Big Brother (Israeli TV series)
Big Brother | |
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Also known as | Big Brother Israel |
Hebrew | האח הגדול HaAh HaGadol |
Presented by |
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No. of seasons | 13 (Regular); 4 (VIP) |
No. of episodes | 475 |
Production | |
Producer | Elad Koperman |
Production location | Neve Ilan |
Running time | 90 minutes (approx.) |
Production companies | Koperman Productions; Endemol Shine Israel |
Original release | |
Network | Reshet: Channel 13 (2018–) Keshet: Channel 2 (2008–2017) |
Release | 1 September 2008 present | –
Big Brother (Hebrew: האח הגדול, Transliteration: HaAh HaGadol, lit. 'The Big Brother') is the Israeli version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The show began broadcasting in 2008, following the premise of other versions of the format, the show features a group of contestants, known as "Housemates" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the competition, housemates are evicted from the house. The last remaining Housemate wins the competition and is awarded a cash prize.
History
The show was initially produced by
During its run on
At the end of season 7, it was declared that due to ownership changes in the television production companies, at the end of season 8, the broadcast rights of the show would be owned by "Reshet".[1]
After
Liron Weizman hosted the show from season 9 alongside Ofer Shechter and Asi Israelof.[2] In November 2018, it was announced that Guy Zu-Aretz will replace Shechter and Israelof and will host the show alongside Liron Weizman since the third celebrity season in 2019.[3][4][5]
Format
Big Brother is a
Should their stay inside the house become difficult for them to bear, a housemate is allowed to voluntarily 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.
Series details
Series | Season | Day | Housemates | Winner | Runner-up | Presenter(s) | Prize | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||||||||
האח הגדול Big Brother | 13 | 104 | 27 | Yuval Maatook | Stav Katzin | 59 | 30 May 2023 | 10 September 2023 | ||||
VIP האח הגדול Big Brother VIP | 4 | 57 | 15 | Oren Hazan | Tamir Verdi | 29 | 10 July 2021 | 31 August 2021 |
- Episodes from the original series season 9 to season 11 each including one reunion episode.
See also
References
- ^ "עוזבים את ערוץ 2: רשת רוצה לעבור לשדר בערוץ חדש ברישיון". themarker.com (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "בר רפאלי אאוט: שלושת המנחים החדשים של "האח הגדול"" [Bar Refaeli out: Three New Faces of Big Brother]. ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 29 March 2019.
- ^ "אסי ישראלוף עוזב את "האח הגדול"" [Asi Israelof leaves "Big Brother"]. ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 6 November 2019.
- ^ "גיא זו-ארץ ינחה את "האח הגדול" לצידה של לירון ויצמן" [Guy Zu-Aretz will host "Big Brother" alongside Liron Weizman]. ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 18 November 2018.
- ^ "ויצמן וזו-ארץ: "אין סיבה ש'האח הגדול' לא תצליח"" [Weizman and Zu-Aretz: "There is no reason for Big Brother not to succeed"]. israelhayom.co.il (in Hebrew). 10 January 2019.