<P> After Richard Desmond bought Channel 5 in 2010 , he said he was keen to acquire Big Brother . Meanwhile , Endemol had been granted permission to keep the Big Brother House at the Elstree TV Studios until 30 September 2013 . On 2 April 2011 , The Daily Star , a newspaper owned by Desmond 's Northern & Shell company , reported that Big Brother would be returning on Channel 5 in August 2011 with a Celebrity edition , followed by a main edition in September . Four days later , Channel 5 formally confirmed that they had signed a £ 200 million two - year contract with Endemol to screen Big Brother from 18 August 2011 . Big Brother 2 winner Brian Dowling was announced as the new host . McCall declined the offer to host , having said goodbye to the show in 2010 . On 3 May 2011 , Endemol and Channel 5 officially opened the process for people to apply to be on the show . The twelfth series officially launched on 9 September 2011 . Aaron Allard - Morgan was crowned the winner after spending 64 days in the House . The thirteenth series premiered on 5 June 2012 , and was won by Luke Anderson . On 2 April 2013 , it was confirmed that Dowling would be replaced by Emma Willis , who had previously hosted spin - off series ' for the show . The fourteenth series premiered on 13 June 2013 , and was won by Sam Evans . The fifteenth series launched on 5 June 2014 and was won by Helen Wood , making her the first female winner since the show 's revival on Channel 5 . The sixteenth series began on 12 May 2015 , the earliest Big Brother launch to date . Chloe Wilburn was announced as the winner of that series . The seventeenth series launched on 7 June 2016 , it was the first Big Brother series to feature two separate houses and with a series length of 50 days it was the shortest ever series of Big Brother to air in the sixteen years of the programme . The Winner was stunt double Jason Burill . He is the oldest housmate to win the main series to date . The eighteenth series launched on 5 June 2017 and was won by Isabelle Warbuton . She is the first woman to win Big Brother as a late entrant , and at just 38 days in the house she has also spent the least amount of time in the house for a winner of the regular series . </P>
<P> After Richard Desmond bought Channel 5 in 2010 , he said he was keen to acquire Big Brother . Meanwhile , Endemol had been granted permission to keep the Big Brother House at the Elstree TV Studios until 30 September 2013 . On 2 April 2011 , The Daily Star , a newspaper owned by Desmond 's Northern & Shell company , reported that Big Brother would be returning on Channel 5 in August 2011 with a Celebrity edition , followed by a main edition in September . Four days later , Channel 5 formally confirmed that they had signed a £ 200 million two - year contract with Endemol to screen Big Brother from 18 August 2011 . Big Brother 2 winner Brian Dowling was announced as the new host . McCall declined the offer to host , having said goodbye to the show in 2010 . On 3 May 2011 , Endemol and Channel 5 officially opened the process for people to apply to be on the show . The twelfth series officially launched on 9 September 2011 . Aaron Allard - Morgan was crowned the winner after spending 64 days in the House . The thirteenth series premiered on 5 June 2012 , and was won by Luke Anderson . On 2 April 2013 , it was confirmed that Dowling would be replaced by Emma Willis , who had previously hosted spin - off series ' for the show . The fourteenth series premiered on 13 June 2013 , and was won by Sam Evans . The fifteenth series launched on 5 June 2014 and was won by Helen Wood , making her the first female winner since the show 's revival on Channel 5 . The sixteenth series began on 12 May 2015 , the earliest Big Brother launch to date . Chloe Wilburn was announced as the winner of that series . The seventeenth series launched on 7 June 2016 , it was the first Big Brother series to feature two separate houses and with a series length of 50 days it was the shortest ever series of Big Brother to air in the sixteen years of the programme . The Winner was stunt double Jason Burill . He is the oldest housmate to win the main series to date . The eighteenth series launched on 5 June 2017 and was won by Isabelle Warbuton . She is the first woman to win Big Brother as a late entrant , and at just 38 days in the house she has also spent the least amount of time in the house for a winner of the regular series . </P>
when did big brother start on channel 5
when did big brother start on channel 5
18 August 2011
18 August 2011