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Format

Isolation of housemates

Variations in the format

Location of different versions of Big Brother

• There are six special pan-regional versions of Big Brother. .All these follow the normal Big Brother rules with the exception that contestants must come from each of the different countries in the region where it airs:
  • Africa: Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  • Former Yugoslav Republics: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro.
  • Arab States: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria and Tunisia.
  • Pacific: Chile, Ecuador and Peru.
  • Scandinavia: Norway and Sweden .
  • United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
• In the third UK series, Big Brother set live tasks for the housemate on a Saturday night in order to win treats.^ A contestant on the Australian Big Brother reality television program, will not be told that her father had passed away last week, after a decision was handed down by the shows producers.
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  ^ 'Big Brother 11' Live Feed Update: It Comes Down to the Hula www.buddytv.com/big-brother.aspx #2 yahoo(8) msn(8) .
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  This format was discontinued in the fifth series due to poor ratings. .This format has been used in Australia in the form of Friday Night Live.
• The fifth UK edition introduced the "Evil" touch, whereby the character of Big Brother became almost a villain.^ 'Big Brother 11' Live Feed Update: It Comes Down to the Hula www.buddytv.com/big-brother.aspx #2 yahoo(8) msn(8) .
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  Big Brother was establishing punishments and was proposing hard tasks and secret tricks. This was also seen in Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Pacific, Scandinavia, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Philippines and Mexico.
• The sixth UK series introduced secret missions where housemate would be able to win luxuries if they completed a secret task set by Big Brother.
• In the seventh UK series, Big Brother became "twisted." Every week, housemates' mental states were put to the test as Big Brother tried to break them. As a result of this, many housemates broke down.
• The eighth UK series saw an all-female house. However, three days later, one male housemate entered. The same twist was used in Big Brother 4 Bulgaria. .Big Brother Africa 4 used the same twist using an all male launch show instead of females.
• Since BB2, The UK series always opens with a twist which have included the public being able to choose the final housemate out of 3 possibilities (BB2), the public voting for a housemate to leave during the first week and then the housemates choosing between the two housemates with the least number of votes (BB3), First Night Nominations (BB4), Suit Case Nominations (BB5), Unlucky Housemate 13 (BB6), Big Brother Hood (BB7), an all-female House and the first inclusion of twins as contestants (BB8), the first couple to enter as housemates and set a secret task to hide their real relationship (BB9), all "housemates" really being "non housemates" who had to earn their housemate status (BB10), Jackie Stallone entering a house containing her son's ex-wife (CBB3), entrance of a non-celebrity in a celebrity edition (CBB4) Jade Goody's family announced to be visiting.^ This is a non-story, if the family is who wished it.
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  (CBB5). In 2009 during the sixth celebrity series, LaToya Jackson was first to enter and walked straight into the bedrooms - which are usually locked until everyone has arrived - and entered a private bedroom she put her bag on the bed to claim it as her own, it was assumed this was pre-arranged [1] , Terry Christian became Head Of House - which had been used in the latter weeks of the previous non-celebrity series - and had to choose three housemates to face the first eviction, which the others later voted to save one of the nominees, Ben Adams, leaving Lucy Pinder and eventual winner Ulrika Johnsson to face the first eviction. .In the summer series of 2009 the house at first was empty with only crates to sit on and none of the new arrivals were given housemate status, and had to earn it by doing tasks, some of which were minor sacrifices, the most notable were Noirin Kelly shaving off her eyebrows and drawing a mustache and glasses on her face, which she had to do for almost three weeks until she won a chance to stop doing it, Freddie Fisher and eventual winner Sophie Reade changed their names by deedpoll to Halfwit and Dogface respectively, they were addressed by these names by Big Brother for ten weeks - although their fellow housemates could refer to them by their original names except during nominations - they were given a present by Big Brother in Week 10 to have their original names back.^ Big Brother recaps, commentary, and news.
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  .On Day 4 the six people who had not received housemate status were put up for a public vote, the person with the least votes - which turned out to be Beinazir Lasharie - had to leave immediately, the house was then transformed into looking like a Big Brother house.^ I copied this from the Big Brother website: A letter from Emma's brother DAY 34 09:50 A letter from Emma's brother Big Brother is aware of and understands many of the concerns the public has expressed upon learning the sad news of Housemate Emma’s father’s death.
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  ^ Without you guys and this Big Brother experience he wouldn’t otherwise have had this opportunity and insight into his daughter’s life, thank you.
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  Other countries such as Bulgaria and the United States (and previously Australia) have now started using these opening night twists.
• The fifth UK edition introduced "Fake evictions" where one or two housemates are "evicted"; however, unbeknownst to the housemates, they have in fact not been evicted. The housemate/s usually are put into a secret house where numerous twists happen. In the eighth UK Series one housemate was evicted, interviewed, and then sent straight back into the house. The housemates in the house got to see everything live, though.
• In France and Canada, the format has been developed using couples. .Twelve single people stay in the same house until only the winning couple are left.
• Big Brother USA currently uses a different set of rules that began with the second season (the first season used the traditional format).^ DylanJohn, on 10/11/2007 , -0/+4 I realise I'm only repeating what others have already said, but it was the family's wishes that she not be told until she leaves the house.
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  Nominations are done by one houseguest, the Head of Household (HoH) and the houseguests vote for which nominee to evict, not the viewers. The third season introduced the Power of Veto, where a houseguest can save a nominee causing the Head of Household to name a replacement nominee. It's been adapted in Brazil and Africa and since then some countries modified their nominations rules.
• The eighth American season introduced "America's Player," a houseguest that is given assignments, unknown to the other houseguests, through votes from the viewing public. Included in the public voting is which nominated houseguest America's Player should vote off and campaign to get evicted. .(Dan was "America's Player" on Big Brother 10 (U.S) This was also seen in the second Teen Edition of the Philippine version as the "House Player."
• The third Dutch edition introduced the notion of "The Battle," in which the house is separated into a luxurious half and a poor half, with two teams of housemates constantly fighting for time in the luxurious half.^ Big Brother - IMDb.com Cast, crew, background, and other information about Big Brother, the television series that locks strangers in a house for an extended period of time to be observed ...
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  ^ Big Brother (U.S.) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Big Brother is an American version of the Big Brother reality television show based on the Dutch television series of the same name originally created in 1997 by John de Mol.
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  Separated houses have also been used in:
  • Netherlands, 2001 and Netherlands, 2002, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Poland, 2002, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • UK, 2002, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor (effective from the 3rd to 6th week).
  • Australia, 2003, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Round House and Square House (effective until Day 22).
  • Denmark, 2003, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Germany, 2003, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Greece, 2003, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Norway, 2003, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Spain, 2004, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Germany, 2004-2005, The Housemates lived in a house with 3 areas: Rich, Normal and Survivor.
  • Scandinavian Peninsula, 2005, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Norwegian House and Swedish House (effective on the 1st week).
  • Germany, 2005-2006, The Housemates lived in a village with 3 houses. .Rich, Normal and Poor.
  • Slovakia, 2005, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Italy, 2006, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • UK, 2007, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Masters (Luxurious area) and Servants (Basic area) (effective from the 3rd to 6th day).
  • Italy, 2007, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Normal and Dump.
  • Spain, 2008, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: House Big Brother Season 10 and House Big Brother Season 1.
  • Germany, 2008, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Slovenia, 2008, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Germany, 2008-2009, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Heaven and Hell.
  • UK, 2008, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Heaven and Hell (effective from the 6th to 10th week).
  • Brazil, 2009, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor (effective on the 1st week).
  • Israel, 2009, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor (effective from the 4th to the 8th week).
  • Spain, 2009-2010, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Normal house and Spy house.
  • Finland, 2009, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Paradise and Slum (effective from the 2nd to 10th week).
  • Philippines, 2009, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: House A (Antoni Gaudí architectural design inspired) and House B (Vincent van Gogh paintings inspired).^ I copied this from the Big Brother website: A letter from Emma's brother DAY 34 09:50 A letter from Emma's brother Big Brother is aware of and understands many of the concerns the public has expressed upon learning the sad news of Housemate Emma’s father’s death.
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    .(effective until the 9th week; House B was re-opened on the 16th week as part of a season twist).
  • Serbia, VIP 2010, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
  • Albania, 2010, The Housemates lived in a house with 2 areas: Rich and Poor.
• In Germany a new version of the show started: Big Brother - Das Dorf (Big Brother - The Village).^ Big Brother recaps, commentary, and news.
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  ^ Big Brother 11 - SirLinksALot Big Brother 11 links including news, interviews, video, and episode recaps.
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  It was the sixth season and started the same day season 5 ended. This was the first version supposed to run for years (without a predetermined end). It was set in a small artificial village including a church tower, a marketplace, 3 houses, 3 working areas (farm, car garage, dressmaking, a matcharena, a pub, a fitness room, and later a small hotel, into which celebrities from the real world could move). The season ended after 363 days in February 2006 because of low ratings. In season seven, RTL II switched back to a traditional version.
• The fourth Greek season introduced a new element: the mother. In Big Mother, nine housemates take part in the game with their mothers, with whom they must coexist during the contest. The "mamas" were not able to win the prize but they would stay with their children until their eviction. .However, this proved to be a failure with the show's audience and the show switched back to the traditional Big Brother format in mid-season.^ 'Inhumane' Big Brother won't budge on dead father - Digg to show Disgust!
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  This concept, in modified form, was used in the second Philippine Teen edition, wherein the guardians. the housemates' kins, had a separate winner.
• In the tenth week of Seventh UK season, the housemates were paired with their "best friend" in the house and had to nominate and face eviction as couples. The ninth American season took this format and added a romantic aspect, by pairing the Housemates up and having them compete as couples chosen by their compatibility to each other.
• The ninth Brazilian season featured the "Bubble," a glass house built inside a shopping mall in Rio de Janeiro where 4 housemate-wannabes lived for a week until 2 of them were voted to enter the actual household. .Later in the same season, a new "Bubble" was built inside the Big Brother household, with another 2 housemates living inside it for a week until they were voted in and the glass house dismantled.
• Introduced in the fifth season of the American series, several countries have included twins, and in some cases triplets, in their shows.^ 'Inhumane' Big Brother won't budge on dead father - Digg to show Disgust!
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  ^ A contestant on the Australian Big Brother reality television program, will not be told that her father had passed away last week, after a decision was handed down by the shows producers.
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  ^ Last year they almost canned the show because a couple of guys turkey slapped some chick in bed, that was funny.
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  Series that have used Housemates who are twins or triplets are:
  • USA, 2004, Adria Montgomery-Klein and Natalie Montgomery-Carroll, 7th (Adria) and 8th (Natalie) Evicted, Used Name: "Adria."
  • Australia, 2005, David and Greg Matthew, 14th Evicted (David) and Winner (Greg, although the prize money was split), Used Name: "Logan" (Middle name of both Twins).
  • Germany, 2005-2006, Beate and Birgit, 26th Evicted (Beate) and 33rd Evicted (Birgit).
  • Bulgaria, 2006, Lyubov, Nadejda, and Vyara Stancheva, 7th (Nadejda) and 9th (Vyara) Evicted, Winner (Lyubov), Used Name: "Vyara."
  • UK, 2007, Amanda and Sam Marchant, second place (both were treated separately until Day 68 when they became one). .The were then known in the media as Samanda
  • France, 2007, Marjorie, Cyrielle and Johanna Bluteau, Winners (They competed as a team).
  • Spain, 2007, Conchi and Pamela De Los Santos, 2nd Place, Used Name: "Rosa."
  • Poland, 2007, Aneta and Martyna Bielecka, 4th Evicted (They were discovered as twins), Used Name: "Martyna."
  • India, 2008, Sana and Alina, 4th Evicted (Sana was introduced as Alina but the housemates soon found her to be different person and both were out at the eviction)
  • Israel, 2008, Leon and Boris Schneiderovsky, 1st Evicted (Boris) and 5th Place (Leon).
  • Africa, 2009, Edward and Erastus Moongo, currently in the house playing as separate housemates.
  • Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro, 2009, Admir and Enis Mujabašić, and Violeta and Kristina Raleva.
  • Philippines, 2009, Kenny & Toffi Santos and JM & JP Lagumbay.^ Koroibos el 05-07-2009 13:23 UTC #25     #23 Es copiado y pegado del blog, ya sé q lo de guapa....
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    The twins in each set originally must switch roles when instructed (only true with the Santos twins after JP's exit, but JM must still assume JP's identity when instructed). JP voluntary exited and JM along with the Santos Twins were forcibly evicted.
• A variation of the above twist was done in the second Celebrity Edition of the Philippine version wherein two housemates related by profession or as familial relationships are considered as 2-in-1 housemates wherein they were to play as one housemate until an appointed time.
• In Celebrity Hijack UK evicted housemates were given the opportunity to affect the house one last time and had to choose if a "ninja" delivered good or bad gifts to the house. .Later that year Big Brother Australia 2008 introduced the 'Housemate Hand Grenade,' where the evicted housemate was given the power to decide which housemate receives a big brother devised penalty.
• In the third Philippine series the main house was divided into two house areas, with each having its own kitchen, living room and bedroom.^ A contestant on the Australian Big Brother reality television program, will not be told that her father had passed away last week, after a decision was handed down by the shows producers.
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  ^ Without you guys and this Big Brother experience he wouldn’t otherwise have had this opportunity and insight into his daughter’s life, thank you.
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  The two houses share one confession room. .The twins of this season must not reveal that there are twins in the house or Big Brother has two houses during the first week.
• Big Brother 5 Bulgaria, which starts in early 2010 will introduce a new family format - Big Brother Family.^ On behalf of Emma’s family including Tim [her partner], we sincerely thank the Big Brother production team for supporting and respecting our family’s decision.
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  ^ A contestant on the Australian Big Brother reality television program, will not be told that her father had passed away last week, after a decision was handed down by the shows producers.
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  ^ StormyAaron, on 10/11/2007 , -1/+62 As much as I dislike shows like Big Brother, every other report I have seen on this issue, shows that it was the choice of the contestant and the father (and family) not to tell her that the father has died if she was still in the house.
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  For the very first time whole families will enter the House with their spouses, children and relatives. They will receive a salary for their stay and the winning family will receive a big cash prize, a car and an apartment.

Special editions of Big Brother

Celebrity Big Brother / Big Brother VIP

• A second variant appeared in the Netherlands in 2006: Hotel Big Brother. .A group of celebrity hoteliers and a Big Boss run a hotel, collecting money for charity without nominations, evictions or winner.
• A third variant appeared in the UK in early 2008: Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack, temporarily replacing the 2007 edition of Celebrity Big Brother while a racial abuse incident in Celebrity Big Brother 2007 cooled down.^ Without you guys and this Big Brother experience he wouldn’t otherwise have had this opportunity and insight into his daughter’s life, thank you.
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  ^ A contestant on the Australian Big Brother reality television program, will not be told that her father had passed away last week, after a decision was handed down by the shows producers.
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  ^ Thanks -Dweeb Corqueatsz, on 10/11/2007 , -29/+52 Disgusting, hopefully this is the last nail in Big Brother's long-due coffin.
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  Instead of the celebrities playing the role of housemates, the celebrities in fact become Big Brother himself. The celebrities create tasks, hold nominations, etc. with the help of Big Brother. The housemates of the show are considered by the producers "Britain's most exceptional and extraordinary" 18-21 year olds. The prize for the winner of the series was £50,000.^[2]
• VIP Brother 3 Bulgaria introduced in 2009 an entirely new conception of the show, where the celebrities compete for charity causes, and sometimes they are allowed to leave the House in order to gain money for the given cause, which is different each week.

Other editions

• Big Brother: Ty wybierasz (Big Brother: You Decide - Poland, season 1: 13 days; season 2: 7 days).^ Without you guys and this Big Brother experience he wouldn’t otherwise have had this opportunity and insight into his daughter’s life, thank you.
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  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).^ Without you guys and this Big Brother experience he wouldn’t otherwise have had this opportunity and insight into his daughter’s life, thank you.
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  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).^ Without you guys and this Big Brother experience he wouldn’t otherwise have had this opportunity and insight into his daughter’s life, thank you.
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  ^ A contestant on the Australian Big Brother reality television program, will not be told that her father had passed away last week, after a decision was handed down by the shows producers.
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  ^ Our family is not familiar with all this media attention and we are extremely grateful and appreciative of Big Brother's discretion and tact in dealing with this issue.
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  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 (Season 1), 77 days (Season 2)).^ I copied this from the Big Brother website: A letter from Emma's brother DAY 34 09:50 A letter from Emma's brother Big Brother is aware of and understands many of the concerns the public has expressed upon learning the sad news of Housemate Emma’s father’s death.
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  ^ Thanks -Dweeb Corqueatsz, on 10/11/2007 , -29/+52 Disgusting, hopefully this is the last nail in Big Brother's long-due coffin.
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  ^ StormyAaron, on 10/11/2007 , -1/+62 As much as I dislike shows like Big Brother, every other report I have seen on this issue, shows that it was the choice of the contestant and the father (and family) not to tell her that the father has died if she was still in the house.
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  .Teenage housemates (15 years old and above) competing in a BB house.
• Big Brother: All-Stars (Belgium, 21 days; United States, 72 days; Canada, 64 days).^ I copied this from the Big Brother website: A letter from Emma's brother DAY 34 09:50 A letter from Emma's brother Big Brother is aware of and understands many of the concerns the public has expressed upon learning the sad news of Housemate Emma’s father’s death.
  • 'Inhumane' Big Brother won't budge on dead father - Digg to show Disgust! 20 September 2009 3:21 UTC digg.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  
  ^ Our family is not familiar with all this media attention and we are extremely grateful and appreciative of Big Brother's discretion and tact in dealing with this issue.
  • 'Inhumane' Big Brother won't budge on dead father - Digg to show Disgust! 20 September 2009 3:21 UTC digg.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  
  .Big Brother where all the housemates come from previous seasons of the contest.
• Veliki Brat: Generalna Proba (Big Brother Try Out - Serbia, 7 days).^ I copied this from the Big Brother website: A letter from Emma's brother DAY 34 09:50 A letter from Emma's brother Big Brother is aware of and understands many of the concerns the public has expressed upon learning the sad news of Housemate Emma’s father’s death.
  • 'Inhumane' Big Brother won't budge on dead father - Digg to show Disgust! 20 September 2009 3:21 UTC digg.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  
  ^ A contestant on the Australian Big Brother reality television program, will not be told that her father had passed away last week, after a decision was handed down by the shows producers.
  • 'Inhumane' Big Brother won't budge on dead father - Digg to show Disgust! 20 September 2009 3:21 UTC digg.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  
  ^ Our family is not familiar with all this media attention and we are extremely grateful and appreciative of Big Brother's discretion and tact in dealing with this issue.
  • 'Inhumane' Big Brother won't budge on dead father - Digg to show Disgust! 20 September 2009 3:21 UTC digg.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  
  .Twelve Serbian contestants competing for a spot in the next Big Brother Balkans season.^ A contestant on the Australian Big Brother reality television program, will not be told that her father had passed away last week, after a decision was handed down by the shows producers.
  • 'Inhumane' Big Brother won't budge on dead father - Digg to show Disgust! 20 September 2009 3:21 UTC digg.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  
  ^ Big Brother Contestant Slashes his Wrists .
  • 'Inhumane' Big Brother won't budge on dead father - Digg to show Disgust! 20 September 2009 3:21 UTC digg.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  
  .Without nominations or evictions.
• Gran Hermano: El Reencuentro (Current Season): An All Stars special edition to celebrate ten years of show.^ Tenemos el récord mundial de Gran Hermano.
  • ¿Hasta dónde llegará Telecinco? 20 September 2009 3:21 UTC meneame.net [Source type: General]
  
  Enemy ex-housemates compete, nominate and will be evicted in pairs.

There are also "test runs" with a group of celebrities or journalists living together in the house during a few days, with the only goal being testing out the house. .There are occasions where people who have auditioned for the show are also put in the house, most notably in the British edition, where many housemates claim to have met before.^ It quotes numerous people who claim that telling her is what's best even through it's quite clear that she, her, father, and her family, decided this issue ahead of time.

• 'Inhumane' Big Brother won't budge on dead father - Digg to show Disgust! 20 September 2009 3:21 UTC digg.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ The producers are and will always be cockheads who put their ***** show and their desperate claw for ratings before any of the contestents, but the contestents are retarded just for wanting to be on that lame show.

• 'Inhumane' Big Brother won't budge on dead father - Digg to show Disgust! 20 September 2009 3:21 UTC digg.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Series such as these are known to occur in Argentina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, Pacific, Philippines, Spain and many other countries. In some cases, it is not broadcast, but in others, such as the US edition, it is used as a promotional tool.

Big Brother series

There are currently 224 winners of the Big Brother format. The most recent being Mauro Marin from Italy.

Region/Country	Local Title	Network	Winners	Main Presenters
African Continent	Big Brother Africa	M-Net E4 (Season 1) The Africa Channel (Season 1 in 2008)	Season 1, 2003: Cherise Makubale Season 2, 2007: Richard Dyle Bezuidenhout Season 3, 2008: Ricardo Venancio Season 4, 2009: Kevin Chuwang	Mark Pilgrim (Season 1) Kabelo Ngakane (Season 2-3) Ikponmwosa "I.K." Osakioduwa (Season 4)
Albania	Big Brother	Top Channel	Season 1, 2008: Arbër Çepani Season 2, 2009: Qetsor Ferunaj Season 3, 2010: Current season	Arbana Osmani (Season 1-present)
Arab World	بيغ براذر الرئيس Big Brother Al-Rais	MBC II	Season 1, 2004: Discontinued[3]	Razan Maghrebi (Season 1)
Argentina	Gran Hermano	Telefe Canal 4	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, 2010: Upcoming season	Soledad Silveira (Season 1-3) Jorge Rial (Season 4-present)
	Gran Hermano Famosos	Telefe	Season 1, 2007: Diego Leonardi	Jorge Rial (Season 1)
Australia	Big Brother Australia	Network Ten TV 2 (Season 1-6)	Season 1, 2001: Ben Williams Season 2, 2002: Peter Corbett Season 3, 2003: Regina Bird Season 4, 2004: Trevor Butler Season 5, 2005: Greg Mathew (Logan) Season 6, 2006: Jamie Brooksby Season 7, 2007: Aleisha Cowcher Season 8, 2008: Terri Munro	Gretel Killeen (Season 1-7) Kyle Sandilands (Season 8) Jackie O (Season 8)
	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 (All seasons)
	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 Globo Portugal (Season 8)	Season 1, 2002: Kléber de Paula Season 2, 2002: Rodrigo Leonel 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 Gasques Season 8, 2008: Rafinha Ribeiro Season 9, 2009: Maximiliano Porto Season 10, 2010: Current season	Marisa Orth (Season 1) Pedro Bial (Season 1-present)
Bulgaria	Big Brother	Nova Television Nova+ (Live) (Season 1-4) Diema Family (Live) (Season 5)	Season 1, 2004-2005: Zdravko Vasilev Season 2, 2005: Miroslav Atanasov Season 3, 2006: Lyubov Stancheva Season 4, 2008: Georgi Alourkov Season 5, 2010: Upcoming season	Niki Kunchev (Season 1-3; 5) Evelina Pavlova (Season 1-2) Milen Tsvetkov (Season 4)
	VIP Brother	Nova Television Nova+ (Live) (Season 1-2) Diema 2 (Live) (Season 3)	Season 1, 2006: Konstantin Slavov Season 2, 2007: Hristina Stefanova Season 3, 2009: Deyan Slavchev Season 4, 2010: Upcoming season	Niki Kunchev (Season 1-present) Evelina Pavlova (Season 1)
Canada	Loft Story	TQS[4]	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: Charles-Éric Boncoeur	Renée-Claude Brazeau (Season 1) Philippe Fehmiu (Season 1) Isabelle Maréchal (Season 2) Virginie Coossa (Season 2-4) Marie Plourde (Season 3-5) Kim Rusk (Season 5-6) Pierre-Yves Lord (Season 6)
	Loft Story: La Revanche		Season 6, 2009: Sébastien Tremblay
	Big Brother	V	Season 7, 2010 : Current season	Chéli Sauvé-Castonguay (Season 1)
Colombia	Gran Hermano	Caracol TV	Season 1, 2003: Mónica Tejón	Adriana Arango (Season 1) Carlos Calero (Season 1)
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: Krešimir Duvančić	Daria Knez (Season 1) Antonija Blaće(Season 2-present)
	Celebrity Big Brother		Season 1, 2008: Danijela Dvornik	Antonija Blaće (Season 1)
Czech Republic	Big Brother	TV NOVA	Season 1, 2005: David Šín	Eva Aichmajerová (Season 1) Lejla Abbasová (Season 1) Leoš Mareš (Season 1)
Denmark	Big Brother	TV Danmark	Season 1, 2001: Jill Liv Nielsen Season 2, 2001: Carsten B. Berthelsen Season 3, 2003: Johnni Madsen	Lisbeth Janniche (All seasons)
	Big Brother VIP		Season 1, 2003: Thomas Bickham
	Big Brother Reality All-Stars		Season 1, 2004: Jill Liv Nielsen (Big Brother)
Ecuador	Gran Hermano	Ecuavisa	Season 1, 2003: David Burbano	Toty Rodríguez (Season 1)
Finland	Big Brother	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: Upcoming season	Mari Kakko (Season 1-2) Vappu Pimiä (Season 3-5)
France	Loft Story	M6	Season 1, 2001: Christophe Mercy & Loana Petrucciani Season 2, 2002: Karine Delgado & Thomas Saillofest	Benjamin Castaldi (Season 1-2)
	Secret Story	TF1	Season 1, 2007: Marjorie, Cyrielle and Johanna Bluteau ("Les Triplées") Season 2, 2008: Matthias Pohl Season 3, 2009: Emilie Nefnaf Season 4, 2010: Upcoming season	Benjamin Castaldi (Season 1-present)
Germany	Big Brother	RTL II RTL (Season 2-3) Single TV (Season 2) Tele 5 (Season 4-6) MTV2 Pop (Season 4-5) VIVA (Season 5, 9) Premiere (Season 5-present) 9Live (Season 8)	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 Kaufmann, "Isi" Season 9, 2008-2009: Daniel Schöller Season 10, 2010: Current season	Percy Hoven (Season 1) Oliver Geissen (Season 2-3) Ruth Moschner (Season 5-6) Oliver Petszokat (Season 6) Charlotte Karlinder (Season 7-8) Miriam Pielhau (Season 8-9) Aleksandra Bechtel (Season 4;10-present)
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 (Season 1-3) Tatiana Stefanidou (Season 4)
Hungary	Big Brother Nagy Testvér	TV2	Season 1, 2002: Éva Párkányi Season 2, 2003: Zsófi Horváth	Claudia Liptai (Season 1-2) Attila Till (Season 1-2)
	Big Brother VIP	TV2	Season 1, 2003: Unknown Season 2, 2003: Unknown Season 3, 2003: Zolee Ganxsta
India	Bigg Boss	SET (Season 1) Colors TV (Season 2-present)	Season 1, 2006-2007: Rahul Roy Season 2, 2008: Ashutosh Kaushik Season 3, 2009: Vindu Dara Singh Season 4, 2010: Upcoming Season	Arshad Warsi (Season 1) Shilpa Shetty (Season 2) Amitabh Bachchan (Season 3-present)
Israel	Ha'Ach Ha'Gadol (האח הגדול) The Big Brother	Channel 2 - Keshet	Season 1, 2008: Shifra Kornfeld Season 2, 2009-2010: Eliraz Sadeh	Erez Tal (Season 1-present) Assi Azar (Season 1-present)[5]
	HaAh Hagadol VIP (VIP האח הגדול) The Big Brother VIP		Season 1, 2009: Dudi Melitz
Italy	Grande Fratello	Canale 5 Mediaset Plus (re-run) SKY Vivo (Live) SKY Show (Live) Mediaset Premium (Live) 3 (Only for Mobile)	Season 1, 2000: Cristina Plevani Season 2, 2001: Flavio Montrucchio Season 3, 2003: Floriana Secondi Season 4, 2004: Serena Garitta Season 5, 2004: Jonathan Kashanian Season 6, 2006: Augusto De Megni Season 7, 2007: Milo Coretti Season 8, 2008: Mario Ferretti Season 9, 2009: Ferdi Berisa Season 10, 2009-2010: Mauro Marin	Daria Bignardi (Season 1-2) Barbara D'Urso (Season 3-5) Alessia Marcuzzi (Season 6-present)
Mexico	Big Brother México	Televisa	Season 1, 2002: Rocío Cárdenas Season 2, 2003: Silvia Irabien Season 3, 2005: Evelyn Nieto Season 4, 2010: Upcoming Season	Adela Micha (Season 1-2) Verónica Castro (Season 3)
	Big Brother VIP		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 (Season 1) Verónica Castro (Season 2-4)
	Big Brother: El Reencuentro (All-Stars)		Season 1, 2010: Upcoming Season	Adela Micha
Netherlands	Big Brother	Veronica (Season 1-2) Yorin (Season 3-4) Talpa (Season 5-6)	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 (Season 1) Daphne Deckers (Season 1) Esther Duller (Season 2) Beau Van Erven Doren (Season 2) Patty Brard (Season 3) Martijn Krabbé (Season 4) Ruud de Wild (Season 5) Bridget Maasland (Season 5-6)
	Big Brother VIPs	Veronica (Season 1) Talpa (Season 2)	Season 1, 2000: No winner Season 2, 2006: No winner	Caroline Tensen (Season 2)
Nigeria	Big Brother Nigeria	M-Net	Season 1, 2006: Katung Aduwak	Olisa Adibua (Season 1) Michelle Dede (Season 1)
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 (Season 1-2) Trygve Rønningen (Season 3)
	Big Brother: Tilbake I Huset		Season 1, 2001: Leena Brekke
Pacific Region	Gran Hermano del Pacífico	Telesistema RedTV ATV	Season 1, 2005: Juan Sebastián López	Lorena Meritano (Season 1) Regional Main Presenters Álvaro Ballera & Álvaro García Janine Leal Juan Francisco Escobar
Philippines	Pinoy Big Brother	ABS-CBN	Season 1, 2005: Nene Tamayo Season 2, 2007: Beatriz Saw Season 3, 2009-2010: Melisa Cantiveros	Willie Revillame (Season 1) Toni Gonzaga (Season 1-present) Mariel Rodriguez (Season 1-present) Bianca Gonzalez (Season 2-present)
	Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition		Season 1, 2006: Keanna Reeves Season 2, 2007-2008: Ruben Gonzaga	Toni Gonzaga (Season 1-2) Mariel Rodriguez (Season 1-2) Luis Manzano (Season 1) Bianca Gonzalez (Season 2)
	Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition		Season 1, 2006: Kim Chiu Season 2, 2008: Ejay Falcon Season 3, 2010: Upcoming season	Mariel Rodriguez (Season 1-present) Bianca Gonzalez (Season 1-present) Toni Gonzaga (Season 2-present) Luis Manzano (Season 2)
Poland	Big Brother	TVN (Season 1-3) TV4 (Season 4-5)	Season 1, 2001: Janusz Dzięcioł Season 2, 2001: Marzena Wieczorek Season 3, 2002: Piotr Borucki Season 4, 2007: Jolanta Rutowicz Season 5 (Part 2), 2008: Janusz Strączek	Martyna Wojciechowska (Season 1-3) Grzegorz Miecugow (Season 1) Andrzej Sołtysik (Season 2-3) Karina Kunkiewicz (Season 4) Kuba Klawiter (Season 4-5) Małgorzata Kosik (Season 5)
	Big Brother VIP		Season 5 (Part 1), 2008: Jarek Jakimowicz
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 (All seasons)
	Big Brother Famosos		Season 1, 2002: Ricardo Vieira Season 2, 2002: Vítor Norte
Romania	Big Brother	Prima TV	Season 1, 2003: Sorin "Soso" Pavel Fisteag Season 2, 2004: Iustin Popovici	Andreea Raicu (Season 1-2) Virgil Ianțu (Season 1-2)
Russia	большой брат Bol'shoy Brat Big Brother	TNT TET (Season 1 in 2008)	Season 1, 2005: Anastasia Yagaylova	Ingeborga Dapkunaite (Season 1)
Scandinavian Peninsula[6]	Big Brother	Kanal5 TVN	Season 1, 2005: Britt Goodwin Season 2, 2006: Jessica Lindgren	Brita Møystad Engseth (Season 1-2) Adam Alsing (Season 1) Hannah Rosander (Season 2)
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	Zuzana Belohorcová (Season 1)
Slovenia	Big Brother	Kanal A	Season 1, 2007: Andrej Novak Season 2, 2008: Naske Mehić Season 3, 2010: Upcoming Season	Nina Osenar (Season 1-present)
South Africa	Big Brother South Africa	M-Net	Season 1, 2001: Ferdinand Rabie Season 2, 2002: Richard Cawood	Mark Pilgrim (Season 1-2) Gerry Rantseli (Season 1-2)
	Celebrity Big Brother		Season 1, 2002: Bill Flynn
Spain	Gran Hermano	Telecinco (Season 1-present) La Siete (Season 11-present) Telecinco 2 (Season 1 (R) and 10) Telecinco Estrellas (Season 9)	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, 2008-2009: Iván Madrazo Season 11, 2009-2010: Ángel Muñoz Season 12, 2010: Upcoming season	Mercedes Milá (Seasons 1-2 | 4-present) Pepe Navarro (Season 3)
	Gran Hermano VIP	Telecinco	Season 1, 2004: Marlene Mourreau Season 2, 2005: Ivonne Armand	Jesús Vázquez (Season 1-2)
	Gran Hermano: El Reencuentro (All-Stars)	Telecinco La Siete	Season 1, 2010: Current season	Mercedes Milá (Season 1)
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 (All seasons)
	Big Brother Stjärnveckan		Season 1, 2002: Anki Lundberg (Baren)
Switzerland	Big Brother Schweiz	TV3	Season 1, 2000: Daniela Kanton Season 2, 2001: Christian Ponleitner	Daniel Fohrler (Season 1) Karin Lanz (Season 1) Eva Wannemacher (Season 2) Yves Schifferle (Season 2)
Thailand	Big Brother Thailand	iTV	Season 1, 2005: Nipon Perktim Season 2, 2006: Arisa Sonthirod	Saranyu Vonkarjun (Season 1-2)
United Kingdom	Big Brother	Channel 4 E4 S4C M-Net TVN Lingua[7]	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: Rachel Rice Series 10, 2009: Sophie Reade Series 11, 2010: Upcoming season	Davina McCall
	Celebrity Big Brother	BBC One (Series 1) Channel 4 E4 S4C	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 Jonsson Series 7, 2010: Alex Reid
	Teen Big Brother	Channel 4 E4 S4C	Series 1, 2003: Paul Brennan	Dermot O'Leary (Season 1)
	Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack	Channel 4 E4 S4C	Series 1, 2008: John Loughton
	Big Brother Panto	Channel 4 E4 S4C	Series 1, 2004: No winner	Jeff Brazier (Season 1)
United States	Big Brother	CBS Showtime 2 Global E4 (Season 4, 9)	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: Dan Gheesling Season 11, 2009: Jordan Lloyd Season 12, 2010: Upcoming season	Julie Chen (Season 1-present)
	Big Brother: All-Stars		Season 7, 2006: Mike Malin
Western Balkans	Veliki Brat	Pink BH Pink M B92 A1	Season 1, 2006: Ivan Ljuba Season 2, 2007: Discontinued[8] Season 3, 2009: Vladimir Arsić Season 4, 2010: Upcoming season	Marijana Mićić (Seasons 1 and 3) Ana Mihajlovski (Season 2) Dragan Maca Marinković (Season 3, dropped after first few live shows)
	Veliki Brat VIP		Season 1, 2007: Saša Ćurčić Season 2, 2008: Mimi Đurović Season 3, 2009: Miki Đuričić Season 4, 2010: Milan Marić	Ana Mihajlovski (Season 1 and 2) Milan Kalinić (Season 2 and 3) Marijana Mićić (Season 3 and 4)

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 Montalván swapped with Eduardo Enríque	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 Kirt Tirat, "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
BB3 Africa swapped with BB4 Finland	Munya Chidzonga swapped with Johan Grahn	2008	7 days
BB5 Finland swapped with PBB3 Philippines	Kätlin Laas swapped with Catherine Remperas	2009	6 days
GH11 Spain swapped with GF10 Italy	Gerardo Prager and Saray Pereira swapped with Carmela Gualtieri and Massimo Scattarella	2010	7 days

Ex-Housemate exchange

Big Brother series	Housemates involved	Year
VIP2 Mexico swapped with GH5 Spain	Isabel Madow swapped with Aída Nízar	2003
BR1 Russia Housemate Visited GH1 Pacific	Ivan Timoshenko swapped with Gianmarco Retis	2005
GH4 Argentina swapped with BB7 Brazil	Pablo Espósito swapped with Iris Stefanelli	2007

Ex-Housemate visit

Big Brother series	Housemates involved	Year
BB4 UK Housemate Visited BB3 Australia	Anouska Golebiewski	2003
BB5 UK Housemate Visited BB5 Australia	Nadia Almada	2005
CBB4 UK Housemate Visited BB6 Germany	Chantelle Houghton	2006
BB1 Slovenia Housemate Visited PBB2 Philippines	Tina Semolič	2007
BB3/CBB5 UK Contestant BB2 India	Jade Goody	2008
BB3 Africa Housemate Visited BB9 Brazil	Ricardo Ferreira, "Ricco"	2009
BB9 Germany Housemate Visited PBB3 Philippines	Annina Ucatis	2009

Casting Selection Housemate exchange

Big Brother series	Housemates involved	Year
GF9 Italy Housemate Visited GH10 Spain	Doroti Polito Leonia Coccia	2009

Subtitles of Big Brother series

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
Africa	4	Revolution
Belgium	3	Big Brother Anders
	5	Zero Privacy
	6
Bulgaria	1	Биг Брадър вижда всичко! (Big Brother sees everything!)
	3	Очаквайте неочакваното! (Expect the unexpected!)
	VIP 2	Нов! (NEW!)
	4	Епизод 4 (Episode 4)
	VIP 3	Звездите имат сърца! (Celebrities have hearts!)
Canada	1-6	Loft Story : La revanche (Loft Story : The revenge)
	7	Big Brother
Croatia	1	Vidi sve (Sees Everything)
	2	Gola istina (Naked Truth)
	3	Do kraja (To The End)
	4	Bez milosti! (No Mercy!)
	5	Avantura te zove! (Adventure calls you!)
Finland	1	Aidoin voittaa (The most genuine wins)
	2	Toinen tuleminen (Second coming)
	3	Käytä valtaasi (Use your power)
	4	Kuka oikeasti olet? (Who do you really are?)
	5	Kaikki on toisin (Everything is different)
Germany	4	The Battle
	6	Das Dorf (The Village)
	9	Reloaded
Greece	3	The Wall
	4	Big Mother
Netherlands	3	The Battle
	VIP 2	Big Brother Hotel
Norway	3	The Wall
Philippines	Teen 2	Plus
	Teen 3	Clash of 2010
	3	Double Up
Poland	1, 2, 4., 5 (Part 2)	Wielki Brat (Big Brother)
	3	Bitwa (The Battle)
	5 (Part 1)	VIP
Portugal	1	O Grande Irmão (Big Brother)
	2
	3
Romania	1	Fratele Cel Mare (Brother At Sea)
Serbia	2	Očekuj neočekivano (Expect the Unexpected)
	3	Veliki Brat je dvoličan (Big Brother gets two-faced)
	VIP 4	Bitka počinje (The Battle starts)
Spain	VIP 1	El Desafío (The Challenge)
	1-7	La vida en directo (Live Life)
	8	Lo verás todo (You will see everything)
	9	Nada es lo que parece (Nothing is what seems)
	10	Es otra historia (It's another story)
	11	La Nueva Era (The New Age)
	El reencuentro (The reunion)	Cuentas pendientes
	12	La cuarta dimensión (The fourth dimension)
Slovenia	1	Big Brother vas gleda! (Big Brother is watching you!)
	2
UK	Celebrity 1	In Aid of Comic Relief
	2	View, Vote, Control
	Teen 1	The Experiment
	5	Big Brother Gets Evil
	Celebrity 3
	Celebrity 7	Hell Lies in Others
US
	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:

• A casa de 1900
• Back To Reality
• Za Steklom
• Cabin Fever
• Casa dos Artistas
• De Gouden Kooi
• El bus
• I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
• Uttaradhikar

See also

• List of television show franchises

Bibliography

• Johnson-Woods, Toni (2002). Big Bother: Why Did That Reality TV Show Become Such a Phenomenon?. Australia: University of Queensland Press. pp. 256. ISBN 0-7022-3315-3. 

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Polyzoidis, Panos (2002-03-23). "Greece's Big Brother row". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1889048.stm. Retrieved 2007-12-23. 
2. ^ BREAKING BB NEWS Channel 4 - Official Big Brother UK Website Retrieved 2007-09-08
3. ^ "Arab Big Brother show suspended". BBC. 2004-03-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3522897.stm. 
4. ^ On August 31, 2009, TQS changed its name to V.
5. ^ וואלה! ברנז'ה - קשת תשקיע 100 מליון שקל בתוכן במחצית השניה של 2008
6. ^ Co-produced version with Norway and Sweden taking part.
7. ^ C21Media:
8. ^ Due to the car accident that killed three former housemates, Elmir Kuduzović, Stevan Zečević and Zorica Lazić, the producer decided to discontinue the series. The winning prize was divided by the remaining housemates.

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