the Votes were close it was Maria’s Overall Gameplay and Persona which the Public liked most and why they made her the Winner. So Congrats to Maria.

GHDUO Grand Finale Stats:

María Jesús Ruiz (Age 36) is the Winner with 53,3% Votes and Takes home the Winner Title and €100.000 Grand Prize plus her contract for being in the House was rumored to be between €15.000 and €20.000 per week so doing the Math thats comes to around €195,000 or €260,000 - 13 Weeks Total - So €195,000 or €260,000 + €100,000 = €295,000 or €360,000 Total

Kiko Rivera (Age 34) takes 2nd Place with 46,7% Votes - as for his Money Totals since he is the Son of a Famous Singer (Isabel Pantoja) it was rumored he was getting paid €80,000 per week just for being in the GH House and if that’s True €80,000 for 13 Weeks is €1,040,000 alot more than the Grand Prize - Whether or not €the 80,000 was the total between him and his wife who was also in the House is not clear - So if he actually got €40,000 instead then his Total would be €520,000 which is still more than the Grand Prize.

El programa sigue barriendo con la gala y batiendo sus récords en el jueves noche, subiendo casi 3 puntos con respecto a la semana pasada. Ahora, gracias a una cuota espectacular, prácticamente se iguala a los datos de los otros dos grandes realities de Telecinco.

Aunque le ha costado arrancar más que a Gran Hermano VIP, sobre todo por haberse enfrentado a espacios tan potentes como La Voz, GH Dúo por fin ha logrado consolidarse como un nuevo éxito del prime time para la cadena de Mediaset España. Este jueves, el reality marcó su récord de temporada al atraer a 3.005.000 espectadores (superó por primera vez los tres millones) y lograr así un 27,8% de cuota de pantalla. 

El auge de estos realities de famosos contrasta con el desplome en audiencia de sus ediciones anónimas. Con Gran Hermano de capa caída y sin haber celebrado edición este pasado año, algo que no había sucedido todavía en lo que va de milenio, las entregas de rostros conocidos no dejan de crecer. 

Pero más allá de ello, y en consonancia con la buena acogida que están teniendo estos espacios entre la gente joven, destaca la buena labor de comunicación que están haciendo desde el canal y los propios formatos. En concreto en redes sociales, donde manejan a la perfección las interacciones con su audiencia potencial.

#GHDUO - Meet the 16 Gran Hermano Duo Housemates

The New Edition of #GHVIP -aka- #GHDUO has Finally arrived on 1/8/2019 and the 16 Housemates are now all inside the GH House - So it's time for some more Gran Hermano -aka- Big Brother Drama. 😉👌

Here are the 16 Housemates Broken up into 2 Main Groups

The Duos Are:

Kiko and Irene

Yurena and Juan Miguel

Antonio and Candela

Alejandro and Sofia

Fortu and Yoli

The 2 Trios are:

Ylenia - Fede - Raquel

#GHDUO will be available to Watch in other countries outside of Spain via the Mediaset CincoMas Channel  😉👌

I've said it year after year that Geoblocking was and still is a Mistake and that people with determination will always find a way to watch what they want. Although the methods to bypass the Geoblocking can be too much trouble for some people, for others it has become the normal and necessary thing to do in order to enjoy their favorite shows. However this time the Bosses of Telecinco will be trying something New to allow more people to Watch #GHDUO .

Last year during #GHVIP6 I said in a Tweet that 2 of the main reasons for Telecinco receiving High Ratings (which you may or may not agree upon) was due to 1- Miriam Saavedra and 2- Peru. There were alot of New people watching GHVIP for the first time and most of them were from countries outside of Spain - Peru being one of the Main Countries due to Miriam being Peruvian by Birth. So during the GHVIP Season Miriam made her Mark and quickly became the Main Protagonist of the Show due to her Unique Persona and other determining factors we witnessed on the show. So it was made very clear and revealed very early that Miriam's Fanbase grew very fast and that it was made up of not only Peru and Spain Fans but also Fans from many other countries as well. In the end it was this Mix of Fanbases that made Miriam Saavedra the Winner of #GHVIP and allowed Telecinco to reap the rewards with High Ratings.

It seems that the Big Bosses at Telecinco ( Mediaset ) finally got the message and now realize they owe outsiders from other Countries a Big Thanks for helping them out with the High Viewership Ratings - so they are now willing to try something new. So what is this New thing I'm rambling about? Well it's called Multi-Casting - Broadcasting a TV Program not only within the Country of origin but also to other countries as well. 

#GHDUO will now also be available for Viewing in other Countries via the CincoMas Channel. The Lists of Countries and Channel Numbers can be seen on the Picture posted above. This will open up the GH Duo Show to a Larger audience which Telecinco and others are hoping to Cash on while helping to boost and continue the High Ratings Trend.

I am Happy with this approach since I've been saying for years there shouldn't be any barriers put in place (GeoBlocking) that prevent people from watching their Favorite programs even if they are broadcast in other countries. I've been watching Gran Hermano from the Start for years using my own Methods all the way from New York but that’s another story I'll keep to myself.  So anyway - This move benefits everyone if done right so I will be hoping for the best.