Big Brother is a 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.
Big Brother México is a reality television series based on the international Big Brother format produced in the Netherlands by Endemol. Big Brother México was launched by Televisa in 2002. Before its debut, the idea of being watched twenty-four hours a day by a camera was shocking to some in Mexican society. The series was successful, and it was followed by a special edition called Big Brother VIP with Mexican celebrities from show business and even politics.
Gran Hermano Colombia is a reality television series produced by Endemol. It has had a total of 2 seasons and has no plan to have another series. The first season aired in 2003 on Caracol TV.
Gran Hermano is a reality television series broadcast in Spain on Telecinco produced by Zeppelin TV. It is part of the Big Brother franchise first developed in the Netherlands. The Spanish version of Big Brother was the first reality show to be broadcast in the country, which obtained a 36.5% rating share in its premiere and was an audience leader.
Gran Hermano is the Argentine version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother produced by Endemol. The show is currently hosted by Santiago del Moro, taking over after Jorge Rial and previously Soledad Silveyra. The show first aired on 10 March 2001 on Telefe and aired seven regular and one Celebrity season until 16 April 2012. It was on hiatus for three years until 29 April 2015, when a revival of the series began airing on América TV for two seasons until 24 August 2016. After a six-year break, the show returned to Telefe for its tenth season that premiered on 17 October 2022. Gran Hermano was renewed for an eleventh season on 27 March 2023, and a twelfth season on 3 July 2024.
The third season of the Spanish Gran Hermano launched on April 4, 2002 with the final on July 14, 2002, lasting 102 days. It is the third Spanish edition of the reality franchise Big Brother. Javito García emerged as the winner, with Patricia Ledesma runner-up and Kiko Hernández third. A total of 9 housemates were evicted: Andrés, Candi, Carolina, Elba, Jacinto, Javier, Jorge, Noemi and Raquel; Óscar voluntary left the show.
Gran Hermano 5 is the fifth season of the reality television series Gran Hermano which was broadcast in Spain on Telecinco and La Siete and produced by Endemol. Season 5 lasted for 113 days from September 21, 2003 to January 11, 2004. Nuria Yáñez emerged as the winner.
Gran Hermano 6 is the sixth season of the reality television series Gran Hermano which was broadcast in Spain on Telecinco and La Siete and produced by Endemol. Season 6 lasted for 110 days from September 5, 2004 to December 23, 2004. Juan José Rocamora emerged as the winner.
Gran Hermano 7 launched on October 20, 2005 with the final taking place on February 5, 2006, lasting 109 days. It is the seventh Spanish edition of the reality franchise Big Brother. Mercedes Milá returned as the main host of the show, also known as the Gala, which consists of both the nominations and the eviction which was broadcast on Spanish television station Telecinco.
Gran Hermano 9 was the ninth Spanish edition of the reality television show Big Brother. It was launched on September 9, 2007 and ended December 27, 2007, which lasted a total of 124 days.
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.
Gran Hermano 11 launched on September 6, 2009, with the final on January 27, 2010, lasting 144 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 consists of both the nominations and the eviction.
Gran Hermano Catorce is the fourteenth season of Gran Hermano, the Spanish version of the reality television series franchise Big Brother. The season started airing on 11 February 2013 on Telecinco, and Mercedes Milá is the main host.
Gran Hermano 2015 is the eighth season of the Argentinian version of the reality show Gran Hermano. This season was confirmed in December 2014 by the main executive of the network Liliana Parodi. It was the first season to be broadcast on América TV after being previously in Telefe. The premiere was set for Wednesday 29 April 2015, being delayed one week from its original debut date. This season will come three years after the end of the most recent one. This season finished on 30 September 2015, after 155 days, becoming the second longest season ever produced in the country after the seventh season.
Gran Hermano 16 is the sixteenth season of Gran Hermano, the Spanish version of the reality television series franchise Big Brother. The 16th season started airing on September 13, 2015, on Telecinco with Mercedes Milá hosting the main live shows or "Galas". The grand prize this season is €300,000. The main twist of the season is that every contestant has to keep a secret, a game mechanics from the Secret Story franchise. In case a competitor reveals voluntarily his secret, they will lose €100,000 of the final prize. The season was won by 19-year-old Sofía Suescun on Day 102.
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.
Gran Hermano VIP 4 was the fourth season of the reality television Gran Hermano VIP series. The series was launched in January 2016 on Telecinco. Jordi González returned to host the series, and Sandra Barneda was confirmed as the host of the weekly Debate. On the Grand Finale of Gran Hermano 16 it was officially confirmed GHVIP would start in January.
Big Brother Panamá is the Panamanian version of the reality television franchise Big Brother. It was the first season of the show, and it began to be broadcast on 31 August 2016 on TVN, Rolando Sterling hosted the main show and Gaby Garrido hosted the El Debate. In this season the grand prize was $25,000.
Gran Hermano 17 is the seventeenth season of Gran Hermano, the Spanish version of the reality television series franchise Big Brother. The 17th season started airing on September 8, 2016 on Telecinco. On Wednesday June 29, Mediaset announced an official statement that Mercedes Mila left the show after 16 years, and was replaced by Jorge Javier Vázquez.
Gran Hermano 18, also known as Gran Hermano Revolution is the eighteenth season of Gran Hermano, the Spanish version of the reality television series franchise Big Brother.
