Big Brother

Big Brother is the Dutch & Belgian cooperation version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother produced by Endemol. The show aired in Netherlands on RTL5 and in the Flemish Region on VIER/Play4 and has had a total of three seasons. The first season of the show aired in 2021. A fourth season will air in 2024. It was the comeback of Big Brother in the Netherlands after a 14 years absence and in Belgium after a 13 years absence. Format The format of Big Brother has the same format as the international Big Brother franchise. A group of strangers lives together in an isolated home. They have to work together to succeed in tasks but next to that they also have to nominate each other. The nominated housemates are up for eviction by the audience. Ultimately, the last housemate who leaves the house is the winner. The program was reintroduced in as the ultimate social experiment. The series introduced concept changes to the previous Dutch and Belgian versions, some inspired by the American and Canadian versions: the housemaster: a housemate who had more privileges compared to other housemates and had immunity for the nominations. the jackpot: the money prize was built by winning challenges. the voting of the audience: while in previous editions the audience had to vote for the exit of one of the nominated housemates, the viewer now had to vote for the housemate they wanted to keep in the house. Voting was free for this series while in previous editions the viewer had to phone a paid number or send text messages. the influence of the audience: in this series the audience had an influence at the Big Brother house and its housemates. They could vote for rewards, such as choosing which housemate would become caretaker, but in the second season they could also vote for punishments.