(also known by the acronym ) is the

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version of the '' Big Brother''

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franchise, first developed in the

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. Produced by Zeppelin TV (part of the Endemol Shine Iberia) and broadcast on

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, has been the first reality show to be broadcast in Spain, as well as an audience leader: it obtained a 36.5% rating share in its premiere, became an instant success and reached over ten million in its first two seasons. Due to the low audience of the eighteenth season, Telecinco decided to shelved the regular edition and continue to produce and the spin-off . In 2024, the regular edition returned after a 7 year break. , 30 seasons of the show had aired (eighteen regular seasons, seven VIP seasons, and five spin-off seasons); it is the longest-running series in the franchise worldwide, currently on air.

Format

Based on the original Dutch version created by John de Mol Jr., the show sees several different housemates, divided by gender, social backgrounds and geographical locations locked up together in a house, where the viewing public can watch them twenty-four hours a day, and vote them out of the house as they choose to. The housemates live in isolation from the outside world in a house custom built with everyday objects, like home appliances and a garden. The house also includes cameras and microphones in most of the rooms recording all of the activities on the premises. The only place where housemates can be away from the other contestants is in the confession room, where they can express their true feelings. The winner is the last contestant remaining in the house and receives a cash prize. Housemates are evicted weekly throughout the show by the viewing public. The show's name comes from George Orwell's 1948 novel

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, a dystopia in which '' Big Brother'' is the all-seeing, omnipotent leader of Oceania. The galas (eviction & nomination show) broadcast on Thursdays, presented by

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from 2000 to 2001 and 2002 to 2015. Jorge Javier Vázquez replaced Mercedes Milá from 2016. The weekly debate show is presented by

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on Sundays and the highlights show from the previous day being shown daily. Límte 48 horas on Tuesdays and Última Hora is presented by Jordi González on the set and Lara Álvarez from the editorial office on Mondays. Following the success of the format, Telecinco developed different versions of the format. In 2004, aired, is the version with celebrity housemates, which have aired seven seasons. In 2010, premiered, which aired two seasons, the first season is with pairs of housemates who entered the house again to sort out unfinished matters, and the second season is with contestants from different reality shows of

. In 2019, aired, it's a variant of the celebrity format which the housemates entered the house with a current or former relationship and coupled-up.

Series details

Regular seasons

Celebrity seasons

''All Stars'' seasons

Gran Hermano Dúo seasons

Spin-off seasons

Presenters and programmes

;Current presenters * Carlos Sobera - presents the main gala shows for ''Gran Hermano Dúo 3''. * Ion Aramendi - presents the weekly debate show for ''Gran Hermano VIP 8'', ''Gran Hermano Dúo 2–3'', and ''Gran Hermano 19'' * Jorge Javier Vázquez - presented the daily highlights and the weekly debate show for ''Gran Hermano 10'' and the main gala shows for ''Gran Hermano 17–19'', ''Gran Hermano VIP 6–7'', ''Gran Hermano Dúo 1'' ;Former presenters *

- presents the main gala shows for ''Gran Hermano 1–2'', ''4–16'' * Pepe Navarro - presented the main gala shows for ''Gran Hermano 3'' *

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- presented the daily highlights and the housemates exit for ''Gran Hermano 3'' * Fernando Acaso - presented the daily highlights and the housemates exit for the first two series. * Jesús Vázquez - presented the weekly debate show for ''Gran Hermano 4'' and ''5'' * Jorge Fernández - presented the daily highlights for ''Gran Hermano 4'' and the housemates exit in ''Gran Hermano 5'' * Carolina Ferre - presented the daily highlights for ''Gran Hermano 5'' * Óscar Martínez - presented the daily highlights for ''Gran Hermano 6'' and ''9'' * Lucía Riaño - presented the daily highlights for ''Gran Hermano 8'' * Lorena Castell - presented the daily highlights for ''Gran Hermano 12'' * Frank Blanco - presented the weekly debate show for ''Gran Hermano 14'' *

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- presented the weekly debate show for ''Gran Hermano 6–9'', ''11–13'', ''15–18'', ''Gran Hermano Dúo'', and the main gala shows for ''Gran Hermano VIP 3–5''. * Marta Flich - presents the main gala shows and límite 48 horas show for ''Gran Hermano VIP 8'' and ''Gran Hermano Dúo 2

Notes

References

External links

''Gran Hermano'' Official website
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''Gran Hermano VIP'' Official website
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