Big Brother (British TV series)
Big Brother (also called Big Brother UK) is a reality television series in the United Kingdom which began in 2000.[1] It is a version of the Big Brother franchise. Contestants, known as "housemates" must do challenges while living in a house full of cameras. housemates are "evicted" from the house by public televoting. The last housemate in the house wins the competition and a cash prize.
Big Brother | |
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Genre | Reality competition |
Based on | Big Brother by John de Mol |
Presented by |
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Narrated by | Marcus Bentley |
Theme music composer | Elementfour |
Opening theme | "Big Brother UK TV Theme" |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 20 |
No. of episodes | 1468 |
Production | |
Production locations |
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Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 18 July 2000 10 September 2010 | –
Network | Channel 5 |
Release | 9 September 2011 5 November 2018 | –
Network | ITV2 |
Release | 8 October 2023 present | –
Related | |
Celebrity Big Brother |
From 2000 to 2010, it was shown on Channel 4[1] and was presented by Davina McCall,[1] From 2011 to 2018, it was shown on Channel 5[2] and was presented by Emma Willis.
From 2023 to the present day, it is shown on ITV2 and ITVX[3] and is presented by AJ Odudu and Will Best.[3]
Format
changeA group of contestants who don't know each other move into a house full of cameras. They are watched every day and are set challenges by a fictional character named "Big Brother". The contestants can speak to Big Brother privately in a room called the "diary room". They are not allowed to have contact with the outside world. Throughout the series, the public vote for who they want to evict and the last one remaining is the winner.
Eye
changeEvery year, there is a different "Big Brother eye".
Overview
changeSeries | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | Channel |
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18 July 2000 |
15 September 2000 |
64 |
11 |
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25 May 2001 |
27 July 2001 |
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24 May 2002 |
26 July 2002 |
14 |
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23 May 2003 |
25 July 2003 |
13 |
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28 May 2004 |
6 August 2004 |
71 |
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27 May 2005 |
12 August 2005 |
78 |
16 |
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18 May 2006 |
18 August 2006 |
93 |
22 |
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30 May 2007 |
31 August 2007 |
94 |
23 |
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5 June 2008 |
5 September 2008 |
93 |
21 |
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4 June 2009 |
4 September 2009 |
22 |
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9 June 2010 |
24 August 2010 |
77 |
21 |
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9 September 2011 |
11 November 2011 |
64 |
15 |
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5 June 2012 |
13 August 2012 |
70 |
17 |
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13 June 2013 |
19 August 2013 |
68 |
14 |
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5 June 2014 |
15 August 2014 |
77 |
19 |
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12 May 2015 |
16 July 2015 |
66 |
18 |
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7 June 2016 |
26 July 2016 |
50 |
193 |
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5 June 2017 |
28 July 2017 |
54 |
22 |
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14 September 2018 |
5 November 2018 |
53 |
22 |
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8 October 2023 |
17 November 2023 |
42 |
16 |
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6 October 2024 |
15 November 2024 |
41 |
16 |
Specials
changeSeries | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | Channel |
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13 October 2003 |
17 October 2003 |
10 |
8 |
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20 December 2004 |
5 January 2005 |
11 |
10 |
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24 August 2010 |
10 September 2010 |
18 |
14 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Big Brother starts watching". BBC News. 14 July 2000. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ "Big Brother 2011: launch date revealed". The Guardian. London. 3 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Big Brother is back! Coming soon to ITV2 and ITVX!". ITV. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
Other websites
change- Big Brother at ITVX
- Big Brother Archived 12 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Channel5.com
- Big Brother at Channel4.com (inactive)
- Big Brother on IMDb