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The original Big Brother logo

Big Brother is a popular reality television format, where, over 15 weeks or so, a number of contestants (typically 12) try to avoid periodic publicly-voted evictions from a communal house and hence win a cash prize. The show, a kind of 'real life soap', was invented by John de Mol of the Netherlands and developed by his production company, Endemol. It has been a prime-time hit in almost 70 different countries, earning Endemol large sums. The show's name comes from George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, in which Big Brother is the all-seeing leader of the dystopian Oceania.

Format

Location of different versions of Big Brother

Originally shown in the Netherlands in September 1999, and subsequently cloned across the world, the "housemates" are confined inside a specially designed house where every single point in the house is within view of a video camera, and not permitted any contact with the outside world (although some versions, like the ones from Philippines, Australia, Thailand, Mexico, Germany or Spain have introduced in some seasons precise changes, allowing the contact with the outside in certain situations): no TV, radio, telephone, Internet or other media are available to the housemates, not even writing materials. Private chats with a psychologist are a special exception. At weekly intervals, the public is invited to vote to evict one of the contestants. In some cases, two housemates may be evicted simultaneously (a "double eviction"), or even more rarely, no housemates will be removed for that week. At the end of the game, the last remaining housemate is the winner.

Besides the same living together, which is the principal axis and major attraction of the contest, this one turns concerning 4 basic props: the stripped-bare back to basics environment in which they live, the evictions system, the weekly tasks set by Big Brother, and the "diary room", in which the housemates individually convey their thoughts, feelings, frustrations and their eviction nominees.

Initially, the hostel in which they had to reside for the duration of the competition was very basic. Although essential amenities such as running water, furniture and a limited ration of food were provided, luxury items were forbidden. This added an element of survival into the show, thus increasing the potential for tensions within the house. Now almost every country has a modern house for the contest, with jacuzzi, sauna, VIP suite, loft, etc. in contraposition to other zones, or characteristics, of the house, more common, even precarious.

To fill in time, the residents have various chores to maintain the house, and are set apparently random tasks by the producers of the show, who communicate with the housemates through one (unseen) individual issuing commands, termed "Big Brother". The tasks are designed to test their team-working abilities and community spirit. The housemates have a weekly allowance with which they can buy food and other essentials. The residents may gamble some of their initial amount on the success of the completion of tasks. If they win, their allowance is increased; if not, their allowance is lessened.

Each week, the housemates each privately nominate a number of people who they wish to see removed from the house more than the other residents. The ones with the most nominations are then named on the television show, and viewers can vote for whom they want to be evicted.

After the votes are tallied, the "evictee" leaves the house and is interviewed on-camera by the host of the show, usually in front of a live studio audience. The last remaining housemate is declared the winner and receives a substantial sum in prize money, the amount of which has varied widely around the world.

The series is notable for involving the Internet. Although the main show, typically broadcast daily with a weekly roundup, is by necessity heavily edited, viewers can also watch a continuous, 24-hour feed from multiple cameras on the web. These websites were highly successful, even after some national series started charging for access to the video stream. In some countries, the Internet broadcasting was supplemented by updates via email, WAP and SMS. The house is even shown live on satellite television (with a 10-15 minute delay to permit muting of unacceptable content in the UK).

Despite derision from many intellectuals and other critics, the show has been a commercial success around the world. Criticisms typically are based on the ironic aspects of George Orwell's dystopic vision of Nineteen Eighty-Four being consciously aped by producers for public entertainment. More generally, the voyeuristic nature of the show, where contestants volunteer to surrender their privacy in return for minor celebrity status and a comparatively small cash prize, has attracted much scorn.

While any pretences to be a cultural experiment are dubious, reports of the different results of the show around the world have been mildly interesting from a pop-anthropology standpoint. Some versions have been filled with sex-crazed housemates, whereas others decided to base the conflict within their programs around difficult or romantic personalities, as in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand, Philippines or Spain. With the passing of time, it has been demonstrated that the most successful versions were the ones that emulated a soap opera, whereas the versions where the principal attraction was sex have been eliminated, as in Hungary or Poland. The amount of sex shown on the televised versions varies from country to country depending on censorship rules, with some countries editing out all sex and nudity, and others allowing the show to border on the pornographic.

Some peculiarities

  • In France and Canada, the format has been developed using couples. Twelve single people stay in the same house until only the winning couple are left.
  • Big Brother USA currently uses a different set of rules from the other countries' versions of the show, as it has starting with its second season (the first season followed the traditional format) In the US version, viewers do not vote for eviction; all voting is done by houseguests. Also, the nominations are done by one houseguest, the HOH (Head of Household). The US version also introduced the Power of Veto, with a houseguest having power to save a housemate from the nominations. It's been adapted in Brazil and since then some countries modified their nominations rules.
  • The third Dutch edition introduced the notion of "The Battle", in which the house is separated into a luxurious half and a poor half, with two teams of housemates constantly fighting for time in the luxurious half. Separated houses have also been used in Spain, Australia, Italy, Poland, Denmark, Slovakia, Greece, UK, Scandinavia, Sweden, Norway and Germany. Australia, Italy and Mexico added punishment zones to their houses.
  • The fifth UK edition introduced the "Evil" touch, where the Big Brother voice became almost a villain. He was establishing punishments and was proposing hard tasks and secret tricks. This was also seen in Australia, Spain, Scandinavia, Bulgaria, Belgium and Mexico.
  • The fifth German edition, running for a full year, separated the contestants into three teams (rich, regular, survivor) and equivalent living areas. The sixth version was running in a small artificial town denominated "Das Dorf".
  • The fourth Greek season introduced a new element: the mother. In Big Mother nine houseguests take part in the game with their mothers, with whom they must coexist during the contest. The "mamas" were not able to win the prize but they would stay with their children until their eviction. However, this proved to be a failure with the show's audience and the show switched back to the traditional Big Brother format in mid-season.
  • There are four special panregional versions of Big Brother. All these follow the normal Big Brother rules with the exception that contestants come from different countries in the region where it airs:
  • Also in different countries, there is a spin-off called Big Brother VIP (Mexico, Hungary, Argentina, Bulgaria -called VIP Brother-, Spain, Denmark and Portugal) / Celebrity Big Brother (UK, South Africa, Netherlands, Philippines, Belgium and Australia). In 2006 a new variant appeared in the Netherlands: Hotel Big Brother. Seven B-celebrity hoteliers and a Big Boss run a hotel, collecting money for charity without nominations, evictions or winner.
  • Other special versions:
    • Teen Big Brother (United Kingdom, Philippines). Teenage houseguests competing in a BB house for a few days.
    • Big Brother, All Star (Belgium, United States). Housemates from the different Big Brother seasons living together.
    • Big Brother, Reality All Star (Denmark). Contestants from different reality shows living together at the BB house.
    • Big Brother, Tilbake I Huset (Norway). Meaning Big Brother, Back In The House. The BB1 Norway housemates living together again. They also welcome 4 new housemates.

Big Brother around the world

RegionLocal nameChannelOfficial websiteWinners
Africa Template:Ref 1Big BrotherM-Net
AlbaniaBig BrotherTop-Channel
  • Upcoming season
ArgentinaGran HermanoTelefe
  • Marcelo Corazza
  • Roberto Parra
  • Viviana Colmenero
AustraliaBig BrotherNetwork TenWebsite
BelgiumBig BrotherKanaal Twee
  • Steven Spillebeen
  • Ellen Dufour
  • Kelly Vandevenne
  • Kristof van Camp
  • Kirsten Janssens
  • Upcoming season
BrazilBig BrotherGloboWebsite
  • Kléber de Paula
  • Rodrigo Leonel Fraga
  • Dhomini Ferreira
  • Cida da Silva
  • Jean Wyllys
  • Mara Viana
  • Upcoming season
BulgariaBig BrotherNTVWebsite
  • Zdravko Vasilev
  • Miroslav Atanasov
  • Upcoming season
CanadaTemplate:Ref 3Loft StoryTQSWebsite
  • Julie Lemay & Samuel Tissot
  • Mathieu Baron & Stéphanie Bélanger
  • Upcoming season
ColombiaGran HermanoCaracol TV
  • Mónica Tejón
CroatiaBig BrotherRTLWebsite
  • Saša Tkalčević
  • Hamdija Seferović
  • Upcoming season
Czech RepublicBig BrotherTV NOVAWebsite
  • David Šín
DenmarkBig BrotherTV Danmark
  • Jill Liv Nielsen
  • Carsten B. Berthelsen
  • Johnni Madsen
EcuadorGran HermanoEcuavisa
  • David Burbano
FinlandBig BrotherSubTVWebsite
  • Perttu Sirviö
  • Upcoming season
FranceTemplate:Ref 3Loft StoryM6
  • Christophe Mercy & Loana Petrucciani
  • Karine Delgado & Thomas Saillofest
GermanyTemplate:Ref 4Big BrotherRTL IIWebsite
  • John Milz
  • Alida Kurras
  • Karina Schreiber
  • Jan Geilhufe
  • Sascha Sirtl
  • Michael Knopf
  • Upcoming season
GreeceBig Brother
Big Mother		ANT1
  • Giorgos Triantafyllidis
  • Alexandros Moskhos
  • Thodores Jspógloy
  • Nikos Papadopoulos
HungaryBig Brother
Nagy Testvér		TV2
  • Éva Párkányi
  • Zsófi Horváth
IndiaBig BrotherSET
  • Upcoming season
ItalyGrande FratelloCanale 5Website
  • Cristina Plevani
  • Flavio Montrucchio
  • Floriana Secondi
  • Serena Garitta
  • Jonathan Kashanian
  • Augusto De Megni
  • Upcoming season
MexicoBig BrotherTelevisaWebsite
Middle EastBig Brother
Al Raiss		MBC
NetherlandsBig BrotherVeronica
Yorin
Talpa		Website
  • Bart Spring in 't Veld
  • Bianca Hagenbeek
  • Sandy Boots
  • Jeanette Godefroy
  • Joost Hoebink
  • Upcoming season
NigeriaBig BrotherM-NetWebsite
  • Katung Aduwak
NorwayBig BrotherTVNWebsite
  • Lars Joakim Ringom
  • Veronica Agnes Roso
  • Eva Lill Baukhol
PacificTemplate:Ref 6Gran HermanoTelesistema
RedTV
ATV		Website
PhilippinesBig BrotherABS-CBNWebsite
PolandBig Brother
Wielki Brat		TVN
  • Janusz Dzięcioł
  • Marzena Wieczorek
  • Piotr Borucki
PortugalBig BrotherTVIWebsite
  • Zé Maria Povinho
  • Henrique Guimarăes
  • Catarina Eufémia
  • Nando Geraldes
RomaniaBig Brother
Fratele Cel Mare		PrimaTVWebsite
  • Soso Joi
  • Iustin Popovici
RussiaBol'shoy BratTNTWebsite
  • Anastasia Yagaylova
  • Upcoming season
ScandinaviaTemplate:Ref 7Big BrotherKanal5
TVN		Website
Website
SerbiaVeliki BratB92 Website
  • Upcoming season
SlovakiaBig BrotherTV Markíza
  • Richard Tkáč
South AfricaBig BrotherM-Net
  • Ferdinand Rabie
  • Richard Cawood
SpainGran HermanoTelecincoWebsite
  • Ismael Beiro
  • Sabrina Mahi
  • Javito García
  • Pedro Oliva
  • Nuria Yáñez
  • Juan José Rocamora
  • Pepe Herrero
  • Upcoming season
SwedenBig BrotherKanal5Website
  • Angelica Freij
  • Ulrica Andersson
  • Danne Sörensen
  • Carolina Gynning
SwitzerlandBig BrotherTV3
  • Daniela Kanton
  • Christian Ponleitner
ThailandBig BrotheriTVWebsite
  • Nipon Perktim
  • Arisa Sonthirod
United KingdomBig BrotherChannel 4Website
United StatesBig BrotherCBSWebsite

Big Brother facts

  • General
    • Winners: 67 males and 46 females
    • Country with most seasons: Spain, 7 finished seasons
    • Country with most seasons in total: UK, 11 finished seasons (6 main, 4 Celebrity & 1 Teen)
    • Country with most days with Big Brother on air: Germany, 1,142 days
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
    • Most Big Brothers to start in a year: 21
    • First Big Brother 3: Germany
    • First Big Brother in Oceania: BB1 Australia
    • First replacement housemate to win Big Brother: Marcelo Corazza, GH1 Argentina
    • First Loft Story season: LS1 France
    • First Big Brother to have more than one winner: Christophe Mercy & Loana Petrucciani, LS1 France
    • First homosexual winner: Brian Dowling, BB2 UK
    • First incorrect eviction: Klaudiusz Sevkowič instead of Alicja Walczak, BB1 Poland
    • Oldest Big Brother winner: Janusz Dzięcioł, 47, BB1 Poland
    • First Big Brother with Head Of House: BB2 USA
    • First Big Brother in Africa: BB1 South Africa
    • Big Brother winner with the highest percentage: 90.03%, Ferdinand Rabie, BB1 South Africa
  • 2002
    • First housemates swap: GH3 Spain - BB1 Mexico
    • Most successive nominations survived: 8, Kiko Hernández, GH3 Spain & Nok, BB2 Thailand
    • First Big Brother with Power Of Veto: BB3 USA
    • Least eviction difference: 0.08%, Alison 38.52% vs. Alex 38.44%, Alison evicted, BB3 UK
    • First pregnant housemate: Michelle, BB2 South Africa
    • First Big Brother 4: Netherlands
    • First Big Brother host to spend 24 hours in the house: Martijn Krabbé, BB4 Netherlands
  • 2003
    • First Big Brother with a couple competing: Pasquale Laricchia and Victoria Pennington, GF3 Italy
    • Oldest Big Brother housemate: Mihalis Apostolides, 63 years old, BB3 Greece
    • First international version: BB1 Africa
    • First black winner: Cherise Makubale, BB1 Africa
    • First Big Brother with ex-couple housemates: Alison & Justin, Amanda & Scott, David & Michelle, Erika & Robert, Jee & Jun, BB4 USA
    • First winner of Asian descent: Jun Song, BB4 USA
    • First Big Brother 5: Spain
    • First contestant to become pregnant in the house: Sissal, BB3 Denmark
  • 2004
    • First blood related housemates: Domenico and Ilaria Turi, father and daughter, GF4 Italy
    • First Big Brother in Asia: BB1 Arabia
    • First Big Brother with a praying room: BB1 Arabia
    • First Big Brother suspended: BB1 Arabia
    • Only contestant to win 2 Big Brothers: Jill Liv Nielsen, BB1 & BB Reality All Stars Denmark
    • First "Evil" Big Brother: BB5 UK
    • First transsexual winner: Nadia Almada, BB5 UK
    • First twins competing: Natalie and Adria Montgomery, BB5 USA
    • First Big Brother 6: Spain
  • 2005
    • Longest Big Brother: 365 days, BB5 Germany
    • Seasons with most contestants: 59, BB5 Germany & BB6 Germany
    • Longest time in Big Brother house: Sascha Sirtl and Franziska Lewandrowski, 365 days, BB5 Germany
    • Shortest gap between 2 Big Brother seasons: 0 minutes, BB5 > BB6 Germany
    • Highest eviction percentage: 95%, Aline Cristina, BB5 Brazil
    • First Big Brother village: BB6 Germany
    • Shortest Big Brother: 60 days, BB3 Mexico
    • First Big Brother where all the housemates have a secret playing partner: BB6 USA
    • Youngest Big Brother winner: Anastacia Yagalova, 19 years old, BB1 Russia
    • First gay couple: Juan Sebastián and Leito, GH1 Pacific
    • First Big Brother with twins winning: Greg and David Matthew, BB5 Australia
    • First Big Brother house to have an altar: BB1 Philippines
    • First Big Brother ~ Big Mother season: BB4 Greece
    • First Big Brother 7: Spain
    • Longest gap between 2 Big Brother seasons: 966 days, BB4 > BB5 Netherlands
    • Lowest eviction percentage with positive voting: 1.06%, Martin, BB6 Germany
    • First Big Brother birth: Tanja Slangenberg gave birth to Joscelyn Savanna, BB5 Netherlands
  • 2006

Near copies of Big Brother

There are a number of different formats around the globe that use rules similar to Big Brother:

The Farm, created by the Swedish producer house Strix, creators of Survivor. This is the third biggest 'people-living-together' reality show on Earth, only exceeded by Star Academy / Operación Triunfo (France/Spain, 2001, Endemol) broadcast in 50 countries and Big Brother (Holland, 1999, Endemol) emitted or planned to be emitted in 68.

The Bar, another format from Strix.

Protagonistas..., a format from the Spanish producer house GloboMedia, developed by its subsidiary in America, Promofilm. It's a mixture among Big Brother and Star Academy and has had a huge success in different latin countries, as Chile, Spain, Brazil (formerly known as Casa dos Artistas), Venezuela, Colombia or Mexico. It also had its own version in USA for the Latin market airing on Telemundo.

There are also some local formats that in one or other way are pretty similar with Endemol's Big Brother:

Template:Ref 1 Pan-regional show with several eastern European countries taking part.
Template:Ref 2 M6 channel (owner of Big Brother rights) decided not to renew their contract with Endemol, then the Dutch company sold the rights to TF1, which broadcasted Nice People.
Template:Ref 3 An Endemol show which is almost identical to Big Brother. It was created just for satellite TV, between two Big Brother seasons.
Template:Ref 4 A kind of Big Brother VIP version, filmed in the house of Gran Hermano del Pacífico days before the show's premiere.
Template:Ref 5 Serbia and Montenegro is no longer a single nation, it dissolved to newly nations Serbia and Montenegro.
Template:Ref 6 Produced by Endemol, a Big Brother style show but with the houseguests competing by couples.

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