Big Brother (UK)

Big Brother is a British reality television game show in which a number of contestants (mix of civilian and celebrity) live in an isolated house for several weeks, trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run. It is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Big Brother was originally broadcast on Channel 4 from Tuesday 18 July 2000 (and its subsidiary channel E4, beginning in 2001 the year of Celebrity Big Brother) until Friday 10 September 2010, after it was dropped from Channel 4's schedules due to declining ratings. The rights to the programme were acquired by Channel 5 in a two-year contract with Endemol to air on the main channel and subsidiary channel 5*. The re-launched version premiered on Thursday 18 August 2011 with a back-to-back series of Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother.
The host of Big Brother for the duration of its run on Channel 4 was Davina McCall MBE, who was replaced by Brian Dowling when the show moved to Channel 5. Marcus Bentley has narrated the show since its inception on Channel 4. Spin-off shows that co-existed with the Channel 4 series were presented by Dermot O'Leary, Russell Brand, George Lamb and Emma Willis, who returned to present the only spin-off show Big Brother's Bit on the Side alongside Jamie East and Alice Levine when the show began on Channel 5.
Over the course of its run, there have been a total of 47 series of Big Brother: twenty regular series, twenty-three celebrity series and four special series. Big Brother was filmed in 3 Mills Studios (also Bow Studios), Stratford, London for the first two series, until it moved to Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Watford, Hertfordshire in 2002. In May 2023, the house location for the twentieth series will be at Garden Studios in Harlesden, London. Currently, Big Brother UK is the third-longest running version of Big Brother, running slightly shorter than the currently-airing Spanish and American versions of the show.
On 3 April 2012, Channel 5 confirmed that they had renewed Big Brother until November 2018, with the contract consisting of two celebrity series and one regular series a year. There will be a celebrity series in January and then again after the regular summer series. In September 2018, Channel 5 had announced that it would end production with the nineteenth and final series which aired from Friday 14 September 2018 to Monday 5 November 2018. In August 2022, ITV had confirmed that it would resurrect the civilian version of the long-running reality show which will be broadcast on ITV2 from Sunday 8 October 2023 to Friday 17 November 2023 for the twentieth series which will avoid the clash with ITV2’s rival reality show, Love Island, was broadcast between June 2023 and August 2023. On Tuesday 25 April 2023, Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu and William "Will" Best have been named as new Big Brother presenters which will follow in the footsteps of Davina McCall MBE (2000-2010), Brian Dowling (2011-2012) and Emma Willis (2013-2018). Both Odudu and Best will be the first pair of Big Brother presenters. Craig Phillips won the inaugural regular edition. There are currently 21 winners of Regular Big Brother UK: Craig Phillips (Big Brother Series 1), Brian Dowling (Big Brother Series 2), Kate Lawler (Big Brother Series 3), Cameron Stout (Big Brother Series 4), Nadia Almada (Big Brother Series 5), Anthony Hutton (Big Brother Series 6), Peter Bennett (Big Brother Series 7), Brian Belo (Big Brother Series 8), Rachel Rice (Big Brother Series 9), Sophie Reade (Big Brother Series 10), Josephine Gibson (Big Brother Series 11), Aaron Allard-Morgan (Big Brother Series 12), Luke Anderson (Big Brother Series 13), Samuel Evans (Big Brother Series 14), Helen Wood (Big Brother Series 15), Chloe Wilburn (Big Brother Series 16), Jason Burrill (Big Brother Series 17), Isabelle Warburton (Big Brother Series 18), Cameron Cole (Big Brother Series 19), Jordan Sangha (Big Brother Series 20) and TBA (Big Brother Series 21). Craig Phillips became the first boy to win Big Brother Series 1 while Kate Lawler became the first girl to win Big Brother Series 3. Jason Burrill was the oldest-ever Big Brother winner aged 45 in Big Brother Series 17 while Cameron Cole was the youngest-ever Big Brother winner aged just 19 in Big Brother Series 19. On Wednesday 23 August 2023, ITV2 has announced that it would return for its 21st civilian series meaning that it will return in October 2024. The 21st series will run from Sunday 6 October 2024 to Friday 15 November 2024. The Big Brother Series 21 winner and the 2nd one for ITV2 will be announced in November 2024. 
The celebrity version of Big Brother which is known as Celebrity Big Brother, made its debut on Friday 9 March 2001 on Channel 4 initially hosted by Davina McCall MBE. From Thursday 18 August 2011 to Monday 10 September 2018, Channel 5 started showing the celebrity version both hosted by Brian Dowling and Emma Willis. In November 2023 following the success ratings of the 20th civilian series, ITV has announced that it would resurrect the celebrity version of the long-running reality show which will be broadcast on ITV1, sometime in 2024, hosted by Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu and William "Will" Best. Jack Dee won the inaugural celebrity edition. There are currently 23 winners of Celebrity Big Brother UK: Jack Dee (Celebrity Big Brother Series 1), Mark Owen (Celebrity Big Brother Series 2), Mark Berry (Celebrity Big Brother Series 3), Chantelle Houghton (Celebrity Big Brother Series 4), Shilpa Shetty (Celebrity Big Brother Series 5), John Loughton (Celebrity Hijack), Ulrika Jonsson (Celebrity Big Brother Series 6), Alexander Reid (Celebrity Big Brother Series 7), Patrick Doherty (Celebrity Big Brother Series 8), Denise Welch (Celebrity Big Brother Series 9), Julian Clary (Celebrity Big Brother Series 10), Rylan Clark (Celebrity Big Brother Series 11), Charlotte Crosby (Celebrity Big Brother Series 12), James Davidson OBE (Celebrity Big Brother Series 13), Gary Busey (Celebrity Big Brother Series 14), Katrina Price (Celebrity Big Brother Series 15), James Hill (Celebrity Big Brother Series 16), Scott Timlin (Celebrity Big Brother Series 17), Stephen Bear (Celebrity Big Brother Series 18), Coleen Nolan (Celebrity Big Brother Series 19), Sarah Harding (Celebrity Big Brother Series 20), Shane Jenek (Courtney Act) (Celebrity Big Brother Series 21), Ryan Thomas (Celebrity Big Brother Series 22) and David Potts (Celebrity Big Brother Series 23). Jack Dee became the first boy to win Celebrity Big Brother Series 1 while Chantelle Houghton became the first girl to win Celebrity Big Brother Series 4. Gary Busey was the oldest-ever Big Brother winner aged 70 in Celebrity Big Brother Series 14 while both Chantelle Houghton aged 22 and Charlotte Crosby aged 23 were the youngest-ever Celebrity Big Brother winners in Celebrity Big Brother 4 and Celebrity Big Brother 12 respectively. On Friday 10 November 2023, ITV1 has announced that it would return for its 23rd celebrity series in March 2024. The 23rd series aired from Monday 4 March 2024 to Friday 22 March 2024. David Potts won the 1st ITV Celebrity Big Brother. On Monday 18 March 2024, ITV has announced that it return for its 24th celebrity series which will air in Spring 2025. 
One of the well-known quotes that was used by Davina McCall in the 1st 11 series of Big Brother UK which was broadcast on Channel 4 from 18 July 2000 to 10 September 2010 in the civilian series and from 9 March 2001 to 29 January 2010 in the celebrity series when either a boy housemate or a girl housemate is evicted from the Big Brother House: "Big Brother house, this is Davina. You are live on Channel 4; please do not swear. (nominated boy or girl housemates' names), the lines are closed; the votes have been counted and verified, and I can now reveal that the nth person to be evicted from the Big Brother House is...(evicted boy or girl housemate's name(s). (Evicted boy or girl housemate's name), you have 30 seconds to say your goodbyes; I'm coming to get you!" 
Here is a full list of all Big Brother UK/Celebrity Big Brother UK presenters and narrator from its inception since July 2000 for the regular series and March 2001 for the celebrity series:
1 - Davina Lucy Pascale McCall MBE - 2000-2010 (Regular) and 2001-2010 (Celebrity)
2 - Brian Patrick Robert Dowling - 2011-2012 (Regular) and 2011-2013 (Celebrity)
3 - Emma Louise Willis (nee Griffiths) - 2013-2018 (Regular) and 2013-2018 (Celebrity)
4 - Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu - 2023-Present (Regular) and 2024-Present (Celebrity)
5 - William Trevorian Stuart "Will" Best - 2023-Present (Regular) and 2024-Present (Celebrity)
Narrator: Marcus Bentley - 2000-Present (Both Versions)
Regular Series Original Release Transmission Runs:
1st Release Transmission Run: Channel 4: (Series 1-Ultimate) (Tuesday 18 July 2000-Friday 10 September 2010)
2nd Release Transmission Run: Channel 5: (Series 12-Series 19) (Friday 9 September 2011-Monday 5 November 2018)
3rd Release Transmission Run: ITV2: (Series 20-Present) (Sunday 8 October 2023-Present)
Celebrity Series Original Release Transmission Runs:
1st Release Transmission Run: Channel 4: (Series 1-Series 7) (Friday 9 March 2001-Friday 29 January 2010)
2nd Release Transmission Run: Channel 5: (Series 8-Series 22) (Thursday 18 August 2011-Monday 10 September 2018)
3rd Release Transmission Run: ITV1: (Series 23-Present) (Monday 4 March 2024-Present)
Regular Series Overview:
Series 1: Tuesday 18 July 2000 to Friday 15 September 2000 (52 episodes)
Series 2: Friday 25 May 2001 to Friday 27 July 2001 (55 episodes)
Series 3: Friday 24 May 2002 to Friday 26 July 2002 (72 episodes)
Series 4: Friday 23 May 2003 to Friday 25 July 2003 (73 episodes)
Teen: Monday 13 October 2003 to Friday 17 October 2003 (5 episodes)
Series 5: Friday 28 May 2004 to Friday 6 August 2004 (82 episodes)
Panto: Monday 20 December 2004 to Wednesday 5 January 2005 (12 episodes)
Series 6: Friday 27 May 2005 to Friday 12 August 2005 (90 episodes)
Series 7: Thursday 18 May 2006 to Friday 18 August 2006 (107 episodes)
Series 8: Wednesday 30 May 2007 to Friday 31 August 2007 (96 episodes)
Series 9: Thursday 5 June 2008 to Friday 5 September 2008 (108 episodes)
Series 10: Thursday 4 June 2009 to Friday 4 September 2009 (108 episodes)
Series 11: Wednesday 9 June 2010 to Tuesday 24 August 2010 (86 episodes)
Ultimate: Tuesday 24 August 2010 to Friday 10 September 2010 (22 episodes)
Series 12: Friday 9 September 2011 to Friday 11 November 2011 (71 episodes)
Series 13: Tuesday 5 June 2012 to Monday 13 August 2012 (73 episodes)
Series 14: Thursday 13 June 2013 to Tuesday 13 August 2013 (69 episodes)
Series 15: Thursday 5 June 2014 to Friday 15 August 2014 (72 episodes)
Series 16: Tuesday 12 May 2015 to Thursday 16 July 2015 (66 episodes)
Series 17: Tuesday 7 June 2016 to Tuesday 26 July 2016 (50 episodes)
Series 18: Monday 5 June 2017 to Friday 28 July 2017 (54 episodes)
Series 19: Friday 14 September 2018 to Monday 5 November 2018 (45 episodes)
Series 20: Sunday 8 October 2023 to Friday 17 November 2023 (36 episodes)
Series 21: Sunday 6 October 2024 to Friday 15 November 2024 (36 episodes)
Celebrity Series Overview:
Series 1: Friday 9 March 2001 to Friday 16 March 2001 (8 episodes)
Series 2: Wednesday 20 November 2002 to Friday 29 November 2002 (12 episodes)
Series 3: Thursday 6 January 2005 to Sunday 23 January 2005 (18 episodes)
Series 4: Thursday 5 January 2006 to Friday 27 January 2006 (28 episodes)
Series 5: Wednesday 3 January 2007 to Sunday 28 January 2007 (30 episodes)
CHJ: Thursday 3 January 2008 to Monday 28 January 2008 (28 episodes)
Series 6: Friday 2 January 2009 to Thursday 29 January 2009 (28 episodes)
Series 7: Sunday 3 January 2010 to Friday 29 January 2010 (32 episodes)
Series 8: Thursday 18 August 2011 to Thursday 8 September 2011 (23 episodes)
Series 9: Thursday 5 January 2012 to Friday 27 January 2012 (25 episodes)
Series 10: Wednesday 15 August 2012 to Friday 7 September 2012 (26 episodes)
Series 11: Thursday 3 January 2013 to Friday 25 January 2013 (23 episodes)
Series 12: Thursday 22 August 2013 to Friday 13 September 2013 (26 episodes)
Series 13: Friday 3 January 2014 to Wednesday 29 January 2014 (27 episodes)
Series 14: Monday 18 August 2014 to Friday 12 September 2014 (26 episodes)
Series 15: Wednesday 7 January 2015 to Friday 6 February 2015 (32 episodes)
Series 16: Thursday 27 August 2015 to Thursday 24 September 2015 (29 episodes)
Series 17: Tuesday 5 January 2016 to Friday 5 February 2016 (36 episodes)
Series 18: Thursday 28 July 2016 to Friday 26 August 2016 (33 episodes)
Series 19: Tuesday 3 January 2017 to Friday 3 February 2017 (36 episodes)
Series 20: Tuesday 1 August 2017 to Friday 25 August 2017 (25 episodes)
Series 21: Tuesday 2 January 2018 to Friday 2 February 2018 (37 episodes)
Series 22: Thursday 16 August 2018 to Monday 10 September 2018 (28 episodes)
Series 23: Monday 4 March 2024 to Friday 22 March 2024 (17 episodes)
Series 24: 2025 to 2025 (TBA episodes)
Regular Big Brother UK Series Winners: (Series Number-Year-Regular Housemate Winner's Name) 
BB1 - 2000 - Craig Phillips (1st boy Regular Big Brother UK winner)
BB2 - 2001 - Brian Dowling
BB3 - 2002 - Kate Lawler (1st girl Regular Big Brother UK winner)
BB4 - 2003 - Cameron Stout
BB5 - 2004 - Nadia Almada
BB6 - 2005 - Anthony Hutton
BB7 - 2006 - Peter Bennett
BB8 - 2007 - Brian Belo
BB9 - 2008 - Rachel Rice
BB10 -2009 - Sophie Reade
BB11 - 2010 - Josephine Gibson
BB12 - 2011 - Aaron Allard-Morgan
BB13 - 2012 - Luke Anderson
BB14 - 2013 - Samuel Evans
BB15 - 2014 - Helen Wood
BB16- 2015 - Chloe Wilburn
BB17 - 2016 - Jason Burrill
BB18 - 2017 - Isabelle Warburton
BB19 - 2018 - Cameron Cole
BB20 - 2023 - Jordan Sangha 
BB21 - 2024 - TBA
Special Big Brother UK Series Winners:
Teen - 2003 - Paul Brennan
Panto - 2004/2005 - None
Ultimate - 2010 - Brian Dowling 
Celebrity Big Brother UK Series Winners: (Series Number-Year-Celebrity Housemate Winner's Name) 
CBB1 - 2001 - Jack Dee (1st boy Celebrity Big Brother UK winner) 
CBB2 - 2002 - Mark Owen 
CBB3 - 2005 - Mark Berry 
CBB4 - 2006 - Chantelle Houghton (1st girl Celebrity Big Brother UK winner) 
CBB5 - 2007 - Shilpa Shetty 
CHJ - 2008 - John Loughton 
CBB6 - 2009 - Ulrika Jonsson 
CBB7 - 2010 - Alexander Reid 
CBB8 - 2011 - Patrick Doherty 
CBB9 - 2012 - Denise Welch 
CBB10 - 2012 - Julian Clary 
CBB11 - 2013 - Rylan Clark 
CBB12 - 2013 - Charlotte Crosby 
CBB13 - 2014 - James Davidson OBE 
CBB14 - 2014 - Gary Busey 
CBB15 - 2015 - Kate Price 
CBB16 - 2015 - James Hill 
CBB17 - 2016 - Scott Timlin 
CBB18 - 2016 - Stephen Bear 
CBB19 - 2017 - Coleen Nolan 
CBB20 - 2017 - Sarah Harding 
CBB21 - 2018 - Shane Jenek/Courtney Act 
CBB22 - 2018 - Ryan Thomas 
CBB23 - 2024 - David Potts 
==Series details and viewership==
===Channel 4 (2000–2010) (Host - Davina McCall MBE: Series 1 to Series 11) ===
Series	Launch date	Finale date	Days	Housemates	Winner	Prize Money	Average viewers(millions)	Episodes
 	 	 	64 	11 	 	£70,000 	4.5 	52
 	 	 	64 	11 	 	£70,000 	4.5 	55
 	 	 	64 	14 	 	£70,000 	5.8 	72
 	 	 	64 	13 	 	£70,000 	4.6 	73
 	 	 	71 	13 	 	£63,500 	5.1 	82
 	 	 	78 	16 	 	£50,000 	4.6 	90
 	 	 	93 	22 	 	£100,000 	4.7 	107
 	 	 	94 	23 	 	£100,000 	3.9 	96
 	 	 	93 	21 	 	£100,000 	3.6 	108
 	 	 	93 	22 	 	£71,320 	2.5 	108
 	 	 	77 	21 	 	£100,000 	3.0 	86
===Channel 5 (2011–2018) (Hosts - Brian Dowling: Series 12 to Series 13 and Emma Willis: Series 14 to Series 19)===
Series 	Launch date 	Finale date 	Days	Housemates	Winner 	Prize Money	Average viewers(millions)	Episodes
Big Brother 12	9 September 2011	11 November 2011	64 	15 	Aaron Allard-Morgan	£50,990 	1.6 	71
Big Brother 13	5 June 2012 	13 August 2012 	70 	17 	Luke Anderson 	£50,000 	1.8 	73
Big Brother 14	13 June 2013 	13 August 2013 	68 	14 	Sam Evans 	 	1.9 	69
 
Big Brother 15	5 June 2014	15 August 2014	72	19	Helen Wood		1.57	72
Big Brother 16 12 May 2015 16 July 2015 66 18 Chloe Wilburn 1.4 66
Big Brother 17 7 June 2016 26 July 2016 50 19 Jason Burrill 1.6 50
Big Brother 18 5 June 2017 28 July 2017 54 22 Isabelle Warburton 1.24 54
Big Brother 19 14 September 2018 5 November 2018 53 16 Cameron Cole 1.02 45
=== ITV2 (2023-Present) (Hosts - Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu and William "Will" Best: Series 20 to Present) ===
Series Launch date Finale date Days Housemates Winner Average viewers Episodes
Big Brother 20 8 October 2023 17 November 2023 41 16 Jordan Sangha 36
Big Brother 21 October 2024 November 2024 TBA 36
===Other spin-offs===
Series 	Launch date 	Finale date 	Days	Housemates	Winner 	Channel 	Average viewers(millions)	Episodes
Teen Big Brother 	13 October 2003 	17 October 2003 	10 	8 	Paul Brennan 	Channel 4	2.6 	5
Big Brother Panto 	20 December 2004	5 January 2005 	11 	10 	none 	E4 	N/A 	12
Ultimate Big Brother	24 August 2010 	10 September 2010	18 	14 	Brian Dowling	Channel 4	3.1 	22