Big Brother

Big Brother is the American version of the Big Brother reality television show based on the Dutch television series of the same name originally created by John de Mol in 1997. The show follows a group of House Guests living together twenty-four hours a day in the "Big Brother" house, isolated from the outside world but under constant surveillance with no privacy for three months. In thirteen seasons of the show, 151 different people have entered ... More

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  • 2000

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  • 1 h

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Program creator

John de Mol

Johannes "John" Hendrikus Hubert de Mol (born 24 April 1955) is a Dutch media tycoon. De Mol is one of the men behind production companies Endemol and Talpa. De Mol, a well known personality in the Netherlands, acquired his fortune producing television programmes. In 1997-1999 he developed the...

Seasons of Big Brother

  • Big Brother ( Jul 5, 2000 Sep 29, 2000 )

    Big Brother 1, known at the time as Big Brother 2000 (much like the international versions, which do not use numbers to classify each season, but the year they were broadcast), was the first season...

  • Big Brother ( Jul 5, 2001 Sep 20, 2001 )

    The second season of Big Brother, the American reality TV show aired thirty episodes during the summer of 2001 from July 5 to September 20. The show marked a major change in format and rules from the...

  • Big Brother ( Jul 10, 2002 Sep 25, 2002 )

    The third season of Big Brother, the American reality TV show, aired 32 episodes during the summer of 2002, from July 10 to September 25. In this season, a new twist was added to the game, in that...

  • Big Brother ( Jul 8, 2003 Sep 24, 2003 )

    Big Brother 4 is the fourth season of the reality television series Big Brother. The format of the program remained largely unchanged from previous seasons: a group of contestants, referred to as...

  • Big Brother ( Jul 6, 2004 Sep 21, 2004 )

    The fifth season of Big Brother, the American reality TV show, ran for thirty-one episodes from July 6 to September 21, 2004. This season's finale was the highest in Big Brother history, with 10.54...

  • Big Brother - Season 5

  • Big Brother 10 ( Jul 13, 2008 Sep 16, 2008 )

    Big Brother 10 is the tenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother The show premiered July 13, 2008 on the CBS television network, airing three times a week; Sundays at 8 p.m. ...

  • Big Brother 11

    Big Brother 11 is the 11th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It began on July 9, 2009 and aired on CBS and Showtime 2 for 73 days, concluding on September 15, 2009 when...

  • Big Brother - Season 12

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