Grande Fratello
| Grande Fratello | |
|---|---|
| Created by | John de Mol Jr. |
| Directed by | Fosco Gasperi (2000–2001) Fabio Calvi (2003–2004, 2006–2009) Sergio Colabona (2009–2012, 2014–2015) Alessio Pollacci (2018–2019, 2023–) Marco Fuortes (2018–2019, 2023–) |
| Presented by | Daria Bignardi Barbara D'Urso Alessia Marcuzzi Alfonso Signorini Simona Ventura |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| No. of series | 19 |
| No. of episodes | 333 (live shows) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 190–220 min (approx.) |
| Production company | Endemol Shine Italy |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canale 5 (main show and daily recaps, 2000–) Italia 1 (daily recaps; 2014–) Stream TV (live; 2000–2003) Sky (live; 2004, 2008–2009) Mediaset Premium (live; 2006–2015) Mediaset Extra (live; 2018–) La5 (live; 2010–) Rete 4 (daily recaps; 2023–2024) |
| Release | 14 September 2000 – present |
| Related | |
| Grande Fratello VIP | |
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Grande Fratello (also known by the acronym GF) is the Italian version of the reality television franchise Big Brother, created by producer John de Mol Jr. in 1997, which began airing on 14 September 2000 on Canale 5, it has gone on to become a cultural phenomenon in Italy. The show follows the format of other national editions, in which a group of contestants, known as "housemates", live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. Live television cameras and personal audio microphones continuously monitor them. Throughout the competition, housemates are "evicted" from the house by public televoting. The last remaining housemate wins the competition and a cash prize. The series is named after the fictional totalitarian dictator from George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Over the course of its nineteen seasons, the program has been hosted by Daria Bignardi (2000–2001), Barbara D'Urso (2003–2004, 2018–2019), Alessia Marcuzzi (2006–2012, 2014–2015), Alfonso Signorini (2023–2025) and Simona Ventura (from 2025).
The reality show also had seven editions of the spin-off Grande Fratello VIP, reserved for famous people and one of the spin-off The Couple - Una vittoria per due, reserved for couples.