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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.
Big Brother 26 (American season)
Big Brother 26 (2024) is the 26th US CBS season, themed around the AI character AINSLEY, with 16 houseguests, the AI Arena three-nominee twist, and Chelsie Baham winning 7-0 over Makensy Manbeck.
Big Brother 27 (American season)
The 2025 season of Big Brother, featuring the Hotel Mystère theme, aired on CBS and saw sixteen Houseguests compete for $750,000, culminating in Ashley Hollis's victory.
Big Brother 28 (American season)
Big Brother 28, the 2026 American CBS season with a Time Trip theme, ran July 9 to October 1 with 17 houseguests including reality veterans the Icons; Rick Devens won 6-1 over Taylor Brown.
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Big Brother and the Holding Company, formed in San Francisco in late 1965, is the psychedelic rock band that launched Janis Joplin; its 1968 album Cheap Thrills topped the Billboard chart for eight weeks.
Big Brother Brasil
Big Brother Brasil (BBB) is a reality competition show produced by Brazil's Globo network, the Brazilian adaptation of the Dutch Big Brother format, airing since 2002.
Big Brother Canada
Big Brother Canada is the Canadian adaptation of the Big Brother reality format, also called BBCAN. Twelve seasons aired 2013-2024 on Slice and Global; Bell Media ordered a 2027 revival for CTV and Crave hosted by Andrea Bain.
Big Brother Canada season 12
Big Brother Canada season 12 (BBCAN12), the 2024 Global season of Big Brother Canada. Two All-Stars, Anthony Douglas and Victoria Woghiren, joined 12 rookies; Bayleigh Pelham won 6-1 over Anthony; 29 episodes; Todd Clements won Favourite Player.
Big Brother Canada season 3
Big Brother Canada season 3 (2015) is the Global-aired third season of the Canadian reality series, won by Sarah Hanlon 7-2 over Godfrey Mangwiza, featuring the franchise's first triple eviction and a jury-elimination finale twist.
Big Brother Naija
Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), formerly Big Brother Nigeria, is Nigeria's version of the Big Brother reality franchise: housemates live in a filmed, isolated house and are evicted by public vote. Debuting 2006, revived 2017 on Africa Magic, hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, with Season 11's ₦160 million prize and winner Temi Nkem.
Big Brother Naija season 11
Big Brother Naija season 11, tagged Show Ya Sef, is the 2026 eleventh edition of Nigeria's Big Brother reality show: 24 housemates, ₦160 million prize, hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, won by Temi Nkem on 4 October 2026.
Big Brother: Over the Top
Big Brother: Over the Top was a 2016 online-only Big Brother season on CBS All Access (now Paramount+), 65 days, 13 houseguests, audience voting, winner Morgan, $250,000 prize, no jury, hosted by Julie Chen.
Big Brother: Reindeer Games
Big Brother: Reindeer Games is CBS's six-episode holiday special (December 11–21, 2023) with nine returning houseguests in elimination competitions; Nicole Franzel won the $100,000 prize.