Big Brother (Italy)
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Grande Fratello, the Italian version of reality television franchise Big Brother, began in September 2000, and has gone on to become a cultural phenomenon in Italy. There have been eleven completed seasons.
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 can visit the "Confessional" at any time during the day, either to talk to psychologists if they need to, talk to Big Brother, or to Nominate.
The title is inspired by the George Orwell
novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
. The novel tells of a Big Brother, head of the totalitarian state of Oceania that constantly monitors its inhabitants via camera in an attempt to suppress their free will. The tag line of the novel is "Big Brother is watching you", which inspired the show, as it is Big Brother who now has total control over the situation in the House.
The Housemates live in a House 24 hours a day, bugged by numerous cameras and microphones which capture their every move. Every week the Housemates participate in tasks that determine their food budget for that Week, or could even effect that week's Nominations. The overall goal is to survive to be the final surviving Housemate, and claim the prize fund.
, won by Cristina Plevani from Iseo, Italy
Season Two
, won by Flavio Montrucchio from Torino, Italy
Season Three
, won by Floriana Secondi from Rome
, Italy
Season Four
, won by Serena Garitta from Genova
, Italy
Season Five
, won by Jonathan Kashanian from Ramat-Gan, Israel
, (of Iranian parents)
Season Six
, won by Augusto De Megni from Foligno
, Italy
Season Seven
, won by Milo Coretti from Rome
, Italy
Season Eight
- won by Mario Ferretti from Montecchio
, Italy
Season Nine
- won by Ferdi Berisa from Podgorica
, Montenegro
Season Ten
- won by Mauro Marin from Treviso
, Italy
Season Eleven - won by Andrea Cocco from Hong Kong
, China
.
Daria Bignardi (editions: 1-2),
Barbara D'Urso
(editions: 3-4-5),
Alessia Marcuzzi
(editions: 6-7-8-9-10-11-12)
(with peaks of 60% during Season One). The fifth season recorded a decline in ratings; which has been put down to both the competition from rival reality television
shows and the season's poor and hasty production. On the contrary, by the ninth edition, the show has recorded increasing ratings which took the program back to its original popularity.
In Italy Big Brother is a cultural phenomenon that has grasped the attention of both the audience and the media. The show is seen as a sociological experiment, an icon and symbol of the modern world, and derives its success from these factors.
Based on the Original Dutch Version created by Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
, 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 can visit the "Confessional" at any time during the day, either to talk to psychologists if they need to, talk to Big Brother, or to Nominate.
The title is inspired by the George Orwell
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party...
. The novel tells of a Big Brother, head of the totalitarian state of Oceania that constantly monitors its inhabitants via camera in an attempt to suppress their free will. The tag line of the novel is "Big Brother is watching you", which inspired the show, as it is Big Brother who now has total control over the situation in the House.
The Housemates live in a House 24 hours a day, bugged by numerous cameras and microphones which capture their every move. Every week the Housemates participate in tasks that determine their food budget for that Week, or could even effect that week's Nominations. The overall goal is to survive to be the final surviving Housemate, and claim the prize fund.
Seasons
| Series | Launch Date | Finale Date | Days | Winner | Presenter | Grand Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Fratello 1 Grande Fratello Season 1 The first season of Grande Fratello kicked off on 14 September 2000, and ended on 21 December 2000.The idea was spawned from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, and the Italian version inspired by the original Big Brother series in Holland.-Concept:Every two Weeks the Housemates were called... |
14 September 2000 | 21 December 2000 | 99 | Cristina Plevani | Daria Bignardi | £250,000,000 (nowadays €130,000) |
| Grande Fratello 2 Grande Fratello Season 2 Grande Fratello 2 was the second season of Big brother in Italy. The show was produced by Endomel and aired from September 20th, 2001 to December 20th, 2001.-Contestants:Finalists:*Flavio*Lalla*Tati*FrancescoEvicted Housemates:*Giancarlo*Serena... |
20 September 2001 | 20 December 2001 | 92 | Flavio Montrucchio | Daria Bignardi | £250,000,000 (nowadays €130,000) |
| Grande Fratello 3 Grande Fratello Season 3 The Third Edition of Grande Fratello marked a turning point in the way the show was produced when compared to previous seasons. The size of the House was increased to almost and was made almost entirely of glass.-Luxury Suite:... |
30 January 2003 | 8 May 2003 | 99 | Floriana Secondi | Barbara D'Urso Barbara D'Urso Barbara d'Urso, born Maria Carmela d'Urso is an Italian television host and a Playboy Playmate.- Television :... |
€250,000 |
| Grande Fratello 4 Grande Fratello Season 4 Grande Fratello 4 was the fourth season of Big Brother Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and it aired from January 22, 2004 to May 6, 2004.-Nominations Table: On Day One Carmen and Carolina were Nominated by Big Brother... |
22 January 2004 | 6 May 2004 | 106 | Serena Garitta | Barbara D'Urso Barbara D'Urso Barbara d'Urso, born Maria Carmela d'Urso is an Italian television host and a Playboy Playmate.- Television :... |
€300,000 |
| Grande Fratello 5 Grande Fratello Season 5 Grande Fratello 5 was the fifth season of Big brother in Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and aired from September 23, 2004 to December 2, 2004. In this season of Grande Fratello there were many new twists added to the game. A big added twist during this season was that four of the... |
23 September 2004 | 2 December 2004 | 71 | Jonathan Kashanian | Barbara D'Urso Barbara D'Urso Barbara d'Urso, born Maria Carmela d'Urso is an Italian television host and a Playboy Playmate.- Television :... |
€250,000 |
| Grande Fratello 6 Grande Fratello Season 6 Grande Fratello 6 was the sixth season of Big brother Italy. The show was produced by Endomel and it aired from January 19th, 2006 to April 27th, 2006.-Contestants:Finalists:*Augusto*Filippo*FabianoEvicted Housemates:*Giovanna*Francesca*Elena... |
19 January 2006 | 27 April 2006 | 99 | Augusto De Megni | Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi is an Italian television host and actress.-Biography:Born in Rome, she has debuted in Telemontecarlo hosting Attenti al dettaglio and then Qui si gioca, with Josè Altafini, in the 1991/1992 season. In march 1992 also presented the kids show Amici mostri... |
€900,000 (reduced from €1,000,000) |
| Grande Fratello 7 Grande Fratello Season 7 Grande Fratello 7 was the seventh season of Big brother Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and it aired from January 18th, 2007 to April 19th, 2007.The winner Milo Coretti won €500,000 cash prize.-Contestants:Finalists:*Milo*Guendalina*Alessandro... |
18 January 2007 | 19 April 2007 | 92 | Milo Coretti | Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi is an Italian television host and actress.-Biography:Born in Rome, she has debuted in Telemontecarlo hosting Attenti al dettaglio and then Qui si gioca, with Josè Altafini, in the 1991/1992 season. In march 1992 also presented the kids show Amici mostri... |
€500,000 |
| Grande Fratello 8 Grande Fratello season 8 Grande Fratello 8 was the eighth season of Big brother in Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and aired from January 21, 2008 to April 21, 2008.-Nominations Table:Notes:... |
21 January 2008 | 21 April 2008 | 92 | Mario Ferretti | Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi is an Italian television host and actress.-Biography:Born in Rome, she has debuted in Telemontecarlo hosting Attenti al dettaglio and then Qui si gioca, with Josè Altafini, in the 1991/1992 season. In march 1992 also presented the kids show Amici mostri... |
€500,000 |
| Grande Fratello 9 Grande Fratello Season 9 The ninth season of Grande Fratello began on January 12, 2009, and concluded on April 20, 2009. It is the ninth edition of the reality franchise Big Brother, hosted by Alessia Marcuzzi. The winner of the ninth season, Ferdi Berisa, received €300,000.... |
12 January 2009 | 20 April 2009 | 99 | Ferdi Berisa | Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi is an Italian television host and actress.-Biography:Born in Rome, she has debuted in Telemontecarlo hosting Attenti al dettaglio and then Qui si gioca, with Josè Altafini, in the 1991/1992 season. In march 1992 also presented the kids show Amici mostri... |
€300,000 |
| Grande Fratello 10 Grande Fratello Season 10 Grande Fratello 10 premiered on October 26, 2009, and concluded on March 8, 2010. It was the tenth Italian edition of the reality franchise Big Brother. Alessia Marcuzzi returned as the main host of the show... |
26 October 2009 | 8 March 2010 | 134 | Mauro Marin | Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi is an Italian television host and actress.-Biography:Born in Rome, she has debuted in Telemontecarlo hosting Attenti al dettaglio and then Qui si gioca, with Josè Altafini, in the 1991/1992 season. In march 1992 also presented the kids show Amici mostri... |
€250,000 |
| Grande Fratello 11 | 18 October 2010 | 18 April 2011 | 183 | Andrea Cocco | Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi is an Italian television host and actress.-Biography:Born in Rome, she has debuted in Telemontecarlo hosting Attenti al dettaglio and then Qui si gioca, with Josè Altafini, in the 1991/1992 season. In march 1992 also presented the kids show Amici mostri... |
€300,000 (increase from €250,000) |
| Grande Fratello 12 | 24 October 2011 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi Alessia Marcuzzi is an Italian television host and actress.-Biography:Born in Rome, she has debuted in Telemontecarlo hosting Attenti al dettaglio and then Qui si gioca, with Josè Altafini, in the 1991/1992 season. In march 1992 also presented the kids show Amici mostri... |
€250,000 |
Winners:
Season OneGrande Fratello Season 1
The first season of Grande Fratello kicked off on 14 September 2000, and ended on 21 December 2000.The idea was spawned from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, and the Italian version inspired by the original Big Brother series in Holland.-Concept:Every two Weeks the Housemates were called...
, won by Cristina Plevani from Iseo, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Season Two
Grande Fratello Season 2
Grande Fratello 2 was the second season of Big brother in Italy. The show was produced by Endomel and aired from September 20th, 2001 to December 20th, 2001.-Contestants:Finalists:*Flavio*Lalla*Tati*FrancescoEvicted Housemates:*Giancarlo*Serena...
, won by Flavio Montrucchio from Torino, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Season Three
Grande Fratello Season 3
The Third Edition of Grande Fratello marked a turning point in the way the show was produced when compared to previous seasons. The size of the House was increased to almost and was made almost entirely of glass.-Luxury Suite:...
, won by Floriana Secondi from Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Season Four
Grande Fratello Season 4
Grande Fratello 4 was the fourth season of Big Brother Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and it aired from January 22, 2004 to May 6, 2004.-Nominations Table: On Day One Carmen and Carolina were Nominated by Big Brother...
, won by Serena Garitta from Genova
Génova
Génova may refer to:* Spanish spelling of the city of Genoa, Italy* Génova, Quindío, a municipality in the department of Quindío, Colombia* Génova, Quetzaltenango, a municipality in the department of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Season Five
Grande Fratello Season 5
Grande Fratello 5 was the fifth season of Big brother in Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and aired from September 23, 2004 to December 2, 2004. In this season of Grande Fratello there were many new twists added to the game. A big added twist during this season was that four of the...
, won by Jonathan Kashanian from Ramat-Gan, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, (of Iranian parents)
Season Six
Grande Fratello Season 6
Grande Fratello 6 was the sixth season of Big brother Italy. The show was produced by Endomel and it aired from January 19th, 2006 to April 27th, 2006.-Contestants:Finalists:*Augusto*Filippo*FabianoEvicted Housemates:*Giovanna*Francesca*Elena...
, won by Augusto De Megni from Foligno
Foligno
Foligno is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Season Seven
Grande Fratello Season 7
Grande Fratello 7 was the seventh season of Big brother Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and it aired from January 18th, 2007 to April 19th, 2007.The winner Milo Coretti won €500,000 cash prize.-Contestants:Finalists:*Milo*Guendalina*Alessandro...
, won by Milo Coretti from Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Season Eight
Grande Fratello season 8
Grande Fratello 8 was the eighth season of Big brother in Italy. The show was produced by Endemol and aired from January 21, 2008 to April 21, 2008.-Nominations Table:Notes:...
- won by Mario Ferretti from Montecchio
Montecchio
Montecchio is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km south of Perugia and about 30 km northwest of Terni....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Season Nine
Grande Fratello Season 9
The ninth season of Grande Fratello began on January 12, 2009, and concluded on April 20, 2009. It is the ninth edition of the reality franchise Big Brother, hosted by Alessia Marcuzzi. The winner of the ninth season, Ferdi Berisa, received €300,000....
- won by Ferdi Berisa from Podgorica
Podgorica
Podgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
Season Ten
Grande Fratello Season 10
Grande Fratello 10 premiered on October 26, 2009, and concluded on March 8, 2010. It was the tenth Italian edition of the reality franchise Big Brother. Alessia Marcuzzi returned as the main host of the show...
- won by Mauro Marin from Treviso
Treviso
Treviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Season Eleven - won by Andrea Cocco from Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
Presenters:
Daria Bignardi (editions: 1-2),
Barbara D'Urso
Barbara D'Urso
Barbara d'Urso, born Maria Carmela d'Urso is an Italian television host and a Playboy Playmate.- Television :...
(editions: 3-4-5),
Alessia Marcuzzi
Alessia Marcuzzi
Alessia Marcuzzi is an Italian television host and actress.-Biography:Born in Rome, she has debuted in Telemontecarlo hosting Attenti al dettaglio and then Qui si gioca, with Josè Altafini, in the 1991/1992 season. In march 1992 also presented the kids show Amici mostri...
(editions: 6-7-8-9-10-11-12)
Popularity
The program has broken several records, including exceeding a 50% share of the ratingsAudience measurement
Audience measurement measures how many people are in an audience, usually in relation to radio listenership and television viewership, but also in relation to newspaper and magazine readership and, increasingly, web traffic on websites...
(with peaks of 60% during Season One). The fifth season recorded a decline in ratings; which has been put down to both the competition from rival reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
shows and the season's poor and hasty production. On the contrary, by the ninth edition, the show has recorded increasing ratings which took the program back to its original popularity.
In Italy Big Brother is a cultural phenomenon that has grasped the attention of both the audience and the media. The show is seen as a sociological experiment, an icon and symbol of the modern world, and derives its success from these factors.