Gran Hermano (Spain)

Gran Hermano is a reality television series broadcast in Spain on Telecinco and the channel formerly known as La Siete now called La Siete produced by Endemol. It is part of the Big Brother franchise first developed in the Netherlands. As of April 2011, 16 editions of the show have aired (12 regular seasons, 2 V I P editions, and two all-star seasons).

Overview

Based on the Original Dutch Version created by Endemol, the show sees a number of different Housemates, divided by gender, social backgrounds and geographical locations locked up together in a House, where the viewing Public can watch them twenty-four hours a day, and vote them out of the House as they choose to. The housemates live in isolation from the outside world in a house custom built with everyday objects, like fridges and a garden. The house also includes cameras and microphones in most of the rooms to record all of the activity in the house. The only place where Housemates can be away from the other contestants is in the Diary Room, where they can confess their true feelings. The winner is the last contestant remaining in the house, and receives a large cash prize. Housemates are evicted weekly throughout the show by the viewing public. The show's name comes from George Orwell's 1948 novel 1984, a dystopia in which Big Brother is the all-seeing, omnipotent leader of Oceania.

The Gala (Eviction Show) is presented by Mercedes Milá and the Debate show is presented by Jordi González with main highlights from the previous day being shown daily. Gran Hermano became an instant success reaching over ten million on its first two seasons. It has had a total of twelve completed main seasons with the thirteen currently in production, two celebrity seasons, and two All Stars seasons.

Main series

Presenters

• Mercedes Milá Presents the main gala show (excluded Gran Hermano 3).
• Jordi González Presents the weekly debate show (taking over from Jorge Javier Vázquez).

Former Presenters

• Pepe Navarro Presented the main gala show for Gran Hermano 3.
• Paula Vázquez Presented the daily highlights and the housemates exit for Gran Hermano 3.
• Fernando Acaso Presented the daily highlights and the housemates exit for the first two series.
• Jorge Fernández Presented the daily highlights for Gran Hermano 4 and the housemates exit in Gran Hermano 5.
• Carolina Ferre Presented the daily highlights for Gran Hermano 5.
• Óscar Martínez Presented the daily highlights for Gran Hermano 6 and 9.
• Lucía Riaño Presented the daily highlights for Gran Hermano 8.
• Jorge Javier Vázquez Presents the daily highlights and the weekly debate show for Gran Hermano 10.
• Lorena Castell Presented the daily highlights for Gran Hermano 12.

Seasons

• Gran Hermano VIP Season 1
• Gran Hermano VIP Season 2
• Gran Hermano: El Reencuentro (All Stars) Presented by Mercedes Milá Premiered February 3, 2010.
• El Reencuentro: 10 Años Después Presented by Jordi González Premiered March 17, 2011.