Bigg Boss Kannada (BBK) is the Kannada version of the reality TV show Bigg Boss, which is broadcast in India through Colors Kannada channel. The show is produced by Endemol Shine India, who owns the global format of Big Brother. Kiccha Sudeepa was hired to host the reality show in 2013 for the first season on ETV Kannada (now Colors Kannada). Later, he continued as a host of the show.
Bigg Boss 7 also known as Bigg Boss: Jannat Ka Wow Aur Jahannam Ka Aaw Dekhege Saath Saath or simply Bigg Boss: Saath Saat is the seventh season of the Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss which aired on TV channel Colors TV from 15 September 2013. Salman Khan returned as the host for the fourth time for a season which was longer than its predecessor, Bigg Boss 6 and lasted for 15 weeks concluding on 28 December 2013. The seventh season was launched with the tagline- 'Jannat Ka Wow Aur Jahannam Ka Aaw Dekhege Saath Saath'.
The season one of the Kannada version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss was broadcast on ETV Kannada in 2013. The show was hosted by Sudeep. A prize amount of ₹50,00,000 was announced for the winner. The show lasted for 99 days starting from 24 March 2013 to 30 June 2013. A total of 15 contestants and 2 guests had entered the show. The Bigg Boss house, located in Lonavala, was fixed with 47 cameras to capture the activities in the house.
The second season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss was telecast on Asianet Suvarna and produced by Endemol India. The show premiered on 29 June 2014 with Sudeep as the host.
The third season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss started on 25 October 2015 and ended on 31 January 2016 on Colors Kannada. Sudeep, the host of previous seasons remains as the host.
The fifth season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss premiered on 15 October 2017. Sudeep reprised his role as the host of the show.
Bigg Boss Marathi 1 is the first season of the Marathi version of the reality television show Bigg Boss broadcast in India. The grand premiere was held on 15 April 2018 on Colors Marathi and Mahesh Manjrekar hosted this season of the show. For this season of Bigg Boss, a lavish house set has been constructed in Lonavla. The Grand Finale aired on 22 July 2018 and Megha Dhade was declared as the winner and Pushkar Jog as the Runner-up.
The sixth season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss premiered on 21 October 2018 at 6 p.m. Sudeep was the host of the show. The auditions for commoners was launched through the Voot platform in July 2018. This was the first season in Bigg Boss Kannada to feature a transgender contestant. The show was telecasted every day on Colors Super and Colors Kannada HD channels at 8 p.m. IST. Nagendra bhat was the writer for this season.
Bigg Boss is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show Big Brother. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star Networks. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally available through the OTT platforms JioCinema, and Disney+ Hotstar with 24/7 live stream.
Bigg Boss 3 was the third season of the Tamil-Indian reality TV game show Bigg Boss, which premiered on Star Vijay on 23 June 2019 - 6 October 2019. Frooti was the sponsor for the third season. Kamal Haasan returned as host for the third time. The show was aired on Star Vijay. Hotstar also provided content aired on television.
The seventh season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss premiered on 13 October 2019. Sudeep returned as the host of the show for the seventh time. Based on votes given by viewers, Shine Shetty was the season winner. He was awarded a cash prize of 50 lakhs with an additional 11 lakh from other various sponsors, with a Tata Altroz car, for the first time in Bigg Boss Kannada history.
Bigg Boss Marathi 3 is the third season of the Marathi version of the reality television show Bigg Boss broadcast in India. The grand premiere was held on 19 September 2021 on Colors Marathi and Voot with Mahesh Manjrekar as the host for the third time. The Grand Finale was held on 26 December 2021 where Vishal Nikam became the winner and Jay Dudhane became the runner-up.
The eighth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television game show Bigg Boss premiered on 28 February 2021. It is produced by Endemol Shine India under the control of Banijay and broadcast on Colors Kannada with Kiccha Sudeepa as the host.
The ninth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television game show Bigg Boss premiered on 24 September 2022. It is produced by Endemol Shine India under the control of Banijay and broadcast on Colors Kannada along with a 24/7 Live Stream on Voot with Sudeep as the host for the ninth consecutive year.
Bigg Boss 6 was the sixth season of the Tamil version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss based on the Dutch series Big Brother and produced by Endemol Shine India. The show launched on 9 October 2022 on Star Vijay along with a 24/7 Live stream on Disney+ Hotstar. Kamal Haasan has officially once again been appointed as the host for the sixth time. Once again, Nippon Paint sponsored the sixth season.
Bigg Boss OTT 2 also known as Bigg Boss: Over-The-Top Season 2, was the second season of the Indian reality digital series Bigg Boss OTT which itself is the spin-off version of Bigg Boss. It premiered on 17 June 2023 on JioCinema with Salman Khan as the host for the first time of OTT version. The grand finale took place on 14 August 2023 where Elvish Yadav emerged as the winner and Abhishek Malhan emerged as the runner-up.
Bigg Boss Kannada 10 is a reality show and the tenth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television series Bigg Boss produced by Endemol Shine India. The show began on 8 October 2023, on Colors Kannada and Jio Cinema, with Kichcha Sudeep as a host for the tenth time in a row. In the last week of Finale the makers of Bigg Boss announced the for the first time among all seasons, the season 10 has top six contestants stepped into the Grande Finale where one finalist was evicted one day before the ultimate day of the show.
Bigg Boss 8 also known as Bigg Boss: Aalum Puthusu, Aatamum Puthusu is the eighth season of the Indian Tamil-language reality television series Bigg Boss. It premiered on 6 October 2024 on Star Vijay and Disney+ Hotstar. Vijay Sethupathi joined this season.
Bigg Boss 18 also known as Bigg Boss: Time Ka Tandav is the eighteenth season of the Indian Hindi-language reality show Bigg Boss. It premiered on 6 October 2024 on Colors TV and JioCinema. Salman Khan is hosting the show for the fifteenth time.
