Big Brother (Romanian TV series)
Big Brother (also known as in Romanian: Fratele cel Mare, lit. 'The Big Brother') is a Romanian version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother produced by Endemol. A group of people (called the Housemates) live together in an isolated house. They don't have TV, the Internet, newspapers or watches. 24 hours a day, their life is recorded by hidden cameras in all the rooms in the House. The Housemates are completely isolated from the outside world. Every week, each of them must enter the Diary Room and nominate two of the other people for public eviction. The two or more housemates with most negative votes become nominated. For almost a week the TV viewers have to decide which of them to be evicted, voting via SMS or phone calls.
Big Brother | |
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Also known as | Fratele cel Mare (Romanian) |
Developed by | Endemol |
Presented by | Andreea Raicu Virgil Ianțu |
Country of origin | Romania |
Original language | Romanian |
No. of seasons | 2 |
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Executive producer | Adela Harnagea |
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Running time | 60/120 minutes (approx.) |
Original release | |
Network | Prima TV |
Release | 16 March 2003 – 14 June 2004 |
Every week the Housemates have a weekly task. Depending on whether they successfully complete the task or not, their shopping budget is increased or decreased.
During the final week, the viewers vote for which of the remaining people in the House they want to win the show. The person with the most positive votes becomes a winner and receives a big money prize. In the first season was the prize US$50,000 and in the second season was the prize €75,000.
The show in Romania lasted for two seasons. Both aired on Prima TV.