Big Brother is set to return to Australian television screens in 2025.
The beloved reality show, in which housemates compete to stay in the house and win cash prizes, was a huge hit on Channel Ten in the early 2000s.
Since then, the show has changed networks several times, first moving to Channel Nine, before a revamped version on Channel Seven.
The reality show will return to its original home on Ten next year and will also be much closer to its original format.
A new generation of housemates will be filmed live, unlike later seasons which featured pre-recorded elements.
Viewers can also expect live nominations and evictions, with Channel Ten insisting on a return to the “authentic OG show you fell in love with all those years ago”.
The new version of Big Brother will be presented by radio and television personality Mel Tracina, following in the footsteps of personalities such as Gretel Kileen and Sonia Kruger.
Prior to this job, Tracina, 34, was known for her role as a “cultural correspondent” on Ten’s comedy show The Cheap Seats.
Big Brother will return to Australian television screens in 2025. The show will return to its original home on Channel Ten, where a new host has been selected to replace Sonia Kruger (pictured)
The new version of Big Brother will be presented by radio and television personality Mel Tracina (pictured), following in the footsteps of personalities such as Gretel Kileen and Kruger.
“I was one of millions of Australians captivated by Big Brother when it launched on Channel 10 in the early 2000s,” the new host said in a statement released by Ten.
“The show has such a loyal and passionate fanbase, and I’m excited to help bring back the original spirit of the show (minus the flip phones and bum dance),” she added, referring to season one housemate Sara-Marie Fedele’s famous “bum dance.”
The 2003 season introduced viewers to two-time winner Reggie Bird, who, along with runner-up Chrissie Swan, became two of the country’s most prominent women.
Prior to this gig, Tracina, 34, was best known for her role as a ‘cultural correspondent’ on Ten’s comedy show The Cheap Seats. She is pictured with her Cheap Seats co-star Tim McDonald.
At the height of the show’s popularity, contestants such as Reggie, Sara-Marie, and even a contestant nicknamed ‘Hotdogs’ experienced nationwide fame.
Producers were stunned to see ordinary Australian citizens being mobbed by fans, recalling scenes seen with The Beatles in the 1960s.
The original Big Brother Australia broadcast on Ten ran for nine seasons from 2001 to 2008.
It averaged a staggering 1.4 million viewers per episode in the 2000s, when it remained a mainstay of the network.
The show was on hiatus until 2012, when the rights were sold to Nine, who renewed the show, which ran for three seasons before ownership changed to Seven in 2020.