Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)
Celebrity Big Brother (also called Celebrity Big Brother UK) is a reality television series in the United Kingdom which began in 2001. It is a Celebrity version of the Big Brother franchise.
Celebrity Big Brother | |
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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 | English |
No. of series | 23 |
No. of episodes | 616 |
Production | |
Production companies | Bazal (Series 1) Endemol UK Productions (Series 2–3) Brighter Pictures (Series 4–6, Celebrity Hijack) Remarkable Television (Series 7) Initial (Series 8–Present) |
Original release | |
Network | |
Release | Channel 4: 9 March 2001 – 27 January 2010 Channel 5: 4 March 2024 – Present |
Related | |
Big Brother |
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; from 2024, it is shown on ITV2, ITV1 and ITVX and is presented by AJ Odudu and Will Best.
Format
changeA 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
changeEvery year, there is a different "Big Brother eye".
Overview
changeSeries | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | Channel |
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9 March 2001 |
16 March 2001 |
8 |
6 |
Channel 4
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20 November 2002 |
29 November 2002 |
10 |
6 |
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6 January 2005 |
23 January 2005 |
18 |
9 |
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5 January 2006 |
27 January 2006 |
23 |
11 |
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3 January 2007 |
28 January 2007 |
26 |
14 |
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2 January 2009 |
23 January 2009 |
22 |
11 |
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3 January 2010 |
29 January 2010 |
27 |
12 |
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18 August 2011 |
8 September 2011 |
22 |
10 |
Channel 5
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5 January 2012 |
27 January 2012 |
23 |
12 |
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15 August 2012 |
7 September 2012 |
24 |
13 |
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3 January 2013 |
25 January 2013 |
23 |
11 |
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22 August 2013 |
13 September 2013 |
23 |
13 |
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3 January 2014 |
29 January 2014 |
27 |
12 |
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18 August 2014 |
12 September 2014 |
26 |
14 |
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7 January 2015 |
6 February 2015 |
31 |
15 |
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27 August 2015 |
24 September 2015 |
29 |
14 |
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5 January 2016 |
5 February 2016 |
32 |
16 |
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28 July 2016 |
26 August 2016 |
30 |
15 |
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3 January 2017 |
3 February 2017 |
32 |
18 |
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1 August 2017 |
25 August 2017 |
25 |
15 |
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2 January 2018 |
2 February 2018 |
32 |
16 |
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16 August 2018 |
10 September 2018 |
26 |
13 |
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4 March 2024 |
22 March 2024 |
19 |
12 |
Spin-offs
changeSeries | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Episodes | Winner | Channel |
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3 January 2008 |
28 January 2008 |
26 |
12 |
28 |
Other websites
change- Celebrity Big Brother Archived 2015-05-12 at the Wayback Machine at Channel5.com
- Celebrity Big Brother on IMDb