Pinoy Big Brother, more popularly known by its abbreviated title PBB, is the Philippine version of the Big Brother reality game show franchise. The word Pinoy in the title is a colloquial term for the Filipino people. It is currently broadcast on pay TV via Kapamilya Channel, on free-to-air via A2Z, and internationally via ABS-CBN's international channel TFC in various countries worldwide. It was formerly broadcast on the ABS-CBN network and its sister network Studio 23 from 2005 until 2019, and on TV5 during Connect's final week from March 8 to 14, 2021. Originally hosted by Willie Revillame, Toni Gonzaga and Mariel Rodriguez, it premiered on August 21, 2005. The uncut 24/7 version of the series can also be seen on the internet through Kumu, a Philippine online livestreaming app, as part of their partnership on Kumunity 10, as carried over from Connect. Kumunity Season 10, the recently concluded season, was hosted by Bianca Gonzalez and Robi Domingo.
The Pinoy Big Brother studios as seen from the 12th floor of ELJ Communications Center. On the lower left of the picture is the facade designed for the former reality television show Pinoy Dream Academy, on the upper left is the Pinoy Big Brother activity area, while on the upper right of the picture are the swimming pool area and the Pinoy Big Brother multi-purpose hall.
2015 Façade
The Big Brother House after its renovation in 2011. In 2015, former Pinoy Dream Academy facade next door became part of the Big Brother house as an extended facade.
Toni Gonzaga was a mainstay host of Pinoy Big Brother for 15 seasons, having been its host since its inaugural season in 2005 up to her exit in 2022.
Big Brother is a reality competition television franchise created by John de Mol Jr., first broadcast in the Netherlands in 1999 and subsequently syndicated internationally. The show features contestants called "housemates" or "HouseGuests" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The name is inspired by Big Brother from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, and the housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, they are voted out until only one remains and wins the cash prize.
International logo of Big Brother since 2019