Pinoy Big Brother is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel. The series is based on the Big Brother reality game show franchise. Originally hosted by Willie Revillame, Toni Gonzaga and Mariel Rodriguez, it premiered on August 21, 2005 on the network's weekend line-up. The show has aired 17 seasons. Bianca Gonzalez, Robi Domingo, Kim Chiu, Melai Cantiveros, Enchong Dee, and Alexa Ilacad served as the hosts for the show's most recent season.
Rico Barrera is a Filipino actor, the first housemate evicted from the 12 housemates of Pinoy Big Brother on 2005.
Ethyl Cayoca Gabison, also known by her stage name Ethel Booba, is a Filipina TV personality, author, singer, and comedian. She has also worked in the recording industry. She was the first been crowned as the celebrity champion at Tawag ng Tanghalan of the noontime television show It's Showtime.
Victor Emmanuel Basa is a Filipino model, actor, radio V.J., television host and former ex-housemate of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2.
Myrtle Abigail Porlucas Sarrosa is a Filipino actress, cosplayer and recording artist who rose to prominence after being declared the Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4 Big Winner. Sarrosa started her career under ABS-CBN where she was launched as one of the Star Magic Angels. She is currently managed and under contract with GMA Artist Center.
Daniel Kenji Silva Matsunaga is a Brazilian former model, actor, professional footballer, host and businessman. He became known in the Philippines by appearing in Cosmopolitan Philippines’ September 2009 "Cosmo Men" supplement. He was scouted in the Philippines as an actor and was first given TV drama projects on GMA Network. He also joined ABS-CBN's reality TV show Pinoy Big Brother and was declared as the PBB All-In big winner in 2014.
The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2010. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.
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.
The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2008. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.
The sixth season of Pinoy Big Brother, subtitled 737 premiered on ABS-CBN on June 20, 2015, and ran for 142 days until November 8, 2015.
The seventh season of Pinoy Big Brother, subtitled Lucky premiered on ABS-CBN on July 11, 2016, and ended 235 days later on March 5, 2017.
Nonong Ballinan is a Filipino actor and comedian. He was first known as a contestant in It's Showtime's Funny One.
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.
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.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.
Samantha Mae Adaliga Bernardo-Moore is a Filipino television personality, host and beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed as Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2020. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Grand International 2020 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand and placed 1st Runner-Up.
The tenth season of Pinoy Big Brother, subtitled Kumunity, stylized as Kumunity Season 10, premiered on the Kapamilya Channel and A2Z on October 16, 2021 and ran for 226 days, ending on May 29, 2022. This season is the second consecutive season to partner with the social-media app Kumu after Connect.
The celebrity edition of Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10 premiered on Kapamilya Channel, Jeepney TV and A2Z on October 16, 2021. The first edition in the multi-part season, this edition featured contestants from the Celebrity Kumunity, which composes of people with a claim to fame.
The teen edition of Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10 premiered on Kapamilya Channel, Jeepney TV and A2Z on March 13, 2022. The third edition in the multi-part season, this edition featured contestants from the Teen Kumunity, which composes of civilians aged fifteen through nineteen.
