BIG BROTHER: FORMAT AND SCHEDULE REVEALED FOR UPCOMING SERIES ON ITV2

Hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best, Big Brother returns to ITV2 this Autumn and will see a new cast of carefully selected housemates, from all walks of life, become the first people to take up residence in the Big Brother house.

The iconic Big Brother house, which will remain in the same location as last year, will play host to all the action - clever tasks, nail-biting nominations and live evictions will be back.

The public once again plays a crucial role, voting throughout the series and ultimately determining the winner, who will walk away with a life changing cash prize. 

Big Brother will be followed each night by Big Brother: Late & Live - hosted live by AJ Odudu and Will Best from the site of the Big Brother house in front of a studio audience - giving viewers an additional hour of exclusive Big Brother content.

Big Brother: Late & Live will be the only place to watch the evictees first live interview alongside an array of unmissable exclusive features including access to the camera runs, celebrity guest commentary and debate plus weekly nomination results.

The iconic Big Brother: Live Stream also makes its return to screens, airing seven nights a week exclusively on ITVX, giving fans the opportunity to watch live footage until 2am every night.

The series will run for the same length as last year - six weeks from early October to mid-November, again comprising of 36 episodes. Celebrity Big Brother is also expected to return early next year on ITV1.

Big Brother returns this October on ITV2 and ITVX.