High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Big Brother Australia 2008 was the eighth season of the Australian reality television series, Big Brother Australia to air on Network Ten. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten and Ten HD in Australia. The first episode aired on 28 April 2008. Since then, there has been a total 20 housemates competing in the series. Halfway through the series, the prize money was revealed to be $250,000, the amount originally given in the earlier season of the series. This season introduced Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O as the new hosts and featured the return of an adult-themed weekly installment.