Season 19 • Episode 45
LatestA British reality television game show in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house for several weeks, trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run.
Production
The iconic diary room confessions that launched a thousand memes.
Direction
Brutal live evictions with screaming crowds and crushed dreams.
Editing
Manufactured storylines from 24/7 footage — reality TV's original Frankenstein.
Creator
John de Mol
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Launched the global reality TV empire; the Dutch original was considered so boring de Mol nearly scrapped it.
The 'Big Brother' name comes from Orwell's 1984 — the ultimate irony for a show about voluntary surveillance.
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