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'''''Big Brother 2011''''' is the twelfth series and current series of the [[Television in the United Kingdom|British]] [[reality television]] series of [[Big Brother (UK)|Big Brother]]. It is being broadcast on [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] for the first regulartime. seriesIt tolaunched beon broadcastthe onnight of Friday 9 September 2011 with an hour and a half long special launch show, the day after the final of ''[[ChannelCelebrity 5Big Brother 2011 (UK)|ChannelCelebrity 5Big Brother 2011]]'' was broadcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://totalbigbrother.com/live/live-big-brother-launch.tbb|title=Big Brother Launch|date=9 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2011|publisher=Total Big Brother}}</ref> The series is scheduled to last for 64 days.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}

'''''Big Brother 2011''''' launched on Friday 9 September 2011 with an hour and a half long special show, airing the day after the final of ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 2011 (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother 2011]]'' was broadcast, which is the first time in the history of [[Television in the United Kingdom|British]] Big Brother a regular series aired in September or after a Celebrity Big Brother Final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://totalbigbrother.com/live/live-big-brother-launch.tbb|title=Big Brother Launch|date=9 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2011|publisher=Total Big Brother}}</ref> The series is scheduled to last for 64 days.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}

==Overview==

There were 14 original housemates, all 18-30, 7 men and 7 women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/news/a339267/big-brother-regular-series-to-last-63-days-14-housemate-teasers.html|title=Big Brother: Regular series to last 63 days, 14 housemate teasers|date=8 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2011|publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref> Viewers had glimpsed possible housemates auditioning to enter the house during trailers on ''Celebrity Big Brother 2011'' and ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'' on [[5*]]. On 8 September, the evening before launch night, presenter [[Brian Dowling]] confirmed a "surprise guest" twist involving Canadian-born model and ''[[Baywatch]]'' star [[Pamela Anderson]] who would enter the house on launch night to host a party and set a number of tasks during a four day stay.<ref name="Pamela Anderson to enter Big Brother House">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/news/a339466/pamela-anderson-to-enter-big-brother-house-ill-leave-a-skidmark-on-every-housemate.html|title=Pamela Anderson to enter Big Brother house: 'I'll leave a skidmark on every housemate'|date=8 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2011|publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref>