The first season of the Uruguayan reality television series, Gran Hermano, premiered on Canal 10 on 20 September 2026 and will last for 90 days.
Format The season follows a group of contestants who are isolated in a house and remain cut off from the outside world for approximately three months. Throughout their stay, the contestants are monitored by "Gran Hermano" and nominate one another on a weekly basis, after which the public decides by vote who will leave the house. The last contestant remaining in the house is declared the winner of the season and receives the final prize.
Broadcast The show airs on Canal 10 from Sundays to Thursdays in prime time. Its premiere averaged a 25.7 rating, peaking at 29.3 points. The live shows are hosted by Eduardo Gianarelli, alongside a panel that discusses events taking place in the house. The panel consists of Natalie Yoffe, Sofía Tardáguila, Oscar Belo, Esteban Leonís, Ciara Nin, Lucas Fuente and Luis Lacalle Ponce de León. The panel also features rotating guest panelists, including Uruguayan Gran Hermano Argentina contestants Santiago Algorta, winner of the twelfth season, and Yisela Paola, runner-up of the thirteenth season, as well as Gastón Trezeguet, runner-up of the first season.
A special program, Gran Hermano: El Debate, airs on Fridays, hosted by Eliana Dide and featuring a panel that reviews the events of the week, while Espiando la Casa, hosted by Agustín Gil, airs on weekday afternoons and Saturday nights, providing live coverage of events taking place inside the house. The 24-hour live feed of the house is available on , Antel's video streaming service, and DirecTV's DGO. Canal 10 also simulcasts the live shows on YouTube, hosted by Magui Díaz and Agustín Gil.
HouseGuests NameAge on entryHometownOccupationDay enteredDay exitedResultStephanie Dudok29MontevideoNurse1Facundo Fernández21TrinidadMusician1Agustina Zerbino26MontevideoInfluencer1Bruno Acevedo28Punta del EsteArtist1Bruno Reyes32MaldonadoLifeguard1Esteban Álvarez46MontevideoBus driver1Guadalupe Conti26SaltoCollege student1Fabricio Bianchessi31PaysandúBlacksmith1Gustavo Fernández37MontevideoFootballer1Jessica Martínez36SaltoLingerie designer1Juan Martín Santana26TamboresLaw student1Laura Dotto67MontevideoAmbulance driver1Jazmín Esquivel22Ciudad de la CostaManicurist1Melanie Porta36MontevideoOSE employee1Guillermo Suárez25DuraznoFarmhand1Victoria Campo30Ciudad de la CostaUnemployed1Matías Calimares20MontevideoBasketball player1Matías Catán31MontevideoTour operator1Tatiana Milano36Barros BlancosEntrepreneur114Victoria Gallego26Montevideo Unemployed17Tatiana Cabrera30CanelonesReal estate agent12Tatiana Cabrera entered the house as an “aspirant”, alongside Laura Dotto and Melanie Porta. Two days after their entry, the public voted to determine which of the three would remain in the house and become full-fledged housemates. Cabrera was eliminated, while Dotto and Porta remained in the house and joined the rest of the participants before the regular nomination process began.
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