Big Brother 2005, also known as Big Brother 6, was the sixth series of the British reality television series Big Brother. The show followed sixteen contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one or more of the housemates were evicted by a public vote. The last remaining housemate, Anthony Hutton, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £50,000. Runner-up Eugene Sully also won the same amount during a task, two days before the final.
Big Brother is a reality show based on the Big Brother series by Endemol. The show originates from the Netherlands, where in 1999 the very first season was aired.
Big Brother Australia 2007, also known as Big Brother 7, was the seventh season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten in Australia, and the first episode aired on 22 April 2007. Despite a drop in ratings compared to previous seasons, and a number of controversies, the then Big Brother executive producer Kris Noble considers the year's season a success. At the end of this season's finale broadcast 30 July 2007, it was announced by host Gretel Killeen that Big Brother would be returning for an eighth season in 2008. In the finale Aleisha Cowcher was announced winner of Big Brother Australia 2007. She won by the closest winning margin ever in the Australian version. The news the following day reported a margin of 51% versus 49% – a difference of 65 votes. This was the last season hosted by Gretel Killeen.
Veliki Brat 2006 was the first season of Serbian version of Big Brother. The show premiered on 15 September 2006 and ran for 107 days, concluding on 31 December 2006. There were 14 housemates entered the house on Day 1. During the season, five more housemates were brought in. The winner fo the season is Ivan Ljuba, a medical student and pianist from Belgrade. The season quickly became a rating hit on Serbian television but has also received plenty of criticism.
VIP Brother 2 was the second season of the Big Brother's spin-off VIP Brother. 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 Niki Kanchev. The winner was Hristina - the only non-VIP housemate. Hristina won 100 000 leva.
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 2006 and ended on 11 December 2006. Originally, the season was planned to air for 11 weeks, 2 weeks shorter than the previous two seasons. However, the season was extended by 7 days and aired for 85 days in total. For the first time, the show was only hosted by Niki Kanchev.
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 and continued for 3 months, ended on 14 December 2008, lasted for total of 84 days which is the shortest regular Big Brother season so far in Bulgaria.
Big Brother 3 is the third season of the Croatian reality television series Big Brother that premiered on 8 September 2006, and ran 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. Producers introduced this as a response to criticism of the second season when they were perceived to be too tolerant of contestants' misbehavior.
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. It began airing on TF1 on June 19, 2009 and continue to air until September 25, 2009, lasting 99 days, and is presented by Benjamin Castaldi, who presented Loft Story and the first two seasons of Secret Story.
Big Brother Family,, 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, ended on 10 June. This was the shortest regular Big Brother season in Bulgaria so far, lasted for 81 Days. Big Brother Family was produced by Niko Tuparev. For the very first time the Housemates consisted of families - married couples or ones with a child. The winning family was Kouzmovi, who won 200,000 leva, an apartment and a car. Also, for the first time the Housemates had salary. This was the first regular season to be held in the spring, instead of a VIP-season.
Big Brother Australia 2012, also known as Big Brother 9, was the ninth season of the Australian reality television series, Big Brother. It was the first to air on the Nine Network who signed a deal with Southern Star Group in September 2011 to broadcast the show. The season began with a pre-recorded launch show on 13 August 2012. Benjamin Norris was announced the winner of the ninth season on 7 November 2012, making him the first openly gay person to win Big Brother Australia. Benjamin proposed to his boyfriend, also named Ben, during the show's finale.
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.
VIP Brother 5, also referred to as VIP Brother 2013 was the fifth season of the reality show VIP Brother in Bulgaria and the eleventh season of the Big Brother format overall. It was confirmed by Nova Television on June 26, 2013 and commenced on September 15, 2013 and lasted for 63 Days, ended on November 16, 2013, holding the record for longest VIP season of the Big Brother format in Bulgaria together with the fourth season from 2012. Niki Kanchev and Aleksandra Sarchadjieva returned as main presenters. Stanka Zlateva won with Marian Kyurpanov as the runner-up.
Secret Story - A Casa dos Segredos: Desafio Final 3 (2015) was the third All-Stars season with housemates from seasons 2–5 of the Portuguese version of the reality show Secret Story based on the original French version and of Big Brother. The season started on 4 January 2015, and ran for 2 months, making it the longest Desafio Final so far. The prize is €15,000. The season was officially confirmed on 30 November 2014, and it was given 3 passes to the season on that date. Portugal is the third country worldwide to have three all-star seasons of the format.
Big Brother 2016, also known as Big Brother 17, was the seventeenth series of the British reality television series Big Brother, hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 7 June 2016 on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and TV3 in Ireland.
Secret Story - A Casa dos Segredos 6 (2016) is the sixth season of the Portuguese reality television show Secret Story. It is based on the French version of Secret Story, which itself is based on the international format, Big Brother. The reality show is being broadcast on TVI. The castings were opened on May 21, 2016. The launch was on September 11, 2016. Lasting 112 days, the season ended on December 31, 2016, and Helena was the winner.
Secret Story - Casa dos Segredos: Desafio Final 4 - Agora ou Nunca (2017) is the fourth All-Stars of the Desafio Final franchise and overall fifth All-Stars season with housemates from previous seasons of the Portuguese version of the reality show Secret Story based on the original French version and of Big Brother. The season began in 8 January 2017 and finished 22 days later on 29 January 2017. This time, the show will also have another housemates from another reality shows like, Love On Top and A Quinta. Portugal was the first country worldwide to have five all-star seasons of the Big Brother format. Desafio Final 4 was the final Desafio Final season of the show.
VIP Brother 9, also known as Любовта е във VIP Brother was ninth season of the Bulgarian reality television series VIP Brother, hosted by Niki Kanchev. The show launched on 11 September 2017 on Nova TV. Niki Kanchev, Aleksandra Sarchadjieva and Miglena Angelova are the main presenters. It concluded 61 days later on 10 November 2017. Yonislav Yotov "Toto" won with Margarita Hranova as the runner-up.
Secret Story - A Casa dos Segredos: O Reencontro (2018) is the sixth All-Stars season of the Portuguese version of the reality show Secret Story based on the original French version and of Big Brother. The season started on 29 May 2018 with Manuel Luís Goucha as the main host. In this season it was introduced a female version of "A Voz".
Big Brother 5 is the fifth season of the Polish reality television series Big Brother. The show followed a number of contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom-built house. Each week, one of the housemates is evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate remaining winning a cash prize.
