''Big Brother VIP'', is an adaptation of the ''
Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguests are local celebrities. The format of the celebrity version usually keeps the same as the original version. In some countries, the prize money normally awarded to the winning housemate is donated to a charity, and all celebrities are paid to appear in the show as long as they do not voluntarily leave before their eviction or the end of the series. The rest of the rules are nearly the same as those of the original version.
History
The first-ever celebrity version of ''Big Brother'' aired in
Netherlands
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on 22 May 2000 with the name of ''
Big Brother VIPs''. It's a spin-off of the original of the original ''Big Brother''. The show was pre-recorded with four different groups of well-known Dutch celebrities (knowns as VIPs) entered the house. On 9 March 2001, UK broadcaster
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
introduced their first celebrity series ''
Celebrity Big Brother
''Big Brother VIP'', is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguest ...
'', making it the second country to adopt the celebrity version.
Popularity
The celebrity version has become particularly popular in the UK, causing UK broadcaster
Channel 5 to extend its deal with Endemol enabling them to air two celebrity series in addition to the civilian version every year from 2012.
In total, the UK aired 22 celebrity series with their ''
twenty-second and final series'' ending on 10 September 2018, Four days later on 14 September 2018, Channel 5 confirmed that they had axed both ''Big Brother'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother''.
In Bulgaria, ''
VIP Brother
''VIP Brother'' is a Bulgarian reality television game show in which a number of celebrity contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize or collecting money for char ...
'' has replaced the original format of the show and more seasons of the celebrity edition have been produced than the regular one. Due to the show's popularity there, it lasts for two months unlike most countries where it only airs for a month.
Versions
: Currently airing
: An upcoming season
: Status unknown
: No longer airing
: Original version
See also
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''Big Brother'' (franchise)
References
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Banijay franchises
Reality television series franchises