Big Brother (German TV series)

For the recent season, see Big Brother (German TV series) season 14. For the celebrity edition of the series, see Promi Big Brother.

Big Brother
2020 revival logo
GenreReality
Based onBig Brother
by John de Mol Jr.
Presented by
Opening themeVarious (see below)
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons14
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyEndemolShine Germany
Original release
NetworkRTL Zwei
Release28 February 2000 (2000-02-28) –
12 September 2011 (2011-09-12)
Networksixx
Release22 September (2015-09-22) –
22 December 2015 (2015-12-22)
NetworkSat.1
Release10 February (2020-02-10) –
18 May 2020 (2020-05-18)
Release24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) –
present
Related
Promi Big Brother
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Big Brother is the German version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother created by producer John de Mol Jr. in 1997.[1] Following the premise of other versions of the format, the show followed a number of contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom-built house. Each week, one of the housemates is evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate remaining winning a cash prize.

Big Brother premiered on 28 February 2000 and ran for eleven seasons on RTL Zwei (formerly spelled RTL 2 and RTL II) before the network cancelled it in September 2011.[2][3] Big Brother returned on 22 September 2015 on sixx, and lasted for one season.[4] After a 5-year break, Sat.1 rebooted the series on 10 February 2020.[5][6] Three years later, in October 2023, it was announced by EndemolShine Germany and Sat.1 that Big Brother would return for his fourteenth season on 2024.[7]

The show also featured a 24-hour live feed, in which fans could view the inside of the house at any time on the German pay channel Premiere and Sky until the twelfth season. In the Sat.1 iteration of the show, however, there was no 24-hour live stream offered from the inside of the house.[8]

After a two-year hiatus, the show was bought and revamped by Sat.1 as Promi Big Brother, the first celebrity version of the German version, with the first season premiering on 13 September 2013.[9] Cindy aus Marzahn and Oliver Pocher were announced as the new presenters of the revived show in August 2013.[10] Jochen Schropp is hosting the show since season 2, and with Jochen Bendel, also hosted Series 5. Since season 6, Schropp and Marlene Lufen are hosting the show together.

  1. ^ "Big Brother". www.endemolshine.de (in German). Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. ^ Meza, Ed (14 September 2009). "Germany's RTL renews 'Big Brother'". Variety. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Endemol - reality and docu - Big Brother". 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ ""Big Brother" startet bei sixx am 22. September". 12 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Sat.1 bringt "Big Brother" 2020 zurück ins TV-Programm". 26 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Big Brother 2020 Start: Wann läuft die neue Staffel in Sat.1? Moderator und Termin stehen fest!". bbfun.de. 10 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Überraschung: "Big Brother" vor Rückkehr nach Deutschland?".
  8. ^ "Big Brother Live-Stream: 24 Stunden-Kanal kommt bei Sat.1 nicht zurück". 10 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Germany and Portugal comeback for Big Brother". advanced-television.com. 4 April 2013.
  10. ^ Verkaufen, Werben & (28 August 2013). "Sat.1 wirbt mit Oliver Pocher und Cindy aus Marzahn für "Promi Big Brother" - W&V".