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{{Short description|Philippine television reality show}}
{{about|a reality show in the Philippines|the bank in the Philippines also abbreviated as "PBB"|Philippine Business Bank|other uses|PBB (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Pinoy Big Brother eye (2025).svg
| image_size           = 225
| caption              = Current version of the graphical eye first used on ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition|Celebrity Collab Edition]]''
| genre                = [[Reality competition]]
| creator              = [[John de Mol Jr.]]
| based_on             = {{Based on|''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]''|[[John de Mol Jr.]]}}
| director             = {{Plainlist|
* Jon Raymond Moll 
* Oliver B. Torres
* Jay Klio Bermudez}}
| presenter            = See ''[[#Hosts|Hosts]]''
| starring             = [[List of Pinoy Big Brother housemates|''Pinoy Big Brother'' housemates]]
| country              = Philippines
| language             = Filipino
| num_seasons          = 18 seasons overall (11 main seasons, 3 celebrity seasons, and 4 teen seasons)
<!--Increment when new seasons begin. See template documentation for more info.-->
| num_episodes         = <!--As of December 27, 2020. Only increment as new episodes air per series instructions.-->
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* [[Eugenio Lopez III|Eugenio G. Lopez III]] (2005–13)
* [[Charo Santos-Concio]] (2013–16)
* [[Carlo L. Katigbak]] (2016–present)
* [[Cory V. Vidanes]]
* Laurenti M. Dyogi
* Luis L. Andrada (2021–22)
* Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdes (2025–present)
* Mitzi G. Garcia (2025–present)
}}
| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* Gabriel Niño Amaro
* Patch Manela Bungubung
* Ronald Faina
* Oliver Torres
}}
| location             = Eugenio Lopez Drive, [[Quezon City]], Philippines
| camera               = Multi-camera
| runtime              = 30–90 minutes
| company              = {{Plainlist|
*[[ABS-CBN Studios]]
*[[Endemol|Endemol Asia]] {{small|(2005–2015)}}
*[[Endemol Shine Group]] {{small|(2016–2019)}}
*[[Banijay Asia]] {{small|(2020–present)}}
*[[GMA Entertainment Group]] {{small|(''Celebrity Collab Edition'' only)}}
}}
| network              = [[ABS-CBN]]
| network2             = [[Kapamilya Channel]]<br />[[A2Z (TV channel)|A2Z]]
| network3             = [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]]
| network4             = [[GMA Network]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Alabaso |first=Kevin |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2025/1/27/-pbb-marks-20th-year-with-gma-network-collab-2006 |title='PBB' marks 20th year with GMA Network collab |website=[[ABS-CBN Entertainment]] |date=January 27, 2025 |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref>
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2005|08|21}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2019|08|4}}
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|2020|12|6}}
| last_aired2          = {{End date|2024|10|26}}
| first_aired3         = {{Start date|2021|3|8}}
| last_aired3          = {{End date|2024|10|26}}
| first_aired4         = {{Start date|2025|3|9}}
| last_aired4          = present
| related              = ''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]''
| open_theme           = "Pinoy Ako" by [[Orange & Lemons]] {{small|(2005–2021, 2024)}} / [[Rico Blanco]] {{small|(2021–2022)}}
}}

'''{{Lang|tl|Pinoy}} ''Big Brother''''' ({{translation|''Filipino big brother''; abbreviated as ''PBB''}}) is a [[Philippine television]] [[reality competition]] show broadcast by [[ABS-CBN]], [[Kapamilya Channel]], [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]], and [[GMA Network]] based on the Dutch reality television franchise ''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]''. Originally hosted by [[Willie Revillame]], [[Toni Gonzaga]] and [[Mariel Rodriguez]], it aired on ABS-CBN from August 21, 2005 to August 4, 2019. The show returned on Kapamilya Channel's Primetime Bida and Yes Weekend line up from December 6, 2020 to October 26, 2024. It stands as the longest-running reality show in the Philippines, having aired 11 main seasons, 3 celebrity seasons, and 4 teen seasons over the past 20 years.

[[Bianca Gonzalez]], [[Robi Domingo]], [[Kim Chiu]], [[Melai Cantiveros]], [[Enchong Dee]], [[Alexa Ilacad]], [[Gabbi Garcia]] and [[Mavy Legaspi]] serve as hosts for the show's current season.

==Overview==
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| image1            = Pinoy Big Brother logo (2011).png
| caption1          = The 2011 iteration of the original series logo (used from 2005 to 2015 with variations), but is still used in promotions.
| image2            = PBB eyelogo.png
| caption2          = Generic eye of ''Pinoy Big Brother'' in use from 2018 to 2021
| caption3          = Generic eye of ''Pinoy Big Brother'' in use from 2021 to 2025
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| caption4          = Generic eye of ''Pinoy Big Brother'' that used in PBB: Celebrity Collab Edition only in 2025
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===Format===
It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world wherein a number of Filipinos volunteered to live inside a house for a certain number of days.

The elimination process in the show is the reverse of the original Dutch format. At the start of the elimination process, the "housemates" (as the contestants are referred to) vote for which two (sometimes more if there are ties or if Big Brother hands out an automatic nomination) fellow housemates they should eliminate. Once these nominations are chosen, the viewer votes come into play. For a week, viewers are asked to vote, via [[SMS]] or voice messaging through [[PLDT]]'s hotline (later abolished in favor of vote cards), or online, for whoever they wanted to stay longer in the house (using the vote-to-save format). In some cases, the Vote-to-Evict format is used, with the housemate garnering the most percentage of evict votes from the public is evicted from the house, or a combination of the two (Save-Evict) may be implemented. The housemate with the fewest viewer votes (or highest for vote-to-evict) is eliminated. At the final week, the one with the most viewer votes (using the vote-to-win voting format) will win the grand prize package. It usually includes house and lot, a car, a [[business]] franchise, home appliances, and a holiday, and is given the title of ''Big Winner''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Torrevillas |first=Domini M. |date=2005-10-29 |title=Pinoy Big Brother |url=https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2005/10/29/304216/pinoy-big-brother |url-status=live |access-date=2005-10-29 |newspaper=[[Philstar.com]]}}</ref>

Aside from the regular seasons involving civilian adults, the show has also aired three other special versions:

* '''Celebrity editions''': Commercial models, actors and actresses, radio and TV show hosts, musicians, sports and fashion personalities, and even politicians volunteer to reside in the house for a certain number of days, and the duration of this particular version of the show is lesser compared to the regular seasons. Celebrity housemates, like many counterparts abroad, play for charity, aside from themselves. Prizes given away from edition to edition can vary, but basically, the cash prize an edition's winner can receive is the same as the prize for that winner's chosen charity organization, i.e. the winner and his/her charity each win the same amount.
** ''Duos'': In the [[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition|third celebrity season]], housemates are divided into two groups, with each housemate from one group paired with a housemate from the other. Similar to 2-in-1 housemates, these pairs (known as ''duos'' in the show) will compete, nominate, strategize, and face eviction together until the finale. However, pairings may change multiple times throughout the season.<ref name="Pairs">{{Cite web |last=Antonio |first=Josiah |date=March 13, 2025 |title=''Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition'' announces Kapuso-Kapamilya pairs |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/939123/pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-edition-announces-kapuso-kapamilya-pairs/story/ |access-date=March 13, 2025 |website=[[GMA News]] |language=en}}</ref> This format was previously used in the joint [[Big Brother Titans|Nigerian and South African]] season, [[El Reencuentro season 1|All Star season]] of the [[Gran Hermano (Spanish TV series)|Spanish version]], and in the joint [[Big Brother 2024 (Dutch and Belgian TV series)|Dutch and Belgian]] season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2025 |title=Bianca Gonzalez says duo nominations change the 'game' in 'Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition' |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/940263/bianca-gonzalez-says-duo-nominations-change-the-game-in-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-edition/story/ |access-date=March 23, 2025 |website=[[GMA News]] |language=en}}</ref>
* '''Teen editions''': Adolescents aged 13 to 19 years old from different cities in the Philippines and sometimes even from certain overseas countries with sizable Filipino communities reside in the house. Other factors are disregarded; in-school and out-of-school youths, natural-born Filipinos and adolescents with a mixture of Filipino and foreign blood, those with intact and broken families, and even teenage single parents may be eligible as long one passes the age requirement and has a background worth exploring during the edition's run. This edition is usually done in the Philippine "summer" months of late March to early June. During this time, temperatures in the country are at their highest and most students are out of school; a regular school year in the Philippines runs from June of one year to March of the next.
* '''Special/merged editions''': More known as the "'''All In'''" twist, special editions feature a group of civilian adults, celebrities, and civilian teenagers enter the House to compete. These seasons are referred to as "special" editions because this edition was a Big Brother first worldwide. This edition was introduced in 2014 with ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: All In]]''. Currently, these special editions are divided into the following variants:
** ''Celebrities, Adults, and Teens'': All three versions of the series are merged into one house. Civilian adult, celebrity, and civilian teen housemates would compete altogether for the prize. This was introduced on [[Pinoy Big Brother: All In|''All In'']], and was then used on [[Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7|''Lucky 7'']] and [[Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10|''Kumunity Season 10'']].
** ''Adults and Teens'': Only a combination of civilian adults and teen housemates would be merged into one house to compete. This format was first used on [[Pinoy Big Brother: 737|''737'']] and was later used on [[Pinoy Big Brother: Otso|''Otso'']], [[Pinoy Big Brother: Connect|''Connect'']] and [[Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11|''Gen 11'']].
** ''Multi-part editions'': These are combined editions that appear throughout a single edition's run, with each season having a distinct format from the others. Some of these feature celebrities, while others do not. The only difference is that all winners and finalists from each batch return to compete for a set number of spots in the finale (with the exception of 737 which had separate finalists and two winners). This edition was first introduced in 2015 with ''737'' (two parts), and was also used by ''Lucky 7'' (four parts), ''Otso'' (five parts), and ''Kumunity Season 10'' (four parts).

===The House===
[[File:PBBstudios.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The ''Pinoy Big Brother'' studios as seen from the 12th floor of ELJ Communications Center. On the lower left of the picture is the facade designed for the former reality television show ''[[Pinoy Dream Academy]]'', on the upper left is the Pinoy Big Brother activity area, while on the upper right of the picture are the swimming pool area and the Pinoy Big Brother multi-purpose hall.]]
[[File:Pinoy Big Brother House construction.png|thumb|right|300px|The ''Pinoy Big Brother'' House during its construction. It sits in a 1,400-sq. m. property.<ref name="Construct">{{Cite web |last=Vibal-Guioguio  |first=Peachy  |date=August 13, 2005 |title=A test of endurance |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/08/13/291258/test-endurance |access-date=December 29, 2020 |website=[[Philippine Star]]}}</ref>]]
The location of the ''Pinoy Big Brother'' House used to occupy an old house; it was demolished in order to give way for the show. The house was built within 79 days in 2005 and was built by 50 men round-the-clock.<ref name="Construct"/> The house<ref>{{cite news|title=The facade of the Pinoy Big Brother House in front of ABS-CBN studios in South Triangle, Quezon City. }}</ref> is actually a large, fully air-conditioned studio with a facade made to look like an ideal middle-class house. It is located just in front of the [[ELJ Communications Center]] in Eugenio Lopez Street, Diliman, [[Quezon City]]. The leftmost part of the facade was designed for another reality show franchise called ''[[Pinoy Dream Academy]]'' until 2011 when it was entirely removed in favor of ''Big Brother''. The interior of the studio is designed to look like a real house with themes and interior design changing for every season of the show. The studio is also designed to capture every "housemate's" activities with state-of-the-art surveillance cameras and microphones. The house is surrounded by walls with [[One-way mirror|two-way mirrors]] to allow cameramen to directly shoot from behind of the mirrors. The studio has [[backlot]]s that are utilized for several purposes depending on the season's theme. Currently, the backlots are utilized as an activity area, swimming pool area, and multi-purpose hall. Previously, it was also used for a garden, a resort, a concert hall for ''Pinoy Dream Academy'', an eviction hall, and even a slum. The multi-purpose hall, in particular, is used by the ABS-CBN Foundation as a relief goods storage facility during calamities. The house's set-up is that of a bungalow, even though the facade is obviously designed as a two-storey house. The second floor houses a state-of-the-art master control room and several amenities designed for the program's crew. Although any form of communication from the outside world is banned inside the house, there is a large flat-screen [[television|television set]] in the living room, used for only 2 purposes:
* To show any video Big Brother wanted to show to any or all housemates, especially that of the TV [[mass (liturgy)|Mass]] every Sunday (contrary to reports early in the first season that a priest would visit them; later on, a priest unseen by viewers would visit them), and
* To announce the names of nominees for eviction directly to the housemates and the person evicted from the house. The housemates saw hosts talk to them during the nomination and eviction nights.
[[File:03889jfChurches_Buildings_West_North_Avenue_Roads_Edsa_Barangays_Quezon_Cityfvf_14.JPG|150px|thumbnail|right|2015 [[Façade]]]]
To complete the setup, 26 surveillance cameras are positioned all over the house to watch the housemates' every move,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/294780/who-will-make-it-pinoy-big-brother | title=Who will make it to the Pinoy Big Brother? | newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=September 3, 2005 | access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> including the bathroom. For modesty's sake, images from the bathroom will be shown if the bathroom is used for any purpose other than bathing and using the toilet.

The set up of the house, especially when shown on television, makes the illusion that it is a one-storey house. But anyone who passes by the house can easily notice that its facade is that of a two-storey house. That is because the second storey houses parts of the control room. The actual front doors to the house area are actually further inside.

The house interior was rebuilt for the '''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2|second season]]''', the changes are the following:
* The number of cameras has been increased to 42.
* There was a secret room built behind the confession room and a large activity area leading from the garden.
* The house has a prayer room rather than just an altar.
* The flat screen monitor found in the living area is now used to call any housemate.
* The front door now leads to the Eviction Hall next door.
* Instead of watching a TV mass, the housemates have a spiritual session with [[Coney Reyes]], the show's spiritual adviser. This has been done since the first Celebrity Edition.

For [[Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up|'''''Double Up''''']], the house was divided into two different, yet equally furnished "houses." The changes are the following:
* The house was completely rebuilt from the ground up, new set up, and larger space.
* The guardians' area from the second teen edition was renovated to accommodate the season's twist.
* The housemates that are evicted every week exit the house through the confession room.
* Eviction takes place right outside of the Big Brother House.

[[File:Pinoy Big Brother house after Renovations.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Big Brother House after its renovation in 2011.  In 2015, the former Pinoy Dream Academy facade next door became part of the Big Brother house as an extended facade.]]
For [[Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited|'''''Unlimited''''']], the facade of the house was fully renovated,<ref name="Manila Times 1">{{cite news | url=http://www.manilatimes.net/~manilati/index.php/life-and-times/showtime/10134-pbb-director-says-he-wont-miss-mariel-rodriguez | title=PBB director says he won't miss Mariel Rodriguez | newspaper=[[The Manila Times]] | date=October 28, 2011 | access-date=May 9, 2013 | author=W.M. Belen }}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and the gates were removed. The outside of the Big Brother house still served as the venue for evictions. The Big Brother house was still divided into two different themed houses yet both equally furnished. Both houses have separate confession rooms. The garden was removed, and the pool was retained and was considered a separate area and was called the ''Resort''. The area was used for some time for Big Brother's rewards and tasks to the housemates, and was a venue for some ''House Battles''. The activity area was retained and was renovated several times in order to accommodate the season's twists. Initially, it was used as a temporary shelter for the initial group of housemates and was themed after a typical urban ''slum'' house.

For [[Pinoy Big Brother: 737|'''''737''''']], the former Pinoy Dream Academy facade became part of the Big Brother House as an extended facade. Also, the eviction now took place inside the ABS-CBN studios rather than outside the facade. The evicted housemate will be transferred by a car leading to the Eviction Studio.

For '''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Otso|''Otso'']]''', for the first time in the franchise's history, the entire one-way mirror system used for filming were removed and replaced by real walls. The number of cameras were increased to 50 and were upgraded to robotic cameras.<ref>{{Cite video |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/08/18/watch-blessing-of-pinoy-big-brother-house |title=SILIPIN: Bagong bihis ng 'Bahay ni Kuya' para sa 'PBB: OTSO' |date=November 8, 2018 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |trans-title= TAKE A PEEK: New renovation of the 'Bahay ni Kuya' for 'PBB:OTSO' |access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>

The other facade of the House (also known as "House B") was demolished in May 2023 because the lease agreement for the said space had expired that year and it was impractical for  the management to renew it. The said House was formerly used also as the academy of the now-defunct reality singing-competition show, ''[[Pinoy Dream Academy]]''. In both [[Pinoy Big Brother: Connect|'''''Connect''''']] and [[Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10|'''''Kumunity Season 10''''']] seasons, the "House B" also served as living quarters for the show's production staff, the show's office, brainstorm space, mini studio, and pantry as both seasons occurred during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news |title='End of an era': Lauren Dyogi turns sentimental as part of 'PBB' house gets demolished |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/14/23/end-of-an-era-as-portion-of-pbb-house-demolished |access-date=14 May 2023 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=13 May 2023}}</ref>

===Primers===
To prepare the viewers for the program's run, two primers were aired. The first was ''Eto na si Kuya!'' (Here Comes Big Brother), which talked about the essentials of the franchise and its success around the world. In the second primer, entitled ''Ang Bahay ni Kuya'' (Big Brother's House), [[Mariel Rodriguez|Mariel]] and [[Toni Gonzaga|Toni]] indirectly gave the viewers a tour of the Big Brother house and its rooms, along with the control center and the confession booth. It also featured highlights a dry run where 12 of the network's talents stayed in the house for 24 hours and experienced the challenges and tests the housemates would experience at the start of the actual run.<ref name="Lopez 1">{{cite journal | url=http://lopez-holdings.ph/uploads/files/August%202005.pdf | title=The 'Big Brother' project begins | author=Amy Mosura | journal=[[Lopez Group of Companies|Lopez Links]] |date=August 2005 | pages=1; 6–7}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2518&dat=20050821&id=YrljAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DSgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1449,3070639 | title=Brother, where art thou? | date=August 21, 2005 | agency=[[The Manila Times]] | access-date=May 10, 2013 | author=Dennis Ladaw | pages=6}}</ref>

===Theme songs===
;Pinoy Ako
The show had its theme song called "Pinoy Ako" ({{langx|en|I'm a Filipino}}) composed by Jonathan Manalo and Clem Castro, and performed by [[Orange and Lemons]], which became the basis for much of the background music used in the show. Numerous versions of the theme song were used, including those of rock band Cebalo for ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2|Season 2]]'', Toni Gonzaga for ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited|Unlimited]]'', rock band [[Reo Brothers]] for ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: All In|All In]]'', a rendition from OPM veteran [[Rico Blanco]] now entitled "Pinoy Tayo" ({{langx|en|We are Filipino}}) for [[Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10|''Kumunity Season 10'']]'s adult and ''Biga-10'' batches, and a remixed version for [[Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11|''Gen 11'']].<ref>{{Cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAojdP-Rntw  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/CAojdP-Rntw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Rico Blanco sings the newest version of "Pinoy Ako" |date=September 5, 2021 |language=fil}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

;Sikat ang Pinoy
"Sikat ang Pinoy" ({{langx|en|Filipinos are Famous}}), composed by Jonathan Manalo, and performed by Toni Gonzaga and ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Season 1|Season 1]]'' ex-housemate [[Sam Milby]], was mainly used for its celebrity editions. Another rendition of the song was sung by [[Pinoy Dream Academy]] winner [[Yeng Constantino]] and finalist Emman Abatayo, which was used during the run of the ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2|Celebrity Edition 2]]''. A third rendition of the song by OPM band Agsunta with rap lyrics provided by Pinoy rapper Kritiko was introduced for ''Kumunity Season 10''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tweet by Pinoy Big Brother |url=https://twitter.com/pbbabscbn/status/1446447580271951876 |website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref>
The latest rendition was performed by [[Darren Espanto]] and [[Julie Anne San Jose]] for the ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition|Celebrity Collab Edition]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Basina |first1=Cabby Rose |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/937845/darren-espanto-julie-anne-san-jose-to-sing-new-version-of-pinoy-big-brother-theme-song/story/ |title=Darren Espanto, Julie Anne San Jose to sing new version of 'Pinoy Big Brother' theme song |date=1 March 2025 |website=GMA Network |access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref>

;Kabataang Pinoy
"Kabataang Pinoy" ({{langx|en|Filipino Teens}}), composed by Jonathan Manalo and Jazz Nicolas, and performed by the [[The Itchyworms|Itchyworms]], was mainly used for its teen editions since 2006. In ''Kumunity Season 10'', two renditions were introduced for the said edition: the first version by Pinoy collective Nameless Kids which was introduced in November 2021, and another version by a collaboration of P-pop groups [[Bini (group)|Bini]] and [[SB19]] was introduced in March 2022 and eventually became the edition's theme song for the tenth season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/15/22/bini-sb19-team-up-for-new-pbb-teen-theme-song|title=BINI, SB19 team up for new 'Pinoy Big Brother' teen edition theme song |date=15 March 2022|website=ABS-CBN News|access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref>

;Other theme songs
A new theme song was introduced in ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Otso|Otso]]'' and was entitled "Otso Na" ({{langx|en|Otso Now}}), performed by Toni Gonzaga and Alex Gonzaga; worth noting is that the song includes a medley and the chorus of the old theme song "Pinoy Ako".<ref>{{Cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvSL4SypBZ8  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/YvSL4SypBZ8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=PBB OTSO Theme Song "Otso Na" – Toni and Alex Gonzaga [OFFICIAL AUDIO] |date=December 17, 2018 |language=fil}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Composed in the same manner as "Otso Na", a new theme song written and performed by ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Otso|Otso]]'' ex-housemates Jem Macatuno, Shawntel Cruz, Lie Resposposa and Kiara Takahashi called "Connected Na Tayo" ({{langx|en|We are Connected}}) was used for [[Pinoy Big Brother: Connect|''Connect'']].<ref>{{Cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyf8uIQlTG8  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/gyf8uIQlTG8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=CONNECTED NA TAYO |date=November 27, 2020 |language=fil}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Hosts==
[[File:TONI GONZAGA (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|Toni Gonzaga was a mainstay host of ''Pinoy Big Brother'' for 15 seasons, having been its host since its inaugural season in 2005 up to her exit in 2022.]]

Originally, television personality and comedian [[Willie Revillame]] was the main eviction host of the show, along with young up-and-coming personalities [[Mariel Rodriguez]] and [[Toni Gonzaga]].<ref name="PhilStar 2">{{cite news | url=http://www.philstar.com/showbiz/290228/camille-makikipag-halikan-na-kay-aj-eigenmann | title=Camille, makikipag-halikan na kay AJ Eigenmann! | newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=August 7, 2005 | access-date=May 9, 2013 | author=Nitz Miralles}}</ref> Gonzaga hosted the primetime telecast which chronicles the events of the day before (unless an episode is telecast live).<ref name="Are You Going To Live">{{cite news | url=http://www.philstar.com/showbiz/290956/mabubuhay-ka-ba-ng-100-araw-na-walang-tv-radyo-dyaryo-telepono-cellphone-relo | title=Mabubuhay ka ba ng 100 araw na walang TV, radyo, dyaryo, telepono, cellphone, relo at computer? | newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=August 11, 2005 | access-date=August 6, 2013 | author=Veronica Samio}}</ref> Rodriguez, on the other hand, hosted the [[Late-night television|late night]] edition called ''Pinoy Big Brother: Uplate'', which updates anything viewers missed in the primetime telecast, as well as what to look forward in the next one.<ref name="Are You Going To Live"/> Revillame hosted the live telecast of the eviction and the public revelation of the nomination for evictees, but only for the first season.<ref name="Are You Going To Live"/><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.philstar.com/showbiz/290328/camille-makikipag-halikan-na-kay-aj-eigenmann | title=Camille, makikipag-halikan na kay AJ Eigenmann! | newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=August 7, 2005 | access-date=August 6, 2013 | author=Nitz Miralles}}</ref><ref name="Young Actress">{{cite news | url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/290734/young-actress-battered-girlfriend | title=Briefly noted | newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=August 10, 2005 | access-date=August 6, 2013 | author=Ricky Lo | author-link=Ricky Lo }}</ref> He left the program after the inaugural season due to the [[PhilSports Stadium stampede|ULTRA stampede]].

[[Luis Manzano]] took over Willie's place for the ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 1|Celebrity Edition 1]]'' and later returned in ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus|Teen Edition Plus]]'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/03/17/08/pbb-introduces-finalists-teen-edition-0 | title=PBB introduces finalists for Teen Edition | publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] | date=March 17, 2008 | access-date=August 6, 2013 | author=Reyma Buan-Deveza}}</ref>

In ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 1|Teen Edition 1]]'' season, [[Bianca Gonzalez]] (a TV host and ''Celebrity Edition 1'' ex-housemate) took over Mariel Rodriguez for ''Teen Edition: Update'', and ''PBB: Uplate'', while Mariel became primetime host, whilst Gonzaga only hosted the Big Night prior to other commitments.

Rodriguez left the show in 2010 prior to her transfer to NEWS5<ref>{{Citation |title=News5 |date=2025-06-21 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=News5&oldid=1296637743 |access-date=2025-06-29 |language=en}}</ref> and was replaced by former teen housemate and ''Teen Edition Plus'' runner-up [[Robi Domingo]] as co-presenter from ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited|Unlimited]]'' onwards.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/10/26/11/who-pbbs-kuya-not-direk-lauren-dyogi | title=Who is PBB's Kuya? Not Direk Lauren Dyogi | publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] | date=October 26, 2011 | access-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref>

Originally, Martin Concio, son of [[ABS-CBN Corporation|ABS-CBN]] president, CEO and COO [[Charo Santos-Concio]], was slated to join the hosting lineup but later backed out. Later, [[John Prats]], also a former celebrity housemate and the runner-up in ''Celebrity Edition 1'', joined Gonzaga, Gonzalez, and Domingo as hosts for ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4|Teen Edition 4]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/36925/john-prats-now-more-confident | title=John Prats now more confident | newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | date=April 17, 2012 | access-date=May 10, 2013 | author=Marinel R. Cruz}}</ref>

In ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: All In|All In]]'', [[Slater Young]] was introduced as one of the hosts, but was later moved to host that season's new online show, with ''Teen Edition 4'''s Joj and Jai Agpangan.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/PBBabscbn/status/449215350417006592 | title=Slater Young becomes one of the host of PBB | publisher=Twitter | date=March 27, 2014 | access-date=March 28, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Slater Young">{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/direklauren/status/449188246430302208 | title=Our hosts are. Toni, Bianca, Robi, John and Slater. We will have two online shows as well. | publisher=Twitter | date=March 27, 2014 | access-date=March 28, 2014 | author=Lauren Dyogi}}</ref> He was then replaced by Toni's sister [[Alex Gonzaga]], who only hosted the first night of the season (due to her surprise inclusion as a housemate and later houseguest). Once her time as houseguest came to an end, she continued to host PBB for its Uber show only.

In ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: 737|737]]'', [[Enchong Dee]] was introduced as a new host; however, as part of the tradition of the program, he had to stay in the House first and experience how the housemates are experiencing their stay inside the House. He later was allowed to exit the house; afterwards, he returned to his hosting stint as the show's hourly updater. On the other hand, Mariel Rodriguez returned to the show after five years to play as the last celebrity houseguest and later host the Big Nights marking her significant return as host, similar to that of what happened to Gonzaga in ''Teen Edition 1'' Big Night.

In ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7|Lucky 7]]'', [[Toni Gonzaga]] and [[Mariel Rodriguez]] both went on maternity leave.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2016/8/6/news/toni-gonzaga-bids-pbb-goodbye-18314 |title=Toni Gonzaga bids 'PBB' goodbye |date=August 6, 2016 |website=[[Star Cinema]] |language=en |access-date=July 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/21/16/after-two-miscarriages-mariel-is-pregnant-again |title=After two miscarriages, Mariel is pregnant again |date=May 21, 2016 |website=[[ABS-CBN News]] |access-date=July 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/195425/mariel-robin-reveal-sacrifices-to-prevent-another-miscarriage |title=Mariel, Robin reveal sacrifices to prevent another miscarriage |last=Cruz |first=Marinel R. |date=May 29, 2016 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |language=en |access-date=July 13, 2019}}</ref> Toni returned to hosting duties prior to the entering of the Dream Team.

In ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Otso|Otso]]'', former Big Winners [[Melai Cantiveros]] (from ''Double Up'') and [[Kim Chiu]] (from ''Teen Edition 1'') joined Gonzaga and Domingo as new hosts, while Alex Gonzaga returned as a permanent co-host for the show. Rodriguez didn't return to host this season to focus on hosting [[It's Showtime (Philippine TV program)|''It's Showtime'']] and give more parenting time for her daughter. Gonzalez did not host during the tenure of the first teen batch as she was pregnant and later gave birth to her second child at that time, but later returned to host upon the entry of the first adult batch of housemates.

In ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Connect|Connect]]'', ''737'' adult ex-housemate [[Richard Juan]] joined to host online updates; while Enchong Dee returned to host online contents for the show, together with Cantiveros (however, their appearances were only occasional). Gonzaga, Gonzalez and Domingo reprised their roles as hosts, with the latter two also hosting online companion shows for the program. Kim Chiu, [[Edward Barber (actor)|Edward Barber]], and [[Maymay Entrata]] were earlier reported to host online contents for the program (with Chiu and Entrata having joined the official launch and the Big Night respectively, while Barber only appeared on the Big Night, acting the comedy sketch as one of the housemates),<ref name="Online hosts">{{Cite web |last=Requintina |first=Robert |date=November 14, 2020 |title=LOOK: Kim Chui, 'MaWard' among the 9 hosts of 'PBB: Connect' |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/14/20/look-kim-chiu-mayward-among-the-9-hosts-of-pbb-connect |access-date=December 15, 2020 |website=[[ABS-CBN News]] |language=en-US}}</ref> but were never seen doing their hosting stints in the succeeding events of the show. Alex Gonzaga, on the other hand, did not return to the show due to her transfer to [[Brightlight Productions]]' noontime show ''[[Tropang LOL|Lunch Out Loud]]''.

In ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10|Kumunity Season 10]]'', Gonzaga, Gonzalez, and Domingo reprised their roles as hosts; Gonzalez, Domingo, Dee, and Cantiveros host online companion shows for the program on weekdays, while ''Otso'' Batch 4 ex-housemate Sky Quizon host the online weekend shows. Juan reprised his role in hosting online updates, with Dee, Cantiveros, and Barber substituting him occasionally in some updates at the start of the Adult Edition. Chiu and Barber joined the season's official launch, but was not seen doing their hosting stints in the succeeding events of the show, esp. Chiu as she also serve as co-host of ''It's Showtime''. On February 9, 2022, during the Adult Edition, Gonzaga stepped down from her role as the show's main host, and endorsed Gonzalez to assume the latter's duties. On February 12, 2022, during the adult edition's second eviction night, Gonzalez, Domingo, Chiu, Cantiveros, and Dee were introduced as the ''Pamilya ni Kuya'' as Gonzalez leads as the main host.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|title=WATCH: As new main host, Bianca Gonzalez leads PBB hosts in second eviction night |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/12/22/watch-bianca-gonzalez-leads-pbb-hosts-in-2nd-eviction-night|date=12 February 2022|website=ABS-CBN News|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref>

In ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11|Gen 11]]'', Gonzalez, Domingo, Dee, Cantiveros, and Chiu reprised their roles as hosts for the season; they were joined by former ''Kumunity Season 10'' celebrity housemate [[Alexa Ilacad]].

In ''Celebrity Collab Edition'', Gonzalez, Domingo, Dee, Cantiveros, Chiu, and Ilacad reprised their hosting roles for the season. They were then joined by [[Gabbi Garcia]]; she was announced as the show's latest host on February 9, 2025. Garcia is the first host to come from [[GMA Network]]. On February 21, 2025, [[GMA Network]] announced [[Mavy Legaspi]] as the second host from GMA to join the show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2025 |title=Gabbi Garcia to host 'PBB: Celebrity Edition Collab' |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/2/9/gabbi-garcia-to-host-pbb-celebrity-edition-collab-1541 |access-date=February 9, 2025 |website=ABS-CBN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Llemit |first=Kathleen A. |title=Gabbi Garcia 1st GMA-7 star to host 'Pinoy Big Brother' |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2025/02/09/2420370/gabbi-garcia-1st-gma-7-star-host-pinoy-big-brother |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> Garcia also hosted the companion show, "Updates", while Legaspi joined Ilacad in hosting "The OnlineVerse".

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===Other hosts===
[[Asia Agcaoili]] spearheaded the show for the viewers of Studio 23. Her show, called ''Pinoy Big Brother on Studio 23: Si Kuya, KaBarkada Mo'' ({{langx|en|Pinoy Big Brother on Studio 23: Your Big Brother, Your Buddy}}), not only featured snippets from the primetime telecast the night before, but also featured opinion polls both from the man on the street and those sending SMS, [[Parody|spoof]] segments, unaired videos, and feed from inside the house (either live feed or footage taped earlier). Studio 23 has stopped the practice since the second Celebrity Edition and instead resorted to airing the delayed late morning/early afternoon feeds.

Talk show host [[Boy Abunda]] hosted the post-season documentaries, was often invited to conduct interviews, and appeared on the Big Night to which he last appeared in ''Otso''. It featured issues and controversies about the housemates.

==Series overview ==
The show has spawned eleven regular (or main) seasons, three celebrity seasons (including current), and four teen seasons since it began airing on 21 August 2005. In the entire 2,143<!--2,262 after Celebrity Collab Edition--> aggregate days of being filmed (including those days where the show did not air for any reason, such as the observance of the [[Holy Week in the Philippines|Holy Week]] and [[Elections in the Philippines|Election Day]]), 410<!--430 after Celebrity Collab Edition--> housemates entered the house, 18 of whom were crowned Big Winners. The most recent winner is [[Fyang|Fyang Smith]] of ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11]]''.

;Legend
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'''Main Season'''
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; line-height:16px;" width="auto"
! colspan="2" | Season
! rowspan="2" | Days
! rowspan="2" | No. of<br>Housemates 
! rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"|Winner
! rowspan="2" style="background:silver;"|Runner-up
! rowspan="2" style="background:tan;"|Third Placer
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FBCEB1;"|Fourth Placer
! colspan="3" | Original airing
! rowspan="2" | Note
|-
! scope="col" width="2%" | No.
! Title
! scope="col" width="8%" | First aired
! scope="col" width="8%" | Last aired
! Network
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#ADD8E6;" | 1
! {{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother (season 1)|Season 1]]}}
| 112
| 13
| '''[[Nene Tamayo]]'''
| [[Jayson Gainza]]
| [[Cassandra Ponti]]
| [[Uma Khouny]]
| August 21, 2005
| December 10, 2005 
| rowspan="9" |[[ABS-CBN]]
| {{efn|name=fn1|First regular season. Only season that featured [[Willie Revillame]] as host of the show. First season to feature the 100-second session.}}
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#ADD8E6;" | 2
!{{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother (season 2)|Season 2]]}}
| 126
| 18
| '''[[Bea Saw]]'''
| [[Mickey Perz]]
| [[Wendy Valdez]]
| [[Gee-Ann Abrahan]]
| February 25, 2007
| June 30, 2007
| {{efn|name=fn4|First season to have Big Brother Swap; Introduced the ''Secret housemates'' twist and ''Immunity Challenges''.}}
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#ADD8E6;" | 3
!{{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up|Double Up]]}}
| 133
| 26
| '''[[Melai Cantiveros]]'''
| [[Paul Jake Castillo]]
| [[Jason Francisco]]
| [[Johan Santos]]
| October 4, 2009
| February 13, 2010
| {{efn|name=fn7|Introduced two separate twin housemates that secretly act as one person. First season to adapt two separate houses for two separate group of housemates. Introduced the ''Vote to Save and Evict'' voting system. Introduced the Big Jump to the Big Night. First season to have five housemates in the finale instead of the usual four.}}
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#ADD8E6;" | 4
!{{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited|Unlimited]]}}
| 155
| 37
| '''[[Slater Young]]'''
| [[Pamu Pamorada]]
| Joseph Biggel
| Paco Evangelista
| October 29, 2011
| March 31, 2012
| {{efn|name=fn9|First season to feature three separate houses. Introduced the ''reserved housemates'' twist (wherein each shortlisted auditionees were given a chance to become an official housemate), and challenges that needs to be done outside the house. The only season to have two separate programs ("Unliday" and "Unlinight") for two separate groups of housemates.}}
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#DAF7A6;" | 5
!{{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: All In|All In]]}}
| 120
| 19
| '''[[Daniel Matsunaga]]'''
| [[Maris Racal]]
| [[Jane Oineza]]
| [[Vickie Rushton]]
| April 27, 2014
| August 24, 2014
| {{efn|name=fn11|The first in the show and in the entire ''Big Brother'' franchise to have a mix of teen, adult and celebrity housemates. First season to have a Philippine celebrity with no Filipino blood ([[Daniel Matsunaga]]) and first to have twins (Fourth and Fifth Pagotan) that are not considered as a 2-in-1 housemate. Introduced the public nominations (''BBN''), Instasave and the two powers granted to an evicted housemate. First time to have a Big Night on a Sunday slot instead of Saturday.}}
|- style="height: 3em;"
| rowspan="2" style="background:#DAF7A6;" | 6
! rowspan="2"|  {{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: 737|737]]}}
| rowspan="2" | 142
| 11<br/>{{small|([[Pinoy Big Brother: 737 – Part 1|Teens]])}}
| '''[[Jimboy Martin]]'''
| [[Ylona Garcia]]
| Franco Rodriguez
| [[Bailey May]]
| rowspan="2" | June 20, 2015
| rowspan="2" | November 8, 2015
| rowspan="2" | {{efn|name=fn12|The first in the show and in the entire ''Big Brother'' franchise to have two editions, teens and regulars thereby having two Big Winners that ran through continuously in one season. Return of [[Mariel Rodriguez]] as host after five years. First time to have a two-day Big Night.}}
|- style="height: 3em;"
| 16<br />{{small|([[Pinoy Big Brother: 737 – Part 2|Adults]])}}
| '''[[Miho Nishida]]'''
| [[Tommy Esguerra]]
| Roger Lucero
| Dawn Chang
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#DAF7A6;" | 7
! {{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7|Lucky 7]]}}
| 235
| 30
| '''[[Maymay Entrata]]'''
| [[Kisses Delavin]]
| Yong Muhajil
| [[Edward Barber (actor)|Edward Barber]]
| July 11, 2016
| March 5, 2017
| {{efn|name=fn13|The first in the history of the franchise to have four fused editions namely Celebrity, Teens, Adult, and a Dream Team. The first time since 2007 to have a batch of celebrities to enter the House; also the first time in the history of the show that the housemates were housed in a foreign Big Brother House, in [[Vietnam]]. The first season where nominated housemates will undergo ''Ligtask'' challenges instead of the public vote during usual eviction nights until the seven housemates in each batch remain and to introduce a back-to-back nomination and eviction night and a flash voting period. The first season to have housemates that were evicted 3 times in an entire season ([[Elisse Joson]] and Baninay Bautista). The first edition to have 7 finalists (not separated in batches) to be competing in the Big Night.}}
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#DAF7A6;" | 8
!{{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Otso|Otso]]}}
| 268
| 58
| '''[[Yamyam Gucong]]'''
| Kiara Takahashi
| Lou Yanong
| Andre Brouillette
| November 10, 2018
| August 4, 2019
| {{efn|name=fn14|The first season to have four separate batches of housemates to enter the house. Also includes a separate house of hopeful auditionees per batch who are set to replace a housemate when one gets evicted or decides to make a voluntary exit. The season having the most housemates overall, and the most number of teen housemates. The longest season of ''Pinoy Big Brother'', reaching 267 days surpassing the record of ''Lucky 7'' by only 32 days. The first edition to have 8 finalists (not separated in batches) to be competing in the Big Night.}}
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#DAF7A6;" | 9
!{{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Connect|Connect]]}}
| 99
| 18
| '''[[Liofer Pinatacan]]'''
| [[Andi Abaya|Andrea Abaya]]
| [[Kobie Brown]]
| Jie-Ann Armero
| December 6, 2020
| March 14, 2021
| rowspan="2" | [[Kapamilya Channel]],<br/>[[A2Z (TV channel)|A2Z]]
|{{efn|name=fn15|The first season not to air on ABS-CBN and the first season to hold its auditions completely online (via Kumu). Also the first season not to have ''Uber'' as a companion show on TV; instead, all companion shows were streamed live online. The shortest special season of Pinoy Big Brother with the housemates residing for a total of 99 Days. This season introduced the twist that give HoH holders the power to exclusively vote other housemates for eviction (also known as ''Supercharged Power''). First season of Pinoy Big Brother not feature a text and online vote to determine the finalists but through a series of challenges. On the final week of this season, the first time for the show to simulcast on [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]].}}
|-style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#DAF7A6;" | 10
!{{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10|Kumunity Season 10]]}}
| 226
| 46
| '''[[Anji Salvacion]]'''
| Isabel Laohoo
| [[Samantha Bernardo]]
| Rob Blackburn
| October 16, 2021
| May 29, 2022
| {{efn|name=fn16|The first season to air at early primetime slot (the show aired at 5:45 p.m. ([[Philippine Standard Time|PST]]) on weekdays); introduced the 48-Hour Unlimited Voting System; and the final season for Toni Gonzaga as the main host of the Philippine franchise.}}
|-style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#DAF7A6;" | 11
! {{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11|Gen 11]]}}
| 99
| 18
| '''[[Fyang Smith]]'''
| Rain Celmar
| Kolette Madelo
| Kai Montinola 
| July 20, 2024
| October 26, 2024
|  [[Kapamilya Channel]],<br/>[[A2Z (TV channel)|A2Z]], [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]]
| {{efn|name=fn17|The first full season without Toni Gonzaga as the main host and the first full season to air on TV5 since the finale week of the ''Connect'' season. It is also the first season to feature a same-sex couple housemates and to feature all-female finalists.}}
|}
</div>
'''Celebrity Edition'''
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; line-height:16px;" width="auto"
! colspan="2" | Season
! rowspan="2" | Days
! rowspan="2" | No. of<br>Housemates 
! rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"|Winner
! rowspan="2" style="background:silver;"|Runner-up
! rowspan="2" style="background:tan;"|Third Placer
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FBCEB1;"|Fourth Placer
! colspan="3" | Original airing
! rowspan="2" | Note
|-
! scope="col" width="2%" | No.
! Title
! scope="col" width="8%" | First aired
! scope="col" width="8%" | Last aired
! Network
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#FFFF99;" | 1
! {{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 1|Celebrity Edition 1]]}}
| 56
| 14
| '''[[Keanna Reeves]]'''
| [[John Prats]]
| [[Bianca Gonzalez]]
| [[Zanjoe Marudo]]
| February 5, 2006
| April 1, 2006
| rowspan="2" |[[ABS-CBN]]
| {{efn|name=fn2|First season to feature celebrities as housemates. Introduced prizes for the housemates chosen charities.}}
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#FFFF99;" | 2
!{{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2|Celebrity Edition 2]]}}
| 84
| 16
| '''Ruben Gonzaga'''
| [[Riza Santos]]
| [[Gaby dela Merced]]
| [[Will Devaughn]]
| October 14, 2007
| January 5, 2008
| {{efn|name=fn5|This season also introduced a task that span the entire season, the inclusion of ''two-in-one housemates'' and the ''Head of Household'' twist.}}
|-style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#FFFF99;" | 3
! {{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition|Celebrity Collab Edition]]}}
| 119
| 20
| colspan="4" | '''''Current season'''''
| March 9, 2025
| ''July 5, 2025''
| [[GMA Network]]
| {{efn|name=fn18|The first full season to air on GMA Network. The longest non-main season with a span of 119 days. It is the third standalone celebrity season after 17 years from the second celebrity season and the first non-mixed season since ''All In''. It features celebrities signed to talent agencies—[[Star Magic]] and [[Sparkle GMA Artist Center]] as housemates. The season having the most number of celebrity housemates. First season since ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: 737|737]]'' season having two Big Winners that ran through continuously in one season each from two agencies. First edition to have a 3-point nomination system and first edition to have a duo system. First edition to used wildcard since Lucky Season 7. The longest celebrity season surpassing PBB Celebrity Edition 2 by 35 days. First edition to air within six days per week instead of seven. First season to feature four duo finalists, including two individual wildcards.}}
|}
</div>
'''Teen Edition'''
<div style="overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; line-height:16px;" width="auto"
! colspan="2" | Season
! rowspan="2" | Days
! rowspan="2" | No. of<br>Housemates 
! rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"|Winner
! rowspan="2" style="background:silver;"|Runner-up
! rowspan="2" style="background:tan;"|Third Placer
! rowspan="2" style="background:#FBCEB1;"|Fourth Placer
! colspan="3" | Original airing
! rowspan="2" | Note
|-
! scope="col" width="2%" | No.
! Title
! scope="col" width="8%" | First aired
! scope="col" width="8%" | Last aired
! Network
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#FFDAE9;" | 1
! {{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 1|Teen Edition 1]]}}
| 42
| 14
| '''[[Kim Chiu]]'''
| [[Mikee Lee]]
| [[Gerald Anderson]]
| Clare Cabiguin
| April 23, 2006
| June 3, 2006
| rowspan="4" |[[ABS-CBN]]
| {{efn|name=fn3|First season to have teens, aged 15 to 18, as housemates. Primetime host [[Toni Gonzaga]] only hosted the season's Big Night. First season to have a finale task outside the house.}}
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#FFDAE9;" | 2
!{{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus|Teen Edition Plus]]}}
| 77
| 14
| '''[[Ejay Falcon]]'''
| [[Robi Domingo]]
| [[Nicole Uysiuseng]]
| [[Beauty Gonzalez]]
| March 23, 2008
| June 7, 2008
| {{efn|name=fn6|First season to add a subtitle to the name of the show. The season also featured the Ateneo-La Salle rivalry, and introduced the ''Guardians'' and the ''House Player'' twists.}}
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#FFDAE9;" | 3
!{{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010|Teen Clash 2010]]}}
| 78
| 27
| '''[[James Reid (actor)|James Reid]]'''
| [[Ryan Bang]]
| [[Fretzie Bercede]]
| [[Devon Seron]]
| April 10, 2010
| June 26, 2010
| {{efn|name=fn8|First season to introduce non-Filipino teens as housemates. Also the first season to have a non-Filipino citizen winner. First season to have six housemates in the finale instead of the usual four.}}
|- style="height: 3em;"
| style="background:#FFDAE9;" | 4
!{{Nobold|[[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4|Teen Edition 4]]}}
| 91
| 14
| '''[[Myrtle Sarrosa]]'''
| [[Karen Reyes]]
| Roy Requejo
| Jai & Joj Agpangan
| April 8, 2012
| July 7, 2012
| {{efn|name=fn10|The longest teen season in the entire history of the franchise. First season to have two-in-one housemates in the finale.}}
|}
</div>
;Notes
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==Other shows==

===Companion shows===
The reality television show has, in total, three companion shows to date. The first one was ''Pinoy Big Brother UpLate'', a late-night program of the reality show, and has been one of the most successful companion shows in the entire history of the franchise and it was replaced by [[Games Uplate Live]].<ref name="Second choice Mariel">{{cite news | url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/344229/mariel-i-don%C2%92t-mind-being-2nd-choice | title=Mariel: I don't mind being 2nd choice | newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=June 28, 2006 | access-date=August 6, 2013 | author=Boy Abunda | author-link=Boy Abunda }}</ref> It was primarily hosted by [[Mariel Rodriguez]],<ref name="Second choice Mariel"/> while [[Bianca Gonzalez]] took over the program once the [[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 1|first Teen Edition]] started, as the former became primetime host. This was aired as the final program of [[ABS-CBN]] from late at night to early morning, Monday to Friday, after the News & Public Affairs programs and before sign-off; and shows some updates, live feeds, and interviews. During the second regular season, the show was replaced by a late afternoon show called '''''Pinoy Big Brother Über'''''. The show would make its return in ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up]]'' under the name ''Pinoy Big Brother: Double UpLate'' with Bianca Gonzalez as host. After ''Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up'', the show was not revived and was eventually replaced by ''Über''.

The ''Pinoy Big Brother Über'' was also hosted by Mariel Rodriguez; and often Bianca Gonzalez, this is also the show's interactive portion wherein viewers can participate. The show was originally created as a replacement for UpLate as the show's main offshoot; the two programs would later become the show's co-main offshoots in [[Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up|third regular season]]. Über didn't return for the ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited]]'' season because of Mariel's departure from the show, and the new "UnliDay" edition of the show airing counterpart with its normal "UnliNight" edition. Über returned for the [[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4|fourth teen season]] as ''Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4 Über 2012'' onward with Bianca Gonzalez, Robi Domingo and John Prats.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/36925/john-prats-now-more-confident | title=John Prats now more confident | newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | date=April 17, 2012 | access-date=August 6, 2013 | author=Marinel R. Cruz}}</ref> Also in the same Teen season, the show aired on Saturdays, known as ''SabadUber''.

In every season of the local franchise, a short segment update show is aired every day from Mondays to Fridays. The show is called ''Pinoy Big Brother Update''. The show provided daily happenings in the Big Brother house and introduces what will be shown in the primetime telecast. Mariel Rodriguez used to be the main Update host for the [[Pinoy Big Brother: Season 1|first season]] up to the [[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 1|first teen season]]. With the exception of [[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2|second celebrity season]] to which Beatriz Saw was seen as the Update host, Bianca Gonzalez has been the Update host, replacing Mariel Rodriguez. Robi Domingo served as a guest host for one week during ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010]]'' as Bianca Gonzalez was then unavailable.

At this time, ''Pinoy Big Brother: 737'' had an improved version as ''737 Gold''. On [[Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7|''Lucky 7'']], ''737 Gold'' was replaced by ''"''PBB Vietnam: Mga Kwento ng Celebrity Housemates''"'' during the celebrity housemates' stay in Vietnam, "''PBB: Mga Kwento ng Teen Housemates''" during the duration of the teens' entry, and lastly, it was replaced by "''PBB: Mga Kwento ng mga Housemates ni Kuya''" during the regular's entry in the house.

In [[Pinoy Big Brother: Connect|''Connect'']], there were no companion shows on television; instead, an online show called ''Kumunek Tayo'', hosted by Melai Cantiveros and Enchong Dee for the afternoon edition, and Bianca Gonzalez and Robi Domingo for the primetime edition, aired via Kumu from their homes.

In [[Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10|''Kumunity Season 10'']], three online companion shows were introduced: the first, ''Kumulitan'', aired simultaneously with the main program on weekdays and was hosted by Melai Cantiveros and Enchong Dee, occasionally joined by Bianca Gonzalez and Robi Domingo; the second, ''Kumunity: G sa Gabi'', aired weeknights at 11:00 p.m.; and the third, ''Kumulitan Weekend'', hosted by Sky Quizon and Richard Juan, aired simultaneously with the program on weekends.

In ''Gen 11'', a digital companion talk show entitled ''PBB Gen 11 Up'' that is hosted by Alexa Ilacad, Enchong Dee, Melai Cantiveros, Kim Chiu, and Robi Domingo airs every Saturday on [[Kapamilya Channel|Kapamilya Online Live]] on YouTube and Facebook.

In ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition|Celebrity Collab Edition]]'', the Updates companion show are now returned to television via ''Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition - Updates'', hosted by Gabbi Garcia aired on weekdays before [[TiktoClock]] and [[Family Feud (Philippine game show)|Family Feud]] on [[GMA Network|GMA]]. A digital companion talk show entitled ''Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition - The OnlineVerse'', aired during the Weekends on [[Kapamilya Online Live]] and Kapuso Stream on YouTube and Facebook.

{{collapse top|The Companion shows and their hosts with their monikers:||left=true|bg=white|border=0px}}
* [[Pinoy Big Brother (season 1)|Pinoy Big Brother Season 1]]
** [[Mariel Rodriguez]], "Ang Kapitbahay ni Kuya"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition]]
** [[Mariel Rodriguez]], "Ang Kapitbahay ni Kuya"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition]]
** [[Mariel Rodriguez]], "Ang Kapitbahay ni Kuya"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother Season 2]]
** [[Bianca Gonzales]], "Ang Dating Boarder ni Kuya"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2]]
** [[Pinoy Big Brother (season 2)#Beatriz Saw|Beatriz Saw]], "Ang Official Kuyarazzi"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus]]
** [[Bianca Gonzales]], "Ang Dating Boarder ni Kuya"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up]]
** [[Bianca Gonzales]], "Ang Dating Boarder ni Kuya"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010]]
** [[Bianca Gonzales]], "Ang Dating Boarder ni Kuya"
** [[Robi Domingo]], "Ang Ka-Tropa ni Kuya"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited]]
** [[Toni Gonzaga]], "Ang Ka-Chika ni Kuya"
** [[Bianca Gonzales]], "Ang Dating Boarder ni Kuya"
** [[Robi Domingo]], "Ang Tambay sa Bahay ni Kuya"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother: 737]]
**[[Enchong Dee]], "Ang Homeboy ni Kuya"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother: Connect]]
** [[Richard Juan]], "Ang Online Oppa ni Kuya"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10]]
**Sky Quizon, "Ang Online Hottie ni Kuya"
** [[Richard Juan]], "Ang Online Oppa ni Kuya"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11]]
** Alexa Ilacad, "Ang Gen-Z Bestie ni Kuya"
* [[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition]]
** [[Gabbi Garcia]], "Ang Kapuso It Girl ni Kuya"
** [[Mavy Legaspi]], "Ang Kapuso Royal Tropa ni Kuya"
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===Game shows===
Due to the show's popularity, a game show segment was launched by the network and was called ''Pinoy Big Brother: Yes or No''.<ref name="Fil Journal">{{cite web | url=http://www.filipinojournal.com/v2/index.php?pagetype=read&article_num=09272006011102&latest_issue=V20-N1 | title=Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) 2005 Big winner sa mga reality teleserye | publisher=Filipino Journal | access-date=August 6, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108025045/http://www.filipinojournal.com/v2/index.php?pagetype=read&article_num=09272006011102&latest_issue=V20-N1 | archive-date=January 8, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> It was one which uses the [[board game]] format and uses questions related to the show as well as ABS-CBN's other primetime soap operas. The show was hosted by [[Mariel Rodriguez]] and it promised to give a daily studio contestant up to twenty-five thousand [[Philippine peso|pesos]]. After a week as a segment of the show, it became a separate early afternoon game show on October 24, 2005. This show was terminated after the first season ended.

Another popular game show segment was launched during the first season of ''Pinoy Big Brother'' and was called ''What's the Word? That's the Word!''. It was a raffle show hosted by Mariel Rodriguez and aired during commercial breaks at primetime telecast. At first, it started as a trivia game show for Pinoy Big Brother, and then later, it was extended as a trivia game show for the whole Primetime block. The show continued even after Pinoy Big Brother's first-year run ended. It later returned as the promotion ''What's the Word? Guess the Word!'' This time, however, the promotion is by [[Smart Communications]] and it is separate from Pinoy Big Brother.

===Talk show===
The popularity of the show and its former housemates spawned another show called ''Pinoy Big Brother Buzz'',<ref name="Fil Journal"/> hosted by actress [[Anne Curtis]], gossip reporter [[AJ Dee]], and comedian [[Pokwang]]. Like its parent show ''[[The Buzz (talk show)|The Buzz]]'', the show tackles events and goings-on inside the house, the controversy surrounding the show, and the latest gossip about the housemates who were already evicted.<ref name="PhilStar 3">{{cite news | url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/305620/aj-makes-hay-while-sun-shines | title=AJ makes hay while the sun shines | newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=November 7, 2005 | access-date=May 9, 2013 | author=Boy Abunda | author-link=Boy Abunda }}</ref> The show was cancelled during the run of the Celebrity Edition to make way for the romantic anthology ''[[Your Song (TV series)|Your Song]]''.

===Online shows===
In the first special season, a late-night online show called ''Pinoy Big Brother Uplate Online'' was introduced.<ref name="Slater Young"/> It was hosted by Slater Young, and Joj and Jai Agpangan. In the second special season, ''Pinoy Big Brother: 737 Online'' was introduced. It was hosted by Robi Domingo and Bianca Gonzalez and unlike the previous season, it occurred every 7:37 pm.

===Spin-off shows===
After the first regular season, a spin-off drama adventure series featuring the former housemates was aired for two weeks after Christmas and was called ''The Final Task''.<ref name="Fil Journal"/> Another spin-off was the romantic reality show, called ''Melason in Love'', was aired after the end of ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up]]''. It was the first reality spin-off show of the franchise.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/5619/abs-cbn-launches-first-realiserye-called-melason-in-love | title=ABS-CBN launches first realiserye called Melason in Love | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | date=February 22, 2010 | access-date=August 6, 2013}}</ref> The show focused to [[Melai Cantiveros]] and [[Jason Francisco]]'s love story which initially developed during the middle of the season. It features behind the scenes footage after the PBB Big Night, few of guesting programs in all ABS-CBN shows, and the struggles of the couple after the end of the season.

A spin-off program called ''PBB: Gen 11 Big 4Ever'' premiered on December 9, 2024 and ended on January 24, 2025 as the [[Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11|Gen 11]] housemates come back to Big Brother's house and revisit some of their iconic moments during their stay.

===Reunion specials===
On June 4, 2006, a night after the finale of the Teen Edition, a live musical special called ''Pinoy Big Brother: the Big Reunion'' was held at the Aliw Theater in the [[Cultural Center of the Philippines|CCP]] Grounds, Manila, with all the housemates for the first season, the Celebrity Edition, and the Teen Edition gathered in one spot. The show showcased and celebrated the success of the show, especially its greatest moments and accomplishments. This was done to cap off the show's first year on the air.

Two succeeding Big Reunions were held. The first was on June 9, 2008, wherein the housemates of the second Teen Edition, special housemates, and their Guardians took part. The second was on February 14, 2010, this time involving the Double Up housemates. Unlike the first Big Reunion, the gatherings only involved the housemates of each of the two seasons mentioned.

On June 27, 2010, another reunion special called ''High Five: The Big Five Years of Pinoy Big Brother'' gathered the ''Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010'' Big Six together with several notable housemates from editions past, many from the final group of their season, celebrate the memorable moments from the less than five years of the franchise.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/guide/6330/pinoy-big-brother-alumni-reunite-for-fun-and-games | title=Pinoy Big Brother alumni reunite for fun and games | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | date=June 28, 2010 | access-date=August 6, 2013 | author=Leo Laparan II}}</ref>

==Future seasons==
In April 2025, while ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition|Celebrity Collab Edition]]'' season's airing is still ongoing, ABS-CBN announced its global auditions for its new season through its ''Star Hunt Global Auditions''. The auditions are opened for 13 years to 35 years old coming from [[Europe]], [[Middle East]], [[Canada]] and the [[United States of America]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 8, 2025 |title=Star Hunt Global Auditions for the next big ABS-CBN star announced |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/4/8/star-hunt-global-auditions-for-the-next-big-abs-cbn-star-announced-1017 |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website=[[ABS-CBN News]]}}</ref>

==Reception==
===ABS-CBN Studio Experience===
In September 2018, ABS-CBN launched "ABS-CBN Studio Experience," an indoor theme park located in [[Trinoma]], [[Quezon City]]. The said indoor theme park includes attractions that immerses its visitors to become a contestant, an actor, an audience or a production unit member of the network's different shows. One of the shows featured as an attraction in the theme park is ''Pinoy Big Brother'' where a visitor can experience to become a housemate and participate in various tasks to be given by Big Brother.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/09/17/18/now-open-abs-cbn-studio-experience-where-youre-the-newest-kapamilya-star |title=Now open: ABS-CBN Studio Experience, where you're the newest Kapamilya star |date=September 17, 2018 |website=[[ABS-CBN News]] |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> The indoor theme park was closed in August 2020 due to ABS-CBN focusing more on their digital and cable businesses after its [[Shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcasting|franchise was denied]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Elemia |first=Camille |date=August 3, 2020 |title=ABS-CBN Studio Experience stops operations after 2 years |pages=1 |work=[[Rappler]] |url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/arts-culture/abs-cbn-studio-experience-shuts-down-after-2-years/ |access-date=June 27, 2022}}</ref>

===Controversies===
{{main|Big Brother (franchise)#Controversies}}
Like other franchises around the world, the concept and implementation of ''Pinoy Big Brother'' has been the subject of numerous controversies as well as criticism from the Filipino public and news outlets. Both the [[Movie and Television Review and Classification Board]] (MTRCB) and franchise holder [[Endemol]] have investigated incidents that occurred since the show's launch in 2005. The MTRCB, then headed by Consoliza Laguardia, questioned<ref name="Godinez">{{Cite web |last=Godinez |first=Bong |date=2023-10-08 |title=To abolish or to retain: Is MTRCB censorship still relevant in the digital age? |url=https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/176138/mtrcb-a755-20231008-lfrm2?s=hgg6marmlf5054f44ibgaiiolu |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051207080936/http://www.pinoybigbrother.com/Portals/0/News/mtrcb1.jpg Re: Order of Suspension of TV Program "Pinoy Big Brother"]</ref> the show's content–in particular the risqué outfits worn by some of the housemates in the show's first season–and met with ABS-CBN executives where they discussed how “to make [the show] more wholesome”<ref name=":0" /> and thus palatable to [[conservatism|conservative]] Filipino sensibilities;<ref name="Ching">{{Cite web |last=Ching |first=Mark Angelo |date=2019-08-18 |title=Pinoy Big Brother and its memorable real-life drama |url=https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/143496/pinoy-big-brother-and-its-memorable-real-life-drama-a738-20190813-lfrm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515053244/https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/143496/pinoy-big-brother-and-its-memorable-real-life-drama-a738-20190813-lfrm |archive-date=2024-05-15 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://news.inq7.net/entertainment/index.php?index=1&story_id=48294|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060307223815/http://news.inq7.net/entertainment/index.php?index=1&story_id=48294|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2006|title=Stern warning for "Big Brother" - INQ7.net|date=7 March 2006}}</ref> Series director Laurenti Dyogi was aware of the [[Big Brother (British TV series)#Controversies and criticism|controversies]] generated by the [[Big Brother (British TV series)|British version]] of the franchise, and sought to tone down ''Pinoy Big Brother'' for Filipino audiences. The show also faced criticism over allegations of rigging and [[Criticism of reality television#Scripting and staging|premediated scripting]] owing to how many of the series' winners went on to have notable careers in show business, to which Diogi vehemently denied.<ref name="Ching" />

The series theme song "Pinoy Ako" was also the subject of a [[plagiarism]] controversy, where it is alleged that the song's melody and musical arrangement was [[Copyright infringement|illicitly derived]] from the song "Chandeliers" by the 1980s [[England|English]] [[New wave music|new wave]] band [[Care (band)|Care]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/236357/which-decade-s-top-opm-track|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607092215/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/236357/which-decade-s-top-opm-track|title=Which is the decade's top OPM track?|url-status=unfit|date=December 31, 2009|first=Yugel|last=Losorata|website=[[Manila Bulletin]] |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="mb.com.ph">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2005/10/16/ENTR2005101646835.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410095149/http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2005/10/16/ENTR2005101646835.html|url-status=unfit|title=Music writer blows whistle against Orange and Lemons|website=[[Manila Bulletin]] |archive-date=April 10, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=5 Hit Songs that Allegedly Jacked from other Artists|url=https://www.onemusic.ph/news/was-it-inspiration-or-downright-theft-490|access-date=2021-11-13|website=One Music PH|language=en}}</ref> In a 2021 interview, Clem Castro admitted that he did "subconsciously" apply the chord patterns to "Pinoy Ako" as they also covered songs from The Cure at the time, though he also maintained that the progression used for the song is widely used across genres such as blues and reggae.<ref name="pinoyako">{{Cite web |title=Orange & Lemons {{!}} Clem Castro Being Totally Honest about Pinoy Ako {{!}} The Story Behind the Hit {{!}} OG | website=[[YouTube]] | date=September 24, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUPqDYG0O18 |access-date=2024-01-15 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Awards and recognitions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:100%; line-height:16px;" width="auto"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Awards
! scope="col" | Nominated
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" | Ref.
|-
| '''2025'''
| [[38th PMPC Star Awards for Television]]<br>{{small|by ''Philippine Movie Press Club''}}
| [[Bianca Gonzalez]], [[Robi Domingo]], [[Kim Chiu]], [[Melai Cantiveros]], [[Enchong Dee]], and [[Alexa Ilacad]] (''Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11'')<br>{{small|for ''Best Reality Show Host''}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Mallorca |first=Hannah |date=March 16, 2025 |title=Kim Chiu, Paulo Avelino among 38th Star Awards for Television winners |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/601670/kim-chiu-paulo-avelino-among-38th-star-awards-for-television-winners |access-date=March 18, 2025 |website=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer|Inquirer]]}}</ref>
|-Toni Gonzaga, Enchong Dee, Bianca Gonzales, Robi Domingo
| rowspan="2" | '''2015'''
| rowspan="2" | [[PMPC Star Awards for TV 2015|29th PMPC Star Awards for Television]]<br><small>by ''Philippine Movie Press Club''</small>
| [[Toni Gonzaga]], [[Bianca Gonzalez]], [[Robi Domingo]] and [[Enchong Dee]] (''Pinoy Big Brother: 737'')<br><small>for ''Best Reality Show Host''</small>
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/114712-winners-pmpc-star-awards-television-2015 | title=FULL LIST: Winners, 2015 PMPC Star Awards for TV | work=[[Rappler]] | date=December 4, 2015 | access-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Toni Gonzaga, Robi Domingo, Bianca Gonzales and [[John Prats]] (''Pinoy Big Brother: All In'')<br><small>for ''Best Reality Show Host''</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''2014'''
| [[28th PMPC Star Awards for Television]]<br><small>by ''Philippine Movie Press Club''</small>
| [[Toni Gonzaga]], [[Bianca Gonzalez]], [[Robi Domingo]] and [[John Prats]]<br><small>for ''Best Reality Show Host/s''</small>
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thesummitexpress.com/2014/11/complete-list-of-winners-28th-pmpc-star-awards-for-tv-2014.html | title=Complete list of winners: 28th PMPC Star Awards for TV | publisher=The Summit Express | date=November 24, 2014 | access-date=November 24, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014 Boomerang Awards<br><small>by ''Internet Mobile and Marketing Association of the Philippines''</small>
| ''Pinoy Big Brother: All In'' Online Bahay ni Kuya (Online Facebook application)<br><small>for ''Effectivity category''</small>
| {{won|place=Silver}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.balita.net.ph/2014/10/02/abs-cbn-wagi-ng-apat-na-boomerang-awards/ | title=ABS-CBN, wagi ng apat na Boomerang Awards | publisher=Balita | date=October 2, 2014 | access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| ''Pinoy Big Brother: All In'' Online Bahay ni Kuya (Online Facebook application)<br><small>for ''Campaigns category''</small>
| {{won|place=Bronze}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''2012'''
| rowspan="3" | [[27th PMPC Star Awards for Television]]<br><small>by ''Philippine Movie Press Club''</small>
| [[Toni Gonzaga]]<br><small>as ''Best Reality/Game Show Host''</small>
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pep.ph/news/35795/pmpc-bares-nominees-for-26th-star-awards-for-tv/1/2 | title=PMPC bares nominees for 26th Star Awards for TV | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | date=September 26, 2012 | access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bianca Gonzalez]]<br><small>as ''Best Reality/Game Show Host''</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Robi Domingo]]<br><small>as ''Best Reality/Game Show Host''</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''2010'''
| rowspan="3" | [[24th PMPC Star Awards for Television]]<br><small>by ''Philippine Movie Press Club''</small>
| [[Toni Gonzaga]]<br><small>for ''Best Reality Program Host''</small>
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/11/15/10/abs-cbn-wins-big-pmpc-star-awards-tv | title=ABS-CBN wins big in PMPC Star Awards for TV | publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] | date=November 15, 2010 | access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mariel Rodriguez]] <br><small>for ''Best Reality Program Host''</small>
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="PMPC 1">{{cite web | url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/10/29/10/pmpc-reveals-nominess-star-awards-tv | title=PMPC reveals nominess for Star Awards for TV | publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] | date=October 29, 2010 | access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bianca Gonzalez]]<br><small>for ''Best Reality Program Host''</small>
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="PMPC 1"/>
|-
| '''2008'''
| 4th USTv Students' Choice Awards<br><small>by ''[[University of Santo Tomas]]''</small>
| [[Pinoy Big Brother (season 2)|''Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2'']]<br><small>for ''Student's Choice of Reality Show''</small>
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pep.ph/news/16470/abs-cbn-bags-14-awards-while-gma-7-got-8-in-the-4th-ustv-students-choice-awards | title=ABS-CBN bags 14 awards while GMA-7 got 8 in the 4th USTv Students' Choice Awards | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | date=February 21, 2008 | access-date=May 10, 2013 | author=Erwin Santiago}}</ref>
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