Pinoy Big Brother (2005)
- Genre
- reality television
- Country
- Philippines
- Length
- 18 seasons, 1119 episodes
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a Philippine reality competition show where contestants live together in a house under constant video surveillance. They compete in tasks and nominations to avoid eviction and win a grand prize.
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What happens
Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) is a Philippine television reality competition show produced by ABS-CBN Studios and based on the Dutch reality television franchise Big Brother. The series is owned and produced by ABS-CBN, which holds the exclusive Philippine franchise rights to the format. The program originally aired on ABS-CBN from August 21, 2005, to August 4, 2019, with Willie Revillame, Toni Gonzaga, and Mariel Rodriguez as its first hosts. Following ABS-CBN’s broadcast shutdown in 2020, the show returned via Kapamilya Channel and Kapamilya Online Live on December 6, 2020, as part of its Primetime Bida and Yes Weekend lineup. It later expanded its reach through blocktime and content distribution arrangements, airing on TV5 and, beginning March 9, 2025, on GMA Network under ABS-CBN’s programming partnership. The series is currently broadcast on GMA Network for free television viewers in the Philippines and is simultaneously streamed on Kapamilya Online Live and Kapuso Stream for online audiences. Internationally, it aired via The Filipino Channel and GMA Pinoy TV. Despite being shown across multiple networks, Pinoy Big Brother remains an ABS-CBN intellectual property and continues to be produced by ABS-CBN Studios. Its latest season is co-produced with GMA Network, marking the first joint reality show collaboration between the two networks. The show stands as the longest-running reality television series in the Philippines, having aired 11 main seasons, 4 celebrity editions, and 4 teen editions over the past two decades. The latest season is hosted by Bianca Gonzalez, Luis Manzano, Robi Domingo, Kim Chiu, Melai Cantiveros, Enchong Dee, Alexa Ilacad, Gabbi Garcia, and Mavy Legaspi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Survivor Philippines (2008)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.