| Big Brother Canada | |
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 Logo used since the show's inception | |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Based on | Big Brother by John de Mol Jr. |
| Presented by | |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 333 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | John Brunton Erin Brock Eric Abboud Arisa Cox |
| Production location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Insight Productions (In association with Corus Entertainment and Banijay) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Slice |
| Release | February 27, 2013 – May 8, 2014 |
| Network | Global[1] |
| Release | March 23, 2015 – May 8, 2024 |
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Big Brother Canada is a Canadian television reality game show based on the Dutch reality show of the same name, which was part of the wider Big Brother franchise. The first season of the series premiered on February 27, 2013, on Slice. From the third season, the show aired on Global until the twelfth and final season ended on May 8, 2024. The series is produced by Endemol and Insight Productions. It is hosted by Arisa Cox, who is concurrently an executive producer starting from the ninth season.[2][3]
The show follows the premise originated by the American version of the show, in which a group of contestants, known as "HouseGuests", live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world as they compete for a $100,000 cash prize, as well as additional prizes from the show's sponsors. The HouseGuests are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones.
A live feed into the house was available for viewers to watch for free through the show's website, before being replaced by Digital Dailies in season 11. Big Brother Canada is the first incarnation of the series to adopt the format used in the United States, which greatly differs from others. The rules of the series have also been altered throughout each season through "twists" added to the game.
The series was put on hiatus following the conclusion of the fifth season,[4] but fan support saw the series renewed for a sixth season.[5] The twelfth season premiered on March 5, 2024, on Global and STACKTV. Season 12 houseguests are competing for over $200,000 in cash and prizes.[6]
On June 27, 2024, it was officially announced that the series was cancelled after 12 seasons.[7] 333 episodes were produced.
- ^ "Big Brother Canada Season 3 officially announced". GlobalTV. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Arisa Cox named 'Big Brother Canada' host". 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Big Brother Canada: Arisa Cox to host first edition of reality show – Toronto Star". The Star. Toronto. 21 January 2013.
- ^ Arisa Cox [@arisacox] (5 June 2017). "It's been FIVE BRILLIANT SEASONS and now it's official, @BigBrotherCA is on hiatus. MASSIVE LOVE to our BB fam from…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "TOTAL GAME CHANGER: SEASON 6 OF FAN FAVOURITE BIG BROTHER CANADA RETURNS TO GLOBAL IN 2018" (Press release). Corus Entertainment. 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Big Brother Canada Season 12: Premiere Date & Airing Schedule". Tonybet Blog. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "'Big Brother Canada' cancelled after 12 seasons: 'End of an era'". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 28 September 2024.