Bigg Boss Ultimate

Bigg Boss Ultimate
Show's first season eye logo with host Silambarasan
Presented by	Kamal Hassan Silambarasan
Voices of	Satiiysh Saarathy Sasho
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (as of 12 February 2022)
Production
Production location	Chennai
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	24 hours (delayed live) 1hr episode
Production company	Banijay
Release
Original network	Disney+ Hotstar
Original release	30 January 2022 (2022-01-30) – present

Bigg Boss Ultimate (or BB Ultimate for short) is a spin-off Indian Tamil-language reality digital series of the show Bigg Boss that airs exclusively on Star India's streaming service platform Disney+ Hotstar Hosted by Silambarasan. The first season of the show premiered on 30 January 2022 with Kamal Haasan as host. However the host has exited the show from week 3 onwards, due to scheduling conflicts with his upcoming film Vikram, Silambarasan continued as a host from week 4 onwards.

Concept

As with the televised series, the group of contestants—referred to as Housemates—are enclosed in the Bigg Boss House under constant surveillance of cameras and microphones. However, the contestants that participate in this edition are all the popular contestants who participated in the original edition Bigg Boss in various different seasons and brand new celebrity contestants aswell. The winner of Bigg Boss Ultimate will receive ₹20 lakh and the "Ultimate edition" trophy.

What separated this from the main televised series was that the show is a 24/7 non-stop show unlike the 1 hour time for the original edition.

Development

The spin-off edition was officially announced on January 16, 2022, by Star Vijay while the grand finale of the fifth season was still in progress. However after the conclusion of the fifth season from the main edition, The makers announced that the Bigg Boss house will be the same from the fifth season however minor changes will be done to the designs of the house. The makers also announced that unlike the original series where each season lasts for 105 days and 15 weeks, the Ultimate edition will only contain 56 days and 8 weeks each season.

Broadcasts

There was no television coverage for this edition; instead, it would be completely streamed online at Disney+ Hotstar for 24×7 coverage. However a daily 1.30 hour main coverage episodes telecast on Disney+ Hotstar everyday at 9:00 pm.

House

The location for the house is still set to remain at Chennai like how it did for the original series. However minor changes and renovation is done to the house for this edition. The house contains a living area, One large bedroom, kitchen, garden, bathroom, store room, smoking room and an underground jail (for punishment purposes only). The house also contains a confession room where contestants speak private matters to Bigg Boss.

Series overview

Housemates Pattern

Controversies

References

External links

• Official Website at Hotstar