Pinoy Big Brother, more popularly known by its abbreviated title PBB, is the Philippine version of the Big Brother reality game show franchise. The word Pinoy in the title is a colloquial term for the Filipino people. It is currently broadcast on pay TV via Kapamilya Channel, on free-to-air via A2Z, and internationally via ABS-CBN's international channel TFC in various countries worldwide. It was formerly broadcast on the ABS-CBN network and its sister network Studio 23 from 2005 until 2019, and on TV5 during Connect's final week from March 8 to 14, 2021. Originally hosted by Willie Revillame, Toni Gonzaga and Mariel Rodriguez, it premiered on August 21, 2005. The uncut 24/7 version of the series can also be seen on the internet through Kumu, a Philippine online livestreaming app, as part of their partnership on Kumunity 10, as carried over from Connect. Kumunity Season 10, the recently concluded season, was hosted by Bianca Gonzalez and Robi Domingo.
The first season of the reality game show Pinoy Big Brother premiered on the ABS-CBN network on August 21, 2005 and ran for 112 days until December 10, 2005.
The first season of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition premiered on the ABS-CBN network on February 5, 2006 and ran for 56 days until April 1, 2006.
The third season of Pinoy Big Brother, subtitled "Double Up" premiered on the ABS-CBN network on October 4, 2009 and ran for 133 days until February 13, 2010. This is the third civilian season and the seventh season overall to air on the network. This season broke the previous civilian season's record for the longest stay of housemates inside the house by only one week.
Ejay Lasap Falcon is a Filipino actor, model, endorser and politician who is the vice governor of Oriental Mindoro. As an actor, he came to prominence in 2008 after winning the reality show Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus.
Robert Marion Eusebio Domingo, professionally known as Robi Domingo, is a Filipino VJ, actor, dancer, and host. He first gained fame as a reality show contestant by joining and ending up as the first runner-up of the reality competition series Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus in 2008, after which he became a member of ABS-CBN's group of film and television talents collectively known as Star Magic.
The third season of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition, subtitled Teen Clash 2010 premiered on the ABS-CBN network on April 10, 2010 and ran for 78 days until June 26, 2010.
Melisa Bunayog Cantiveros-Francisco is a Filipino actress, comedian, and host. She came to prominence in 2009, after winning Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up. In 2015, she won the first season of the Filipino version of Your Face Sounds Familiar. She is currently one of ABS-CBN's contract talents. She currently hosts a morning talk show, Magandang Buhay, alongside Regine Velasquez and Jolina Magdangal.
Bartolomé Alberto Mott, known professionally as Tom Rodriguez, is a Filipino actor. After an unsuccessful marriage with top actress Carla Abellana, he had his hiatus since 2022 and moved back to the States to start anew.
Johan Morielle Santos is a Filipino television actor, presenter, and model who participated in 133 episodes of Philippine reality show Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up.
The 24th PMPC Star Awards for TV ceremony was held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila in Pasay on November 13, 2010 and broadcast over ABS-CBN Channel 2 on November 20, 2010. The ceremony was hosted by Angel Aquino, Ruffa Gutierrez and Miriam Quiambao.
The fourth season of Pinoy Big Brother, subtitled Unlimited premiered on the ABS-CBN network on October 29, 2011, and ran for 155 days until March 31, 2012. This is the fourth main season and the ninth season overall to air on the network. This season is currently the longest civilian season to date and broke the previous civilian season's record for the longest duration by three more weeks and also ranked as one of the show's longest seasons worldwide as of that time, only surpassed by a number of seasons held in Germany, until it was later beaten by Lucky 7 on 2016 and later on Otso which currently holds the record, with 268 days.
The fourth season of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition premiered on the ABS-CBN network on April 8, 2012 and ran for 91 days until July 7, 2012. This season surpassed Teen Edition Plus' record of the longest edition of the series by 13 days.
Jan Slater Lee Young is a Filipino entrepreneur, actor, engineer, model and television personality from Cebu. Young is best known for winning Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited in 2012.
Filipino television series Pinoy Big Brother received criticism from the Filipino public and news media. Organizations including Endemol and the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board investigated the show.
The fifth season of Pinoy Big Brother, subtitled All In premiered on the ABS-CBN network on April 27, 2014 and ran for 120 days until August 24, 2014, replacing the rerun of My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho and The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition: Doubles and was replaced by Kapamilya Blockbusters, Miss Ripley and I Do.
The sixth season of Pinoy Big Brother, subtitled 737 premiered on the ABS-CBN network on June 20, 2015 and ran for 142 days until November 8, 2015, replacing Let’s Get Married! and My Lovely Girl and was replaced by Doble Kara and Dance Kids.
The seventh season of Pinoy Big Brother, subtitled Lucky premiered on the ABS-CBN network on July 11, 2016 and ended 235 days later on March 5, 2017, replacing We Will Survive, the first and second season of Jane the Virgin and We Love OPM and was replaced by Wildflower, Love in the Moonlight and I Can Do That.
The eighth season of Pinoy Big Brother, subtitled Otso, premiered on the ABS-CBN network on November 10, 2018 and ran for 268 days, ending on August 4, 2019, replacing Star Hunt: The Grand Audition Show and The Kids Choice and was replaced by Gangnam Beauty, Encounter, the second season of I Can See Your Voice and iWant Originals.
The ninth season of Pinoy Big Brother, subtitled Connect, premiered on A2Z and Kapamilya Channel on December 6, 2020 and ran for 99 days until March 14, 2021, replacing the rerun of Starla and was replaced by Count Your Lucky Stars, Aja! Aja! Tayo sa Jeju and the first season of Almost Paradise. The show was also simulcast and digitally streamed via ABS-CBN's entertainment website, iWantTFC and Kapamilya Online Live in Facebook and YouTube; live feeds of the House were also shown on Kumu, an online streaming platform.
