Gran Hermano (Argentine TV series) season 13

Gran Hermano
Season 13
Gran Hermano season 13 logo
Presented bySantiago del Moro
Release
Original networkTelefe
Original release23 February 2026 (2026-02-23) –
present
Season chronology

The thirteenth season of the Argentine version of the television reality show Gran Hermano, subtitled as Gran Hermano: Golden Generation (Generación Dorada in Spanish), was announced on 22 June 2025 by Telefe, with Santiago del Moro continuing as the show's host.[1][2]

The show follows a group of contestants (known as HouseGuests), who live in a house together while being constantly filmed and having no communication with the outside world as they compete to win a grand prize. Each week, the HouseGuests compete in a Head of Household (HoH) competition which gives them immunity from nominations and the power to save one of the nominees up for eviction. On eviction night, the audience votes to evict one of the nominees.[3]

The season will premiere on 23 February 2026 on Telefe. This season will feature a mix of celebrities, former HouseGuests and new contestants and will mark the 25th anniversary from the show's premiere back in 2001.[1]

Format

The show follows a group of contestants, known as HouseGuests, who live inside a custom-built house outfitted with cameras and microphones recording their every move 24 hours a day.[4] The HouseGuests are sequestered with no contact with the outside world. During their stay, the HouseGuests share their thoughts on their day-to-day lives inside the house in a private room known as the Diary Room. Each week, the HouseGuests compete in competitions to win power and safety inside the house. At the start of each week, the HouseGuests compete in a Head of Household (abbreviated as "HOH") competition. The winner of the HoH competition is immune from eviction and selects another HouseGuest to be saved for eviction. On eviction night, the audience vote to evict one of the nominees, and the nominee with the most votes is evicted from the house.[3]

Format changes and additions

Plants Up for Nomination

An exclusive nomination would take place to eliminate those HouseGuests that the audience considers that are not "playing the game".[2]

Vote distribution

At some point on the game, HouseGuest are expected to get three votes during nomination, with three, two and one points each.[2]

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDay(s)Original release date [5]HH rating[a]
Week 1
4441"Premiere (Part 1)"Day 123 February 2026 (2026-02-23)TBA
4452"Premiere (Part 2)"Day 224 February 2026 (2026-02-24)TBA
4463"1st Nomination Gala"Day 325 February 2026 (2026-02-25)TBA


Production

Development

Gran Hermano is co-produced by production companies Kuarzo Entertainment Argentina and Banijay. The season was first confirmed on 22 June 2025. Host Santiago del Moro was confirmed to return for his fourth consecutive season. Casting for the season started on the same day of the announcement with open-call auditions held for people from up 18 years old. Applicants had to upload a presentation video and show their social networks.[3] This season is the second to feature celebrities since Gran Hermano Famosos in 2007, and also features new and former HouseGuests.[1]

Production design

The house, located in Martínez, Buenos Aires, is the same as the previous three seasons.[6] The house is also outfitted with 65 cameras, 87 microphones, and is over 2,500 square metres, including 1,200 m2 indoors, 400 m2 outdoors, a supermarket, and the "arena" in which the HouseGuests are expected to compete for games and challenges.[7] For this season, a beach zone was added for the pool and an indoor pool was built where the gym was previously located.[2]

Release

Broadcast

The premiere of the thirteenth season of Gran Hermano will be broadcast on Telefe on 23 February 2026.[2]

The season will air from Sundays through Thursdays on Telefe, with nomination galas on Wednesdays, eviction galas on Sundays, debates on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and a special edition called Night with the Exes (La Noche de los Ex in Spanish) hosted by Roberto Funes Ugarte, with former HouseGuests from previous seasons on Saturdays.[8] The debates are joined by panelists Laura Ubfal, Ceferino Reato, Sol Pérez, Gastón Trezeguet, Eliana Guercio, Tomás Balmaceda, Gustavo Conti, Ana Laura Romano, Mariana Brey, Santiago Algorta and Eugenia Ruíz.[2]

Internationally, the season airs in simulcast in Uruguay on Canal 10.[9]

Streaming services

DirecTV's video streaming service DGO was chosen to offer a 24-hour live feed of the house.[10] Telefe also airs in simulcast the season via YouTube and Twitch under the Telefe Streams channel. Three new streaming shows will air during the season: The Summit (La Cumbre in Spanish), that features an interview between host Del Moro and the last evicted HouseGuest, The Play (La Jugada in Spanish), hosted by Federico Popgold and Daniela Celis, GH React with Lucila Villar y Federico Bongiorno, and Streamers League (Liga de Streamers in Spanish) with some content creators reacting to Gran Hermano.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Audience averages are measured only in the Greater Buenos Aires area, according to data from Kantar Ibope Media.

References

  1. ^ a b c Basso, Iván (23 June 2025). "Santiago del Moro anunció Gran Hermano Generación dorada: se viene una temporada con famosos". Infobae (in Spanish).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Larocca, Lautaro (2 February 2026). "Así será Gran Hermano Generación Dorada: la casa, el juego y el nuevo stream con Santiago del Moro" (in Spanish). Telefe. Archived from the original on 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Vas a tener Gran Hermano todos los días: así serán las galas, el debate y el regreso de la casa más famosa" (in Spanish). Telefe. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Gran Hermano: Cuánto tiempo dura y cuál es el premio millonario". Caras (in Spanish). 21 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Horarios - mitelefe.com" (in Spanish). Telefe. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Cuenta regresiva para Gran Hermano: cuándo arranca y cómo será la nueva casa". La Gaceta (in Spanish). 26 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ "5 curiosidades de Gran Hermano 2022: premios, desafíos semanales y más" (in Spanish). Telefe. 26 September 2022. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Gran Hermano: Robertito Funes Ugarte contó quiénes lo acompañarán en La Noche de los Ex". Ciudad Magazine (in Spanish). 5 February 2026. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026.
  9. ^ ""Gran Hermano: Generación Dorada": todos los cambios que tendrá el reality y la sorpresiva presencia uruguaya". El País (in Spanish). 3 February 2026. Archived from the original on 11 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Gran Hermano Generación Dorada vuelve con transmisión las 24 horas". MinutoUno (in Spanish). 3 February 2026. Archived from the original on 3 February 2026.