Big Brother (TV series)

Big Brother is a TV reality show. People known as housemates, enter a house and they do not bring any of their belongings except clothes. They are bored and the people behind the cameras who call themselves Big Brother announce things through the loudspeaker. Housemates would get a task to do so that they can get food. There is also a celebrity version of Big Brother.

Big Brother around the world

Countries with a series of Big Brother

The series was developed by Endemol, and the first season was shown in the Netherlands. The show's format has since been copied in over forty countries, including Brazil, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom (see Big Brother UK 2008) and US. It also used to be in Australia, but was axed in 2008.

Special editions

In some countries, there are also special editions of the show, for example Big Brother VIP or Big Brother: All Stars. Usually, some of the rules in these special editions are a little bit different from the original ones.

Big Brother VIP / Celebrity Big Brother

Big Brother VIP is the name of the special edition of the show, in which all the housemates are famous people. It has been released in many of the countries airing Big Brother, for example Bulgaria - VIP Brother; Mexico - Big Brother VIP; UK - Celebrity Big Brother. The duration of the show is often only a month and in some countries the nominations and evictions are twice a week. Sometimes the big prize is given for charity or there is no big prize at all.

Big Brother series

Region/Country	Local Title	Network	Winners	Main Presenters
African Continent	Big Brother Africa	M-Net E4 (UK) (2003)	Season 1, 2003: Cherise Makubale Season 2, 2007: Richard Dyle Bezuidenhout Season 3, 2008: Upcoming season	Mark Pilgrim (2003) Kabelo "KB" Ngakane (2007)
Albania	Big Brother	Top Channel	Season 1, 2008: Arbër Çepani Season 2, 2008-09: Upcoming season	Arbana Osmani
Argentina	Gran Hermano	Telefe	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, 2009: Upcoming season	Soledad Silveira (2001-2003) Jorge Rial (2007)
	Gran Hermano Famosos		Season 1, 2007: Diego Leonardi
Australia	Big Brother Australia	Network Ten TV 2 (New Zealand)	Season 1, 2001: Ben Williams Season 2, 2002: Peter Corbett Season 3, 2003: Regina Bird Season 4, 2004: Trevor Butler Season 5, 2005: Logan Season 6, 2006: Jamie Brooksby Season 7, 2007: Aleisha Cowcher Season 8, 2008: Terri Munro	Gretel Killeen (2001-2007) Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O (2008)
	Celebrity Big Brother	Network Ten	Season 1, 2002: Dylan Lewis
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
	Big Brother All Stars	Kanaal Twee	Season 1, 2003: Heidi Zutterman
Brazil	Big Brother Brasil	Rede Globo	Season 1, 2002: Kléber de Paula Season 2, 2002: Rodrigo Leonel Fraga Season 3, 2003: Dhomini Ferreira Season 4, 2004: Cida da Silva Season 5, 2005: Jean Wyllys Season 6, 2006: Mara Viana Season 7, 2007: Diego Bissolati Gasques Season 8, 2008: Rafael Ribeiro Season 9, 2009: Max Porto	Pedro Bial
Bulgaria	Big Brother	Nova Television	Season 1, 2004-2005: Zdravko Vasilev Season 2, 2005: Miroslav Atanasov Season 3, 2006: Lyubov Stancheva Season 4, 2008: Upcoming season	Niki Kunchev (2004-2006) and Evelina Pavlova (2004-2005) Milen Cvetkov (2008-)
	VIP Brother	Nova Television	Season 1, 2006: Konstantin Slavov Season 2, 2007: Hristina Stefanova Season 3, 2009: Upcoming season	Niki Kunchev (2006-2007) and Evelina Pavlova (2006).
Canada	Loft Story	TQS	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: Upcoming season	Virginie Coossa
Colombia	Gran Hermano	Caracol TV	Season 1, 2003: Mónica Tejón	Adriana Arango Carlos Calero
Croatia	Big Brother	RTL	Season 1, 2004: Saša Tkalčević Season 2, 2005: Hamdija Seferović Season 3, 2006: Danijel Rimanić Season 4, 2007: Vedran Lovrenčić Season 5, 2008: Upcoming season	Daria Knez (2004) Antonija Blaće (2005-2007)
	Celebrity Big Brother	RTL	Season 1, 2008: Danijela Dvornik	Antonija Blaće
Czech Republic	Big Brother	TV NOVA	Season 1, 2005: David Šín	Eva Aichmajerová, Lejla Abbasová and Leoš Mareš
Denmark	Big Brother	TV Danmark	Season 1, 2001: Jill Liv Nielsen Season 2, 2001: Carsten B. Berthelsen Season 3, 2003: Johnni Madsen	Lisbeth Janniche
	Big Brother VIP	TV Danmark	Season 1, 2003: Thomas Bickham
	Big Brother All Stars	TV Danmark	Season 1, 2004: Jill Liv Nielsen
Ecuador	Gran Hermano	Ecuavisa	Season 1, 2003: David Burbano	Toty Rodríguez
Finland	Big Brother Suomi	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	Mari Kakko (2005-2006) Vappu Pimiä (2007-2009) Susanna Laine&Elina Viitanen (2010)
France	Loft Story	M6	Season 1, 2001: Christophe Mercy & Loana Petrucciani Season 2, 2002: Karine Delgado & Thomas Saillofest	Benjamin Castaldi
	Secret Story	TF1	Season 1, 2007: Marjorie, Cyrielle and Johanna Bluteau ("Les Triplées") Season 2, 2008: Current season
Germany	Big Brother	RTL RTL II Tele5 Premiere 9Live	Season 1, 2000: John Milz Season 2, 2000: Alida 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 'Isi' Kaufmann Season 9, 2008-2009: Upcoming season	Percy Hoven (2000) Sophie Rosentreter (2000) Oliver Geißen (2000-2001) Aleks Bechtel (2000-2003) Ruth Moschner (2004-2005) Oliver Petszokat (2004-2006) Charlotte Karlinder (2007-) Jürgen Milski (2007-) Miriam Pielhau (2008-)
Greece and Cyprus	Big Brother	ANT1	Season 1, 2001: Giorgos Triantafyllidis Season 2, 2002: Alexandros Moskhos Season 3, 2003: Thodores Jspógloy Season 4, 2005: Nikos Papadopoulos	Andreas Mikroutsikos (2001-2003) Tatiana Stefanidou (2005)
Hungary	Big Brother Nagy Testvér	TV2	Season 1, 2002: Éva Párkányi Season 2, 2003: Zsófi Horváth	Claudia Liptai Attila Till
	Big Brother VIP	TV2	Season 1, 2003: Zolee Ganxsta
Italy	Grande Fratello	Canale 5 Sky (Live) Mediaset Premium (Live) TRE Italia (Live on Mobile)	Season 1, 2000: Cristina Plevani Season 2, 2001: Flavio Montrucchio Season 3, 2003: Floriana Secondi Season 4, 2004: Serena Garitta Season 5, 2005: Jonathan Kashanian Season 6, 2006: Augusto De Megni Season 7, 2007: Milo Coretti Season 8, 2008: Mario Ferretti Season 9, 2009: Upcoming season	Daria Bignardi (2000-2001) Barbara D'Urso (2003-2004) Alessia Marcuzzi (2006-)
India	Bigg Boss	SET	Season 1, 2006-2007: Rahul Roy Season 2, 2008: Upcoming season	Arshad Warsi
Israel	Ha'Ach Ha'Gadol (האח הגדול) The Big Brother	Channel 2 - Keshet	Season 1, fall 2008: Upcoming season	Erez Tal and Assi Azar
Mexico	Big Brother México	Televisa	Season 1, 2002: Rocío Cárdenas Season 2, 2003: Silvia Irabien Season 3, 2005: Evelyn Nieto	Adela Micha (2002-2003) Verónica Castro (2005)
	Big Brother VIP	Televisa	Season 1, 2002: Galilea Montijo Season 2, 2003: Omar Chaparro Season 3.1, 2004: Eduardo Videgaray Season 3.2, 2004: Roxanna Castellanos Season 4, 2005: Sasha Sökol	Víctor Trujillo (2002) Verónica Castro (2003-2005)
Middle East	Big Brother الرئيس Al'Rais The Boss	MBC	Season 1, 2004: Discontinued
Netherlands	Big Brother	Veronica (1999-2000) Yorin (2001-2002) Talpa (2005-2006)	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 (1999) Daphne Deckers (1999) Esther Duller (2000) Beau Van Erven Doren (2000) Patty Brard (2001) Martijn Krabbé (2002) Ruud de Wild (2005) Bridget Maasland (2005-2006)
	Big Brother VIPs	Veronica (2000) Talpa (2006)	Season 1, 2000: No winner Season 2, 2006: No winner	Caroline Tensen (2006)
Nigeria	Big Brother Nigeria	M-Net	Season 1, 2006: Katung Aduwak	Olisa Adibua & Michelle Dede
Norway	Big Brother Norge	TVN	Season 1, 2001: Lars Joakim Ringom Season 2, 2002: Veronica Agnes Roso Season 3, 2003: Eva Lill Baukhol	Arve Juritzen (2001-02) Trygve Rønningen (2003)
	Big Brother: Tilbake I Huset	TVN	Season 1, 2001: Leena Brekke
Pacific Region	Gran Hermano del Pacífico	Telesistema (Ecuador) RedTV (Chile) ATV (Peru)	Season 1, 2005: Juan Sebastián López	Álvaro García
Philippines	Pinoy Big Brother	ABS-CBN	Season 1, 2005: Nene Tamayo Season 2, 2007: Beatriz Saw Season 3, 2008: Melai Cantiveros	Willie Revillame (2005) Toni Gonzaga
	Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition	ABS-CBN	Season 1, 2006: Keanna Reeves Season 2, 2007-08: Ruben Gonzaga
		ABS-CBN	Season 1, 2006: Kim Chiu Season 2, 2008: Ejay Falcon	Mariel Rodriguez (2006) Toni Gonzaga & Luis Manzano (2008)
Poland	Big Brother	TVN (2001-2002) TV4 (2007-...)	Season 1, 2001: Janusz Dzięcioł Season 2, 2001: Marzena Wieczorek Season 3, 2002: Piotr Borucki Season 4.1, 2007: Jolanta Rutowicz Season 5, 2008: Janusz Strączek Season 6, 2008-2009: Upcoming season	Martyna Wojciechowska (2001-2002) Grzegorz Miecugow (2001) Andrzej Sołtysik (2001-2002) Karina Kunkiewicz (2007) Kuba Klawiter (2007-2008) Małgorzata Kosik (2008)
	Big Brother: Ty wybierasz	TVN	Season 1, 2001: Małgorzata Maier & Sebastian Florek Season 2, 2001: Barbara Knap & Jakub Jankowski	Martyna Wojciechowska Grzegorz Miecugow
	Big Brother VIP	TV4	Season 1, 2008: Jarek Jakimowicz	Kuba Klawiter Małgorzata Kosik
Portugal	Big Brother	TVI	Season 1, 2000-2001: Zé Maria Seleiro Season 2, 2001: Henrique Guimarães Season 3, 2001: Catarina Cabral Season 4, 2003: Nando Geraldes	Teresa Guilherme
	Big Brother Famosos	TVI	Season 1, 2002: Ricardo Vieira Season 2, 2002: Vítor Norte
Romania	Big Brother	Prima TV	Season 1, 2003: Soso Joi Season 2, 2004: Iustin Popovici	Andreea Raicu Virgil Ianțu
Russia	большой брат Bol'shoy Brat Big Brother	TNT	Season 1, 2005: Anastasia Yagaylova	Ingeboga Dapkunaite
Scandinavian Peninsula	Big Brother	Kanal5 (Sweden) TVN (Norway)	Season 1, 2005: Britt Goodwin Season 2, 2006: Jessica Lindgren	Brita Møystad Engseth (Norway) Adam Alsing (Sweden) (2005)
Second Life	Big Brother Second Life	World Wide Web	Season 1, 2006: Madlen Flint
Slovakia	Big Brother Súboj	TV Markíza	Season 1, 2005: Richard Tkáč
Slovenia	Big Brother	Kanal A	Season 1, 2007: Andrej Novak Season 2, 2008: Naske Mehić	Nina Osenar
South Africa	Big Brother South Africa	M-Net	Season 1, 2001: Ferdinand Rabie Season 2, 2002: Richard Cawood	Mark Pilgrim Gerry Rantseli
	Celebrity Big Brother	M-Net	Season 1, 2002: Bill Flynn
Spain	Gran Hermano	Telecinco	Season 1, 2000: Ismael Beiro Season 2, 2001: Sabrina Mahi Season 3, 2002: Javito García Season 4, 2002-2003: Pedro Oliva Season 5, 2003-2004: Nuria Yáñez Season 6, 2004: Juan José Rocamora Season 7, 2005-2006: Pepe Herrero Season 8, 2006: Naiala Melo Season 9, 2007: Judit Iglesias Season 10, 2008: Upcoming season	Mercedes Milá (2000-2001, 2002-present) Pepe Navarro (2002)
	Gran hermano VIP	Telecinco	Season 1, 2004: Marlene Mourreau Season 2, 2005: Ivonne Armand	Jesús Vázquez
Sweden	Big Brother Sverige	Kanal5	Season 1, 2000: Angelica Freij Season 2, 2002: Ulrica Andersson Season 3, 2003: Danne Sörensen Season 4, 2004: Carolina Gynning	Adam Alsing Viktoria Tolstoy
	Big Brother Stjärnveckan	Kanal5	Season 1, 2002: Anki Lundberg (Baren)
Switzerland	Big Brother Schweiz	TV3	Season 1, 2000: Daniela Kanton Season 2, 2001: Christian Ponleitner	Daniel Fohrler (2000) Karin Lanz (2000) Eva Wannemacher (2001) Yves Schifferle (2001)
Thailand	Big Brother Thailand	iTV	Season 1, 2005: Nipon Perktim Season 2, 2006: Arisa Sonthirod	Saranyu Vonkarjun
United Kingdom	Big Brother	Channel 4 Channel 4 +1 S4C (Wales) E4 M-Net (Africa) TVN Lingua (Poland)	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: Current series	Davina McCall
	Celebrity Big Brother	BBC One Channel 4 E4 S4C (Wales)	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 Johnson
	Teen Big Brother	Channel 4 E4 S4C	Series 1, 2003: Paul Brennan	Dermot O'Leary
	Panto Big Brother	Channel 4 E4 S4C (Wales)	Series 1, 2004: No winner	Jeff Brazier
	Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack	E4 Channel 4 Channel 4 +1 S4C (Wales)	Series 1, 2008: John Loughton	Dermot O'Leary
United States	Big Brother	CBS Global (Canada) E4 (UK) (2003, 2008)	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: Current season	Julie Chen
		CBS Global (Canada)	Season 7, 2006: Mike "Boogie" Malin
Western Balkans	Veliki brat	Pink BH (Bosnia-Herzegovina) Pink M (Montenegro) B92 (Serbia)	Season 1, 2006: Ivan Ljuba Season 2, 2007: Stopped Season 3, 2009: Upcoming season	Marijana Mićić Ana Mihajlovski Irina Radović Milan Kalinić
	Veliki brat Proba	B92	Season 1, 2006: Jelena Provči & Marko Miljković
	Veliki brat VIP	Pink BH (Bosnia-Herzegovina) Pink M (Montenegro) B92 (Serbia)	Season 1, 2007: Saša Ćurčić Season 2, 2008: Mirjana Đurović