0_Wizard
OMG, I love watching Big Brother!  I've watched since season 1!  It was created by John de Mol Jr, and it's the best reality show ever!
Big Brother is a reality game show franchise created by John de Mol Jr., originally broadcast in the Netherlands and subsequently syndicated internationally.
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Big Brother (franchise)
Big Brother is a reality game show franchise created by John de Mol Jr., originally broadcast in the Netherlands and subsequently syndicated internationally. , there have been 387 seasons of "Big Brother" in over 54 franchise countries and regions. In the show, contestants called "housemates" (or "house guests") live together in a specially-constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. Housemates are voted out (usually on a weekly basis) until only one remains and wins the cash prize. During their stay in the house, contestants are continuously monitored by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones.
John de Mol Jr.
Johannes Hendrikus Hubert "John" de Mol Jr. (born 24 April 1955) is a Dutch media tycoon. De Mol is one of the men behind production companies Endemol and Talpa and is worth about US$ 1.5 billion. De Mol, a well-known personality in the Netherlands, acquired his fortune producing television programmes. In 1997–1999 he developed the highly popular reality television series "Big Brother" with his eponymous production company, John de Mol Produkties. In 1994 his company merged with Joop van den Ende TV-Producties into Endemol, but it still functioned on its own. He also produced "Fear Factor", "Love Letters", "1 vs. 100" and "Deal or No Deal" ("Miljoenenjacht") for Endemol.
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents supposedly unscripted real-life situations, and often features an otherwise unknown cast of individuals who are typically not professional actors, although in some shows celebrities may participate. It differs from documentary television in that the focus tends to be on drama, personal conflict, and entertainment rather than educating viewers. An early term for the format was "docu-soap". The genre has various standard tropes, including "confessionals" (also called "talking heads" or "interview segments") used by cast members to express their thoughts, which often double as the shows' narration.
Big Brother (UK TV series)
Big Brother is the British version of the international reality television franchise "Big Brother" created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The show follows a number of contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built house. Each week, one of the housemates is evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate remaining winning a cash prize. The series takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1949 novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four". The series premiered on 18 July 2000 on Channel 4, and immediately became a ratings hit.
Talpa Network
Talpa Network (formerly Talpa Holding) is the company in which John de Mol Jr. has transferred all of its media activities. Besides John de Mol, who as majority shareholder owns 80% of the company, Rabo Participaties owns a 20% stake in the media company. The holding company has amongst the 538 group with radio station Radio 538. Talpa Media, formerly part of Talpa Holding, has been sold to ITV plc and is a separate business unit within ITV Studios. The Talpa Holding is a large company that consists of, among other things, television, radio, internet and print activities. A joint venture with the Telegraaf Media Groep, established on 1 October 2016.
Big Brother 1 (U.S.)
Big Brother 1 was the debut season of the American reality television series "Big Brother". It was based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series premiered on July 5, 2000 and lasted for a total of 88 days. The season concluded after 88 days with Eddie McGee being crowned the winner, and Josh Souza the runner-up. The premise of the series drastically differed from future installments of the series. The series revolved around ten strangers living in a house together with no communication with the outside world. They were constantly filmed during their time in the house, and were not permitted to communicate with those filming them.
Big Brother Brasil
Big Brother Brasil (BBB) is the Brazilian version of the Big Brother reality franchised television show based on the original Dutch television series of the same name, that was created in 1999 by John de Mol. It is the third one with more finished seasons (only after the American and Spanish versions) and the only one with 15 years of uninterrupted annual transmission in the same channels and by the same presenter. The show is based on a group of strangers, known as housemates, living together twenty-four hours a day in the "Big Brother" house, isolated from the outside world (primarily from mass media, such as newspapers, telephones, television and the internet) while having all their steps followed by cameras around-the-clock, with no privacy for three months.
1_Apprentice
I have not seen it since season 1!
0_Wizard
Wow, you've missed a lot then!  Dr. Will was the BEST!  Big Brother is franchised in over 54 countries, which is amazing!
, there have been 387 seasons of "Big Brother" in over 54 franchise countries and regions.
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Pinoy Big Brother: All In
Pinoy Big Brother: All In is the first special and eleventh season overall of "Pinoy Big Brother". Toni Gonzaga, Bianca Gonzalez, Robi Domingo, and John Prats reprised their roles as hosts. For the first time in the history of Big Brother Worldwide, the Regular, Celebrities and Teen housemates lived together inside the Big Brother house. The show aired on April 27, 2014 on ABS-CBN, replacing "". The show aired 10:15 p.m. (PST) every Mondays to Fridays; 9:30 p.m. (PST) every Saturdays; and 9:45 p.m. (PST) every Sundays. Nineteen housemates had entered the house, 17 on Day 1, and two on Days 21 and 49, and the season lasted 120 days, ending on August 24, 2014.
Big Brother (franchise)
Big Brother is a reality game show franchise created by John de Mol Jr., originally broadcast in the Netherlands and subsequently syndicated internationally. , there have been 387 seasons of "Big Brother" in over 54 franchise countries and regions. In the show, contestants called "housemates" (or "house guests") live together in a specially-constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. Housemates are voted out (usually on a weekly basis) until only one remains and wins the cash prize. During their stay in the house, contestants are continuously monitored by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones.
Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother, more popularly known by its abbreviated title PBB, is the Philippine version of the "Big Brother" reality game show franchise. The word "Pinoy" in the title is a colloquial term used to describe the "Filipino" people. The show first aired on August 21, 2005 on ABS-CBN, Studio 23, and its international channel, TFC in various countries worldwide. The uncut 24/7 version of the series can also be seen on the internet through paid-online streaming video subscription via TFCNow, and through cable network SkyCable. The show is currently hosted by Toni Gonzaga, Mariel Rodriguez, Bianca Gonzalez, and Robi Domingo.
Big Brother Germany (season 10)
The tenth season of "Big Brother Germany" began on 11 January 2010 and ended on 9 August 2010, having lasted 211 days. The season was originally set to end on 6 June 2010. The winner received the €250,000 grand prize, the 2nd place won a car and the 3rd place received a holiday. Alexandra Bechtel returned as the hostess of Big Brother Germany, after hosting the seasons 2 to 4. The logo for this anniversary season resembled the flag of Germany itself. In advertisements it was announced that there will be 12 housemates entering on Launch Night, the highest amount of housemates entering on Day 1 since Series 3.
List of Big Brother 14 houseguests (U.S.)
Twelve houseguests were announced to be competing in the fourteenth edition of the American reality television series "Big Brother" were announced on July 5, 2012. Each week, one or more of the houseguests are evicted by votes by the remaining houseguests until the winner is left. Four former houseguests were added to the season as coaches. On Day 27, the coaches entered the game as HouseGuests. Ashley Iocco (born October 30, 1985), 31, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the owner of a mobile spray-tanning company in West Hollywood, California called Bronzique. Ashley describes herself as vivacious, loving, charismatic, and enthusiastic.
Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplin (; January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American rock singer and songwriter. She was one of the biggest female rock stars of her era. After releasing three albums, she died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. A fourth album, "Pearl", was released in January 1971, just over three months after her death. It reached number one on the "Billboard" charts. In 1967, Joplin rose to fame during an appearance at Monterey Pop Festival, where she was the lead singer of the then little-known San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. After releasing two albums with the band, she left Big Brother to continue as a solo artist with her own backing groups, first the Kozmic Blues Band and then the Full Tilt Boogie Band.
List of Big Brother (UK) shows
This is a complete list of shows about and relating to Big Brother UK and Celebrity Big Brother. Big Brother is a daily show, featuring highlights of events that have occurred in the "Big Brother" House on the previous day. From 2000–2010, during the Channel 4 broadcast, it was generally 60 minutes in length if aired at 9pm, and 75 minutes if aired at 10pm. The show was sometimes referred to as the "Channel 4 show", the "catch-up show", the "main show", or the "highlights show". On Fridays it was aired as the first part of the eviction show. The programme is currently broadcast by Channel 5 and airs each night for 60 minutes.
1_Apprentice
Wow. Do they have different shows in each country?
0_Wizard
It's pretty much the same format in each country - the housemates are voted out once a week and the last one left wins the grand prize!
Housemates are voted out (usually on a weekly basis) until only one remains and wins the cash prize.
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Big Brother 5 (UK)
Big Brother 2004, also known as Big Brother 5, was the fifth series of the British reality television series "Big Brother", which premiered on Channel 4 on 28 May 2004 and lasted 71 days until the live finale on 6 August 2004. Following the poor reception and ratings for "Big Brother 4", producers decided to cast a more controversial set of housemates and introduced an 'evil' Big Brother. This saw an increase in ratings when compared to the "previous edition". In total, the series averaged 5.1 million viewers, thus making it the second highest rated so far, only behind "Big Brother 3". The premise of the series remained largely unchanged from the previous instalment in the series, in which a certain number of strangers lived in a house together with no communication with the outside world, filmed constantly during their time in the house, trying to stay in the house for as long as possible in hopes of being voted the winner by the viewing public.
List of Endurance episodes
 The following episodes are the episode list for Endurance. Episode seven, fifteen, and sixteen are specials. The seventh episode recaps the events of the first six days of the competition. The fifteenth and the sixteenth episodes reunites the cast nearly one year since the series has started. In the series premiere, 20 strangers arrive on an island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, where they meet the host, J.D. Roth, who explains the rules to them: every day, there will be a mission that will give one of seven teams a Pyramid Piece, an important item needed to win the game (the pieces are Courage, Heart, Knoweledge, Leadership, Commitment, Perseverance, Trust, Discipline, Strength, and Luck), and the following day features a Temple Mission, which gives the winning team a chance to send two other teams to the Temple of Fate, where one team is eliminated.
Big Brother 3 (UK)
Big Brother 2002, also known as Big Brother 3, was the third series of the British reality television series "Big Brother". It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series premiered on Channel 4 on 24 May 2002 and lasted nine weeks (64 days) until the live finale on 26 July 2002. The third edition saw a ratings increase for the series. The finale had a total of 10 million viewers which is not only the most watched episode of "Big Brother" to date but, based on Live +7 data supplied by BARB, is Channel 4's most watched broadcast since the channel's inception in 1982.
Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother, more popularly known by its abbreviated title PBB, is the Philippine version of the "Big Brother" reality game show franchise. The word "Pinoy" in the title is a colloquial term used to describe the "Filipino" people. The show first aired on August 21, 2005 on ABS-CBN, Studio 23, and its international channel, TFC in various countries worldwide. The uncut 24/7 version of the series can also be seen on the internet through paid-online streaming video subscription via TFCNow, and through cable network SkyCable. The show is currently hosted by Toni Gonzaga, Mariel Rodriguez, Bianca Gonzalez, and Robi Domingo.
Pinoy Big Brother: All In
Pinoy Big Brother: All In is the first special and eleventh season overall of "Pinoy Big Brother". Toni Gonzaga, Bianca Gonzalez, Robi Domingo, and John Prats reprised their roles as hosts. For the first time in the history of Big Brother Worldwide, the Regular, Celebrities and Teen housemates lived together inside the Big Brother house. The show aired on April 27, 2014 on ABS-CBN, replacing "". The show aired 10:15 p.m. (PST) every Mondays to Fridays; 9:30 p.m. (PST) every Saturdays; and 9:45 p.m. (PST) every Sundays. Nineteen housemates had entered the house, 17 on Day 1, and two on Days 21 and 49, and the season lasted 120 days, ending on August 24, 2014.
Big Brother Africa 5
Big Brother Africa 5 (also known as Big Brother Africa: All-Stars) was the fifth season of the "Big Brother Africa" reality television series produced by Endemol. The season premiered on Sunday, July 18, 2010 and was broadcast by M-Net and M-NetAfrica for 91 days, concluding on October 17, 2010 when Nigeria's Uti was crowned the ultimate winner. Each week the Housemates nominated two of their own and the public voted to either save or evict them until only 5 Housemates remained on finale night. The grand prize for this season was initially $200,000, however, due to the strike that took place on Day 6, the grand prize was decreased by ten percent meaning that the winner will now receive $180,000.
Big Brother (franchise)
Big Brother is a reality game show franchise created by John de Mol Jr., originally broadcast in the Netherlands and subsequently syndicated internationally. , there have been 387 seasons of "Big Brother" in over 54 franchise countries and regions. In the show, contestants called "housemates" (or "house guests") live together in a specially-constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. Housemates are voted out (usually on a weekly basis) until only one remains and wins the cash prize. During their stay in the house, contestants are continuously monitored by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones.