New Delhi:Bigg Boss will be back on a bigger scale this year. Starting September 2026, the reality show will return with six editions across Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bangla. For the first time, all six versions will roll out during the same season, making it the franchise's biggest launch yet.
Bigg Boss will be back on a larger scale
on JioHotstar and broadcast through the JioStar television network. Familiar faces of the franchise return as hosts. Salman Khan, Vijay Sethupathi, Nagarjuna, Kichcha Sudeepa and Mohanlal will head their respective editions. Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly will be hosting the Bangla edition this year.
More than 438 billion-plus viewing minutes and over 500 million viewers across languages were attracted by Bigg Boss, said JioStar. Engagement also increased by 47 per cent compared to the year before. The franchise had tie-ups with over 625 brands from 46 categories, including 49 first time advertisers.
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The report also points out how viewers interact with the show outside of the regular episodes. Six out of ten viewers watched the 24x7 live feed on JioHotstar. And the platform has also been home to more than 9.32 billion votes and 43 million live chats, showing the show’s audiences are fully engaged.
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“In a landscape of fragmented audience attention specifically during festive season, Bigg Boss is a powerful magnet, delivering unified attention at scale for three most important sale months of the year,” said Bhaskar Ramesh, Head – Entertainment Sales, Digital, JioStar. The show converts passive viewers into active participants through 24/7 live feeds, billions of votes and live chats, growing engagement 47% year-on-year. And this deep, measurable engagement is a unique opportunity for brands to break through the clutter, beyond traditional media tactics, and to innovate at the intersection of content, culture and commerce.
The report also says the franchise generated more than 1.7 billion social media engagements and sparked roughly 30 million user-generated memes in 2025. The show had a viewership of over 300 million viewers in South India and 200 million viewers in Hindi speaking markets.
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