Big Brother (TV series) Totally Explained

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Big Brother is a reality television show. In each series, which lasts for around three months, a number of people (normally fewer than fifteen at any one time) live together full-time in the "Big Brother House", isolated from the outside world but under the continuous gaze of television cameras. The roommates try to win a cash prize by avoiding periodic, usually publicly-voted, evictions from the house. The idea for "Big Brother" came during a brainstorm session at the production house of John de Mol Produkties (an independent part of Endemol) on Thursday, September 4, 1997. The first Big Brother broadcast was in the Netherlands in 1999 on the Veronica TV channel. It has been a prime-time hit in almost 70 different countries. The show's name comes from George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, in which Big Brother is the leader of the dystopian Oceania.

Format

Though each country has made its own adaptations and changes to the format, the general concept has stayed the same: "housemates" are confined to a specially designed house where their every action is recorded by cameras and microphones at all times, and the housemates are not permitted any contact with the outside world. In most versions, at regular intervals, normally once weekly (although in most early series it was every two weeks), the public is invited to vote to have one of a number of nominated housemates evicted from the House. In some cases, two housemates may be evicted simultaneously (a "double eviction"), or rarely, no housemates will be removed for that week. At the end of the game, the last remaining housemate is declared winner of that particular series, and receives prizes; often including a large amount of money, a car, a holiday, and in some editions, a house.
   From a sociological perspective, this format can be analyzed to see how people react when brought into contact to and forced into close confinement with people who lie outside their "comfort zone", since they may hold different opinions from other contestants, express different ideals, or simply be from a different group of people that a contestant is used to. The format is ideally suited because the viewer sees how a person reacts on the outside through the constant recording of their actions, and also what they feel on the inside through the Diary Room. The results can often result in violent or angry confrontations, providing entertainment to a paying public.
   Besides living together under continuous observation, which is the major attraction of the contest, the program relies on four basic props: the stripped-bare back-to-basics environment in which they live, the evictions, 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.
   In the first of most Big Brother seasons, the House that the housemates had to live in 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 often 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 a jacuzzi, a sauna, a VIP suite, a loft, and other luxuries.
   The housemates are required to do any housework as they see fit, and are set tasks by the producers of the show, who communicate with the housemates via the omnipresent authority figure known only to them as "Big Brother". The tasks set are designed to test their team-working abilities and community spirit, and in some countries the housemates' shopping budget or weekly allowance often depends on the outcome of any set tasks. The housemates have a weekly allowance with which they can buy food and other essentials.
   At regular intervals, the housemates each privately nominate a number of fellow housemates that they wish to see evicted from the house. The housemates with the most nomination points are then announced, and viewers are given the opportunity to vote for whom they wish to see evicted. After the votes are tallied, the "evictee" leaves the house and is interviewed live by the host of the show, usually in front of a live studio audience.
   The series is notable for involving the Internet. Although the show typically broadcasts daily updates in the evening, sometimes criticized for its heavy editing, 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, although in some countries (such as the UK) with a 10-15 minute delay, to allow libelous or unacceptable content — such as references to people who are not taking part in the program and have therefore not consented to have personal information about them broadcast — to be removed.
   Despite derision from many intellectuals and other critics, the show has been a commercial success around the world. 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. On numerous occasions, participants in the various series have become sexually involved with each other, sometimes engaging in intercourse in front of Big Brother's cameras. This recordered material typically not broadcast due to its explicit nature, as with the case of the British and American editions. Other editions, however, such as the German version, do. The Internet stream also captures such moments. This had led to some controversy with some jurisdictions such as Greece attempting to have the show removed from the airwaves.

Other editions

The Big Brother format has been extensively modified in some countries, most often to the point where the housemates are either teenagers or housemates from previous seasons. The winners of these seasons are often eligible to win the prize for themselves, unlike most of the celebrity edition versions.

Big Brother: Ty wybierasz (Big Brother: You Decide - Poland, season 1: 13 days; season 2: 7 days). A group of people -10 in season 1 and 6 in season 2- living together and competing for a pair of spots in the next regular season. It was made before the first two main Big Brother seasons. Without nominations or evictions.

Big Brother, Tilbake I Huset (Big Brother, Back In The House - Norway, 9 days). The BB1 Norway housemates living together again. They also welcome 4 new housemates, who are competing for a spot in the next regular season. Without nominations or evictions.

Big Brother Stjärnveckan (Big Brother, Week Of Stars - Sweden, 6 days); Big Brother, Reality All Star (Denmark, 32 days). Season with contestants from several reality shows, including Big Brother.

Big Brother Panto (United Kingdom, 11 days). Housemate from previous series spent time in the Big Brother House in order to perform a pantomime at the end of the series.

Teen Big Brother (United Kingdom, 10 days; Philippines, 42 days). Teenage housemates competing in a BB house.

Big Brother: All-Stars (Belgium, 21 days; United States, 72 days). Big Brother where all the housemates come from previous seasons of the contest.

Veliki Brat: Generalna Proba (Big Brother Try Out - Serbia, 7 days). Twelve Serbian contestants competing for a spot in the next Big Brother Balkans season. Without nominations or evictions.

Big Brother: The Housemates Strike Back (Bulgaria). Big Brother brought together Housemates from all Big Brother and VIP Brother seasons in Bulgaria and gave them their last task - to destroy the House. The new Housemates will be living in a new one. Also, there are a series of pre-seasons with the only objective of testing the house. A group of celebrities or journalists living together in the house during a few days. No competition nor winner. It has been made in Argentina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, Pacific, Philippines, Spain and many other countries. In some cases, it isn't broadcast) eg UK .

Big Brother series

Region/Country	Local Title	Network	Winners	Main Presenters
African Continent	Big Brother Africa	M-Net E4 (UK)	Season 1, 2003: Cherise Makubale Season 2, 2007: Richard Dyle Bezuidenhout Season 3, 2008: *Upcoming season*	Mark Pilgrim (2003) Kabelo "KB" Ngakane (2007)
	Big Brother	Top Channel	Season 1, 2008: *Current season*	Arbana Osmani
	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	Telefe	Season 1, 2007: Diego Leonardi	Soledad Silveira (2001-2003) Jorge Rial (2007)
	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: The Logan Twins Season 6, 2006: Jamie Brooksby Season 7, 2007: Aleisha Cowcher Season 8, 2008: *Current Season*	Gretel Killeen (2001-2007) Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O (2008-)
	Celebrity Big Brother	Network Ten	Season 1, 2002: Dylan Lewis
	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
	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: *Upcoming season*	Pedro Bial
	Big Brother	NTV	Season 1, 2004-2005: Zdravko Vasilev Season 2, 2005: Miroslav Atanasov Season 3, 2006: Lyubov Stancheva Season 4, 2008: *Upcoming season*	Niki Kunchev (2004-) and Evelina Pavlova (2004-2005)
	VIP Brother	NTV	Season 1, 2006: Konstantin Slavov Season 2, 2007: Hristina Stefanova Season 3, 2008: *Upcoming season*	Niki Kunchev (2006-) and Evelina Pavlova (2006).
	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
	Gran Hermano	Caracol TV	Season 1, 2003: Mónica Tejón	Adriana Arango Carlos Calero
	Big Brother	RTL	Season 1, 2004: Saša Tkalčević Season 2, 2005: Hamdija Seferović Season 3, 2006: Danijel Rimanić Season 4, 2007: Vedran Lovrenčić	Daria Knez (2004) Antonija Blaće (2005-2007)
	Celebrity Big Brother	RTL	Season 1, 2008: Danijela Dvornik	Antonija Blaće
	Big Brother	TV NOVA	Season 1, 2005: David Šín	Eva Aichmajerová, Lejla Abbasová and Leoš Mareš
	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
	Gran Hermano	Ecuavisa	Season 1, 2003: David Burbano
	Big Brother Suomi	Sub	Season 1, 2005: Perttu Sirviö Season 2, 2006: Sari Nygren Season 3, 2007: Sauli Koskinen Season 4, 2008: *Upcoming Season*	Vappu Pimiä (2005-) Mari Kakko (2005-2006) Janne Kataja (2007-)
	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: *Upcoming season*	Benjamin Castaldi
	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: *Current 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 - 2008) Jürgen Milski (2007 - 2008) 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 (2001-2002) Tatiana Stefanidou (2005)
	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	Claudia Liptai Attila Till
	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	Daria Bignardi (2000-2001) Barbara D'Urso (2003-2004) Alessia Marcuzzi (2006-)
	Bigg Boss	SET	Season 1, 2006-2007: Rahul Roy Season 2, 2008: *Upcoming season*	Arshad Warsi
	Ha'Ach Ha'Gadol The Big Brother	Channel 2 - Keshet	Season 1, 2008: *Upcoming season*	Erez Tal and (probably) Ido Rosenblum
	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	الرئيس Al'Rais The Boss	MBC	Season 1, 2004: Discontinued
	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)
	Big Brother Nigeria	M-Net	Season 1, 2006: Katung Aduwak	Olisa Adibua & Michelle Dede
	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	Arve Juritzen (2001-02) Trygve Rønningen (2003)
Pacific Region	Gran Hermano del Pacífico	Telesistema (Ecuador) RedTV (Chile) ATV (Peru)	Season 1, 2005: Juan Sebastián López	Álvaro García
	Pinoy Big Brother	ABS-CBN	Season 1, 2005: Nene Tamayo Season 2, 2007: Beatriz Saw Season 3, 2008: *Upcoming Season*	Willie Revillame (2005) Toni Gonzaga
		ABS-CBN	: Keanna Reeves Ruben Gonzaga	Willie Revillame (2005) Toni Gonzaga
		ABS-CBN	: Kim Chiu *Current Season*	Mariel Rodriguez Bianca Gonzales Toni Gonzaga & Luis Manzano (2008)
	Big Brother	TVN (2001-2002) TV4 (2007-present)	Season 1, 2001: Janusz Dzięcioł Season 2, 2001: Marzena Wieczorek Season 3, 2002: Piotr Borucki Season 4.1, 2007: Jolanta Rutowicz Season 5, 2008: *Current 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
	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 Season 5, 2008-2009: *Upcoming Season*	Teresa Guilherme
	Big Brother Famosos	TVI	Season 1, 2002: Ricardo Vieira Season 2, 2002: Vítor Norte	Teresa Guilherme
	Big Brother	Prima TV	Season 1, 2003: Soso Joi Season 2, 2004: Iustin Popovici	Andreea Raicu Virgil Ianțu
	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
	Big Brother Súboj	TV Markíza	Season 1, 2005: Richard Tkáč
	Big Brother	Kanal A	Season 1, 2007: Andrej Novak Season 2, 2008: *Current Season*	Nina Osenar
	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	Mark Pilgrim Gerry Rantseli
	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
	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)	Adam Alsing Viktoria Tolstoy
	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)
	Big Brother Thailand	iTV	Season 1, 2005: Nipon Perktim Season 2, 2006: Arisa Sonthirod	Saranyu Vonkarjun
	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: *Upcoming 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: *Upcoming series*	Davina McCall
	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
		E4 Channel 4 Channel 4 +1 S4C (Wales)	: John Loughton	Dermot O'Leary
	Big Brother	CBS Global (Canada) E4 (UK)	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: *Upcoming season*	Julie Chen
	Big Brother: All-Stars	CBS Global (Canada)	Season 7, 2006: Mike "Boogie" Malin	Julie Chen
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

Housemate exchange

When two seasons in different countries are taking place simultaneously, housemates are sometimes temporarily exchanged between them.

Big Brother series	Housemates involved	Year	Duration
BB1 Mexico swapped with GH3 Spain	Eduardo Ozorco 'El Doc' swapped with Andrés Barreiro 'Ness'	2002	7 days
GH3 Argentina swapped with GH4 Spain	Eduardo Carrera swapped with Inmaculada González	2003	7 days
GH1 Ecuador swapped with BB2 Mexico	Álvaro swapped with Eduardo Enríquez	2003	7 days
BB1 Africa swapped with BB4 UK	Gaetano Juko Kagwa swapped with Cameron Stout	2003	4 Days
BB2 Scandinavia swapped with BB2 Thailand	Anton Granlund swapped with Boo	2006	7 Days
PBB2 Philippines swapped with BB1 Slovenia	Bruce Quebral swapped with Tina Semolič	2007	5 days
GH5 Argentina swapped with GH9 Spain	Soledad Melli swapped with Eneko Van Horenbeke	2007	7 days

Ex-Housemate exchange

Big Brother series	Housemates involved	Year
BB4 UK Housemate Visited BB3 Australia	Annouska	2003
VIP2 Mexico swapped with GH5 Spain	Isabel swapped with Aída	2003
BR1 Russia Housemate Visited GH1 Pacific	Ivan swapped with Gianmarco	2005
BB5 UK Housemate Visited BB5 Australia	Nadia	2005
CBB4 UK Housemate Visited BB6 Germany	Chantelle	2006
GH4 Argentina swapped with BB7 Brazil	Pablo swapped with Íris	2007

Big Brother Subtitles

These are some of the subtitles of Big Brother shows around the world. These are not the local title of the show.

Region / Country	Season	Subtitle
	3	Big Brother Anders
	5	Zero Privacy
	6	Zero Privacy
	1	Vidi sve (Sees Everything)
	2	Gola istina (Naked Truth)
	3	Do kraja (To The End)
	4	Bez milosti! (No Mercy!)
	4	The Battle
	6	Das Dorf (The Village)
	3	The Wall
	4	Big Mother
	3	The Battle
	VIP 2	Big Brother Hotel
	3	The Wall
	Teen 2	Plus
	1	Wielki Brat
	2	Wielki Brat
	3	Bitwa (The Battle)
	1	O Grande Irmão
	2
	3
	1	Fratele Cel Mare
	2	Očekuj neočekivano (Expect the Unexpected)
	VIP	El Desafío (The Challenge)
	Celebrity 1	In Aid of Comic Relief
	Teen 1	The Experiment
	5	Big Brother Gets Evil
	Celebrity 3	Big Brother Gets Evil
	7	Big Brother Gets Twisted
	4	The X-Factor
	5	Project DNA - Do Not Assume
	6	Summer Of Secrets
	7	All-Stars
	9	'Til Death Do You Part

Near-copies of Big Brother

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

Back To Reality

Cabin Fever

Fame Academy

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

The Bar

Vanity Lair

Online Versions

Shortly following the initial debut of Big Brother and other major reality shows such as Survivor and The Amazing Race, a multitude of online reality games based on Big Brother surfaced on the web in which fans of the show competed against each other. One person would "host" the game, coming up with challenges, twists, etc., and the players cast for the show would communicate via AIM or some other messaging service and would compete in Veto and Head of Household challenges to earn power, much like on the real show. Player(s) would also be evicted each week just like on the show, until there was just a final 2 players remaining. Then a jury of those players voted off immediately before the Final 2 would vote on the winner of the game to whom the title of Big Brother champion would be awarded. These games were extremely popular in the early days of Big Brother, and though their popularity slowly declined over the years, they're still widely played today along with online reality games based on other reality shows.

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