Big Brother is set to return to Australian television screens in 2025.
The beloved reality show, which sees housemates compete to stay in the house to win prize money, found roaring success on Channel Ten in the early 2000s.
Since then, the show changed networks several times – first going over to the Channel Nine, before a revamped version at Channel Seven.
The reality show will return to its original home at Ten next year and will also be much closer to its original format.
A brand new crop of housemates will be filmed live as opposed to later seasons which featured pre-recorded elements.
Viewers can also expect live nominations and evictions, with Channel Ten insisting a return to ‘the authentic, OG show you fell in love with all those years ago.’
The new version of Big Brother will be hosted by radio and TV personality Mel Tracina, following in the footsteps of the likes of Gretel Kileen and Sonia Kruger.
Previous to this gig, Tracina, 34, was known for her role as ‘culture correspondent’ for Ten’s comedy panel show The Cheap Seats.
Big Brother is set to return to Australian television screens in 2025. The show will come back to its original home at Channel Ten, where a new host has been selected to take over from Sonia Kruger (pictured)
The new version of Big Brother will be hosted by radio and TV personality Mel Tracina (pictured), following in the footsteps of the likes of Gretel Kileen and Kruger
‘I was one of the millions of Aussies captivated by Big Brother when it launched on Channel 10 in the early noughties,’ the new host said in a statement released by Ten.
‘The show has such a loyal and passionate fan base, and I am excited to help bring back the show’s original spirit (minus the flip phones and bum dancing),’ she added, referring to season one housemate Sara-Marie Fedele’s notorious ‘bum dance.’
The 2003 season introduced viewers to eventual two-time winner Reggie Bird, who, alongside runner-up Chrissie Swan, rose to become two of the most prominent women in the country.
Previous to this gig Tracina, 34, was known for her role as ‘culture correspondent’ for Ten’s comedy panel show The Cheap Seats. Pictured with Cheap Seats co-star Tim McDonald
At the peak of the show’s popularity, contestants such as Reggie, Sara-Marie, and even a contestant nicknamed ‘Hotdogs’ experienced nationwide fame.
Producers were astounded as everyday Australians were mobbed by fans, reminiscent of scenes seen with The Beatles in the 1960s.
Big Brother Australia’s original run on Ten ran for nine seasons from 2001-2008.
It averaged an astonishing 1.4million viewers per episode back in the 2000s, where it remained one of the network’s tentpoles.
The show went on hiatus until 2012, when the rights were sold to Nine who revamped the show, which ran for three seasons before ownership switched to Seven in 2020.
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