Big Brother 17 (UK)

Big Brother 2016, also known as Big Brother 17, was the seventeenth series of the British reality television series Big Brother, hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 7 June 2016 on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and TV3 in Ireland.Rylan Clark-Neal continued to present the spin-off show Big Brother's Bit on the Side. It was the sixth regular series and the sixteenth series of Big Brother in total to air on Channel 5 to date. This was the first series to have two houses.

On 1 July 2016, it was confirmed that the series length had been cut and that the final would air at the end of July 2016. On 13 July 2016, it was confirmed the final would air on 26 July 2016 meaning that with a series length of 50 days, Big Brother 17 is the shortest ever series of Big Brother UK to air in the sixteen years of the show.

On 26 July 2016, Jason Burrill was announced as the winner of the series with Hughie Maughan finishing as the series runner-up. At 45 years old, Burrill is the oldest winner of Big Brother UK in the series' sixteen year history.

On 2 February 2016, a planning application to Hertsmere Borough Council first revealed that Endemol had applied to build a new extension to the house, which would be its biggest renovation to the house since it was built in 2002. The documents teased a second house with another garden, as well as a new exterior set and interview studio. The old eviction set and eye studio were both demolished following the conclusion of Celebrity Big Brother 17. It was later announced on 18 March 2016 that permission had been granted with no objection. The new outdoor set will be smaller than before, holding a capacity of just 200 compared to 470 beforehand.

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