Big Brother (Albania)

Albanian TV channel "Top Channel" signed a contract in late 2006 with the creator of the "Big Brother" franchise "Endemol" to become the newest country to air this very popular reality series. "Endemol" was founded in 19994 and is a Publicly traded company with its' headquarters in Hilversum, Netherlands.

"Big Brother (Albania)" begin airing in that country on 14 December 2007. This series has contestansts from several different European countries taking part. The host of this version of the series is presenter "Arbana Osmani". Some sources have reported that this version can also be found under the title of “Magic Eyes” in Albania.

UPDATE: The 4th season of Big Brother Albania completed its' season on 2 April 2011 where it had its' very 1st Female Winner in Ermela Mezuraj. This season began on Christmas day, 25 December 2010 and ran for 99 days where it aired continuously for 24 hours every day a total of 1,440 minutes a day. The show continuously ran live on Albanian pay channel Digitalb with daily reviews showing Monday through Saturday on Top Channel with the live eviction show every Saturday night at 9 PM, CET.