The Survive! reality television format was later turned into Survivor. In 2000, the estate of George Orwell sued CBS Television and Endemol for copyright and trademark infringement, claiming that the program infringed on the Orwell novel 1984 and its trademarks.
Big Brother is a Dutch reality competition television franchise created by John de Mol Jr., first broadcast in the Netherlands in 1999, and subsequently syndicated internationally.
The program also relies on other techniques, such as a stripped back-to-basic environment, evictions, weekly tasks and competitions set by Big Brother, and the "Diary Room" (or "Confession Room") where housemates convey their private thoughts to the camera and reveal their nominees for eviction. === Creation === The first version of Big Brother was broadcast in 1999 on Veronica in the Netherlands.
The British version of the show accepts Irish applicants and was available between 2000 and 2010 as Channel 4 was available; the show returned to Irish screens as TV3 bought the rights from UK broadcaster Channel 5 to air the show. On the other hand, some countries have multiple franchises based on language.
The US series began in 2000 with the original Dutch format—i.e., housemates, or HouseGuests, as they are styled in the US, nominating each other for eviction and the public voting on evictions and the eventual winner.
The game was officially launched on 15 October 2020 worldwide for both iOS, Android devices and PC platform. == Controversies == === Legal === In April 2000, Castaway, an independent production company, filed a lawsuit against John de Mol and Endemol for stealing the concepts of their own show called Survive!, a reality television show where contestants are placed on a deserted island and have to take care of themselves alone.
The Survive! reality television format was later turned into Survivor. In 2000, the estate of George Orwell sued CBS Television and Endemol for copyright and trademark infringement, claiming that the program infringed on the Orwell novel 1984 and its trademarks.
In 2001, the American version adopted a different format since the second season, where the contestants are encouraged to strategize to advance in the game; in this format, the contestants themselves vote to evict each other.
A week later, the houseguests were required to unanimously decide which of them to bring back into the house. ==== Evil Big Brother ==== In 2004, the fifth UK series introduced a villainous Big Brother with harsher punishments, such as taking away prize money, more difficult tasks and secret tricks.
This concept has also been used in Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, South America, Scandinavia, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Philippines and Mexico. ==== Twin or triplet housemates ==== In 2004, the fifth US season introduced twins who were tasked with secretly switching back and forth in the house; they were allowed to play the game as individual house guests after succeeding at the deception for four weeks.
This twist was also done between Russia (BBR1) and Pacific (GHP1) in 2005, and Argentina (GH4) and Brazil (BBB7) in 2007. ==== Other exchanges ==== In 2009, as part of the casting process for Italy's GF9, Doroti Polito and Leonia Coccia visited Spain's GH10. In 2012, four contestants from Denmark's BB4 visited Sweden's BB6 and competed in a Viking-themed challenge.
In 2005, United Kingdom (Nadia Almada of BB5) visited Australia (BB5) again.
In 2006, United Kingdom (Chantelle Houghton of CBB4) visited Germany (BBG6).
The rest of the rules are nearly the same as those of the original version. ==== Variations ==== The 2006 Netherlands series was entitled Hotel Big Brother.
This twist was also done between Russia (BBR1) and Pacific (GHP1) in 2005, and Argentina (GH4) and Brazil (BBB7) in 2007. ==== Other exchanges ==== In 2009, as part of the casting process for Italy's GF9, Doroti Polito and Leonia Coccia visited Spain's GH10. In 2012, four contestants from Denmark's BB4 visited Sweden's BB6 and competed in a Viking-themed challenge.
This variation introduced a group of celebrity hoteliers and a Big Boss, who run a hotel and collect money for charity without nominations, evictions or a winner. Another variation appeared in the UK in early 2008, entitled Celebrity Hijack.
This twist was also done between Russia (BBR1) and Pacific (GHP1) in 2005, and Argentina (GH4) and Brazil (BBB7) in 2007. ==== Other exchanges ==== In 2009, as part of the casting process for Italy's GF9, Doroti Polito and Leonia Coccia visited Spain's GH10. In 2012, four contestants from Denmark's BB4 visited Sweden's BB6 and competed in a Viking-themed challenge.
The prize for the winner of the series was £50,000. In 2009, VIP Brother 3 Bulgaria introduced the concept of celebrities competing for charitable causes, which changed each week.
The British version of the show accepts Irish applicants and was available between 2000 and 2010 as Channel 4 was available; the show returned to Irish screens as TV3 bought the rights from UK broadcaster Channel 5 to air the show. On the other hand, some countries have multiple franchises based on language.
In 2010, the first 2-housemate exchange was held by Spain and Italy (GH11 and GF10).
This twist was also done between Russia (BBR1) and Pacific (GHP1) in 2005, and Argentina (GH4) and Brazil (BBB7) in 2007. ==== Other exchanges ==== In 2009, as part of the casting process for Italy's GF9, Doroti Polito and Leonia Coccia visited Spain's GH10. In 2012, four contestants from Denmark's BB4 visited Sweden's BB6 and competed in a Viking-themed challenge.
Big Brother Canada, introduced in 2013, also follows the American format.
As a result, the TV episodes focus primarily on the main events regarding the gameplay and house politics versus the day-to-day goings-on in the house; to see the latter, watching the live feeds is necessary. In 2013, English-speaking Canada introduced its own version of the show on the cable channel Slice; the series moved to Global TV for its third (2015) season.
In 2015, the sixth Philippine season, also had two winners; one from the teens and one from the regular adults.
The winner of the Power of Immunity competition gets to choose someone to be safe from nomination. The pilot for Big Brother China, which premiered exclusively online in 2015, had housemates voting on evictions but the public voting for the winner.
A similar format was used for Over the Top, an online-only spin-off of the US series that ran in 2016. The nineteenth series of Big Brother UK saw the adaption of the "Game Changer" competition which is very similar to the Power of Veto competition.
The French Canadian version mostly followed the US/Anglophone Canadian format, but the public could evict a housemate on some occasions and decided the winner. The 2020 revival of the Big Brother Australia series adopted a slightly altered version of the American format (having previously used the international format) while pre-recording the series months in advance.
The winner of the first season got the chance to win a $1,000,000 prize. A trial season took place in the Republic of Ireland during the summer of 2020.
The game was officially launched on 15 October 2020 worldwide for both iOS, Android devices and PC platform. == Controversies == === Legal === In April 2000, Castaway, an independent production company, filed a lawsuit against John de Mol and Endemol for stealing the concepts of their own show called Survive!, a reality television show where contestants are placed on a deserted island and have to take care of themselves alone.
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