Big Brother is a Dutch reality competition television franchise created by John de Mol Jr., first broadcast in the Netherlands in 1999, and subsequently syndicated internationally. The show features contestants called "housemates" or "HouseGuests" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The name is inspired by Big Brother from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, and the housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, they are voted out until only one remains and wins the cash prize.
The Sweden and Norway joint edition of Big Brother is a reality show shown on Kanal 5 in Sweden, and FEM in Norway, 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. It is based on the Big Brother series produced by Endemol.
Big Brother 2002, also known as Big Brother 3, was the third series of the British reality television series Big Brother. The show followed fourteen 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, Kate Lawler, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £70,000.
Big Brother 2001, also known as Big Brother 1, was the first season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother. It is based upon the Dutch series of the same name, it premiered on Network Ten on 23 April 2001 and lasted twelve weeks until the live finale on 16 July 2001. Big Brother 1 proved to be an early ratings success. In total, the season averaged 1.4 million viewers, thus making it the fourth highest rated season to date. This season aired for a total of 85 days, with evictions occurring once every week beginning with the second week. In total, fourteen Housemates competed in Big Brother 1. The original twelve entered on the first night, with two intruders entering at a later date. Ultimately, Housemate Ben Williams was later announced as the winner of the series, with Blair McDonough becoming the Runner-Up.
Big Brother, also known as Velký Bratr in Czech, is a reality competition television series broadcast in the Czech Republic by TV Nova in 2005. The Czech version is based on the popular Dutch Big Brother international television franchise, produced by Endemol, where a number of contestants live in an isolated house for a certain period of time. At all times, housemates are under the control of Big Brother, a rule-enforcing authority figure who monitors the behaviour of the housemates, sets tasks and punishments, and provides the only link to the outside world for the contestants. The premiere saw thirteen housemates originally enter the house, with four additional people entering at various points during the programme.
Big Brother Africa 3 is the third series of the Big Brother Africa reality television show produced by Endemol. The season began airing on 24 August 2008 and run 91 days ending 23 November 2008.
Season two of Big Brother Germany ran from 16 September 2000 to 31 December 2000 and was shown on RTL Zwei.
Big Brother 2010, also known as Big Brother 11, was the eleventh series of the British reality television series Big Brother, and the final series of the show to be broadcast by Channel 4. The show followed twenty-one 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, Josie Gibson, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £100,000 and a place as a Housemate on Ultimate Big Brother, an All Star edition of Big Brother which began immediately after the conclusion of Big Brother 2010
Big Brother 2011, also known as Big Brother 12, was the twelfth series of the British reality television series Big Brother and the first not to be broadcast on Channel 4. It was broadcast on Channel 5 for the first time since the show's transfer from Channel 4. It launched on 9 September 2011 with an hour and a half-long special launch show, the day after the final of Celebrity Big Brother 8. It was hosted by Brian Dowling, the winner of Big Brother 2 and Ultimate Big Brother. The series ran for 64 days, ending on 11 November 2011 when the winner, Aaron Allard-Morgan, won half of the £100,000 prize fund, with the remainder split between the five finalists. The runner up was Jay McKray.
Promi Big Brother is a German television reality show based on the Dutch show Big Brother, created by producer John de Mol in 1997, which is airing from 2013. The show followed a number of celebrity contestants, known as Promis, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom-built Set. In Season 1-7, after the second week, every day, one of the housemates was evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate, named the winner. For the first time, season 8 of Promi Big Brother aired for three weeks.
Big Brother Mzansi: Secrets was the first season of the South African Big Brother reality television series reboot produced by Endemol for M-Net. It began on 2 February 2014 with a new host, Lungile Radu. The season was sponsored by South African liquor brand, Shap Shap Ciders.
HaAh HaGadol 6 is the sixth season of the Israeli version of the reality show Big Brother. The season began broadcasting on 14 May 2014 and ended on 30 August 2014. Fifteen housemates entered the house during the premiere. For the first time in Israel, four housemates from previous seasons and one ex-housemate who left the house for medical reasons came back as official housemates and competed again for the main prize.
Gran Hermano is the Spanish-language adaptation of the reality television franchise Big Brother, broadcast in the United States on Telemundo and produced by Endemol. The series was announced in May 2015 during the network's upfront presentation for the 2015-16 television season in New York City.
HaAh HaGadol 7 is the seventh season of the Israeli version of the reality show Big Brother. The season began broadcasting on 16 December 2015. 16 housemates entered the house during the premiere. This season had a Timebomb theme, like Big Brother 16 (UK).
Big Brother Polska 6 is the sixth season of the Polish reality television series Big Brother produced by EndemolShine Polska. The show returned after 11 years hiatus and premiered on March 17, 2019, on TVN 7. The season lasted 92 days, with the final on 16 June 2019.
Big Brother Polska 7 is the seventh season of the Polish reality television series Big Brother produced by EndemolShine Polska. The show returned only 3 months after season 6 ended. It premiered on September 13, 2019, on TVN 7 and finished on December 15, 2019.
HaAh HaGadol 10 is the tenth season of the Israeli version of the reality show Big Brother. The season premiered on 1 January 2020 on Reshet 13. Applications for this season started on 2 September 2018 after season 9 ended on 1 September 2018.
Big Brother Greece 6 was the sixth season of the Greek reality television series Big Brother. The show returned after a nine-year hiatus and began airing on 29 August 2020 on Skai TV and ended after 113 days on 18 December 2020, nineteen years after the first season aired. It was the first season of Big Brother to air on Skai TV. The show also simulcast live in Cyprus on Sigma TV like in the last season.
HaAh HaGadol 11 is the eleventh season of the Israeli version of the reality show Big Brother. Applications for this season started after the season 10 finale ended on 4 April 2020. The season premiered on 5 December 2020 on Reshet 13.
Big Brother 2021 is the first cooperation season of the Dutch and Belgian version of Big Brother. It is the seventh regular version of Big Brother in both Belgium and the Netherlands. The show is broadcast on RTL5 in the Netherlands and VIER in Belgium beginning on 3 January 2021. Live streams are available 24/7 on Videoland for Dutch viewers and on VIER(later GoPlay.be) and Telenet for Belgian viewers.
