Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series)

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.

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 house for season one was set up at Lonavala.[1] From season two onwards, the house was set up in Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad.[2] 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.

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 Telugu programme is regarded as the most expensive Telugu television show.[12] The launch of season 1 opened with 16.18 TVR and became as the most watched Telugu television show.[13]

The launch of season 2 opened with 15.05 TVR[14] which is lower than season 1 and the audience expressed their annoyance with host Nani, Star Maa and producer Endemol Shine India about voting and evictions of the show.[15][16][17]

The launch of season 3 opened with 17.9 TVR, which is bigger than the previous seasons.[18] 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.[19]

The launch of season 4 opened with 18.5 TVR[20] higher than previous seasons. On Week 7, Samantha Akkineni hosted the show, while main host Akkineni Nagarjuna is in 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,[21] 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.[22]