Big Brother Danmark was the Danish version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother created by producer John de Mol Jr. The series debuted on Danish television in January 2001 and was axed in June 2014, due to poor ratings.
The show first aired two regular seasons on TvDanmark2 (Now Kanal 4) in 2001. The series returned once again in 2003 on TvDanmark2, first with a celebrity season called "V.I.P.", later that year TvDanmark2 aired the first regular Big Brother season in nearly two years. In 2004 TvDanmark2 aired one season before the show was paused indefinitely. The season was a celebrity season and was called "Reality Allstars".
In 2007, it was announced that Modern Times Group, had bought the rights to Big Brother in Denmark. In the fall of 2007, TV3 Denmark aired the first season of Big Brother. The premiere of the 2007 series was watched by over 199,000 people in Denmark. Big Brother returned once again in 2008 under the title Hotel Big Brother, this season was a special season, and it was broadcast in the summer of 2008. The special edition season only lasted for 56 days. In the fall of 2008, TV3 Denmark aired their third Big Brother season, that season was an ordinary season lasting 105 days.
In April 2009, Modern Times Group and TV3 Denmark announced that a new season of Big Brother would premiere in September 2009. In January 2010 Modern Times Group officially axed Big Brother Denmark after four seasons. They stated in a press release that they would for the future focus more on other productions such as Paradise Hotel and Robinson Ekspeditionen
In 2009, Kanal 4 chose to rebroadcast the first season of Big Brother Denmark.
After a two-year break, Kanal 5 Denmark and SBS TV Denmark relaunched Big Brother Danmark in 2012. The show aired for three regular seasons (2012–2014) and one special season (2012).
The show was finally cancelled after 13 years by SBS Discovery on June 19, 2014, due to poor ratings.
In 2021, on the 20th anniversary of the first season in Denmark, Jill Liv Nielsen who won the first season back in 2001 was interviewed by the Danish public service broadcaster DR, for an article about the show.
Series overview Seasons Launch date Finale date Days Housemates Winner Prize money PresenterExtra Presenter(s)NetworkOriginal Run1Big Brother 2001 (1) 28 January 2001 10 May 2001 103 13 Jill Liv Nielsen DKK 500,000 Lisbeth Janniche Mads Vangsø and Anette ToftgaardTvDanmark22Big Brother 2001 (2) 25 August 2001 6 December 2001 104 14 Carsten B. Berthelsen DKK 1,000,000 Mads Vangsø, Anette Toftgaard and Jill Liv Nielsen3Big Brother V.I.P.16 February 200322 May 20039513Thomas BickhamDKK 500,000none4Big Brother 2003 21 September 2003 27 November 2003 68 16 Johnni JohansenDKK 1,000,0005Big Brother 20041 March 20041 April 20043111Jill Liv NielsenDKK 250,0002nd Run6Big Brother 200726 August 20072 December 20079815Robert D. SkousenDKK 1,000,000Adam Duvå HallLisbeth ØstergaardTV37Hotel Big Brother1 June 200827 July 20085611Ingrid DyrlundMattias Hundebøll8Big Brother 200831 August 200814 December 200810518Victor Bregendalnone9Big Brother 20096 September 200918 December 2009103Mathilde JacobMattias Hundebøll3rd Run10Big Brother 201230 January 201213 May 201210521Amanda HeiselDKK 625,000 Marie EgedenoneKanal 511Big Brother 4 Stjerners Middag21 May 201224 May 201244Cathrine PedersennonePeter Mygind(speaker)12Big Brother 20134 February 201318 May 201310421Bjørn ClausenDKK 500.000Anne Kejser13Big Brother 20141 January 201427 April 201411822David G. FeldstedtOliver Bjerrehuus
Viewership Ratings for the seasons of Big Brother Denmark SeasonsPremiereAverageFinaleBig Brother 2001 (1)572.000529.000562.000Big Brother 2001 (2)403.000365.000259.000Big Brother V.I.P.354.000275.000192.000Big Brother 2003179.000124.000273.000Big Brother 200476.00064.000136.000Big Brother 2007199.000186.000220.000Hotel Big Brother107.00065.000103.000Big Brother 200895.00047.00089.000Big Brother 200968.00055.000102.000Big Brother 2012204.000195.000205.000Big Brother 4 Stjerners Middag 180.000183.000176.000Big Brother 2013119.000105.000127.000Big Brother 201497.00070.000106.000
Cancellation SBS Discovery Media announced on 19 July 2014 that they had axed Big Brother Denmark, due to declining viewership . Season 13 (2014) had an average viewership of 70,000. which is a drop since the first season of Big Brother Denmark back in 2001, which had an average of 500,000 viewers. Eight years after the cancellation (2022), there are there still no plans of reviving the show in Denmark. Therefore, it is unknown when Big Brother will return to Denmark again.
Big Brother 2001 (season 1) Start Date: 28 January 2001 End Date: 10 May 2001
Duration: 103 days
The Finalists: 2 - Jill* (The Winner) & Nico* (Runner-up)
The Grand Prize: 500,000 DKK
Evicted Housemates: 8 - Anja, Anna, Chris, Eddie, Eva, John, Naja* & Suzanne*
Voluntary Exits: 3(7*) - Christian, Pil & Søren
Ejected Housemates: 0 -
Notes: * - Jill, Naja, Nico & Suzanne voluntarily left the House and later re-entered
On day 77, all the remaining housemates left the house. Two hours, later only four returned with agreement to get weekly visits by families and friends.
Nominations Table The first person a housemate nominates is for 2 points, whilst the second nomination is for just 1 point. Week 2 Week 4 Week 6 Week 8 Week 10 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Intruder Eviction Jill Pil,Eva Chris,John John,Søren Søren,Eddie Anna Søren,Eddie Søren,Naja Nonominations Nonominations Winner(Day 103) Nico Eva,Pil Chris,Anja Pil,Anja Anja,Jill Anna Pil,Jill Pil,Naja Nonominations Nonominations (Day 103) Naja Not inHouse Nominated Eddie, Jill,Nico,Søren Suzanne Nico,Suzanne Nonominations Nonominations Evicted(Day 96) Suzanne Eva,Chris John,Chris John,Søren Eddie,Søren Anna Eddie,Søren Naja,Søren Nonominations Evicted(Day 89) Christian Eva,Anja Anja,John Anja,John Anja,Suzanne Anna Suzanne,Eddie Suzanne,Naja Walked(Day 77) Pil Søren,Suzanne Chris,Nico Søren,John Søren,Anja Anna Naja,Eddie Naja,Nico Walked(Day 77) Søren Pil,Chris Chris,Suzanne Pil,Anja Anja,Jill Anna Jill,Naja Jill,Suzanne Walked(Day 77) Eddie Not inHouse Exempt Anja,Jill Naja Søren,Pil Evicted(Day 68) Anna Not inHouse Nominated Evicted(Day 58) Anja Eva,Chris Chris,John John,Søren Christian,Eddie Evicted(Day 54) John Exempt Nico,Chris Søren,Jill Evicted(Day 40) Chris Pil,Jill Pil,Jull Evicted(Day 26) Eva Suzanne,Søren Evicted(Day 12) Notes none none none NominatedFor Eviction Eva,Pil Chris,John John,Søren Anja,Søren Anna,Naja Eddie,Søren Naja,Nico,Suzanne Jill,Naja,Nico,Suzanne Jill,Naja,Nico Jill,Nico Walked none Christian,Pil,Søren none Evicted Eva61%to evict Chris53%to evict John71%to evict Anja84%to evict Anna6 of 7 votesto evict Eddie64%to evict Evictioncancelled Suzanne52%to evict Naja60%to evict Nico29%to win Jill71%to win Notes: John was exempt from the Nomination Process as he entered late on Day 4. As a new Housemate, Eddie was exempt from the Nomination Process this Week. On Day 58, the Housemates had to evict one of the new Housemates, either Anna or Naja. After winning a task Naja won the right to distribute 5 points, instead of the usual 3, this Week. She could do this any way she liked, and chose to give one point each to Eddie, Jill, Nico, Søren and Suzanne. All Housemates voluntarily left the House on Day 77 and only Jill, Naja, Nico and Suzanne angrred to re-enter the House following talks with the producers on Day 78. The Nominations are voided and the Eviction is cancelled as only 4 Housemates now remain in the House: Jill, Naja, Nico & Suzanne. From now on all Housemates automatically face the Public Vote to evict, except for the final two who will face a vote to win.
Big Brother 2001 (season 2) Start Date: 25 August 2001 End Date: 6 December 2001
Duration: 104 days
The Prize: 1,000,000 DKK
The Finalists: 3 - Carsten (The Winner), Sverre (Runner-up) & Sheila (3rd)
Evicted Housemates: 9 - Aida, Dina, Ghazal, June, Martin, Randi, René, Søren & Tina
Voluntary Exits: 2 - Cosmo & Mik
Nominations Table The first person a housemate nominates is for 2 points, whilst the second nomination is for just 1 point. Week 4 Week 10 Week 12 Week 14 Week 15 Day 102 Final Carsten Aida René,Dina Randi,Mik Randi,Sverre Randi,Aida Aida Randi,Martin Randi,Ghazal NoNominations Sverre Aida Tina,Dani Mik,Dina René,June June,Aida Aida Randi,Sheila Ghazal,Randi NoNominations Sheila Søren Tina,Randi Mik,Dina Cosmo,René Randi,Martin Aida Martin,Sverre Randi,Ghazal NoNominations Ghazal Not inHouse Martin MartinRandi RandiSverre NoNominations Evicted(Day 102) Randi Sverre Sheila,Tina Carsten,Dina René,Carsten June,Carsten Martin Martin,Ghazal Ghazal,Carsten Evicted(Day 97) Martin Not inHouse 3-Aida2-Cosmo Nominated Randi,Ghazal Evicted(Day 83) Aida Cosmo Evicted(Day 4) June,Martin Nominated Re-Evicted(Day 69) Cosmo Aida Mik,Sheila Mik,Dina June,Sheila June,Aida Walked(Day 69) June Søren Tina,Randi Mik,Dina Cosmo,Randi Randi,Aida Evicted(Day 55) René Tina Tina,Sheila Mik,Randi Randi,Sverre Evicted(Day 41) Mik Tina Tina,Cosmo June,Cosmo Walked(Day 27) Dina Søren Randi,Tina Randi,Sheila Evicted(Day 27) Tina Sverre June,Sverre Evicted(Day 13) Søren Aida Evicted(Day 4) Notes none none Walkednone Mik none Cosmo none NominatedFor Eviction Aida,Søren Randi,Sheila,Tina Dina,Mik,Randi Cosmo,Randi,René Aida,June,Randi Aida,Martin Ghazal,Martin Ghazal,Randi Carsten,Ghazal,Sheila,Sverre Carsten,Sheila,Sverre Evicted Aida4 of 6 votesto evict Tina47%to evict Dina53%to evict Aida Most votesto return June 59%to evict Aida3 of 4 votesto evict Martin50%to evict Randi63%to evict Ghazal58%to evict Sheila24%(out of 3) Sverre47%(out of 2) Søren3 of 6 votesto evict René39%to evict Carsten53%to win Notes: The Housemates had to evict a male and a female. Each female voted to evict a male and each male voted to evict a female. The males are denoted by the blue boxes by their name, and the girls by the red boxes. On Day 34 Aida re-entered the House after a Public Vote, and was joined by Martin, a new Housemate. Martin was allowed to Nominate for 5 Points this Week, and distributed them as follows: Aida (3 points) and Cosmo (2 points). This Week the Public Nominated, and Aida and Martin received the most votes, and the surviving Housemates voted to Evict one of them. Ghazal, as a new Housemate, was Exempt from this Vote, but could vote and voted to Evict Martin. Randi was originally Nominated, but won immunity and hence Ghazal took her place. Martin was Evicted with just 71 more votes than Ghazal - the closest vote in Big Brother history. All Housemates faced the Public Vote to Evict this Week to decide the three finalists. The final three Housemates all faced the Public Vote to win.
Big Brother V.I.P. (season 3) Start Date: 16 February 2003 End Date: 22 May 2003 Duration: 95 days The Prize: 500,000 DKK No live coverage: Shown weekly over 12 weeks, starting 7 March. The final was shown on 22 May 2003. House: The Big Brother Norway house was used The Finalists: 3 - Thomas (The Winner)-51%, Pil (Runner-up)-27% & Michael (3rd)-22% Evicted Housemates: 9 - Bashy, Brigitte, Carl-Mar, Gigi, Helena, Kira, Lise-Lotte, Masja & Morten Ejected Housemates: 1 - Moses
Housemates Housemates Residence Famous for... Age Bashy Quraishy Frederiksberg Pakistan People Society 57 Brigitte Nielsen Switzerland Actress 39 Carl-Mar Møller Kokkedal Therapist and author 49 Gigi Li Fredie-Pedersen Dragør Dancer, singer & actress 20 Helena Blach Lavrsen Dragør Silver medalist for Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics 39 Kira Eggers Los Angeles Model and stripper 28 Lise-Lotte Lohmann København Actress 46 Masja Juel Bornholm Hairdresser 24 Michael Teschl København Singer 31 Morten Messerschmidt Frederikssund Politician 22 Moses Hansen Kolding Author 61 Helle Kragenskjold, "Pil" Islands Brygge Big Brother 1 Housemate 34 Thomas Bickham København Dragqueen 27
Big Brother 2003 (season 4)