"Celebrity Big Brother 1 (UK) Celebrity Big Brother 1, also referred to as Celebrity Big Brother 2001, was the first series of the British reality television show ""Celebrity Big Brother"". The show is based on an originally Dutch TV series of the same name created by producer John de Mol in 1997. In honour of ""Comic Relief"", six celebrities entered the Big Brother house. The series premiered on 9 March 2001, and lasted for a total of eight days. It concluded on 16 March 2001 when comedian Jack Dee was crowned the winner. The series revolved around a group of"
"Celebrity Big Brother (South African TV series) Celebrity Big Brother was the name of the first season of the ""Big Brother""s spin-off ""Big Brother VIP"". In it, the Housemates are only local celebrities. The show follows the main Big Brother rules, but with some changes. For example, the celebrity season's duration is much shorter, lasting only eight days. The show started on 23 June 2002 and ended on 30 June 2002. The hosts were Mark Pilgrim and Gerry Rantseli. It was aired on M-Net. The winner was Bill Flynn. He won the chair from the diary room. All the money"
"raised from voting was given for charity. Celebrity Big Brother (South African TV series) Celebrity Big Brother was the name of the first season of the ""Big Brother""s spin-off ""Big Brother VIP"". In it, the Housemates are only local celebrities. The show follows the main Big Brother rules, but with some changes. For example, the celebrity season's duration is much shorter, lasting only eight days. The show started on 23 June 2002 and ended on 30 June 2002. The hosts were Mark Pilgrim and Gerry Rantseli. It was aired on M-Net. The winner was Bill Flynn. He won the chair"
"directly ended several of their games because she wanted to win (Monica followed up on an earlier interview where she'd said Nicole's claims of ""love"" for other players were selfish and aimed at boosting her own ego), while Will reminded the jury how charismatic he was through his eloquent final speech. Dr. Will was crowned the winner of the series in a five to two vote. ""Big Brother 2"" premiered on July 5, 2001 to a viewing audience of 8.2 million viewers. These numbers were significantly lower than the previous season's premiere, however, it was noted that ratings did increase"
"2001 and ended on 27 July 2001. Davina McCall returned as presenter for her second consecutive year. Ten housemates entered on launch night, with one additional housemate being introduced in the third week. The series was watched by an average of 4.5 million viewers, matching the average viewership of the first series. The Final however attracted Big Brother's most watched rating ever, with a massive 13.7 million viewers, making it Channel 4's second TV show as well. It also spawned ""Big Brother""'s first ancillary show entitled ""Big Brother's Little Brother"", presented by Dermot O'Leary. In 2010, Dowling was voted by"
"a second series was later confirmed. ""Celebrity Big Brother 2"" premiered on 20 November 2002, and concluded when Mark Owen was crowned the winner after 10 days in the house. ""Celebrity Big Brother"" did not air for the next two years, with Channel 4 choosing to air the spin-off series """" in 2003 and ""Big Brother Panto"" in 2004. In 2005, the show officially returned with its third series, which launched on 6 January. Lasting for a total of eighteen days, the series was won by Mark ""Bez"" Berry. The fourth edition of the show premiered on 5 January 2006"
"series and an ""All-star"" series before axing the show in 2006. On 30 January 2012 Kanal 5 relaunched Big Brother airing its fourth series in 2012, fifth series in 2013 and the sixth and final series of Big Brother in 2014 that concluded on 27 April 2014. Start Date: 28 January 2001 End Date: 10 May 2001 Duration: 103 days The Finalists: 2 - Jill* (The Winner) & Nico* (Runner-up) The Grand Prize: 500,000 DKK Evicted Housemates: 8 - Anja, Anna, Chris, Eddie, Eva, John, Naja* & Suzanne* Voluntary Exits: 3(7*) - Christian, Pil & Søren Ejected Housemates: 0 -"
"ended on December 31, 2001. The season used the traditional Big Brother format. This season is considered the most successful season out of the three to follow on ANT1, with massive viewership. Its finale on New Year's Eve attracted more than 80% of the television share. Important personalities from the season include runner-up Prodromos Kathiniotis who later went on to release a studio album and also dab in TV hosting. Start Date: 10 September 2001 End Date: 31 December 2001 Duration: 113 days The Winner: 2 - Giorgos (The Winner) & Prodromos Kathiniotis (Runner-up) Evicted Housemates: 10 - Dora, Elina,"
"Big Brother 1 (U.S.) Big Brother 1 was the debut season of the American reality television series ""Big Brother"". It was based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series premiered on July 5, 2000 and lasted for a total of 88 days. The season concluded after 88 days with Eddie McGee being crowned the winner, and Josh Souza the runner-up. The premise of the series drastically differed from future installments of the series. The series revolved around ten strangers living in a house together with no communication with the outside"
"that the series would be broadcast by Channel 4 and E4. Casting for the series began shortly afterwards. Davina McCall was later revealed to be the presenter for the series. The first series premiered on 18 July 2000, and ended when housemate Craig Phillips was crowned the winner after 64 days in the House. The series proved to be a hit early in its run, leading to a second series. ""Big Brother 2"" premiered on 25 May 2001, and continued to have the success of the previous series. The series concluded on 27 July 2001, when Brian Dowling was crowned"
"which Slovenia's Sandra swapped houses with Finland's Niko N. Ultimately, it was early front runner Jože Činč who won the season. The baseline grand prize was . Housemates were to complete tasks every week during the show. For every incomplete task, Big Brother reduced the total prize by €15,000. After ten weeks, the total prize stood at €90,000. The lost €60,000 was given to charity. Jože Činč (known as Činč) is a T.V. presenter and radio host. Činč entered the house on Day 1. Gena Zeneli is a dancer and choreographer, and Nana's husband. Gena entered the house on Day"
"The second Celebrity Big Brother series started on 4 November 2002 and finished on 31 December 2002 it lasted 58 days with housemate Vítor emerging the winner. The fourth series of Big Brother began on 31 August 2003 and finished 120 days later, the 31 December 2003. The winner of reality show was Fernando (Nando). The grand cash prize was 100,000 Euro. Big Brother (Portuguese TV series) Big Brother Portugal is a Portuguese reality show version of a Dutch show, produced by Endemol for Portuguese channel TVI, after SIC dropped the program. TVI launched the show and, since its beginning,"
"Brian Dowling (presenter) Brian Patrick Robert Dowling (born 13 June 1978) is an Irish television presenter and former reality television contestant who rose to fame after being crowned the winner of the second series of UK reality show ""Big Brother"" in 2001. He also won ""Ultimate Big Brother"" in 2010. In 2007, he came third in ""Hell's Kitchen"" and in 2008 he was runner-up in the Irish reality television series ""Fáilte Towers"". Dowling guest-presented ""Live from Studio Five"" alongside Kate Walsh from 2010 until its cancellation in February 2011. On 22 July 2011, it was confirmed that Dowling would become"
"Eddie McGee Eddie McGee (born February 24, 1979) is an American film and television actor and winner of the first season of the American version of ""Big Brother"" in 2000. McGee, an amputee who lost his left leg to cancer at the age of eleven, has been involved in the sport of wheelchair basketball and has also achieved fame as a character actor in a number of television and film appearances which portray active amputees in mainstream roles. McGee's appearances include the video ""Enemy"" for the band Fozzy and speaking roles on ""Law & Order"", ""Guiding Light"", ""The Cleaner"", ""Desperate"
"West themed party. On Day 8, the final task was for housemates to paint their favorite view of the house, with the Housemates presenting these later in the day. That night, it was announced that Jack was the winner of ""Celebrity Big Brother 1"", with Claire coming in second and Keith coming in third. These viewing figures are taken from BARB. Celebrity Big Brother 1 (UK) Celebrity Big Brother 1, also referred to as Celebrity Big Brother 2001, was the first series of the British reality television show ""Celebrity Big Brother"". The show is based on an originally Dutch TV"
"Big Brother Brasil 1 Big Brother Brasil 1, known at the time as Big Brother Brasil was the debut season of the Brazilian version of the international reality show Big Brother, which premiered January 29, 2002 with the season finale airing April 2, 2002 on the Rede Globo television network. The show was produced by Endemol Globo. It was presented by news reporter Pedro Bial and actress Marisa Orth. The prize award was R$500,000 without tax allowances. The winner was 24-year-old dancer Kléber de Paula, from Campinas, São Paulo. There were twelve housemates competing for the grand prize. The season"
"re-aired in ""Mais TVI"", a cable channel from TVI. The second series of Big Brother Portugal began on 21 January 2001 and finished 120 days later, the 20 May 2001. The winner of reality show was Henrique (Icas). The third series of Big Brother started on 2 September 2001 and finished 121 days later, the 31 December 2001. The winner of reality show was Catarina. The first woman to win Big Brother Portugal. The first Celebrity Big Brother series started on 8 September 2002 and finished on 4 November 2002 it lasted 58 days with housemate Ricky emerging the winner."
"celebrity edition, a second season was ordered and shown exclusively on Channel 4 in November 2002. The celebrity version took a two-year break before returning for its third season in 2005, and became a regular staple alongside the regular British version. Starting with the third season, the show began to feature celebrities outside the United Kingdom alongside well known British celebrities. Many notable American celebrities have since taken part in the British version of ""Celebrity Big Brother"". American actor Gary Busey took part in the fourteenth season in the summer of 2014 and became the first American celebrity to win"
"Big Brother 2 (U.S.) Big Brother 2 was the second season of the American reality television series ""Big Brother"". It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series premiered on CBS on July 5, 2001 and lasted for a total of 82 days. The season concluded on September 20, 2001 with Dr. Will Kirby being crowned the winner, and Nicole Nilson Schaffrich the runner-up. The premise of the series drastically differed from the previous installment of the series. The series revolved around twelve strangers living in a house together"
"voluntary exit by Nadim immediately following Mashas eviction he claimed that he could not live in the house without Masha. After the eviction of Remo the world saw a first an all female final three. Daniela ultimately won the season becoming the second ever female winner of Big Brother. She won 150,000 CHF (US$170,000). Start Date: 28 January 2001<br> End Date: 13 May 2001<br> Duration: 106 days The Finalists: 4 - Christian (The Winner), Remo (Runner-up), Theresa (3rd) & Michèle (4th)<br> Evicted Housemates: 7 - Eugene, Kiyomi, Nino, Patrizia, Raphael, Sabrina & Sara<br> Voluntary Exits: 3 - Laila, Patrick &"
"most notably during the 2007 series. Following this, a spin-off series known as """" aired in 2008 in the place of ""Celebrity Big Brother"". It has been noted that numerous celebrities who have appeared on the series have become more prominent figures in the media than before. On 14 September 2018, Channel 5 announced that ""Big Brother"" and ""Celebrity Big Brother"" would not be returning to the channel after the end of the nineteenth regular series. The final series of ""Celebrity Big Brother"" was won by Ryan Thomas on 10 September 2018. In 2000, the reality series ""Big Brother"" premiered"
"the house midway of the season due to unprecedented circumstances, bringing the total to 16 individual housemates. On January 5, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum, comedian Ruben Gonzaga was declared the winner of the second Celebrity Edition, earning the highest among the four finalists, with 506,402 votes or 32.17% of the 1.6 million votes cast. Gonzaga won a Sony Bravia, a business franchise worth P2,000,000, a condominium unit, and P2,000,000 cash from Jack and Jill snacks and ABS-CBN. Gonzaga also became the franchise's first ever male winner in its history. A teen version of ""Pinoy Big Brother"", ""Pinoy Big Brother:"
"Big Brother 1 (UK) Big Brother 2000, also retrospectively known as Big Brother 1, was the first series of the British reality television series ""Big Brother"". The show followed eleven contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one or more of the housemates were evicted by a public vote. The last remaining housemate, Craig Phillips, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £70,000. The series lasted 64 days and was presented by Davina McCall. It launched on Channel 4 on 18"
"started on 2 September 2001 and finished 16 December 2001 with a total duration of 106 days. Ellen won 5,000,000 BEF. Big Brother 3 started on 1 September 2002 and finished 15 December 2002 with a total duration of 106 days. Kelly won 33,099 Euro. Big Brother All Stars 1 started on 31 August 2003, with twelve past Housemates from the previous seasons, and finished 20 September 2003 with a total duration of 21 days. Big Brother 4 started on 21 September 2003 and finished 14 December 2003 with a total duration of 85 days. Kristof won 50,000 Euro. After"
"with a team of experienced publicists working on a 24/7 rota to provide cover for the live streaming. The publicity team consisted of Catriona Halsby, Louise Foglia, Charlotte Hickson, Loretta De Souza and Julian Henry, and their publicity work turned Big Brother into a weekly media event with regular press conferences, daily tabloid briefings and exclusive media interviews. The runner up Helen Adams signed a newspaper contract for £150k following the finale in July 2001, which was seen by over 50% of the available TV audience. According to The Observer, the publicity campaign for Big Brother became “the biggest story"
"Nadia Almada Nádia Conceição Almada (born 28 January 1977) is a British reality television star. She is known for being the first transgender winner of ""Big Brother"" in series 5 in 2004. Almada competed in the fifth series of ""Big Brother"" in 2004; she kept her transgender identity secret from fellow contestants although viewers were informed. After 71 days in the ""Big Brother"" house, she emerged as the winner, securing 74% of the overall vote and winning £63,500. She had regularly topped polls as the public's favourite ""Big Brother"" winner. ""Big Brother"" presenter Davina McCall has said Almada was her"
"Nadia Almada Nádia Conceição Almada (born 28 January 1977) is a British reality television star. She is known for being the first transgender winner of ""Big Brother"" in series 5 in 2004. Almada competed in the fifth series of ""Big Brother"" in 2004; she kept her transgender identity secret from fellow contestants although viewers were informed. After 71 days in the ""Big Brother"" house, she emerged as the winner, securing 74% of the overall vote and winning £63,500. She had regularly topped polls as the public's favourite ""Big Brother"" winner. ""Big Brother"" presenter Davina McCall has said Almada was her"
"from the show's psychiatrist. Big Brother 1 (UK) Big Brother 2000, also retrospectively known as Big Brother 1, was the first series of the British reality television series ""Big Brother"". The show followed eleven contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one or more of the housemates were evicted by a public vote. The last remaining housemate, Craig Phillips, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £70,000. The series lasted 64 days and was presented by Davina McCall. It launched on"
"and qualification to a 90-minute grand final show. The heats were presented by Tess Daly, and the grand final by Carol Vorderman again. There was also a format change in 2002, with tie breakers being replaced by ""Codexs"" after the mammoth tie-break in the 2001 show. There were also several spin off shows, such as ""Britain's Brainiest Footballer"" and ""Britain's Brainiest Cabbie"" after the success of the 2001 show. However the 2002 show was not as successful and Celador eventually announced that the series would not return for a third series. The winner of the 2002 series was Christopher Guerin"
"Big Brother (Belgian TV series) Big Brother is a television series produced by Endemol. The Flemish (Belgian) version aired on KanaalTwee and has had a total of nine seasons 6-""Main"", 2-""VIP"" & 1-""All Stars"". The First Season aired in 2000. Big Brother Big Brother VIPs All Stars Big Brother 1 started on 3 September 2000 and finished 17 December 2000 with a total duration of 106 days. Steven won 5,000,000 BEF. Big Brother VIP 1 started on 4 April 2001 and finished 14 April 2001 with a total duration of 11 days. the winner was Sam Gooris. Big Brother 2"
"show. In the 2003 version, hosted by Drew Carey, Richard Bay of West Virginia claimed the US$1 million guaranteed prize, but did not win the billion-dollar prize (his number was 2-2-8-2-3-8, the winning number was 1-7-8-2-3-8, meaning that the first two digits in the number were incorrect). In 2004 the contest was repeated and Jon Kenney of Natick, Massachusetts, won the million-dollar prize, but like Bay from the inaugural edition, did not win the billion-dollar prize. Damon Wayans and Tom Bergeron co-hosted the television presentation in 2004, which was aired on ABC. Pepsi, unwilling to bear the risk of the"
"had been too long (71 episodes over a five-month period) since their top prize had been won, and instituted an accumulating jackpot which added $10,000 to the grand prize amount for each episode it was not won. Kevin Olmstead claimed the top prize on April 10, 2001, winning a jackpot of $2,180,000 (). Olmstead became the first contestant to top $2,000,000 in total winnings on a game show and supplanted Legler as the all-time leader. In 2004, ABC launched an ultra high-stakes version of ""Millionaire"" entitled ""Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire"", with a $10,000,000 top prize. Two separate"
"Big Brother eye. Marcus Bentley narrated each contestant's details as they made their entrance. Kerry Katona was announced as the first celebrity housemate to enter the new ""Big Brother"" house followed by American Pie actress Tara Reid Reality TV stars Paddy Doherty from ""My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding"" and Amy Childs from ITV 2's ""The Only Way Is Essex"" joined them. Australian paparazzi and media personality Darryn Lyons was next to join the house followed by Sally Bercow. British actor Lucien Laviscount was next with ex ""Baywatch"" actress Pamela Bach preceding him. British model Bobby Sabel was next, with Irish"