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Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Celebrity Big Brother is a television reality game show based on the original Dutch TV series of the same name created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The show follows a number of celebrity contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one of the housemates is evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate remaining winning a cash prize for the charity of their choice. The series takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Celebrity Big Brother began as a one-time spin-off series to the original Big Brother, and premiered on Channel 4 on 9 March 2001. Following the successful first series, the show returned the following year for a second series. Though the show did not air for the next two years, it returned in 2005 and 2006. Following the highly controversial fifth series in 2007, the show did not return in 2008. It did air in 2009, but it was officially axed after the 2010 series when Channel 4 chose to cancel the programme as well as the main series. Despite this, the series was picked up by Channel 5, and Celebrity Big Brother returned in 2011. Since the move to Channel 5, two editions of Celebrity Big Brother have aired each year, with one airing in January and one airing in August and September.The show was initially hosted by Davina McCall from its inception to its cancellation by Channel 4. Despite being offered the position of host following the show's move to Channel 5, McCall chose not to return. Brian Dowling, who had previously appeared on Big Brother, replaced McCall as the host of the series. Dowling hosted the eighth through eleventh series, before being replaced by Emma Willis from the twelfth series onward. Marcus Bentley has narrated the series since its inception in 2001.Much like its predecessor, Celebrity Big Brother was met with commercial success, and has received extensive media coverage and publicity since it premiered. Celebrity Big Brother has been covered in spin-off series such as Big Brother's Big Mouth and Big Brother's Bit on the Side, which also covered the main series. Similar to the parent series, Celebrity Big Brother has been the source of much controversy and criticism, most notably during the 2007 series. Following this, a spin-off series known as Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack aired in 2008 in the place of Celebrity Big Brother. It has been noted that numerous celebrities who have appeared on the series have become more prominent figures in the media than before.. }

• Celebrity_Big_Brother_(UK) abstract "Celebrity Big Brother is a television reality game show based on the original Dutch TV series of the same name created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The show follows a number of celebrity contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one of the housemates is evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate remaining winning a cash prize for the charity of their choice. The series takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Celebrity Big Brother began as a one-time spin-off series to the original Big Brother, and premiered on Channel 4 on 9 March 2001. Following the successful first series, the show returned the following year for a second series. Though the show did not air for the next two years, it returned in 2005 and 2006. Following the highly controversial fifth series in 2007, the show did not return in 2008. It did air in 2009, but it was officially axed after the 2010 series when Channel 4 chose to cancel the programme as well as the main series. Despite this, the series was picked up by Channel 5, and Celebrity Big Brother returned in 2011. Since the move to Channel 5, two editions of Celebrity Big Brother have aired each year, with one airing in January and one airing in August and September.The show was initially hosted by Davina McCall from its inception to its cancellation by Channel 4. Despite being offered the position of host following the show's move to Channel 5, McCall chose not to return. Brian Dowling, who had previously appeared on Big Brother, replaced McCall as the host of the series. Dowling hosted the eighth through eleventh series, before being replaced by Emma Willis from the twelfth series onward. Marcus Bentley has narrated the series since its inception in 2001.Much like its predecessor, Celebrity Big Brother was met with commercial success, and has received extensive media coverage and publicity since it premiered. Celebrity Big Brother has been covered in spin-off series such as Big Brother's Big Mouth and Big Brother's Bit on the Side, which also covered the main series. Similar to the parent series, Celebrity Big Brother has been the source of much controversy and criticism, most notably during the 2007 series. Following this, a spin-off series known as Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack aired in 2008 in the place of Celebrity Big Brother. It has been noted that numerous celebrities who have appeared on the series have become more prominent figures in the media than before.".