The first series of the show gained widespread attention due to the antics of Craig Phillips and Nick Bateman - dubbed "Nasty Nick" - and peaked with an audience of 9.
Other memorable characters have included Nikki Grahame, best known for her tantrums, and Jade Goody, who starred on both Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother before her death in Adele Roberts: Radio 1 presenter and former Big Brother star diagnosed with bowel cancer at Katie Hopkins: Australia orders far-right British commentator to be deported after 'appalling' behaviour while in quarantine.
Nikki Grahame 'one of the best characters that the world's ever seen', says Big Brother co-star Pete Bennett.
One fan said it was the "end of an era", while another tweeted they were "sad to see it's ending". And you along with Emma EmmaWillis and Marcus did an amazing job! Sad about the Big Brother news. It continued for seven more years on Channel 5 before calling it quits, managing to do so by not merely replicating the original series, but reimagining it.
By the time Channel 5 acquired the rights to the series, Big Brother had gone from a reality show thinly veiled as a social experiment, to unapologetically churning out the first generation of fame-hungry influencers. Its tackiness and wackiness was something that the Channel 5 iteration leaned into even more unapologetically. If it had, it would have given Channel 4 a run for its money. Four years later, their Celebrity Big Brother stint lives on in memes and gifs that will never truly capture just how perfect their series was.
Celebrity Big Brother 13 was also one the most effortlessly iconic and underrated houses of all time, with Lionel Blair and N-Dubz frontman Dappy forming a fast friendship. It led to the most stony-faced exit interview we ever saw the ever-chipper Emma Willis give. The civilian offering also gave as good as it got. On July 22nd, , it was announced that Brian Dowling would replace Davina McCall as the face of the show [7] , hosting the live launch, eviction and final episodes.
One of Channel 5's major changes to BBUK saw it sideline the live feeds, which are considered a core feature of the format. The broadcaster permanently discontinued hour feeds, and has also used feeds to a lesser extent on its main channels; streaming only tends to be shown in hour or half-hour long slots after live shows. Another change saw bosses replace Daniel Eatock's famous eye logo template with a new, simpler design, which has since been copied by several other versions of Big Brother around the world, most notably the Australian version.
The following year, the show returned to its traditional summer schedule, with launches taking place in early June.
On April 3rd, , Channel 5 announced that it had renewed its deal with Endemol for a further two years, keeping Big Brother on air until the end of [8]. In late , Channel 5 hired a new director of programming, Ben Frow. One of his first major decisions was to promote Willis, who in April was confirmed as BBUK's new main presenter [9]. Brian left the show, although his exit came as a surprise, as he was thought to have had a year left on his contract.
In May , it was announced that American media giant Viacom would take over Channel 5. Following scrutiny from competition authorities, the acquisition was finalised in September [11]. This created a period of uncertainty for BBUK, as Viacom conducted a review of Channel 5's business when negotiations to renew the show were supposed to be taking place. Despite the expiry of the previous deal, BBUK returned the next year as normal.
The three series broadcast in were not part of any publicly announced deal; it is unclear when an agreement was reached to produce them. On March 19th, , Channel 5 finally announced that it had renewed its deal with Endemol for a further three years [12] , beginning in with Celebrity Big Brother BBUK suffered a severe ratings drop in , when Big Brother 18 became the first series ever to average below a million viewers in overnight ratings.
This triggered speculation that Channel 5 could drop the show. On April 26th, , Frow publicly stated that Big Brother would not continue on Channel 5 "in its current form" [13].
Speaking at the annual Edinburgh Television Festival on August 24th, , Frow admitted he was planning "a year without Big Brother" for [14] , but insisted he'd "never say never" to recommissioning the show.
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