Big Brother (Portuguese TV series)


Big Brother Portugal is the Portuguese version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother, produced by Endemol for Portuguese channel TVI. TVI launched the show in 2000. Since its beginning, it was a great success.
The show had seven editions with three being celebrity versions, presented by Teresa Guilherme. The popularity of this show steadily declined until TVI cancelled after the fourth season in 2003.
In 2010, TVI aired the first season of Secret Story - Casa dos Segredos franchise. The show based on the original French version of Secret Story.
In 2013, after 11 years, TVI aired the third celebrity version of Big Brother, titled Big Brother VIP.
On 30 November 2019, TVI announced the return of the original format of Big Brother in 2020.

Series overwiew

Regular version

Celebrity version

Presenters and programmes

SeasonGalas & NomeaçõesDiário/BB MAGExtra
[|1]Teresa Guilherme
Pedro Miguel Ramos		rowspan="5" -
[|2]Teresa Guilherme
Pedro Miguel Ramos		rowspan="5" -
[|3]Teresa Guilherme
Pedro Miguel Ramos		rowspan="5" -
[|Famosos 1]Teresa Guilherme
Pedro Miguel Ramos		rowspan="5" -
[|Famosos 2]Teresa Guilherme
Pedro Miguel Ramos		rowspan="5" -
[|4]Teresa Guilherme
Pedro Miguel Ramos		rowspan="5" Cristina Ferreira
VIPTeresa Guilhermerowspan="5" Iva Domingues
5Cláudio RamosMafalda de CastroMaria Botelho Moniz
6Cláudio RamosMafalda de CastroMaria Botelho Moniz

Ratings

The House

The House was Located in a Studio Complex in Venda do Pinheiro

Big Brother 1

The first season of Big Brother began on 3 September 2000 and finished 120 days later on 31 December 2000. The winner of reality show was Zé Maria.
In 2014, the season was re-aired in +TVI, a cable channel from TVI.

Housemates

Nominations

Big Brother 2

The second season of Big Brother began on 21 January 2001 and finished 120 days later, 20 May 2001. The winner of reality show was Henrique.

Housemates

Nominations

Big Brother 3

The third season of Big Brother started on 2 September 2001 and finished 121 days later, 31 December 2001. The winner of reality show was Catarina. The first woman to win Big Brother Portugal.

Housemates

Nominations

Big Brother Famosos 1

Big Brother Famosos 1 is the first celebrity version of Big Brother. The show started on 8 September 2002 and finished on 4 November 2002, it lasted 58 days with the housemate Ricky emerging the winner.

Housemates

Nominations

Notes:
In round one of nominations each housemate had to vote to evict another housemate.

Big Brother Famosos 2

Big Brother Famosos 2 is the second celebrity version of Big Brother. The show started on 4 November 2002 and finished on 31 December 2002, it lasted 58 days with the housemate Vítor emerging the winner.

Housemates

Nominations

Notes:
In round four of nominations all female housemates were immune from eviction.

Big Brother 4

The fourth season of Big Brother began on 31 August 2003 and finished 120 days later, 31 December 2003. The winner of reality show was Fernando. The grand cash prize was 100,000 Euro.

Housemates

Nominations

Big Brother VIP was the third celebrity version of Big Brother, and the first in Portugal to use the name Big Brother VIP. The show started on 21 April 2013 and finished on 21 July 2013, lasted 92 days. Pedro Guedes emerging the winner.