Big Brother (Dryicor)

Big Brother was a Dryicoran reality show based on the  franchise. Premiered in 2001 on Kanal 4 and originally lasting until 2004, the show put ten contestants in a house for 64 days, with the winner receiving a 500 000 Kr ($57,000) cash prize.

The show was briefly revived by Kanal 5 in 2018 until 2020 for a further three series. It was later revived after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2023.

Format
Ten contestants go into the Big Brother house every series, and stay there for 64 days and 63 nights (45/44 from 2023 onwards). The "housemates", as they are known, live in complete isolation from the outside world and their lives are watched by twenty TV cameras.

Every week, the Housemates would nominate two contestants for eviction, and the two with the most votes would be eliminated. Failure to comply resulted in ejection from the House. If a contestant enters the House late, they are immune from the first voting round (until the later stages in the Kanal 5 edition). The public vote via phone vote (2001-04) or app and website voting (2018-) would vote to evict one of the nominated from the house; and the winner of the vote is asked to leave immediately. When three remain, the public vote for their favourite to win a 500 000 Kr prize.

Housemates are given weekly tasks to perform during their time in the House and wager between 20 and 80% of their weekly shopping budget. They would win double or lose their bet depending on success or failure. The format of the tasks varied depending on the number of housemates left. If contestants run out of food, it may be provided at Big Brother's discretion.

Housemates are banned from discussing nominations, and may be punished for doing so.

The format of the series was mainly seen as a social experiment, and required housemates to interact with others who may have differing ideals, beliefs, and prejudices. Housemates were also required to make visits to the Diary Room during their stay in the House, where they were able to share their thoughts and feelings on their fellow housemates and the game. While in the House, the housemates are free to leave at any time, however, will not be allowed to return to the House. Similarly, a housemate can be removed from the House by production should they repeatedly break the rules set for the housemates. Should a housemate choose to leave the House or be ejected, a replacement housemate will enter the House sometime after their departure.

In 2019 and 2020, the "Rescuer" task was announced. This was a covert task - any task could be this. The winner of the task was told privately that they had the power to save someone from nomination. However, the public is still given the option to vote for them to go. The Rescuer task did not return in 2023.