Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)
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Genre | Reality competition |
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Based on | Big Brother by John de Mol Jr. |
Narrated by | Marcus Bentley |
Opening theme | "Big Brother UK TV Theme" |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 616 |
Release | |
Original release | Channel 4: 9 March 2001 – 27 January 2010 Channel 5: 4 March 2024 – Present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Big Brother |
Other websites | |
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Celebrity Big Brother (also called Celebrity Big Brother UK) is a reality television series in the United Kingdom which began in 2001. It is a Celebrity version of the Big Brother franchise.
Contestants must complete challenges while living in a house full of cameras. In some series the house is in London; in some series it is in Hertfordshire. From 2001-2010, it was shown on Channel 4 and was presented by Davina McCall; from 2011-2018, it was shown on Channel 5 and was presented by Emma Willis; from 2024, it is shown on ITV2, ITV1 and ITVX and is presented by AJ Odudu and Will Best.
Format
A group of celebrities who don't know each other move into a house full of cameras. They are watched every day and are set challenges by a fictional character named "Big Brother". The contestants can speak to Big Brother privately in a room called the "diary room". They are not allowed to have contact with the outside world. Throughout the series, the public vote for who they want to evict and the last one remaining is the winner.
Eye
Every year, there is a different "Big Brother eye".
Overview
Series | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | Channel |
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Spin-offs
Series | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Episodes | Winner | Channel |
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Other websites
- Celebrity Big Brother Archived 2015-05-12 at the Wayback Machine at Channel5.com
- Celebrity Big Brother on IMDb