Big Brother Croatia (franchise)

Big Brother Croatia
Country	Croatia
Language(s)	Croatian
Television Network(s)	RTL
Host	Daria Knez (2004) Neno Pavinčić (2004, 2016) Boris Mirković (2004-2006) Antonija Blaće (2005-2008, 2018) Renata Sopek (2005-2007) Filip Brajković (2007) Marko Lušić (2008) Marijana Batinić (2016)
Series Run	September 18, 2004 - December 19, 2008 April 17, 2016 - May 6, 2018

Big Brother Croatia is the Croatian version of the reality show Big Brother that aired on RTL Television, in which numerous contestants live in an isolated house trying to stay in the house for a maximum of 100 days, with the goal of winning a big cash prize at the end of the game. The show is licensed by a foreign show of the same name, produced by Endemol. Croatian Big Brother holds the record for most male victories in a row since its inception.

History

The license for the program was bought by RTL Television in mid-2004, and it started with its first season of the show that autumn. So far, 167 contestants, the so-called "stanari (eng. housemates)" of the Big Brother house, have participated in the show. When entering the house, housemates must comply with the house rules; house occupants can leave the house at any time without permission or be forcibly removed from the game if they have broken any rules, such as violent behavior.

Production

House

Big Brother house is located in Jadran film studio in Dubrava, part of the city of Zagreb. In the fifth season, the house was located in the movie city of Kantan, about forty kilometers west of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. In 2011 and 2015, the show was filmed at home in Belgrade's Kosutnjak (regional Big Brother). After two regional seasons, Big Brother returned to Croatia in 2016.

Series

Big Brother Croatia Seasons
Season	Season Run	Days	Housemates	Winner	Runner(s)-Up
Big Brother Croatia 1	September 18, 2004 - December 26, 2004	100	14	Saša Tkalčević	Zdravko Lamot
Big Brother Croatia 2	September 4, 2005 - December 30, 2005	118	21	Hamdija Seferović	Daca Bosančić
Big Brother Croatia 3	September 8, 2006 - December 15, 2006	99	14	Danijel Rimarić	Tomislav Šimićević
Big Brother Croatia 4	September 7, 2007 - December 21, 2007	106	15	Vedran Lovrenčić	Maja-Paola Sestrić
Celebrity Big Brother Croatia 1	March 7, 2008 - March 21, 2008	14	8	Danijela Dvornik	Marina Orsag
Big Brother Croatia 5	September 5, 2008 - December 19, 2008	106	17	Krešimir Duvančić	Ornela Bešker-Amulić
Big Brother Croatia 6	April 17, 2016 - June 3, 2016	50	15	Romano Obilinović	Ines Huskić	Kocka Kocijan
Big Brother Croatia 7	January 27, 2018 - May 6, 2018	100	31	Orky Orač	Lucija Stojak

Presenters

Host	1	2	3	4	C1	5	VB4	VB5	6		7
Daria Knez
Neno Pavinčić
Boris Mirković
Antonija Blaće
Renata Sopek
Filip Brajković
Marko Lušić
Korana Gvozdić
Marijana Mićić
Sky Wikluh
Marijana Batinić
Dorijan Klarić
Fil Tilen
Paula Sikirić

Status:

Main Host

Co-Host

Housemate

Other

Trivia

• Big Brother Croatia holds the record for having the most regular seasons (seven) with only male contestants winning the show each year (although the celebrity edition was won by a woman). Daca from season 2 and Maja Paola from season 4 came very close though, losing by only 2% difference to the eventual winners Hamdija and Vedran, respectively.