Big Brother
British version of the Big Brother television series
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| January 2025 | Announced that the Big Brother house would be built at Titan Studios, marking the fourth house location since the show's inception. |
| 2024 | Celebrity Big Brother 23 is nominated for the Reality Competition category at the National Television Awards. |
| 2024 | Vinted continued sponsorship of Big Brother series 21 on ITV2. |
| December 17 2024 | ITV announced the relocation of the Big Brother house from Garden Studios in preparation for the 2025 celebrity series. |
| November 2024 | ITV announces the series will return for a third series in 2025. |
| November 2024 | ITV announced the renewal of Big Brother for a twenty-second series. |
| November 2024 | ITV announces Big Brother will return for a third series in 2025. |
| November 15 2024 |
Ali Bromley was announced as the winner of the twenty-first series in the live final.
Ali Bromley WINS Big Brother 2024 as ITV confirms future of reality show | The Sun
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Big Brother winner Ali Bromley reveals she 'hasn't spoken' to Marcello Spooks about their fiery final night row - and shares sweet plans for her £90k prize money | Daily Mail Online
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| October 2024 | ITV edited an episode of Big Brother to remove all images of a watermelon symbol worn by contestant Ali Bromley, which was interpreted as a symbol of Palestinian solidarity. This editing action was compared to censorship in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four by journalist Nikita Mazurov. |
| October 6 2024 | The twenty-first series of Big Brother began, continuing with the 36-episode format. |
| 2023 | Vinted became the sponsor of Big Brother series 20 on ITV2, introducing a new slogan 'An eye for pre-loved fashion'. |
| 2023 | ITV announced the return of Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother in 2024, with the main show to air on ITV1 and STV. |
| November 17 2023 |
Jordan Sangha was crowned the winner of the twentieth series in the live final.
Big Brother 2023: Jordan Sangha crowned winner as he finds romance on reality TV show | The Independent
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Big Brother winner Jordan Sangha gushes his romance with boyfriend Henry Southan is 'stronger than ever' and slams 'cringe' Gary Goldsmith as he returns for Celebrity launch show | Daily Mail Online
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| October 8 2023 | The twentieth series of Big Brother began, with AJ Odudu and Will Best co-hosting, marking the first time the show featured double hosts. |
| October 8 2023 | Big Brother is relaunched for a second time on ITV2. |
| May 2023 | Confirmed that the new Big Brother house would be located at Garden Studios in North London, featuring versatile staging and an in-house virtual production studio. |
| April 25 2023 | ITV announces AJ Odudu and Will Best as the new hosts of Big Brother and its nightly spin-off show. |
| August 1 2022 | ITV officially confirmed Big Brother's return for 2023 via a teaser trailer during Love Island's final, announcing a move to an autumn slot on ITV2 and ITVX. |
| April 2022 | ITV Studios reported to be in talks with Banijay to revive Big Brother series in 2023. |
| 2020 | Channel 4 airs 'Big Brother: Best Shows Ever' to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the programme. |
| February 17 2019 | Former presenter Emma Willis confirmed the complete demolition of the Big Brother house at Elstree Studios via an Instagram post. |
| January 2019 | Demolition work began on the Big Brother house at Elstree Studios. |
| November 2018 | Big Brother ended on Channel 5. Cameron Cole was the winner of the final series and the programme's youngest winner. Emma Willis also made her final appearance as host. |
| September 14 2018 | Channel 5 announced that the nineteenth series would be the last on the channel. |
| 2017 | From Celebrity Big Brother 19, 'The Other House' was referred to as 'The Task Building'. |
| 2017 | Series 18 sponsored by Castle Jackpot. |
| June 5 2017 | Eighteenth series launched, won by Isabelle Warburton, who was the first woman to win as a late entrant and spent the least time (38 days) in the house for a winner. |
| 2016 | Series 17 sponsored by Betway, using the tagline '...Sponsors tonight's Big Brother'. |
| June 7 2016 | Seventeenth series launched, featuring two separate houses for the first time. Jason Burrill won, becoming the oldest housemate to win the main series. |
| March 18 2016 | Planning permission was granted for the Big Brother house extension with no objections. |
| February 2 2016 | Endemol submitted a planning application to Hertsmere Borough Council for a major renovation of the Big Brother house, proposing a new extension with a second house, garden, and interview studio. |
| 2015 | Series 16 sponsored by Lucozade Energy with the slogan 'Find Your Flow'. |
| May 12 2015 | Sixteenth series began, which was the earliest Big Brother launch to date. Chloe Wilburn was announced as the winner. |
| 2014 | Series 15 sponsored with the hashtag #supercass. |
| June 5 2014 | Fifteenth series launched, won by Helen Wood, the first female winner since the Channel 5 revival. |
| 2013 | Series 14 sponsored by SuperCasino with the slogan 'Feel it for real'. |
| June 2013 | A planned two-hour nightly live feed show was cancelled due to low ratings. |
| June 13 2013 | Fourteenth series premiered, with Sam Evans winning the competition. |
| April 2 2013 | Emma Willis confirmed as the new host of Big Brother, replacing Brian Dowling. |
| 2012 | Series 13 sponsored by Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL with the slogan 'If you've got the attitude we've got the colour'. |
| June 5 2012 | Thirteenth series premiered, won by Luke Anderson. This was also Brian Dowling's final appearance as host. |
| September 9 2011 | Twelfth series of Big Brother launched, with Aaron Allard-Morgan eventually crowned as the winner after 64 days in the house. |
| May 3 2011 | Endemol and Channel 5 officially opened applications for the show. |
| April 2 2011 | Channel 5 formally confirmed a £200 million two-year contract with Endemol to broadcast Big Brother, starting 18 August 2011. |
| 2010 | A special titled 'Jade Goody: Ultimate Housemate' aired on Channel 4 in memory of Jade Goody after the initial conclusion of the series. |
| 2010 | Richard Desmond bought Channel 5 and expressed interest in acquiring Big Brother. |
| 2010 | Channel 4 airs the final Big Brother series, concluding with the Ultimate Big Brother special edition. |
| June 9 2010 | Eleventh and final series on Channel 4 premiered, lasting 77 days. Josie Gibson was crowned the winner. |
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