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Big Book Prize
The Big Book Prize (Национальная литературная премия «Большая книга») is a Russian national literary award established in 2005 and awarded annually for works written in Russian.
Big Boss (Metal Gear)
Big Boss, also known as Naked Snake, is a fictional soldier in Konami's Metal Gear series, introduced as the antagonist of the original 1987 Metal Gear.
Big Boss Man
Big Boss Man, real name Ray Washington Traylor Jr. (1963-2004), American pro wrestler and former Cobb County corrections officer; WWF lawman gimmick, Twin Towers, Hardcore Champion, WWE Hall of Fame 2016.
Big Bounce
The Big Bounce, also called the cosmic bounce, is a hypothetical cosmological model in which a contracting universe rebounds into expansion, replacing the big bang singularity.
Big Boy (radio host)
Big Boy (Kurt Alexander, born 1969) is an American radio host, not the Channel 4 series or any other Big Boy: Los Angeles Power 106 and Real 92.3 morning host of Big Boy's Neighborhood, syndicated nationwide, Radio Hall of Fame inductee.
Big Boy Restaurants
Big Boy Restaurants is an American family-dining chain founded in 1936 by Bob Wian in Glendale, California, known for the original double-decker Big Boy burger and mascot; now headquartered in Warren, Michigan, with independent operators Frisch's Big Boy and Big Boy Japan.
Big Boys (film)
Big Boys is a 2023 American coming-of-age comedy directed by Corey Sherman, premiering at BFI Flare, in which 14-year-old Jamie (Isaac Krasner) develops a crush on his cousin's boyfriend Dan during a camping trip; it won 17 festival awards.
Big Boys (TV series)
Big Boys is a semi-autobiographical Channel 4 comedy drama (2022-2025) created and narrated by Jack Rooke, based on his Edinburgh shows Good Grief and Happy Hour, starring Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as friends at Brent University.
Big Breasts and Wide Hips
Big Breasts and Wide Hips (丰乳肥臀) is a 1995 novel by Mo Yan, written after his mother's death, following Shangguan Lu and her nine children through twentieth-century Chinese history.
Big Brother (2020 film)
Big Brother (ബിഗ് ബ്രദര്) is a 2020 Malayalam action film directed by Siddique, starring Mohanlal as Sachidanandan, a man freed after a 24-year double life sentence; it flopped critically and commercially.
Big Brother (American TV series)
Big Brother (American TV series), CBS reality competition since July 5, 2000, US adaptation of John de Mol's Dutch format. Houseguests live under 24/7 camera surveillance, compete as Head of Household, use the Power of Veto, and vote weekly evictions; $750,000 grand prize, 28 seasons, hosted by Julie Chen Moonves.
Big Brother (Australian TV series)
Big Brother Australia is the Australian version of the Big Brother reality format, first aired 2001 on Network Ten, later on Nine and Seven, revived on Ten at Dreamworld in 2025 with host Mel Tracina and moving to a Brisbane house for the October 2026 season.
Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 16
Season 16 of Big Brother Australia (2025, Network 10), hosted by Mel Tracina at Dreamworld: 26 live-format episodes, 9 Nov-8 Dec 2025, 1.5M launch viewers, winner Coco Beeby ($135,000), runner-up Emily.
Big Brother (British TV series)
Big Brother (British TV series), also called Big Brother UK, is the Channel 4/Channel 5/ITV2 reality show where housemates face public-vote evictions; launched 2000, peaked at 5.9m viewers, revived by ITV in 2023.
Big Brother (British TV series) series 21
Big Brother series 21 (Big Brother 2024) is the twenty-first UK series and second ITV civilian series, airing on ITV2 from 6 October to 15 November 2024, hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best, and won by Ali Bromley with 51.9% of the final vote.
Big Brother (British TV series) series 22
Big Brother series 22 (Big Brother 2025), the twenty-second UK series and third ITV-era civilian run, aired on ITV2/ITVX from 28 September 2025 for 48 days, hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best, won by 60-year-old composer Richard Storry.
Big Brother (British TV series) series 23
Big Brother UK series 23 (2026), fourth civilian ITV revival series, launched 13 September 2026 on ITV2/ITVX, hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best, eight-week 'house of surprises' run with online public voting.
Big Brother (franchise)
Big Brother: reality TV franchise first broadcast 1999 on Veronica in the Netherlands, in which isolated housemates are recorded 24/7; adapted in 70+ markets, with a US strategy-game variant, Banijay handling distribution.
Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
Big Brother is the fictional supreme ruler of Oceania in Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), seen only on posters and telescreens with the slogan "Big Brother is watching you", now a byword for intrusive surveillance.
Big Brother 14 (American season)
Big Brother 14, the 2012 CBS season, featured four returning coaches (Dan Gheesling, Britney Haynes, Janelle Pierzina, Mike Boogie) mentoring 12 new houseguests before a reset made them players; Ian Terry beat Gheesling 6-1 for $500,000.
Big Brother 16 (American season)
Big Brother 16 (American season) is the sixteenth US Big Brother season on CBS, hosted by Julie Chen. It premiered June 25, 2014 with 16 HouseGuests, debuted the Battle of the Block two-HoH twist, and crowned Derrick Levasseur winner for the $500,000 prize.
Big Brother 17 (American season)
Big Brother 17 (American season), CBS summer 2015 reality season, premiered June 24, 2015 in a steel beach house, with BB Takeover, Twin Twist, and Battle of the Block twists; Steve won, Vanessa Rousso placed third.
Big Brother 18 (American season)
Big Brother 18, the 2016 CBS season of the American reality series, ran a record 99 days with 12 new houseguests, four returnees, the Battle Back and Roadkill twists; Nicole Franzel beat Paul Abrahamian 5-4.
Big Brother 19 (American season)
Big Brother 19 (US) is the 2017 CBS season of Big Brother, the 19th American edition and 20th overall, 39 episodes, June to September 2017. Temptations theme, Paul Abrahamian returning, won by Josh Martinez.
Big Brother 20 (American season)
Big Brother 20 (2018, CBS): 20th US season, 16 new houseguests in a Silicon Valley-themed house; BB App Store and Hacker twists; Kaycee Clark beat Tyler Crispen 5-4 on September 26, 2018 for $500,000.
Big Brother 21 (American season)
Big Brother 21 (2019), the 21st American CBS season, also called BB21: 16 houseguests in a summer camp-themed house, Camp Comeback and Whacktivity twists, Jackson Michie winning 6–3 over Holly amid racism controversies.
Big Brother 22 (American season)
Big Brother 22: All-Stars, the 22nd US Big Brother season (August 5 to October 28, 2020), a 16-returnee pandemic edition won by Cody Calafiore 9-0 over Enzo Palumbo.
Big Brother 23 (American season)
Big Brother 23 (US) was the 2021 CBS season with 16 new houseguests, a $750,000 prize, and the Cookout alliance of six Black players that delivered Xavier Prather as the series' first Black winner, 9-0.
Big Brother 24 (American season)
Big Brother 24 (American season): CBS summer 2022 edition, July 6 to September 25, 2022; Festie Bestie twist, Dyre Fest/Big BroChella split, Leftovers alliance, winner Taylor Hale, first Black female winner, $750,000 prize.
Big Brother 25 (American season)
Big Brother 25 (US), the 2023 CBS 25th-anniversary season themed the BB Multiverse, ran a record 100 days; Jag Bains won 5-2 over Matt after the Power of Invincibility cancelled his unanimous eviction.