TV audience, that is Sky News. You are receiving the news that Big Brother is set to return – please don’t swear.
Yes, after a five-year ruin, the seminal reality show – which sees housemates residing along with no get right of entry to to the outdoor global, cameras shooting their each and every transfer – is making a return on ITV.
A brand new-glance Big Brother will return on ITV2 and new streaming platform ITVX in 2023, it was once showed right through a promotional video that aired right through the channel’s Love Island finale.
Irish making a song duo Jedward, who seemed at the famous person model of the show in 2011 and 2017, have thrown their hat into the hoop for presenting tasks, stating themselves “Iconic Housemates” in a tweet.
The influential fact TV programme aired for 18 years within the UK, launching on Channel 4 in 2000 sooner than shifting to Channel 5 in 2011 and working for an extra seven years. It was once axed in 2018 following a stoop in viewership.
Paul Mortimer, director of fact commissioning and acquisitions and controller of ITV2, ITVBe and CITV, stated the brand new show can be up to date for a contemporary target audience.
“This refreshed, contemporary new series of Big Brother will contain all the familiar format points that kept viewers engaged and entertained the first time round, but with a brand new look and some additional twists that speak to today’s audience,” he stated.
“We’re beyond excited to bring this iconic series to ITV2 and ITVX where it should especially engage with our younger viewers.”
In the brand new collection, a solid of “carefully selected housemates from all walks of life” will are living in combination for up to 6 weeks as the general public watch on by means of the well-known Big Brother area’s community of surveillance cameras.
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Live evictions may also return, with the general public as soon as once more balloting during the collection and in the long run deciding the winner of the money prize.
It isn’t but transparent if the fame model may also return.
Big Brother first hit TV displays within the Netherlands in 1999. Since its debut, greater than 500 collection of the show have aired around the globe in about 64 nations and areas.
In the UK, the programme was once at first offered by way of Davina McCall – who was recognized for her well-known line: “Big Brother house, this is Davina. You are live on Channel 4, please do not swear.”
Season two winner Brian Dowling took over presenting tasks as soon as the show moved to Channel 5, with Emma Willis changing him for later seasons.
It additionally spawned spin-offs together with Big Brother’s Little Brother, Big Brother’s Big Mouth and Big Brother’s Bit On The Side, with presenters together with Dermot O’Leary, Russell Brand and famous person contestant Rylan Clark.
The show made stars of contestants together with Kate Lawler, Alison Hammond, “Nasty” Nick Bateman and the past due Nikki Grahame and Jade Goody.