Big Brother (TV series)
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Big Brother is a TV reality show. People known as housemates, enter a house and they do not bring any of their belongings except clothes. They are bored and the people behind the cameras who call themselves Big Brother announce things through the loudspeaker. Housemates would get a task to do so that they can get food. There is also a celebrity version of Big Brother.
Big Brother around the worldEdit
The series was developed by Endemol, and the first season was shown in the Netherlands. The show's format has since been copied in over forty countries, including Brazil, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, United Kingdom and US. It also used to be in Australia, It was originally cancelled in 2008, later came back in 2012-2014 and will return again in 2020
Special editionsEdit
In some countries, there are also special editions of the show, for example Big Brother VIP or Big Brother: All Stars. Usually, some of the rules in these special editions are a little bit different from the original ones.
Big Brother VIP / Celebrity Big BrotherEdit
Big Brother VIP is the name of the special edition of the show, in which all the housemates are famous people. It has been released in many of the countries airing Big Brother, for example Bulgaria - VIP Brother; Mexico - Big Brother VIP; UK - Celebrity Big Brother. The duration of the show is often only a month and in some countries the nominations and evictions are twice a week. Sometimes the big prize is given for charity or there is no big prize at all.
Big Brother seriesEdit
As of 24 May 2021[update], Big Brother has produced 506 winners in over 55 franchises.
- Currently airing (2)
- An upcoming season (14)
- Status unknown (9)
- No longer airing (35)
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Africa (Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia) |
Big Brother Africa | M-Net Africa Magic Mzansi Magic DStv (live) |
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Albania Kosovo |
Big Brother Albania | Top Channel DigitAlb (live) |
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Big Brother VIP Albania[1] | Season 1, 2021: Upcoming season | TBA | ||
Angola Mozambique[2] |
Big Brother Angola (1–2)[3] Big Brother Angola and Moçambique (3) |
Jango Magic DStv |
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Arab world (Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria and Tunisia) |
Big Brother: الرئيس Big Brother: The Boss |
MBC 2 | Season 1, 2004: Discontinued[4] | Razan Moughrabi |
Argentina | Gran Hermano | Telefe DirecTV (live;1–3, 6–7) Cablevisión (live; 4–5) Multicanal (live; 4) TDT (live; 6–7) |
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Main host:
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América TV DirecTV (live) Cablevisión (live) |
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Main host: Debate: | ||
Gran Hermano Famosos | Telefe Cablevisión (live) Multicanal (live) |
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Main host: Debate: | |
Australia | Big Brother Australia | Network Ten TV2 (1–3, 5) Prime (4) |
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Gretel Killeen (1–7) Kyle Sandilands (8) Jackie O (8) |
Nine Network TV3 (10–11) |
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Sonia Kruger | ||
Seven Network Three (12) RTL 5 (12)[5][6] Ruutu.fi (12)[7] TVNZ OnDemand (13) |
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Celebrity Big Brother | Network Ten | Season 1, 2002: Dylan Lewis | Gretel Killeen | |
Big Brother VIP | Seven Network | Season 1, 2021: Upcoming season | Sonia Kruger | |
Balkans (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) |
Veliki Brat Big Brother |
Pink BH (1–4) Pink M (1–4) B92 (1–3, 5) A1 (3) Pink (4) RTL (4–5) OBN (5) RTRS (5) Sitel (5) Prva (5) |
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Veliki Brat VIP Big Brother VIP |
Pink M (1–4) Pink BH (1–4) B92 (1–2, 5) Pink (3–4) A1 (4) BN (5) Prva (5) OBN (5) Sitel (5) |
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Veliki Brat: Generalna Proba[9] Veliki Brat: General Rehearsal |
B92 | Season 1, 2006: Jelena Provči & Marko Miljković | Marijana Mićić | |
Belgium | Big Brother | Kanaal Twee |
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Walter Grootaers |
Big Brother (Netherlands and Belgium)[10][11] |
VIER/Play4 Telenet (live) |
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Geraldine Kemper Peter van de Veire | |
Big Brother VIPs | vtm Kanaal Twee |
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No presenters | |
Big Brother All-Stars | Kanaal Twee | Season 1, 2003: Heidi Zutterman | Walter Grootaers | |
Brazil | Big Brother Brasil | Rede Globo Multishow Globoplay Canal BBB (live on PPV) |
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Bulgaria | Big Brother | Nova Television Nova+ (live; 1–4) Diema Family (live; 5) |
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Main host: |
Big Brother Family | Nova Television Diema Family (live) |
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Niki Kunchev | |
VIP Brother | Nova Television Nova+ (live; 1–2) Diema 2 (live; 3) Diema Family (live; 4) |
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Main host: | |
Big Brother All Stars (1–4) Big Brother: Most Wanted (5–6) |
Nova Television Diema Family (live; 1) |
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Canada (English) |
Big Brother Canada | Slice |
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Arisa Cox |
Global |
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Canada (French) |
Loft Story | TQS[14] |
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Loft Story: La Revanche Loft Story: The Revenge |
Season 6, 2009: Sébastien Tremblay | Pierre-Yves Lord | ||
Big Brother | V | Season 1, 2010: Vincent Durand Dubé | Chéli Sauvé-Castonguay | |
Big Brother Célébrités | Noovo | Season 1, 2021: Jean-Thomas Jobin [15] | Marie-Mai Bouchard | |
China | 室友一起宅 – Big Brother China Housemates, Let's Stay Together |
Youku.com Tudou.com |
Pilot season, 2015–16: Tan Xiangjun | Zhou Wentao (Live Final) Yang Ruilei (Live Final) |
Colombia | Gran Hermano | Caracol TV | Season 1, 2003: Mónica Patricia Tejón | Adriana Arango |
Citytv Bogotá[16] | Season 2, 2012: Diana Hernández | Agmeth Escaf | ||
Croatia | Big Brother | RTL |
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Celebrity Big Brother | Season 1, 2008: Danijela Dvornik | Antonija Blaće Marko Lušić | ||
Czech Republic | Big Brother | TV NOVA | Season 1, 2005: David Šín |
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Denmark | Big Brother | TV Danmark |
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Lisbeth Janniche |
Kanal 5 The Voice TV (live; 4) 7'eren (live; 5–6) |
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Big Brother VIP | TV Danmark | Season 1, 2003: Thomas Bickham | Lisbeth Janniche | |
Big Brother Reality All-Stars | Season 1, 2005: Jill Liv Nielsen | |||
Ecuador | Gran Hermano | Ecuavisa | Season 1, 2003: David Burbano | Toty Rodríguez |
Finland | Big Brother Suomi | Sub |
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Nelonen Jim (11; Daily recaps) Ruutu.fi (stream; live 24/7) |
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Elina Kottonen Kimmo Vehviläinen Alma Hätönen | ||
Julkkis Big Brother (9) Celebrity Big Brother Big Brother Suomi VIP (13) |
Sub | Season 9, 2013: Jori Kopponen | Mari Sainio | |
Nelonen Ruutu.fi (stream; live 24/7) |
Season 13, 2021: Petra Maarit Olli | Anni Hautala Tinni Wikström Kimmo Vehviläinen | ||
France | Loft Story | M6 |
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Benjamin Castaldi |
Secret Story | TF1 NT1 (Daily recaps: 9) CanalSat (live; 1) |
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NT1 |
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Germany | Big Brother | RTL II Single TV (2) RTL (2–3) MTV2 Pop (4–5) Tele 5 (4–6) 9Live (8) VIVA (5, 9) Premiere (live; 5–9) Clipfish (live; 10–11) Sky (live; 10–11) |
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sixx Sky (live) 7TV (stream) |
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Sat.1 sixx (Weekly recaps) Joyn (stream) |
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Promi Big Brother | Sat.1 sixx (Daily recaps; 2–4, 6–) IGTV (Daily recaps; 7–) Sat.1 emotions (1) Sky (live 3 hours; 1, live; 3) maxdome (live; 2) Bild (live; 4) 7TV (stream; 2–6) Joyn (stream; 7–) |
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Greece Cyprus |
Big Brother | ANT1 |
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Alpha TV Sigma TV Nova Greece (live) |
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Skai TV Sigma TV |
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Hungary | Big Brother | TV2 |
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Big Brother VIP |
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Való Világ powered by Big Brother[17] | RTL II |
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India (Hindi-language) |
Bigg Boss | SET | Season 1, 2006–07: Rahul Roy | Arshad Warsi |
Colors TV |
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Bigg Boss Halla Bol! (Spin-Off) |
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India (Kannada-language) |
Bigg Boss Kannada | ETV Kannada | Season 1, 2013: Vijay Raghavendra | Sudeep |
Suvarna TV | Season 2, 2014: Akul Balaji | |||
Colors Kannada (3–4; 7) Colors Super (4–6) |
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India (Bengali-language) |
Bigg Boss Bangla | ETV Bangla | Season 1, 2013: Aneek Dhar | Mithun Chakraborty |
Colors Bangla | Season 2, 2016: Joyjeet Banerjee | Jeet | ||
India (Tamil-language) |
Bigg Boss Tamil | Star Vijay |
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Kamal Haasan |
India (Telugu-language) |
Bigg Boss Telugu | Star Maa |
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India (Marathi-language) |
Bigg Boss Marathi | Colors Marathi |
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India (Malayalam-language) |
Bigg Boss Malayalam | Asianet |
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Mohanlal |
Indonesia | Big Brother Indonesia | Trans TV | Season 1, 2011: Alan Wangsa |
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Israel | האח הגדול HaAh HaGadol Big Brother |
Channel 2-Keshet HOT (live) Yes (live) |
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Channel 13 Channel 26 (live) |
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VIP האח הגדול HaAh HaGadol VIP Big Brother VIP |
Channel 2-Keshet HOT (live) Yes (live) |
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Channel 13 Channel 26 (live) |
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Italy | Grande Fratello | Canale 5 Italia 1 (Daily recaps; 13–) Stream TV (live; 1–3) SKY (live; 4–5, 8–9) Mediaset Premium (live; 6–14) Mediaset Extra (live; 15–) La5 (live; 11–) |
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Grande Fratello VIP | Canale 5 Italia 1 (Daily recaps) Mediaset Extra (live) La5 (live) |
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Lithuania | Paslapčių namai The House of Secrets |
TV3 Lithuania | Season 1, 2013: Gintautas Katulis |
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Mexico | Big Brother México Big Brother PM (4) |
Televisa SKY (live) |
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Canal 5 SKY (live) |
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Adela Micha | ||
Big Brother VIP | Televisa SKY (live) |
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Netherlands | Big Brother (Original Edition) |
Veronica |
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Yorin |
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Talpa |
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Big Brother (Netherlands and Belgium)[10][11] |
RTL 5 Videoland (stream; live) |
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Geraldine Kemper Peter van de Veire | |
Big Brother VIPs (1) Hotel Big Brother (2) |
Veronica | Season 1, 2000: No winner | Unknown | |
Talpa | Season 2, 2006: No winner | Caroline Tensen | ||
Secret Story | NET 5 | Season 1, 2011: Sharon Hooijkaas |
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Nigeria | Big Brother Nigeria (1) Big Brother Naija (2–6) |
M-Net DStv (live) |
Season 1, 2006: Katung Aduwak |
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Africa Magic GOtv DStv (live) |
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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu | ||
Norway | Big Brother | TVN |
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TV 2 Bliss | Season 4, 2011: Tine Barstad |
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Pacific Region (Chile, Ecuador and Peru) |
Gran Hermano del Pacífico | RedTeleSistema RedTV ATV |
Season 1, 2005: Juan Sebastián López |
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Panama | Big Brother Panamá | TVN | Season 1, 2016: Katherine Sandoval |
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Peru | La Casa de Los Secretos The House of Secrets |
Frecuencia Latina | Season 1, 2012: Álvaro de la Torre |
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Philippines | Pinoy Big Brother (Civilian Edition) |
A2Z (9) Kapamilya Channel (9) ABS-CBN (1–8) TFC (Worldwide) SkyCable (live) Studio 23 (live; 1–3) |
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Pinoy Big Brother (Mixed Edition) |
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Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition |
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Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition |
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Poland | Big Brother | TVN |
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TV4 |
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TVN 7 |
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Big Brother VIP | TV4 | Season 5 (part 1), 2008: Jarek Jakimowicz |
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Portugal | Big Brother | TVI TVI Reality (live; 5–) TVI Internacional (5) TVI Eventos (live; 1) |
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Current Teresa Guilherme (1–4; 6) Former Cláudio Ramos (5) |
Big Brother Famosos (1–2) Big Brother VIP (3) |
TVI TVI Direct (live; VIP) |
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Teresa Guilherme | |
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Big Brother: Duplo Impacto Big Brother: Double Impact |
TVI TVI Reality (live) |
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Teresa Guilherme Cláudio Ramos | |
Secret Story: Casa dos Segredos Secret Story: House of Secrets |
TVI TVI Reality (live; 6–) TVI Direct (live; 1–5) |
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Secret Story: Desafio Final Secret Story: Final Challenge |
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Teresa Guilherme | ||
Secret Story: Luta Pelo Poder Secret Story: Power Struggle |
Season 1, 2015: Bruno Sousa | |||
Secret Story: O Reencontro Secret Story: The Reunion |
Season 1, 2018: Carina Ferreira | Manuel Luís Goucha | ||
Romania | Big Brother | Prima TV |
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Russia | Большой Брат Bolshoy Brat Big Brother |
TNT | Season 1, 2005: Anastasia Yagaylova | Ingeborga Dapkunaite |
Scandinavia (Norway and Sweden)[21] |
Big Brother | Kanal5 FEM |
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Kanal 9 FEM |
Season 3, 2014: Anders Olsson |
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Second Life | Big Brother Second Life | World Wide Web | Season 1, 2006: Madlen Flint | None |
Slovakia | Big Brother: Súboj Big Brother: Duel |
TV Markíza | Season 1, 2005: Richard Tkáč | Viliam Rozboril Zuzana Belohorcová |
Slovenia | Big Brother | Kanal A |
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Big Brother Slavnih Big Brother Famous |
POP TV |
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Nina Osenar | |
South Africa | Big Brother South Africa (1–2) Big Brother Mzansi (3–4) |
M-Net Mzansi Magic DStv (live) |
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Celebrity Big Brother | Season 1, 2002: Bill Flynn |
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Spain | Gran Hermano | Telecinco (Main show and Debate) Telecinco Estrellas (9) Telecinco 2 (10) LaSiete (11–14) Nueve (14) Divinity (15–18) Be Mad (live; 18) Quiero TV (live; 1–3) Vía Digital (live; 4–5) Digital+ (live; 6–11) GH 24H (live; 12) Mitele.es (live; 13–18) |
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Mercedes Milá (1–2, 4–16) Pepe Navarro (3) Jorge Javier Vázquez (17–18) |
Gran Hermano VIP | Telecinco (Main show and Debate) Cuatro (7) Divinity (3–6) Be Mad (live; 6) Mitele.es (live; 3–7) |
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Current Jorge Javier Vázquez (6-) Jordi González (3–5; 7) Former Jesús Vázquez (1–2) | |
Gran Hermano: El Reencuentro Gran Hermano: The Reunion |
Telecinco (Main show and Debate) LaSiete Digital+ (live; 1) |
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Gran Hermano 12+1: La Re-vuelta Gran Hermano 12+1: The Revolt |
Telecinco (Main show and Debate) LaSiete Mitele.es (live) |
Season 1, 2012: Alessandro Livi | Mercedes Milá | |
Gran Hermano Dúo | Telecinco (Main show and Debate) Divinity Be Mad (live) Mitele.es (live) CincoMAS (Americas) |
Season 1, 2019: María Jesús Ruiz | Jorge Javier Vázquez Jordi González[22] | |
El Tiempo del Descuento | Telecinco CincoMAS (Americas) |
Season 1, 2020: Gianmarco Onestini | Jorge Javier Vázquez | |
Sweden | Big Brother Sverige | Kanal5 |
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Adam Alsing |
TV11 |
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Gry Forssell | ||
Kanal 11 | Season 7, 2015: Christian Sahlström | Adam Alsing | ||
Sjuan TV4 Play (stream) C More (live) TV4 (8; Premiere) |
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Malin Stenbäck (8-) Arantxa Álvarez (9) Adrian Boberg (8; Premiere) | ||
Big Brother Stjärnveckan Big Brother Week of the Stars |
Kanal5 | Season 1, 2002: Anki Lundberg | Adam Alsing | |
Switzerland | Big Brother Schweiz Big Brother Switzerland |
TV3 |
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Thailand | Big Brother Thailand | iTV |
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Turkey | Big Brother Türkiye | Star TV | Season 1, 2015–16: Sinan Aydemir | Asuman Krause |
Ukraine | Big Brother Україна Big Brother Ukraine |
K1 | Season 1, 2011: Kristina Kotvickaja |
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United Kingdom | Big Brother | Channel 4 S4C (1–10) TVN Lingua |
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Davina McCall |
Channel 5 MTV (16–19) TV3 (16–18) Virgin Media One (19) |
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Celebrity Big Brother | Channel 4 BBC One (1) S4C (2–7) |
Davina McCall | ||
Channel 5 MTV (15–22) TV3 (16–18) 3e (19–22) Virgin Media Two (22) |
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Teen Big Brother | Channel 4/E4 S4C |
Series 1, 2003: Paul Brennan | Dermot O'Leary | |
Big Brother Panto | Series 1, 2004–05: No winner | Jeff Brazier June Sarpong | ||
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack | Series 1, 2008: John Loughton | Dermot O'Leary | ||
Ultimate Big Brother | Series 1, 2010: Brian Dowling | Davina McCall | ||
United States (English) |
Big Brother (Broadcast Edition) |
CBS Showtime 2 (8–14) Pop (15–21) Slice Global Global Reality Channel E4 (4, 9) CBS.com/AOL (Live; 1) RealNetworks (Live; 2–14) CBS All Access (Live; 15–22) Paramount+ (Live; 23-) |
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Big Brother: All-Stars |
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Big Brother: Over The Top (Digital Edition) |
CBS All Access | Season 1, 2016: Morgan Willett | Julie Chen Moonves | |
Celebrity Big Brother | CBS Pop Global 9Now (1) 9Go! (1) CBS All Access (Live; 1–2) Paramount+ (Live) |
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United States (Spanish) |
Gran Hermano | Telemundo | Season 1, 2016: Pedro Orta[25] | Giselle Blondet |
Vietnam | Người Giấu Mặt The person who hides his face Big Brother Vietnam |
VTV6 | Season 1, 2013–14: Hoàng Sơn Việt | Huy Khánh |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ ""Big Brother Vip" vjen në Top Channel/ Së shpejti nisin audicionet për banorët e shtëpisë". Top Channel. May 17, 2021.
- ↑ Mozambique became also eligible to participate since 2016.
- ↑ "Big Brother Angola on DStv Portuguesa". DStv. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Arab Big Brother show suspended". BBC News. 1 March 2004.
- ↑ "RTL5 gaat Australische Big Brother uitzenden" [RTL5 will broadcast Australian Big Brother]. showbizznetwork.nl (in Dutch). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "Big Brother Australia – Gids.tv: Seizoen 12 Aflevering 1" (in Dutch). gids.tv. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "Mitä tapahtuu BB-talossa Down Under? Big Brother Australia alkaa Ruudussa!" [What happens at BB House Down Under? Big Brother Australia starts on Ruutu!]. Nelonen (in Finnish). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ Due to the car accident that killed three former housemates, Elmir Kuduzović, Stevan Zečević and Zorica Lazić, the producer decided to discontinue the series. The winning prize was divided by the surviving housemates.
- ↑ This version was only produced in Serbia.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "EndemolShine produceert Big Brother voor RTL 5, Videoland en SBS België". EndemolShine Nederland. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Co-produced version with Netherlands and Belgium taking part.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Big Brother keert terug op tv". RTL Boulevard. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ "BIG BROTHER CANADA SPECIAL STATEMENT REGARDING END OF PRODUCTION". bigbrothercanada.ca. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ On 31 August 2009, TQS changed its name to V.
- ↑ "BIG BROTHER CÉLÉBRITÉS débarque sur Noovo cet hiver!". bellmedia.ca. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ "Gran hermano, por Citytv". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ Seasons 1 through 7 were not based on the Big Brother license.
- ↑ "Bigg Boss Kannada Season 8 cancelled due to raging Covid-19 pandemic". The Indian Express. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ↑ "Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 2 to be discontinued due to coronavirus". Asianet News. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ "ബിഗ് ബോസ് സീസണ് 2വിന്റെ സംപ്രേഷണം ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റ് നിര്ത്തിവെക്കുന്നു" [Asianet has stopped broadcasting Bigg Boss Season 2]. Asianet News (in Malayalam). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ Co-produced version with Norway and Sweden taking part.
- ↑ From Gala 12, Jordi González replaced Jorge Javier Vázquez as main host. Due to Jorge Javier Vázquez was hospitalized for health problem.
- ↑ Dietz, Jason (15 May 2019). "UPFRONTS: CBS'S NEW SHOWS AND 2019–20 SCHEDULE". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ↑ "CBS UNVEILS 2019–2020 PRIMETIME LINEUP; 8 NEW SERIES JOIN 24 RETURNING SHOWS". CBS Press Express. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "gran-hermano"-big-brother-scheduled-premiere-2016-first "Auditions Begin for Telemundo's Upcoming "Gran Hermano" (Big Brother) Scheduled to Premiere in 2016 for the First Time in Spanish in the United States". NBC Universal Media Village. NBC Universal. Retrieved 28 October 2015.[permanent dead link]