15 January (2023-01-15) – 2 April 2023 (2023-04-02)
Big Brother Titans is the joint South African and Nigerian edition of the Big Brother franchise. The theme for the first season was "Ziyakhala Wahala". The show features housemates from South Africa and Nigeria.
The show premiered on 15 January 2023 on DStv channel 198 and GOtv channel 29 and ended on 2 April 2023.[1] The first season was won by Khosi Twala, while Kanaga Jnr was the runner-up.[2]
Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Lawrence Maleka were co-hosts of the show, and it was sponsored by Flutterwave, Bamboo and Lotto Star.[3] According to the organizers of the show, MultiChoice, the prize money for the winner of the first season was $100,000 (R1.8 million/₦46 million).[4]
A virtual audition was held to select contestants for the show from 6 to 22 October 2022. Interested contestants were told to record and submit a two-minute video stating why they should appear on the show.[5]
Housemates
On Day 0, 20 contestants entered the house, evenly split by country and by male and female.[6] On Day 4, four more contestants entered the house.[7] Housemates were later put into pairs until Week 7.[8] Each pair would have a male and a female and have both countries represented.
Blaqleng Jenne Li Juiovla Kaniva Khosicle Thabana Yelisa
Kaniva Blaqleng Khosicle Juvone Maya Yelisa
none
Juiovla Juvone Kaniva Khosicle Yelisa
none
Blue Aiva Kanaga Jnr Khosi Miracle OP Nana Thabang Tsatsii Yvonne
Blaqboi Justin Kanaga Jnr Khosi Thabang Yvonne
none
Saved
Royals
Yelisa
Blaqleng
Juvone
none
none
Against public vote
Juiovla Juvone Yelisa Santheo
Blaqleng Jaykay Khosicle Maya Thabana
Jenne Li Juiovla Juvone Kaniva Khosicle Thabana Yelisa
Kaniva Blaqleng Khosicle Juiovla Maya Yelisa
Juiovla Juvone Kaniva Khosicle Royals Yelisa
Blue Aiva Kanaga Jnr Khosi Miracle OP Nana Thabang Tsatsii Yvonne
Blaqboi Justin Kanaga Jnr Khosi Thabang Yvonne
Ebubu Ipeleng Kanaga Jnr Khosi Tsatsii Yvonne
Walked
none
none
none
Evicted
Santheo 12.06% to save
Jaykay 7.8% to save
Jenne Li 4.68% to save
Maya 5.98% to save
Juiovla 15.10% to save
Nana 3 points to save
Justin 5 points to save
Ipeleng 6 points to win
Tsatsii 12 points to win
Yelisa 15.39% to save
Miracle OP 9 points to save
Blaqboi 5 points to save
Ebubu 6 points to win
Kanaga Jnr 14 points to win
Blue Aiva 10 points to save
Thabang 12 points to save
Yvonne 9 points to win
Survived
Juvone 22.0% to save
Blaqleng 12.68% to save
Juiovla 8.87% to save
Blaqleng 7.61% to save
Juvone 15.43% to save
Kanaga Jnr 14 points to save
Yvonne 12 points to save
Khosi 16 points to win
Juiovla 26.74% to save
Maya 19.16% to save
Thabana 12.43% to save
Yelisa 15.03% to save
Royals 16.33% to save
Yvonne 17 points to save
Khosi 14 points to save
Yelisa 39.2% to save
Thabana 24.80% to save
Yelisa 12.60% to save
Juiovla 20.38% to save
Kanaiva 16.84% to save
Thabang 17 points to save
Kanaga jnr 16 points to save
Khosicle 35.56% to save
Juvone 16.35% to save
Kanaiva 22.79% to save
Khosicle 20.91% to save
Tsatsii 18 points to save
Kanaiva 18.87% to save
Khosicle 28.25% to save
Khosi 20 points to save
Khosicle 26.20% to save
Notes
^Note 1 : All nominations for weeks 1 and 6 were fake.[9][10]
^Note 2 : All nominations starting from week 2 were for housemate pairs by pairs.[11]
^Note 3 : In week 7, Tsatsii disobeyed Big Brother's rules by discussing nominations with other housemates other than her partner. As punishment, Big Brother revoked the Royals' Head of House immunity and placed them up for eviction.[12]
^Note 4 : In week 8, Big Brother announced that the pairs had been dissolved and all housemates would go back to competing as individuals until the finale. Ipeleng won the Super Veto Power Holder, guaranteeing her a spot in the finale, Head of House for the week, and the power to choose a housemate to take to the finale.[13]
^Note 5 : In week 9, there was no save and replace due to the Super Veto Power won by Ipeleng in week 8. She chose to take Ebubu to the finale.[14]
^Note 6 : In weeks 10 and 11, the penultimate and final weeks, there was no save and replace.
^Note 7 : In week 10, both Thabang and Yvonne received 12 points to save and the tie was broken by the Rest of Africa vote in which Yvonne received more votes than Thabang.