The show followed a number of contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom-built house.
The show was started on August 26, 2001 with Big Brother: Ty Wybierasz (lit.
Andrzej Sołtysik and Martyna Wojciechowska host the main show.
[2] On Sunday, 26 August, 6 candidates (Barbara Knap, Jakub Jankowski, Alicja Dęręgowska, Ireneusz Górski, Krzysztof Czekalski, Małgorzata Witczak) entered the house for a week to take part the special show - Big Brother: Ty Wybierasz (lit.
At the end of the week (1 September 2001), the viewers chose two people (Barbara Knap and Jakub Jankowski) to continue to live in the Big Brother house.