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.
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.
The reality franchise Big Brother debuted in Spain on April 23, 2000 and ended on July 21, 2000, lasting 90 days. This was the third version of Big Brother in global, Netherlands and Germany having aired their editions prior to the Spanish edition. The show was hosted by Mercedes Milá and broadcast on Telecinco.
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: El Reencuentro is the first season of the Spanish reality show El Reencuentro and the first All-Stars season of the reality show Gran Hermano. It premiered on February 3, 2010, and concluded March 30, 2010.
María Mercedes Milá Mencos is a Spanish television presenter and journalist, most notable for her work on Spain's Telecinco's Gran Hermano, the Spanish version of the reality television series Big Brother.
El Reencuentro 2011, also known as El Reencuentro: diez años después premiered on March 17, 2011 and will end the May 2, 2011 lasting 47 days. It's the second season for the reality show El Reencuentro. In this season, there are contestants of several famous realities from Telecinco. Seven pairs of ex-contestants with unfinished business from different reality shows are reunited and must live and fight together for the award.
Gran Hermano 12+1 was the 13th season of Gran Hermano, the Spanish version of Big Brother. The official name of this season is Gran Hermano 12+1, and the tag line is "Dale la vuelta". The season started airing on 19 January 2012. Mercedes Milá is still the main host. The main eviction show is known as the "Gala". Beginning on the second week there is also a nominations show known as "Última Hora". "El Debate", a weekly spin-off show hosted by Jordi González, has recently evicted housemates return to the studio to comment on the house news. The grand prize this season is €300,000.
Gran Hermano VIP 3 was the third season of the reality television Gran Hermano VIP series. The series was launched in January 2015 on Telecinco, 10 years after last season was aired. Jordi González returned to host the series, as the last time he hosted a GH series was with El Reencuentro 2. On the Grand Finale of Gran Hermano 15 it was officially confirmed GHVIP would start in January. It was also announced that José and Juan, who are brothers from the musical group Los Chunguitos, were the first housemates of the season.
Jorge Javier Vázquez Morales is a Spanish television presenter, writer and actor.
Gran Hermano 2016 is the ninth season of the Argentinian version of the reality show Gran Hermano. This season was confirmed as part of a multi-season deal subscribed between América TV and Endemol Argentina when the network took over the rights. The premiere of this season was originally set to debut in March 2016, confirmed by Jorge Rial during the Gran Hermano 2015 finale on 30 September 2015. This season began on 18 May 2016.
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.
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 and final season of Gran Hermano, the Spanish version of the reality television series franchise Big Brother.
Gran Hermano VIP 6 was the sixth season of the reality television Gran Hermano VIP series. The season was launched on 13 September 2018 on Telecinco. Jorge Javier Vazquez became the new host of the show, continuing his job as host of the last two Civilian seasons. Sandra Barneda has been confirmed to be back as the host of the weekly Debate. The motto of this season is "Who will dare?"
Gran Hermano Dúo is the latest spin-off of the Spanish reality television Gran Hermano series. The first season was launched in January 2019 on Telecinco. Jorge Javier Vázquez is the host of this version of the show. Jordi González came back as the host of the weekly Debate. The format is that housemates will be entering in the house with a current or former relationship.
Gran Hermano VIP 7 was the seventh season of the reality television Gran Hermano VIP series. The season was launched in September 2019 on Telecinco. Jorge Javier Vázquez was the host of the show and Jordi González has been confirmed to be back as the host of the weekly Debate.
El Tiempo del Descuento is a Spanish reality show produced by Zeppelin TV and broadcast on Telecinco on 12 January 2020. In this show, several Gran Hermano VIP 7 housemates return to the house in Guadalix de la Sierra, overcome the past and fight together to solve their unfinished business. The final prize of the show is 30,000 Euros. In addition, the show has a similar format to the previous Gran Hermano shows, featuring weekly tasks, head of the house, nominations and evictions.
Gran Hermano VIP 8 is the eighth season of the reality television Gran Hermano VIP series which premiered on September 14, 2023, on Telecinco.
