Grande Fratello VIP is the celebrity version of Grande Fratello, the Italian version of the reality television franchise Big Brother.
Format Based on the original Dutch version created by Endemol, the show sees a number of "housemates", often selected from diverse genders, social backgrounds and geographical locations, living together in a house under constant surveillance, where the viewing public can often watch them around the clock, and vote them out of the house as they choose.
The housemates can visit the "confessional" at any time during the day, either to speak privately to the producers or '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 by 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 affect that week's nominations. The overall goal is to be the final surviving housemate and claim the prize fund.
Series details SeasonsLaunch dateFinale dateDaysHousematesWinnerHostOpinionistGuestSocial roomDirectionGrand prizeAverage viewers(in millions)Average shareIn studioIn connectionSocial reporterRadio broadcasterInternet companyStudioHome119 September 20167 November 20165014Alessia MacariIlary BlasiAlfonso Signorini noneAlessandro SansoneR101noneSergio ColabonaMarco Fuortes€100,0004,1921.73%211 September 20174 December 20178520Daniele BossariGialappa's BandAlessio Pollacci4,8625.65%324 September 201810 December 20187823Walter Nudo nonenone3,4120.04%48 January 20208 April 20209229Paola Di BenedettoAlfonso SignoriniPupoWanda Naranone3,4118.83%514 September 20201 March 202116934Tommaso ZorziAntonella Elia3,3019.04%613 September 202114 March 202218338Jessica Hailé SelassiéSonia BruganelliAdriana VolpeLaura FreddiAdriana&Rossella RotaLinkem3,0920.20%719 September 20223 April 202319735Nikita PelizonOrietta BertiSoleil SorgePierpaolo PretelliGiulia Salemi2,6520.58%817 March 202619 May 20266416Alessandra MussoliniIlary BlasiCesara BuonamiciSelvaggia Lucarellinonenone1,9616.93%917 September 2026TBATBA18
References
External links Official website