Pinoy Big Brother: All In
Pinoy Big Brother: All In is the fifth main season of the Philippine ABS-CBN reality television series Pinoy Big Brother and the eleventh season overall. This was also the first season of the Big Brother franchise from the world to feature adult civilians, teenagers and celebrities taking part in the same season. Due to the mixed contestant types this season is referred to as a "Special Edition". Toni Gonzaga, Bianca Gonzalez, Robi Domingo, and John Prats reprised their roles as hosts, while Alex Gonzaga joins the show initially as a host but served as one of the longest-reigning houseguests. The show aired on April 27, 2014, on ABS-CBN, replacing The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition: Doubles. The show aired 10:15 p.m. (PST) every Mondays to Fridays; 9:30 p.m. (PST) every Saturdays; and 9:45 p.m. (PST) every Sundays. Nineteen housemates had entered the house, 17 on Day 1, and two on Days 21 and 49, and the season lasted 120 days, ending on August 24, 2014. Daniel Matsunaga emerged as the season's winner, the third celebrity to win in the franchise. Development Lauren Dyogi, the Director and Business Unit Head of the show, confirmed the show was renewed for a fifth season and audition schedules were soon to be announced. The network officially announced the auditions on September 15, 2013, during an episode in The Voice of the Philippines. The official air date was not revealed in the announcement. Promotion In April 2014, promotional teasers were aired. The first teaser was an audition video of Kim Chiu, the franchise's first teen winner. Another teaser was aired about the love story of Melai Cantiveros and Jason Francisco who became lovers inside the show and were now married. A grand mini reunion, attended by some of the former housemates of the Regular, Celebrity and Teen Seasons and hosts of the show, was also held at ASAP 19 on April 20. Scheduling In an interview aired February 10, 2014, on Banana Nite, Toni Gonzaga confirmed that the show will return in March 2014. It was later moved on April 27, 2014. The show will occupy the vacated timeslot of The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition: Doubles. The show's companion show, Pinoy Big Brother: All In Über, will be aired weekdays as part of the Kapamilya Gold block. As part of the franchise, this season introduced an online companion show. An online discussion called "Twitter Hangout" on Twitter every Thursdays, starting on March 27, 2014, was also introduced. Every Thursday night in the online Twitter discussion, Business Unit head of the franchise Lauren Dyogi, the hosts, and former housemates will answer the questions of the netizens. Kick-off On April 27, 2014, the show introduced two housemates in ASAP 19 and three housemates in Buzz ng Bayan, which were both ahead of Pinoy Big Brother's timeslot. The rest of the housemates were introduced in the show itself later that night. Hosts On November 6, 2013, Toni Gonzaga was officially confirmed to return as the main host of the