Celebrity Big Brother Explained
Celebrity Big Brother or Big Brother VIP is an adaptation of the Big Brother reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise Big Brother, the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguests are local celebrities. The format of the celebrity version usually keeps the same as the original version. In some countries, the prize money normally awarded to the winning housemate is donated to a charity, and all celebrities are paid to appear in the show as long as they do not voluntarily leave before their eviction or the end of the series. The rest of the rules are nearly the same as those of the original version.
History
The first-ever celebrity version of Big Brother aired in Netherlands on 22 May 2000 with the name of Big Brother VIPs. It's a spin-off of the original Big Brother. The show was pre-recorded with four different groups of well-known Dutch celebrities (knowns as VIPs) entered the house. On 9 March 2001, UK broadcaster Channel 4 introduced their first celebrity series Celebrity Big Brother, making it the second country to adopt the celebrity version.
Popularity
The celebrity version has become particularly popular in the UK, causing UK broadcaster Channel 5 to extend its deal with Endemol enabling them to air two celebrity series in addition to the civilian version every year from 2012.[1] In total, the UK aired 22 celebrity series with their twenty-second and final series ending on 10 September 2018, Four days later on 14 September 2018, Channel 5 confirmed that they had axed both Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother. In 2024, a revived version of Celebrity Big Brother began airing in the UK once again, this time broadcast by ITV.
In Bulgaria, VIP Brother has replaced the original format of the show and more seasons of the celebrity edition have been produced than the regular one. Due to the show's popularity there, it lasts for two months unlike most countries where it only airs for a month.
Versions
Currently airing
An upcoming season
Status unknown
No longer airing
Original version
| Country/Region | Official name | Network | Series Overview | Presenter(s) |
|---|
| Albania | Big Brother VIP | Top Channel | 1, 2, 3 | |
| Argentina | Gran Hermano Famosos | Telefe | 1 | Jorge Rial |
| Australia | Celebrity Big Brother | Network 10 | 1 | Gretel Killeen |
| Big Brother VIP | Channel 7 | 1 | Sonia Kruger |
| Balkans | Veliki Brat VIP | | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | |
| Belgium | Big Brother VIPs | VTM 2 | 1, 2 | Walter Grootaers |
| Bulgaria | VIP Brother | Nova | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Niki Kanchev
Aleksandra Sarchadjieva
Azis
Miglena Angelova
Dimitar Rachkov
Maria Ignatov
Evelina Pavlova |
| Croatia | Celebrity Big Brother | RTL | 1 | Antonija Blaće |
Canada
| Big Brother Célébrités | Noovo | 1, 2 | Marie-Mai |
| Denmark | Big Brother V.I.P. | Kanal 4 | 1 | Lisbeth Janniche |
| Finland | Julkkis Big Brother | Sub | 1 | Mari Sainio |
| Big Brother VIP | Nelonen | 1 | Anni Hautala
Tinni Wikström
Kimmo Vehviläinen |
| Germany | Promi Big Brother | Sat.1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 | Oliver Pocher
Cindy aus Marzahn
Jochen Schropp
Jochen Bendel
Marlene Lufen |
| Hungary | Big Brother VIP | TV2 | 1, 2, 3 | Claudia Liptai
Attila Till |
India
| Bigg Boss | | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 | |
Bigg Boss Halla Bol!
| 1 | Farah Khan |
India
| Bigg Boss Kannada | | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | Sudeep |
India
| Bigg Boss Bangla | | 1, 2 | |
India
| Bigg Boss Tamil | Star Vijay | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Kamal Haasan |
India
| Bigg Boss Telugu | Star Maa | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | |
India
| Bigg Boss Marathi | Colors Marathi | 1, 2 | Mahesh Manjrekar |
India
| Bigg Boss Malayalam | Asianet | 1, 2 | Mohanlal |
| Israel | HaAh HaGadol VIP | | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Erez Tal
Assi Azar
Liron Weizman
Guy Zu-Aretz |
| Italy | Grande Fratello VIP | Canale 5 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | |
| Kosovo | Big Brother VIP Kosova | Klan Kosova | 1, 2 | Alaudin Hamiti
Jonida Vokshi |
| Mexico | La casa de los famosos México | TelevisaUnivision | 1 | Galilea Montijo
Diego de Erice
Odalys Ramírez |
| Netherlands | Big Brother VIPs
(Original Edition) | Veronica | 1, 2 | Unknown |
| Hotel Big Brother | Talpa | Caroline Tensen |
| Pakistan | Tamasha | ARY Digital | 1, 2 | Adnan Siddiqui |
| Philippines | | ABS-CBN | 1, 2 | |
| Poland | Big Brother VIP | TV4 | 1 | Kuba Klawiter
Małgorzata Kosik |
| Portugal | Big Brother Famosos | TVI | 1, 2 | Teresa Guilherme |
| Big Brother VIP | 3 |
| Slovenia | Big Brother Slavnih | Pop | 1 | Nina Osenar |
| South Africa | Celebrity Big Brother | M-Net | 1 | Mark Pilgrim |
| Spain | Gran Hermano VIP | Telecinco | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | |
| Secret Story | 1 | Jorge Javier Vázquez |
| United Kingdom | Celebrity Big Brother | | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 | |
United States
| Celebrity Big Brother | CBS | 1, 2, 3 | Julie Chen Moonves |
United States
| La Casa de los Famosos | Telemundo | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Héctor Sandarti
Jimena Gallego | |
Notes
- The first series of Celebrity Big Brother UK was a collaboration between BBC 1 and Channel 4 in honour of Comic Relief
- The series numbers next to certain channels indicate the series numbers aired by them.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Celebrity Big Brother to air twice a year in updated Channel 5 deal . Trash Lounge . 12 February 2012 . 24 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213224220/http://trashlounge.co.uk/8572/celebrity-big-brother-to-air-twice-a-year-in-updated-channel-5-deal/ . 13 February 2012.
