Big Brother Danmark was the Danish version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother created by producer John de Mol. The series debuted on Danish television in January 2001 and was axed in June 2014, due to poor ratings. In 2009, Kanal 4 chose to rebroadcast the first season of Big Brother Denmark. After a 2-year break, Kanal 5 Denmark and SBS TV Denmark relaunched Big Brother Danmark in 2012 and the show aired for three regular seasons (2012–2014) and one special season (2012).