big brother started on channel 5 on 18 august 2011.
big brother started on channel 5 on 18 august 2011.
when did big brother start on channel 5?
18 august 2011
after richard desmond bought channel 5 in 2010, he stated that he was keen to acquire "big brother". meanwhile, endemol had been granted permission to keep the "big brother" house at the elstree tv studios until 30 september 2013. on 2 april 2011, "the daily star", a newspaper owned by desmond's northern & shell company, reported that "big brother" would be returning on channel 5 in august 2011 with a celebrity edition, followed by a main edition in september. four days later, channel 5 formally confirmed that they had signed a £200 million two-year contract with endemol to screen "big brother" from 18 august 2011. "big brother 2" winner brian dowling was announced as the new presenter. mccall declined the offer to presenter, having said goodbye to the show in 2010. on 3 may 2011, "endemol" and channel 5 officially opened the process for people to apply to be on the show. the twelfth series officially launched on 9 september 2011. aaron allard-morgan was crowned the winner after spending 64 days in the house. the thirteenth series premiered on 5 june 2012, and was won by luke anderson. on 2 april 2013, it was confirmed that dowling would be replaced by emma willis, who had previously presented spin-off series' for the show. the fourteenth series premiered on 13 june 2013, and was won by sam evans. the fifteenth series launched on 5 june 2014 and was won by helen wood, making her the first female winner since the show's revival on channel 5. the sixteenth series began on 12 may 2015, the earliest big brother launch to date. chloe wilburn was announced as the winner of that series. the seventeenth series launched on 7 june 2016, it was the first big brother series to feature two separate houses and with a series length of 50 days it was the shortest ever series of "big brother" to air in the sixteen years of the programme. the winner was stunt double jason burill. he is the oldest housmate to win the main series to date. the eighteenth series launched on 5 june 2017 and was won by isabelle warburton. she is the first woman to win big brother as a late entrant, and at just 38 days in the house she has also spent the least amount of time in the house for a winner of the regular series.
big brother (british tv series)
since its inception, "big brother" has seen numerous spin-offs and tie-in series' launch on both channel 4 and channel 5. the most notable spin-off, "celebrity big brother", began initially as a one time series and involved six celebrities staying in the house for eight days. following the success of the series, "celebrity big brother" went on to become an annual occurrence, much like the main series. following widespread media attention involving racism during the fifth series, the show was not broadcast the following year. the show returned in 2009, and the final series to air on channel 4 aired in 2010. following the show's move to channel 5, "celebrity big brother" began airing two series per year. the show has also had various other spin-off series occur since its premiere. the first spin-off, "", premiered on 13 october 2003 and lasted for a total of ten days. the series was met with much controversy, which was later heightened when two of the cast members had sex in the house. "big brother panto", which aired in 2004, saw the return of ten former housemates who re-enacted their rendition of "cinderella". "ultimate big brother" was the final series to air on channel 4, and featured fourteen of the most memorable housemates from both the main series and "celebrity big brother" competing in the series. brian dowling became the only housemate to win a series twice after winning "ultimate big brother". numerous other spin-offs have occurred throughout the series such as "big brother's big mouth", presented by russell brand, and "big brother's little brother" presented by dermot o'leary. following the show's move to channel 5, "big brother's bit on the side" and "celebrity big brother" are the only spin-off series now airing.
big brother (british tv series)