| 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.
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.
| Seasons | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | The Grand Prize | Average viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Hermano 1 | 23 April 2000 | 21 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 |
| Seasons | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | The Grand Prize | Average viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Hermano VIP: El Desafío | 22 January 2004 | 30 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 |
| Seasons | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | The Grand Prize | Average 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 |
| Seasons | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | The Grand Prize | Average 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 |
| Seasons | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | The Grand Prize | Average 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 |