What is "big brother"

"ubiquitous and repressive but apparently benevolent authority" first recorded 1949, from George Orwell's novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four."

n. 1 unwarranted, invasive, and discreet surveillance, especially of a people by its government 2 Any omnipresent figurehead representing oppressive control

Big Brother is a fictional character and symbol in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is ostensibly the leader (most likely a symbolic figurehead) of Oceania, a totalitarian state wherein the ruling Party wields total power "for its own sake" over the inhabitants.

In the society that Orwell describes, every citizen is under constant surveillance by the authorities, mainly by telescreens (with the exception of the Proles). The people are constantly reminded of this by the slogan "Big Brother is watching you": a maxim which is ubiquitously on display. In modern culture the term "Big Brother" has entered the lexicon as a synonym for abuse of government power, particularly in respect to civil liberties, often specifically related to mass surveillance.

Big Brother is a reality game show franchise created by John de Mol and originally broadcast in the Netherlands. In the show, a group of people called "housemates" or "house guests" live together in a specially constructed large house that is isolated and cut off from the outside world. During their stay in the house, contestants are continuously monitored by live, in-house television cameras, as well as personal audio microphones. Each season lasts for about three months, with at least ten contestants entering the house during this time. To win the final cash prize, a contestant must survive periodic (usually weekly) evictions and be the last housemate or house guest remaining in the compound by the series' conclusion. In English-speaking countries, the program is often referred to as "BB".

Big Brother is a television reality game show based on an originally Dutch TV series of the same name created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The series follows a group of contestants, known as HouseGuests, who are living together in a custom-built home under constant surveillance. The HouseGuests are completely isolated from the outside world, and can have no communication with those not in the house. The contestants are competing for a $500,000 grand prize, with weekly competitions and evictions determining who will win the show. The series takes its name from the character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984). The series launched on July 5, 2000 to a successful start, though ratings and critical reaction continued to grow increasingly negative. This led to the second season being a revamp of the show, featuring a more competition-based challenge. The series has since continued to be a hit for CBS, and is the second longest-running adaptation of the series to date, after the Spanish adaptation.

The program is also expected to be the first reality game show set to air exclusively on a streaming platform with an upcoming season airing in the fall of 2016 on CBS's streaming service, CBS All Access. CBS also renewed the series for a 19th and 20th season expected to air in the summer of 2017 and 2018 respectively.

Big Brother is the British version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The show follows a number of contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built house. Each week, one of the housemates is evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate remaining winning a cash prize. The series takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The series premiered on 18 July 2000 on Channel 4, and immediately became a ratings hit. The series also featured a 24-hour live feed, in which fans could view inside the house at any time. Big Brother aired for eleven series on Channel 4, followed by one final special edition, Ultimate Big Brother, which ended on 10 September 2010. Following this, Channel 5 acquired the rights to the series, and it was officially relaunched on 18 August 2011. The show aired its fifteenth series in 2014, and following the finale on 15 August 2014, Emma Willis announced that the show would be back for a sixteenth series in 2015. It was announced on 19 March 2015 that the show would remain on air until at least 2018.

The show was initially hosted by Davina McCall from its inception to its cancellation by Channel 4. Despite being offered the position of host following the show's move to Channel 5, McCall chose not to return. Former winner Brian Dowling became the host, a position he held throughout the twelfth and thirteenth series. Emma Willis later replaced Dowling as the host of the series for the fourteenth series, then returned to host the fifteenth series also. Marcus Bentley has been the narrator of the series since it premiered in 2000. Big Brother has had numerous spin-off series occur since its premiere, most notably Celebrity Big Brother, which is a shorter version of the main series whereas the cast is composed solely of celebrities. Numerous other spin-off series that are not competition based have aired, with Dermot O'Leary, Russell Brand, George Lamb, and Emma Willis all hosting spin-offs. Over the course of its run, there have been a total of 38 series of Big Brother: seventeen regular series, seventeen celebrity series and four special series. Currently, it is the third longest running version of Big Brother to date, following the Spanish and American adaptations.

"Big Brother" is the first ever episode of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. It is the first episode of series 1, and was first broadcast on 8 September 1981. In the episode, Del buys a consignment of briefcases, only to later discover that the combinations are locked inside.

Big Brother (Sweden and Norway) is a reality show shown on Kanal 5 in Sweden, and TV Norge in Norway, in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run. It is based on the Big Brother series produced by Endemol. From 2000 on seasons of Big Brother were shown in both Norway and Sweden and in both countries the show enjoyed very high ratings, so high that eventually the production teams of both began thinking about joining together to make one Big Brother show for both countries. So in 2005 they joined forces. The 2006 edition was also a co-production between Norwegian and Swedish Big Brother. For this season Adam Alsing left the show, and Hannah Rosander took over as the Swedish host. There was also a Big Brother Exchange Program with Big Brother (Thailand) as well. Following the second season in 2006 the show was cancelled in both Sweden and Norway.

On 31 August 2014 the third joined series of Big Brother between Norway and Sweden will premiere on Kanal 9 in Sweden and FEM in Norway.

Big Brother was a skateboarding magazine founded by Steve Rocco in 1992, which was notable for ushering in street skating and the sub-culture of skateboarding. Big Brother ceased publication in 2004.

No subject was taboo. Early articles featured step by step ways to commit suicide and rip-off schemes such as how to make a fake ID. They would often use odd gimmicks like printing the magazine in different sizes, packaging it in a cereal box, and throwing in items like trading cards and a cassette tape. Early writers were Sean Cliver, Earl Parker (Thomas Schmidt) Jeff Tremaine, Marc McKee, Mike Ballard, Pat Canale, and others.

They also released a few videos, including "Shit", then "Number 2", with a few stunts and pranks, but the videos were mostly skateboarding-oriented.

Big Brother is a reality show shown on RTL Televizija in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run. It is based on the international Big Brother format produced by Endemol.

In the first four seasons (and the Celebrity season) the house was located in Jadran Film studios, in the Dubrava section of Zagreb. In season 5, the house of Big Brother Thailand was used.

There have been five seasons - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 plus one celebrity season. Big Brother Croatia' holds the record for having the most regular seasons (five) with only male contestants winning the show each year (although the celebrity edition was won by a woman). Daca from season 2 and Maja Paola from season 4 came very close though, losing by only 2% difference to the eventual winners Hamdija and Vedran, respectively.

"Big Brother" is a song written by David Bowie in 1973 and intended for his never-produced musical based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. In 1974 it was released on the album Diamond Dogs. It segued into the final track on the record, " Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family".

Lyrically, the song reflects the ending of Nineteen Eighty-Four, where Winston Smith's brainwashing is complete, and he loves Big Brother. This was described by Bowie biographer David Buckley as "a frightening paean to the Super God", while Nicholas Pegg considered that Bowie was showing how "the glamour of dictatorships is balanced with the banality".

The opening trumpet line, played on a Chamberlin, has been compared to Miles Davis' Sketches of Spain. The melody in the chorus was echoed in Bowie's own "Shining Star (Makin' My Love)" from Never Let Me Down (1987).

Big Brother is a reality show based on the Big Brother series by Endemol. The show originates from the Netherlands, where in 1999 the very first season was aired.

At present, the format is spread in a number of countries around the world. A group of people (called the Housemates) live together in an isolated house. 24 hours a day their life is recorded by hidden cameras in all the rooms in the House. They don't have TV, Internet, newspapers, even watches on their hands. The Housemates are completely isolated from the outside world. Every week, each one of them must enter the Diary room and nominate 2 of the other people for public eviction. The 2 or more housemates with most negative votes become nominated. For almost a week the TV viewers have to decide which of them to be evicted, voting via SMS or phone calls. Every week the Housemates have a week task. Depending on whether they do their task successfully or unsuccessfully, their week budget is increased or decreased. During the final week, the viewers vote which one of the remaining people in the House to be the winner. He or she wins a big cash prize.

The show's name comes from George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, a dystopia in which Big Brother is the all-seeing, omnipotent leader of Oceania.

In Bulgaria, the first season of Big Brother was aired in 2004 on Nova Television, and quickly became one of the most successful TV formats in the country. Niki Kanchev was the main presenter in all editions, except for Big Brother 4, where he was replaced by Milen Tsvetkov. Evelina Pavlova was a co-host in the period 2004-2006. Five main seasons, six celebrity seasons, three All Stars seasons and a Family season have been produced so far. The fifth main season premiered on 17 August 2015 and was the first non-celebrity season to be produced in 7 years.

"Big Brother" is the fourth episode of the BBC comedy series Yes Minister and was first broadcast 17 March 1980. This is one of only three episodes in the first series not to end with the phrase "Yes Minister".

The Finnish adaptation of Big Brother is broadcast on Sub (formerly SubTV) in Finland.

The series premiered on August 28, 2005 and season nine concluded on October 13, 2013. Since Season 7, the series has been produced by Endemol Finland Oy; the previous seasons were produced by Metronome Film & Television Oy. The season winner wins €50,000. In the tenth season winner will win €100,000.

On March 5, 2013, Sub announced that the ninth season will air in the fall of 2013 and will be the first season to feature celebrities as contestants. The ninth season was shorter than the previous season and featured only one host.

Big Brother Netherlands

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Presenters

• 2006: Bridget Maasland
• 2005: Bridget Maasland and Ruud de Wild
• 2002: Martijn Krabbé
• 2001: Patty Brard
• 2000: Beau van Erven Dorens and Esther Duller
• 1999: Rolf Wouters and Daphne Deckers

Series 6 (2006) housemates

Winner: Jeroen Visser

Runner-up: Sabrina Turfboer

Others: Rik Rovers, Tijn Rovers, Monique de Roo, Semih Turan, Marcia Schouten, Micheline de Reus, Marlies Otten, Egbert Schouten, Etiënne Meulhof, Janine Holder, Milica IJpelaar, Hilde IJpelaar, Marcel Meulhof

Series 5 (2005) housemates

Winner: Joost Hoebink

Runner-up: Roeland (Roel) Dietvorst

Others: Lieske Stokkers, Ingrid Hofland, Nathalie Malherbe, Dido van Kuijk, Rob van Nood, Chantal Braspenning, Menno Liebregts, Joscelyn Savanna Slangenberg, Tanja Slangenberg, Linda Rijsdijk, Ralph van der Velt, Rikkert van Bergen

Series 4 (2002) housemates

Winner: Jeanette Godefroy

Runner-up: Margriet Post

Others: Stefan, Laurens Jongema, Wouter Valkier, Judith Peereboom, Mustapha (Mushi) Essakati, Daniëla, Marc Vissers, Ting Chan, Arthur van Gijzel, Ursula Barendregt, Dennis van Solkema, Geesje de Vries, Martijn, Joyce Schoenmaekers, Bram Recourt, Sandra, Bo Koole, Carmen, Martijn Krabbé (guest)

Series 3 (2001) housemates

Winner: Sandy Boots

Runner-up: Daniëlle van der Kuij

Others: Gert-Jan de Boer, Andries de Jong, Leo van Veenendaal, Diane Hendriks, Kelly van der Veer, Ed Veter, Pascal van Lingen, Coos van Haaften, Frank Kloppert, Pricella Ahlers, Tania de Maer, Audrey, Richard Oosterhuis, Nancy van Beek, Aldrico Amando Felida, Ellen

Series 2 (2000) housemates

Winner: Bianca Hagenbeek

Runner-up: Robin Veen

Others: Koos Wentink, Georgie de Gee, Dirk Boterbloem (guest), Hieke van der Heide, Desiree Stegeman, Ferdi Bonnet, Kim Röben, Annet Stokkentreeff, Ed Nypels, Leo Piller, Miranda Huisman, Rex van Iersel, Mohammed Ali Japur (a.k.a. Darius), Jolanda Kelderman

Big Brother VIPS (1999) housemates

Winner: -

Runner-up: -

Participants: Week 1: Theo van Gogh, Christine van der Horst, Antje Monteiro, Emile Ratelband, Monique Sluyter, Johan van der Velde, Ad Visser. Week 2: John Blankenstein, Ben Cramer, Kim Holland, Des’ree Manders, Harry Slinger, Manon Thomas. Week 3: Henk Bres, Maja van den Broecke, Menno Buch, Isabelle Kuylenberg, Nicky Nicole, Mike Starink. Week 4: Maya Eksteen, Anneke Grönloh, Theodor Holman, Maxine, Henk Schiffmacher, Ronnie Tober

Series 1 (1999) housemates

Winner: Bart Spring in 't Veld

Runner-up: Ruud Benard

Others: Willem Boomsma, Karin van Elswijk, Maurice, Anouk Drost, Cyrille van Hoof, Bianca Plune, Mona Rooth-De Leeuw, Sabine Wendel, Tara van den Bergh, Martin Jonkman

Big Brother is the original Dutch version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother. It created the format in which contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of a prize at the end. This Endemol production set the rules for other versions of Big Brother.

Big Brother is a reality show broadcast on Kanal A in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run. It is based on the international Big Brother format produced by Endemol. It first aired on March 17, 2007.

Big Brother is a reality show shown on TV2 in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run. It is based on the international Big Brother format produced by Endemol.

The hosts of the show were Claudia Liptai & Attila Till (Liptai Claudia & Till Attila)

Big Brother is a 2007 Bollywood action-thriller film which starred Sunny Deol and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles. The film was declared an above average grosser at the box office.

Big Brother Portugal is a Portuguese reality show version of a Dutch show, produced by Endemol for Portuguese channel TVI, after SIC dropped the program. TVI launched the show and, since its beginning, it was a great success. Big Brother Portugal had seven editions with three being celebrity version and on 2010 the fifth edition aired: Secret Story 1, based on the French version.

Big Brother is a television series produced by Endemol. The Flemish ( Belgian) version aired on KanaalTwee and has had a total of 9 seasons 6-Main, 2-VIP & 1-All Stars. The First Season aired in 2000.

'Big Brother ' is the Thai version of the Big Brother reality television show based on the Dutch television series of the same name originally created by John de Mol in 1997. It is shown on iTV and TrueVisions channel 20.The show follows a group of House Guests living together 24 hours a day in the "Big Brother" house, isolated from the outside world but under constant surveillance with no privacy for three months.In 2 seasons of the show, 27 different people have entered the Big Brother house so far. Since its debut in 2005, Big Brother Thailand has run continuously with at least one season of the show airing each year, Big Brother was renewed for a 2nd season.

Thailand has purchased the rights to broadcast Big Brother. First time on April 2, 2005 by Kantana Group Ltd. (PCL) and Saranyu Vonkarjun host the broadcast of the NBC TV in real time, 24 hours and highlights. at the TV cameras filming the production team of 26 to 200 people in the store 12 participants at Kantana Movie Town. The concept of being constantly watched. 2400 hours or 100 days of the competition. Each person will need to bring clothes and personal items into the house, "Big Brother" as well as to co-exist with the 12 people who had never known before in the house is enclosed by high walls. at 100. One (1 series), and cut off from the outside world completely. Behavior, all of them on a daily basis can not escape the eyes of the audience.

Bolshoy Brat (Большой брат) was the Russian version of the reality show Big Brother in Russia. It was produced by Endemol. Unlike most of the other countries it is aired in, Big Brother had only one season in Russia and there are no plans for a second season.

Later on changes were made and it resurfaced as Dom 2 (House Two), with little resemblance to the original.

Big Brother 1 started on 10 May 2005 and finished on 5 August 2005. It lasted for 88 Days. The program was broadcast every night at 20.00 on TNT. 17 housemates entered the House, with 3 housemates walking, and none being ejected. The winner was Anastasiya Yagaylova. Her prize was 10,000,000 RUB.

Big Brother South Africa is a television series in South Africa produced by Endemol. It has had a total of 2 seasons as well as a celebrity version. The first season aired in 2001. The host of all the South African shows as well as Big Brother Africa Season 1 was Mark Pilgrim.

Big Brother Greece is a television series based on Endemol's Big Brother format. Greek tv station ANT1 launched the series in Greece on September 10, 2001 running for a total of four seasons until 2005. During its run, the network changed the format of the show twice, with season 3 being known as "The Wall" and season 4 being known as "Big Mother". Season 5 was aired from Alpha TV.

Big Brother Slovakia is a television series produced by Endemol. It aired for one season from September 18, 2005 to December 18, 2005 and has no plans for more.

Big Brother Switzerland was a television Series produced by Endemol. It has had a total of 2 seasons and has no plan to have another series.

The First Season aired in 2000 and was a huge hit with Swiss audience so the sophomore season followed soon. Although not being as successful as the original series, season 2 proved to be a rating hit as well, however TV3, the station that aired Big Brother, was shut down at the end of 2001 due to financial problems and as of now no other Swiss channel has shown interest in reactivating the show.

However Big Brother Germany has since allowed members of the German-speaking public of Switzerland to audition for its version of Big brother and following 2001 has aired in Switzerland.

Big Brother Poland is a television Series produced by Endemol. It has had a total of 5 seasons including one Celebrity Season. The First Season aired in 2001.

Big Brother may refer to:

• Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four), a character from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
  • Authoritarian personality, any omnipresent figure representing oppressive control
  • Big Brother Awards, a satirical award for acts against personal privacy
  • Big Brother Watch, a UK pressure group

Big Brother is a lost 1923 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Rex Beach and Paul Sloane. The film stars Tom Moore, Edith Roberts, Raymond Hatton, Joe King, Mickey Bennett, Charles Henderson, and Paul Panzer. The film was released on December 23, 1923, by Paramount Pictures.

Big Brother is a 2015 Bangladeshi action romance film directed by Shafi Uddin Shafi and produced by Shamsul Alam It stars Mahiya Mahi in lead role, Shipan Mitra, Ahmed Sharif, Danny Sidak and many more. It released on 6 February 2015 throughout Bangladesh.

"Big Brother" is a song by American hip-hop artist Kanye West. It was released as the thirteenth track on his 2007 studio album, Graduation. The song was produced by Atlanta record producer DJ Toomp. "Big Brother" is a tribute by Kanye dedicated to Jay-Z, containing lyrics that discuss the ups and downs of their friendship. The song received very positive reviews from music critics, who praised West's lyricism and storytelling ability. Though not released as a single, "Big Brother" managed to enter and peak at number nineteen on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.

The French version of the international reality television format Big Brother has broadcast in the country since 2001. Unlike most other territories, which use the name Big Brother (or a local equivalent) for their adaptations of the show, France used the name Loft Story for the initial two series of the format, broadcast on M6 in 2001-02, and then Secret Story for a revived version of the format, broadcast on TF1 since 2007. The Loft Story/Secret Story format is also used in Canada (which used Loft Story from 2003 to 2009, Big Brother in 2010). In addition, the Secret Story format first used in France has been introduced in the Netherlands (from 2011, five years after the last Big Brother series in the territory) and Portugal (from 2010, seven years after Big Brother ceased in the country).

Each season of France's Loft Story/Secret Story has its own page on Wikipedia, as listed below, detailing each series' housemates, events and results.

Big Brother is the British version of the international reality television created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The show follows a number of contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built house. Each week, one of the housemates is evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate remaining winning a cash prize.

Big Brother (Albania) is a reality show on Top Channel which started airing on February 23, 2008. The eviction show aired on Saturdays for the first six seasons and for the eighth season and on Fridays for the seventh season. From season one to seven the presenter of Big Brother Albania was Arbana Osmani from season eight the presenter is Ledion Liço.

Spin-off shows include Big Brother Albania Fans' Club which started airing after season one and presented by Eno Popi from season two to fourth but from season five Albana Osmani is the presenter and Jashtë Bigut which started airing during season seven.

Live pay-per-view channels are available on albanian TV platform DigitAlb.

Big Brother Denmark was the Danish version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The show followed a number of contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one of the housemates is evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate remaining winning a cash prize.

The show aired on TV Danmark between 28 January 2001 and 1 April 2006 who aired a 3 regular series, one celebrity (VIP) series and an "All-star" series before axing the show in 2006.

On 30 January 2012 Kanal 5 relaunched Big Brother airing its fourth series in 2012, fifth series in 2013 and the sixth and final series of Big Brother in 2014 that concluded on 27 April 2014.

Big Brother 2010 is the first season with the name "Big Brother" and seventh season of the Big Brother franchise on V in the Canadian province of Quebec. In December 2009 it was announced by the network, which was formerly called TQS, that instead of a new season of Loft Story, it would explore the original format of Big Brother.

The host was TV presenter Chéli Sauvé-Castonguay and lasted 63 days. The season launched on March 14, 2010 with fifteen housemates entering the house on Day 1. This series was the first international version to follow the American format in which the game is played internally, but with slight variations.

Aside from the main show, there was an accompanying show that aired every Sunday on V. The show was hosted by journalist Pascale Levesque. The winner of Loft Story: La Revanche, Sébastien Tremblay, blogged daily about the show on its official website.

No plans for a follow-up season have been announced since by V, thus implying the cancellation of the program.

Big Brother (alias BB) is a tool for systems and network monitoring, generally used by system administrators. The advent of the dynamic web page allowed Big Brother to be one of the first monitoring systems to use the web as its user interface. Prior to this, monitoring tools were generally console based, or required graphic terminals such as X Window to operate. Big Brother produces HTML pages containing a simple matrix of hosts and tests with red and green dots to denote system status.

Big Brother was named after George Orwell's character from his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. E-mail from Big Brother originated from the Big Brother Ministry of Truth, and users of the software were called Brothers.

The application was designed to allow non-technical users to understand system and network status information through a simple interface and presentation, using a matrix to display status information for overhead displays in Network Operations Centers (NOCs). It was designed to monitor computer systems and networks, and for this reason does not use SNMP natively, instead using a client–server model and its own network communications protocol. Clients send status information over port TCP port 1984 every 5 minutes. Since the clients only send information to a specific monitoring server, its creators claim it is more secure than SNMP-based protocols which poll clients for information. For this reason, Big Brother was featured at SANS Institute security conferences in 1998. 1999, and at a SANSFIRE conference in 2001.

Big Brother has also been cited in a number of books on system administration, computer security, and networking.

The application supports redundancy via multiple displays as well as failover. Network elements can be tested from multiple locations and users can write custom tests.

An open source version of the project exists: between 2002 and 2004 it was called bbgen toolkit, between 2005 and 2008 it was called Hobbit, but to avoid breach of trademark, it was renamed Xymon.

Big Brother was an Indonesian version of the Big Brother reality television show based on the Dutch television series of the same name originally created in 1997 by John de Mol's company Endemol. The show is based on a group of strangers, known as Housemates, living together twenty-four hours a day in the "Big Brother" house, isolated from the outside world but under constant surveillance with no privacy for five months more.

The Housemates compete for the chance to win a luxury house, a luxury car and the grand prize (billion rupiahs) by avoiding weekly eviction, until the last Housemates remains at the end of the season that can claim the grand prize.

The Indonesian series was hosted by television personality Sarah Sechan and Indra Herlambang and airing on Trans TV six times a week.

There were plans for a celebrity version to air in 2012.

Despite the success of the first Indonesian Series of Big Brother, it has been revealed that Big Brother will no longer be shown in Indonesia due to budget cuts, but it may return at some point in the future.

Big Brother Ukraine

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Presenters and Shows

[[Big Brother 2011 (Ukraine)|Season One (2011)]] housemates

Big Brother is a Ukrainian version of the Big Brother reality television show based on the Dutch television series of the same name originally created in 1997 by John de Mol's company Endemol. The show is based on a group of strangers, known as Housemates, living together twenty-four hours a day in the "Big Brother" house, isolated from the outside world but under constant surveillance with no privacy for five months more.

The Housemates compete by avoiding weekly eviction, until the last Housemates remains at the end of the season that can claim the grand prize. The Ukraine series is hosted by television personality Olga Gorbacheva and airing on K1.

"Big Brother" is the fifteenth episode and spring premiere of the third season of the American musical television series Glee, and the fifty-ninth overall. Written by Michael Hitchcock and directed by Eric Stoltz, the episode first aired on Fox in the United States on April 10, 2012. It features the introduction of special guest star Matt Bomer as Blaine Anderson's ( Darren Criss) elder brother Cooper, and the revelation of how badly injured Quinn Fabray ( Dianna Agron) had been in the automobile accident that had ended the previous episode, " On My Way".

The episode received mixed to positive reviews, and most critics praised Bomer's performance as the elder Anderson brother. Reviewers were divided in their opinions of how Quinn's storyline played out, though with her in a wheelchair, there were a number of favorable comments about her scenes with Artie, who acted as her wheelchair mentor. Their two songs together were given a mixed response and did not chart; by contrast, " Somebody That I Used to Know", performed by Bomer and Criss, was given an enthusiastic reception, and sold 152,000 digital copies in the US in its first week. The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 ahead of the other Bomer and Criss duet, a mashup of " Hungry Like the Wolf" and " Rio". These two songs, along with " Fighter", a Criss solo, charted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.

Upon its initial airing, this episode was viewed by 6.76 million American viewers and received a 2.7/8 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic. The total viewership was down significantly from the winter finale, "On My Way", which had been broadcast seven weeks previously.

Big Brother (Digital Edition) is the first season of the American reality television series Big Brother that will air exclusively online. It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which premiered in 1999. This is the first ever edition of the program to air during the fall television time period and the second overall to air outside of the summer television time period. This will be the first season not to air on CBS, which has aired the program since the first season; instead, it will be shown exclusively on CBS All Access, which has been the home of the live Internet feeds since 2013.