Big Brother 2 (U.S.)

Big Brother 2 is the second season of Seth's Big Brother, which first began in November of 2012. The season was formed after the success of the first season, which lasted for almost two full months the previous year. The second season is set to end on Valentine's Day of 2013, lasting for a total of 35 days. Casting began on January 9, a day before the finale of the first season. This season featured the "Coins" twist, which was first introduced in the later cancelled first season. In total, 12 HouseGuests are competing to win the series. Unlike the previous edition, no intruders will be entering the game, and no previously evicted HouseGuests will be returning to the game.

Numerous changes have been implemented to the game since the first season, based off of the positive and negative feedback that was received. This season features more live competitions than the previous season, which most featured non-live competitions. The Have-Not competition was initially going to be featured in this season, but the idea was later scrapped due to the negative reception it received in the previous season. This season also had two main groups; the first group was the main group, where competitions were held and HouseGuests could socialize amongst one another, while the second group was used for the Shop. More Diary Room sessions were used this season as well, allowing Seth to know everything occurring in the game.

Production
The second season of the series was first announced in December of 2012, though not much information was revealed. Casting for the second season was much more strict, mostly due to the controversy and criticism that revolved around the premiere season. On January 9, 2013 a new group was made on Tengaged for the season. The first round of applications began later that night, prompting Big Brother 1 HouseGuests Dylan and Matt to post blogs encouraging user to apply for the series. HouseGuest Ashley also supported the series, making the new logo for the season, which features dominant red, white, and blue colors. The second round of auditions began the following day, however, applicants were still being accepted for the first round of auditions as well. When the first two rounds of auditions had ended, the semi-finalists were contacted and given the third and final round of auditions, which featured various information and agreements about the season. This third round of auditions was created mainly as a way to prevent several HouseGuests from walking from the game, a problem that had occurred in the previous season.

The official cast for the season was revealed on January 13, the day before the season premiere. This season features 12 HouseGuests competing to win the game, and unlike last season will not feature intruders in the game. There are six male and six female HouseGuests, unlike last year which was a much more male dominated cast.

Format
Tengaged contestants who apply for the series will be notified of whether they made the series or not. Each week, the HouseGuests took part in several compulsory challenges that determined who would win power in the House. The winner of the Head of Household competition was immune from nominations and was instructed to nominate two fellow HouseGuests for eviction. After a HouseGuest became Head of Household he or she was ineligible to take part in the next Head of Household competition. The winner of the Power of Veto competition won the right to save one of the nominated HouseGuests from eviction. If the Veto winner exercised the power, the Head of Household then had to nominate another HouseGuest for eviction. On eviction night all HouseGuests except for the Head of Household and the two nominees voted to evict one of the two nominees. Before the voting began the nominees had the chance to say a final message to their fellow HouseGuests. In the event of a tie, the Head of Household would break the tie and reveal their vote in front of the other HouseGuests. The nominee with the most votes from the other HouseGuests was evicted from the House. HouseGuests could voluntarily leave the House at any time and those who broke the rules were expelled by Big Brother. The last seven evictees of the season form the Jury that voted for the winner on the season finale, they were known as the jury members. None of the HouseGuests are aware of how the voting process went until after the season.

Those playing the game had to abide by numerous rules to continue in the game. All competing HouseGuests were required to vote for eviction, and could be punished if they failed to do so. They were also required to post in the forums every two days, otherwise expulsion could be used as a punishment. HouseGuests were required to participate in non-live competitions, though appearing at live competitions was not required. Another rule to the game was that HouseGuests would compete in the Have-Not competition, with the losing team receiving penalties in the HoH and PoV competitions. If a HouseGuest were to be banned from Tengaged, even for the shortest amount of time, they would be expelled from the game. Showing up to evictions was not a rule, but was greatly encouraged. This season featured the "Coins" twist, first introduced in the scrapped pilot of the series. In this twist, HouseGuests earn coins each night they are in the house, and can spend them in the Shop on things such as Immunity for the following week or even a secret power. Winning the HoH or PoV competition will also gain you more coins, and the bedroom HouseGuests chose on the first night determined how many coins they received each night. The Shops were not opened until after the first eviction, allowing HouseGuests the time to gain enough coins to purchase items.

Summary
On Day 1, the new 12 HouseGuests met outside of the Big Brother house, where they learned about the Coins twist. They were also informed that the Paris bedroom would earn them three coins per night, while the Greece themed bedroom would earn them two and the Bahamas room would earn them one. They then entered the house and selected their bedrooms, with everyone who showed up to the premiere earning a spot in the Paris themed bedroom. In the backyard, the group competed in their first Head of Household competition "Don't Judge an Avatar By It's Appearance", in which an anonymous panel gave each HouseGuests avatar a stereotypical label based on their appearance. The HouseGuests had to try and guess which HouseGuest was being described by the panel, earning a point for each correct answer. GT was the eventual winner of the competition, earning five points. On Day 2, GT chose to nominate Brittany and Joel for eviction, citing them missing the premiere as part of the reasoning. On Day 3, Big Brother 1 HouseGuests Dylan and Matt returned to the game to compete in the "Blast From the Past" Veto competition, in which the new HouseGuests faced off against the two in numerous competitions from the first season. Kylie was the winner of the competition, after she narrowly beat out Joel. She then chose to use the Power of Veto on Joel, with GT naming Chloe as the replacement nominee.