Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 4

Big Brother 2004, also known as Big Brother 4, was the fourth season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother, and was aired on Network Ten, starting on Sunday 2 May 2004, with the housemates entering the day before, and ended on Monday 26 July 2004, lasting 86 days. The season was billed as "back to basics, but with one small secret". In a return to the basic format of Big Brother 1 and Big Brother 2 that had been eschewed in favour of twists and surprises in Big Brother 3, all housemates were let into the house together and former surprise elements such as swimming pools and gym equipment were all exposed from the beginning. The only main twist of the series was the prize money which was raised from $250,000 to $1,000,000, but this was kept hidden from housemates until later in the season. Evicted housemates also received larger prizes than any season before, with every evictee receiving a top of the range Mitsubishi Lancer VR X. Two Intruders entered the house later in the game, and Miriam Rivera, the transgender star of the show There's Something About Miriam, entered as a houseguest near the end. The two Intruders were some of the least liked in all the four seasons, with Violeta being chosen for eviction by every single housemate, and then Monica, who already had a boyfriend outside, immediately started falling for Ryan, and she and Bree developed rivalry towards each other. When Monica was finally up for eviction, she was evicted with a large percentage of the votes. Mid season, the housemates were able to see the unofficial premiere of The Day After Tomorrow. The final contestants in 2004 were Bree Amer and Trevor Butler. Trevor won, and then proposed to his girlfriend on stage. The winner announced of the finale was watched by 2.864 million Australian viewers.

The opening sequence was similar to the 2003 opening sequence with some minor sound changes. The background colour is more gradient than the previous season. A scene of a green backyard appears between the diary room and kitchen scenes. The diary room chair is orange instead of red, and the evicted housemate in the titles was changed to blue. Lastly the 84 days was changed to the series 86 days. The theme also was slightly remixed with the introduction of a guitar component.

The first Housemate in each box was Nominated for Two Points, and the second Housemate was Nominated for One Point. Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12NominationspointsreceivedIntrudersNominationsDay 83Day 85Finale Trevor IgorTerri IgorPaul PaulAshalea PaulAshalea MerlinPaul TerriAshalea WesleyAshalea Violeta PaulAshaleaNonominations PaulCatherine PaulBreeNonominationsWinner(Day 86)10 Bree TerriIgor TerriIgor TerriKane TerriPaul TerriPaul WesleyRyan KanePaul Violeta PaulWesley Nonominations PaulRyan PaulRyan NonominationsRunner Up(Day 86)24 Paul AphroditeIgor ElleMerlin MerlinKrystal ElleTrevor MerlinCatherine AshaleaCatherine TrevorBree Violeta TrevorBreeNonominations TrevorRyan RyanTrevorNonominationsEvicted(Day 85)37 Ryan IgorAphrodite IgorTerri KrystalTerri TerriAshalea CatherineTerri BreeTerri AshaleaBree Violeta AshaleaPaulNonominations CatherineBree BreePaulEvicted(Day 83)17 Catherine AshaleaIgor IgorTerri PaulAshalea PaulTerri MerlinTrevor TerriRyan KaneRyan Violeta PaulAshaleaNonominations RyanBreeEvicted(Day 78)15 Ashalea IgorPaul ElleMerlin ElleTrevor ElleKane MerlinKane WesleyKane WesleyRyan Violeta RyanCatherineNonominationsEvicted(Day 71)40 MonicaNot inHouseNominatedAshaleaBreeNonominationsEvicted(Day 71)N/A Wesley AphroditeKrystal AshaleaKrystal AshaleaBree ElleAshalea BreeCatherine BreeCatherine AshaleaCatherine Violeta RyanCatherineEvicted(Day 68)9 VioletaNot inHouseNominatedAshaleaBreeEvicted(Day 59)N/A Kane ElleCatherine KrystalElle KrystalTerri ElleTerri AshaleaCatherine AshaleaTerri BreeAshaleaEvicted(Day 57)11 Terri IgorCatherine IgorBree MerlinKrystal BreeRyan BreeAshalea AshaleaKaneEvicted(Day 50)37 Merlin IgorTerri IgorTerri PaulTerri PaulTerri PaulTerriEvicted(Day 43)15 Elle IgorKane IgorTerri AshaleaKrystal AshaleaRyanEvicted(Day 36)19 Krystal IgorAphrodite IgorTerri TerriMerlinEvicted(Day 29)13 Igor KrystalAshalea ElleKaneEvicted(Day 22)32 Aphrodite TerriPaulEvicted(Day 15)6 Nomination notenone , none Againstpublic vote Aphrodite,Igor,Terri Elle,Igor,Terri Ashalea,Krystal,Paul,Terri Elle,Paul,Terri Bree,Catherine,Merlin,Paul,Terri Ashalea,Bree,Terri,Wesley Ashalea,Bree,Kane,Wesley Monica,Violeta Ashalea,Bree,Catherine,Paul,Ryan,Trevor,Wesley AllHousemates Catherine,Paul,Ryan Bree,Paul,Ryan Bree,Paul,Trevor Bree,TrevorEvictedAphrodite45%to evictIgor47%to evictKrystal41%to evictElle36%to evictMerlin46%to evictTerri41%to evictKane36%to evictVioleta7 of 7 votesto evictBreefalsely evictedMonica43%(out of 7)to evictCatherine41%to evictRyan37%to evictPaulMost votesto evictBreeMost votesto evictWesley23.3%to evictAshalea24%(out of 6)to evict Saved Igor35%Terri20% Terri35%Elle18% Paul32%Terri21%Ashalea6% Terri34%Paul30% ? ??19%???18%???13%?? ?4% ? ??24%???21%?? ?14% ? ??28%???19%?? ?17% Monica0 of 7 votes Bree18.4%???17.4%???15.4%???14.2%???7.4%?? ?3.9% ? ??22%???21%???16%???14%?? ?3% ? ??33%?? ?26% ? ??35%?? ?28% BreeTrevorTrevorFewest votesto evict

Gretal Killeen hosts a special where the housemates play a game of 2 lies and a truth, what is the truth? and will the housemates guess the secrets? Plus, daily show action including the morning after the night before of Igor and Aphrodite's argument.

Meeting Miriam was a Special Live Show shown on Day 41, where Miriam Rivera entered the Big Brother House to help the Housemates with their Salsa Dancing Task.

Gretel Killeen hosts a live special where the housemates play a series of games with the winner being the first to learn Big Brother's secret and then will be able to tell a friend but must keep it a secret or face a massive price. Who will be first to learn the secret?

Gretel Killeen hosts the much anticipated live show where the introduction of the 2 intruders has arrived, how will the house react to their new playmates? Plus, house psychologist Carmel Hill puts in what the house is really going through.

The Recount was a Special Live Eviction Show which it aired on Day 68.

Gretel Killeen hosts the final nominations show joined by evictee Catherine where the final 4 will nominate for a surprise eviction but who will face the chop next? Plus, Gretel talks to the final 4 one on one.

Gretel Killeen hosts a surprise eviction where the final 4 is about to become the final 3 but who will not make it to the final days: Paul. Bree or Ryan?

Gretel Killeen hosts the final eviction show before the final but which of the final 3 will not make it to the final day and miss out on the million: Paul, Bree or Trevor? Plus, Ryan returns on stage and has a big reunion.

Housemate Merlin Luck staged a protest at his live eviction show. Upon entering the arena, he revealed a makeshift banner which read "Free Th Refugees". The letter E had fallen off and it was intended to read "Free The Refugees" in reference to Australian Government policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers. Merlin placed gaffer tape over his mouth and refused to speak during the live show. The following night, when he returned to appear as a guest on the Nomination show, he apologised to Killeen for putting her on the spot and making her job difficult by refusing to speak during the eviction show. On this show Merlin spoke about his actions in the highest rating show of the timeslot for that night. Housemate Bree Amer was incorrectly evicted instead of Wesley due to a vote counting error. The error was discovered after the Sunday night eviction show. Bree had already met up with friends and family. She was returned to the house the following night (Monday). Wesley was evicted in a special show on the following Thursday.