Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)
Celebrity Big Brother (also called Big Brother UK) was a reality television series in the United Kingdom which began in 2001. It was a Celebrity version of the Big Brother franchise. Contestants must complete challenges while living in a house full of cameras. In some series the house is in London; in some series it is in Hertfordshire. From 2001-2010, it was shown on Channel 4 and was presented by Davina McCall; from 2011-2018, it was shown on Channel 5 and was presented by Emma Willis.
| Celebrity Big Brother | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Based on | Big Brother by John de Mol Jr. |
| Presented by | |
| Narrated by | Marcus Bentley |
| Theme music composer | Elementfour |
| Opening theme | "Big Brother UK TV Theme" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 22 |
| No. of episodes | 616 |
| Production company(s) | Bazal (Series 1) Endemol UK Productions (Series 2–3) Brighter Pictures (Series 4–6, Celebrity Hijack) Remarkable Television (Series 7) Initial (Series 8–22) |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Original release | Channel 4: 9 March 2001 – 27 January 2010 Channel 5: 18 August 2011 – 10 September 2018 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Big Brother |
| Other websites | |
| Website | |
Format change
A group of celebrities 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 change
Every year, there is a different "Big Brother eye".
Overview change
| Series | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 March 2001 | 16 March 2001 | 8 |
6 |
Jack Dee | Channel 4 |
| 2 | 20 November 2002 | 29 November 2002 | 10 |
6 |
Mark Owen | |
| 3 | 6 January 2005 | 23 January 2005 | 18 |
9 |
Mark "Bez" Berry | |
| 4 | 5 January 2006 | 27 January 2006 | 23 |
11 |
Chantelle Houghton | |
| 5 | 3 January 2007 | 28 January 2007 | 26 |
14 |
Shilpa Shetty | |
| 6 | 2 January 2009 | 23 January 2009 | 22 |
11 |
Ulrika Jonsson | |
| 7 | 3 January 2010 | 29 January 2010 | 27 |
12 |
Alex Reid | |
| 8 | 18 August 2011 | 8 September 2011 | 22 |
10 |
Paddy Doherty | Channel 5 |
| 9 | 5 January 2012 | 27 January 2012 | 23 |
12 |
Denise Welch | |
| 10 | 15 August 2012 | 7 September 2012 | 24 |
13 |
Julian Clary | |
| 11 | 3 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 | 23 |
11 |
Rylan Clark | |
| 12 | 22 August 2013 | 13 September 2013 | 23 |
13 |
Charlotte Crosby | |
| 13 | 3 January 2014 | 29 January 2014 | 27 |
12 |
Jim Davidson | |
| 14 | 18 August 2014 | 12 September 2014 | 26 |
14 |
Gary Busey | |
| 15 | 7 January 2015 | 6 February 2015 | 31 |
15 |
Katie Price | |
| 16 | 27 August 2015 | 24 September 2015 | 29 |
14 |
James Hill | |
| 17 | 5 January 2016 | 5 February 2016 | 32 |
16 |
Scotty T | |
| 18 | 28 July 2016 | 26 August 2016 | 30 |
15 |
Stephen Bear | |
| 19 | 3 January 2017 | 3 February 2017 | 32 |
18 |
Coleen Nolan | |
| 20 | 1 August 2017 | 25 August 2017 | 25 |
15 |
Sarah Harding | |
| 21 | 2 January 2018 | 2 February 2018 | 32 |
16 |
Courtney Act | |
| 22 | 16 August 2018 | 10 September 2018 | 26 |
13 |
Ryan Thomas |
Spin-offs change
| Series | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Episodes | Winner | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Hijack | 3 January 2008 | 28 January 2008 | 26 | 12 | 28 | John Loughton | E4 |
Other websites change
- Celebrity Big Brother Archived 2015-05-12 at the Wayback Machine at Channel5.com
- Celebrity Big Brother on IMDb
