"Үлкен Бауыр: Екінші Маусым"

Big Brother 2 is the second 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, 2001. The HouseGuests entered the house on June 30 with the series lasting 82 days. The season concluded on September 20, 2001, with Dr. Will Kirby being crowned the winner, and Nicole Nilson Schaffrich the runner up. The series revolved around twelve strangers living in a house together with no communication with the outside world. They were constantly filmed during their time in the house and were not permitted to communicate with those filming them. Unlike the first season, the format of the series was revamped to emphasize the competition – with HouseGuests now competing in competitions for power before voting each other out of the house. One HouseGuest, known as the Head of Household, had the task of nominating two of their fellow HouseGuests for eviction. The HouseGuests then voted to evict one of the nominees, with the HouseGuest who received the most votes being evicted from the house. When only two HouseGuests remained, the previously evicted HouseGuests would decide which of them would win the $500,000 grand prize.

Despite the negative critical response to the first season, rumors began circulating in September 2000 that the series would be renewed and would give CBS more creative control over the project. Les Moonves later stated that the possibility of a second season was "very possible", adding "If we can fix the product we feel there's great potential there." In February 2001, it was confirmed that there would be a second season, and that casting would begin soon. Paul Romer, who was heavily involved in the first season, stated that the show had poor ratings as the critics "didn't get it." It was reported that CBS blamed the casting for the failure of the initial season. With the confirmation of a second season, it was revealed that the series would undergo serious changes before the premiere. Before work on the season began, numerous changes were made in terms of the production team. CBS later stated they hoped to get Arnold Shapiro to produce the series, and were eventually successful in doing so. Allison Grodner was yet another addition to the series this year, who was hired as the co executive producer. The season was originally planned to air five nights a week, though this was later dropped to three nights a week. The show was set to air on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights at 8p. m. Eastern Time, though in August was pushed back to 9 pm. Eastern Time due to the show's mature content. The live show, in which one of the HouseGuests was evicted from the house, was scheduled to air on Thursday nights. Chuck Riley became the narrator for this season, however, played a smaller role in the show than in the previous season. Initially, it was revealed that the HouseGuests would vote to evict one another, with the viewers choosing the winner out of the final three. This was later scrapped, and it was decided that the HouseGuests would choose the winner and the evictees. Like the previous installment, Big Brother 2 featured the live feed streaming, in which viewers could watch live inside the house at any time. This was the first season to charge for the live feeds to be used, with viewers paying either $19.95 to view the full season or $9.95 for a month of the feeds. The decision to require a payment for the feeds upset numerous fans and viewers, several of which threatened not to watch the series at all. A spokesperson for CBS later stated "The subscription does two things [ ] It safeguards against who's watching live feed so we can verify their age [in case there's nudity]. Second, in entertainment you generally pay for content, so I don't think this is anything unusual." Despite controversy surrounding her appearance on the series, it was confirmed in May that Julie Chen would return to host the second season. In another change to the series, Dr. Drew Pinsky and AOL Online Advisor Regina Lewis did not return to the series. Following the departure of co host Ian O'Malley during the first season, no second host was selected for the series. The twelve HouseGuests competing in the series were revealed on June 29, 2001. The group moved into the house on July 1, 2001. HouseGuests Mike and Justin had a criminal record prior to appearing on the series, causing some controversy from critics. HouseGuest Will was a doctor, while Kent and Mike both owned their own businesses. Autumn, Kent, Krista, and Sheryl were all parents, though Kent was the only parent who was married. Bunky was revealed to be the first openly gay HouseGuest to participate in the series, while Kent revealed prior to the season that he felt homosexuality was "perverse". The HouseGuests from this season were noted as being more disruptive than in the previous year's show, with several arguments and romantic relationships occurring in the house. Shapiro stated that the new group of HouseGuests were "uninhibited, outgoing and diverse", and predicted "romance and nudity" from the group.

The house used for the second season was a one story house with four bedrooms, a kitchen and dining room, and one bathroom. The floorpan of the original house was retained with alterations made for additional sleeping areas, the Head of Household room, and relocated storage area and Diary Room. The house was an estimated 2,400 feet, an increase from the previous season's house. The lot used for the house was located at the CBS Studio Center in Hollywood, California. It featured a total of 38 cameras and 62 microphones, making all areas of the house visible. Throughout the house there are two way mirrors lined against the walls, with a production team filming behind them. The bedrooms featured infrared night vision cameras, allowing the cameras to continue filming while the lights were off. The majority of the living room features red colors, as did the kitchen and dining room. The dining room saw the inclusion of a round table, where the weekly nomination ceremony would take place. The bathroom featured mainly light green and cream colors. The bedrooms all had uneven beds, some being water beds and other being simple cots, and two bedrooms featured a plexi glass wall dividing them. The Head of Household bedroom featured items such as a mini fridge and monogrammed robe. While in the house, the contestants were completely isolated from the outside world, meaning no phone, television, internet, magazines, newspaper, or contact with those not in the house. This rule could be broken, however, in the event of a family emergency or passing. At the start of each week in the house, the HouseGuests would compete for the title of Head of Household. The Head of Household for each week would have luxuries such as their own personal bedroom and free laundry service, but was responsible for nominating two HouseGuests for eviction. The Head of Household would not be able to compete in the following week's Head of Household competition, meaning that a HouseGuest could not hold the title for two weeks in a row. All HouseGuests excluding the Head of Household and nominees later vote to determine which of the two nominees should be evicted, and the nominated HouseGuest who received the most votes was evicted during a live episode. Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the HouseGuests may discuss the nomination and eviction process openly and freely. The HouseGuests also competed in food competitions, in which the losers were required to solely eat peanut butter and jelly for the rest of the week; this twist would later be known as "Have Not" in future seasons. The HouseGuests also participated in weekly luxury competitions, in which those competing could win prizes. though the Runner up would receive a $50,000 prize. The format of the series was mainly seen as a social experiment, and required HouseGuests to interact with others who may have differing ideals, beliefs, and prejudices. HouseGuests were also required to make visits to the Diary Room during their stay in the house, where they were able to share their thoughts and feelings on their fellow HouseGuests and the game. While in the house, the HouseGuests are given no information from the outside world. This includes the families and loved ones of the HouseGuests, whom they are not permitted to see or speak to. The house featured no telephones, televisions, or reading material other than for religious use. HouseGuests could voluntarily leave the house at any time, however, would not be able to return. In addition, a HouseGuest could be removed from the house at any time for breaking the rules; removal from the house meant the HouseGuest would not be eligible to return to the house or appear at the finale (which also include voting as a member of the Jury).

Mike Malin and Will Kirby returned for Big Brother: All Stars. Bunky Miller and Monica Bailey were also candidates for Big Brother: All Stars, but were not chosen to compete. Nicole Schaffrich made an appearance on Big Brother: All Stars to host a few competitions. Mike Malin also returned for Big Brother 10 to host a food competition along with other Big Brother alumni, before returning for Big Brother 14, where he competed as a coach.

On Day 1, the original twelve HouseGuests entered the house. Following the introductions, the HouseGuests competed in their first food competition, "All Stuffed Up". The group won the challenge and then learned that the last HouseGuest remaining in the car would keep it. The game came down to Autumn and Kent, with Kent winning. On Day 2, the HouseGuests competed in the "Wheel of First Impressions" Head of Household competition. With Mike now in power, Kent attempted to form an alliance between himself, Mike, Justin, Bunky, and Will. Meanwhile, roommates Mike, Will, and Shannon began to form a close bond and later began referring to themselves as Chilltown. Bunky first revealed that he was gay to Autumn and slowly began revealing this information to the other women in the house. Despite his worries that conservative Kent would be upset, all of the HouseGuests came to accept Bunky. Later that week, the HouseGuests competed in the "Dirty Dozen" luxury competition. With nominations looming, Mike debated nominating HouseGuests such as Autumn, Kent, and Nicole, seeing them as the most annoying in the group. On Day 6, Mike nominated Nicole and Sheryl for eviction, with Nicole being his target. Shannon and Will began to form a romantic relationship in the house, despite Shannon having a boyfriend. Justin and Krista also became closer, forming a more flirtatious relationship. The HouseGuests formed a dislike towards the Chilltown group, feeling that they were stand offish and immature. This led to the formation of the Hot Box alliance, named after the heat of the bedroom they slept in, which consisted of Autumn, Bunky, Hardy, Krista, Kent, Monica, and Nicole. The HouseGuests competed in the "Birds Eye View" luxury competition. While making out with an intoxicated Krista, Justin jokingly swung a sweeper at her head and held a knife to her neck while they made out. While holding the knife to her neck, he asked her, "Would you get mad if I killed you?" before removing the knife. This incident followed a series of rule breaking from Justin, and after consulting with the show's psychologist it was decided that he should be expelled. Despite Justin's departure, the scheduled eviction continued. On Day 12, Sheryl became the first HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a vote of five to three. Sheryl's eviction came as a shock to the Chilltown group, who had believed that Nicole would be evicted. Following this, the "To the Mat" Head of Household competition was held in the backyard. Krista asked each HouseGuest individually who should be nominated for eviction, with the majority selecting Shannon and Will. Krista and Monica, who began to form a strong friendship, formed the Untouchables alliance with Hardy. On Day 15, the HouseGuests competed in the "Ride the Bull" luxury competition. On Day 16, it was revealed that the America's Vote for the week determined whether Mike or Krista, who both had birthdays that week, would earn a video message from home and a dinner for two; Krista was selected by the viewers to win the prize and chose to enjoy the dinner with Mike. The house later decided as a group that Autumn should be evicted and return home to her child. On Day 19, Autumn became the second HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a vote of seven to zero. Following Autumn's eviction, the group competed in the "By the Numbers" Head of Household competition. Upset with Krista for not nominating Chilltown the week prior, Bunky, Hardy, Kent, Monica, and Nicole formed the TOP, or The Other People, alliance to further go against Chilltown. When Shannon felt that Hardy was taunting her in the bathroom, she took his toothbrush and used it to scrub the toilet. Shannon was called into the Diary Room and informed that she had to dispose of the toothbrush before Hardy could use it. That week's America's Choice poll saw the viewers give the HouseGuests a toaster. With Shannon evicted, the remaining HouseGuests participated in the "Higher or Lower" Head of Household competition. Though his allies hoped that Mike and Will would be nominated for eviction, Kent felt that Will was not a threat to his game and made a deal with him to keep one another safe. Kent later debated nominating Bunky against Mike, as well as Hardy against Mike. On Day 27, the HouseGuests competed in the "Food Pyramid" food competition. His decision to nominate Mike led to much drama with Mike and the other housemates. With Chilltown dropping in numbers, the TOP alliance began to turn against one another. Monica and Nicole had an argument over cleaning in the house, while Kent and Hardy engaged in an argument over Kent's failed attempt to form an alliance of Bunky, Hardy, and Kent. Following Mike's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the "Face the Facts" Head of Household competition. This made Hardy the first HouseGuest to hold the title twice, as well as the only HouseGuest this season to win consecutive Head of Household competitions. That night, the HouseGuests were given mannequins to decorate to their likeness. The group learned that this was part of that week's luxury competition and that they had to select a luxury to win within a $100 price range. With Kent realizing that he would be evicted, and Bunky being a target for the coming week, the two began to engage in arguments with their fellow housemates. This further tore apart the TOP alliance and seemingly ensured Kent's eviction. The remaining six HouseGuests entered the backyard to participate in the "Pushing It to the Limit" Head of Household competition. Krista revealed to Will the Untouchables group, prompting Will to exaggerate the story to Nicole and cause doubt in her mind about Krista and Hardy. On Day 41, the HouseGuests competed in the "A Is For Apple" food competition, which required HouseGuests to spell food items out of large plastic letters to earn them for the week. On Day 43, the group played in the "All the News That Fits" luxury competition. On Day 44, the HouseGuests were given a trampoline as part of that week's America's Choice poll. On Day 47, Krista became the sixth HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a vote of three to zero. The final five HouseGuests learned that there would be no eviction for the week as a result of Justin's expulsion from the game. This meant that the group did not participate in a Head of Household competition, and there were no nominations for the week; the group did participate in food and luxury competitions. Bunky was the winner, and chose Monica to join him. On Day 50, the HouseGuests participated in the "An Offer Almost Too Good to Refuse" food competition. On Day 55, the HouseGuests competed in the "Big Brother Jenga" food competition. Due to the low number of HouseGuests remaining in the house, the bedroom closest to the bathroom was shut down; the HouseGuests were allowed to paint the room before it was closed for good. Though the plan was to initially evict Bunky, Nicole continued to grow frustrated with Will and contemplated evicting him; the two later made up. The America's Choice poll saw the HouseGuests getting an in house shopping spree for sportswear clothing. On Day 61, the eviction vote came to a tie, with Hardy casting the tie breaker vote to evict Bunky. Following Bunky's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the "Strange Bedfellows" endurance Head of Household competition. The competition came down to Monica and Will, with Will dropping out in exchange for a prize; this made Monica the new Head of Household. Will's prize was revealed to be a large peanut butter jar used in an earlier competition. Hardy and Nicole were both upset with Will for throwing the competition, as Will and Monica had made a deal that Will would not be nominated. On Day 64, the backyard was transformed into a "winter wonderland" as part of the America's Choice poll. The group played in the "Fire and Ice" luxury competition, which saw the Survivor cast compete against the HouseGuests. The first team to complete the challenge would win a $15,000 prize; the Survivor group won the competition. That same night, the HouseGuests paired up with a Survivor member to compete in the "Crack the Code" luxury competition. On Day 68, Will chose to evict Hardy from the house. The final three HouseGuests then competed in the first round of the three part final Head of Household competition. For the first two rounds the HouseGuest completed for points which would determine who would proceed to the final round. The first part of the competition saw Monica, Nicole, and Will determining which HouseGuest was being described by a specific adjective used by a former HouseGuest, with points being given for correct answers. The second round of the competition saw the HouseGuest complete an obstacle course of various household chours with in 6 minutes. Time was not a factor, instead points were awarded for each task completed; Nicole was the winner with 7, Monica was in second with 6 and Will came in last with 5. Once the scores were added up, it was Nicole(11 points) and Will (10 points) who would progress to the final round of the competition. Following the September 11th attacks, the rule stating that the HouseGuests would not be informed of world news was broken, and Monica learned that her cousin Tamitha had been in the buildings at the time of the attacks. Though the HouseGuests were initially only given the basics of the events that had occurred, they were later given a more detailed description of the events. On Day 77, Nicole and Will competed in the final round of the Head of Household competition, which saw the two being asked seven questions about their former housemates' experiences during their time in the house. On Day 82, the evicted HouseGuests returned to choose whether Nicole or Will should win the series. Nicole and Will learned that they could each nullify one HouseGuest’s vote for the winner; Nicole chose to void Shannon's vote, while Will reluctantly chose to void Bunky's vote – he was so confident that he felt he didn't need to nullify a vote but the producers required that he do so (while it was surprising that Will voided Bunky's vote instead of Hardy to many viewers, Will said that Bunky was a sincere player and his disgust with Will's tactics and previous statement that he would never vote to give Will the winner's money meant that he was the right person to remove from Nicole's vote side). Both Nicole and Will guessed correctly and took a vote for each other out of the final tally.