[citation needed] In 2010, Alpha TV announced that they would launch their own version of the original Big Brother, with the season starting on 3 October 2010 and ending on 30 January 2011.

[citation needed] In October 2019, it was announced that Big Brother would return after 9 years break in Greece, and would broadcast on Skai TV.

The show's name comes from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which revolves around a dystopia in which dictator Big Brother is the all-seeing leader.

In the final week of each season, the viewers vote for which of the remaining housemate in the house should win the prize money and be crowned the winner of Big Brother.

However, two weeks later, the whole live stream was shut down due to the unacceptably disrespectful sexist comments about rape from housemate Antonis Alexandridis, which also caused huge controversy in the outside world.

Big Brother was criticized for the voyeuristic nature of the show, in which contestants volunteer to surrender their privacy in return for minor celebrity status and a comparatively small cash prize, has attracted much scorn.

[9] On numerous occasions, participants in the various season have become sexually involved with each other, sometimes engaging in intercourse in front of Big Brother's cameras.

The Internet stream also captures such moments, which has led to some controversy, with certain jurisdictions such as Greece attempting to have the show removed from the airwaves.