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{{short description|Reality TV game show - Telugu language}}
{{short description|Indian reality television game show}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox media franchise
| name                    = Bigg Boss Telugu
| title = Bigg Boss
| image                    = BIGG BOSS TELUGU.jpg
| tv = {{plainlist|
| caption                  = Show's fourth season logo with host [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]].
*[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss Hindi]]
| alt_name                =  Bigg Boss
*[[Bigg Boss Kannada]]
| presenter                = [[#Series details|See below]]
*[[Bigg Boss Bangla]]
| country                  = India
*[[Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series)|Bigg Boss Tamil]]
| language                = Telugu
*[[Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series)|Bigg Boss Telugu]]
| num_seasons              = 5
*[[Bigg Boss Marathi]]
| num_episodes            = 396 (as of 20 December 2020)
*[[Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series)|Bigg Boss Malayalam]]
| location                = [[Lonavala]] (1)<br>[[Hyderabad]] (2–5)
| runtime                  = 90  minutes (approx.)
| company                  = [[Endemol India]]
| first_aired              = {{Start date|2017|07|16|df=y}}  <!-- The airdate of the first ever episode. -->
| last_aired              = present<!-- THIS SHOULD STAY AS PRESENT AS THE DATE SHOULD ONLY BE USED WHEN THE SHOW HAS ACTUALLY ENDED NOT WHEN THE SEASON HAS (DO NOT REMOVE THIS) -->
| website                  = https://www.hotstar.com/tv/bigg-boss/14714
| channel                  = [[Star Maa]]
| released                = {{start date|2017|7|16|df=y}}
| camera                  = [[Multi-Camera]] (76 cameras with size variations and high quality{{cn|date=January 2021}}
| related                  =
| voices                  = Radha Krishna
| theme_music_composer    = [[S. Thaman]] (1–3)<br>[[Mani Sharma]] (4,5)
}}
}}
| otherlabel1 = Languages
| otherdata1 = {{hlist|[[Hindi]]|[[Kannada]]|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]|[[Malayalam]]}}
| otherlabel2 = Produced by
| otherdata2 = [[Endemol#Endemol India|Endemol Shine India]]
| otherlabel3 = Based on
| otherdata3 = [[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]
| website = {{URL|https://endemolshineindia.in/key-shows/biggboss/}}
| otherlabel4 = No.of Versions
| otherlabel5 = No.of Seasons
| otherdata4 = 8
| otherdata5 = 43
| otherlabel6 = Original network
| otherdata6 = [[Viacom 18|Viacom 18 Network]]<br>(Hindi, Kannada, Bangla, Marathi)<br>[[Star India|Star India Network]]<br>(Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam)
| otherlabel7 =
| otherdata7 =
| years = 2006 – present
| direct-to-video =
}}
'''''Bigg Boss''''' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Dutch show ''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]''. It is produced by [[Endemol#Endemol India|Endemol Shine India]] through [[Viacom18]] and [[Star India]]. Subsequently, the show was syndicated internationally and available through [[Voot]] and [[Disney+ Hotstar]] OTT platforms. ''Bigg Boss'' was orignially started in [[Hindi]] language and has been extended into seven languages spoken in the Indian sub-continent, including [[Kannada]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], and [[Malayalam]].


''''' Bigg Boss''''' (or colloquially '''''Bigg Boss Telugu''''') is the Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language version of [[reality TV]] series ''[[Bigg Boss]]'', which is an adaptation of the Dutch series ''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]''. [[Jr NTR]] and [[Nani (actor)|Nani]] hosted [[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 1)|Season 1]] and [[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 2)|Season 2]] respectively while [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Akkineni Nagurjuna]] continued as a host from [[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 3)|Season 3]] onwards. [[Ramya Krishna]] and [[Samantha Akkineni]] appeared as a guest host in [[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 3)|Season 3]] and [[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 4)|Season 4]] respectively. It airs on [[Star Maa]] and streams on OTT platform [[Disney+ Hotstar]].
==Overview==
There have been seven versions of the show in different languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent. The first show of the franchise was ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Big Boss]]'' in [[Hindi]] which debuted in 2006 through [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] and from season two onwards it moved to and continues on [[Colors TV]]. In 2013, the franchise extended its presence in [[Kannada]] through [[Colors Kannada]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] through [[Colors Bangla|ETV Bangla]], later rebranded into [[Colors Bangla]]. In 2017, it extend its presence in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] through [[Star Vijay]] and in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] through [[Star Maa]]. In 2018, it ventured into [[Marathi language|Marathi]] through [[Colors Marathi]] and in [[Malayalam]] through [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]].


The first season was premiered on 16 July 2017, while the upcoming fifth season of the show planned to launch on June 2021 but it delayed due to second wave of [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. However, the show organizers are officially released eye logo teaser on 1 August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Telugu season 5's logo launched; watch first teaser - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-season-5s-logo-launched-watch-first-teaser/articleshow/84941920.cms|access-date=2021-08-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
Though only celebrities were selected to be as housemates in the initial seasons, members of the general public have been chosen to be on the show in the latest seasons of [[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Hindi]], [[Bigg Boss Kannada|Kannada]] and [[Bigg Boss Telugu|Telugu]] versions of the show.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2017/apply-online-for-bigg-boss-kannada-season-5-264880.html|title=Grab Your Only Chance To Be A Participant On The Reality Show Bigg Boss Kananda Season 5|date=2017-07-07|work=www.filmibeat.com|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-telugu-season-2-auditions-5163661/|title=Bigg Boss Telugu Season 2: Auditions open for commoners|date=2018-05-04|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com Entertainment|date=2021-01-08|title=Bigg Boss 14 SHOCKING Eviction: Jasmin Bhasin Eliminated From The Controversial Show|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/television-news-bigg-boss-14-jasmin-bhasin-eliminated-from-the-controversial-show-4318277/|access-date=2021-01-09|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref>


== Overview ==
==Synopsis==
Bigg Boss Telugu is a reality show based on the [[Hindi]]-language show ''[[Bigg Boss]]'', which itself was based on the original Dutch ''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]'' format developed by [[John de Mol Jr.|John de Mol]]. A number of contestants known as "housemates" live in a purpose-built house and are isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominate two of their fellow housemates for eviction, and the housemates who receive the most nominations would face a public vote. Eventually, one housemate would leave after being "evicted" from the House. In the final week, there were five housemates remaining, and the public voted for who they wanted to win. Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the Indian version uses celebrities as housemates, In season two, Bigg Boss team had selected three common people as contestants from the auditions.
Contestants called "housemates" live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. Housemates are voted out, usually on a weekly basis, until only one remains and wins the cash prize. During their stay in the house, contestants are continuously monitored by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones.


=== Rules ===
The program relies on techniques such as a stripped back-to-basic environment, evictions, weekly tasks, competitions set by ''Bigg Boss'', and the “confession room” where housemates converse with ''Bigg Boss'' and nominate the housemates they wish to evict from the house. The housemates with the most nominations are then announced, and viewers are given the opportunity to vote via [[SMS]] or online through social media and smartphone applications for the nominee they wish to save from eviction. The last person standing is declared the winner.  
While all the rules have never been told to the audience, the most prominent ones are clearly seen. The housemates are not permitted to talk in any other language except [[Telugu language|Telugu]].


They always have to wear a lapel. They cannot leave the House premises at any time unless they are evicted or decided by Bigg Boss. They can not discuss the nomination process with anyone. They are not allowed to sleep without the permission of Bigg Boss.
The contestants are required to indulge in housework and are assigned tasks by the omnipresent authority figure known to them as ''Bigg Boss''. The tasks are designed to test teamwork abilities and community spirit of the housemates. The luxury budget is a weekly allowance to buy luxury food items other than the supplied essentials which depend on the outcome of assigned tasks.


=== House ===
==History==
The house for season one was set up at [[Lonavala]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tollywood-drug-case-mumaith-khan-leaves-bigg-boss-telugu-house-in-lonavala/story-V1kPsbCGlK1nfSna2wGDwN.html|title=Tollywood drug case: Mumaith Khan leaves Bigg Boss Telugu house in Lonavala|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> From season two onwards, the house was set up in [[Annapurna Studios]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-3-from-launch-date-to-probable-contestants-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-upcoming-season/photostory/70042361.cms|title=Bigg Boss Telugu 3: From launch date to probable contestants, all you need to know about the upcoming season|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The house is well-furnished and decorated. It has a variety of modern amenities, but just one or two bedrooms and four toilet bath rooms. There is a garden, pool, activity area and gym in the House. There is also a Confession Room, where the housemates may be called in by ''Bigg Boss'' for any kind of conversation, and for the nomination process. The jail was added from season two onwards in the house and in season three, courtyard part was added in the house. In season four newly special living area and lounge room were added by replacing activity and courtyard part in the house.


=== Broadcast ===
===Creation===
'''''Bigg Boss Telugu''''' is aired on [[Star Maa]] and also  available on [[Disney+ Hotstar]]. Everyday episode contains the main happenings of the previous day. Every Sunday episode mainly focuses on an interview of an evicted contestant by the host. The unseen episode will be available as Bigg Boss Buzzz on [[Star Maa Music]] and [[Disney+ Hotstar]].
''Bigg Boss'' is a [[Hindi|Hindi language adaptation]] of ''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]'' created in [[Big Brother (Dutch TV series)|Netherlands]] by [[John de Mol Jr.]], largely based on the ''[[Celebrity Big Brother]]'' model owned by the [[Endemol Shine Group]]. The show was named ''Bigg Boss'' and a house was constructed for the show at [[Lonavla]] for season one to four and six to twelve, in [[Karjat]] for season five and in [[Goregaon]] from season thirteen onwards. ''Bigg Boss'' debuted on television in 2006 through [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] with [[Arshad Warsi]] as the host. The show gained popularity after [[Shilpa Shetty]] emerged as the winner in ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 5 (UK)|Big Brother 5]]'' and replaced Warsi as the host in the [[Bigg Boss 2|second season]] of ''Bigg Boss''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6308443.stm|title=Shetty wins Celebrity Big Brother|date=2007|access-date=2018-06-21|language=en-GB}}</ref> From the second season, the show's broadcast moved to [[Viacom 18]]'s [[Colors TV]]. For third season [[Amitabh Bachchan]] hosted the show respectively and [[Salman Khan]] continued as a host from fourth season onwards, while [[Sanjay Dutt]] also hosted for fifth season along with [[Salman Khan]]. [[Farah Khan]] hosted the spin off season of eighth season in absence of main host [[Salman Khan]].
==Series details==
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{{Series overview
| auxA        = Host
| auxB        = House Location
| infoA        = Housemates
| infoB        = Days
| infoC        = Launch TRP Ratings
| infoD        = Finale TRP Ratings
| infoE        = Prize Money
| infoF        = Winner
| infoG        = Runner up


| color1      = #800000
===Expansion===
| link1      = Bigg Boss (Telugu season 1)
The show's acceptance and success among the Indian audience paved way for its expansion into other [[Languages of India|Indian languages]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Indian 'Big Brother' Expands With Regional Language Versions|work=Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/indian-big-brother-expands-regional-425064|access-date=2008-06-22}}</ref> After the [[Bigg Boss 6|sixth season]] wrapped in 2013, ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada|Kannada]]'' and ''[[Bigg Boss Bangla|Bengali]]'' adaptions were created by [[Endemol]] through [[ETV Network]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bigg-boss-gets-kannada-makeover-1805693|title='Bigg Boss' gets Kannada makeover|date=2013-02-28|work=dna|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Sudeep]] hosted Kannada version.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-02-28|title=Sudeep to play Salman Khan in Kannada version of 'Bigg Boss'|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/regional/sudeep-to-play-salman-khan-in-kannada-version-of-bigg-boss_128946.html|access-date=2021-04-11|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref> [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]] hosted Bengali version respectively. While the Kannada version continued with subsequent seasons annually, similar to Hindi, became an instant hit and the Bengali version completed only two seasons in six years and did not turn out to be as successful.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k13/apr/aprrel8.php|title=ETV Kannada's - Bigg Boss a BIGG hit with the Audience|date=2013-04-05|work=Indian Television Dot Com|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en}}</ref>
| auxA1      = [[Jr NTR]]
| auxB1        = [[Lonavala]]
| infoA1      = 16
| infoB1      = 70
| infoC1      = 16.18 TVR<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/jr-ntrs-bigg-boss-telugu-tops-trp-charts-making-star-maa-no-1-telugu-tv-channel-736197|title=Jr NTR's Bigg Boss Telugu tops TRP charts making Star Maa No. 1 Telugu TV channel|website=International Business Times}}</ref>
| infoD1    = 14.23 TVR<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bigg-boss-telugu-3-grand-finale-trps-chirnajeevi-nag-beats-ntr-nanis-record-808698|title=Bigg Boss Telugu 3 grand finale TRPs: Chirnajeevi-Nag beats NTR and Nani's record|work=International Business Times}}</ref>
| infoE1      = {{INRConvert|50|l}}
| infoF1      = [[Siva Balaji]]
| infoG1      = [[Aadarsh Balakrishna]]
| episodes1  = 71
| start1      = {{start date|2017|07|16|df=y}}
| end1        = {{end date|2017|09|24|df=y}}
| network1    = [[Star Maa]]


| color2      = #002252
In 2017, upon completion of ten seasons in Hindi, four seasons in Kannada and two seasons in Bengali, [[Endemol|Endemol Shine India]] extended its presence in [[South India]] by creating [[Bigg Boss Tamil|Tamil]] and [[Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series)|Telugu]] versions of the show with [[Star India]]. The Tamil version was hosted by [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official: Kamal Haasan to host 'BIGG BOSS' Tamil - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/official-kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-tamil/articleshow/58491108.cms|access-date=2021-04-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> While the Telugu version started with [[Jr NTR]] as a host, later for second season [[Nani (actor)|Nani]] replaced the host and from third season onwards [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] continued as a host respectively.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/after-kamal-haasan-jr-ntr-to-host-bigg-boss-in-telugu/story-iYbzYijJiFyKNMPlAwOAVL.html|title=After Kamal Haasan, Jr NTR to host Bigg Boss in Telugu|date=2017-05-30|work=www.hindustantimes.com|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-19|title=Nani replaces Jr NTR as Bigg Boss Telugu host|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/nani-replaces-jr-ntr-as-bigg-boss-telugu-host-5182276/|access-date=2021-04-11|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Telugu 3: Nagarjuna Akkineni to host the show - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-3-nagarjuna-akkineni-to-host-the-show/articleshow/69992928.cms|access-date=2021-04-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, the show was adapted into [[Bigg Boss Marathi|Marathi]] under [[Viacom 18]] and hosted by [[Mahesh Manjrekar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/viacom18-to-launch-bigg-boss-marathi/articleshow/63384279.cms|title=Viacom18 to launch Bigg Boss Marathi|last=Laghate|first=Gaurav|date=2018-03-20|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> The next language adaptation was [[Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series)|Malayalam]], which was produced by [[Star India]] and hosted by [[Mohanlal]]. Later in 2021 another version was adopted called [[Bigg Boss OTT]] where its episodes were shown on [[Voot]] which is hosted by [[Karan Johar]]. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv/bigg-boss-all-set-to-enter-marathi-homes-_89325.html|title=Bigg Boss all set to enter Marathi homes|work=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.televisionpost.com/asianet-ropes-in-mohanlal-as-host-for-bigg-boss-malayalam/|title=Asianet ropes in Mohanlal as host for Bigg Boss Malayalam|website=www.televisionpost.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-09|title=What's Going in Bigg Boss House? Latest News Update!|url=https://www.growjustindia.com/entertainment/whats-going-in-bigg-boss-house-latest-news-update/|access-date=2021-01-09|website=GrowJust India|language=en-US}}</ref>
| link2      = Bigg Boss (Telugu season 2)
| auxA2      = [[Nani (actor)|Nani]]
| auxB2        = [[Hyderabad]]
| infoA2      = 18
| infoB2      = 112
| infoC2      = 15.0 TVR<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bigg-boss-telugu-2-viewership-report-nani-fails-beat-jr-ntrs-trp-record-772671|title=Bigg Boss Telugu 2 viewership report: Nani fails to beat Jr NTR's TRP record|website=International Business Times}}</ref>
| infoD2      = 15.05 TVR<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bigg-boss-telugu-2-viewership-report-nani-fails-beat-jr-ntrs-trp-record-772671|title=Bigg Boss Telugu 2 viewership report: Nani fails to beat Jr NTR's TRP record|website=International Business Times}}</ref>
| infoE2      = {{INRConvert|50|l}}
| infoF2      = [[Kaushal Manda]]
| infoG2      = [[Geetha Madhuri]]
| episodes2  = 113
| start2      = {{start date|2018|06|10|df=y}}
| end2        = {{end date|2018|09|30|df=y}}


| color3      = #DAA520
==Versions==
| link3      = Bigg Boss (Telugu season 3)
:{{color box|#90EE90}} Currently airing – 4
| auxA3      = [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Akkineni Nagarjuna]]  
:{{color box|#E0B0FF}} Upcoming for airing – 0
| infoA3      = 17
:{{color box|#fff2a5}} Recently concluded – 3
| infoB3      = 105
:{{color box|#FFA500}} No longer airing – 1
| infoC3      = 17.92 TVR<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/telugu/nagarjuna-akkinenis-bigg-boss-telugu-season-3-off-to-a-good-start-scores-better-than-the-first-season-hosted-by-jr-ntr/amp_articleshow/70482193.cms|title=Nagarjuna Akkineni’s Bigg Boss Telugu season 3 off to a good start; scores better than the first season hosted by Jr NTR|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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| infoE3      = {{INRConvert|50|l}}
! Language
| infoF3      = [[Rahul Sipligunj]]
! Show
| infoG3      = [[Sreemukhi]]
! Season
| episodes3  = 106
! Year
| start3      = {{start date|2019|07|21|df=y}}
! '''Official Name'''
| end3        = {{end date|2019|11|03|df=y}}
! Host
 
! Primary<br>Network
| color4      = #e0c56e
! Online<br>VOD
| link4      = Bigg Boss (Telugu season 4)
! House<br>Location
| infoA4      = 19
! Premiere
| infoB4      = 105
! Finale
| infoC4      = 18.5 TVR<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Telugu records highest TRPs among all editions|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bigg-boss-telugu-records-highest-trps-among-all-editions-133460|access-date=2020-09-23|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>
! Days
| infoD4      =21.7 TVR<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Telugu grand finale becomes the biggest show of 2020|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/bigg-boss-telugu-grand-finale-becomes-the-biggest-show-of-2020-210101|access-date=2021-01-02|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en}}</ref>
! Housemates
| infoE4      ={{INRConvert|25|l}} and Bike
! Prize Money
| infoF4      = [[Abijeet]]
! Voice of<br>Bigg Boss
| infoG4      = Akhil Sarthak
! Winner
| episodes4    = 106
! Runner Up
| start4      = {{start date|2020|09|06|df=y}}
|-
| end4        ={{end date|2020|12|20|df=y}}  
| rowspan="16" style="background:#90EE90;" |'''[[Hindi]]<br>(हिन्दी)'''
 
| rowspan="16" |'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss Hindi]]'''
| color5      = #4f0071
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 1)|1]]'''
| link5      = Bigg Boss (Telugu season 5)
|2006–07
| infoA5      = '''TBA'''
|Bigg Boss
| infoB5      = 105
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
| infoC5      = '''TBA'''
|[[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]]
| infoD5      ='''TBA'''
| rowspan="3" |N/A
| infoE5      ={{INRConvert|50|l}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Lonavla|Lonavala]]
| infoF5      = '''TBA'''
|3 November 2006
| infoG5      = '''TBA'''
|26 January 2007
| episodes5    = 106
|86
| start5      = {{start date|2021|09|05|df=y}}
| rowspan="3" |15
| end5        = {{end date|2021|12|19|df=y}}
| rowspan="5" |{{INRConvert|1|c}}
}}
| rowspan="16" |[[Atul Kapoor]]
 
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Rahul Roy]]
==Housemate Pattern==
|style="background:pink;" |[[Carol Gracias]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size: 85%;  line-height:20px; width:auto;"  
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 2)|2]]'''
! Clique
|2008
! [[Bigg Boss Telugu 1|Season 1]]
|Bigg Boss 2
! [[Bigg Boss Telugu 2|Season 2]]
|[[Shilpa Shetty]]
! [[Bigg Boss Telugu 3|Season 3]]
| rowspan="15" |[[Viacom 18|Colors]]
! [[Bigg Boss Telugu 4|Season 4]]
|17 August 2008
![[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 5)|Season 5]]
|22 November 2008
|98
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Ashutosh Kaushik]]
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Raja Chaudhary]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 3)|3]]'''
|2009
|Bigg Boss 3
|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]
|4 October 2009
|26 December 2009
|85
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Vindu Dara Singh]]
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Pravesh Rana]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 4)|4]]'''
|2010–11
|Bigg Boss 4
|[[Salman Khan]]
| rowspan="13" |[[Voot]]
|3 October 2010
|8 January 2011
|96
|16
|style="background:pink;" |[[Shweta Tiwari]]
|style="background:cyan;" |[[The Great Khali|Dalip Singh Rana aka The Great Khali]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 5)|5]]'''
|2011–12
|Bigg Boss 5
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
----[[Salman Khan]]
|[[Karjat]]
|2 October 2011
|7 January 2012
|98
|18
|style="background:pink;" |[[Juhi Parmar]]
|style="background:pink;" |[[Mahek Chahal]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 6)|6]]'''
|2012–13
|Bigg Boss 6 : Alag Che
| rowspan="3" |[[Salman Khan]]
| rowspan="8" |[[Lonavla|Lonavala]]
|7 October 2012
|12 January 2013
|97
|19
| rowspan="6" |{{INRConvert|50|l}}
|style="background:pink;" |[[Urvashi Dholakia]]
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Imam A Siddique|Imam Siddique]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 7)|7]]'''
|2013
|Bigg Boss 7 : Saath Saat
|15 September 2013
|28 December 2013
| rowspan="2" |105
|20
|style="background:pink;" |[[Gauahar Khan]]
|style="background:pink;" |[[Tanishaa Mukerji]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 8)|8]]'''
|2014–15
|Bigg Boss 8 : Sabki Lagegi Waat!
|21 September 2014
|3 January 2015
|19
| colspan="2" |Declared in [[Bigg Boss Halla Bol|Halla Bol]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss Halla Bol|Spin-off]]'''
|2015
|Bigg Boss Halla Bol
|[[Farah Khan]]
|3 January 2015
|31 January 2015
|28
|10
| style="background:cyan;" |[[Gautam Gulati]]
| style="background:pink;" |[[Karishma Tanna]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 9)|9]]'''
|2015–16
|Bigg Boss 9 : Double Trouble
| rowspan="7" |[[Salman Khan]]
|11 October 2015
|23 January 2016
| rowspan="2" |105
|20
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Prince Narula]]
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Rishabh Sinha]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 10)|10]]'''
|2016–17
|Bigg Boss 10 : India Isse Apna Hi Ghar Samjho
|16 October 2016
|28 January 2017
|18
|style="background:cyan;|Manveer Gurjar
|style="background:pink;" |[[Gurbani Judge|Bani Judge]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 11)|11]]'''
|2017–18
|Bigg Boss 11 : Padosi Bajayege Barah
|1 October 2017
|14 January 2018
|106
|19
|{{INRConvert|44|l}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-18|title=Bigg Boss 11 Winner Shilpa Shinde Reveals What She's Going To Do With Her Prize Money of Rs 44 Lakh|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bigg-boss-11-winner-shilpa-shinde-reveals-what-she-is-going-to-do-with-her-prize-money-of-rs-44-lakh-1752241.html|access-date=2021-10-07|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>
|style="background:pink;" |[[Shilpa Shinde]]
|style="background:pink;" |[[Hina Khan]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 12)|12]]'''
|2018
|Bigg Boss 12
|16 September 2018
|30 December 2018
|105
| rowspan="2" |21
| {{INRConvert|30|l}}
|style="background:pink;"|[[Dipika Kakar]]
|style="background:cyan;"|[[S. Sreesanth]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 13)|13]]'''
|2019–20
|Bigg Boss 13 : Tedah
| rowspan="3" |[[Mumbai]]
|29 September 2019
|15 February 2020
| 140
| {{INRConvert|50|l}}
|style="background:cyan;"|[[Sidharth Shukla]]
|style="background:cyan;"|Asim Riaz
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 14)|14]]'''
|2020–21
|Bigg Boss 14 : Ab Scene Paltega
|3 October 2020
|21 February 2021
|143
|23
| {{INRConvert|36|l}}
|style="background:pink;"|[[Rubina Dilaik]]
|style="background:cyan;"|[[Rahul Vaidya]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 15)|15]]'''
|2021–22
|Bigg Boss 15: Pan Pana Pan Pandrah
|2 October 2021
|TBA
|TBA
|19
|TBA
|TBA
|TBA
|-
! colspan="17" |
|-
|style="background:#fff2a5;" |'''[[Hindi]]<br>(हिन्दी)'''
|'''[[Bigg Boss OTT]]'''
|'''[[Bigg Boss OTT (Hindi season 1)|1]]'''
|2021
|Bigg Boss : Over the top
|[[Karan Johar]]
|colspan="2" | [[Voot]]
|[[Mumbai]]
|8 August 2021
|18 September 2021
|42
|13
|{{INRConvert|25|l}}
|[[Atul Kapoor]]
|style="background:pink;"|[[Divya Agarwal]]
|style="background:cyan;"|Nishant Bhat
|-
! colspan="17" |
|-
| rowspan="10" style="background:#fff2a5;" | '''[[Kannada]]<br>(ಕನ್ನಡ)'''
| rowspan="10" |'''[[Bigg Boss Kannada|Bigg Boss<br>Kannada]]'''
|'''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 1|1]]'''
|2013
|Bigg Boss
| rowspan="10" |[[Sudeep]]
|[[ETV Kannada]]
| rowspan="2" |N/A
| rowspan="2" |[[Lonavla|Lonavala]]
|24 March 2013
|30 June 2013
| rowspan="3" |98
| rowspan="2" |15
| rowspan="10" |{{INRConvert|50|l}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Amit Bhargav]]
| style="background:cyan;" |[[Vijay Raghavendra]]
| style="background:cyan;" |[[Arun Sagar]]
|-
|'''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 2|2]]'''
|2014
|Bigg Boss 2
|[[Asianet Suvarna]]
|29 June 2014
|5 October 2014
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Akul Balaji]]
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Srujan Lokesh]]
|-
|-
! rowspan="12" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"  | Film & TV Actor/Actress
|'''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 3|3]]'''
| style="background:#f2eeff;" | [[Aadarsh Balakrishna]]
|2015–16
| [[Amit Tiwari]]
|Bigg Boss 3
| style="background:#eefbf8;" | [[Ali Reza (actor)|Ali Reza]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Colors Kannada|Colors<br>Kannada]]
| style="background:#ffee91;" | [[Abijeet (actor)|Abijeet]]
| rowspan="8" |[[Voot]]
|
| rowspan="8" |[[Bangalore|Bengaluru]]
|25 October 2015
|31 January 2016
| rowspan="2" |18
| B M Venkatesh
|style="background:pink;" |[[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]]
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Chandan Kumar]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#eefbf8;" |  [[Veda Sastry|Archana]]
|'''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 4|4]]'''
| rowspan="2"|Bhanu Sree
|2016–17
| rowspan="2" | [[Hema (actress)|Hema]]
|Bigg Boss 4
| rowspan="2" style="background:#f2eeff;" |Akhil Sarthak
|9 October 2016
|
|29 January 2017
|112
| rowspan="7" |Srinivas Prasad
|style="background:cyan;" |Pratham
|style="background:cyan;" |Keerthi Kumar
|-
|-
| [[Dhanraj (Telugu comedian)|Dhanraj]]  
|'''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 5|5]]'''
|
|2017–18
|Bigg Boss 5
| rowspan="2" |[[Colors Super|Colors<br>Super]]
|15 October 2017
|28 January 2018
|105
|19
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Chandan Shetty]]
|style="background:cyan;" |Diwakar
|-
|-
| [[Diksha Panth]]
|'''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 6|6]]'''
| style="background:#ffee91;" | [[Kaushal Manda]]
|2018–19
| [[Himaja]]
|Bigg Boss 6
| Avinash
|21 October 2018
|
|27 January 2019
|98
|20
|style="background:cyan;" |Shashi Kumar
|style="background:cyan;" |Naveen Sajju
|-
|-
| style="background:#eefbf8;" | [[Hari Teja]]
|'''[[Bigg Boss Kannada (season 7)|7]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Kireeti Damaraju]]
|2019–20
| rowspan="2" | Mahesh Vitta
|Bigg Boss 7
| rowspan="2" | Divi Vadthya
|rowspan="4" |[[Colors Kannada]]
|
|13 October 2019
|2 February 2020
|112
|20
|style="background:cyan;" |Shine Shetty
|style="background:cyan;" |Kuri Pratap
|-
|-
|[[Jyothi (Telugu actress)|Jyothi]]
|rowspan="2" |'''[[Bigg Boss Kannada (season 8)|8]]'''
|
|rowspan="3" | 2021
|Bigg Boss 8
|28 February 2021
|9 May 2021
|70
|20
| colspan=2| Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-09|title=Bigg Boss Kannada Season 8 cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-kannada-season-8-cancelled-due-to-raging-covid-19-pandemic-7307294/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Mumaith Khan]]
|Bigg Boss 8 Second Innings
|[[Nandini Rai]]
|23 June 2021
|[[Punarnavi Bhupalam]]
|8 August 2021
|[[Karate Kalyani]]
|47
|
|12
| style="background:cyan;" |Manju Pavagada
| style="background:cyan;" |[[Aravind KP]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#eefbf8;" |  [[Navdeep]]
|'''[[Bigg Boss Kannada Mini Season|Spin-off]]'''
| rowspan="2" |[[Pooja Ramachandran]]
|Bigg Boss Mini Season
| rowspan="2" |[[Ravi Krishna (actor)|Ravi Krishna]]
|14 August 2021
| rowspan="2" |Kumar Sai
|5 September 2021
|
|6
|15
|colspan="2"| This season contains No Winners
|-
|-
| [[Prince Cecil]]
! colspan="17" |
|
|-
|-
| [[Sameer Hasan]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA500;" |'''[[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br>(বাংলা)'''
| style="background:#eefbf8;" | Samrat Reddy
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Bigg Boss Bangla|Bigg Boss<br>Bangla]]'''
| Rohini
|'''[[Bigg Boss Bangla 1|1]]'''
| [[Monal Gajjar]]
|2013
|
|Bigg Boss
|[[Mithun Chakraborty]]
|[[ETV Bangla]]
|N/A
| rowspan="2" |[[Lonavla|Lonavala]]
|17 June 2013
|14 September 2013
|90
|15
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
| rowspan="2" |N/A
|style="background:cyan;" |Aneek Dhar
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Rudranil Ghosh]]
|-
|-
| [[Sampoornesh Babu]]
|'''[[Bigg Boss Bangla 2|2]]'''
| style="background:#eefbf8;" | [[Tanish]]
|2016
| style="background:#eefbf8;" | [[Varun Sandesh]]
|Bigg Boss 2
| [[Swathi Deekshith]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]]
|
| rowspan="1" | [[Colors Bangla]]
| rowspan="1" | [[Voot]]
|4 April 2016
|15 July 2016
|98
|16
|{{INRConvert|35|l}}
|style="background:cyan;" |Joyjit Banerjee
|style="background:pink;" |[[Priya Paul]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#ffee91;" | [[Siva Balaji]]
! colspan="17" |
| [[Tejaswi Madivada]]
| [[Vithika Sheru]]
| style="background:#eefbf8;" | Syed Sohel Ryan
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | TV Host
| rowspan="5" style="background:#90EE90" |'''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br>(தமிழ்)'''
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|''None''}}
| rowspan="5" |'''[[Bigg Boss Tamil|Bigg Boss<br>Tamil]]'''
| rowspan="2" | Syamala
|'''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 1|1]]'''
| Shilpa Chakravarthy
|2017
| style="background:#eefbf8;" | Ariyana Glory
|Bigg Boss
|
| rowspan="5" |[[Kamal Haasan]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Star Vijay|Star<br>Vijay]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Disney+ Hotstar]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Chennai]]
|25 June 2017
|30 September 2017
|98
|19
| rowspan="5" |{{INRConvert|50|l}}
| rowspan="5" |Satiiysh Saarathy
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Arav Nafeez]]
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Snehan|Snehan Sivaselvam]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#f2eeff;" | [[Sreemukhi]]
|'''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 2|2]]'''
| Lasya Manjunath
|2018
|
|Bigg Boss 2
|17 June 2018
|30 September 2018
| rowspan="3" |105
| rowspan="2" |17
|style="background:pink;" |[[Riythvika]]
|style="background:pink;" |[[Aishwarya Dutta]]
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"  | TV News Reader
|'''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 3|3]]'''
| rowspan="2" |Kathi Karthika
|2019
| rowspan="2" style="background:#eefbf8;" |Deepthi Nallamuthu
|Bigg Boss 3
|Jaffar Babu
|23 June 2019
|Devi Nagavalli
|6 October 2019
|
|style="background:cyan;" |Mugen Rao
|style="background:cyan;" |Sandy
|-
|-
|Siva Jyothi
|'''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 4|4]]'''
|Sujatha
|2020–21
|
|Bigg Boss 4
|4 October 2020
|17 January 2021
|18
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Aari Arujunan]]
|style="background:cyan;" |Balaji Murugadoss
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"bgcolor="#CCCCCC"  | Singer/Music Artists
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)|5]]'''
| [[Kalpana Raghavendar]]
|2021–22
| style="background:#f2eeff;" | [[Geetha Madhuri]]
|Bigg Boss 5
| rowspan="2" style="background:#ffee91;" |[[Rahul Sipligunj]]
|3 October 2021
| rowspan="2" | [[Noel Sean]]
|TBA
|
|TBA
|18
|{{TBA}}
|{{TBA}}
|-
|-
| [[Madhu Priya]]
! colspan="17" |
| [[Roll Rida]]
|
|-
|-
!bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Film Critic/ Humanist
| rowspan="5" style="background:#90EE90;" |'''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br>(తెలుగు)'''
| [[Mahesh Kathi]]
| rowspan="5" |'''[[Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series)|Bigg Boss<br>Telugu]]'''
| [[Babu Gogineni]]
|'''[[Bigg Boss Telugu 1|1]]'''
| Tamanna Simhadhri
|2017
|{{n/a|''None''}}
|Bigg Boss
|
|[[Jr NTR]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Star Maa|Star<br>Maa]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|[[Lonavla|Lonavala]]
|16 July 2017
|24 September 2017
|70
|16
| rowspan="3" |{{INRConvert|50|l}}
| rowspan="5" |Radha Krishna
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Siva Balaji]]
| style="background:cyan;" |[[Aadarsh Balakrishna]]
|-
|-
!bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Choreographer
|'''[[Bigg Boss Telugu 2|2]]'''
| {{n/a|''None''}}
|2018
| {{n/a|''None''}}
|Bigg Boss 2
| style="background:#eefbf8;" | [[Baba Bhaskar]]
|[[Nani (actor)|Nani]]
| Amma Rajasekhar
|rowspan="4" |[[Hyderabad]]
|
|10 June 2018
|30 September 2018
|112
|18
|style="background:cyan;"|[[Kaushal Manda]]
|style="background:pink;"|[[Geetha Madhuri]]
|-
|-
!bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Film Director
|'''[[Bigg Boss Telugu 3|3]]'''
| {{n/a|''None''}}
|2019
| {{n/a|''None''}}
|Bigg Boss 3
| {{n/a|''None''}}
|rowspan ="3" |[[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]]
| [[Surya Kiran (director)|Surya Kiran]]
|21 July 2019
|
|3 November 2019
| rowspan="3" |105
|17
|style="background:cyan;"|[[Rahul Sipligunj]]
|style="background:pink;"|[[Sreemukhi]]
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Social Media Personalities
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 4)|4]]'''
| rowspan="3" {{n/a|''None''}}
|2020
| rowspan="3" | Deepthi Sunaina
|Bigg Boss 4
| rowspan="3" | Ashu Reddy
|6 September 2020
| style="background:#eefbf8;" | Alekhya Harika
|20 December 2020
|
|rowspan="2" |19
| {{INRConvert|25|l}} & Bike
|style="background:cyan;"|[[Abijeet]]
|style="background:cyan;"|Akhil Sarthak
|-
|-
| [[Gangavva]]
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 5)|5]]'''
|
|2021
|Bigg Boss 5
|5 September 2021
|TBA
|{{INRConvert|50|l}}
|{{TBA}}
|{{TBA}}
|-
|-
| Mehaboob Shaikh
! colspan="17" |
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="3"bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Commoner
| rowspan="3" style="background:#90EE90;" |'''[[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br>(मराठी)'''
| rowspan="3" {{n/a|''None''}}
| rowspan="3" |'''[[Bigg Boss Marathi|Bigg Boss<br>Marathi]]'''
| Ganesh
|'''[[Bigg Boss Marathi 1|1]]'''
|rowspan="3" {{n/a|''None''}}
|2018
| rowspan="3" {{n/a|''None''}}
|Bigg Boss मराठी
|
| rowspan="3" |[[Mahesh Manjrekar]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Colors Marathi|Colors<br>Marathi]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Voot]]
|[[Lonavla|Lonavala]]
|15 April 2018
|22 July 2018
| rowspan="3" |98
|18
| rowspan="2" |{{INRConvert|25|l}}
| rowspan="3" |Ratnakar Tardalkar
|style="background:pink;" |[[Megha Dhade]]
| style="background:cyan;" |[[Pushkar Jog]]
|-
|-
| Nutan Naidu
|'''[[Bigg Boss Marathi 2|2]]'''
|
|2019
|Bigg Boss मराठी 2
|rowspan="2" | [[Mumbai]]
|26 May 2019
|1 September 2019
|17
|style="background:cyan;"|[[Shiv Thakare]]
|style="background:pink;"|[[Neha Shitole]]
|-
|-
| Sanjana Anne
|'''[[Bigg Boss Marathi (season 3)|3]]'''
|
|2021
|Bigg Boss मराठी 3
|19 September 2021
|26 December 2021
|18
|{{INRConvert|25|l}}
|{{TBA}}
|{{TBA}}
|-
|-
| colspan="5" |
! colspan="17" |
|
|-bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
!Total
!16
!18
!17
!19
!
|-
|-
| colspan="5" |<small>'''{{Color box|#ffee91|border=darkgray}} Winner''' '''{{Color box|#f2eeff|border=darkgray}} Runner-up''' '''{{Color box|#eefbf8|border=darkgray}} Finalist'''</small>
| rowspan="5" style="background:#fff2a5;" | '''[[Malayalam]]<br>(മലയാളം)'''
|
| rowspan="5" | '''[[Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series)|Bigg Boss<br>Malayalam]]'''
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 1)|1]]'''
|2018
|Bigg Boss
| rowspan="5" |[[Mohanlal]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|[[Lonavla|Lonavala]]
|24 June 2018
|30 September 2018
|98
|18
| {{INRConvert|1|c}}
| rowspan="5" | Raghu Raj
| style="background:cyan;" |[[Sabumon Abdusamad]]
| style="background:pink;" |[[Pearle Maaney]]
|-
|-
|}
|'''[[Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 2)|2]]'''
 
| 2020
== Bigg Boss Buzzz ==
| Bigg Boss 2
'''''Bigg Boss Buzzz''''' is an Indian Telugu-language Television talk show with evicted housemates of reality television series Bigg Boss Telugu. From season 3 onwards, the show features evicted houemates interview with previous season contestant as a host on every Monday episode and also unseen portions of episodes that were not aired on television will be aired on [[Star Maa Music]].
| rowspan="4" | [[Chennai]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size: 90%;  line-height:25px; width:auto;"
| 5 January 2020
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
| 20 March 2020
! Season
| 74
! Show
| 23
! Host
| {{INRConvert|1|c}}
! Notes
| colspan=2| Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus: Bigg Boss Malayalam season 2 to be called off|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/03/18/coronavirus-bigg-boss-malayalam-season-2-to-be-called-off.html|access-date=2021-05-21|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 3)#Bigg Boss 3 Buzzz|3]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 3)|3]]'''
| Bigg Boss 3 Buzzz
| rowspan="2" |2021
|[[Tanish]]
| rowspan="2" |Bigg Boss 3
| 2nd Runner-up of [[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 2)|Bigg Boss 2]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss 3 Buzz: యాంకర్‌గానూ తనీష్ అట్టర్ ఫ్లాప్.. డిస్ లైక్స్ మోత|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/bigg-boss-telugu/hero-tanish-unfit-for-bigg-boss-3-buzz-anchor-netizens-trolling-badly-in-social-media/articleshow/70863814.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=Samayam Telugu|language=te}}</ref>  
| rowspan="2" |14 February 2021
|20 May 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 contestants back to Kerala; watch - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/bigg-boss-malayalam-3-contestants-back-to-kerala-watch/articleshow/82932364.cms|access-date=2021-07-25|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |95
| rowspan="2" |18
| rowspan="2" | {{INRConvert|75|l}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:cyan;" |[[Manikuttan]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:cyan;" |Sai Vishnu
|-
|-
| [[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 4)#Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz|4]]
|1 August 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 finale to air on THIS date, host Mohanlal says 'We are back after the inevitable break' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/bigg-boss-malayalam-3-finale-to-air-on-this-date-host-mohanlal-says-we-are-back-after-the-inevitable-break/articleshow/84730975.cms|access-date=2021-07-25|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz
| [[Rahul Sipligunj]]
| Winner of [[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 3)|Bigg Boss 3]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sherry|title=Star Maa Launched 'Bigg Boss 4 Telugu Buzz' Who Will Host?|url=https://www.uptobrain.com/star-maa-launched-bigg-boss-4-telugu-buzz/|access-date=2021-02-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Reception==
{{Color box|pink|border=darkgray}} Female Winners
===Season 1===
{{Color box|cyan|border=darkgray}} Male Winners
Bigg Boss Telugu programme is regarded as the most expensive Telugu television show.<ref>{{cite web|title=Junior NTR's Bigg Boss Is The 'Most Expensive' Telugu Show|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/junior-ntrs-bigg-boss-is-the-most-expensive-telugu-show-details-here-1720627|access-date=2017-07-07|publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> The launch of season 1 opened with 16.18 TVR and became as the most watched Telugu television show.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H.|date=2017-07-27|title=Jr NTR's Bigg Boss Telugu tops TRP charts making Star Maa No. 1 Telugu TV channel|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/jr-ntrs-bigg-boss-telugu-tops-trp-charts-making-star-maa-no-1-telugu-tv-channel-736197|access-date=2020-12-13|website=www.ibtimes.co.in|language=en}}</ref>  
 
== Summary ==
=== Bigg Boss Hindi ===
{{Main|Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)}}
''Bigg Boss'' is the [[Hindi]] and the first version of the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://endemolshineindia.in/key-shows/biggboss/|title=Bigg boss – Endemol|website=endemolshineindia.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> The first season premiered in 2006 on [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/sony-endemol-lock-horns-over-big-boss-108012101043_1.html|title=Sony, Endemol lock horns over Big Boss|last=Sheikh|first=Aminah|date=2008-01-21|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-06-26}}</ref> It was hosted by [[Arshad Warsi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2007|title=The Indian Television Academy Awards|date=2014-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006030252/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2007|archive-date=2014-10-06|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-06-22}}</ref> The prize money was {{INRConvert|1|c}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/juhi-parmar-wins-bigg-boss-season-5-88824-2012-01-07|title=Juhi Parmar wins Bigg Boss 5, takes home Rs.1 crore|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-06-21}}</ref> The license for ''Bigg Boss'' was acquired by [[Viacom 18]] and the next season was aired on [[Colors TV]] with [[Shilpa Shetty]] as the host.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/shilpa-shetty-ousts-arshad-warsi/story-mqnV6jQRocdFj83mgY6iyL.html|title=Shilpa Shetty ousts Arshad Warsi|date=2008-07-23|work=www.hindustantimes.com|access-date=2018-06-22|language=en}}</ref> Veteran actor [[Amitabh Bachchan]] was roped in to play host for the third season while [[Salman Khan]] appeared as the host in the fourth season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fulldhamaal.com/current-affairs/amitabh-bachchans-big-boss-3-stand-at-first-in-trp-raceinteresting-33181.htm|title=Amitabh Bachchan's Big Boss 3 stand at first in TRP Race!…(Interesting)|work=Latest News, Opinion, Product Review & Entertainment-FullDhamaal.com|access-date=2018-06-22|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-tv-bigg-boss-4-review/20101004.htm|title=Wild days ahead on Bigg Boss 4!|work=Rediff|access-date=2018-06-22}}</ref> The fifth season was jointly hosted by [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Salman Khan]] while Khan alone continues to host the show consecutively since sixth season until present.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/salman-khan-sanjay-dutt-to-host-bigg-boss-five/20110720.htm|title=Salman-Sanjay Dutt to host Bigg Boss together - Rediff.com Movies |website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2018-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-9-update-salman-khan-to-host-promos-to-be-out-soon/|title='Bigg Boss 9' update: Salman Khan to host, promos to be out soon|date=2015-09-03|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-06-22|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/salman-khan-asks-are-you-ready-for-bigg-boss-10-and-shares-bigg-boss-10-promo-inviting-contestants-1082117/|title=Salman Khan asks 'Are you ready for Bigg Boss 10?' and shares Bigg Boss 10 promo inviting contestants!|last=Parande|first=Shweta|date=2016-04-04|work=India.com|access-date=2018-06-22|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-11-salman-khan-earns-rs-11-crore-per-episode-fee-his-reaction-and-cheap-shot-by-colleague-will-floor-you/873132/|title=Bigg Boss 11: Salman Khan earns Rs 11 crore per episode fee? His reaction and cheap shot by colleague will floor you|date=2017-09-27|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2018-06-22|language=en-US}}</ref> A lavish purpose-built house, with annual modifications was built in [[Lonavla|Lonavala]], [[Mumbai]] for the show.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/oct/08/slide-show-1-sneak-peek-into-bigg-boss-house.htm|title=What really goes on in [http://%5Bhttps://www.gitanjaali.com/bigg-boss-15%20News%20Related%20Content%5D Bigg Boss] house?|work=Rediff|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> A new house was built at [[ND Studios]] in [[Karjat]], [[Pune]] for the fifth season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-what-the-bigg-boss-house-is-going-to-be-like/20110930.htm|title=What the Bigg Boss house is going to be like this season|work=Rediff|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> The house at Lonavala was rebuilt and used again from the sixth season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=n061312022039|title=Bigg Boss Back To Lonavala! - Planet Bollywood News|website=www.planetbollywood.com|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> The prize was reduced to {{INRConvert|50|l}} since the fifth season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-11-winner-shilpa-shinde-bags-the-trophy-walks-away-with-the-prize-money-of-rs-44-lakhs/articleshow/62497901.cms|title=Bigg Boss 11 winner: Shilpa Shinde bags the trophy - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-21}}</ref> A spin off series, ''[[Bigg Boss Halla Bol|Bigg Boss: Halla Bol]]'' was launched and merged into the eighth season with five finalists from the eighth season and five previous runner ups which was hosted by [[Farah Khan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/buzz/bigg-boss-halla-bol-farah-khan-to-host-bigg-boss-8-with-challengers-watch-promo-233744/|title=Bigg Boss Halla Bol: Farah Khan to host Bigg Boss 8 with challengers! Watch promo|last=Service|first=Indo-Asian News|date=2014-12-28|work=India.com|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en}}</ref>
 
 
Though the show has largely been a celebrity-only show, it opened the doors for participation by the common people since its tenth season. Although the fans didn't spot any commoners since [[Bigg Boss 13]].
 
[[Atul Kapoor]] has been the voice of ''Bigg Boss'' since the first season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv-happy-birthday-bigg-boss-atul-kapoor-bigg-boss-voice-bb-11-419263|title=Happy birthday Bigg Boss: Meet the mysterious man behind Bigg Boss voice|date=2017-12-28|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
=== Bigg Boss Kannada ===
{{Main|Bigg Boss Kannada}}
[[Bigg Boss Kannada]] is the Kannada version of the Bigg Boss reality TV show<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://endemolshineindia.in/key-shows/biggboss-kanada/|title=Biggboss –Kanada – Endemol|website=endemolshineindia.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> and it was the first south Indian adaption<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.endemolindia.com/endemol-lands-regional-market-deals-for-indian-big-brother/|title=Endemol Lands Regional Market Deals for Indian Big Brother|website=www.endemolindia.com|access-date=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000454/http://www.endemolindia.com/endemol-lands-regional-market-deals-for-indian-big-brother/|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bigg-boss-gets-kannada-makeover-1805693|title='Bigg Boss' gets Kannada makeover|date=2013-02-28|work=dna|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-US}}</ref> of ''Bigg Boss''. Actor [[Sudeep]] was roped in by [[ETV Kannada]]<ref name="auto"/> to play the host<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/regional/sudeep-to-play-salman-khan-in-kannada-version-of-bigg-boss_128946.html|title=Sudeep to play Salman Khan in Kannada version of 'Bigg Boss'|date=2013-02-28|work=Zee News|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en}}</ref> of the show for the first season in 2013 and for second season [[Star India]] acquired the license of the show and aired on [[Asianet Suvarna|Suvarna]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/suvarna-sets-high-hopes-with-bigg-boss-kannada-2-140624|title=Suvarna sets high hopes with Bigg Boss Kannada 2|date=2014-06-24|work=Indian Television Dot Com|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en}}</ref> with [[Sudeep]] continuing his role as the host of the show. The Bigg Boss house at [[Lonavala]] which was used for the Hindi version was also used for the first two seasons of [[Bigg Boss Kannada]]. A new and bigger house was constructed at Innovative Film City in [[Bidadi]], [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]] and is being used since the third season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151028/entertainment-tvmusic/article/bigg-boss|title=Bigg Boss location has been exclusively shifted from Pune to Namma Bengaluru|date=2015-10-28|work=www.deccanchronicle.com|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en}}</ref> Sudeep's contract to host the show was extended<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2015/omg-what-is-sudeep-remuneration-for-hosting-bigg-boss-191215.html|title=OMG! What Is Sudeep's Remuneration To Host Bigg Boss?|date=2015-07-20|work=www.filmibeat.com|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en}}</ref> to five seasons starting with the third season which returned<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/bigg-boss-kannada-back-on-colors-kannada-115101700639_1.html|title=Bigg Boss Kannada back on Colors Kannada|last=Reporter|first=B. S.|date=2015-10-17|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> to Viacom 18's [[Colors Kannada]]. The fifth season moved<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bestmediainfo.com/2017/10/bigg-boss-kannada-season-5-moves-to-colors-super/|title=Bigg Boss Kannada season 5 moves to Colors Super|website=www.bestmediaifo.com|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> to [[Colors Super]], a sister channel of [[Colors Kannada]]. It is notable that the Kannada version is the only adaption where the host, [[Sudeep]] alone would be hosting the show for seven consecutive seasons. All the seasons so far have had {{INRConvert|50|l}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/Heres-what-Akul-Balaji-won-from-Bigg-Boss/articleshow/45010572.cms|title=Here's what Akul Balaji won from Bigg Boss 2 - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-21}}</ref> as the prize money. Commoners were allowed to be a part of the show from the fifth season through auditions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2017/apply-online-for-bigg-boss-kannada-season-5-264880.html|title=Grab Your Only Chance To Be A Participant On The Reality Show, Bigg Boss Kananda Season 5|date=2017-07-07|work=www.filmibeat.com|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en}}</ref> Three artists have been the 'voice' of ''Bigg Boss'' as of fifth season - [[Amit Bhargav]] for the first two, B M Venkatesh for the third and Srinivas Prasad since the fourth season.  From third season onwards, the show is going to air from October month onwards on every year but the eight season get delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and it is likely to launch from Mid February 2021 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Kannada season 8 to premiere on February 21? - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/bigg-boss-kannada-season-8-to-premiere-on-february-21/articleshow/80417767.cms|access-date=2021-01-24|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>


===Season 2===
=== Bigg Boss Bangla ===
The launch of season 2 opened with 15.05 TVR<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H.|date=2018-06-21|title=Bigg Boss Telugu 2 viewership report: Nani fails to beat Jr NTR's TRP record|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bigg-boss-telugu-2-viewership-report-nani-fails-beat-jr-ntrs-trp-record-772671|access-date=2020-12-13|website=www.ibtimes.co.in|language=en}}</ref> which is lower than season 1 and the audience expressed their annoyance with host [[Nani (actor)|Nani]], [[Star Maa]] and producer Endemol Shine India about voting and evictions of the show.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kanoj|first=Priyanka|date=2018-08-19|title=Bigg Boss Telugu 2: Nani targeted for biased hosting|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bigg-boss-telugu-2-nani-targeted-biased-hosting-778247|access-date=2020-12-13|website=www.ibtimes.co.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bigg-boss-telugu-2-eviction-kaushal-army-upset-nani-star-maa-eliminating-nuthan-naidu-779487 | title=Bigg Boss Telugu 2 eviction: Kaushal Army upset with Nani, Star Maa for eliminating Nuthan Naidu | publisher=IB Times3 September | access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bigg-boss-telugu-2-12th-week-eviction-this-reason-nuthan-naidus-elimination-779503 | title=Bigg Boss Telugu 2 12th week eviction: Is this reason for Nuthan Naidu's elimination? | publisher=IB Times | date=3 September 2018 | access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref>
{{Main|Bigg Boss Bangla}}
[[Bigg Boss Bangla]] is the Bengali version of the show<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://endemolshineindia.in/key-shows/bigg-boss-bangla/|title=Bigg Boss- Bangla – Endemol|website=endemolshineindia.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> which was produced by [[ETV Bangla]] with [[Mithun Chakraborty]] as the host<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/37795_Bigg-Boss-sets-out-to-capture-Bengali-nights|title=Bigg Boss sets out to capture Bengali nights|website=www.afaqs.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-26}}</ref> while the first season of the Kannada version was wrapping up in 2013. The second season was aired on [[Colors Bangla]] in 2016 and was hosted by Bengali actor [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Jeet-to-host-Bigg-Boss-Bangla-season-2/articleshow/51089112.cms|title=Jeet to host Bigg Boss Bangla season 2? - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-26}}</ref> The Lonavala house used for Hindi version was used<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130617/jsp/t2/story_17016040.jsp#.UcsFPTt6ySo|title=Living it up in the bigg boss bangla house for 24 hours!|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> in both seasons and the prize money for the show has been lesser than the other adaptions with {{INRConvert|20|l}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130918/jsp/t2/story_17360142.jsp|title=Aneek Dhar on life after Bigg Boss Bangla|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-06-21}}</ref> and {{INRConvert|35|l}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160712/jsp/t2/story_96055.jsp|title=Joyjit Banerjee aces Bigg Boss Bangla Season 2|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-06-21}}</ref> respectively for the first and second seasons. This is the only adaption of the show that does not follow the annual format and the seasons have been produced once in 3 years. The reality show however has been discontinued after season 2 but a leading Bengali TV channel is planning to launch its new season and disscussion about copyright issues is still on and show makers are yet to finalise it.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Bangla to launch its next season soon? - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/bigg-boss-bangla-to-launch-its-next-season-soon/articleshow/78332232.cms|access-date=2020-12-15|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>


===Season 3===
=== Bigg Boss Tamil ===
The launch of season 3 opened with 17.9 TVR, which is bigger than the previous seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Telugu 3 launch ratings: Samantha Akkineni hails host Nagarjuna - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-3-launch-ratings-samantha-akkineni-hails-host-nagarjuna/articleshow/70495608.cms|access-date=2020-12-31|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The grand finale of season 3 of duration four and half hours scored 18.29 TVR being the highest ever rating achieved by the Bigg Boss Indian franchise. The last hour of telecast, featuring [[Chiranjeevi]] as chief guest, alone garnered 22.4 TVR.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Finale of Bigg Boss 3 Telugu hits 18.29 TRP ratings, Chiranjeevi episode 22.4 ratings|url=https://www.tollywood.net/finale-of-bigg-boss-3-telugu-hits-18-29-trp-ratings-chiranjeevi-episode-22-4-ratings/|access-date=2020-12-31|website=www.tollywood.net}}</ref>
{{Main|Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series)}}
[[Bigg Boss Tamil]] is the Tamil version<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://endemolshineindia.in/key-shows/biggboss-kanada-2-2/|title=Biggboss –Tamil – Endemol|website=endemolshineindia.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> of the show and the second south Indian adaption of ''Bigg Boss''. [[Star India]] produced the show in 2017 with [[Kamal Haasan]] as the host<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|title=Kamal Haasan all set to host Tamil Big Boss|author=Staff Reporter|date=2017-04-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> on [[Star Vijay]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|title=கமல் தொகுத்து வழங்கும், விஜய் டிவியின் 'பிக் பாஸ்' நிகழ்ச்சியில் என்னெல்லாம் நடக்கப்போகுது தெரியுமா? #BigBoss {{!}} Big Boss reality show in Vijay TV anchor by kamal|last=M.K.SenthilKumar|date=2017-04-19|work=www.vikatan.com|access-date=2018-06-26|language=ta}}</ref> This has been the only version to have none of its seasons shot at [[Lonavala]]. The house was constructed at EVP Film City, [[Chennai]] and is being used since the first season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-tamil-season-2-house-5220454/|title=Inside the Bigg Boss Tamil Season 2 house|date=2018-06-17|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-US}}</ref> All the three seasons so far have had {{INRConvert|50|l}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bigg-boss-tamil-ends-aarav-wins-grand-prize-rs-50-lakh-69255|title='Bigg Boss' Tamil ends: Aarav wins the grand prize of Rs 2 cores |date=2017-10-01|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-06-21}}</ref> as the prize money. The fourth season was planned to launch in June 2020 but delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The season eye logo tile revealed on 27 August 2020 and launching on 4 October 2020 onwards and finished on 17 January 2021. The fifth season telecast will be from october 3rd as per latest promo released on 20th september.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-season-5-to-launch-in-june/articleshow/81191543.cms|title=Bigg Boss Tamil season 5 to launch in June?|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en-US|access-date=2021-02-24}}</ref>


===Season 4===
=== Bigg Boss Telugu ===
The launch of season 4 opened with 18.5 TVR<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Telugu records highest TRPs among all editions|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bigg-boss-telugu-records-highest-trps-among-all-editions-133460|access-date=2020-09-23|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> higher than previous seasons. On Week 7, [[Samantha Akkineni]] hosted the show, while main host [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] is in [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] for his movie shooting and the episode was also extended to 3 hours, from the usual 1½ hours and the episode opened with 11.4 TVR,<ref>{{Cite web|title=SAMANTHA AKKINENI IN BIGG BOSS|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/television-news/samantha-akkinenis-appearance-on-bigg-boss-telugu-rakes-in-highest-trp-ever-for-the-show.html|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Republic World|language=en}}</ref> which was higher trp among all the weekends. The grand finale of season 4 became most watched and created a record with viewership as it garnered highest TRP rating of 19.51 TVR and in two states of Ap/Ts it received 21.7 TVR among all seasons of ''[[Bigg Boss]]'' editions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Telugu grand finale becomes the biggest show of 2020|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/bigg-boss-telugu-grand-finale-becomes-the-biggest-show-of-2020-210101|access-date=2021-01-02|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en}}</ref>
{{Main|Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series)}}
[[Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series)|Bigg Boss Telugu]] is the Telugu version of the Bigg Boss reality TV show and telecasted by [[Star Maa]]. The first season [[Jr NTR]] is being hosted the show and the Lonavala house was used for the show and premiered on 16 July 2017. The second season was hosted by [[Nani (actor)|Nani]] and premiered on 10 June 2018. From third season onwards [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] continued as a host for the show. The third season premiered on 21 July 2019. The fourth season is planned to launch in July 2020 but delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and launching begin from 6 September 2020. [[Ramya Krishnan]] and [[Samantha Akkineni]] appeared as a guest host in [[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 3)|Season 3]] and [[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 4)|Season 4]] respectively in the absence of main host. Season 4 garnered the highest rating among all the Indian Bigg Boss versions, breaking all the previous records. From second season onwards a newly built house was constructed at [[Annapurna Studios]], [[Hyderabad]] is being used for the show. The Three Seasons so far have had {{INRConvert|50|l}} as the prize money. the upcoming fifth season of the show planned to launch in June 2021 but it delayed due to second wave of [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and launching begins from 5 September 2021 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Promo: Official date of Bigg Boss Telugu 5 launch confirmed|url=https://m.ap7am.com/lv-352863-promo-official-date-of-bigg-boss-telugu-5-launch-confirmed?amp|access-date=2021-08-26|website=ap7am.com|language=en}}</ref>  


=== Season 5 ===
=== Bigg Boss Marathi ===
Logo of the fifth season was revealed on 1 August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Telugu season 5's logo launched; watch first teaser - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-season-5s-logo-launched-watch-first-teaser/articleshow/84941920.cms|access-date=2021-08-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
{{Main|Bigg Boss Marathi}}
[[Bigg Boss Marathi]] is the Marathi version of the show and the first season is being aired on Viacom 18's [[Colors Marathi]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv/marathi-television-gets-its-bigg-boss-on-colors-marathi_88999.html|title=Marathi Television gets its Bigg Boss on Colors Marathi|work=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Lonavala]] house is being used<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/bigg-boss-marathi-to-be-shot-in-the-house-used-for-hindi-version/articleshow/63580670.cms|title=Bigg Boss Marathi to be shot in the house used for Hindi version - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> for this version and [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] is playing the host.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/bollywood/mahesh-manjrekar-to-host-bigg-boss-marathi/ar-BBKmwks|title=Mahesh Manjrekar to host Bigg Boss Marathi|website=www.msn.com|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/bigg-boss-marathi-here-is-what-host-mahesh-manjrekar-has-to-say-about-marathi-manus/articleshow/63683382.cms|title=Bigg Boss Marathi: Here is what host Mahesh Manjrekar has to say about Marathi Manus - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-26}}</ref> From the 2nd season onwards house is made in [[Goregaon]] flimcity, [[Mumbai]] .This is the first and only adaption of ''Bigg Boss'' so far to have its language affiliation in the show's official name. The prize money is announced to be {{INRConvert|50|l}}. The third Season was scheduled to launch in May 2020 but due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] the show was cancelled for a year. On 21 June 2021, the makers had officially launched the season 3 promo. On 26 August 2021, the makers officially announced that the launch of season 3 will be on 19 September 2021 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Marathi 3 to have grand launch on 19 September; Mahesh Manjrekar to host the show post-cancer recovery - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/bigg-boss-marathi-3-to-have-grand-launch-on-19-september-mahesh-manjrekar-to-host-the-show-post-cancer-recovery/articleshow/85659184.cms|access-date=2021-08-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Bigg Boss Malayalam ===
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[[Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series)|Bigg Boss Malayalam]] is the Malayalam adaptation of Bigg Boss, produced by [[Star India]] and broadcast on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/mohanlal-host-bigg-boss-malayalam-heres-all-you-need-know-769499|title=Mohanlal to host Bigg Boss Malayalam: Here's all you need to know|last=P|first=Mrudula|work=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> Veteran actor Mohanlal has been roped to host the show and the [[Lonavala]] house was used for the first season. The prize money for the first season was announced to be ₹ 1 crore (US$140,000). All episodes of the show are available on the ott Disney + Hotstar digital platform.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-malayalam-mohanlal-show-to-begin-from-june-24-5201679/|title=Bigg Boss Malayalam: Mohanlal's show to begin from June 24|date=2018-06-02|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
The second season was released on January 5, 2020, with [[Mohanlal]] returning as host and home located at EVP Film City in [[Chennai]] and due to the COVID-19 scare, Endemol Shine India suspended season 2 on day 75 and all the contestants were sent home safely.
On February 14, 2021, the third season was launched with [[Mohanlal]] returning as host for the third time and the house used for the second season was continued. All the contestants entered the house after a period of 14 days of quarantine and test for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=It's official! Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 coming soon; Tovino Thomas unveils the logo - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/its-official-bigg-boss-malayalam-3-coming-soon-tovino-thomas-unveils-the-logo/articleshow/80092369.cms|access-date=2021-01-07|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 to kick start on THIS date; Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/bigg-boss-malayalam-3-to-kick-start-on-this-date-details-inside/articleshow/80730994.cms|access-date=2021-02-07|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>


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Bigg Boss
Years2006 – present
Films and television
Television series
Miscellaneous
Languages
Produced byEndemol Shine India
Based onBig Brother
No.of Versions8
No.of Seasons43
Original networkViacom 18 Network
(Hindi, Kannada, Bangla, Marathi)
Star India Network
(Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam)
Official website
endemolshineindia.in/key-shows/biggboss/

Bigg Boss is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Dutch show Big Brother. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Star India. Subsequently, the show was syndicated internationally and available through Voot and Disney+ Hotstar OTT platforms. Bigg Boss was orignially started in Hindi language and has been extended into seven languages spoken in the Indian sub-continent, including Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, and Malayalam.

Overview

There have been seven versions of the show in different languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent. The first show of the franchise was Big Boss in Hindi which debuted in 2006 through Sony TV and from season two onwards it moved to and continues on Colors TV. In 2013, the franchise extended its presence in Kannada through Colors Kannada and Bengali through ETV Bangla, later rebranded into Colors Bangla. In 2017, it extend its presence in Tamil through Star Vijay and in Telugu through Star Maa. In 2018, it ventured into Marathi through Colors Marathi and in Malayalam through Asianet.

Though only celebrities were selected to be as housemates in the initial seasons, members of the general public have been chosen to be on the show in the latest seasons of Hindi, Kannada and Telugu versions of the show.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

Contestants called "housemates" live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. Housemates are voted out, usually on a weekly basis, until only one remains and wins the cash prize. During their stay in the house, contestants are continuously monitored by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones.

The program relies on techniques such as a stripped back-to-basic environment, evictions, weekly tasks, competitions set by Bigg Boss, and the “confession room” where housemates converse with Bigg Boss and nominate the housemates they wish to evict from the house. The housemates with the most nominations are then announced, and viewers are given the opportunity to vote via SMS or online through social media and smartphone applications for the nominee they wish to save from eviction. The last person standing is declared the winner.

The contestants are required to indulge in housework and are assigned tasks by the omnipresent authority figure known to them as Bigg Boss. The tasks are designed to test teamwork abilities and community spirit of the housemates. The luxury budget is a weekly allowance to buy luxury food items other than the supplied essentials which depend on the outcome of assigned tasks.

History

Creation

Bigg Boss is a Hindi language adaptation of Big Brother created in Netherlands by John de Mol Jr., largely based on the Celebrity Big Brother model owned by the Endemol Shine Group. The show was named Bigg Boss and a house was constructed for the show at Lonavla for season one to four and six to twelve, in Karjat for season five and in Goregaon from season thirteen onwards. Bigg Boss debuted on television in 2006 through Sony TV with Arshad Warsi as the host. The show gained popularity after Shilpa Shetty emerged as the winner in Big Brother 5 and replaced Warsi as the host in the second season of Bigg Boss.[4] From the second season, the show's broadcast moved to Viacom 18's Colors TV. For third season Amitabh Bachchan hosted the show respectively and Salman Khan continued as a host from fourth season onwards, while Sanjay Dutt also hosted for fifth season along with Salman Khan. Farah Khan hosted the spin off season of eighth season in absence of main host Salman Khan.

Expansion

The show's acceptance and success among the Indian audience paved way for its expansion into other Indian languages.[5] After the sixth season wrapped in 2013, Kannada and Bengali adaptions were created by Endemol through ETV Network.[6] Sudeep hosted Kannada version.[7] Mithun Chakraborty and Jeet hosted Bengali version respectively. While the Kannada version continued with subsequent seasons annually, similar to Hindi, became an instant hit and the Bengali version completed only two seasons in six years and did not turn out to be as successful.[8]

In 2017, upon completion of ten seasons in Hindi, four seasons in Kannada and two seasons in Bengali, Endemol Shine India extended its presence in South India by creating Tamil and Telugu versions of the show with Star India. The Tamil version was hosted by Kamal Haasan.[9] While the Telugu version started with Jr NTR as a host, later for second season Nani replaced the host and from third season onwards Nagarjuna continued as a host respectively.[10][11][12] In 2018, the show was adapted into Marathi under Viacom 18 and hosted by Mahesh Manjrekar.[13] The next language adaptation was Malayalam, which was produced by Star India and hosted by Mohanlal. Later in 2021 another version was adopted called Bigg Boss OTT where its episodes were shown on Voot which is hosted by Karan Johar. [14][15][16]

Versions

  Currently airing – 4
  Upcoming for airing – 0
  Recently concluded – 3
  No longer airing – 1
Language Show Season Year Official Name Host Primary
Network 		Online
VOD 		House
Location 		Premiere Finale Days Housemates Prize Money Voice of
Bigg Boss 		Winner Runner Up
Hindi
(हिन्दी) 		Bigg Boss Hindi 1 2006–07 Bigg Boss Arshad Warsi Sony TV N/A Lonavala 3 November 2006 26 January 2007 86 15 ₹1 crore (US$140,000) Atul Kapoor Rahul Roy Carol Gracias
2 2008 Bigg Boss 2 Shilpa Shetty Colors 17 August 2008 22 November 2008 98 Ashutosh Kaushik Raja Chaudhary
3 2009 Bigg Boss 3 Amitabh Bachchan 4 October 2009 26 December 2009 85 Vindu Dara Singh Pravesh Rana
4 2010–11 Bigg Boss 4 Salman Khan Voot 3 October 2010 8 January 2011 96 16 Shweta Tiwari Dalip Singh Rana aka The Great Khali
5 2011–12 Bigg Boss 5 Sanjay Dutt
Salman Khan 		Karjat 2 October 2011 7 January 2012 98 18 Juhi Parmar Mahek Chahal
6 2012–13 Bigg Boss 6 : Alag Che Salman Khan Lonavala 7 October 2012 12 January 2013 97 19 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Urvashi Dholakia Imam Siddique
7 2013 Bigg Boss 7 : Saath Saat 15 September 2013 28 December 2013 105 20 Gauahar Khan Tanishaa Mukerji
8 2014–15 Bigg Boss 8 : Sabki Lagegi Waat! 21 September 2014 3 January 2015 19 Declared in Halla Bol
Spin-off 2015 Bigg Boss Halla Bol Farah Khan 3 January 2015 31 January 2015 28 10 Gautam Gulati Karishma Tanna
9 2015–16 Bigg Boss 9 : Double Trouble Salman Khan 11 October 2015 23 January 2016 105 20 Prince Narula Rishabh Sinha
10 2016–17 Bigg Boss 10 : India Isse Apna Hi Ghar Samjho 16 October 2016 28 January 2017 18 Manveer Gurjar Bani Judge
11 2017–18 Bigg Boss 11 : Padosi Bajayege Barah 1 October 2017 14 January 2018 106 19 ₹44 lakh (US$62,000)[17] Shilpa Shinde Hina Khan
12 2018 Bigg Boss 12 16 September 2018 30 December 2018 105 21 ₹30 lakh (US$42,000) Dipika Kakar S. Sreesanth
13 2019–20 Bigg Boss 13 : Tedah Mumbai 29 September 2019 15 February 2020 140 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Sidharth Shukla Asim Riaz
14 2020–21 Bigg Boss 14 : Ab Scene Paltega 3 October 2020 21 February 2021 143 23 ₹36 lakh (US$50,000) Rubina Dilaik Rahul Vaidya
15 2021–22 Bigg Boss 15: Pan Pana Pan Pandrah 2 October 2021 TBA TBA 19 TBA TBA TBA
Hindi
(हिन्दी) 		Bigg Boss OTT 1 2021 Bigg Boss : Over the top Karan Johar Voot Mumbai 8 August 2021 18 September 2021 42 13 ₹25 lakh (US$35,000) Atul Kapoor Divya Agarwal Nishant Bhat
Kannada
(ಕನ್ನಡ) 		Bigg Boss
Kannada 		1 2013 Bigg Boss Sudeep ETV Kannada N/A Lonavala 24 March 2013 30 June 2013 98 15 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Amit Bhargav Vijay Raghavendra Arun Sagar
2 2014 Bigg Boss 2 Asianet Suvarna 29 June 2014 5 October 2014 Akul Balaji Srujan Lokesh
3 2015–16 Bigg Boss 3 Colors
Kannada 		Voot Bengaluru 25 October 2015 31 January 2016 18 B M Venkatesh Shruti Chandan Kumar
4 2016–17 Bigg Boss 4 9 October 2016 29 January 2017 112 Srinivas Prasad Pratham Keerthi Kumar
5 2017–18 Bigg Boss 5 Colors
Super 		15 October 2017 28 January 2018 105 19 Chandan Shetty Diwakar
6 2018–19 Bigg Boss 6 21 October 2018 27 January 2019 98 20 Shashi Kumar Naveen Sajju
7 2019–20 Bigg Boss 7 Colors Kannada 13 October 2019 2 February 2020 112 20 Shine Shetty Kuri Pratap
8 2021 Bigg Boss 8 28 February 2021 9 May 2021 70 20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[18]
Bigg Boss 8 Second Innings 23 June 2021 8 August 2021 47 12 Manju Pavagada Aravind KP
Spin-off Bigg Boss Mini Season 14 August 2021 5 September 2021 6 15 This season contains No Winners
Bengali
(বাংলা) 		Bigg Boss
Bangla 		1 2013 Bigg Boss Mithun Chakraborty ETV Bangla N/A Lonavala 17 June 2013 14 September 2013 90 15 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) N/A Aneek Dhar Rudranil Ghosh
2 2016 Bigg Boss 2 Jeet Colors Bangla Voot 4 April 2016 15 July 2016 98 16 ₹35 lakh (US$49,000) Joyjit Banerjee Priya Paul
Tamil
(தமிழ்) 		Bigg Boss
Tamil 		1 2017 Bigg Boss Kamal Haasan Star
Vijay 		Disney+ Hotstar Chennai 25 June 2017 30 September 2017 98 19 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Satiiysh Saarathy Arav Nafeez Snehan Sivaselvam
2 2018 Bigg Boss 2 17 June 2018 30 September 2018 105 17 Riythvika Aishwarya Dutta
3 2019 Bigg Boss 3 23 June 2019 6 October 2019 Mugen Rao Sandy
4 2020–21 Bigg Boss 4 4 October 2020 17 January 2021 18 Aari Arujunan Balaji Murugadoss
5 2021–22 Bigg Boss 5 3 October 2021 TBA TBA 18
TBA
TBA
Telugu
(తెలుగు) 		Bigg Boss
Telugu 		1 2017 Bigg Boss Jr NTR Star
Maa 		Disney+ Hotstar Lonavala 16 July 2017 24 September 2017 70 16 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Radha Krishna Siva Balaji Aadarsh Balakrishna
2 2018 Bigg Boss 2 Nani Hyderabad 10 June 2018 30 September 2018 112 18 Kaushal Manda Geetha Madhuri
3 2019 Bigg Boss 3 Nagarjuna 21 July 2019 3 November 2019 105 17 Rahul Sipligunj Sreemukhi
4 2020 Bigg Boss 4 6 September 2020 20 December 2020 19 ₹25 lakh (US$35,000) & Bike Abijeet Akhil Sarthak
5 2021 Bigg Boss 5 5 September 2021 TBA ₹50 lakh (US$70,000)
TBA
TBA
Marathi
(मराठी) 		Bigg Boss
Marathi 		1 2018 Bigg Boss मराठी Mahesh Manjrekar Colors
Marathi 		Voot Lonavala 15 April 2018 22 July 2018 98 18 ₹25 lakh (US$35,000) Ratnakar Tardalkar Megha Dhade Pushkar Jog
2 2019 Bigg Boss मराठी 2 Mumbai 26 May 2019 1 September 2019 17 Shiv Thakare Neha Shitole
3 2021 Bigg Boss मराठी 3 19 September 2021 26 December 2021 18 ₹25 lakh (US$35,000)
TBA
TBA
Malayalam
(മലയാളം) 		Bigg Boss
Malayalam 		1 2018 Bigg Boss Mohanlal Asianet Disney+ Hotstar Lonavala 24 June 2018 30 September 2018 98 18 ₹1 crore (US$140,000) Raghu Raj Sabumon Abdusamad Pearle Maaney
2 2020 Bigg Boss 2 Chennai 5 January 2020 20 March 2020 74 23 ₹1 crore (US$140,000) Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[19]
3 2021 Bigg Boss 3 14 February 2021 20 May 2021[20] 95 18 ₹75 lakh (US$110,000) Manikuttan Sai Vishnu
1 August 2021[21]

  Female Winners   Male Winners

Summary

Bigg Boss Hindi

Main article: Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)

Bigg Boss is the Hindi and the first version of the franchise.[22] The first season premiered in 2006 on Sony TV[23] It was hosted by Arshad Warsi.[24] The prize money was ₹1 crore (US$140,000)[25] The license for Bigg Boss was acquired by Viacom 18 and the next season was aired on Colors TV with Shilpa Shetty as the host.[26] Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan was roped in to play host for the third season while Salman Khan appeared as the host in the fourth season.[27][28] The fifth season was jointly hosted by Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan while Khan alone continues to host the show consecutively since sixth season until present.[29][30][31][32] A lavish purpose-built house, with annual modifications was built in Lonavala, Mumbai for the show.[33] A new house was built at ND Studios in Karjat, Pune for the fifth season.[34] The house at Lonavala was rebuilt and used again from the sixth season.[35] The prize was reduced to ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) since the fifth season.[36] A spin off series, Bigg Boss: Halla Bol was launched and merged into the eighth season with five finalists from the eighth season and five previous runner ups which was hosted by Farah Khan.[37]


Though the show has largely been a celebrity-only show, it opened the doors for participation by the common people since its tenth season. Although the fans didn't spot any commoners since Bigg Boss 13.

Atul Kapoor has been the voice of Bigg Boss since the first season.[38]

Bigg Boss Kannada

Main article: Bigg Boss Kannada

Bigg Boss Kannada is the Kannada version of the Bigg Boss reality TV show[39] and it was the first south Indian adaption[40][41] of Bigg Boss. Actor Sudeep was roped in by ETV Kannada[6] to play the host[42] of the show for the first season in 2013 and for second season Star India acquired the license of the show and aired on Suvarna[43] with Sudeep continuing his role as the host of the show. The Bigg Boss house at Lonavala which was used for the Hindi version was also used for the first two seasons of Bigg Boss Kannada. A new and bigger house was constructed at Innovative Film City in Bidadi, Bengaluru and is being used since the third season.[44] Sudeep's contract to host the show was extended[45] to five seasons starting with the third season which returned[46] to Viacom 18's Colors Kannada. The fifth season moved[47] to Colors Super, a sister channel of Colors Kannada. It is notable that the Kannada version is the only adaption where the host, Sudeep alone would be hosting the show for seven consecutive seasons. All the seasons so far have had ₹50 lakh (US$70,000)[48] as the prize money. Commoners were allowed to be a part of the show from the fifth season through auditions.[49] Three artists have been the 'voice' of Bigg Boss as of fifth season - Amit Bhargav for the first two, B M Venkatesh for the third and Srinivas Prasad since the fourth season. From third season onwards, the show is going to air from October month onwards on every year but the eight season get delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and it is likely to launch from Mid February 2021 onwards.[50]

Bigg Boss Bangla

Main article: Bigg Boss Bangla

Bigg Boss Bangla is the Bengali version of the show[51] which was produced by ETV Bangla with Mithun Chakraborty as the host[52] while the first season of the Kannada version was wrapping up in 2013. The second season was aired on Colors Bangla in 2016 and was hosted by Bengali actor Jeet.[53] The Lonavala house used for Hindi version was used[54] in both seasons and the prize money for the show has been lesser than the other adaptions with ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)[55] and ₹35 lakh (US$49,000)[56] respectively for the first and second seasons. This is the only adaption of the show that does not follow the annual format and the seasons have been produced once in 3 years. The reality show however has been discontinued after season 2 but a leading Bengali TV channel is planning to launch its new season and disscussion about copyright issues is still on and show makers are yet to finalise it.[57]

Bigg Boss Tamil

Main article: Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series)

Bigg Boss Tamil is the Tamil version[58] of the show and the second south Indian adaption of Bigg Boss. Star India produced the show in 2017 with Kamal Haasan as the host[59] on Star Vijay.[60] This has been the only version to have none of its seasons shot at Lonavala. The house was constructed at EVP Film City, Chennai and is being used since the first season.[61] All the three seasons so far have had ₹50 lakh (US$70,000)[62] as the prize money. The fourth season was planned to launch in June 2020 but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season eye logo tile revealed on 27 August 2020 and launching on 4 October 2020 onwards and finished on 17 January 2021. The fifth season telecast will be from october 3rd as per latest promo released on 20th september.[63]

Bigg Boss Telugu

Main article: Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series)

Bigg Boss Telugu is the Telugu version of the Bigg Boss reality TV show and telecasted by Star Maa. The first season Jr NTR is being hosted the show and the Lonavala house was used for the show and premiered on 16 July 2017. The second season was hosted by Nani and premiered on 10 June 2018. From third season onwards Nagarjuna continued as a host for the show. The third season premiered on 21 July 2019. The fourth season is planned to launch in July 2020 but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and launching begin from 6 September 2020. Ramya Krishnan and Samantha Akkineni appeared as a guest host in Season 3 and Season 4 respectively in the absence of main host. Season 4 garnered the highest rating among all the Indian Bigg Boss versions, breaking all the previous records. From second season onwards a newly built house was constructed at Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad is being used for the show. The Three Seasons so far have had ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) as the prize money. the upcoming fifth season of the show planned to launch in June 2021 but it delayed due to second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and launching begins from 5 September 2021 onwards.[64]

Bigg Boss Marathi

Main article: Bigg Boss Marathi

Bigg Boss Marathi is the Marathi version of the show and the first season is being aired on Viacom 18's Colors Marathi.[65] The Lonavala house is being used[66] for this version and Mahesh Manjrekar is playing the host.[67][68] From the 2nd season onwards house is made in Goregaon flimcity, Mumbai .This is the first and only adaption of Bigg Boss so far to have its language affiliation in the show's official name. The prize money is announced to be ₹50 lakh (US$70,000). The third Season was scheduled to launch in May 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the show was cancelled for a year. On 21 June 2021, the makers had officially launched the season 3 promo. On 26 August 2021, the makers officially announced that the launch of season 3 will be on 19 September 2021 onwards.[69]

Bigg Boss Malayalam

Main article: Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series)

Bigg Boss Malayalam is the Malayalam adaptation of Bigg Boss, produced by Star India and broadcast on Asianet.[70] Veteran actor Mohanlal has been roped to host the show and the Lonavala house was used for the first season. The prize money for the first season was announced to be ₹ 1 crore (US$140,000). All episodes of the show are available on the ott Disney + Hotstar digital platform.[71] The second season was released on January 5, 2020, with Mohanlal returning as host and home located at EVP Film City in Chennai and due to the COVID-19 scare, Endemol Shine India suspended season 2 on day 75 and all the contestants were sent home safely. On February 14, 2021, the third season was launched with Mohanlal returning as host for the third time and the house used for the second season was continued. All the contestants entered the house after a period of 14 days of quarantine and test for COVID-19.[72][73]

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