Big Brother VIP (Albanian TV series) season 1
Big Brother VIP 2021, also known as Big Brother VIP 1 was the first season of Big Brother VIP, hosted by Arbana Osmani. The season began airing on 5 October 2021 on Top Channel, and ended after 137 days on 18 February 2022. The viewers can watch for the whole season live from the house in two live pay-per-view channels, with the name Big Brother VIP 1 and Big Brother VIP 2, which are available on Albanian TV platform DigitAlb. The two opinionists in the live evictions shows, were Arbër Hajdari and Balina Bodinaku. Dojna Mema hosted the spin-off show Big Brother VIP – Fans' Club and Iva Tiço was the opinionist. One week after the final of the show, was broadcast a reunion show, with the name Post Big Brother VIP. The three episodes were broadcast on 22 February, 25 February and 1 March 2022. The show was hosted by Arbana Osmani, and the two opinionists were Arbër Hajdari and Balina Bodinaku.
| Big Brother VIP | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Hosted by | Arbana Osmani |
| No. of days | 137 |
| No. of housemates | 30 |
| Winner | Ilir Shaqiri |
| Runner-up | Donald Veshaj |
| Companion shows | |
| No. of episodes | 157 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Top Channel |
| Original release | 5 October 2021 – 18 February 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
The show was originally scheduled to last 100 days, with the finale on 11 January 2022. However, due to satisfactory ratings, the show was extended by over one month, making it the longest Albanian season overall, with 137 days.
On 18 February 2022, Ilir Shaqiri was announced as the winner of the season, having received 35% of the final vote, with Donald Veshaj as the runner-up after receiving 30%. Ilir Shaqiri won a €100,000 prize.