When Emma presented the last Big Brother, she said tearfully: “It brought real people from all walks of life into our homes every single night and created a whole new genre of TV that changed popular culture forever. After its move to Channel 5, it was fronted by Emma Willis from 2013 to 2018. Big Brother aired for the final time in November 2018 after Channel 5 announced that the 19th series would be the last.ĭavina McCall presented Big Brother from its first series in 2000 until 2010, after which series two champion Brian Dowling took over from 2011 to 2012. The show then aired for a further eight series on Channel 5, with an additional 15 celebrity series. In the UK, Big Brother first aired on Channel 4 in 2000 and ran for 11 series, plus seven series of Celebrity Big Brother and a final special edition series entitled Ultimate Big Brother. We’re beyond excited to bring this iconic series to ITV2 and ITVX where it should especially engage with our younger viewers.' Paul Mortimer, director of reality commissioning and acquisitions and controller, ITV2, ItvBe and CITV, said: 'This refreshed, contemporary new series of Big Brother will contain all the familiar format points that kept viewers engaged and entertained the first time round, but with a brand new look and some additional twists that speak to today’s audience. The return date is said to be March next year, according to Broadcast.It will run for six weeks – shorter than past series. It was announced during the Love Island final in August that the reality series would be coming back to televisions, moving to ITV2 and ITVX, from 2023. Not actors/influencers/realitypersonalities/celebs ect. One commented: “OMFG it’s gonna be iconic.' Another said: '*SCREAMS* welcome back BBUK.' A third wrote: “I have just peed with excited…….real people, real experience YAAAASS BIG B.' One begged ITV to choose 'real people' to appear on the show as they wrote: 'Please make it like the early days. Read more: Katie Price 'loved Simon Cowell's chest hair' when she spent night at his placeįans were buzzing at the news.

The caption read: 'Applications are now open for #BBUK 2023.' The official Instagram account for the show announced that applications are now open, as it posted a clip of the famous Big Brother eye appearing on top of ITV logos, reports OK. But as usual, viewers will see contestants contained in a house together, with one ultimately winning a life-changing sum of money. The reboot of the iconic show will be screened on ITV2 for the first time. Applications for contestants are now officially open. Big Brother is set to make a comeback in 2023 – five years after it last aired.

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