TV series or program
Big Brother
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Also known as
| Big Brother Israel
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Hebrew
| ??? ?????
HaAh HaGadol
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Presented by
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No.
of seasons
| 13 (Regular); 4 (VIP)
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No.
of episodes
| 475
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Producer
| Elad Koperman
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Production location
| Neve Ilan
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Running time
| 90 minutes (approx.)
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Production companies
| Koperman Productions;
Endemol Shine Israel
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Network
| Keshet
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Release
| 1 September 2008
(
2008-09-01
)
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28 March 2017
(
2017-03-28
)
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Network
| Reshet
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Release
| 5 May 2018
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2018-05-05
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present
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Big Brother
(
Hebrew
:
??? ?????
, Transliteration:
HaAh HaGadol
,
lit.
'
The Big Brother
'
) is the
Israeli
version of the international
reality television
franchise
Big Brother
created by producer
John de Mol
in 1997. The show began broadcasting in 2008, following the premise of other versions of the format, the show features a group of contestants, known as "Housemates" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the competition, housemates are evicted from the house. The last remaining Housemate wins the competition and is awarded a cash prize.
History
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The show was initially produced by
Keshet
and aired on
Channel 2
from 2008 to 2017. The show ran for eight original seasons and two celebrity seasons.
During its run on
Channel 2
, the show was hosted by
Erez Tal
and
Assi Azar
from season 1 to season 6. After
Assi Azar
left the show,
Erez Tal
and
Korin Gideon
hosted the show from season 7 to season 8.
At the end of season 7, it was declared that due to ownership changes in the television production companies, at the end of season 8, the broadcast rights of the show would be owned by "
Reshet
".
[1]
After
Channel 2
got closed and split into two new channels at the end of October 2017, it was announced that the show would be produced by
Reshet
and aired on
Channel 13
from 2018. As of June 2023, thirteen seasons and four celebrity ("VIP") seasons have been broadcast.
Liron Weizman
hosted the show from season 9 alongside
Ofer Shechter
and
Asi Israelof
.
[2]
In November 2018, it was announced that
Guy Zu-Aretz
will replace Shechter and Israelof and will host the show alongside Liron Weizman since the third celebrity season in 2019.
[3]
[4]
[5]
Format
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Big Brother
is a
reality game show
and is based on the international
Big Brother
series produced by
Endemol
in the
Netherlands
which began in 1999. The show's name comes from
George Orwell
's novel
Nineteen Eighty-Four
(1949), which revolves around a dystopia in which dictator
Big Brother
is the all-seeing leader. A group of people (called the Housemates) live together in a house, where 24 hours a day their every word and every action is recorded by cameras and microphones in all the rooms in the house. Access to television, the Internet, print media, and time is prohibited. In addition, the housemates live in complete confinement; they have no access to the outside world. At least once a week, the housemates nominate two housemates they wish to face a public vote to evict. The two or more housemates with the most votes face the public vote. The viewing public decides which of them gets evicted through text message votes or phone calls.
Should their stay inside the house become difficult for them to bear, a housemate is allowed to voluntarily leave at any time during the game. In the event of a withdrawal from the house, a replacement housemate usually enters in their place.
In the final week of each season, the viewers vote for which of the remaining people in the house should win the prize money and be crowned the winner of
Big Brother
.
Series details
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- Episodes from the original series season 9 to season 11 each including one reunion episode.
See also
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References
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External links
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Africa
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Big Brother
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Asia-Pacific
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Virtual
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