Big Brother
International logo for Big Brother
Production
Location(s)	Various
Running time	Various
Production company(s)	Endemol
Broadcast
Original channel	Veronica
Original run	16 September 1999 (1999-09-16) – present
Chronology
Related shows	Celebrity Big Brother / Big Brother VIP
External links
Production website

Big Brother is a reality game show franchise created by John de Mol. The premise of the show is a group of people living together in a large house, isolated from the outside world and continuously monitored by television cameras. Each series lasts for about three months, with 12–16 contestants entering the house. To win the final cash prize, a contestant must survive periodic evictions and be the last one standing.

The idea for Big Brother is said to have come during a brainstorming session at the Dutch-based international television production firm Endemol on March 10, 1997. The first version of Big Brother was broadcast in 1999 on Veronica in the Netherlands. Since then the format has become a worldwide TV franchise, airing in many countries in a number of versions.

History [edit]

Although each country has made its own adaptations of the format, the contestants are confined to a specially-designed house where their every action is recorded by cameras and microphones and they are not permitted contact with the outside world. In most countries that have produced Big Brother, the contestants have been known as "housemates"; however in the American version they are referred to as "houseguests". The term Big Brother originates from George Orwell's novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Besides living together under continuous observation (which is the chief attraction of the contest), the program relies on four basic props: the stripped-bare back-to-basics environment in which they live, the evictions, the weekly tasks and competitions set by Big Brother and the "Diary/Confession Room" (in which the housemates convey their thoughts, feelings, and frustrations, and reveal their nominees for eviction). Contestants are required to evict one of their own on a regular basis; in the earlier series of Big Brother, contestants were evicted every two weeks. However, the UK version introduced weekly evictions; all versions of Big Brother now follow this format.

At regular intervals, the housemates privately nominate a number of fellow housemates whom they wish evicted from the house. The housemates with the most nominations are then announced, and viewers are given the opportunity to vote via telephone for whom they wish to see evicted. The exceptions to this process are in the American and Canadian versions, in which the housemates vote to evict each other. After the votes are tallied, the "evictee" leaves the house and is interviewed by the host of the show (usually before a studio audience). In some cases, two housemates may be evicted simultaneously (a "double eviction"); rarely, no housemates will be removed that week. At the end of the game, the last remaining housemate is declared the winner for the particular series and receives prizes (often including a large amount of money, a car, a vacation and—in some editions—a house).

In the first season of most series of Big Brother, the house was very basic. Although essential amenities such as running water, furniture and a limited ration of food were provided, luxury items were often forbidden. This added a survivalist element to the show, increasing the potential for social tension. Nearly all later series provide a modern house for the contest with a jacuzzi, sauna, VIP suite, loft and other luxuries.

The contestants are required to do housework, and are assigned tasks by the producers of the show (who communicate with the housemates via the omnipresent authority figure known to them only as "Big Brother"). The tasks are designed to test their teamwork abilities and community spirit; in some countries, the housemates' shopping budget or weekly allowance depends on the outcome of assigned tasks. The housemates have a weekly allowance, with which they can buy food and other essentials.

Most international versions of the show remain quite similar to each other; their main format remains true to the original fly on the wall observational style with the emphasis on human relationships, to the extent that contestants are forbidden from discussing nominations or voting strategy. Since 2001 the US version adopted a different format from the others during its second season, with an emphasis on strategy, competition and voting (the public does not choose who to evict). In 2011, the UK version controversially adapted the discussion of nominations before reverting this rule back after a poll by Big Brother broadcaster Channel 5, which showed that 90 percent of voters believed that housemates should not discuss nominations.^{[citation needed]}

Overview [edit]

From a sociological and demographic perspective, Big Brother allows an analysis of how people react when forced into close confinement with people outside their comfort zone (with different opinions or ideals, or from a different socioeconomic group). The viewer has the opportunity to see how a person reacts from the outside (through the constant recording of their actions) and the inside (in the Diary or Confession Room). The Diary Room (known as the DR) is where contestants can privately express their feelings about the game, strategy and the other contestants. The results range from violent or angry confrontations to genuine and tender connections (often including romantic interludes).

The show is notable for involving the Internet.^{[according to whom?]} Although the show typically broadcasts daily updates during the evening (sometimes criticized for their heavy editing), viewers can also watch a continuous feed from multiple cameras on the Web. These websites were successful, even after some national series began charging for access to the video stream. In some countries, Internet broadcasting was supplemented by updates via email, WAP and SMS. The house is shown live on satellite television, although in some countries there is a 10–15 minute delay to allow libelous or unacceptable content (such as references to people not participating in the program who have not consented to have personal information broadcast) to be removed.

Isolation [edit]

Big Brother contestants are isolated in the house, without access to television, radio or the Internet; they are not permitted routine communication with the outside world. This was an important issue for most earlier series of the show. In more-recent series, contestants are occasionally allowed to view televised events (usually as a reward for winning at a task). In most versions of the program books and writing materials are also forbidden, although exceptions are sometimes made for religious materials such as the Bible, Torah or the Qur'an. Some versions ban all writing implements, even items that can be used to write (such as lipstick or eyeliner). Despite the housemates' isolation, some contestants are occasionally allowed to leave the house as part of tasks. Contestants are permitted to leave the house in an emergency.

Contestants have regularly-scheduled interactions with the show's host on eviction nights. Throughout each day the program's producer, in the "Big Brother" voice, issues directives and commands to contestants. Some versions of the show allow private counseling sessions with a psychologist. These are allowed at any time, and are often conducted by telephone from the Diary Room.

Regional versions [edit]

Due to the intelligibility of certain languages across several nations, it has been possible to make regional versions of Big Brother. All these follow the normal Big Brother rules, except that contestants must come from each of the countries in the region where it airs:

• Africa: Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
• Arabia: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria and Tunisia
• Pacific: Chile, Ecuador and Peru
• Scandinavia: Norway and Sweden
• Former Yugoslavia: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro

Format changes [edit]

Locations of Big Brother versions

In the third UK series, Big Brother set live tasks for the housemates on a Saturday night to win treats; this was used until series 5 of the program. The format was used in Australia as Friday Night Live from series 5 to series 8. The fifth UK edition introduced an "evil" touch; Big Brother became villainous with punishments, difficult tasks and secret tricks. This was also seen in Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Pacific, Scandinavia, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Philippines and Mexico. The sixth UK series introduced secret missions, where housemates could win luxuries if they completed a secret task set by Big Brother. The eighth UK series saw an all-female house. However, two days later one male housemate arrived. The same twist was used in Big Brother 4 Bulgaria. Big Brother Africa 4 used a similar twist, with an all-male premiere.

Since Big Brother 2, the UK series opens with a twist. This has included the public choosing the final housemate from three possibilities (Big Brother 2); public voting for a housemate to leave during the first week and the housemates choosing between two housemates with the least number of votes (Big Brother 3); first-night nominations (Big Brother 4); suitcase nominations (Big Brother 5); Unlucky Housemate 13 (Big Brother 6); Big Brother Hood (Big Brother 7); an all-female house and a set of twins as contestants (Big Brother 8); a couple entering as housemates, who must hide their relationship (Big Brother 9); housemates having to earn housemate status (Big Brother 10); a mole entering the house with an impossible task (Big Brother 11); Jackie Stallone entering a house containing her son's ex-wife (Celebrity Big Brother 3); a non-celebrity in a celebrity edition (Celebrity Big Brother 4) and a visit from Jade Goody's family (Celebrity Big Brother 5). During Celebrity Big Brother 6 LaToya Jackson entered first, walked straight into a private bedroom (the bedrooms are usually locked until everyone has arrived) and put her bag on the bed to claim it as her own.^[1] Terry Christian became head of the house which was used at the end of the previous non-celebrity series and had to nominate three housemates for the first eviction; the others voted to save one of the nominees, Ben Adams, leaving Lucy Pinder and eventual winner Ulrika Jonsson to face the first eviction. In the summer series of 2009 the house was empty at first, with only crates to sit on. The new arrivals had to earn housemate status by completing tasks; Noirin Kelly was required to shave off her hair and draw a mustache and glasses on her face. Freddie Fisher and eventual winner Sophie Reade had to change their names by deed poll to Halfwit and Dogface. On day four, the six people who had not received housemate status were nominated for a public vote. The person with the fewest votes (Beinazir Lasharie) left, and the house was transformed into a "Big Brother" house. Other countries, such as Bulgaria, the United States and (previously) Australia, have also begun using opening-night twists.

The fifth UK edition introduced fake evictions, where one or two housemates are "evicted". In the eighth UK Series one housemate was evicted, interviewed and sent back into the house. In France and Canada, the format uses couples; twelve single people stay in the house, until only the winning couple is left. Big Brother U.S. uses a different set of rules which began for the second season. Nominations are made by one houseguest, the Head of Household (HoH), and the houseguests vote for which nominee to evict (not the viewers). The third season introduced the Power of Veto, where a houseguest can veto an eviction. This has been adapted in Brazil and Africa, and other countries have modified their nomination rules. The eighth American season introduced "America's Player", a houseguest given assignments by votes from viewers. Included in the public voting is which houseguest that America's Player should vote off and campaign to be evicted.

The third Dutch edition introduced "the battle", in which the house is separated into a luxurious half and a poor half and two teams of housemates fight for time in the luxurious half. Separated houses have also been used in:

• Netherlands, 2001 and Netherlands, 2002: Rich and poor
• Poland, 2002: Rich and poor
• UK, 2002: Rich and poor (from the third to the sixth week)
• Australia, 2003: Round House and Square House (until day 22).
• Denmark, 2003: Rich and poor
• Germany, 2003: Rich and poor
• Greece, 2003: Rich and poor
• Norway, 2003: Rich and poor
• Spain, 2004: Rich and poor
• Germany, 2004-2005: Rich, normal and survivor
• Scandinavian Peninsula, 2005: Norwegian House and Swedish House
• Germany, 2005-2006: Rich, normal and poor
• Slovakia, 2005: Rich and poor
• Italy, 2006: Rich and poor
• UK, 2007: Master and servant areas (third to sixth day)
• Italy, 2007: Normal and Dump
• Spain, 2008: Season 10 House and Season 1 House (until the fourth week).
• Germany, 2008: Rich and poor
• Slovenia, 2008: Rich and poor
• Germany, 2008-2009: Heaven and hell
• UK, 2008: Heaven and hell (sixth-tenth weeks)
• Brazil, 2009: Rich and poor
• Israel, 2009: Rich and poor (fourth-eighth weeks)
• Spain, 2009-2010: Normal house and spy house
• Finland, 2009: Paradise and slum (second-tenth weeks)
• Philippines, 2009: House A (Antoni Gaudí-inspired) and House B (Vincent van Gogh-inspired).
• U.S., 2009-present: Haves and have-nots
• Serbia, VIP 2010: Rich and poor
• Albania, 2010: Rich and poor
• Philippines Teen 3, 2010: Villa and apartment
• Spain, 2010: Normal house and future house
• Africa, 2010: House and barn
• Africa, 2011: Heads and tails
• Ex-Yugoslavia, 2011: Luxurious and Dump
• Philippines, 2011: Slums (day 1–22), industrial house (day 8–77), mansion and hacienda
• Africa, 2012: Upville and Downville
• India, 2012: Secret, village-themed house adjacent to main house
• UK,2013: Basement and main house
• Portugal,2013: Basement and main house

In Germany, a new sixth-season version of the show was Big Brother - Das Dorf (Big Brother - The Village). The season ended after 363 days in February 2006 because of low ratings. For season seven, RTL II switched back to a traditional version. The fourth Greek season introduced a mother. During the tenth week of the seventh UK season, the housemates were paired with their "best friend" in the house and had to nominate and face eviction as couples. The ninth American season added a romantic aspect by pairing up the housemates up and having them compete as couples.

The ninth Brazilian season featured the "Bubble": a glass house in a shopping mall in Rio de Janeiro where four potential housemates lived for a week. Later in the season a bubble was built inside the Big Brother house, with another two housemates living in it for a week until they were voted in and the glass house dismantled.

Introduced in the fifth season of the American series, several countries have included twins (or triplets) in their shows:

• U.S., 2004: Adria Montgomery-Klein and Natalie Montgomery-Carroll
• Australia, 2005: David and Greg Matthew
• Germany, 2005-2006: Beate and Birgit
• Bulgaria, 2006: Lyubov, Nadejda, and Vyara Stancheva
• UK, 2007: Amanda and Sam Marchant
• France, 2007: Marjorie, Cyrielle and Johanna Bluteau
• Spain, 2007: Conchi and Pamela De Los Santos
• Poland, 2007: Aneta and Martyna Bielecka
• India, 2008: Sana and Alina
• Israel, 2008: Leon and Boris Schneiderovsky
• Africa, 2009: Edward and Erastus Moongo
• Serbia, 2009 (Bosnia-Herzegovina; Macedonia and Montenegro): Admir and Enis Mujabašić; Violeta and Kristina Raleva
• Philippines, 2009: Kenny and Toffi Santos and J. M. and J. P. Lagumbay
• Portugal, 2010: Renato and Mário Lima
• Israel, 2011: Rinat and Shiran Guitter
• France, 2011: Zarko and Zelko
• UK, 2011: Jedward
• Ukraine, 2011: Nazar and Taras
• Argentina, 2011: Fabricio and Leonardo and Jesica and Jimena
• UK, January 2012: Karissa and Kristina Shannon
• Philippines Teen 4, 2012: Jai and Joj Agpangan
• Portugal, 2012: Daniela and Nicole
• Bulgaria, 2012: Lyubov, Nadejda, and Vyara Stancheva
• Spain, 2013: Carlos and Gonzalo Montoya
• Serbia, 2013: Željko and Žarko

A variation of the above twist occurred in the second celebrity edition of the Philippine version, where two housemates related by profession or family played as onee. In Celebrity Hijack UK evicted housemates were given the opportunity to choose if a "ninja" delivered good or bad gifts to the house. Later that year Big Brother Australia 2008 introduced the Housemate Hand Grenade, where an evicted housemate decided which housemate received a penalty. Big Brother 5 Bulgaria, which began in early 2010, introduced a new family format (Big Brother Family). Whole families entered the house with their spouses, children and relatives. They received a salary for their stay and the winning family received a cash prize, a car and an apartment. The eleventh American season featured Pandora's Box, in which the winning head of household was tempted (with money, a celebrity visit or time alone with a loved one) to open a box. If an HoH chooses to open Pandora's Box, however, there may be unintended consequences.

The twelfth American season featured a saboteur, who entered the house to wreak havoc with tasks suggested by viewers. Big Brother Africa 6 in 2011 was the first season of Big Brother to have two winners, each getting $200,000. The thirteenth American season introduced Dynamic Duos, where eight new houseguests would enter the house with three duos from past seasons. The fourth Philippine season features Unli-Day and Unli-Night, where two separate groups of housemates were covered in two separate programs. It also introduced reserved housemates, shortlisted auditioners who were given a chance to be a housemate by completing tasks assigned by Big Brother (this was also done in Argentina's seventh season). The Philippine version introduced the 100-second session, in which housemates are given a chance to be with their loved ones for only 100 seconds in the Confession Room.^[2] The fourteenth American season had four houseguests from past seasons returning to the house to coach twelve new houseguests. The four returning houseguests played their own game for a separate prize of $100,000 until they joined the normal game later after a reset.

Special editions [edit]

Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother VIP [edit]

The Big Brother format has been adapted in some countries; the housemates are local celebrities, and the shows are called Celebrity Big Brother or Big Brother VIP. In some countries, the prize money normally awarded to the winning housemate is donated to a charity, and all celebrities are paid to appear in the show as long as they do not voluntarily leave before their eviction or the end of the series. The rest of the rules are nearly the same as those of the original version. The celebrity version has become particularly popular in the UK, with two series broadcast in 2012 (the first in January and the second after the main series in summer 2012).

Variations [edit]

The 2006 Netherlands series was entitled Hotel Big Brother. This variation introduced a group of celebrity hoteliers and a Big Boss, who run a hotel and collect money for charity without nominations, evictions or a winner.

Another variation appeared in the UK in early 2008, entitled Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack. This temporarily replaced the 2007 Celebrity Big Brother in the wake of a racial-abuse incident. Instead of celebrities playing housemates the celebrities became Big Brother himself, creating tasks and holding nominations with the help of Big Brother. The housemates were considered by the producers "Britain's most exceptional and extraordinary" 18- to 21-year-olds. The prize for the winner of the series was £50,000.^[3]

In 2009 VIP Brother 3 Bulgaria introduced the concept of celebrities competing for charitable causes, sometimes allowed to leave the house to raise money for the charity (which changed each week).

Other editions [edit]

The Big Brother format has been otherwise modified in some countries:

• Big Brother: Ty wybierasz (Big Brother: You Decide - Poland, season 1: 13 days; season 2: 7 days): A group of people—ten in season one and six in season two—living together and competing for a pair of spots in the next regular season, without nominations or evictions.
• Big Brother, Tilbake/Huset (Big Brother, Back In The House - Norway, 9 days): The BB1 Norway housemates welcome four new housemates, who compete for a spot in the next regular season without nominations or evictions.
• Big Brother Stjärnveckan (Big Brother, Week Of Stars - Sweden, 6 days); Big Brother, Reality All Star (Denmark, 32 days); Gran Hermano: el Gran Reencuentro (Spain, 56 days): Contestants from several reality shows, including Big Brother.
• Big Brother Panto (United Kingdom, 11 days): Housemates from previous series spent time in the Big Brother House to perform a pantomime at the series' end.
• Teen Big Brother (United Kingdom, 10 days; Philippines, 42 days (Season 1), 77 days (Season 2), 78 days (Season 3), 91 days (Season 4)): Teenage housemates (13 years old and older) compete.
• Big Brother: All-Stars (Belgium, 21 days; United States, 72 days; United Kingdom, 18 days; Canada, 64 days; Africa, 91 days;Spain, 56 days
• Veliki Brat: Generalna Proba (Big Brother Try Out - Serbia, 7 days): 12 Serbian contestants compete for a spot in the first Veliki Brat season, without nominations or evictions.
• Gran Hermano: El Reencuentro (Spain, 56 Days): An all-star special edition celebrating ten years of the show
• Secret Story (France, Lithuania, Portugal, Netherlands and Peru): Each contestant has a secret.
• Secret Story: Desafio Final (Portugal)' (Portugal, 22 days): An all-star edicion with the housemates of season 2 and 3 of Secret Story (Portugal)

There are also "test runs", with a group of celebrities (or journalists) living in the house for several days to test it. There are occasions where people who have auditioned for the show are also put in the house, most notably in the British edition, where many housemates claim to have met before. These series have been televised in Argentina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, the Pacific, the Philippines and Spain. In some cases, it is not broadcast, but in others, such as the U.S. edition, it is used as a promotional tool.

The series [edit]

There are currently 295 winners of the show; the most recent winner is Bjørn from Denmark.

International versions [edit]

Region/country	Local title	Network	Winners	Main presenters
Africa	Big Brother Africa	M-Net DStv (live) E4 (season 1) The Africa Channel (season 1 in 2008)	Season 1, 2003: Cherise Makubale Season 2, 2007: Richard Dyle Bezuidenhout Season 3, 2008: Ricardo Venancio Season 4, 2009: Kevin Chuwang Season 6, 2011: Karen Igho & Wendall Parsons Season 7, 2012: Keagan Petersen Season 8, 2013: May 26	Mark Pilgrim (season 1) Kabelo Ngakane (season 2–3) Ikponmwosa Osakioduwa (season 4–)
	Big Brother Africa: All-Stars		Season 5, 2010: Uti Nwachukwu
Albania  Kosovo	Big Brother	Top Channel Digit-Alb (live)	Season 1, 2008: Arbër Çepani Season 2, 2009: Qetsor Ferunaj Season 3, 2010: Jetmir Salaj Season 4, 2010–2011: Ermela Mezuraj Season 5, 2012: Arbër Zeka Season 6, 2013: Current season	Arbana Osmani
Middle East	الرئيس بيغ براذر Al-Rais Big Brother	MBC 2	Season 1, 2004: Discontinued[4]	Razan Moughrabi
Argentina	Gran Hermano	Telefe Canal 4 DirecTV (live – season 1–3, 6–7) Cablevisión (live – season 4–5)	Season 1, 2001: Marcelo Corazza Season 2, 2001: Roberto Parra Season 3, 2002–2003: Viviana Colmenero Season 4, 2007: Marianela Mirra Season 5, 2007: Esteban Morais Season 6, 2010–2011: Cristian Urrizaga Season 7, 2011–2012: Rodrigo Fernández Season 8, 2013–2014: Upcoming season	Soledad Silveyra (season 1–3) Jorge Rial (season 4–7) Mariano Peluffo (season 7) TBA (season 8)
	Gran Hermano Famosos	Telefe Cablevisión (live)	Season 1, 2007: Diego Leonardi	Jorge Rial
Australia	Big Brother Australia	Network Ten (season 1–8) Nine Network (season 9–10) TV 2 (season 1–3, 5) Prime (season 4)	Season 1, 2001: Ben Williams Season 2, 2002: Peter Corbett Season 3, 2003: Regina Bird Season 4, 2004: Trevor Butler Season 5, 2005: Greg and David Matthew (Logan) Season 6, 2006: Jamie Brooksby Season 7, 2007: Aleisha Cowcher Season 8, 2008: Terri Munro Season 9, 2012: Benjamin Norris Season 10, 2013: Upcoming season	Gretel Killeen (season 1–7) Kyle Sandilands (season 8) Jackie O (season 8) Sonia Kruger (season 9–)
	Celebrity Big Brother	Network Ten	Season 1, 2002: Dylan Lewis	Gretel Killeen
Belgium	Big Brother	Kanaal Twee	Season 1, 2000: Steven Spillebeen Season 2, 2001: Ellen Dufour Season 3, 2002: Kelly Vandevenne Season 4, 2003: Kristof van Camp Season 5, 2006: Kirsten Janssens Season 6, 2007: Diana Ferrante	Walter Grootaers
	Big Brother VIPs	vtm Kanaal Twee	Season 1, 2001: Sam Gooris Season 2, 2006: Pim Symoens	No Presenters
	Big Brother All-Stars	Kanaal Twee	Season 1, 2003: Heidi Zutterman	Walter Grootaers
Brazil	Big Brother Brasil	Rede Globo Multishow Globo Portugal (season 8) CTBC (live) GVT TV (live) NET (live) Oi TV (live) SKY (live) Telefônica (live) Via Embratel (live)	Season 1, 2002: Kleber de Paula Season 2, 2002: Rodrigo Leonel Season 3, 2003: Dhomini Ferreira Season 4, 2004: Cida dos Santos Season 5, 2005: Jean Wyllys Season 6, 2006: Mara Viana Season 7, 2007: Diego Gasques Season 8, 2008: Rafinha Ribeiro Season 9, 2009: Max Porto Season 10, 2010: Marcelo Dourado Season 11, 2011: Maria Melillo Season 12, 2012: Fael Cordeiro Season 13, 2013: Fernanda Keulla Season 14, 2014: Upcoming season	Marisa Orth (season 1) Pedro Bial
Bulgaria	Big Brother	Nova Television Nova+ (live) (season 1–4) Diema Family (season 5)	Season 1, 2004–2005: Zdravko Vasilev Season 2, 2005: Miroslav Atanasov Season 3, 2006: Lyubov Stancheva Season 4, 2008: Georgi Alurkov	Niki Kunchev (season 1–3, 5) Milen Tsvetkov (season 4)
	Big Brother Family		Season 5, 2010: Eli & Veselin Kuzmovi
	VIP Brother	Nova Television Nova+ (live) (season 1–2, 4) Diema 2 (season 3) Diema Family (season 4)	Season 1, 2006: Konstantin Slavov Season 2, 2007: Hristina Stefanova Season 3, 2009: Deyan Slavchev Season 4, 2012: Orlin Pavlov	Niki Kunchev (season 1–4)
	Big Brother All-Stars	Nova Television Nova+ (live) Diema Family	Season 1, 2012: Nikola Nasteski (Lester)	Niki Kunchev (season 1)
Canada (English)	Big Brother Canada	Slice	Season 1, 2013: Jillian MacLaughlin	Arisa Cox
Canada  Quebec (French)	Loft Story	TQS[5]	Season 1, 2003: Julie Lemay & Samuel Tissot Season 2, 2006: Mathieu Baron & Stéphanie Bélanger Season 3, 2006: Jean-Philippe Anwar & Kim Rusk Season 4, 2007: Mathieu Surprenant Season 5, 2008: Charles-Éric Boncoeur	Renée-Claude Brazeau (season 1) Isabelle Maréchal (season 2) Marie Plourde (seasons 3–5) Pierre-Yves Lord (season 6)
	Loft Story: La Revanche (All-Stars format)		Season 6, 2009: Sébastien Tremblay
	Big Brother	V	Season 1, 2010: Vincent Durand Dubé	Chéli Sauvé-Castonguay
Colombia	Gran Hermano	Caracol TV (season 1) Citytv Bogotá (season 2)[6]	Season 1, 2003: Mónica Patricia Tejón Season 2, 2012: Diana Hernández	Adriana Arango (season 1) Agmeth Escaf (season 2)
Croatia	Big Brother	RTL Televizija	Season 1, 2004: Saša Tkalčević Season 2, 2005: Hamdija Seferović Season 3, 2006: Danijel Rimanić Season 4, 2007: Vedran Lovrenčić Season 5, 2008: Krešimir Duvančić	Daria Knez (season 1) Antonija Blaće (season 2–6) Marijana Mićić (season 6)
	Big Brother - Veliki Brat	Pink BH RTL Televizija Sitel Pink M RTV Pink	Season 6, 2011: Marijana Čvrljak Season 7, 2013: Autumm 2013
	Celebrity Big Brother	RTL Televizija	Season 1, 2008: Danijela Dvornik	Antonija Blaće
Czech Republic	Big Brother	TV NOVA	Season 1, 2005: David Šín	Eva Aichmajerová (season 1) Lejla Abbasová (season 1) Leoš Mareš (season 1)
Denmark	Big Brother	TV Danmark (season 1–3) Kanal 5 (season 4–5)	Season 1, 2001: Jill Liv Nielsen Season 2, 2001: Carsten B. Berthelsen Season 3, 2003: Johnni Johansen Season 4, 2012: Amanda Heisel Season 5, 2013: Bjørn	Lisbeth Janniche (season 1–3) Marie Egede (season 4) Anne Kejser (season 5)
	Big Brother VIP	TV Danmark	Season 1, 2003: Thomas Bickham	Lisbeth Janniche (season 1)
	Big Brother Reality All-Stars	TV Danmark	Season 1, 2004: Jill Liv Nielsen (Big Brother)	Lisbeth Janniche (season 1)
Ecuador	Gran Hermano	Ecuavisa	Season 1, 2003: David Burbano	Toty Rodríguez (season 1)
Finland	Big Brother	Sub	Season 1, 2005: Perttu Sirviö Season 2, 2006: Sari Nygren Season 3, 2007: Sauli Koskinen Season 4, 2008: Anniina Mustajärvi Season 5, 2009: Aso Alanso Season 6, 2010: Niko Nousiainen Season 7, 2011: Janica Kortman Season 8, 2012: Teija Kurvinen	Mari Kakko (season 1–2) Vappu Pimiä (season 3–5) Susanna Laine (season 6–7) Elina Viitanen (season 6–8)
	Celebrity Big Brother		Season 1, 2013: Autumm 2013	TBA (season 1)
France	Loft Story	M6	Season 1, 2001: Christophe Mercy & Loana Petrucciani Season 2, 2002: Karine Delgado & Thomas Saillofest	Benjamin Castaldi (season 1–2)
	Secret Story	TF1 CanalSat (live)	Season 1, 2007: Marjorie, Cyrielle & Johanna Bluteau ("Les Triplées") Season 2, 2008: Matthias Pohl Season 3, 2009: Emilie Nefnaf Season 4, 2010: Benoit Dubois Season 5, 2011: Marie Garet Season 6, 2012: Nadège Jones Season 7, 2013: June 2013	Benjamin Castaldi (season 1–6)
Germany	Big Brother[7]	RTL 2 RTL (season 2–3) Single TV (season 2) Tele 5 (season 4–6) MTV2 Pop (season 4–5) VIVA (season 5, 9) Premiere (live) (season 5–9) Sky (live) (season 10–11) 9Live (season 8)	Season 1, 2000: John Milz Season 2, 2000: Alida Nadine Kurras Season 3, 2001: Karina Schreiber Season 4, 2003: Jan Geilhufe Season 5, 2004–2005: Sascha Sirtl Season 6, 2005–2006: Michael Knopf Season 7, 2007: Michael Carstensen Season 8, 2008: Silke Kaufmann, "Isi" Season 9, 2008–2009: Daniel Schöller Season 10, 2010: Timo Grätsch Season 11, 2011: Marc Sonnen, "Rayo di Sole"[7]	Percy Hoven (season 1) Oliver Geissen (season 2–3) Ruth Moschner (season 5–6) Oliver Petszokat (season 6) Charlotte Karlinder (season 7–8) Miriam Pielhau (season 8–9) Aleksandra Bechtel (season 4, 10–11) Sonja Zietlow (season 11 opening show)
	Celebrity Big Brother	Sat.1	Season 1, 2013: Upcoming season	TBA
Greece  Cyprus	Big Brother	ANT1 (season 1–4) Alpha TV[8] (season 5) Sigma TV (season 5)	Season 1, 2001: Giorgos Triantafyllidis Season 2, 2002: Alexandros Moskhos Season 5, 2010–2011: Giannis Foukakis	Andreas Mikroutsikos (season 1–3) Tatiana Stefanidou (season 4) Roula Koromila (season 5)
	The Wall (Battle format)		Season 3, 2003: Thodores Jspógloy
	Big Mother (Family format)		Season 4, 2005: Nikos Papadopoulos
Hungary	Big Brother Nagy Testvér	TV2 (season 1-2) Super TV2 (season 3)	Season 1, 2002: Éva Párkányi Season 2, 2003: Zsófi Tóth Season 3, 2013: In negotiations with the channel[9]	Claudia Liptai (season 1–2) Attila Till (season 1–2)
	Big Brother VIP	TV2	Season 1 (Day 1–5), 2003: Gábor Bochkor Season 1 (Day 6–10), 2003: Lajos Boros Season 1 (Day 11–15), 2003: Zolee Ganxsta	Claudia Liptai (season 1–3) Attila Till (season 1–3)
India (Hindi)	Bigg Boss (Celebrity format)	SET (season 1) Colors TV (season 2-6)	Season 1, 2006–2007: Rahul Roy Season 2, 2008: Ashutosh Kaushik Season 3, 2009: Vindu Dara Singh Season 4, 2010–2011: Shweta Tiwari Season 5, 2011–2012: Juhi Parmar Season 6, 2012–2013: Urvashi Dholakia Season 7: October 2012	Arshad Warsi (season 1) Shilpa Shetty (season 2) Amitabh Bachchan (season 3) Salman Khan (season 4–6) Sanjay Dutt (season 5)
India (Kannada)	Bigg Boss Kannada	ETV Kannada	Season 1, 2013: Current season	Sudeep (season 1)
Indonesia	Big Brother Indonesia	Trans TV (season 1) Eri Satria (season 2)	Season 1, 2011: Alan Wangsa Season 2, 2013: Upcoming season	Ferdi Hassan Indra Herlambang Sarah Sechan Shara Aryo
Israel	האח הגדול HaAh HaGadol	Channel 2 - Keshet HOT (live) Yes (live)	Season 1, 2008: Shifra Cornfeld Season 2, 2009–2010: Eliraz Sadeh Season 3, 2010–2011: Yaakov Menahem, "Jackie" Season 4, 2012: Yekutiel Sebbag, "Kuti" Season 5, 2013: Current season	Erez Tal (season 1–5) Assi Azar (season 1–5)
	VIP האח הגדול HaAh HaGadol VIP		Season 1, 2009: Dudi Melitz	Erez Tal (season 1) Assi Azar (season 1)
Italy	Grande Fratello	Canale 5 Stream TV (live) (season 1-3) SKY (live) (season 4-5, 8-9) Mediaset Premium (live) (season 6-12)	Season 1, 2000: Cristina Plevani Season 2, 2001: Flavio Montrucchio Season 3, 2003: Floriana Secondi Season 4, 2004: Serena Garitta Season 5, 2004: Jonathan Kashanian Season 6, 2006: Augusto De Megni Season 7, 2007: Milo Coretti Season 8, 2008: Mario Ferretti Season 9, 2009: Ferdi Berisa Season 10, 2009–2010: Mauro Marin Season 11, 2010–2011: Andrea Cocco Season 12, 2011–2012: Sabrina Mbarek Season 13, 2013: Upcoming season	Daria Bignardi (season 1–2) Barbara D'Urso (season 3–5) Alessia Marcuzzi (season 6–12) TBA (season 13)
Lithuania	Paslapčių namai (Secret Story format)	TV3 Lithuania	Season 1, 2013: Current season	Agnė Grigaliūnienė Marijus Mikutavičius
Mexico	Big Brother México	Televisa SKY (live)	Season 1, 2002: Rocío Cárdenas Season 2, 2003: Silvia Irabien Season 3, 2005: Evelyn Nieto	Adela Micha (seasons 1–2) Verónica Castro (season 3)
	Big Brother VIP		Season 1, 2002: Galilea Montijo Season 2, 2003: Omar Chaparro Season 3 (Part 1), 2004: Eduardo Videgaray Season 3 (Part 2), 2004: Roxanna Castellanos Season 4, 2005: Sasha Sökol	Víctor Trujillo (season 1) Verónica Castro (season 2–4)
Netherlands	Big Brother	Veronica (season 1–2) Yorin (season 3–4) Talpa (season 5–6)	Season 1, 1999: Bart Spring in 't Veld Season 2, 2000: Bianca Hagenbeek Season 3, 2001: Sandy Boots Season 4, 2002: Jeanette Godefroy Season 5, 2005: Joost Hoebink Season 6, 2006: Jeroen Visser	Rolf Wouters (season 1) Daphne Deckers (season 1) Esther Duller (season 2) Beau Van Erven Dorens (season 2) Patty Brard (season 3) Martijn Krabbé (season 4) Ruud de Wild (season 5) Bridget Maasland (season 5–6)
	Big Brother VIPs	Veronica (season 1) Talpa (season 2)	Season 1, 2000: No winner Season 2, 2006: No winner	Caroline Tensen (season 2)
	Secret Story	NET 5	Season 1, 2011: Sharon Hooijkaas	Renate Verbaan Bart Boonstra
Nigeria	Big Brother Nigeria	M-Net DStv (live)	Season 1, 2006: Katung Aduwak	Olisa Adibua Michelle Dede
Norway	Big Brother Norge	TVN (season 1-3) TV 2 Bliss (season 4)	Season 1, 2001: Lars Joakim Ringom Season 2, 2002: Veronica Agnes Roso Season 3, 2003: Eva Lill Baukhol Season 4, 2011: Tine Barstad	Arve Juritzen (season 1–2) Trygve Rønningen (season 3) Petter Pilgaard (season 4) Sarah Natasha Melbye (season 4)
	Big Brother Norge - Tilbake I Huset (Selection contestants/All-Stars format) (1 week)	TVN	Season 1, 2001: Leena Brekke	Arve Juritzen
Pacific Region	Gran Hermano del Pacífico	RedTeleSistema RedTV ATV	Season 1, 2005: Juan Sebastián López	Lorena Meritano (season 1) Regional Main Presenters Álvaro Ballera & Álvaro García Janine Leal Juan Francisco Escobar
Peru	La Casa de Los Secretos (Secret Story format)	Frecuencia Latina	Season 1, 2012: Álvaro de la Torre	Carla García (season 1) Jason Day (season 1)
Philippines	Pinoy Big Brother	ABS-CBN Studio 23 TFC (Worldwide) SkyCable (live)	Season 1, 2005: Nene Tamayo Season 2, 2007: Beatriz Saw Season 3, 2009–2010: Melisa Cantiveros Season 4, 2011–2012: Slater Young Season 5, 2014: Upcoming Season	Toni Gonzaga (season 1–4) Bianca Gonzalez (season 2–4) Robi Domingo (season 4) Willie Revillame (season 1)
	Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition		Season 1, 2006: Keanna Reeves Season 2, 2007–2008: Ruben Gonzaga	Toni Gonzaga (season 1–2) Mariel Rodriguez (season 1–2) Luis Manzano (season 1)
	Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition		Season 1, 2006: Kim Chiu Season 2, 2008: Ejay Falcon Season 3, 2010: James Reid Season 4, 2012: Myrtle Sarrosa	Toni Gonzaga (season 1–4) Bianca Gonzalez (season 1–4) Robi Domingo (season 4) John Prats (season 4) Mariel Rodriguez (season 1–3) Luis Manzano (season 2)
Poland	Big Brother	TVN (season 1–3) TV4 (season 4–5)	Season 1, 2001: Janusz Dzięcioł Season 2, 2001: Marzena Wieczorek Season 3, 2002: Piotr Borucki Season 4, 2007: Jolanta Rutowicz Season 5 (Part 2), 2008: Janusz Strączek	Martyna Wojciechowska (season 1–3) Grzegorz Miecugow (season 1) Andrzej Sołtysik (season 2–3) Karina Kunkiewicz (season 4) Kuba Klawiter (seasons 4–5) Małgorzata Kosik (season 5)
	Big Brother: Ty Wybierasz (Selection Contestants format)		Season 1, 2001: Małgorzata Maier & Sebastian Florek Season 2, 2001: Barbara Knap & Jakub Jankowski
	Big Brother VIP		Season 5 (part 1), 2008: Jarek Jakimowicz
Portugal	Big Brother	TVI TVI Eventos(live) (season 1) TVI Direct(live) (VIP)	Season 1, 2000: Zé Maria Seleiro Season 2, 2001: Henrique Guimarães Season 3, 2001: Catarina Cabral Season 4, 2003: Fernando Geraldes, "Nando"	Teresa Guilherme (season 1–4)
	Big Brother Famosos (season 1–2) Big Brother VIP (season 3)		Season 1, 2002: Ricardo Vieira, "Ricky" Season 2, 2002: Vítor Norte Season 3, 2013: Current season	Teresa Guilherme (season 1–3)
	Secret Story - Casa dos Segredos	TVI TVI Direct(live)	Season 1, 2010: António Queirós Season 2, 2011: João Mota Season 3, 2012: Rúben Boa Nova Season 4, 2013: Upcoming Season	Júlia Pinheiro (season 1) Teresa Guilherme (season 2–4)
	Secret Story - Casa dos Segredos: Desafio Final (All-Stars format)		Season 1, 2013: Cátia Palhinha	Teresa Guilherme (season 1)
Romania	Big Brother	Prima TV	Season 1, 2003: Sorin Pavel Fisteag, Soso Season 2, 2004: Iustin Popovici	Andreea Raicu (season 1–2) Virgil Ianțu (season 1–2)
Russia	большой брат Bol'shoy Brat	TNT TET (season 1 in 2008)	Season 1, 2005: Anastasia Yagaylova	Ingeborga Dapkunaite (season 1)
Scandinavia[10]	Big Brother	Kanal5 TVN	Season 1, 2005: Britt Goodwin Season 2, 2006: Jessica Lindgren	Brita Møystad Engseth (seasons 1–2) Adam Alsing (season 1) Hannah Rosander (season 2)
Second Life	Big Brother Second Life	World Wide Web	Season 1, 2006: Madlen Flint	None
Serbia	Veliki brat	Pink BH (season 1–3) A1 (season 3) Pink M (season 1-3) B92 (season 1–3)	Season 1, 2006: Ivan Ljuba Season 2, 2007: Discontinued[11] Season 3, 2009: Vladimir Arsić	Marijana Mićić (season 1, 3–4) Ana Mihajlovski (season 2) Antonija Blaće (season 4)
	Big Brother - Veliki Brat	Pink BH RTL Televizija Sitel Pink M RTV Pink	Season 4, 2011: Marijana Čvrljak Season 5, 2013: Autumm 2013
	Veliki brat VIP	Pink BH (season 1–4) A1 (season 4) Pink M (season 1–4) B92 (season 1–2; 5-) RTV Pink (season 3–4)	Season 1, 2007: Saša Ćurčić Season 2, 2008: Mimi Đurović Season 3, 2009: Miki Đuričić Season 4, 2010: Milan Marić Season 5, 2013: Žarko Stojanović	Ana Mihajlovski (season 1–2) Milan Kalinić (season 2–3) Marijana Mićić (season 3–5)
	Veliki Brat: Generalna Proba	B92 (Serbia only)	Season 1, 2006: Jelena Provci & Marko Miljkovic	Marijana Mićić (season 1)
Slovakia	Big Brother Súboj	TV Markíza	Season 1, 2005: Richard Tkáč	Zuzana Belohorcová (season 1)
Slovenia	Big Brother	Kanal A	Season 1, 2007: Andrej Novak Season 2, 2008: Naske Mehić	Nina Osenar (season 1–2)
	Big Brother Slavnih (Celebrity format)	POP TV	Season 1, 2010: Jože Činč	Nina Osenar (season 1)
South Africa	Big Brother South Africa	M-Net DStv (live)	Season 1, 2001: Ferdinand Rabie Season 2, 2002: Richard Cawood	Mark Pilgrim (season 1–2) Gerry Rantseli (season 1–2)
	Celebrity Big Brother		Season 1, 2002: Bill Flynn	Mark Pilgrim (season 1) Gerry Rantseli (season 1)
Spain	Gran Hermano	Telecinco La Siete (season 9–14) Nueve (season 14) GH 24 Horas (live) (season 12–14) Digital+ (live) (season 6–11) Vía Digital (live) (season 4–5) Quiero TV (live) (season 1–3)	Season 1, 2000: Ismael Beiro Season 2, 2001: Sabrina Mahí Season 3, 2002: Javier García, "Javito" Season 4, 2002–2003: Pedro Oliva Season 5, 2003–2004: Núria Yáñez Season 6, 2004: Juan José Mateo Season 7, 2005–2006: José Herrero, "Pepe" Season 8, 2006: Naiala Melo Season 9, 2007: Judit Iglesias Season 10, 2008–2009: Iván Madrazo Season 11, 2009–2010: Ángel Muñoz Season 12, 2010–2011: Laura Campos Season 13, 2012: José Flores, Pepe Season 14, 2013: Current season	Mercedes Milá (season 1–2, 4–14) Pepe Navarro (season 3)
	Gran Hermano VIP	Telecinco	Season 1, 2004: Marlene Mourreau Season 2, 2005: Ivonne Armand	Jesús Vázquez (season 1–2)
	Gran Hermano: El Reencuentro (All-Stars format, season 1) (Reality All-Stars, season 2)	Telecinco La Siete Digital+ (live) (season 1)	Season 1, 2010: Pepe Herrero & Raquel López Season 2, 2011: Juan Miguel Martínez & Yola Berrocal	Mercedes Milá (season 1) Jordi González (season 2)
	Gran Hermano: La Revuelta	Telecinco La Siete GH 24 Horas (live)	Season 1, 2012: Alessandro Livi	Mercedes Milá (season 1)
Sweden	Big Brother Sverige	Kanal5 (season 1–4) TV11 (season 5–6)	Season 1, 2000: Angelica Freij Season 2, 2002: Ulrica Andersson Season 3, 2003: Danne Sörensen Season 4, 2004: Carolina Gynning Season 5, 2011: Simon Danielsson Season 6, 2012: Hanna Johansson[12]	Adam Alsing (season 1–4) Gry Forssell (season 5–6)
	Big Brother Stjärnveckan (Reality all-star format)	Kanal5	Season 1, 2002: Anki Lundberg (Baren)	Adam Alsing (season 1)
Switzerland	Big Brother Switzerland	TV3 Switzerland	Season 1, 2000: Daniela Kanton Season 2, 2001: Christian Ponleitner	Daniel Fohrler (season 1) Eva Wannemacher (season 2)
Thailand	Big Brother Thailand	iTV	Season 1, 2005: Nipon Perktim, "Tui" Season 2, 2006: Arisa Sonthirod, "Tik"	Saranyu Vonkarjun Nana Raibeena (season 2)
Ukraine	Big Brother Україна Big Brother Ukraine	K1	Season 1, 2011: Kristina Kotvickaja	Olga Gorbacheva Oleksey Kurban
United Kingdom	Big Brother	Channel 4 (series 1–11) Channel 5 (series 12–14) S4C (Wales) (series 1–10) M-Net (series 4) TVN Lingua[13] MBC 4 (series 12)	Series 1, 2000: Craig Phillips Series 2, 2001: Brian Dowling Series 3, 2002: Kate Lawler Series 4, 2003: Cameron Stout Series 5, 2004: Nadia Almada Series 6, 2005: Anthony Hutton Series 7, 2006: Pete Bennett Series 8, 2007: Brian Belo Series 9, 2008: Rachel Rice Series 10, 2009: Sophie Reade Series 11, 2010: Josie Gibson Series 12, 2011: Aaron Allard-Morgan Series 13, 2012: Luke Anderson Series 14, 2013: June 2013	Davina McCall (series 1–11) Brian Dowling (series 12–13) Emma Willis (series 14-)
	Celebrity Big Brother	BBC One (series 1) Channel 4 (series 1–7) Channel 5 (series 8–) S4C (Wales) (series 2–7)	Series 1, 2001: Jack Dee Series 2, 2002: Mark Owen Series 3, 2005: Bez Berry Series 4, 2006: Chantelle Houghton Series 5, 2007: Shilpa Shetty Series 6, 2009: Ulrika Jonsson Series 7, 2010: Alex Reid Series 8, 2011: Paddy Doherty Series 9, 2012: Denise Welch Series 10, 2012: Julian Clary Series 11, 2013: Rylan Clark Series 12, 2013: August 2013	Davina McCall (series 1–7) Brian Dowling (series 8-11) Emma Willis (series 12-)
	Teen Big Brother	Channel 4/E4 S4C (Wales)	Series 1, 2003: Paul Brennan	Dermot O'Leary (series 1)
	Big Brother Panto (all-star special Christmas series)	Channel 4/E4 S4C (Wales)	Series 1, 2004–2005: No winner	Jeff Brazier
	Celebrity Hijack (Housemates: Teen / Big Brother: Celebrities)	Channel 4/E4 S4C (Wales)	Series 1, 2008: John Loughton	Dermot O'Leary
	Ultimate Big Brother (all-star format)	Channel 4/E4	Series 1, 2010: Brian Dowling	Davina McCall
United States	Big Brother	CBS Showtime 2 Slice Global Global Reality Channel[14] E4 (season 4, 9)	Season 1, 2000: Eddie McGee Season 2, 2001: Will Kirby Season 3, 2002: Lisa Donahue Season 4, 2003: Jun Song Season 5, 2004: Drew Daniel Season 6, 2005: Maggie Ausburn Season 8, 2007: Dick Donato Season 9, 2008: Adam Jasinski Season 10, 2008: Dan Gheesling Season 11, 2009: Jordan Lloyd Season 12, 2010: Hayden Moss Season 13, 2011: Rachel Reilly Season 14, 2012: Ian Terry Season 15, 2013: June 26	Julie Chen
	Big Brother: All-Stars		Season 7, 2006: Mike Malin

Current series [edit]

     Current season

Country	Season name	Launch date	Finale date	Days	Housemates	Grand prize
Africa	Big Brother Africa 8	26 May, 2013	25 August, 2013	91		$300,000
Albania	Big Brother 6	23 February, 2013	1 June, 2013	100	17	10,000,000 Lek
Argentina	Gran Hermano 2013	November, 2013	2014			$750,000
Australia	Big Brother 10	2013				$250,000
Brazil	Big Brother Brasil 14	January, 2014				R$1,500,000
Finland	Celebrity Big Brother	Fall, 2013
France	Secret Story 7	7 June, 2013
Germany	Celebrity Big Brother	2013
India	Bigg Boss Kannada 1	24 March, 2013
India	Bigg Boss 7	October, 2013
Israel	HaAh HaGadol 5	5 May, 2013		100+		₪1,000,000
Italy	Grande Fratello 13	2013
Lithuania	Paslapčių namai	2 March, 2013			15	50.000 LTL
Philippines	Pinoy Big Brother 5 - All-Stars	2014			16
Portugal	Big Brother VIP	21 April, 2013			16	€ 30,000
Serbia  Croatia	Veliki Brat 5/Big Brother 7	Fall, 2013
Spain	Gran Hermano 14	11 February 2013	June, 2013		25	€300,000
United Kingdom	Big Brother 14	June, 2013				£100,000
United Kingdom	Celebrity Big Brother 12	August, 2013				None
United States	Big Brother 15	26 June, 2013		89		US$500,000

Housemate exchanges [edit]

When two seasons in different countries are running simultaneously, housemates are sometimes temporarily exchanged between them.

Task visits [edit]

"Kidnapping" [edit]

Current-evicted housemate exchange [edit]

Ex-Big Brother exchange [edit]

Ex-Big Brother visit [edit]

Casting selection Big Brother exchange [edit]

Housemates competing in another country [edit]

Competitions [edit]

Eurovision Song Contest [edit]

FIFA World Cup [edit]

Series subtitles [edit]

These are subtitles of Big Brother shows around the world (not local titles).

Similar programs [edit]

A number of programs worldwide use rules similar to those on Big Brother:

• 12 Negrityat: Russia (1 season)
• 360 Estudio: Puerto Rico (1)
• Back To Reality: UK (1)
• Big Mama House: Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
• Carré Viip: France (1)
• Casa dos Artistas: Brazil (4)
• Der Container Exklusiv: Germany (1)
• Dilemme: France (1)
• Golod (The Hunger): Russia (2)
• Hotel Glam: Spain (1)
• Kazafi I Arte: Albania (6)
• Les Colocataires: France (1)
• Nice People: France (1)
• Penghuni Terakhir: Indonesia (6)
• Proyect Y: Israel (2)
• Singel 24-7: Norway (1)
• Soñando por Bailar: Argentina (2)
• Syri Magjik: Albania (1)
• The Bar
• The Bus
• The Farm
• The Frame: Austria (1), France (1), Germany (1), Greece (1), Spain (1), USA (1)
• The Box: Ireland (1)
• The Glass House: USA (1)
• The Golden Cage: Netherlands (1)
• Taxi Orange/Biri Bizi Gözetliyor: Austria (2), Cyprus (1) and Turkey (6)
• Unan1mous: Arab World (1), Italy (1), Norway (1), Russia (1), Spain (1), UK (1) and US (1)
• Való Világ / VyVolení: Czech Republic (3), Hungary (5), Slovakia (3)
• Za Steklom (Behind the Glass): Russia (3), Ukraine (1)
• הדור הבא 24/7 (The next generation 24 / 7): Israel (1)

See also [edit]

• List of television show franchises

Notes [edit]

Bibliography [edit]

• Johnson-Woods, Toni (2002). Big Bother: Why Did That Reality TV Show Become Such a Phenomenon?. Australia: University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0-7022-3315-3.