Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash prize by avoiding periodic evictions from the house. The idea for the show is said to have come during a brainstorm session at the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 production house of John de Mol Produkties (an independent part of Endemol

Endemol

Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...

) on 4 September 1997. The first Big Brother broadcast

Big Brother 1999 (Netherlands)

The first ever season of Big Brother started on 16 September and would last until 30 December 1999 . Big Brother was broadcast by the Dutch television channel Veronica, which formed part of the Holland Media Groep...

 was in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 in 1999 on the Veronica TV channel. It was picked up by Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Portugal, the US, the UK, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland and Italy the following year and became a world-wide sensation. Since then it has been a prime-time hit in almost 70 countries. The show's name comes from George Orwell

George Orwell

Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...

's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party...

, a dystopia

Dystopia

A dystopia is the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian, as characterized in books like Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four...

 in which Big Brother

Big Brother (1984)

Big Brother is a fictional character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is the enigmatic dictator of Oceania, a totalitarian state taken to its utmost logical consequence – where the ruling Party wields total power for its own sake over the inhabitants.In the society that Orwell...

 can always spy on the inhabitants of the dictatorship

Dictatorship

A dictatorship is defined as an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual, the dictator. It has three possible meanings:...

 he heads through their television sets, with the slogan "Big Brother is watching you."

Format

Although each country has made its own adaptations and changes to the format "Housemates" or "Houseguests" are confined to a specially designed house where their every action is recorded by cameras and microphones at all times and they are not permitted any contact with the outside world.

In most versions, at regular intervals (normally once weekly, as introduced in the UK version, although in most early series it was every two weeks), the housemates are invited to vote to have one of a number of nominated housemates evicted from the house. In some cases two housemates may be evicted simultaneously (a "double eviction"), or rarely, no housemates will be removed for that week. At the end of the game, the last remaining housemate is declared the winner of that particular series and receives prizes, often including a large amount of money, a car, a vacation and (in some editions) a house.

From a sociological and demographic perspective, this format allows the opportunity for analysis of how people react when forced into close confinement with people who lie outside their comfort zone

Comfort zone

The comfort zone is a behavioural state within which a person operates in an anxiety-neutral condition, using a limited set of behaviours to deliver a steady level of performance, usually without a sense of risk . A person's personality can be described by his or her comfort zones...

, since they may hold different opinions or ideals from other contestants, or simply belong to a different group of people than a contestant normally interacts with. Indeed, the format is ideally suited to such analysis because the viewer is afforded the opportunity to see how a person reacts on the outside through the constant recording of their actions and also what they feel on the inside through the Diary Room/Confession Room. The results can range from violent or angry confrontations to genuine and tender connections (often including romantic interludes), providing entertainment to the public.

Besides living together under continuous observation, which is the major attraction of the contest, the program relies on four basic props: The stripped-bare back-to-basics environment in which they live, the evictions, the weekly tasks and competitions set by Big Brother and the "Diary/Confession Room," in which the housemates individually convey their thoughts, feelings, and frustrations and reveal their nominees for eviction.

In the first season of most series of Big Brother, the house that the housemates had to live in was very basic. Although essential amenities such as running water, furniture and a limited ration of food were provided, luxury items were often forbidden. This added a survivalist element to the show, increasing the potential for social tension within the house. Nowadays, almost all series provide a modern house for the contest, with a jacuzzi, sauna, VIP suite, loft and other luxuries.

The housemates are required to do housework, and are set tasks by the producers of the show, who communicate with the housemates via the omnipresent authority figure known to them only as "Big Brother." The tasks are designed to test their teamwork abilities and community spirit, and in some countries the housemates' shopping budget or weekly allowance often depends on the outcome of any given tasks. The housemates have a weekly allowance with which they can buy food and other essentials.

At regular intervals, the housemates each privately nominate a number of fellow housemates that they wish to see evicted from the house. The housemates with the most nomination points are then announced and viewers are given the opportunity to vote via telephone

Televoting

Televoting, telephone voting or phone voting is a method of decision making and opinion polling conducted by telephone. Televoting can also extend to voting by SMS text message via a mobile cell phone.- Broadcast contest televoting :...

 for whom they wish to see evicted. The only known exception to this process is the American version, in which the housemates themselves vote to evict each other. After the votes are tallied, the "evictee" leaves the house and is interviewed live by the host of the show, usually in front of a studio audience.

The series is notable for involving the Internet

Internet

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

. Although the show typically broadcasts daily updates in the evening (which are sometimes criticized for their heavy editing), viewers can also watch a continuous, 24-hour feed from multiple cameras on the web. These websites were highly successful, even after some national series started charging for access to the video stream. In some countries, Internet broadcasting was supplemented by updates via email, WAP

Wireless Application Protocol

Wireless Application Protocol is a technical standard for accessing information over a mobile wireless network.A WAP browser is a web browser for mobile devices such as mobile phones that uses the protocol.Before the introduction of WAP, mobile service providers had limited opportunities to offer...

 and SMS

Text messaging

Text messaging, or texting, refers to the exchange of brief written text messages between fixed-line phone or mobile phone and fixed or portable devices over a network...

. The House is even shown live on satellite television

Satellite television

Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...

, although in some countries, such as the UK, with a 10-15 minute delay to allow libelous or unacceptable content (such as references to people who are not taking part in the program and have therefore not consented to have personal information about them broadcast) to be removed.

Despite derision from many critics, the show has been a commercial success around the world. The voyeuristic nature of the show, in which contestants volunteer to surrender their privacy in return for minor celebrity status and a comparatively small cash prize, has attracted much scorn. On numerous occasions, participants in the various series have become sexually involved with each other, sometimes engaging in intercourse

Sexual intercourse

Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which a male's penis enters a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction. The entities may be of opposite sexes, or they may be hermaphroditic, as is the case with snails...

 in front of Big Brother's cameras. This recorded material is typically not broadcast due to its explicit nature, as in the Australian and American editions. Other editions, however, such as the German and British versions, do broadcast it. The Internet stream also captures such moments, which has led to some controversy, with certain jurisdictions such as Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 attempting to have the show removed from the airwaves.

Most international versions of the show remain quite similar to each other in that their main format remains true to the original fly on the wall

Fly on the wall

Fly on the wall is a style of documentary-making used in filmmaking and television production. The name derived from the idea that events are seen candidly, as a fly on a wall might see them...

, observational style, with the emphasis being on human relationships. This is taken to the extent that contestants are forbidden from discussing nominations or voting strategy altogether. The US

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 version, however, has since 2001 taken on a significantly different format from the others in their second season, with a far stronger emphasis on strategy, competition and voting.

Isolation of contestants

Big Brother contestants are, for the most part, isolated within the house. They have no access to television, radio or the internet and are not allowed routine communication with the outside world. (In special instances the producers have allowed contestants to view televised events; in the UK series the housemates were allowed to watch a 2002 World Cup match, the Inauguration of Barack Obama

Inauguration of Barack Obama

The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. The inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C., marked the commencement of the four-year term of Barack Obama as President and Joe...

, and the 2010 World Cup 2nd round game England versus Germany, sometimes as a reward for winning a challenge. In the Philippine series, the housemates also watched the pilot episode of Angelito: Batang Ama

Angelito: Batang Ama

Angelito: Batang Ama is Philippine daytime drama series that premiered in ABS-CBN on November 14, 2011. The story revolves around a teenager, Angelito who impregnates his high-school girlfriend and strives to raise their child...

 as a surprise by Big Brother and the fight

Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III

Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III was a controversial boxing championship bout for the WBO welterweight title. The bout was on November 12, 2011, and held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and will be distributed by HBO PPV. The fight marks a return to HBO for...

 between Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao

Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...

 vs. Juan Manuel Marquez

Juan Manuel Márquez

Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...

 as a reward by winning a task). In some shows books and writing materials are also forbidden. Sometimes in series with this rule an exception is made for religious materials such as the Bible

Bible

The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...

, Torah

Torah

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 or Qur'an

Qur'an

The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...

. Some versions (including the British version) ban all writing implements, extending to any item that can be used to write such as lipstick or eyeliner. Despite the fact that the housemates are generally isolated, on some occasions some houseguests are allowed to exit the house as part of tasks. Housemates are sometimes permitted to exit the house in case of emergencies but must return within 24 hours to avoid being eliminated from the game.

Contestants have regularly scheduled interactions with the show's host (mostly on eviction nights). Throughout each day the program's producer, via the "Big Brother" voice, issues directives and commands to contestants. Some versions of the show allow private counselling sessions with a psychologist. These are allowed at any time, often conducted by telephone from the Diary Room.

Contact from the outside world has taken place in the form of fly-overs by planes carrying banners with messages for the contestants. Whenever these planes are discovered by producers, the house guests are ordered indoors by Big Brother in an effort to prevent them from reading the banners.

Variations in the format

• There are six special pan-regional versions of Big Brother. All these follow the normal Big Brother rules with the exception that contestants must come from each of the different countries in the region where it airs:
  • Africa
    Africa
    Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
    
    : Angola
    Angola
    Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
    
    , Botswana
    Botswana
    Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
    
    , Ethiopia
    Ethiopia
    Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
    
    , Ghana
    Ghana
    Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
    
    , Kenya
    Kenya
    Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
    
    , Malawi
    Malawi
    The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
    
    , Mozambique
    Mozambique
    Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
    
    , Namibia
    Namibia
    Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
    
    , Nigeria
    Nigeria
    Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
    
    , South Africa
    South Africa
    The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
    
    , Tanzania
    Tanzania
    The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
    
    , Uganda
    Uganda
    Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
    
    , Zambia
    Zambia
    Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
    
     and Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
    
    .
  • Former Yugoslav Republics
    Yugoslavia
    Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
    
    : Serbia
    Serbia
    Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
    
    , Croatia
    Croatia
    Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
    
    , Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
    
    , Macedonia
    Republic of Macedonia
    Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
    
    , Montenegro
    Montenegro
    Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
    
    .
  • Arab States: Bahrain
    Bahrain
    ' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
    
    , Egypt
    Egypt
    Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
    
    , Iraq
    Iraq
    Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
    
    , Jordan
    Jordan
    Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
    
    , Kuwait
    Kuwait
    The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
    
    , Lebanon
    Lebanon
    Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
    
    , Oman
    Oman
    Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
    
    , Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia
    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
    
    , Somalia
    Somalia
    Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
    
    , Syria
    Syria
    Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
    
     and Tunisia
    Tunisia
    Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
    
    .
  • Pacific: Chile
    Chile
    Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
    
    , Ecuador
    Ecuador
    Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
    
     and Peru
    Peru
    Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
    
    
  • Scandinavia
    Scandinavia
    Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
    
    : Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
    
     and Sweden
    Sweden
    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
    
    .
  • United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
    
    and Ireland
    Republic of Ireland
    Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
    
    : England
    England
    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
    
    , Scotland
    Scotland
    Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
    
    , Wales
    Wales
    Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
    
    , Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
    
     and Ireland
    Republic of Ireland
    Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
    
    
• In the third UK series
  Big Brother 2002 (UK)
  Big Brother 3 was the third series of Big Brother UK. The series started on 24 May 2002, ending on 26 July 2002 and the final of this series drew 10.0 million viewers. Votes in the final week totalled 8.6 million...
  
  , Big Brother set live tasks for the housemate on a Saturday night in order to win treats. This format was discontinued in the fifth series due to poor ratings. This format has been used in Australia in the form of Friday Night Live.
• The fifth UK edition introduced the "Evil" touch, whereby the character of Big Brother became almost a villain. Big Brother was establishing punishments and was proposing hard tasks and secret tricks. This was also seen in Australia
  Australia
  Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
  
  , Belgium
  Belgium
  Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
  
  , Bulgaria
  Bulgaria
  Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
  
  , Canada
  Canada
  Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
  
  , Croatia
  Croatia
  Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
  
  , Finland
  Finland
  Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
  
  , Germany
  Germany
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
  
  , Greece
  Greece
  Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
  
  , Italy
  Italy
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
  
  , Netherlands
  Netherlands
  The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
  
  , Pacific, Scandinavia
  Scandinavia
  Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
  
  , Serbia
  Serbia
  Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
  
  , Spain
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
  , Thailand
  Thailand
  Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
  
  , Philippines
  Philippines
  The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
  
   and Mexico
  Mexico
  The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
  
  .
• The sixth UK series introduced secret missions where housemate would be able to win luxuries if they completed a secret task set by Big Brother.
• In the seventh UK series, Big Brother became "twisted." Every week, housemates' mental states were put to the test as Big Brother tried to break them. As a result of this, many housemates broke down.
• The eighth UK series
  Big Brother 2007 (UK)
  Big Brother 2007 was the eighth series of the United Kingdom reality television programme Big Brother, airing on Channel 4, with a number of closely associated programmes also airing on E4....
  
   saw an all-female house. However, two days later, one male housemate entered. The same twist was used in Big Brother 4 Bulgaria
  Big Brother 4 (Bulgaria)
  Big Brother 4 was the fourth season of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria. It was aired on Nova Television and Nova+. The show launched on 22 September 2008, 20:00 h and continued for 3 months , ending on 14 December 2008, lasting for 84 Days - the shortest regular Big Brother season so far...
  
  . Big Brother Africa 4 used the same twist using an all male launch show instead of females.
• Since BB2, The UK series
  Big Brother (UK)
  Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
  
   always opens with a twist which have included the public being able to choose the final housemate out of 3 possibilities (BB2), the public voting for a housemate to leave during the first week and then the housemates choosing between the two housemates with the least number of votes (BB3
  Big Brother 2002 (UK)
  Big Brother 3 was the third series of Big Brother UK. The series started on 24 May 2002, ending on 26 July 2002 and the final of this series drew 10.0 million viewers. Votes in the final week totalled 8.6 million...
  
  ), First Night Nominations (BB4), Suit Case Nominations (BB5), Unlucky Housemate 13 (BB6), Big Brother Hood (BB7), an all-female House and the first inclusion of twins as contestants (BB8
  Big Brother 2007 (UK)
  Big Brother 2007 was the eighth series of the United Kingdom reality television programme Big Brother, airing on Channel 4, with a number of closely associated programmes also airing on E4....
  
  ), the first couple to enter as housemates and set a secret task to hide their real relationship (BB9
  Big Brother 2008 (UK)
  Big Brother 2008 was the ninth series of the British reality television series Big Brother, that aired on Channel 4 and E4. The series was launched on 5 June 2008, and ran for 13 weeks until 5 September 2008. The winner of Big Brother 2008 was Rachel Rice who beat bookies' favourite Michael Hughes...
  
  ), all "housemates" really being "non housemates" who had to earn their housemate status (BB10
  Big Brother 2009 (UK)
  Big Brother 2009, occasionally referred to as Big Brother 10, was the tenth series of the British reality television series Big Brother. It began on 4 June 2009 and was aired on Channel 4 and E4 for 93 days, concluding on 4 September when Sophie "Dogface" Reade was crowned the winner with 74.4% of...
  
  ), a mole entering the House with an "Impossible Task" (BB11
  Big Brother 2010 (UK)
  Big Brother 2010 was the eleventh regular series of the British reality television series, Big Brother and the final series to be broadcast on Channel 4. The series was launched on Wednesday 9 June 2010, and was aired on Channel 4 and E4 for 77 days with the finale on 24 August 2010, where Josie...
  
  ), Jackie Stallone
  Jackie Stallone
  Jacqueline 'Jackie' Stallone is an American astrologer and celebrity who is the mother of the actor Sylvester and singer Frank. She is also the mother of actress Toni D'Alto whom she had with ex-husband Anthony Filiti.-Early life:Stallone was born Jacqueline M...
  
   entering a house containing her son's ex-wife (CBB3), entrance of a non-celebrity in a celebrity edition (CBB4) Jade Goody
  Jade Goody
  Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody was an English celebrity. She came into the public spotlight while appearing on the third series of the Channel 4 reality TV programme Big Brother in 2002, an appearance which led to her own television programmes and the launch of her own products after her eviction from...
  
  's family announced to be visiting. (CBB5
  Celebrity Big Brother 2007 (UK)
  Celebrity Big Brother 2007 was the highly controversial fifth series of the United Kingdom reality television series Celebrity Big Brother, a spin-off of Big Brother. The series was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK , and involved a number of celebrities referred to as 'housemates', who live in the...
  
  ). In 2009 during the sixth celebrity series
  Celebrity Big Brother 2009 (UK)
  Celebrity Big Brother 2009 was the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother. It began on 2 January 2009 and ran for 22 days until 23 January 2009. It was broadcast on Channel 4. The launch show was watched by approximately 6.4 million people...
  
  , LaToya Jackson was first to enter and walked straight into the bedrooms - which are usually locked until everyone has arrived - and entered a private bedroom she put her bag on the bed to claim it as her own, it was assumed this was pre-arranged http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/01/05/celebrity-big-brother-exclusive-la-toya-jackson-s-diva-demands-115875-21016252/, Terry Christian
  Terry Christian
  Terry Christian is a British television and radio presenter whose credits include Channel 4's late night Youth Entertainment show The Word and ITV1 moral issues talk show It's My Life...
  
   became Head Of House - which had been used in the latter weeks of the previous non-celebrity series - and had to choose three housemates to face the first eviction, which the others later voted to save one of the nominees, Ben Adams
  Ben Adams
  Ben Adams is an English singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the boy band, a1.-Early life:...
  
  , leaving Lucy Pinder
  Lucy Pinder
  Lucy Katherine Pinder is an English glamour model, from Winchester, Hampshire.-Modelling career:In the summer of 2003, Pinder was spotted by a freelance photographer while sunbathing on Bournemouth beach...
  
   and eventual winner Ulrika Jonsson
  Ulrika Jonsson
  Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish television presenter in the UK, who became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.-Early life:...
  
   to face the first eviction. In the summer series of 2004
  Big Brother 2009 (UK)
  Big Brother 2009, occasionally referred to as Big Brother 10, was the tenth series of the British reality television series Big Brother. It began on 4 June 2009 and was aired on Channel 4 and E4 for 93 days, concluding on 4 September when Sophie "Dogface" Reade was crowned the winner with 74.4% of...
  
   the house at first was empty with only crates to sit on and none of the new arrivals were given housemate status, and had to earn it by doing tasks, some of which were minor sacrifices, the most notable were Noirin Kelly shaving off her hair and drawing a mustache and glasses
  Glasses
  Glasses, also known as eyeglasses , spectacles or simply specs , are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes. They are normally used for vision correction or eye protection. Safety glasses are a kind of eye protection against flying debris or against visible and near visible light or...
  
   on her face, which she had to do for almost three weeks until she won a chance to stop doing it, Freddie Fisher and eventual winner Sophie Reade changed their names by deedpoll to Halfwit and Dogface respectively, they were addressed by these names by Big Brother for nine weeks - although their fellow housemates could refer to them by their original names except during nominations - they were given a present by Big Brother in Week 10 to have their original names back. On Day 4 the six people who had not received housemate status were put up for a public vote, the person with the least votes - which turned out to be Beinazir Lasharie - had to leave immediately, the house was then transformed into looking like a Big Brother house. Other countries such as Bulgaria
  Bulgaria
  Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
  
   and the United States
  United States
  The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
  
   (and previously Australia
  Australia
  Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
  
  ) have now started using these opening night twists.
• The fifth UK edition introduced "Fake evictions" where one or two housemates are "evicted"; however, unbeknownst to the housemates, they have in fact not been evicted. The housemate/s usually are put into a secret house where numerous twists happen. In the eighth UK Series
  Big Brother 2007 (UK)
  Big Brother 2007 was the eighth series of the United Kingdom reality television programme Big Brother, airing on Channel 4, with a number of closely associated programmes also airing on E4....
  
   one housemate was evicted, interviewed, and then sent straight back into the house. The housemates in the house got to see everything live, though.
• In France
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
   and Canada
  Canada
  Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
  
  , the format has been developed using couples. 12 single people stay in the same house until only the winning couple are left.
• Big Brother US currently uses a different set of rules that began with the second season (the first season used the traditional format). Nominations are done by one houseguest, the Head of Household (HoH) and the houseguests vote for which nominee to evict, not the viewers. The third season introduced the Power of Veto, where a houseguest can save a nominee causing the Head of Household to name a replacement nominee. It's been adapted in Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
  
   and Africa
  Africa
  Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
  
   and since then some countries modified their nominations rules.
• The eighth American season introduced "America's Player," a houseguest that is given assignments, unknown to the other houseguests, through votes from the viewing public. Included in the public voting is which nominated houseguest America's Player should vote off and campaign to get evicted. (Dan was "America's Player" on Big Brother 10 (U.S) This was also seen in the second Teen Edition
  Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus
  Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus was the second edition of Pinoy Big Brother for adolescents 16 to 19 years. It premiered on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008, and ran for eleven weeks, ending on June 7 of the same year....
  
   and third regular season
  Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up
  Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up was the third regular season of Pinoy Big Brother, which began on October 4, 2009 on ABS-CBN. Toni Gonzaga, Mariel Rodriguez, and Bianca Gonzalez reprised their hosting duties this season...
  
   of the Philippine version
  Pinoy Big Brother
  Pinoy Big Brother is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother . It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world: twelve Philippine residents are forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least 100 days...
  
   as the "House Player."
• The third Dutch edition introduced the notion of "The Battle," in which the house is separated into a luxurious half and a poor half, with two teams of housemates constantly fighting for time in the luxurious half. Separated houses have also been used in:
  • Netherlands, 2001 and Netherlands, 2002, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Poland, 2002, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • UK, 2002
    Big Brother 2002 (UK)
    Big Brother 3 was the third series of Big Brother UK. The series started on 24 May 2002, ending on 26 July 2002 and the final of this series drew 10.0 million viewers. Votes in the final week totalled 8.6 million...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor (effective from the 3rd to 6th week).
  • Australia, 2003, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Round House and Square House (effective until Day 22).
  • Denmark, 2003, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Germany, 2003
    Big Brother Germany (Season 4)
    Season four of Big Brother Germany lasted from 31 March 2003 to 7 July 2003 and was shown on RTL 2.-Season summary:...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Greece, 2003, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Norway, 2003, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Spain, 2004
    Gran Hermano Spain (VIP Season 1)
    Start Date: January 22, 2004End Date: March 30, 2004Duration: 69 daysThe Finalists: 4 - Marlene , Juan , Rody and Rosa Evicted Housemates: 8 - Ángela, Carlos, Coyote, Fábio, Flor, Iñigo, Marta and Yolanda...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Germany, 2004-2005
    Big Brother Germany (Season 5)
    The fifth Season of Big Brother Germany lasted for one year from 2 March 2004 to 1 March 2005 and is therefore the longest running Big Brother show worldwide. This season is the longest uninterrupted live television broadcast according to Guinness World Records....
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 3 areas: Rich, Normal and Survivor.
  • Scandinavian Peninsula, 2005, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Norwegian House and Swedish House (effective on the 1st week).
  • Germany, 2005-2006
    Big Brother Germany (Season 6)
    The sixth Season of Big Brother Germany lasted for 363 days from 1 March 2005 to 26 February 2006 and is therefore the second longest running Big Brother show worldwide, but was firstly considered to run without an end.-Season summary:...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a village with 3 houses. Rich, Normal and Poor.
  • Slovakia, 2005
    Big Brother (Slovakia)
    Big Brother Slovakia is a television series produced by Endemol. It aired for one season from September 18, 2005 to December 18, 2005 and has no plans for more.-Nominations Table:Voluntary Exits:...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Italy, 2006
    Grande Fratello Season 6
    Grande Fratello 6 was the sixth season of Big brother Italy. The show was produced by Endomel and it aired from January 19th, 2006 to April 27th, 2006.-Contestants:Finalists:*Augusto*Filippo*FabianoEvicted Housemates:*Giovanna*Francesca*Elena...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • UK, 2007
    Celebrity Big Brother 2007 (UK)
    Celebrity Big Brother 2007 was the highly controversial fifth series of the United Kingdom reality television series Celebrity Big Brother, a spin-off of Big Brother. The series was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK , and involved a number of celebrities referred to as 'housemates', who live in the...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Masters (Luxurious area) and Servants (Basic area) (effective from the 3rd to 6th day).
  • Italy, 2007
    Grande Fratello Season 7
    Grande Fratello 7 was the seventh season of Big brother Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and it aired from January 18th, 2007 to April 19th, 2007.The winner Milo Coretti won €500,000 cash prize.-Contestants:Finalists:*Milo*Guendalina*Alessandro...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Normal and Dump.
  • Spain, 2008
    Gran Hermano Spain (Season 10)
    Gran Hermano 10 launched on September 21, 2008 and ended January 22, 2009. It was the tenth Spanish edition of the reality television show Big Brother, which lasted a total of 124 Days. The show ended with Ivan as the winner and Orlando as runner-up...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: House Big Brother Season 10 and House Big Brother Season 1 (effective to 4th week).
  • Germany, 2008
    Big Brother Germany (Season 8)
    Season Eight of Big Brother Germany lasted exactly half a year from 7 January 2008 to 7 July 2008 and was shown on RTL II.-Season summary:As the other seasons of Big Brother Germany, the eighth season was broadcast on RTL 2, where in a daily show the previous day's events were summarized...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Slovenia, 2008
    Big Brother Slovenia Season 2
    The second Slovenian season of Big Brother ran for 92 days, starting on March 14, 2008 and ending on June 14, 2008. The host of the show was Nina Osenar. The prize was 92,000 Euro. This season the Big brother house was divided into two sides the rich side and the poor side. There were thirteen...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Germany, 2008-2009
    Big Brother Germany (Season 9)
    The ninth season of Big Brother Germany began on 8 December 2008 and ended on 6 July 2009 . The 9th Season was hosted by Miriam Pielhau and Alida-Nadine Lauenstein. The theme for this season's house was Heaven and Hell...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Heaven and Hell.
  • UK, 2008
    Big Brother 2008 (UK)
    Big Brother 2008 was the ninth series of the British reality television series Big Brother, that aired on Channel 4 and E4. The series was launched on 5 June 2008, and ran for 13 weeks until 5 September 2008. The winner of Big Brother 2008 was Rachel Rice who beat bookies' favourite Michael Hughes...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Heaven and Hell (effective from the 6th to 10th week).
  • Brazil, 2009
    Big Brother Brasil 9
    Big Brother Brasil 9 was the ninth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 13, 2009 with the season finale airing April 7, 2009 on the Rede Globo television network....
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor (effective on the 1st week).
  • Israel, 2009
    HaAh HaGadol 2
    HaAh HaGadol 2 was the second series of the Israeli version of the reality show Big Brother. The show was first broadcast on 15 November 2009, and ended on 4 March 2010. Sixteen housemates entered the house on launch night and another five joining after 43 days. The housemates competed for a one...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor (effective from the 4th to the 8th week).
  • Spain, 2009-2010
    Gran Hermano Spain (Season 11)
    Gran Hermano 11 launched on September 6, 2009 with the final on January 27, 2010, lasting 143 days, making it the longest season to date. It is the eleventh Spanish edition of the reality franchise Big Brother. Mercedes Milá returned as the main host of the show, also known as the Gala, which...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Normal house and Spy house (effective to 6th week).
  • Finland, 2009
    Big Brother 2009 (Finland)
    Big Brother 2009 is the fifth series of the Finnish version of the reality show Big Brother. The show aired from August 26, 2009 to November 29, 2009, lasting 97 days. For the fifth series, the house has been split into two sides with one side representing 'Paradise' and the other representing the...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Paradise and Slum (effective from the 2nd to 10th week).
  • Philippines, 2009
    Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up
    Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up was the third regular season of Pinoy Big Brother, which began on October 4, 2009 on ABS-CBN. Toni Gonzaga, Mariel Rodriguez, and Bianca Gonzalez reprised their hosting duties this season...
    
    , there are two separate group of housemates who lived in two different houses: House A (Antoni Gaudí
    Antoni Gaudí
    Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish Catalan architect and figurehead of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works reflect his highly individual and distinctive style and are largely concentrated in the Catalan capital of Barcelona, notably his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família.Much of Gaudí's work was...
    
     architectural design inspired) and House B (Vincent van Gogh
    Vincent van Gogh
    Vincent Willem van Gogh , and used Brabant dialect in his writing; it is therefore likely that he himself pronounced his name with a Brabant accent: , with a voiced V and palatalized G and gh. In France, where much of his work was produced, it is...
    
     paintings inspired). (effective until the 9th week; each two sets of housemates compete each other for the weekly allowance. Two nominees from each house are nominated every week. The lowest number of votes is evicted. House B was re-opened on the 16th week as part of a season twist).
  • US, 2009-present: HouseGuests had to compete to become Haves or Have Nots. Have Nots were required to sleep in the Have Not Bedroom, which contained simply a large metal bed with a thin pillow and blanket for Season 11 but in Season 12 they were forced to sleep on a lawn chair. Have Nots were only able to eat slop and could only take cold showers. Season 13's Have Not Room looked like an insane asylum padded room type room and the Have Nots for the week were forced to keep the lights on 24/7.
  • Serbia, VIP 2010
    Veliki Brat VIP 4
    Veliki Brat Vip 4 was the fourth season of the regional celebrity version of Veliki brat. The airing starts on January 30. It will be simultaneously aired on four television channels in four countries: Pink, Pink BH, Pink M and Sitel in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Albania, 2010
    Big Brother 3 (Albania)
    Big Brother 3 is the third season of the Albanian series of the worldwide franchise of Big Brother. It launched on Saturday, 23 January 2010, with twelve Housemates entering the House...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Philippines Teen 3, 2010, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: The Villa and The Apartment.
  • Spain, 2010
    Gran Hermano Spain (Season 12)
    Gran Hermano 12 launched on October 17, 2010 and ended on March 10, 2011, making it the longest season of Gran Hermano to date, just lasting a day longer than the previous series. It took place after Gran Hermano All Stars. This is the twelfth Spanish edition of the reality franchise Big Brother...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Normal house and Future house (effective to 6th week). Then the Normal house became "La Casa Repesca" where ex-housemates competing to become housemates of the future Big Brother.
  • Africa, 2010
    Big Brother Africa 5
    Big Brother Africa 5 was the fifth season of the Big Brother Africa reality television series produced by Endemol. The season premiered on Sunday, July 18, 2010 and was broadcasted by M-Net and M-NetAfrica for 91 days, concluding on October 17, 2010...
    
    , The Housemates lived in the house without knowing that Evicted Housemates were exiled in the Barn where they watched the house and the Barnmates were able to nominate the housemates living in the house without the Housemates knowing. (Effective for 63 days from Day 14 to Day 77)
  • Africa, 2011
    Big Brother Africa 6
    Big Brother Africa 6 is the sixth season of the Big Brother Africa reality television series produced by Endemol for M-Net which began airing on May 1, 2011 and run for 91 days until July 31, 2011. This year Mnet co-partnered with Cocacola for the series. IK returned as host for the series...
    
    , The Housemates lived in two houses, Heads & Tails. (Effective for 50 days from Day 7 to Day 57)
  • Ex Yugoslavia, 2011
    Veliki brat 2011
    Veliki Brat 2011 or better known as Veliki Brat 4 is the fourth season of the television reality show Veliki brat. This season is the first that features housemates from Croatia, and therefore sets the record number of participating countries to 5...
    
    , The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Luxurious and Dump.
  • Philippines, 2011
    Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited
    Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited is the fourth season of Pinoy Big Brother that aired on ABS-CBN from October 29, 2011. Toni Gonzaga and Bianca Gonzales reprised their hosting stints for the show, together with PBB Teen Edition Plus ex-housemate Robi Domingo...
    
    , Housemates are living in three Houses: Slums, Industrial House and Luxury House
• In Germany
  Germany
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
  
   a new version of the show started: Big Brother - Das Dorf (Big Brother - The Village). It was the sixth season and started the same day season 5 ended. This was the first version supposed to run for years (without a predetermined end). It was set in a small artificial village including a church tower, a marketplace, 3 houses, 3 working areas (farm, car garage, dressmaking, a matcharena, a pub, a fitness room, and later a small hotel, into which celebrities from the real world could move). The season ended after 363 days in February 2006 because of low ratings. In season seven, RTL II switched back to a traditional version.
• The fourth Greek season introduced a new element: the mother. In Big Mother, nine housemates take part in the game with their mothers, with whom they must coexist during the contest. The "mamas" were not able to win the prize but they would stay with their children until their eviction. However, this proved to be a failure with the show's audience and the show switched back to the traditional Big Brother format in mid-season. This concept, in modified form, was used in the second Philippine Teen edition
  Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus
  Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus was the second edition of Pinoy Big Brother for adolescents 16 to 19 years. It premiered on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008, and ran for eleven weeks, ending on June 7 of the same year....
  
  , wherein the guardians. the housemates' kins, had a separate winner.
• In the tenth week of Seventh UK season, the housemates were paired with their "best friend" in the house and had to nominate and face eviction as couples. The ninth American season took this format and added a romantic aspect, by pairing the Housemates up and having them compete as couples chosen by their compatibility to each other.
• The ninth Brazilian season
  Big Brother Brasil 9
  Big Brother Brasil 9 was the ninth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 13, 2009 with the season finale airing April 7, 2009 on the Rede Globo television network....
  
   featured the "Bubble," a glass house built inside a shopping mall
  Shopping mall
  A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
  
   in Rio de Janeiro
  Rio de Janeiro
  Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
  
   where 4 housemate-wannabes lived for a week until 2 of them were voted to enter the actual household. Later in the same season, a new "Bubble" was built inside the Big Brother household, with another 2 housemates living inside it for a week until they were voted in and the glass house dismantled.
• Introduced in the fifth season of the American series, several countries have included twins, and in some cases triplets, in their shows. Series that have used Housemates who are twins or triplets are:
  • US, 2004, Adria Montgomery-Klein and Natalie Montgomery-Carroll
    Adria Montgomery-Klein and Natalie Montgomery-Carroll
    Adria Montgomery-Klein and Natalie Montgomery-Carroll are twin sisters who are fitness competitors, fitness trainers, professional models, and reality TV contestants...
    
    , 7th (Adria) and 8th (Natalie) Evicted, Used Name: "Adria."
  • Australia, 2005, David and Greg Matthew, 14th Evicted (David) and Winner (Greg, although the prize money was split), Used Name: "Logan" (Middle name of both Twins).
  • Germany, 2005-2006
    Big Brother Germany (Season 6)
    The sixth Season of Big Brother Germany lasted for 363 days from 1 March 2005 to 26 February 2006 and is therefore the second longest running Big Brother show worldwide, but was firstly considered to run without an end.-Season summary:...
    
    , Beate and Birgit, 26th Evicted (Beate) and 33rd Evicted (Birgit).
  • Bulgaria, 2006
    Big Brother 3 (Bulgaria)
    Big Brother 3 was the third season of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria. It was aired on Nova Television and Nova+. The show launched on 18 September and ended on 11 December 2006. Originally, the season was planned to continue for 11 weeks , 2 weeks shorter than the previous two seasons...
    
    , Lyubov, Nadejda, and Vyara Stancheva, 7th (Nadejda) and 9th (Vyara) Evicted, Winner (Lyubov), Used Name: "Vyara."
  • UK, 2007
    Big Brother 2007 (UK)
    Big Brother 2007 was the eighth series of the United Kingdom reality television programme Big Brother, airing on Channel 4, with a number of closely associated programmes also airing on E4....
    
    , Amanda and Sam Marchant
    Samanda
    Amanda Louise Marchant and Samantha Joanne Marchant , better known as Samanda are a female duo, consisting of twin sisters who first came to fame on Big Brother UK in 2007, in which they jointly achieved second place.They released their cover of Aqua's hit song, "Barbie Girl" on 8 October 2007 and...
    
    , 2nd Place (both were treated separately until Day 68 when they became one). They were then known in the media as Samanda
    Samanda
    Amanda Louise Marchant and Samantha Joanne Marchant , better known as Samanda are a female duo, consisting of twin sisters who first came to fame on Big Brother UK in 2007, in which they jointly achieved second place.They released their cover of Aqua's hit song, "Barbie Girl" on 8 October 2007 and...
    
    
  • France, 2007
    Secret Story 2007 (France)
    Secret Story 2007 was the third edition of the French version of the reality show Big Brother carrying on from the previous similar show, Loft Story. It aired on TF1 and was presented by the same presenter of Loft Story, Benjamin Castaldi...
    
    , Marjorie, Cyrielle and Johanna Bluteau, Winners (They competed as a team).
  • Spain, 2007
    Gran Hermano Spain (Season 9)
    -Season Nine:Start Date: September 9, 2007End Date: December 27, 2007Duration: 109 daysThe Finalists: 4 – Judit , Conchi & Pamela , Rodrigo , Oliver...
    
    , Conchi and Pamela De Los Santos, 2nd Place.
  • Poland, 2007, Aneta and Martyna Bielecka, 4th Evicted (They were discovered as twins), Used Name: "Martyna."
  • India, 2008, Sana and Alina, 4th Evicted (Sana was introduced as Alina but the housemates soon found her to be different person and both were out at the eviction)
  • Israel, 2008, Leon and Boris Schneiderovsky, 1st Evicted (Boris) and 5th Place (Leon).
  • Africa, 2009
    Big Brother Africa 4
    Big Brother Africa 4 was the fourth series of the Big Brother Africa reality television series produced by Endemol. The series began airing on September 6, 2009, and aired for 91 days, ending on December 6, 2009 on M-Net. Nigerian television star IK Osakioduwa was the new host for the series...
    
    , Edward and Erastus Moongo, 7th Evicted (Erastus) and 3rd Place (Edward).
  • Serbia, 2009
    Veliki brat 2009
    Veliki Brat 2009 is the third season of the hit television reality show Veliki brat, the Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin and Macedonian version of Big Brother. Macedonia joined the Veliki brat for the first time, setting the record number of participating countries in Veliki brat to 4...
    
    Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro, Admir and Enis Mujabašić, and Violeta and Kristina Raleva.
  • Philippines, 2009
    Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up
    Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up was the third regular season of Pinoy Big Brother, which began on October 4, 2009 on ABS-CBN. Toni Gonzaga, Mariel Rodriguez, and Bianca Gonzalez reprised their hosting duties this season...
    
    , Kenny & Toffi Santos and JM & JP Lagumbay. The twins in each set originally must switch roles when instructed (only true with the Santos twins after JP's exit, but JM must still assume JP's identity when instructed). JP voluntary exited and JM along with the Santos Twins were forcibly evicted.
  • Portugal, 2010
    Secret Story 2010 (Portugal)
    Secret Story 2010 was the first season of the Portuguese version of the reality show Secret Story, based on the original French version. The series started on October 3, 2010 and the finale was on December 31, which took place on Campo Pequeno, Lisbon. It aired on TVI and was produced by Endemol...
    
    , Renato and Mário Lima. They have to take turns in the house without the other housemates discover that they are twins. If they succeed they become two housemates, if they don't, both will be up for eviction and one of them will leave. The name used during the turns is Renato. The secret was found on Day 2 and therefore both are up for eviction. On Day 4 Mário was evicted, being the first housemate evicted on the series. Renato was the 5th housemate evicted, on Day 28.
  • Israel, 2011
    HaAh HaGadol 3
    HaAh HaGadol 3 is the third series of the Israeli version of the reality show Big Brother. The show was first broadcast on 8 December 2010, and ended on 26 March 2011. Differently from the previous seasons, seventeen housemates entered the house at the premiere, instead of sixteen in the previous...
    
    , Rinat and Shiran Guitter, 4th Evicted (Shiran) and 5th Evicted (Rinat).
  • France, 2011
    Secret Story 2011 (France)
    Secret Story 2011 is the fifth season of Secret Story. The show started on July 8 at 8.45 pm on TF1 and will conclude on October 14, 2011, lasting 99 days. The winner of this season is Marie Garet.-Anthony:...
    
    , Zarko and Zelko, the Master of the underground
  • UK, 2011
    Celebrity Big Brother 2011 (UK)
    Celebrity Big Brother 2011 was the eighth series of Celebrity Big Brother and the first series of Big Brother UK to air on Channel 5. It launched on 18 August 2011 at 9 pm on Channel 5. It ran for 22 days concluding on 8 September 2011 and was followed by the twelfth regular series of Big Brother...
    
    , Jedward
    Jedward
    John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes and Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes are an Irish hip pop duo. They are identical twins and perform under the name Jedward...
    
    , joined as one housemate finishing in 3rd Place.
  • Ukraine, 2011
    Big Brother (Ukraine)
    Big Brother is an Ukrainian version of the Big Brother reality television show based on the Dutch television series of the same name originally created in 1997 by John de Mol's company Endemol...
    
    , Nazar and Taras, enter in the house on Day 42, Taras is Walked on day 57.
  • Argentina, 2011
    Gran Hermano Argentina (season 7)
    Seventh season of Gran Hermano Argentina started on November 2, 2011 on Telefe. The show's duration will be 4 months. The prize has been increased to AR$1,000,000 which will be reduced according to how many times a housemate is nominated....
    
    , Fabricio & Leonardo and Jesica & Jimena, enter in the house on Day 10 in House 2.
• A variation of the above twist was done in the second Celebrity Edition
  Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2
  Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 was the second celebrity edition of the Pinoy Big Brother franchise. It started on October 14, 2007 and ended twelve weeks later on January 5, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum...
  
   of the Philippine version wherein two housemates related by profession or as familial relationships are considered as 2-in-1 housemates wherein they were to play as one housemate until an appointed time.
• In Celebrity Hijack UK
  Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
  Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack was an E4 temporary replacement to Celebrity Big Brother, a spin-off series of the British reality television programme Big Brother, airing on E4, with a number of closely associated programmes also airing on the same channel...
  
   evicted housemates were given the opportunity to affect the house one last time and had to choose if a "ninja" delivered good or bad gifts to the house. Later that year Big Brother Australia 2008
  Big Brother Australia 2008
  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...
  
   introduced the 'Housemate Hand Grenade,' where the evicted housemate was given the power to decide which housemate receives a big brother devised penalty.
• Big Brother 5 Bulgaria, which started in early 2010 introduced a new family format - Big Brother Family. For the very first time whole families entered the House with their spouses, children and relatives. They received a salary for their stay and the winning family will receive a big cash prize, a car and an apartment.
• The twelfth American season featured a Saboteur who entered the house to "wreak havoc on their fellow HouseGuests", with tasks suggested by viewers. The Big Brother Saboteur will not be eligible to win the game, but will be able to receive financial reward if they can reach the halfway point of the game. However, the Saboteur was evicted in the first week by the Houseguests therefore losing the possible reward. Later in the same season Big Brother announced that a new Saboteur may be unleashed in the house, and America voted on who they wanted the new Saboteur to be, and if they accept the offer, they have to act out two week of havoc in the house and if successful for those two weeks, he or she will earn a financial reward.
• Big Brother Africa 6
  Big Brother Africa 6
  Big Brother Africa 6 is the sixth season of the Big Brother Africa reality television series produced by Endemol for M-Net which began airing on May 1, 2011 and run for 91 days until July 31, 2011. This year Mnet co-partnered with Cocacola for the series. IK returned as host for the series...
  
  in 2011 is the first season of Big Brother in the world to have 2 winners, each getting $200,000.
• The thirteenth American season introduced "Dynamic Duos" for the first time, where 8 new houseguests would enter the house with 3 duos from seasons past. The 8 new contestants would pair up, and all 7 teams of 2 would compete. If a contestants partner won Head of Household, they would be immune for that week. The Head of Household would nominate one duo for eviction, and the power of veto could save one duo from the block. If someone's partner got evicted, the surviving partner would receive the big brother golden key, where they were immune from all evictions until there were 10 players left. Those players with the golden key would not be eligible to compete in any competitions. The final 10 marked the end of the twists. It later returned for week 8 only after the HOH opened Pandor'a Box.
• The fourth Philippine season
  Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited
  Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited is the fourth season of Pinoy Big Brother that aired on ABS-CBN from October 29, 2011. Toni Gonzaga and Bianca Gonzales reprised their hosting stints for the show, together with PBB Teen Edition Plus ex-housemate Robi Domingo...
  
   features Unli-Day and Unli-Night, where two separate groups of housemates will be covered by two separate main programs.
• The fourth Philippine season
  Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited
  Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited is the fourth season of Pinoy Big Brother that aired on ABS-CBN from October 29, 2011. Toni Gonzaga and Bianca Gonzales reprised their hosting stints for the show, together with PBB Teen Edition Plus ex-housemate Robi Domingo...
  
   introduced reserved housemates, a number of shortlisted auditionees who are given a chance to be an official housemate by completing several tasks by Big Brother. This is also used in Argentina's seventh season
  Gran Hermano Argentina (season 7)
  Seventh season of Gran Hermano Argentina started on November 2, 2011 on Telefe. The show's duration will be 4 months. The prize has been increased to AR$1,000,000 which will be reduced according to how many times a housemate is nominated....
  
  .
• The Philippine version
  Pinoy Big Brother
  Pinoy Big Brother is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother . It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world: twelve Philippine residents are forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least 100 days...
  
   has introduced the 100 Seconds session in which housemates are given a chance to see, talk and be with their loved one for only 100 seconds inside the Confession Room. This was introduced in its first season
  Pinoy Big Brother (season 1)
  Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1 officially started August 21, 2005 with an extravagant presentation by ABS-CBN. The first season ended December 10, 2005, with Nene Tamayo of Romblon emerging as the first-ever winner taking home the grand prize worth six million pesos Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1...
  
   and was later used in succeeding seasons.

Celebrity Big Brother / Big Brother VIP

The Big Brother format has been adapted in some countries in that the housemates are locally known celebrities (The celebrity status of the housemate can be rather limited, such as being the face of a US PETA advert and appearing in the UK show, Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar , she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Although she has been through years of decline during her career, Shetty has been...

 where no one had ever heard of her.) These shows are called Celebrity Big Brother or Big Brother VIP, depending on where the series is. In some countries, the prize money normally awarded to the winning housemate is donated to a charity, and all celebrities are paid to appear in the show as long as they do not voluntarily leave before their eviction or the end of the series. The rest of the format rules are almost the same as the ones from the original version, although in many occasions they are not so strict due to the exceptional character of the program. The series has been a prime-time hit in many countries and was aired for the first time in 1999, in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

.

• A second variant appeared in the Netherlands in 2006: Hotel Big Brother. A group of celebrity hoteliers and a Big Boss run a hotel, collecting money for charity without nominations, evictions or winner.
• A third variant appeared in the UK
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   in early 2008: Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack, temporarily replacing the 2007 edition of Celebrity Big Brother while a racial abuse incident in Celebrity Big Brother 2007 cooled down. Instead of the celebrities playing the role of housemates, the celebrities in fact become Big Brother himself. The celebrities create tasks, hold nominations, and so on with the help of Big Brother. The housemates of the show are considered by the producers "Britain's most exceptional and extraordinary" 18-21 year olds. The prize for the winner of the series was £50,000.
• VIP Brother 3 Bulgaria
  VIP Brother 3 (Bulgaria)
  VIP Brother 3 was the third season of the Big Brother's spin-off Big Brother VIP. It launched on Nova Television on 16 March 2009, and ended on 10 May 2009 with an eleven-hour season finale starting at 3:00 PM and finishing after 1:00 AM....
  
   introduced in 2009 an entirely new conception of the show, where the celebrities compete for charity causes, and sometimes they are allowed to leave the House in order to gain money for the given cause, which is different each week.

Other editions

The Big Brother format has been extensively modified in some countries, most often to the point where the housemates are either teenagers or housemates from previous seasons. The winners of these seasons are often eligible to win the prize for themselves, unlike most of the celebrity edition versions.

• Big Brother: Ty wybierasz (Big Brother: You Decide - Poland
  Poland
  Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
  
  , season 1: 13 days; season 2: 7 days). A group of people -10 in season 1 and 6 in season 2- living together and competing for a pair of spots in the next regular season. It was made before the first two main Big Brother seasons. Without nominations or evictions.
• Big Brother, Tilbake I Huset (Big Brother, Back In The House - Norway
  Norway
  Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
  
  , 9 days). The BB1 Norway housemates living together again. They also welcome 4 new housemates, who are competing for a spot in the next regular season. Without nominations or evictions.
• Big Brother Stjärnveckan (Big Brother, Week Of Stars - Sweden
  Sweden
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
  
  , 6 days); Big Brother, Reality All Star (Denmark
  Denmark
  Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
  
  , 32 days); Gran Hermano: el Gran Reencuentro (Spain
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
  , current season). Season with contestants from several reality shows, including Big Brother.
• Big Brother Panto (United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
  , 11 days). Housemate from previous series spent time in the Big Brother House in order to perform a pantomime
  Pantomime
  Pantomime — not to be confused with a mime artist, a theatrical performer of mime—is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally found in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, India, Ireland, Gibraltar and Malta, and is mostly performed during the...
  
   at the end of the series.
• Teen Big Brother (United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
  , 10 days; Philippines
  Philippines
  The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
  
  , 42 days (Season 1), 77 days (Season 2), 78 days (Season 3)). Teenage housemates (15 years old and above) competing in a BB house.
• Big Brother: All-Stars (Belgium
  Belgium
  Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
  
  , 21 days; United States
  United States
  The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
  
  , 72 days; United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
  , 18 days; Canada
  Canada
  Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
  
  , 64 days; Africa
  Africa
  Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
  
  , 91 days;Spain
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
  , 56 days.
• Veliki Brat: Generalna Proba (Big Brother Try Out - Serbia
  Serbia
  Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
  
  , 7 days). 12 Serbian contestants competing for a spot in the next Big Brother Balkans season. Without nominations or evictions.
• Gran Hermano: El Reencuentro (Spain
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
  , 56 Days): An All Stars special edition to celebrate ten years of show. Enemy ex-housemates compete, nominate and will be evicted in pairs.

There are also "test runs" with a group of celebrities or journalists living together in the house during a few days, with the only goal being testing out the house. There are occasions where people who have auditioned for the show are also put in the house, most notably in the British edition

Big Brother (UK)

Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...

, where many housemates claim to have met before. Series such as these are known to occur in Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

, Pacific, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 and many other countries. In some cases, it is not broadcast, but in others, such as the US edition, it is used as a promotional tool.

Big Brother series

There are currently 257 winners of the Big Brother format. The most recent winner is Aaron Allard-Morgan from the UK.

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! Region/Country
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| rowspan=2| African Continent

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

| Big Brother Africa

Big Brother Africa

Big Brother Africa is a television program produced by Endemol. The show initially involved 12 countries within Africa with two countries being added in season 4...

| rowspan=2 |M-Net

M-Net

M-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers....

DStv

DStv

DStv is MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995. It operates from two satellites over Africa, broadcasting on Ku band via Eutelsat W7 and Intelsat 7 , which only requires a small satellite dish...

 (Live)
E4 (Season 1)
  The Africa Channel

The Africa Channel

The Africa Channel and The Africa Channel UK are American English language Television channels that feature programming from Africa. They are intended to give viewers a taste of the best English-language programming from the African continent. Programming includes: News, documentaries, music,...

 (Season 1 in 2008)
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Season 1, 2003

Big Brother Africa 1

The first season of Big Brother Africa began on May 25, 2003 and ended on September 7 of the same year, lasting 106 days. Mark Pilgrim was the host.-Housemates:*Abby...

:   Cherise Makubale

Season 2, 2007

Big Brother Africa 2

Big Brother Africa 2 was the second series of the Big Brother Africa reality television show produced by Endemol. The series began airing on August 5, 2007....

:  

Season 3, 2008

Big Brother Africa 3

Big Brother Africa 3 is the third series of the Big Brother Africa reality television show produced by Endemol. The series began airing on August 24, 2008....

:   Ricardo Venancio

Season 4, 2009

Big Brother Africa 4

Big Brother Africa 4 was the fourth series of the Big Brother Africa reality television series produced by Endemol. The series began airing on September 6, 2009, and aired for 91 days, ending on December 6, 2009 on M-Net. Nigerian television star IK Osakioduwa was the new host for the series...

:   Kevin Chuwang

Season 6, 2011

Big Brother Africa 6

Big Brother Africa 6 is the sixth season of the Big Brother Africa reality television series produced by Endemol for M-Net which began airing on May 1, 2011 and run for 91 days until July 31, 2011. This year Mnet co-partnered with Cocacola for the series. IK returned as host for the series...

:   Karen Igho &   Wendall Parsons
|rowspan=2 |Mark Pilgrim

Mark Pilgrim (presenter)

Mark Pilgrim is one of the most recognisable personalities in South Africa. He has hosted numerous radio and television shows over the years, most notably as a DJ on 5FM, 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 Kfm as well as the host of Big Brother and the Power of 10.-Radio career:Mark Pilgrim joined 5FM...

 (Season 1)
Kabelo Ngakane (Season 2–3)
Ikponmwosa Osakioduwa

Wild Child (entertainer)

Ikponmwosa Osakioduwa is a Nigerian Radio and television on air personality. He was known to most just as Wildcild but since his marriage, has resorted to simply IK...

 (Season 4–6)
|-
| Big Brother Africa: All-Stars

Big Brother Africa 5

Big Brother Africa 5 was the fifth season of the Big Brother Africa reality television series produced by Endemol. The season premiered on Sunday, July 18, 2010 and was broadcasted by M-Net and M-NetAfrica for 91 days, concluding on October 17, 2010...

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Season 5, 2010

Big Brother Africa 5

Big Brother Africa 5 was the fifth season of the Big Brother Africa reality television series produced by Endemol. The season premiered on Sunday, July 18, 2010 and was broadcasted by M-Net and M-NetAfrica for 91 days, concluding on October 17, 2010...

:   Uti Nwachukwu
|-
| Albania  Republic of Kosovo
Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 and Kosovo

Kosovo

Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...

| Big Brother

Big Brother (Albania)

Big Brother Albania is a reality show on Top Channel .-Series Details:...

| Top Channel

Top Channel

Top Channel is a commercial television station with national frequency coverage in Tirana, Albania founded by media mogul Dritan Hoxha, and part of Top Media Group. Since September 2003, Top Channel became present on satellite broadcasting all over Europe through DigitAlb, and North America through...

Digit-Alb

Digit-Alb

DigitAlb is an Albanian digital satellite and terrestrial TV platform based in Tirana, Albania and part of Top Media Group, where Top Channel TV channel also belongs. The TV platform was launched in July 2004 with experimental digital terrestrial broadcasts beginning in March 2004. Satellite...

 (Live)
|
Season 1, 2008

Big Brother 1 (Albania)

Big Brother 1 was the debut season of the Albanian series of the worldwide franchise of Big Brother. It launched on Saturday, 23 February, 2008, with fourteen Housemates entering the House. The show ran for 100 days and the winner was Arbër Çepani...

: Arbër Çepani

Season 2, 2009

Big Brother 2 (Albania)

Big Brother 2 was the second season of the Albanian series of the worldwide franchise of Big Brother. It launched on Saturday, 7 February, 2009, with fourteen Housemates entering the House...

: Qetsor Ferunaj

Season 3, 2010

Big Brother 3 (Albania)

Big Brother 3 is the third season of the Albanian series of the worldwide franchise of Big Brother. It launched on Saturday, 23 January 2010, with twelve Housemates entering the House...

: Jetmir Salaj

Season 4, 2010-2011

Big Brother 4 (Albania)

Big Brother 4 is the fourth season of the Albanian series of the worldwide franchise of Big Brother. It launched on Saturday, 25 December 2010, with fifteen Housemates entering the House. The winner will receive a 10,000,000 Leks prize...

: Ermela Mezuraj

Season 5, 2012: February 18
|Arbana Osmani (Season 1–5)

|-
| Arab League Arab World

Arab world

The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...

| بيغ براذر الرئيس
Big Brother Al-Rais

Big Brother: The Boss

Big Brother: The Boss was a 2004 Arabic-language television show, based on the worldwide hit Big Brother, in which contestants live in a specially built house while competing for a prize...

|MBC 2

Middle East Broadcasting Center

The Middle East Broadcasting Center Group is the first private free-to-air satellite broadcasting company in the Arab World which was launched in London in 1991 and later moved to its headquarters in Dubai in 2002. MBC Group provides multiple channels of information, interaction and entertainment...

MBC 4

MBC 4

MBC 4 is the first free-to-air national television channel in the Middle East aired specifically for American programs. The downside of this all is that MBC 2, MBC 3, MBC 4, MBC Action, MBC Max,and MBC Drama all show movies and TV programs that are edited: taking out all drug use, sexual content,...

|
Season 1, 2004: Discontinued


| Razan Moughrabi

Razan Moughrabi

Razan Moughrabi is a famous Lebanese singer, actress,and TV presenter on Arabic television. She holds British Citizenship.- Career :...

 (Season 1)

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| rowspan=2 | Argentina
| Gran Hermano

Gran Hermano (Argentina)

Gran Hermano is a reality television program produced by Endemol hosted by Jorge Rial, taking over Soledad Silveyra after hosting the first three seasons. It's Argentina's version of the Big Brother franchise on Telefe. It first aired on March 10, 2001...

| Telefe

Telefe

Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...

  Canal 4
DirecTV

DirecTV

DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...

 (Live) (Season 1–3, 6-7)
Cablevisión (Live) (Season 4–5)
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Season 1, 2001: Marcelo Corazza

Season 2, 2001: Roberto Parra

Season 3, 2002–2003: Viviana Colmenero

Season 4, 2007: Marianela Mirra

Marianela Mirra

Marianela Mirra is an Argentine reality TV participant and TV personality. She won Argentina's version of Big Brother, Gran Hermano...

 

Season 5, 2007: Esteban Morais

Season 6, 2010-2011

Gran Hermano Argentina (season 6)

The sixth season of Gran Hermano, referred to as Gran Hermano 2011, premiered on Sunday December 12, 2010 hosted by Jorge Rial. For the first two weeks after the premiere, the Gala will be hosted by Marley due to Rial taking a holiday. It began on 12 December 2010, and the prize money for the...

: Cristian Urrizaga

Season 7, 2011-2012

Gran Hermano Argentina (season 7)

Seventh season of Gran Hermano Argentina started on November 2, 2011 on Telefe. The show's duration will be 4 months. The prize has been increased to AR$1,000,000 which will be reduced according to how many times a housemate is nominated....

: Current Season
| Soledad Silveyra

Soledad Silveyra

Soledad Silveyra , is a prominent TV, theater and cinema Argentine actress.She has made over 65 TV and film appearances since 1964. Most of her appearances have been in film and TV where she made her debut in the soap opera El Amor tiene cara de mujer in 1964 as a 12 year old...

 (Season 1–3)
Jorge Rial

Jorge Rial

Jorge Rial is an Argentine journalist.Rial started working in newspaper media in the early 1980s and he eventually starred in the comic domestic movie Los Extermineitors...

 (Season 4–7)

|-
|Gran Hermano Famosos
|Telefe

Telefe

Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...

|
Season 1, 2007: Diego Leonardi

| Jorge Rial

Jorge Rial

Jorge Rial is an Argentine journalist.Rial started working in newspaper media in the early 1980s and he eventually starred in the comic domestic movie Los Extermineitors...

 (Season 1)
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| rowspan=2| Australia
| Big Brother Australia
| Network Ten

Network Ten

Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...

 (Season 1–8)
Nine Network

Nine Network

The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...

 (Season 9)
  TV 2

TV 2 (New Zealand)

TV2 is a national television network in New Zealand, which is owned and operated by the state-owned broadcaster TVNZ. It targets a younger audience than its sister network, TV One...

 (Season 1–3, 5)
  Prime (Season 4)
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Season 1, 2001:   Ben Williams

Season 2, 2002: Peter Corbett

Season 3, 2003: Regina Bird

Regina Bird

Regina "Reggie" Bird was a contestant and winner of Big Brother 2003 Australia. Small in stature with an unusual nasal intonation, she earned public admiration with her down-to-earth charm, strong work ethic, and naivety...

Season 4, 2004:   Trevor Butler

Trevor Butler

Trevor Butler was the winner of Big Brother Australia 2004. As well as being the first, and currently the only, contestant to win $1,000,000, as opposed to the $250,000 of previous seasons, he also boosted interest in the final eviction by proposing to his then-girlfriend Breea Forrest live on the...

Season 5, 2005: Greg and David Matthew (Logan)

Season 6, 2006: Jamie Brooksby

Season 7, 2007

Big Brother Australia 2007

Big Brother Australia 2007 was the seventh season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother Australia. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten in Australia, and the first episode aired on 22 April 2007...

: Aleisha Cowcher

Season 8, 2008

Big Brother Australia 2008

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...

: Terri Munro

Season 9, 2012

Big Brother Australia 2012

Big Brother Australia: Secrets is the upcoming ninth season of the Australian reality television series, Big Brother Australia. It will be the first to air on the Nine Network after it signed a deal with Southern Star Group in September 2011...

: July/August
| Gretel Killeen

Gretel Killeen

Gretel Killeen is an Australian journalist and author. Killeen is well known for being the primary host of Big Brother Australia from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season ....

 (Season 1–7)
Kyle Sandilands

Kyle Sandilands

Kyle Dalton Sandilands is an Australian radio and TV personality. He is currently the host with Jacqueline Henderson, better known as Jackie O, on the weekday morning radio program The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney radio station 2Day FM, The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power which airs on...

 (Season 8)
Jackie O

Jackie O (radio host)

Jacqueline Ellen Marie Henderson, better known as Jackie O, is an Australian commercial radio host, actress and television presenter. She is best-known nationally for presenting The Hot Hits, the Hot 30 Countdown, Take 40 Australia and the Kyle & Jackie O on 2Day FM with Kyle Sandilands and for...

 (Season 8)
Sonia Kruger

Sonia Kruger

Sonia Melissa Kruger is an Australian television presenter. She is best known for co-hosting the popular Australian version of Dancing with the Stars, hosting 10 Years Younger in 10 Days and for the role of Tina Sparkle in the hit 1992 film Strictly Ballroom.-Early life:Born in Toowoomba,...

 (Season 9)
|-
|Celebrity Big Brother
|Network Ten

Network Ten

Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...

|Season 1, 2002: Dylan Lewis

Dylan Lewis

Dylan Lewis is an Australian television and radio personality.-Personal life:He was educated at Caulfield Grammar School, graduating in 1990, and studied for a Bachelor of Education in Drama and Music degree at the University of Melbourne. John Bannon, former South Australian premier is Dylan's...

| Gretel Killeen

Gretel Killeen

Gretel Killeen is an Australian journalist and author. Killeen is well known for being the primary host of Big Brother Australia from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season ....

 (Season 1)
|-
| rowspan=3| Belgium
|Big Brother
|Kanaal Twee

Kanaal Twee

-Flemish productions, currently off-air:*Big Brother & its BV version*Dennis *De Heren Maken de Man *De Raf & Ronny Show...

|
Season 1, 2000: Steven Spillebeen

Season 2, 2001: Ellen Dufour

Season 3, 2002: Kelly Vandevenne

Season 4, 2003: Kristof van Camp

Season 5, 2006: Kirsten Janssens

Season 6, 2007: Diana Ferrante
| Walter Grootaers (Season 1–6)
|-
|Big Brother VIPs
|vtm

VTM

The abbreviation VTM may refer to::* Vampire: The Masquerade, a popular role-playing game* Virginia Tech massacre* vtm, the main commercial television station in Flanders, Belgium...

Kanaal Twee

Kanaal Twee

-Flemish productions, currently off-air:*Big Brother & its BV version*Dennis *De Heren Maken de Man *De Raf & Ronny Show...

|
Season 1, 2001: Sam Gooris

Season 2, 2006: Pim Symoens
| No Presenters
|-
|Big Brother All-Stars
|Kanaal Twee

Kanaal Twee

-Flemish productions, currently off-air:*Big Brother & its BV version*Dennis *De Heren Maken de Man *De Raf & Ronny Show...

|
Season 1, 2003: Heidi Zutterman
| Walter Grootaers (Season 1)
|-
|  Brazil
| Big Brother Brasil
| Rede Globo

Rede Globo

Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...

 Portugal Globo Portugal (Season 8)
SKY

SKY Brasil

SKY Brasil is a company that operates a subscription television service in Brazil. It produces TV content, and owns several TV channels. 7% of the equity is owned and operated by Globo the remainder is owned by DirecTV.-History:...

 (Live)
|
Season 1, 2002

Big Brother Brasil 1

Big Brother Brasil 1 was the first season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 29, 2002 with the season finale airing April 2, 2002 on the Rede Globo television network....

: Kléber de Paula

Season 2, 2002

Big Brother Brasil 2

Big Brother Brasil 2 was the second season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered May 14, 2002 with the season finale airing July 23, 2002 on the Rede Globo television network....

: Rodrigo Leonel

Season 3, 2003

Big Brother Brasil 3

Big Brother Brasil 3 was the third season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 14, 2003 with the season finale airing April 1, 2003 on the Rede Globo television network....

: Dhomini Ferreira

Season 4, 2004

Big Brother Brasil 4

Big Brother Brasil 4 was the fourth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 13, 2004 with the season finale airing April 6, 2004 on the Rede Globo television network....

: Cida da Silva

Season 5, 2005

Big Brother Brasil 5

Big Brother Brasil 5 was the fifth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 10, 2005 with the season finale airing March 29, 2005 on the Rede Globo television network....

: Jean Wyllys

Season 6, 2006

Big Brother Brasil 6

Big Brother Brasil 6 was the sixth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 10, 2006 with the season finale airing March 28, 2006 on the Rede Globo television network....

: Mara Viana

Season 7, 2007

Big Brother Brasil 7

Big Brother Brasil 7 was the seventh season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 9, 2007 with the season finale airing April 3, 2007 on the Rede Globo television network....

: Diego Gasques

Season 8, 2008

Big Brother Brasil 8

Big Brother Brasil 8 was the eighth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 8, 2008 with the season finale airing March 25, 2008 on the Rede Globo television network....

: Rafael Ribeiro

Season 9, 2009

Big Brother Brasil 9

Big Brother Brasil 9 was the ninth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 13, 2009 with the season finale airing April 7, 2009 on the Rede Globo television network....

: Maximiliano Porto

Season 10, 2010

Big Brother Brasil 10

Big Brother Brasil 10 was the tenth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 12, 2010 with the season finale airing March 30, 2010 on the Rede Globo television network....

: Marcelo Dourado

Season 11, 2011

Big Brother Brasil 11

Big Brother Brasil 11 is the eleventh season of Big Brother Brasil, which premiered January 11, 2011 with the season finale airing March 29, 2011 on the Rede Globo television network....

: Maria Melillo

Season 12, 2012

Big Brother Brasil 12

Big Brother Brasil 12 is the upcoming twelfth season of Big Brother Brasil which is schedule to premiere January 10, 2012 on the Rede Globo television network.The show is produced by Endemol Globo and presented by news reporter Pedro Bial...

: January 10
|Pedro Bial

Pedro Bial

Pedro Bial is a Brazilian producer, director, writer, journalist and a celebrity TV presenter, best known for hosting the Variety Show Fantástico, and the Reality Show Big Brother Brasil, -Career:Bial graduated in journalism from PUC-RJ. His career, as a reporter, began at Rede Globo in 1981...

 (Season 1-12)
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| rowspan=3|  Kingdom of Bulgaria
| Big Brother
| rowspan=2| Nova Television
Nova+

Nova+

Nova+ was the first Bulgarian reality TV channel. The channel is now defunct.The channel launched with the start of the first season of Big Brother , which was also the very first reality show in Bulgaria...

 (Live) (Season 1–4)
Diema Family

Diema Family

Diema Family is a bulgarian television channel, aimed at family audiences, part of Nova Broadcasting Group, ownd by Modern Times Group. Television was established in 1999 under the name Alexandra TV. Currently Diema Family is aimed at families, mainly Latin American and broadcast animation series...

 (Live) (Season 5)
|
Season 1, 2004–2005

Big Brother 1 (Bulgaria)

Big Brother 1 was the first season of the first reality show in Bulgaria - Big Brother. The show was aired on Nova Television.It started on 18 October 2004 and ended on 17 January 2005 and it was hosted by Niki Kunchev and Evelina Pavlova. The winner was Zdravko, who won 200 000 leva...

: Zdravko Vasilev

Season 2, 2005

Big Brother 2 (Bulgaria)

Big Brother 2 was the second season of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria. The show was aired on Nova Television.It started on 19 September and ended on 19 December 2005. It was hosted by Niki Kunchev and Evelina Pavlova. The winner was Miroslav. He won 200 000 leva.-Daniela:Daniela Petrova...

: Miroslav Atanasov

Season 3, 2006

Big Brother 3 (Bulgaria)

Big Brother 3 was the third season of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria. It was aired on Nova Television and Nova+. The show launched on 18 September and ended on 11 December 2006. Originally, the season was planned to continue for 11 weeks , 2 weeks shorter than the previous two seasons...

: Lyubov Stancheva

Season 4, 2008

Big Brother 4 (Bulgaria)

Big Brother 4 was the fourth season of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria. It was aired on Nova Television and Nova+. The show launched on 22 September 2008, 20:00 h and continued for 3 months , ending on 14 December 2008, lasting for 84 Days - the shortest regular Big Brother season so far...

: Georgi Alourkov
| rowspan=2|Niki Kunchev

Niki Kunchev

Nikolay "Niki" Kunchev is a Bulgarian television host, famous for hosting the Bulgarian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?...

 (Season 1–3, 5)
Milen Tsvetkov (Season 4)
|-
| Big Brother Family

Big Brother Family (Bulgaria)

Big Brother Family, occasionally referred to as Big Brother 5, was the first family edition of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria. It was also the first family season all over the world. The show launched on Nova Television on 22 March 2010 and continued for 3 months , ending on 10 June...

|
Season 5, 2010

Big Brother Family (Bulgaria)

Big Brother Family, occasionally referred to as Big Brother 5, was the first family edition of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria. It was also the first family season all over the world. The show launched on Nova Television on 22 March 2010 and continued for 3 months , ending on 10 June...

: Eli & Vesselin Kouzmovi
|-
| VIP Brother

VIP Brother

VIP Brother 1 was the first season of the Big Brother's spin-off Big Brother VIP. In it, the Housemates are only famous people. The show follows the main Big Brother rules, but with some changes. For example, in VIP Brother the show's duration is shorter - a month...

| Nova Television
Nova+

Nova+

Nova+ was the first Bulgarian reality TV channel. The channel is now defunct.The channel launched with the start of the first season of Big Brother , which was also the very first reality show in Bulgaria...

 (Live) (Season 1–2)
Diema 2 (Live) (Season 3)
|
Season 1, 2006: Konstantin Slavov

Season 2, 2007

VIP Brother 2 (Bulgaria)

VIP Brother 2 was the second season of the Big Brother's spin-off Big Brother VIP. It was aired on Nova Television.The show started on 26 March 2007 and ended on 27 April 2007. It lasted for 33 Days - 4 Days longer than the previous season, because of the high ratings. VIP Brother 2 was hosted by...

: Hristina Stefanova

Season 3, 2009

VIP Brother 3 (Bulgaria)

VIP Brother 3 was the third season of the Big Brother's spin-off Big Brother VIP. It launched on Nova Television on 16 March 2009, and ended on 10 May 2009 with an eleven-hour season finale starting at 3:00 PM and finishing after 1:00 AM....

: Deyan Slavchev
| Niki Kunchev

Niki Kunchev

Nikolay "Niki" Kunchev is a Bulgarian television host, famous for hosting the Bulgarian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?...

 (Season 1–3)
|-
| rowspan=4| Canada
| Loft Story

Loft Story (Canada)

Loft Story was a Canadian French television series broadcast on the TQS television network, and was an adaptation of the show Loft Story in France, which itself was an adaptation of the Big Brother franchise...

| rowspan=2|TQS

Tqs

V is a Canadian privately-owned French-language television network. The network has owned-and-operated and affiliated stations existing throughout Quebec, although it can also be seen over-the-air in some bordering markets in the provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick...

|
Season 1, 2003: Julie Lemay & Samuel Tissot

Season 2, 2006: Mathieu Baron & Stéphanie Bélanger

Season 3, 2006: Jean-Philippe Anwar & Kim Rusk

Season 4, 2007: Mathieu Surprenant

Season 5, 2008: Charles-Éric Boncoeur

| rowspan=2|Renée-Claude Brazeau (Season 1)
Isabelle Maréchal (Season 2)
Marie Plourde

Marie Plourde

Marie Plourde is a French-Canadian journalist and television personality originally from Grand-Mère, Quebec, and now residing in Montreal.She was one of the first VJs on the early days of MusiquePlus. She now writes a column in Le Journal de Montréal and hosts various television programs.More...

 (Seasons 3–5)
Pierre-Yves Lord (Season 6)

|-
| Loft Story: La Revanche
(All-Stars Format)
|
Season 6, 2009: Sébastien Tremblay
|-
| Big Brother

Big Brother (Québec)

Big Brother 2010 is the first season with the name "Big Brother" and seventh season of the Big Brother franchise on V in the Canadian province of Quebec...

| V
|
Season 1, 2010

Big Brother (Québec)

Big Brother 2010 is the first season with the name "Big Brother" and seventh season of the Big Brother franchise on V in the Canadian province of Quebec...

: Vincent Durand Dubé
| Chéli Sauvé-Castonguay (Season 1)
|-
| Secret Story
| V
|
Season 1, 2012: January 15
| Chéli Sauvé-Castonguay (Season 1)
|-
|  Colombia
| Gran Hermano
| Caracol TV

Caracol TV

Caracol Televisión is a Colombian private national television network, owned by Julio Mario Santo Domingo.- History :Caracol Televisión started in 1954 when Organización de Radiodifusora Caracol offered to afford national television costs, then state-run, through commercial spots...

|
Season 1, 2003: Mónica Tejón

|Adriana Arango (Season 1)
|-
| rowspan=3|  Independent State of Croatia
| Big Brother

Big Brother (Croatia)

Big Brother is a reality show shown on RTL Televizija in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run...

| |RTL Televizija

RTL Televizija

RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial broadcaster with national availability that has been broadcasting since April 30, 2004.RTL Televizija is 74% owned by the RTL Group....

|
Season 1, 2004

Big Brother 1 (Croatia)

The first Croatian season of Big Brother ran for 100 days, starting on 18 September 2004 and ending on 26 December 2004. It received high ratings and proved to be one of the rare successes for RTL Televizija in its first six months on Croatian television markets.Despite huge commercial success and...

: Saša Tkalčević

Season 2, 2005

Big Brother 2 (Croatia)

The second season of Big Brother in Croatia ran for 118 days, from 4 September to 30 December 2005.Second season had radical changes in the format of show—the number of contestants was initially raised from 12 to 14; the pace of evictions and nominations was accelerated, and number of contestants...

: Hamdija Seferović

Season 3, 2006

Big Brother 3 (Croatia)

Third season began airing on 8 September 2006 and lasted for 99 days.The prize is increased from 1 million HRK to 1.5 million HRK , but it is expected that the actual winner would get significantly lower amount due to penalties for various House rule violations...

: Danijel Rimanić

Season 4, 2007

Big Brother 4 (Croatia)

Fourth season of Croatian Big Brother began on 7 September 2007 and ended on 21 December 2007.The maximum prize was 1.5 million HRK . Every successful weekly task increased the final prize by the same amount. Producers introduced penalties as a response to criticism of the second season, when...

: Vedran Lovrenčić

Season 5, 2008

Big Brother 5 (Croatia)

Big Brother 5 Croatia began on Friday 5 September 2008. The major twist of this edition is that the House is not actually in Croatia, but it is located in the country of Thailand....

: Krešimir Duvančić

|rowspan=2 |
Daria Knez (Season 1)

Antonija Blaće (Season 2–6)

Marijana Mićić

Marijana Mićić

Marijana Mićić is a Serbian TV host, and occasional actress, best known as the host of Serbian Big Brother. She hosted a number of shows, most of them for Serbian production company Emotion. She also took part in the Serbian remake of The Simple Life, alongside Ana Mihajlovski.Sometimes other TV...

 (Season 6)
|-
|Big Brother - Veliki Brat

Veliki brat 2011

Veliki Brat 2011 or better known as Veliki Brat 4 is the fourth season of the television reality show Veliki brat. This season is the first that features housemates from Croatia, and therefore sets the record number of participating countries to 5...

|   Pink BH

Pink BH

Pink BH is a regional television station in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is a member of the Pink Media Group which also owns sister television stations in Serbia and Montenegro . Pink BH's main headquarters is in Sarajevo....

  RTL Televizija

RTL Televizija

RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial broadcaster with national availability that has been broadcasting since April 30, 2004.RTL Televizija is 74% owned by the RTL Group....

  Sitel

Sitel (TV channel)

Sitel Television is the second private television channel in the Republic of Macedonia.-Programmes:...

  Pink M

Pink M

Pink M is a television station in Montenegro with a signal and broadcast licence that covers its entire territory.Founded by Serbian network RTV Pink, Pink M operates as its Montenegrin subsidiary....

  RTV Pink

RTV Pink

RTV Pink or Radio-Television Pink is a popular, privately-owned, national TV network in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. TV Pink has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming...

|
Season 6, 2011

Veliki brat 2011

Veliki Brat 2011 or better known as Veliki Brat 4 is the fourth season of the television reality show Veliki brat. This season is the first that features housemates from Croatia, and therefore sets the record number of participating countries to 5...

:   Marijana Čvrljak
|-
| Celebrity Big Brother

Big Brother (Croatia)

Big Brother is a reality show shown on RTL Televizija in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run...

| |RTL Televizija

RTL Televizija

RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial broadcaster with national availability that has been broadcasting since April 30, 2004.RTL Televizija is 74% owned by the RTL Group....

| Season 1, 2008: Danijela Dvornik

|
Antonija Blaće (Season 1)
|-
|  Czech Republic
| Big Brother

Big Brother (Czech Republic)

Big Brother was a reality TV series shown in the Czech Republic, TV Nova. It is also known as Velký Bratr. The Czech version is based on the popular Big Brother international television series produced by Endemol where a number of contestants, usually 14 or more, live in an isolated house for...

| TV NOVA
|
Season 1, 2005: David Šín
| Eva Aichmajerová (Season 1)
Lejla Abbasová (Season 1)
Leoš Mareš (Season 1)
|-
| rowspan=3| Denmark
| Big Brother

Big Brother (Denmark)

Big Brother Denmark is a television series produced by Endemol. It has had a total of 5 seasons spreading over 332 days with no plans on having another series. The first season aired in 2001...

| TV Danmark (Season 1–3)
Kanal 5

Kanal 5 (Denmark)

Kanal 5 is a Danish subscription television channel operated by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.The station is broadcast to Denmark by satellite from London, showing mainly films, US drama shows and sports....

 (Season 4)
|
Season 1, 2001: Jill Liv Nielsen

Season 2, 2001: Carsten B. Berthelsen

Season 3, 2003: Johnni Madsen

Season 4, 2012: Spring
| Lisbeth Janniche (Season 1-3)
TBA (Season 4)
|-
| Big Brother VIP
| TV Danmark
|
Season 1, 2003: Thomas Bickham
| Lisbeth Janniche (Season 1)
|-
| Big Brother Reality All-Stars
| TV Danmark
|
Season 1, 2004: Jill Liv Nielsen (Big Brother)
| Lisbeth Janniche (Season 1)
|-
|  Ecuador
| Gran Hermano
| Ecuavisa

Ecuavisa

Ecuavisa is one of the major television networks in the Republic of Ecuador.Since the start of their transmissions, on March 1st of 1967, the channel is one of the major networks and biggest of Ecuador, It broadcasts on channel 8 in Quito and on channel 2 in Guayaquil...

|
Season 1, 2003: David Burbano
|Toty Rodríguez (Season 1)
|-
| Finland
|Big Brother
|Sub

Sub (TV channel)

Sub is a Finnish TV channel owned by Bonnier. The previous owner Alma Media sold Sub and its sister channels to Swedish Bonnier and Proventus in 2005.-Programs and audience:...

|
Season 1, 2005: Perttu Sirviö

Season 2, 2006: Sari Nygren

Season 3, 2007: Sauli Koskinen

Season 4, 2008: Anniina Mustajärvi

Season 5, 2009

Big Brother 2009 (Finland)

Big Brother 2009 is the fifth series of the Finnish version of the reality show Big Brother. The show aired from August 26, 2009 to November 29, 2009, lasting 97 days. For the fifth series, the house has been split into two sides with one side representing 'Paradise' and the other representing the...

:   Aso Alanso

Season 6, 2010

Big Brother 2010 (Finland)

Big Brother 2010 is the sixth season of the Finnish reality television series Big Brother. The season premiered on Sub on August 25, 2010 and the finale was aired on November 28, 2010....

: Niko Nousiainen

Season 7, 2011

Big Brother 2011 (Finland)

Big Brother 2011 is the current and seventh season of the Finnish reality television series Big Brother. The season premiered on August 31, 2011, on Sub. The show is produced by Endemol Finland Oy...

: Current Season
|
Mari Kakko (Season 1–2)

Vappu Pimiä

Vappu Pimiä

Vappu Marjaana Pimiä is a Finnish radio personality and television hostess. She has been awarded as the best female television personality at the Kultainen TV Awards in 2009 and 2010....

 (Season 3–5)

Susanna Laine (Season 6–7)

Elina Viitanen (Season 6–7)
|-
|rowspan=2 | Early Modern France
|Loft Story
|     M6

Métropole 6

M6, also known as Metropole television, is the most profitable private national French TV channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world...

|
Season 1, 2001: Christophe Mercy & Loana Petrucciani

Season 2, 2002: Karine Delgado & Thomas Saillofest

| Benjamin Castaldi

Benjamin Castaldi

Benjamin Castaldi is a French television personality of Italian origin and current host of Secret Story, the spinoff of Loft Story. And, La Ferme Célébrités....

 (Season 1–2)
|-
|
Secret Story

Secret Story 2007 (France)

Secret Story 2007 was the third edition of the French version of the reality show Big Brother carrying on from the previous similar show, Loft Story. It aired on TF1 and was presented by the same presenter of Loft Story, Benjamin Castaldi...

|     TF1

TF1

TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...

CanalSat

CanalSat

CanalSat is a French digital satellite and DSL pay television service. It is owned by Vivendi with a 65% share, minority shareholders are Lagardère , TF1 and M6...

 (Live)
|Season 1, 2007

Secret Story 2007 (France)

Secret Story 2007 was the third edition of the French version of the reality show Big Brother carrying on from the previous similar show, Loft Story. It aired on TF1 and was presented by the same presenter of Loft Story, Benjamin Castaldi...

: Marjorie, Cyrielle and Johanna Bluteau ("Les Triplées")

Season 2, 2008

Secret Story 2008 (France)

Secret Story 2008 was the fourth edition of the French version of the reality show Big Brother carrying on from the previous similar show, Loft Story. It aired on TF1 and was presented by the same presenter of Loft Story and Secret story 1 , Benjamin Castaldi...

:   Matthias Pohl

Season 3, 2009

Secret Story 2009 (France)

Secret Story 2009 is the fifth edition of the French version of the popular reality show Big Brother carrying on from the previous similar show, Loft Story...

: Emilie Nefnaf

Season 4, 2010

Secret Story 2010 (France)

Secret Story 2010 is the fourth edition of the French version of the popular reality show Big Brother carrying on from the previous similar show, Loft Story....

: Benoit Dubois

Season 5, 2011

Secret Story 2011 (France)

Secret Story 2011 is the fifth season of Secret Story. The show started on July 8 at 8.45 pm on TF1 and will conclude on October 14, 2011, lasting 99 days. The winner of this season is Marie Garet.-Anthony:...

: Marie Garet

Season 6, 2012

Secret Story 2012 (France)

TF1 has decided to renew Secret Story for a sixth season in Summer, 2012.Castings are opened on http://www.tf1.fr/secret-story/casting/-Nominations:Nominations follow a different formula than is typical of the Big Brother franchise...

: June
| Benjamin Castaldi

Benjamin Castaldi

Benjamin Castaldi is a French television personality of Italian origin and current host of Secret Story, the spinoff of Loft Story. And, La Ferme Célébrités....

 (Season 1–5)
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| Germany
|
Big Brother

Big Brother Germany

Big Brother Germany is a reality show on RTL II . It was the first adapted version based on the original Dutch Big Brother series by Endemol in 1999.-Big Brother Germany summary:...

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RTL 2

RTL II

RTL II is a privately owned, commercial, general-interest German television channel.It was founded as a second-generation commercial broadcaster in 1993. It quickly became infamous for its perceived "trash programming", comprising lots of soft porn as well as shows such as Peep and many...

RTL

RTL Television

Rtl.de' redirects here. For other uses, see RTL.RTL Television , or simply RTL, is a German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T , in larger population centres...

 (Season 2–3)

Single TV (Season 2)

Tele 5

Tele 5

Tele 5 is a commercial television channel in Germany. The channel is largely known for showing classic American films and series, Japanese Anime and Shows.Tele 5 broadcasts from the Astra 1H, 1M, and 3A satellites and is uplinked by ASTRA Platform Services....

 (Season 4–6)

MTV2 Pop

MTV2 Pop

MTV2 Pop was a German music channel. It launched on 1 May 2001, taking over the transponder left by the analogue service of MTV UK and Ireland when it closed down. It replaced VH1 Germany...

 (Season 4–5)

VIVA (Season 5, 9)

Premiere (Live) (Season 5–9)

Sky (Live) (Season 10–11)

9Live

9Live

9Live was a commercial German participation TV channel launched on September 1, 2001 and lasted until August 9, 2011. It originated from a channel called tm3. Most of its programming is lottery and quiz games, in which the viewer can participate over the phone...

 (Season 8)
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Season 1, 2000

Big Brother Germany (Season 1)

The original season of Big Brother Germany started on 28 February 2000 and lasted 102 days until 9 June 2000 on RTL 2.-Season summary:Being the first adaptation of the original show with the same name that was aired six months earlier in the Netherlands...

: John Milz

Season 2, 2000

Big Brother Germany (Season 2)

Season two of Big Brother Germany lasted from 16 September 2000 to 31 December 2000 and was shown on RTL 2.-Season summary:After the runaway success of the first season, expectations were very high for the sophomore season. Significant changes were that the producers dared to air the nominations...

: Alida Nadine Kurras

Season 3, 2001

Big Brother Germany (Season 3)

Season Three of Big Brother Germany lasted from 27 January 2001 to 12 May 2001 and was aired on RTL and RTL 2.-Season summary:After a very successful second season the producers hesitated to start the third installment of the show already a scarce month after the end of the second season with...

: Karina Schreiber

Season 4, 2003

Big Brother Germany (Season 4)

Season four of Big Brother Germany lasted from 31 March 2003 to 7 July 2003 and was shown on RTL 2.-Season summary:...

: Jan Geilhufe

Season 5, 2004–2005

Big Brother Germany (Season 5)

The fifth Season of Big Brother Germany lasted for one year from 2 March 2004 to 1 March 2005 and is therefore the longest running Big Brother show worldwide. This season is the longest uninterrupted live television broadcast according to Guinness World Records....

: Sascha Sirtl

Season 6, 2005–2006

Big Brother Germany (Season 6)

The sixth Season of Big Brother Germany lasted for 363 days from 1 March 2005 to 26 February 2006 and is therefore the second longest running Big Brother show worldwide, but was firstly considered to run without an end.-Season summary:...

: Michael Knopf

Season 7, 2007

Big Brother Germany (Season 7)

Season Seven of Big Brother Germany lasted for 148 days from 5 February 2007 to 7 July 2007 and was shown on RTL II.-Season summary:After a disappointing sixth season, which was supposed to run forever but was cut short and a year break the producers decided to return with a "Back to the...

: Michael Carstensen

Season 8, 2008

Big Brother Germany (Season 8)

Season Eight of Big Brother Germany lasted exactly half a year from 7 January 2008 to 7 July 2008 and was shown on RTL II.-Season summary:As the other seasons of Big Brother Germany, the eighth season was broadcast on RTL 2, where in a daily show the previous day's events were summarized...

: Silke "Isi" Kaufmann

Season 9, 2008–2009

Big Brother Germany (Season 9)

The ninth season of Big Brother Germany began on 8 December 2008 and ended on 6 July 2009 . The 9th Season was hosted by Miriam Pielhau and Alida-Nadine Lauenstein. The theme for this season's house was Heaven and Hell...

: Daniel Schöller

Season 10, 2010

Big Brother Germany (Season 10)

The tenth season of Big Brother Germany began on 11 January 2010 and ended on 9 August 2010, having lasted 211 days. The season was originally set to end on June 6, 2010. The winner received the €250,000 grand prize, the 2nd place won a car and the 3rd place received a holiday. Alexandra Bechtel...

: Timo Grätsch

Season 11, 2011

Big Brother Germany (Season 11)

The current eleventh season of Big Brother Germany began on 2 May 2011 and was planned to end on the early morning of 9 August 2011, lasting 100 days. On July 4, Big Brother announced that the series will be extended by 5 weeks, therefore running 135 days and ending on 12 September 2011...

: Marco Sonnen "Rayo di Sole"

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Percy Hoven (Season 1)

Oliver Geissen (Season 2–3)

Ruth Moschner

Ruth Moschner

Ruth Isabel Moschner is a German TV presenter and comedian. She was a judge in the first season of Das Supertalent, the German version of Britain's Got Talent, but was replaced by Sylvie van der Vaart in the second season. She also appeared in Big Brother Germany and the comedy show Freitag Nacht...

 (Season 5–6)

Oliver Petszokat (Season 6)

Charlotte Karlinder (Season 7-8)

Miriam Pielhau (Season 8–9)

Aleksandra Bechtel (Season 4, 10-11)

Sonja Zietlow (Season 11 - Opening Show)

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Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 and Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

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Big Brother

Big Brother (Greece)

Season 1 premiered on ANT1 on September 10, 2001 for a duration of 113 days. The season ended on December 31, 2001. The season used the traditional Big Brother format. This season is considered the most successful season out of the three to follow on ANT1, with massive viewership. Its finale on New...

|rowspan=3|   ANT1

ANT1

Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...

(Season 1–4)
  Alpha TV

Alpha TV

Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...

 (Season 5)
  Sigma TV

Sigma TV

Sigma TV is a commercial network in Cyprus that commenced broadcasting on April 3, 1995. It is a private service and is currently the second-rated channel in Cyprus. Sigma TV is geared at a younger audience, with the focus on the 18-45 age group. It broadcasts a mix of original programmes as...

 (Season 5)
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Season 1, 2001: Giorgos Triantafyllidis

Season 2, 2002: Alexandros Moskhos

Season 5, 2010-2011: Giannis Foukakis
|rowspan=3|Andreas Mikroutsikos

Andreas Mikroutsikos

Andreas Mikroutsikos is a composer, lyricist, singer and TV presenter. He is the brother of Thanos Mikroutsikos and is considered to be Greece's "reality king". His top hits were "the kiklopaki " or "oso girizei i gi "...

 (Season 1–3)
Tatiana Stefanidou

Tatiana Stefanidou

Tatiana Stefanidou is a Greek television host and former journalist on Greek television.-Personal life:In 1995, Stefanidou got married to businessman Panayiotis Stavropoulos, but the marriage ended in a divorce seven years later, in 2002. While married to Stavropoulos, she met a rising TV...

 (Season 4)
Roula Koromila (Season 5)
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|The Wall

Big Brother (Greece)

Season 1 premiered on ANT1 on September 10, 2001 for a duration of 113 days. The season ended on December 31, 2001. The season used the traditional Big Brother format. This season is considered the most successful season out of the three to follow on ANT1, with massive viewership. Its finale on New...

(The Battle Format)

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Season 3, 2003: Thodores Jspógloy
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|Big Mother

Big Brother (Greece)

Season 1 premiered on ANT1 on September 10, 2001 for a duration of 113 days. The season ended on December 31, 2001. The season used the traditional Big Brother format. This season is considered the most successful season out of the three to follow on ANT1, with massive viewership. Its finale on New...

(Family Format)
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Season 4, 2005: Nikos Papadopoulos
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| rowspan=2|  Hungary
| Big Brother Nagy Testvér

Big Brother (Hungary)

Big Brother is a reality show shown on TV2 in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run...

| TV2

TV2 (Hungary)

TV2 is a Hungarian commercial television channel operating since 1997, providing a large variety of programming. It is owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG...

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Season 1, 2002: Éva Párkányi

Season 2, 2003: Zsófi Tóth
| Claudia Liptai (Season 1–2)
Attila Till (Season 1–2)
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| Big Brother VIP
| TV2

TV2 (Hungary)

TV2 is a Hungarian commercial television channel operating since 1997, providing a large variety of programming. It is owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG...

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Season 1, 2003: Gábor Bochkor

Season 2, 2003: Boros Lajos

Season 3, 2003: Zolee Ganxsta
| Claudia Liptai (Season 1–3)
Attila Till (Season 1–3)
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|  India
| Bigg Boss
(Celebrity Format)
| SET

Sony Entertainment Television (India)

This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by...

 (Season 1)
Colors TV (Season 2-5)
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Season 1, 2006-2007

Bigg Boss (Season 1)

Bigg Boss in 2006 was the first season of the Indian reality TV programme Bigg Boss. It aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 3 November 2006 to 26 January 2007, a total of 86 days...

: Rahul Roy

Rahul Roy

Rahul Roy Kapoor is an Indian film actor, who works in Bollywood films. He debuted in the hit Mahesh Bhatt production Aashiqui for which he is famous. His popularity increased with the 1992 film Sapne Saajan Ke, in which he was helped by having the music of Nadeem Shravan, with Kumar Sanu's...

Season 2, 2008

Bigg Boss (Season 2)

Bigg Boss Season 2 in 2008 was the second season of the Indian reality TV programme Bigg Boss. It began airing on 17 August 2008 on Colors. Shilpa Shetty replaced Arshad Warsi as host of the show...

: Ashutosh Kaushik

Ashutosh Kaushik

Ashutosh Kaushik is the winner of MTV Hero Honda Roadies 5.0 and the second season of Bigg Boss.- Biography :Ashutosh Kaushik is an owner of a hotel dhaba in Saharanpur,Uttar Prades in India which is located on khumran pul in saharanpur. He shot to fame when he took part in MTV Hero Honda Roadies...

Season 3, 2009

Bigg Boss (Season 3)

Bigg Boss Season 3 in 2009 was the third season of the Indian reality TV programme Bigg Boss. It began airing on 4 October 2009 on Colors with Amitabh Bachchan as the host and aired for 84 days concluding on 26 December 2009. Vindu Dara Singh won the show while Pravesh Rana was declared the first...

: Vindu Dara Singh

Vindu Dara Singh

Vindu Dara Singh Randhawa is an Indian film and television actor.He was born in the Jat Sikh family of veteran Indian actor and wrestler Dara Singh. He is the winner of the third season of Bigg Boss.-Career:...

Season 4, 2010-2011

Bigg Boss (Season 4)

Bigg Boss 4 in 2010 was the fourth season of Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss, which aired on Colors from October 3, 2010. This season was longer than its predecessor, Bigg Boss 3 and lasted for 14 weeks ending on January 8, 2011...

: Shweta Tiwari

Shweta Tiwari

Shweta Tiwari is an Indian film and television actress. She gained popularity for her role of Prerna in Balaji Telefilms's television serial Kasautii Zindagii Kay that used to be aired on an Indian television channel STAR Plus...

Season 5, 2011-2012

Bigg Boss (season 5)

Bigg Boss 5 in 2011 is the fifth season of the Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss, which aired on Colors from 2 October 2011 to 7 January 2012 with Sanjay Dutt as the host...

: Current Season
| Arshad Warsi

Arshad Warsi

Arshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and...

 (Season 1)
Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar , she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Although she has been through years of decline during her career, Shetty has been...

 (Season 2)
Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

 (Season 3)
Salman Khan

Salman Khan

Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...

 (Season 4)
Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...

 (Season 5)
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| rowspan=2|  Indonesia
| Big Brother Indonesia

Big Brother (Indonesia)

Big Brother is an Indonesian version of the Big Brother reality television show based on the Dutch television series of the same name originally created in 1997 by John de Mol's company Endemol...

| Trans TV

Trans TV

Trans TV is an Indonesian national television station based in South Jakarta. Owned by Chairul Tanjung, it began broadcasting on 15 December 2001 based in Jakarta. On 15 December 2006 based in Jakarta due to its half ownership by Trans Corporation, a company that also owned Trans 7...

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Season 1, 2011

Big Brother 2011 (Indonesia)

Big Brother Indonesia 2011 is the first season of the Indonesian reality television series Big Brother Indonesia bersama Simpati. The show premiered on Sunday, April 10, 2011 on Trans TV, airing six times a week...

: Alan Wangsa

|Ferdi Hassan (Season 1)
Indra Herlambang (Season 1)
Sarah Sechan (Season 1)
Shara Aryo (Season 1)
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| Celebrity Big Brother Indonesia
| Trans TV

Trans TV

Trans TV is an Indonesian national television station based in South Jakarta. Owned by Chairul Tanjung, it began broadcasting on 15 December 2001 based in Jakarta. On 15 December 2006 based in Jakarta due to its half ownership by Trans Corporation, a company that also owned Trans 7...

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Season 1, 2012

Celebrity Big Brother 2012 (Indonesia)

Celebrity Big Brother is a celebrity version of Big Brother . There will only 10 celebrity housemates who live in the Big Brother House for about 1 month. They will be actors, actresses, singers, presenters, models, comedians, celebrity chefs, and so on...

: February
| TBA (Season 1)
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| rowspan=2|  Israel
| האח הגדול
HaAh HaGadol

HaAh HaGadol

HaAh HaGadol is the Israeli version of Big Brother reality-television series, hosted by Erez Tal and Assi Azar.Earlier versions of the same series include:* HaAh HaGadol 1, the first season from 2008....

| rowspan=2| Channel 2

Channel 2 (Israel)

Channel 2 is an Israeli commercial television channel.- History :In 1990, after 13 years of deliberations, the Knesset passed a law that paved the way for the establishment of commercial television in Israel. The goal was to enhance pluralism and create competition. Channel 2 began broadcasting on...

 - Keshet

Keshet (TV)

Keshet Broadcasting or Keshet is a media group and leading television program maker licensed in Israel. Keshet operates under the auspices of the Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority . It is one of two operators that have run the main Israeli commercial television channel, Channel 2, since 1993,...

HOT

Hot (Israel)

HOT Telecommunication Systems Ltd. is a company that provides cable television, last-mile Internet access, broadband and telecommunication services in Israel. It also provides various data transmission services and network services at different rates, services to the business sector and other...

 (Live)
Yes (Live)
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Season 1, 2008: Shifra Cornfeld

Season 2, 2009-2010

HaAh HaGadol 2

HaAh HaGadol 2 was the second series of the Israeli version of the reality show Big Brother. The show was first broadcast on 15 November 2009, and ended on 4 March 2010. Sixteen housemates entered the house on launch night and another five joining after 43 days. The housemates competed for a one...

: Eliraz Sadeh

Season 3, 2010-2011

HaAh HaGadol 3

HaAh HaGadol 3 is the third series of the Israeli version of the reality show Big Brother. The show was first broadcast on 8 December 2010, and ended on 26 March 2011. Differently from the previous seasons, seventeen housemates entered the house at the premiere, instead of sixteen in the previous...

: Yaakov "Jackie" Menahem

Season 4, 2011-2012: December
| Erez Tal

Erez Tal

Erez Tal is an Israeli broadcasting personality.-Biography:His first hit program was "Ma Yesh" , broadcast on Galatz, Israel's Army radio, where he started his partnership with Avri Gilad....

 (Season 1–3)
Assi Azar

Assi Azar

Assi Azar is an Israeli television personality, who co-hosts Big Brother - Israel with Erez Tal.His first program was online TV show KIK. In 2004-2005 Assi co-hosted TV youth show Exit...

 (Season 1–3)
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| VIP האח הגדול
HaAh HaGadol VIP

HaAh HaGadol VIP

HaAh HaGadol VIP started on March 1, 2009 and ended on March 31, 2009. The VIP season was the second season of the Israeli version of the Big Brother series and the first season of the VIP series. The show follows the main Big Brother rules, but with some changes...

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Season 1, 2009

HaAh HaGadol VIP

HaAh HaGadol VIP started on March 1, 2009 and ended on March 31, 2009. The VIP season was the second season of the Israeli version of the Big Brother series and the first season of the VIP series. The show follows the main Big Brother rules, but with some changes...

: Dudi Melitz
| Erez Tal

Erez Tal

Erez Tal is an Israeli broadcasting personality.-Biography:His first hit program was "Ma Yesh" , broadcast on Galatz, Israel's Army radio, where he started his partnership with Avri Gilad....

 (Season 1)
Assi Azar

Assi Azar

Assi Azar is an Israeli television personality, who co-hosts Big Brother - Israel with Erez Tal.His first program was online TV show KIK. In 2004-2005 Assi co-hosted TV youth show Exit...

 (Season 1)
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|  Italy
| Grande Fratello

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Canale 5

Canale 5

Canale 5 is an Italian private television network of Mediaset, the media branch of Fininvest. Canale 5 was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980, based on a local channel, TeleMilano 58, founded in 1978....

Stream TV  Live 24h (Season 1-3)

SKY

Sky

The sky is the part of the atmosphere or outer space visible from the surface of any astronomical object. It is difficult to define precisely for several reasons. During daylight, the sky of Earth has the appearance of a pale blue surface because the air scatters the sunlight. The sky is sometimes...

 Live 24h (Season 4-5, 8-9)

Mediaset Premium

Mediaset Premium

Mediaset Premium is an Italian digital terrestrial television service provided by Mediaset. It provides pay tv and pay-per-view services through use of a smart card.-History:...

 Live 24h (Season 6-12)

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Season 1, 2000

Grande Fratello Season 1

The first season of Grande Fratello kicked off on 14 September 2000, and ended on 21 December 2000.The idea was spawned from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, and the Italian version inspired by the original Big Brother series in Holland.-Concept:Every two Weeks the Housemates were called...

: Cristina Plevani

Season 2, 2001

Grande Fratello Season 2

Grande Fratello 2 was the second season of Big brother in Italy. The show was produced by Endomel and aired from September 20th, 2001 to December 20th, 2001.-Contestants:Finalists:*Flavio*Lalla*Tati*FrancescoEvicted Housemates:*Giancarlo*Serena...

: Flavio Montrucchio

Season 3, 2003

Grande Fratello Season 3

The Third Edition of Grande Fratello marked a turning point in the way the show was produced when compared to previous seasons. The size of the House was increased to almost and was made almost entirely of glass.-Luxury Suite:...

: Floriana Secondi

Season 4, 2004

Grande Fratello Season 4

Grande Fratello 4 was the fourth season of Big Brother Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and it aired from January 22, 2004 to May 6, 2004.-Nominations Table: On Day One Carmen and Carolina were Nominated by Big Brother...

: Serena Garitta

Season 5, 2004

Grande Fratello Season 5

Grande Fratello 5 was the fifth season of Big brother in Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and aired from September 23, 2004 to December 2, 2004. In this season of Grande Fratello there were many new twists added to the game. A big added twist during this season was that four of the...

:    Jonathan Kashanian

Season 6, 2006

Grande Fratello Season 6

Grande Fratello 6 was the sixth season of Big brother Italy. The show was produced by Endomel and it aired from January 19th, 2006 to April 27th, 2006.-Contestants:Finalists:*Augusto*Filippo*FabianoEvicted Housemates:*Giovanna*Francesca*Elena...

: Augusto De Megni

Season 7, 2007

Grande Fratello Season 7

Grande Fratello 7 was the seventh season of Big brother Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and it aired from January 18th, 2007 to April 19th, 2007.The winner Milo Coretti won €500,000 cash prize.-Contestants:Finalists:*Milo*Guendalina*Alessandro...

: Milo Coretti

Season 8, 2008

Grande Fratello season 8

Grande Fratello 8 was the eighth season of Big brother in Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and aired from January 21, 2008 to April 21, 2008.-Nominations Table:Notes:...

: Mario Ferretti

Season 9, 2009

Grande Fratello Season 9

The ninth season of Grande Fratello began on January 12, 2009, and concluded on April 20, 2009. It is the ninth edition of the reality franchise Big Brother, hosted by Alessia Marcuzzi. The winner of the ninth season, Ferdi Berisa, received €300,000....

:    Ferdi Berisa

Season 10, 2009-2010

Grande Fratello Season 10

Grande Fratello 10 premiered on October 26, 2009, and concluded on March 8, 2010. It was the tenth Italian edition of the reality franchise Big Brother. Alessia Marcuzzi returned as the main host of the show...

: Mauro Marin

Season 11, 2010-2011:    Andrea Cocco

Season 12, 2011-2012: Current season
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Daria Bignardi (Season 1–2)

Barbara D'Urso

Barbara D'Urso

Barbara d'Urso, born Maria Carmela d'Urso is an Italian television host and a Playboy Playmate.- Television :...

 (Season 3-5)

Alessia Marcuzzi

Alessia Marcuzzi

Alessia Marcuzzi is an Italian television host and actress.-Biography:Born in Rome, she has debuted in Telemontecarlo hosting Attenti al dettaglio and then Qui si gioca, with Josè Altafini, in the 1991/1992 season. In march 1992 also presented the kids show Amici mostri...

 (Season 6-12)
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| rowspan=2| Mexico
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Big Brother México
|rowspan=2|Televisa

Televisa

Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...

SKY

SKY México

SKY México is a company that operates a subscription television service in the Mexico, Central America, Dominican Republic area. It produces TV content, and owns several TV channels...

 (Live)
 United States Univision

Univision

Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...

 (Season VIP 5)
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Season 1, 2002: Rocío Cárdenas

Season 2, 2003: Silvia Irabien

Season 3, 2005: Evelyn Nieto
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Adela Micha

Adela Micha

Adela Micha Zaga is a Mexican journalist notable for conducting several radio and TV newscasts and pioneering the Big Brother reality show in Mexico.- Past work :...

 (Seasons 1–2)

Verónica Castro

Verónica Castro

Verónica Castro is a Mexican actress, singer and television host. She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro and filmmaker Michelle Sáinz Castro and the sister of actress Beatriz Castro,and telenovela producer José Alberto Castro....

 (Season 3)
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|Big Brother VIP
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Season 1, 2002: Galilea Montijo

Galilea Montijo

Galilea Montijo Torres is a Mexican actress, show host, and comedian. She currently hosts Hoy, a morning show of Televisa, and El gran show de los Peques...

Season 2, 2003: Omar Chaparro

Omar Chaparro

-Biography:Omar was born in Chihuahua and he knew Brenda, and began his career in 1996 in Chihuahua, Mexico, in the radio program “Los visitantes” with his friend Perico Padilla and there is where he created many of his famous characters like La Licenciada, Chole Ramos and La Yuyis Montanegra...

Season 3 (Part 1), 2004: Eduardo Videgaray

Season 3 (Part 2), 2004: Roxanna Castellanos

Season 4, 2005: Sasha Sökol

Sasha Sokol

Sasha Sökol is a Mexican singer, composer, actress, and TV host. She has sold more than 5 million albums worldwide.-Biography:...

Season 5, 2012: February
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Víctor Trujillo

Víctor Trujillo

Víctor Trujillo , is a Mexican host, comedian and political commentator. He is best known for his character Brozo el Payaso Tenebroso , a green-haired, unkempt, obscene and aggressive clown ....

 (Season 1)

Verónica Castro

Verónica Castro

Verónica Castro is a Mexican actress, singer and television host. She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro and filmmaker Michelle Sáinz Castro and the sister of actress Beatriz Castro,and telenovela producer José Alberto Castro....

 (Season 2-4)

TBA (Season 5)

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| rowspan=3|  Netherlands
|
Big Brother

Big Brother (Netherlands)

The Dutch Big Brother is the original version of the TV reality shows. It created the format in which contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of a prize at the end...

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Veronica

Veronica (television channel)

Veronica is a commercial TV channel in the Netherlands, owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media . Other channels of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG in the Netherlands are SBS6 and NET 5....

 (Season 1–2)

Yorin

Yorin

Yorin was a Dutch television channel. Yorin disappeared and most programs of this channel went to RTL 5. The programs of RTL 5 moved to a new channel called RTL 7....

 (Season 3-4)

Talpa

Talpa (TV)

Tien , previously known as Talpa, was the name of a commercial television channel in the Netherlands. Tien opened on August 13, 2005 as Talpa, following a name dispute with SBS Broadcasting. SBS owned the trademark TV10 and objected to the use of the word Tien...

 (Season 5-6)
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Season 1, 1999

Big Brother 1999 (Netherlands)

The first ever season of Big Brother started on 16 September and would last until 30 December 1999 . Big Brother was broadcast by the Dutch television channel Veronica, which formed part of the Holland Media Groep...

: Bart Spring in 't Veld

Bart Spring in 't Veld

Bart Spring in 't Veld is a Dutch television producer and the first winner of Big Brother in the world: in 1999 he won the first Big Brother in The Netherlands. Ever since then, he has been trying to rid himself of the image created by the show that he claimed 'stole [his] life'...

Season 2, 2000

Big Brother 2000 (Netherlands)

The second series of Big Brother , Big Brother 2000, was again broadcast by Veronica, it lasted from 14 September till 30 December 2000 . Presenters were Beau van Erven Dorens and Esther Duller. This second series still had high ratings but was plagued by mediocre casting which resulted in a...

: Bianca Hagenbeek

Season 3, 2001

Big Brother 2001 (Netherlands)

Known as The Battle, the third season Big Brother was broadcast by the new station Yorin. It lasted from 6 September to 30 December 2001 . The presenter was Patty Brard . Due to a better cast of characters, this Big Brother-series became the talk of the town again.The format underwent some changes...

: Sandy Boots

Season 4, 2002

Big Brother 2002 (Netherlands)

Like the third season, the Dutch Season 4 was broadcast by Yorin as well. It lasted from 28 August till 23 December 2002 . Presenter was Martijn Krabbé , aided by psychologist Dr. Steven Pont. This season the house was again divided in a rich area and a poor area...

: Jeanette Godefroy

Season 5, 2005

Big Brother 2005 (Netherlands)

Three years after its initial cancellation Big Brother was brought back. John de Mol decided to air it on his own TV station Talpa. Although he did not own the rights any more , he hadn’t forgotten his jewel. Series 5 was shown with moderate success in the early evening from 24 August until 22...

: Joost Hoebink

Season 6, 2006

Big Brother 2006 (Netherlands)

Big Brother 6, Netherlands is the sixth season of the Dutch reality show Big Brother.-Overview:The sixth and final season of Big brother Netherlands ran from on August 18, 2006 to November 27, 2006 making it the shortest season of Dutch Big brother. The shows presenter was Bridget Maasland...

: Jeroen Visser

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Rolf Wouters (Season 1)

Daphne Deckers

Daphne Deckers

Daphne Muriël Deckers is a Dutch model, host, writer and occasional actress.Deckers began her career as a model. Later, she also did a few acting jobs, notably in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies. In 1999, she co-presented the first series of Big Brother...

 (Season 1)

Esther Duller (Season 2)

Beau Van Erven Doren (Season 2)

Patty Brard

Patty Brard

Patty Brard is a famous Indo entertainer. She is a TV personality and a singer notable as a member of the girl group Luv'...

 (Season 3)

Martijn Krabbé (Season 4)

Ruud de Wild

Ruud de Wild

Rudolf Alexander de Wild is a Dutch radio host. He is also a former DJ, VJ and was one of the faces of the now-defunct television network Talpa....

 (Season 5)

Bridget Maasland

Bridget Maasland

Bridget Maasland is a Dutch VJ and television presenter and producer.She worked as a model and appeared on the catwalk in fashionshows for children. Her debut on television was a commercial for fruit as a healthy alternative to candy.Later, Maasland became a professional model, working in Barcelona...

 (Season 5-6)
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| Big Brother VIPs
| Veronica

Veronica (television channel)

Veronica is a commercial TV channel in the Netherlands, owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media . Other channels of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG in the Netherlands are SBS6 and NET 5....

 (Season 1)
Talpa (Season 2)
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Season 1, 2000: No winner

Season 2, 2006: No winner
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Caroline Tensen (Season 2)
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|Secret Story

Secret Story 2011 (Netherlands)

Secret Story 2011 started on February 13, 2011 on NET 5. The host for the Galas is Renate Verbaan and for the Daily Diary is Bart Boonstra. The house is the same one used in the Portuguese version, although it has been redecorated for this version....

|NET 5

NET 5

NET 5 is a commercial TV channel in the Netherlands owned by Sanoma and Talpa Holding . Other channels of the group in the Netherlands are SBS6 and Veronica.- History :...

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Season 1, 2011

Secret Story 2011 (Netherlands)

Secret Story 2011 started on February 13, 2011 on NET 5. The host for the Galas is Renate Verbaan and for the Daily Diary is Bart Boonstra. The house is the same one used in the Portuguese version, although it has been redecorated for this version....

: Sharon Hooijkaas
|Renate Verbaan (Season 1)
Bart Boonstra (Season 1)
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|  Nigeria
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Big Brother Nigeria
|M-Net

M-Net

M-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers....

DStv

DStv

DStv is MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995. It operates from two satellites over Africa, broadcasting on Ku band via Eutelsat W7 and Intelsat 7 , which only requires a small satellite dish...

 (Live)
|Season 1, 2006: Katung Aduwak
|Olisa Adibua (Season 1)
Michelle Dede (Season 1)
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| Big Brother Norge

Big Brother Norway

Big Brother Norge was the Norwegian version of reality TV show Big Brother and was aired from 2001 to 2003 on TV Norge for three moderately successful seasons. In 2005 and 2006 it was merged with the Swedish version of the show...

| TVN

TVNorge

TVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK...

 (Season 1-3)
TV 2 Bliss

TV 2 Bliss

TV 2 Bliss is a Norwegian television channel designed for a mostly female audience....

 (Season 4)
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Season 1, 2001: Lars Joakim Ringom

Season 2, 2002: Veronica Agnes Roso

Season 3, 2003: Eva Lill Baukhol

Season 4, 2011: Current Season
| Arve Juritzen (Season 1–2)
Trygve Rønningen (Season 3)
Petter Pilgaard

Petter Pilgaard

Petter Andre Pilgaard is a Norwegian television celebrity who gained national fame during the first season of the Norwegian version of Paradise Hotel, the reality television show with a heavy emphasis on sex and eroticism featuring young adults of both genders...

 (Season 4)
Sarah Natasha Melbye (Season 4)
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|Big Brother Norge - Tilbake I Huset
(Selection Contestants/All-Stars Format)
| TVN

TVNorge

TVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK...

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Season 1, 2001: Leena Brekke
| Arve Juritzen (Season 1)
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Pacific Region
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Gran Hermano del Pacífico
|  Telesistema
  RedTV
  ATV

ATV (Peruvian Network)

ATV or Andina de Radiodifusión y Television shortly known as ATV, is a Peruvian television network founded in 1969, after unsuccessful attempt on early 1970s and after the political turmoil in Peru the station was closed...

|Season 1, 2005:   Juan Sebastián López
|Lorena Meritano (Season 1)

Regional Main Presenters
  Álvaro Ballera & Álvaro García
  Janine Leal
  Juan Francisco Escobar
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| rowspan=3| Philippines
| Pinoy Big Brother

Pinoy Big Brother

Pinoy Big Brother is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother . It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world: twelve Philippine residents are forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least 100 days...

| rowspan=3|ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN

ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

SkyCable

SkyCable

SkyCable is a direct-to-home cable TV subscription service and the largest cable company in the Philippines. It is established by the Lopez and Central CATV group of companies, and one of ABS-CBN Corporation subsidiaries. In January 1990, SkyCable was founded and started its CATV operation on...

 (Live)
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Season 1, 2005

Pinoy Big Brother (season 1)

Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1 officially started August 21, 2005 with an extravagant presentation by ABS-CBN. The first season ended December 10, 2005, with Nene Tamayo of Romblon emerging as the first-ever winner taking home the grand prize worth six million pesos Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1...

: Nene Tamayo

Nene Tamayo

Nene Tamayo was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1...

Season 2, 2007

Pinoy Big Brother (season 2)

Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2 was the second official season of Pinoy Big Brother and aired on ABS-CBN's primetime block. As with the show's previous full and special seasons, it also aired a companion program on Studio 23. It began with a live party on February 25, 2007. It ran for 126 days until...

: Beatriz Saw

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