Gran Hermano (Spanish TV series) explained

Company:Zeppelin TV
Mediaset España
Runtime:210 minutes (approx.)
Creator:John de Mol
Director:Jaime Guerra
Álvaro Díaz
Juan Salgueiro
Pilar Blasco
María Zambrano
Presenter:Jorge Javier Vázquez
Mercedes Milá
Jordi González
Pepe Navarro
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Num Seasons:30
Network:Telecinco
Last Aired:present
Related:Gran Hermano VIP
Gran Hermano Dúo
El Reencuentro

Gran Hermano (as known by the acronym GH) is a reality television series broadcast in Spain on Telecinco produced by Zeppelin TV (part of the Endemol Shine Iberia). It is part of the Big Brother franchise first developed in the Netherlands. The Spanish version of Big Brother was the first reality show to be broadcast in the country, which obtained a 36.5% rating share in its premiere and was an audience leader.

The show became an instant success, reaching over ten million in its first two seasons.

Due to the low audience of the eighteenth season, Telecinco decided to cancel the regular edition and continue to produce Gran Hermano VIP and the spin-off Gran Hermano Dúo.

As of February 2020, 30 seasons of the show have aired (eighteen regular seasons, seven VIP seasons, and five spin-off seasons). It is the longest-running series in Big Brother franchise worldwide, currently on air.

Format

Based on the original Dutch version created by John de Mol, the show sees several different housemates, divided by gender, social backgrounds and geographical locations locked up together in a house, where the viewing public can watch them twenty-four hours a day, and vote them out of the house as they choose to. The housemates live in isolation from the outside world in a house custom built with everyday objects, like home appliances and a garden. The house also includes cameras and microphones in most of the rooms recording all of the activities on the premises. The only place where housemates can be away from the other contestants is in the confession room, where they can express their true feelings. The winner is the last contestant remaining in the house and receives a cash prize. Housemates are evicted weekly throughout the show by the viewing public.

The show's name comes from George Orwell's 1948 novel 1984, a dystopia in which Big Brother is the all-seeing, omnipotent leader of Oceania.

The galas (eviction & nomination show) broadcast on Thursdays, presented by Mercedes Milá from 2000 to 2001 and 2002 to 2015. Jorge Javier Vázquez replaced Mercedes Milá from 2016. The weekly debate show is presented by Jordi González on Sundays and the highlights show from the previous day being shown daily. Límte 48 horas on Tuesdays and Última Hora is presented by Jordi González on the set and Lara Álvarez from the editorial office on Mondays.

Following the success of the format, Telecinco developed different versions of the format. In 2004, Gran Hermano VIP aired,[1] is the version with celebrity housemates, which have aired seven seasons.

In 2010, El Reencuentro premiered, which aired two seasons, the first season is with pairs of Gran Hermano housemates who entered the house again to sort out unfinished matters,[2] and the second season is with contestants from different reality shows of Telecinco.

In 2019, Gran Hermano Dúo aired,[3] it's a variant of the celebrity format which the housemates entered the house with a current or former relationship and coupled-up.

Series details

Regular seasons

SeasonsLaunch dateFinale dateDaysHousematesWinnerThe Grand PrizeAverage viewers
(millions)
Gran Hermano 1 23 April 200021 July 2000 90 14 Ismael Beiro 20,000,000 Pts
(Equivalent to €120,202)
7.81
Gran Hermano 2 18 March 2001 27 June 2001 102 13 Sabrina Mahí 50,000,000 Pts
(Equivalent to €300,505)
6.70
Gran Hermano 3 4 April 2002 14 July 2002 102 13 Javito García align=center rowspan= 8€300,000 5.16
Gran Hermano 4 6 October 2002 16 January 2003 103 13 Pedro Oliva 4.67
Gran Hermano 5 21 September 2003 11 January 2004 113 13 Nuria Yáñez 4.27
Gran Hermano 6 5 September 2004 23 December 2004 110 16 Juanjo Mateo 4.61
Gran Hermano 7 20 October 2005 5 February 2006 109 14 Pepe Herrero 4.16
Gran Hermano 8 7 September 2006 21 December 2006 106 14 Naiala Melo 3.40
Gran Hermano 9 9 September 2007 27 December 2007 110 18 Judit Iglesias 3.51
Gran Hermano 10 21 September 2008 22 January 2009 124 18 Iván Madrazo 3.78
Gran Hermano 11 6 September 2009 27 January 2010 144 20 Ángel Muñoz €350,000 3.46
Gran Hermano 12 17 October 2010 10 March 2011 145 22 Laura Campos align=center rowspan="8"€300,000 2.63
Gran Hermano 12+1 19 January 2012 28 May 2012 131 21 Pepe Flores 2.97
Gran Hermano Catorce 11 February 2013 18 June 2013 128 25 Susana Molina 2.57
Gran Hermano 15 18 September 2014 18 December 2014 92 18 Paula González 2.71
Gran Hermano 16 13 September 2015 23 December 2015 102 17 2.84
Gran Hermano 17 8 September 2016 22 December 2016 106 19 Beatriz Retamal 2.19
Gran Hermano Revolution 19 September 2017 14 December 2017 89 21 Hugo Sierra 1.48
Gran Hermano 19 September 2024

Celebrity seasons

SeasonsLaunch dateFinale dateDaysHousematesWinnerThe Grand PrizeAverage viewers
(millions)
Gran Hermano VIP: El Desafío 22 January 200430 March 2004 69 12 Marlène Mourreau align=center rowspan="2"€60,000 4.29
Gran Hermano VIP 2 6 January 2005 17 March 2005 71 13 Ivonne Armant 3.97
Gran Hermano VIP 3 11 January 2015 26 March 2015 75 15 align=center rowspan="5"€100,000 3.99
Gran Hermano VIP 4 7 January 2016 14 April 2016 99 18 Laura Matamoros 2.94
Gran Hermano VIP 5 8 January 2017 13 April 2017 96 15 2.09
Gran Hermano VIP 6 13 September 2018 20 December 2018 99 16 Miriam Saavedra 3.12
Gran Hermano VIP 7 11 September 2019 19 December 2019 100 16 Adara Molinero 3.26
Gran Hermano VIP 8 14 September 2023 21 December 2023 99 19 Naomi Asensi €70,600 0.96

El Reencuentro seasons

SeasonsLaunch dateFinale dateDaysHousematesWinnerThe Grand PrizeAverage viewers
(millions)
Gran Hermano: El Reencuentro 3 February 2010 30 March 2010 56 28 Pepe Herrero & Raquel López align=center €60,000 2.98
El Reencuentro: 10 Años Después 17 March 2011 2 May 2011 47 23 €30,000 2.07

Gran Hermano Dúo seasons

SeasonsLaunch dateFinale dateDaysHousematesWinnerThe Grand PrizeAverage viewers
(millions)
Gran Hermano Dúo 1 8 January 2019 11 April 2019 94 16 €100,000 2.84
Gran Hermano Dúo 2 11 January 2024 3 March 2024 53 13 Lucía Sánchez €50,000 1.00

Spin-off seasons

SeasonsLaunch dateFinale dateDaysHousematesWinnerThe Grand PrizeAverage viewers
(millions)
30 May 2012 13 June 2012 15 16 €20,000 2.47
El Tiempo del Descuento 12 January 2020 16 February 2020 36 12 Gianmarco Onestini €30,000 2.19

Presenters and programmes

SeasonYearGalas
Nominations & Evictions
Daily highlightsDebatesÚltima horaLímiteEvicted housemates interview
Límite 48 horasLímite 24 horas
Gran Hermano 12000 Mercedes MiláFernando Acaso Fernando Acaso
Gran Hermano 2 2001
Gran Hermano 3 2002 Paula Vázquez
Gran Hermano 4 2002 - 2003 Jorge Fernández
Gran Hermano 5 2003 - 2004 Carolina Ferre
Gran Hermano VIP: El Desafío 2004 Carolina Ferre
Gran Hermano 6 Jordi González
Gran Hermano VIP 2 2005 Jordi González
Gran Hermano 7 2005 - 2006
Gran Hermano 8 2006 Lucía Riaño
Gran Hermano 9 2007 Óscar Martínez
Gran Hermano 10 2008 - 2009 Jorge Javier Vázquez
Gran Hermano 11 2009 - 2010 Jordi González
Gran Hermano 12+1: La Re-vuelta 2010
Gran Hermano 12 2010 - 2011 Jordi González
Lorena Castell
El Reencuentro: 10 Años Después 2011 Christian Gálvez
Gran Hermano 12+1 2012 Jordi González
Gran Hermano: La Re-vuelta
Gran Hermano 14 2013 Frank Blanco
Gran Hermano 15 2014
Gran Hermano VIP 3 2015 Raquel Sánchez Silva
Gran Hermano 16 Jordi González
Lara Álvarez
Gran Hermano VIP 4 2016 Jordi González
Gran Hermano 17 Jordi González
Lara Álvarez
Gran Hermano VIP 5 2017 Jordi González
Gran Hermano Revolution
Gran Hermano VIP 6 2018 Lara Álvarez
Gran Hermano Dúo 1 2019 Jorge Javier Vázquez (Gala 1-11)
Jordi González (Gala 12-Final)
Gran Hermano VIP 7 Jorge Javier Vázquez (Gala 1-13, Final)
Jordi González (Gala 14-15)
Jorge Javier Vázquez (show 1-11) Carlos Sobera (show 12-Final)
El Tiempo del Descuento 2020 Jorge Javier Vázquez (Gala)
Núria Marín (Más)
Gran Hermano VIP 8 2023
Gran Hermano Dúo 22024
Gran Hermano 19Jorge Javier Vázquez[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Telecinco estrena mañana "Gran Hermano VIP", un concurso de telerrealidad con personajes famosos. abc.es. 2004-01-21. es.
  2. Web site: 'Gran Hermano' vuelve a abrir sus puertas este miércoles. formulatv.com. 2010-02-01. es.
  3. Web site: Telecinco anuncia 'GH DÚO', una edición protagonizada por parejas de famosos. cadenaser.com. 2018-12-21. es. 2019-12-14. 2018-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221230500/https://cadenaser.com/ser/2018/12/21/television/1545389589_220836.amp.html. dead.
  4. Web site: TELECINCO - televisión a la carta, series y entretenimiento . 28 May 2024 .