Yahoo News How many years has it been since Big Brother was last on TV?
We are literally counting down the days until Big Brother returns to our screens this weekend on Sunday 8th October. Get ready for more outrageous housemates, a brand new diary room, and two new hosts with AJ Odudu and Will Best taking on the iconic presenting roles as the series will now be showing on ITV2 and ITVX.
In case you have been living under a TV rock, it's been a few years since we last switched on Channel 5 and heard the voice of Big Brother calling someone to the diary room. The new series revamp isn't the first time the series has undergone a major transformation, with Big Brother appearing on a number of channels and having numerous presenters over the years.
So when did Big Brother first appear on our TV screens? And when was the last time we watched the show? Here's the full Big Brother timeline explained.
Big Brother Timeline
Big Brother on Channel 4 (2000 - 2010)
The first ever series of Big Brother launched in the UK on 18th July 2000, after the initial series was created by John de Mol and premiered in the Netherlands in 1999.
The UK series was shown on Channel 4 and E4, and was hosted by Davina McCall. Craig Phillips was crowned the season one winner. The narrator of the series is Marcus Bentley, who has stayed on the show throughout every season.
Davina went onto host all 11 series of Big Brother while it appeared on Channel 4. The 11 winners of the original Big Brother were in order: Craig Phillips, Brian Dowling, Kate Lawler, Cameron Stout, Paul Brennan, Nadia Almada, Anthony Hutton, Pete Bennett, Brian Belo, Rachel Rice, Sophie Reade and Josie Gibson.
At the end of series 11, a new spin-off series Ultimate Big Brother was announced and saw memorable former housemates compete to win the title of "Ultimate Housemate". Series two winner Brian Dowling eventually won the series.
Big Brother on Channel 5 (2011 - 2018)
After 10 years at Channel 4, Big Brother was acquired by Channel 5 in a £200million two-year deal with the production company Endemol, who produced the series.
It was confirmed series two winner Brian Dowling would host the series, after Davina McCall declined to return to the series. In 2013 it was confirmed Emma Willis, who had previously presented the spin-off Big Brother's Bit on The Side, would be taking over hosting duties. Emma presented the series until the show ended in 2018. Marcus Bentley returned as narrator for all eight series.
The first winner of the series at Channel 5 was Aaron Allard-Morgan. The rest of the Channel 5 winners are as follows: Luke Anderson, Sam Evans, Helen Wood, Chloe Wilburn, Jason Burrill, Isabelle Warburton and Cameron Cole, who was the series youngest ever winner at 19 years old.
On 14th September 2018 it was officially confirmed the 19th series of the show would be the last on Channel 5, with a spokesperson for the channel telling the BBC: "The forthcoming series of Big Brother will be the last - of either celebrity or civilian versions - on Channel 5.
"We'd like to thank Endemol and all of the production team who have worked tirelessly to make the show a success."
Shortly after Channel 5's statement Endemol released their own statement saying they were "disappointed" to have not reached an agreement with Channel 5 about the series future.
Big Brother on ITV 2 (2023)
In 2022 it was announced ITV were in conversations with company Banijay, who own the rights to Big Brother, about bringing back the series.
And in August 2022, ITV officially confirmed Big Brother would be returning for a new series on ITV2, with a teaser style announcement being made during the Love Island final.
Since then the updates on the series have just kept rolling in, with AJ Odudu and Will Best confirmed as co-hosts of the new series and Marcus Bentley set to return as narrator.
The 20th series is set to premiere on 8th October 2023 and we cannot wait. Bring on season 20!
Big Brother returns on 8th October on ITV2 and ITVX
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