Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)

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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 languageEnglish
No. of series23
No. of episodes616
Production
Production companiesBazal (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
ReleaseChannel 4:
9 March 2001 (2001-03-09)27 January 2010

Channel 5:
18 August 2011 (2011-08-18)10 September 2018

ITV:
4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) – Present
Related
Big Brother

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.

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[change | change source]

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 | change source]

Every year, there is a different "Big Brother eye".

Overview[change | change source]

Series Launch date Finale date Days Housemates Winner Channel
9 March 2001
16 March 2001
8
6
Channel 4
20 November 2002
29 November 2002
10
6
6 January 2005
23 January 2005
18
9
5 January 2006
27 January 2006
23
11
3 January 2007
28 January 2007
26
14
2 January 2009
23 January 2009
22
11
3 January 2010
29 January 2010
27
12
18 August 2011
8 September 2011
22
10
Channel 5
5 January 2012
27 January 2012
23
12
15 August 2012
7 September 2012
24
13
3 January 2013
25 January 2013
23
11
22 August 2013
13 September 2013
23
13
3 January 2014
29 January 2014
27
12
18 August 2014
12 September 2014
26
14
7 January 2015
6 February 2015
31
15
27 August 2015
24 September 2015
29
14
5 January 2016
5 February 2016
32
16
28 July 2016
26 August 2016
30
15
3 January 2017
3 February 2017
32
18
1 August 2017
25 August 2017
25
15
2 January 2018
2 February 2018
32
16
16 August 2018
10 September 2018
26
13
4 March 2024
22 March 2024
19
12

Spin-offs[change | change source]

Series Launch date Finale date Days Housemates Episodes Winner Channel
3 January 2008
28 January 2008
26
12
28

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