Big Brother (UK)

Big Brother
Premiere	July 14, 2000
Airs	On hiatus
Creator	John de Mol
Host	Davina McCall
Network/Provider	Channel 4 (series 1-11) Five (series 12-)
Style	60-minute competitive reality
Company	Endemol
Seasons	18 + 3 special editions
Episodes	1,384 regular + 39 special edition (through season 18)
Status	Renewed through season 19
Origin	UK

You have been evicted. Please leave the Big Brother house.

Big Brother is a summer show that airs annually in the United Kingdom. In it, a group of people enter a house and agree to live there for a predetermined amount of days with cameras following their every move. An homage to George Orwell's book, 1984, the nameless entity known only as "Big Brother" records every conversation and every action amongst these group of people, establishing a social microcosm of today's world.

However, beyond the voyeuristic aspect of it also lies a game. Every week, usually on Tuesdays, housemates are asked to nominate two people for eviction. The two or more housemates with the highest number of nominations for eviction are put up for eviction, and the public gets to vote on which of the housemates they would like to evict. In a special weekly live eviction episode, usually on Fridays and hosted by Davina McCall, the housemate who receives the highest percentage of votes gets evicted from the Big Brother house.

This process of nominations and evictions continue until there are four people left in the house, upon which all of them are put up for nomination. The public then votes for who they want to win, and the housemate with the highest percentage of votes wins the game and receives a cash prize.

Several shows make up the Big Brother franchise in the United Kingdom. They are Big Brother's Little Brother, which is a daily 30-minute talk show hosted by Dermot O'Leary that analyzes housemate dynamics. Another is Big Brother's Big Mouth, a 30-minute informal forum show hosted by Russell Brand where people talk about and give opinions about the housemates. In the seventh season, another show, Big Brother's Big Brain, was introduced, which aims to analyze housemates' behavior in the house.

For information on the Big Brother franchise, please refer to the Big Brother franchise page.

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
Channel 4
Season One	July 18, 2000	September 15, 2000				52
Season Two	May 25, 2001	July 27, 2001				55
Season Three	May 24, 2002	July 26, 2002				72
Season Four	May 23, 2003	July 25, 2003				73
Season Five	May 28, 2004	August 6, 2004				82
Season Six	May 27, 2005	August 12, 2005				90
Season Seven	May 18, 2006	August 18, 2006				107
Season Eight	May 30, 2007	August 31, 2007				96
Season Nine	June 5, 2008	September 5, 2008				108
Season Ten	June 4, 2009	September 4, 2009				108
Season Eleven	June 9, 2010	August 24, 2010				86
Channel 5
Season Twelve	September 9, 2011	November 11, 2011				71
Season Thirteen	June 5, 2012	August 13, 2012				73
Season Fourteen	June 13, 2013	August 19, 2013				69
Season Fifteen	June 5, 2014	August 15, 2014				72
Season Sixteen	May 12, 2015	July 16, 2015				66
Season Seventeen	June 7, 2016	July 26, 2016				50
Season Eighteen	June 5, 2017	July 28, 2017				54
Season Nineteen	—	—				—

Specials

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
Channel 4
Teen Big Brother	October 13, 2003	October 17, 2003				5
E4
Big Brother Panto	December 20, 2004	January 5, 2005				12
Channel 4
Ultimate Big Brother	August 24, 2010	September 10, 2010				22

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

There are no DVD releases for this show.