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229:Big Brother
192:Netherlands
142:9 June 2000
132:28 February
106:of episodes
53:Percy Hoven
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323:102
301:102
277:102
161:Next
1193:61%
1160:63%
1149:53%
1043:10
978:10
692:16
642:10
532:29
521:13
510:23
499:27
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452:13
444:20
433:55
422:23
411:55
400:26
389:69
378:37
367:83
364:62
356:28
345:97
342:48
334:32
312:32
290:36
266:26
109:116
104:No.
71:No.
65:102
60:No.
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846:5
806:4
779:5
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496:1
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408:1
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320:1
298:1
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1478:7
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1463:4
1458:3
1453:2
1448:1
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1400:8
1395:7
1390:6
1385:5
1380:4
1375:3
1370:2
1365:1
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