Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)

British television reality game show

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
GenreReality competition
Based onBig Brother
by John de Mol Jr.
Presented by
Narrated byMarcus Bentley
Theme music composerElementfour
Opening theme"Big Brother UK TV Theme"
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series22
No. of episodes616
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 releaseChannel 4:
9 March 2001 (2001-03-09)27 January 2010
Channel 5:
18 August 2011 (2011-08-18)10 September 2018
Chronology
Related showsBig 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