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Big Brother

A British reality television game show in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house for several weeks, trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run.

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A British reality television game show in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house for several weeks, trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run.

Reality
FeaturingMarcus Bentley, Emma Willis

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Housemates live under 24-hour surveillance as they attempt to avoid eviction from the Big Brother house with the most unpopular housemates facing a public vote.

What is Big Brother about?

Big Brother is the British version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother created by producer John de Mol Jr. in 1997. Broadcast yearly from 18 July 2000 to 5 November 2018, and again from 8 October 2023, the show follows the format of other national editions, in which a group of contestants, known as "housemates", live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world.

A quick history

Big Brother first premiered on 5 July 2000. TVmaze currently lists the programme as still running. Its listed broadcaster or platform is CBS. It is tagged as Reality.

First aired5 Jul 2000
StatusRunning
Network / platformCBS
Typical runtime60 mins
TVmaze rating5.8/10

Episodes worth knowing about

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Episode 25★ 10.0
S22 E25 · 2020-10-01

Who will be evicted from the Big Brother house, Kevin or David?

Episode 28★ 10.0
S2 E28 · 2001-09-06

The contestants compete for a luxary competition.

Episode 26★ 10.0
S2 E26 · 2001-09-04

Nicole continues her negative attitude when the house gets treated to a winter wonderland in the backyard.

Episode 2★ 10.0
S2 E2 · 2001-07-07

Alliances begin to form and the houseguests win access to the house hot tub.

Cast and characters

Julie Chen Moonvesas HostClayton A.S. Halseyas AnnouncerIan O'Malleyas Co-Host
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