Big Brother Germany
| Big Brother Germany | |
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| Also known as | Promi Big Brother |
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | John de Mol |
| Presented by | Jochen Schropp (2014–) (Promi Big Brother) Percy Hoven (2000) Oliver Geissen (2000–2003) Aleksandra Bechtel (2003, 2010–2011) Ruth Moschner (2004–2006) Oliver Petszokat (2005–2006) Charlotte Karlinder (2007–2008) Miriam Pielhau (2008–2009) Sonja Zietlow (2011) Oliver Pocher (2013) (Promi Big Brother) Cindy aus Marzahn (2013) (Promi Big Brother) Jochen Bendel (2015) |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language(s) | German & English |
| No. of seasons | 12 (Regular version); 4 (Promi Big Brother) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original network |
Sat.1 (2013–present) (Promi Big Brother) RT2 / RTL (2000–2011) Single TV (2000) Tele 5 (2003–2006) MTV2 Pop (2003–2005) VIVA (2004–2009) Premiere / Sky (2004–2011) 9Live (2008) sixx (2015) |
| Original release | 28 February 2000 – 9 August 2011 13 August 2013 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Big Brother Germany is a reality show on RTL II (with a 24h live broadcast on German pay channel Premiere/Sky). It was the first adapted version based on the original Dutch Big Brother series by Endemol in 1999. Big Brother Germany first aired on 28 February 2000 and ended 11 years later on 12 September 2011. After a two-year hiatus the series was brought and revamped by Sat.1 as Promi Big Brother, the first celebrity series of the German version.Cindy aus Marzahn and Oliver Pocher were announced as the new presenters of the revived show in August 2013.
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 secretly nominate two housemate 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. The nominee with the most votes is evicted and leaves the house.
Should their stay inside the house become difficult for them to bear, a housemate is allowed to voluntary 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.
Big Brother Germany is regularly broadcast by RTL II, in early seasons also by RTL Television.
Big Brother 1 was broadcast 6 nights a week. From Monday to Friday was aired 50min highlights show at 20:15 to 21:10 on RTL II. An hour-long decision show, Die Entscheidung, was aired on Sunday from 20:15 to 21:15 on RTL II.
Big Brother 2 and Big Brother 3 were broadcast six nights a week by RTL II and 1 night a week by RTL Television. RTL II broadcast 50min daily recaps from Sunday to Friday at 20:15 to 21:10. RTL Television broadcast 2h decision show (Die Entscheidung) in Saturday at 20:15 to 22:15. Sometimes the decision show had 3h length.
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