Ashley's Big Brother 7

Big Brother 7, also known as Ashley's Big Brother 7 and Big Brother 7: Cliques, is the seventh season of Ashley's Big Brother, which aired from July 18 to August 17, 2014. Fifteen housemates entered the house on launch night, with Ashlyn A. emerging as the winner on finale night.

Ashlyn and Ethan returned to compete in Big Brother 8: All-Stars.

Production
For the first five weeks, the fifteen housemates were split into five cliques: Athletes, Offbeats, Nerds, Populars, and Socialites. Whilst the House Captain would win immunity from themselves, they also won immunity for their clique as well. On Day 1, the winner of the first House Captain competition was able to choose another clique to automatically face eviction, with the housemates voting for which member of the nominated clique to leave; the person with the most votes from their housemates would be immediately evicted. Day 2 saw the arrival of the "Cliques' Competition". The clique who won the first competition earned immunity; from the second week onwards, only one housemate could win the Cliques' Competition, with this person being given the choice of whether to save themselves, or another member of their clique. Following the eviction on Day 7, the "socialites" clique was disbanded and the two remaining members were merged into the other four cliques.

On Day 21, an ejection happened for the first time since the show's inception in 2013. Due to this, the nominations ceremony, the veto competition and the eviction was postponed to the following week.

Format
Each week lasts four days and comprises of four different events: the House Captain competition, nominations, the Power of Veto competition and an eviction of a housemate at the end of the week. The House Captain competition takes place on the second day of the week and decides which housemate would be in power for that week. This housemate is given immediate immunity from eviction for the week, and holds the responsibility of nominating one other housemate for eviction. The housemates begin nominating soon after the competition has finished; they are given 22 hours to visit the Diary Room and nominate two other housemates for eviction, and the two or more housemates who receive the most nominations face eviction alongside the Captain's nomination. Following the nominations reveal, the housemates compete in the Power of Veto competition, which allows the winning housemate to save one of the nominated housemates for eviction and replace them with someone of their own choice, or choose not to use it at all. Following the announcement of the final nominees, a poll opens in which the public decide which housemate should be evicted. The eviction take place on the final day of the week, and the cycle continues.