Big Brother (Croatian TV series)

Big Brother is a reality show shown on RTL Televizija in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run. It is based on the international Big Brother format produced by Endemol.

In the first four seasons (and the Celebrity season) the house was located in Jadran Film studios, in the Dubrava section of Zagreb. In season 5, the house of Big Brother Thailand was used.

There have been five seasons - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 plus one celebrity season. Big Brother Croatia' holds the record for having the most regular seasons (five) with only male contestants winning the show each year (although the celebrity edition was won by a woman). Daca from season 2 and Maja Paola from season 4 came very close though, losing by only 2% difference to the eventual winners Hamdija and Vedran, respectively.

Seasons details

Season	Theme	Launch date	Final date	Days	Housemates	Winner	Prize	Presenter
Big Brother 1	Vidi sve (Sees everything)	18 September 2004	26 December 2004	100	14	Saša Tkalčević	1,000,000 kn (Equivalent to 130,000 euro)	Daria Knez
Big Brother 2	Gola istina (Naked truth)	4 September 2005	30 December 2005	118	21	Hamdija Seferović	1,000,000 kn (Equivalent to 130,000 euro)	Antonija Blaće
Big Brother 3	Do kraja (To the end)	8 September 2006	15 December 2006	99	14	Danijel Rimanić	1,250,000 kn (Equivalent to 165,000 euro)
Big Brother 4	Bez milosti! (No mercy!)	7 September 2007	21 December 2007	106	15	Vedran Lovrenčić	1,005,000 kn (Equivalent to 133,000 euro)
Big Brother 5	Avantura te zove! (Adventure calls you!)	5 September 2008	19 December 2008	106	18	Krešimir Duvančić	1,135,000 kn (Equivalent to 150,000 euro)

Celebrity season details

In 2008, RTL televizija broadcast a special celebrity season of Big Brother. Celebrities entered the house for charity. However, due to low ratings, the celebrity season was ended one week before it planned.

Series	Theme	Launch date	Final date	Days	Housemates	Winner	Grand prize	Presenter
Celebrity Big Brother 1	none	7 March 2008	21 March 2008	15	8	Danijela Dvornik	100,000 kn (13,000 euro)	Antonija Blaće
Big Brother 6	Tko će u raj? (Who is going to heaven?)	17 April 2016	3 June 2016	50	15	Romano Obilinović	116,300 kn (Equivalent to 15,500 euro) reduced from 300,000 kn (Equivalent to 39,500 euro)	Marijana Batinić

International seasons

In 2011 Croatian Big Brother joins ex-Yugoslavia reailty show Veliki Brat. Contestants from all over ex-Yugoslavia region except Slovenia participate.

Series	Subtitle	Launch Date	Final Date	Days	Winner	Top prize	Presenter
Big Brother - Veliki Brat 2011	Ljubi bližnjeg svog (Love Thy Neighbor)	13 March 2011	27 June 2011	107	Marijana Čvrljak	104,700 euro (771,670 kn)	Antonija Blaće Marijana Mićić
Big Brother - Veliki Brat 2015	Gleda te, zove te Veliki Brat (About this, calling this Big Brother)	4 September 2015	12 December 2015	100	Darko "Spejko" Petkovski	95,665 euro	Antonija Blaće Sky Wikluh

The Prize

Big Brother 2004 and Big Brother 2005 had grand prize 1,000,000 HRK (130,000 Euro). Big Brother 2006, Big Brother 2007, and Big Brother 2008 offered grand prize 1,500,000 HRK (200,000 Euro). But throughout season housemates are completing tasks, every incomplete task reduce the prize.
Big Brother - Veliki Brat 2011 had grand prize 150,000 Euro. The prize can drop or raise, depanding on challenge.