| Big Brother | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Based on | Big Brother by John de Mol Jr. |
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| Country of origin | Bulgaria |
| Original language | Bulgarian |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nova Television |
| Release | 18 October 2004 - |
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Big Brother is a reality show based on the Big Brother series by Endemol. The show originates from the Netherlands, where in 1999 the first season was aired.
At present, the format is spread in a number of countries around the world. A group of people (called the Housemates) live together in an isolated house. 24 hours a day their life is recorded by hidden cameras in all the rooms in the House. They do not have TV, Internet, newspapers, even watches on their wrists. The Housemates are completely isolated from the outside world. Every week, each one of them must enter the Diary room and nominate two of the other people for public eviction. The two or more housemates with most negative votes become nominated. For almost a week the TV viewers have to decide which of them to be evicted, voting via SMS or phone calls. Every week the Housemates have a week task. Depending on whether they perform their task successfully or unsuccessfully, their week budget is increased or decreased. During the final week, the viewers vote which one of the remaining people in the House to be the winner, who receives a large cash prize.
The show's name comes from George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four , a dystopia in which Big Brother is the all-seeing, omnipotent leader of Oceania.
In Bulgaria, the first season of Big Brother was aired in 2004 on Nova Television, and quickly became one of the most successful TV formats in the country. Niki Kanchev was the main presenter in all editions, except for Big Brother 4, where he was replaced by Milen Tsvetkov. Evelina Pavlova was a co-host in the period 2004–2006. Five main seasons, ten celebrity seasons, four All Stars seasons, two Most Wanted seasons and a Family season have been produced so far. The fifth main season premiered on 17 August 2015 and was the first non-celebrity season to be produced in seven years.
| Season | Launch date | Final date | Days | Housemates | Winner |
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| Big Brother 1 | 18 October 2004 | 17 January 2005 | 92 | 15 | Zdravko Vasilev |
| Big Brother 2 | 19 September 2005 | 19 December 2005 | 92 | 19 | Miroslav Atanasov |
| Big Brother 3 | 18 September 2006 | 11 December 2006 | 85 | 18 | Lyubov Stancheva |
| Big Brother 4 | 22 September 2008 | 14 December 2008 | 84 | 26 | Georgi Alurkov |
| Big Brother 5 | 17 August 2015 | 11 September 2015 | 26 | 13 | Nikita Jönsson |
| Big Brother 6 | 8 October 2024 | 30 November 2024 | 64 | 16 |
| Season | Launch date | Final date | Days | Housemates | Winner |
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| VIP Brother 1 | 13 March 2006 | 10 April 2006 | 29 | 12 | Konstantin Slavchev |
| VIP Brother 2 | 26 March 2007 | 27 April 2007 | 33 | 13 | Hristina Stefanova |
| VIP Brother 3 | 16 March 2009 | 10 May 2009 | 56 | 17 | Deyan Slavchev - Deo |
| VIP Brother 4 | 16 September 2012 | 17 November 2012 | 63 | 16 | Orlin Pavlov |
| VIP Brother 5 | 15 September 2013 | 16 November 2013 | 63 | 17 | Stanka Zlateva |
| VIP Brother 6 | 15 September 2014 | 17 November 2014 | 64 | 18 | Vladislav Karamfilov - Vladi Vargala |
| VIP Brother 7 | 13 September 2015 | 13 November 2015 | 62 | 15 | Georgi Tashev - Gino Biancalana |
| VIP Brother 8 | 11 September 2016 | 11 November 2016 | 62 | 19 | Miglena Angelova |
| VIP Brother 9 | 11 September 2017 | 10 November 2017 | 61 | 18 | Yonislav Yotov - Toto |
| VIP Brother 10 | 10 September 2018 | 2 November 2018 | 54 | 17 | Atanas Kolev |
| Season | Launch date | Final date | Days | Families | Winner |
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| Big Brother Family | 22 March 2010 | 10 June 2010 | 81 | 15 | Eli & Veselin Kuzmovi |
| Season | Launch date | Final date | Days | Housemates | Winner |
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| Big Brother All Stars 2012 | 19 November 2012 | 17 December 2012 | 29 | 11 | Nikola Nasteski - Lester |
| Big Brother All Stars 2013 | 18 November 2013 | 16 December 2013 | 29 | 12 | Zlatka Dimitrova |
| Big Brother All Stars 2014 | 19 November 2014 | 15 December 2014 | 27 | 10 | Todor Slavkov |
| Big Brother All Stars 2015 | 16 November 2015 | 14 December 2015 | 29 | 8 | Desislava |
| Big Brother: Most Wanted 2017 | 13 November 2017 | 11 December 2017 | 29 | 12 | Georgi Tashev - Gino Biancalana |
| Big Brother: Most Wanted 2018 | 5 November 2018 | 10 December 2018 | 36 | 12 | Stefan Ivanov - Wosh MC |
On 7 June 2007, Big Brother brought former housemates from Big Brother and VIP Brother seasons together and gave them their last task — to destroy the House. Here are the housemates, who participated in the special edition of the show:
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| Stefan and Leonardo made a performance as a part of the concert in the House by some of the singer stars from VIP Brother. | |
| VIP Brother 1 |
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| Rayna and Konstantin also made a performance. Damaskin also sang with Konstantin. | |
| Big Brother 3 |
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| Penyo participated in the concert. | |
| VIP Brother 2 |
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| Desislava and Petya participated in the concert. Kalin sang with his friend Nina Nikolina. |
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Big Brother 1 was the first season of the Bulgarian version of Big Brother and it's the first reality show in Bulgaria. The show was aired on Nova Television. The show started on 18 October 2004 and ended on 17 January 2005 and it was hosted by Niki Kanchev and Evelina Pavlova. The winner was Zdravko, who won 200 000 leva. He also participated in the second season of VIP Brother - the season was won by his wife.
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Big Brother All-Stars was the first season of the all-star spin-off of Big Brother and the tenth season of the Big Brother format in Bulgaria overall and featured housemates from previous seasons of the show, as well as from other reality formats such as Music Idol, Survivor and X Factor. The all-star edition commenced on 19 November 2012 on Nova Television right after the fourth-season finale of VIP Brother and lasted for a total of 29 days, ended on 17 December 2012. Together with VIP Brother 1 it holds the record for shortest season of the format in Bulgaria so far. Nikola Nasteski "Lester" won with Nayden Naydenov "Ned" as the runner-up.
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Big Brother All Stars 2015 was the fourth season of the all-star spin-off of Big Brother and the seventeenth season of the format in Bulgaria overall. It was announced on November 13, 2015, on the official website. Followed the same air schedule as in 2012, 2013 and 2014, it commenced on Nova Television on 16 November 2015, immediately after the VIP Brother 7 finale and lasted for a month, ended on 14 December 2015. It featured housemates from previous seasons of the show, as well as participants from other reality formats. Desislava Doneva won with Vanja Džaferović "Džafer" as the runner-up.
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