[James]

The producers may well be justified in kicking out 5 of them.

Another thing to consider is the reception the housemates will get in the real world. If anyone is evicted for violence and aggression that is the lasting impression that the public is going to have of them. It will be an image they have to carry round with them.

I remember in another reality show, Back to Reality, Ricardo from The Salon went crazy one night, throwing cutlery around. Under Big Brother rules he would probably have been disqualified, but he stayed in the show and ended up being becoming quite popular.

In this situation the producers may be tempted to leave everyone in so that they can at least show to the public that they do have a pleasant side to their characters.