Grande Fratello

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Grande Fratello
Grande Fratello - Logo.jpg
Created by John de Mol Jr.
Directed by Fosco Gasperi (2000–2001)
Fabio Calvi (2003–2004, 2006–2009)
Sergio Colabona (2009–2012, 2014–2015)
Alessio Pollacci (2018–2019, 2023–present)
Marco Fuortes (2018–2019, 2023–present)
Presented by Daria Bignardi (2000–2001)
Barbara D'Urso (2003–2004, 2018–2019)
Alessia Marcuzzi (2006–2012, 2014–2015)
Alfonso Signorini (2023–present)
Country of origin Italy
Original languageItalian
No. of series17
No. of episodes282 (lives shows)
Production
Running time190-220 min (approx.)
Production company Endemol Shine Italy
Original release
Network Canale 5 (main show, 2000–present)
Italia 1 (daily recaps; 2014–present)
Stream TV (live; 2000–2003)
Sky (live; 2004, 2008–2009)
Mediaset Premium (live; 2006–2015)
Mediaset Extra (live; 2018–present)
La5 (live; 2010–present)
Release14 September 2000 (2000-09-14) –
present
Related
Grande Fratello VIP

Grande Fratello (also known by the acronym GF) is the Italian version of the reality television franchise Big Brother . Begun in September 2000, it has gone on to become a cultural phenomenon in Italy. There have been twenty-two completed seasons as of 2023, sixteen regular seasons and seven celebrity seasons. [1]

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Format

The old logo for the Italian version of Big Brother - Grande Fratello. Grande Fratello.jpg
The old logo for the Italian version of Big Brother - Grande Fratello.

Based on the original Dutch version created by Endemol, the show sees a number of "housemates", divided by gender, social backgrounds and geographical locations, locked up together in a house, where the viewing public can watch them twenty-four hours a day, and vote them out of the house as they choose. [2] [3]

The housemates can visit the "confessional" at any time during the day, either to talk to psychologists if they need to, talk to "Big Brother", or to nominate.

The title is inspired by the George Orwell novel 1984 . The novel tells of a Big Brother, head of the totalitarian state of Oceania that constantly monitors its inhabitants by the camera in an attempt to suppress their free will. The tag line of the novel is "Big Brother is watching you", which inspired the show, as it is Big Brother who now has total control over the situation in the house.

The housemates live in a house 24 hours a day, bugged by numerous cameras and microphones which capture their every move. Every week the housemates participate in tasks that determine their food budget for that week, or could even affect that week's nominations. The overall goal is to be the final surviving housemate and claim the prize fund. A PlayStation game based on this version was released in 2003.

Series details

SeasonsLaunch dateFinale dateDaysHousematesWinnerPresenterReporterOpinionistDirectionStudyGrand prizeAverage viewers
(in millions)		Average share
ExternalSocialHomeStudy
1 14 September 200021 December 20009910Cristina Plevani Daria Bignardi Marco LiorninonenoneAlessio Pollacci Fosco Gasperi Theater 1 of Cinecittà, Rome ₤250,000,000 [N 1] 9.8237.00%
2 20 September 200120 December 20019216Flavio Montrucchio8.0032.74%
3 30 January 20038 May 200399Floriana Secondi Barbara D'Urso Fabio CalviTheater 5 of Cinecittà, Rome €241,000 [N 2] 33.15%
4 22 January 20046 May 200410615Serena Garitta€300,0008.4433.89%
5 23 September 20042 December 20047117Jonathan Kashanian€250,0006.8630.70%
6 19 January 200627 April 200699 [N 3] 18Augusto De Megni Alessia Marcuzzi Palastudio of Cinecittà, Rome €900,000 [N 4] 6.5131.68%
7 18 January 200719 April 20079219Milo Coretti€500,0005.5725.80%
8 21 January 200821 April 200821Mario Ferretti Alfonso Signorini 5.4625.19%
9 12 January 200920 April 20099923Ferdi Berisanone€300,0006.6329.17%
10 26 October 20098 March 201013426Mauro MarinSergio Colabona€250,0006.1627.83%
11 18 October 201018 April 2011183 [N 5] 35Andrea Cocco€300,000 [N 2] 5.4323.55%
12 24 October 20111 April 2012161 [N 6] 36Sabrina Mbarek€240,000 [N 2] 3.8517.40%
13 3 March 201426 May 20148517 [N 7] Mirco Petrilli Manuela Arcuri [N 8] Cesare Cunaccia [N 8] €250,0004.1219.15%
Vladimir Luxuria [N 9]
14 24 September 201510 December 20157819Federica LepantoChiara Tortorella Cristiano Malgioglio Claudio Amendola €200,000 [N 2] 3.5218.74%
15 17 April 20184 June 20184917Alberto Mezzetti Barbara D'Urso none Simona Izzo Marco FuortesAlessio Pollacci€100,0003.8823.25%
16 8 April 201910 June 20196419Martina Nasoni Iva Zanicchi 3.2519.94%
17 11 September 202325 March 202419735Perla Vatiero Alfonso Signorini Rebecca Staffelli Cesara Buonamici Voxson studies, Rome 2.4418.59%
18 16 September 2024Lumina Studios, Rome

Popularity

The program has broken several records, including exceeding a 50% share of the ratings (with peaks of 60% during season one). The fifth season recorded a decline in ratings which was put down to both the competition from rival reality television shows and the season's poor and hasty production. By the ninth season, the show recorded increasing ratings which took the program back to its original popularity.

Despite a decline in viewing figures over the years (especially in the twelfth season), Grande Fratello is still one of the most successful reality shows in Italy.

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Grande Fratello 1 is the first season of the Italian version of the reality show franchise Big Brother. It follows ten contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom-built house. Every two weeks, one housemate is evicted by a public vote. The last remaining housemate, Cristina Plevani, was declared the winner.

Grande Fratello 3 is the third season of the Italian version of the reality show franchise Big Brother. The show began on 30 January 2003 and concluded on 8 May 2003. Barbara D'Urso as the main host of the show for the first time.

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Big Brother Albania is the Albanian version of the Dutch reality competition franchise Big Brother created by producer John de Mol Jr. in 1997. It follows 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. The series started airing on 24 February 2008 on Top Channel and it has had nine seasons to date. Arbana Osmani hosted the first seven seasons and the ninth season. Ledion Liço hosted the eighth season as Osmani was pregnant and took time off to be with her family.

Grande Fratello 5 was the fifth season of Big Brother in Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and aired from 23 September 2004 to 2 December 2004.

Grande Fratello 8 is the eighth season of the Italian version of the reality show franchise Big Brother. The show was produced by Endemol and aired from 21 January 2008 to 21 April 2008.

Grande Fratello 10 was the tenth season of the Italian version of the reality show franchise Big Brother. The show premiered on 26 October 2009 and concluded on 8 March 2010. Alessia Marcuzzi returned as the main host of the show. The winner of the season, Mauro Marin, received a €250,000 grand prize.

Grande Fratello 11 was the eleventh season of the Italian version of the reality show franchise Big Brother. The show premiered on 18 October 2010 and concluded on 18 April 2011. It was the longest regular Grande Fratello season and prime time show in Italy. Alessia Marcuzzi returned as the main host of the show. The house had been radically renewed from the last season. The winner of this season, Andrea Cocco, received a €300,000 grand prize.

Grande Fratello 12 was the twelfth season of the Italian version of the reality show franchise Big Brother. The show premiered on 24 October 2011 and concluded on 1 April 2012. Alessia Marcuzzi returned as the main host of the show. The house had been radically renewed from the last season. The winner of the season, Sabrina Mbarek received a €240,000 grand prize.

Grande Fratello 13 was the thirteenth season of the Italian version of the reality show franchise Big Brother. The show premieres on 3 March 2014 and concluded on 26 May 2014. Alessia Marcuzzi returned as the main host of the show.

Grande Fratello VIP is the celebrity version of the Italian reality television franchise Big Brother. It's the first season of the show, it was launched on September 19, 2016 on Canale 5, with Ilary Blasi as presentator of the grand gala show on air every Monday evening, and Alfonso Signorini as opinionist. The 24h live was broadcast on Mediaset Extra and Mediaset Premium, daily pillows were broadcast on Canale 5 and La5. The show was scheduled to air for 8 weeks. The winner was Alessia Macari.

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Grande Fratello VIP is the celebrity version of Grande Fratello, the Italian version of the reality television franchise Big Brother.

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Grande Fratello 15 is the fifteenth season of the Italian version of the reality show franchise Big Brother. The season premiered on 17 April 2018 and concluded on 4 June 2018. It is the shortest season of the Grande Fratello series, lasting only 49 days.

Grande Fratello 16 is the sixteenth season of the Italian version of the reality show franchise Big Brother. The season premiered on 8 April 2019 on Canale 5 and concluded on 10 June 2019 for a total of 64 days.

Grande Fratello VIP 4 is the fourth celebrity season of the Italian reality television franchise Grande Fratello.

Grande Fratello VIP 5 is the fifth celebrity season of the Italian reality television franchise Grande Fratello.

References

Annotations
  1. ↑ Equivalent to €129,114.22.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Reduced or extended from €250,000.
  3. ↑ Extended from 92 days.
  4. ↑ Reduced from €1,000,000.
  5. ↑ Extended from 168 days.
  6. ↑ Reduced from 203 days.
  7. ↑ Armando & Giuseppe are compete as a single housemate.
  8. 1 2 Until the fourth live show.
  9. ↑ From the fifth live show.
Sources
  1. ↑ "Grande Fratello VIP: trash, esperimento sociologico e politicamente (s)corretto". ilgiornaleditalia.it.
  2. ↑ "La scienza del Grande Fratello (e degli altri reality show)". Focus.it.
  3. ↑ "Se la realtà è peggiore del Grande Fratello". corriere.it.
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