Big Brother (2000 – 2010)
In summer 2000, reality TV became a national obsession. Gradually, though, this hit turned into a miss and got flogged to the less fussy Channel 5. The reality show that became a media sensation, Big Brother was a cunning blend. Part social experiment and part lurid entertainment, it threw an eclectic handful of contestants into a house and, in a foreshadowing of the social media boom, allowed the public to watch their every move.