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A reality television show, Big Brother show is all about a "Big Brother House" that is isolated from the outside world. Around 15 contestants occupy the house, which is under round the clock scrutiny of television cameras. All the contestants vie to win the cash prize by being the last person standing in the house. All the housemates can be seen striving to make some impact on the television audience so that they are not voted out of the house (show). The Big Brother has created a niche for itself in over 70 countries, sometimes under different brand name. It is believed that the show's name has been derived from George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, in which Big Brother is the all-seeing leader of the dystopian Oceania.

The Big Brother series was supposedly broadcasted for the first time in the Netherlands in September 1999. And then the show was absorbed by many countries worldwide. However, almost every country included its own adaptations and changes to the original format. Though the original concept, a big house with around 15 housemates constantly monitored and recorded by cameras and microphones, was kept intact. The housemates are also not allowed to maintain any contact with the outside world.

Mostly every week, based on the public vote, a housemate has to evacuate the Big Brother house till only one housemate remains, who is then adjudged as the winner of that particular series. Though there have been occasions when there have two evictions or no evictions at all; however, this rarely happens. Though the eviction is based on public vote, each of the housemates also have a say in it. At constant intervals, each of the housemate lists few of the fellow housemates that he or she wishes to be evacuated from the Big Brother house. Then the network announces the names of the housemates with maximum number of votes, and it is from here that the viewers participate. The viewers select the housemate they want out, from the names broadcasted by the network.

Viewers can catch the latest happenings in the world Big Brother on the internet also. You can go through the episodes, collect information on any of the housemate, etc. If you think you have it in you, then you can register yourself here to participate on the show.