Both series will air in 2025 which marks 25 years of Big Brother in the UK.
Ahead of Friday’s live final, in which either Ali, Emma, Hanah, Marcello, Nathan or Segun will be crowned the winner of Big Brother 2024, ITV has announced that Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother will be returning in 2025.
Another iconic star-studded edition of Celebrity Big Brother is set to air on ITV1 in spring 2025, as a new batch of famous faces take up residence in the UK’s most famous abode, each hoping to follow in the footsteps of 2023 winner David Potts.
Celebrity Big Brother will be followed by a third series of Big Brother on ITV2, in which another housemate walk away with a life-changing cash prize and follow in the footsteps of ITV's first winner Jordan Sangha and whoever walks away victorious on Friday.
The original social experiment and global television phenomenon, made a triumphant return to UK television screens in 2023 on its new home of ITV and ITVX and it has also been revealed that Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother alongside the iconic Live Stream and Late & Live companion show, has now been streamed 96 million times on ITVX.
Speaking about the decision to commit to more Big Brother, Paul Mortimer, Director of Reality Commissioning and Acquisitions said "Big Brother programming has firmly established itself across ITV's platforms and become a favourite with our viewers."
"Together, Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother have grown audiences on ITV1 and ITV2 and amassed almost 100 million streams on ITVX. We’re therefore very excited to be able to throw open the House doors once again for another series of both Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother in 2025 which are sure to promise more unmissable entertaining and captivating moments."
To which Katy Manley, Managing Director of Initial, who produce reality series, added "We are so excited to be coming back with more Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother. Both series have really resonated with audiences, and we can’t wait to make more. As always, viewers can look forward to Big Brother keeping Housemates - celebrities and civilians alike - on their toes."
Applications for next year’s series of Big Brother are now open and hopefuls who believe they have what it takes to take on the original social experiment can now apply here.
Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother will return in 2025 on ITV2 and ITV1
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