Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series)


Bigg Boss is the Indian Telugu-language version of reality TV series Bigg Boss, which is an adaptation of the Dutch series Big Brother. It airs on Star Maa and streams on digital platform Hotstar. Jr NTR and Nani are being host for season 1 and 2, Akkineni Nagarjuna hosted the season 3 and 4.Ramya Krishnan was the guest host for Week 6 in season 3.
Season 1 premiered on 16 July 2017.Season 2 premired on 10 June 2018 with a caption of "Edaina Jaragochu". Season 3 premiered on 21 July 2019. The makers had launched the promo of season 4 on 20 July 2020 and launching will begins from August 2020 onwards.

Overview

Bigg Boss Telugu is a reality show based on the Hindi show Bigg Boss which too was based on the original Dutch Big Brother format developed by John de Mol. A number of contestants 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 receives 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, not members of the general public.

Rules

While all the rules have never been told to the audience, the most prominent ones are clearly seen. The inmates are not permitted to talk in any other language except Telugu.
They always have to wear the lapel. They cannot leave the House premises at any time unless they are evicted or decided by Big Boss. They can not discuss the nomination process with anyone. They are not allowed to sleep without the permission of Bigg Boss.

House

The house for season one was set up at Lonavala. For season two and three, the house was set up in Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad. The house for seasons two and three each had a jail.

Broadcast

Bigg Boss Telugu is aired on Star Maa and also available on Hotstar.Every day episode contain the main happenings of the previous day. Every Sunday episode mainly focuses on an interview of evicted contestant by the host. The unseen episode will be available on Hotstar

Seasons details

Housemate Pattern

Guest Appearance

Presenters for Trophy

Reception

The season 1 opened with 16.18 TVR becoming the most watched Telugu television programme.
The launch of season 3 opened with 17.9 TVR, which is bigger then the season 1 and 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.
It is regarded as the most expensive Telugu television show.