| Big Brother | |
|---|---|
| Series 17 | |
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| Presented by | Emma Willis |
| No. of days | 50 |
| No. of housemates | 19 |
| Winner | Jason Burrill |
| Runner-up | Hughie Maughan |
| Companion shows | Big Brother's Bit on the Side |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5 |
| Original release | 7 June – 26 July 2016 |
| Series chronology | |
Big Brother 2016, also known as Big Brother 17, is the seventeenth series of the British reality television series Big Brother, hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 7 June 2016 on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and TV3 in Ireland.[1][2]
Rylan Clark-Neal continued to present the spin-off show Big Brother's Bit on the Side. It was the sixth regular series and the sixteenth series of Big Brother in total to air on Channel 5 to date.
This series was the first civilian edition to launch under the new three-year contract that was announced in March 2015 which guaranteed the show remained on Channel 5 until 2018.[3]
On 1 July 2016, it was confirmed that the series length had been cut and that the final would air at the end of July 2016.[4] It was confirmed the final would air on 26 July 2016, with a series length of 50 days.[5] It was the shortest-running series of the British Big Brother at that point, until the 2023 ITV revival surpassed it with a length of only 42 days.
On 26 July 2016, Jason Burrill was announced as the winner of the series with Hughie Maughan finishing as the series runner-up. At age 45, Jason became the oldest ever winner of the British franchise of Big Brother to date.[6]
- ^ "Exclusive: Big Brother 2016 airs on TV3 in Ireland". bbspy.co.uk.
- ^ "Channel 5 Press on Twitter: IT'S OFFICIAL! The Big Brother: Live Launch was at 9pm, June 7th on @channel5_tv. Get it in your diary! @EmmaWillis @Rylan #BBUK". twitter.co.uk.
- ^ Lee, Ben (19 March 2015). "Big Brother renewed for 3 more years by Channel 5". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ bbspy. "Channel 5 cuts Big Brother's length with final set for July".
- ^ bbspy. "Big Brother 2016 ending after 50 days on Tuesday 26th July".
- ^ Powell, Emma (26 July 2016). "Big Brother final 2016: Jason Burrill beats Hughie Maughan and Jackson Blyton to be crowned champion". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 May 2020.