Jump to content

Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) season 4

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bigg Boss
Season 4
Season 4 eye logo
Presented byNagarjuna
(Week 1–6, 8–15)
Samantha
(Week 7)
No. of days105
No. of housemates19
WinnerAbijeet
Runner-upAkhil Sarthak
No. of episodes106
Release
Original networkStar Maa
Original release6 September (2020-09-06) –
20 December 2020 (2020-12-20)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 3
Next →
Season 5

Bigg Boss 4 is the fourth season of the Telugu version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss based on Dutch series Big Brother. The show premiered on 6 September 2020 on Star Maa and Disney+ Hotstar with Nagarjuna hosting the season for the second time, while Samantha appeared as a guest host for a week.

The season's finale took place on 20 December 2020 with Abijeet winning the title along with 25 lakh prize money and a bike, while Akhil Sarthak emerged as the first runner-up.[1]

Production

[edit]

Delay

[edit]

The makers were scheduled to launch on the last week of June 2020 but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On 20 July 2020, the makers unveiled the title logo.[3] Season 4 was initially planned to launch on 30 August 2020 but was pushed to 6 September 2020.[4]

Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz

[edit]

Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz is an Indian Telugu-language television talk show about the reality television series Bigg Boss Telugu. The host Rahul Sipligunj conducts the talk show with the evicted contestants of Bigg Boss 4 on every Monday. The show premiered on 7 September 2020 onwards on Star Maa Music. The unseen portions of episodes that were not aired on television are streamed on Disney+ Hotstar and aired on Star Maa Music as Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz.[5]

Reception

[edit]

The launch of season 4 opened with 18.5 TVR, the highest among all Bigg Boss editions.[6]

On Week 7, Samantha hosted the show in absence of the main host Nagarjuna due to his movie shooting and the episode was also extended to 3 hours, from the usual 1½ hours.[citation needed]

The grand finale of season 4 became the most-watched and created a record with viewership as it garnered the highest TRP rating of 19.51 TVR and in the two Telugu speaking states it received 21.7 TVR.[7][8]

Voting process

[edit]

Bigg Boss 4 Telugu voting process took place online, viewers voted for their favourite contestant through Disney+ Hotstar or by giving a missed call.

Housemates status

[edit]
Sr Housemate Day entered Day exited Status
1 Abhijeet Day 1 Day 105 Winner
2 Akhil Day 1 Day 105 1st Runner-up
3 Sohel Day 1 Day 105 Walked, 2nd Runner-up
4 Ariyana Day 1 Day 105 3rd Runner-up
5 Harika Day 1 Day 105 4th Runner up
6 Monal Day 1 Day 98 Evicted
7 Avinash Day 11 Day 91 Evicted
8 Lasya Day 1 Day 77 Evicted
9 Mehaboob Day 1 Day 70 Evicted
10 Amma Day 1 Day 63 Evicted
11 Noel Day 1 Day 53 Walked
12 Divi Day 1 Day 49 Evicted
13 Kumar Day 7 Day 42 Evicted
14 Sujatha Day 1 Day 35 Evicted
15 Gangavva Day 1 Day 34 Walked
16 Swathi Day 19 Day 28 Evicted
17 Devi Day 1 Day 21 Evicted
18 Kalyani Day 1 Day 14 Evicted
19 Surya Day 1 Day 7 Evicted

Housemates

[edit]

The participants in the order of appearance as they entered in the house.

Original entrants

[edit]

Wildcard entrants

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 winner is Akhil Sarthak, Abhijeet Dudhulla emerges as first runner-up in star-studded finale". Hindustan Times. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Nagarjuna's Bigg Boss Telugu Season 4 to Premiere in August: Report". News18. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ K., Janani. "Nagarjuna begins shoot for Bigg Boss Telugu Season 4: Back on floors". India Today. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ Vyas (26 August 2020). "Bigg Boss Telugu Season 4 to begin from Sep 6?". The Hans India. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Bigg Boss 4 Telugu Buzz Anchor Revealed in 2020 | Telugu, Boss, Anchor". Pinterest. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu records highest TRPs among all editions". The News Minute. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Bigg Boss 4 Telugu Finale episode acquires record breaking TRP". tollywood.net. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu grand finale becomes the biggest show of 2020". Indian Television Dot Com. January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "'Bigg Boss Telugu 4': Meet the contestants of Nagarjuna-hosted show". DNA India. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Devi Nagavalli profile, photos and all you know about the news presenter". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Amma Rajasekhar: From movies to judging dance reality shows, everything you need to know about the choreographer-turned-director". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Karate Kalyani: From supporting roles to Harikatha, here's all you need to know about the artiste". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Noel Sean: From managing MM Keeravani's audio label to radio jockeying, all you need to know about this multi-talented artiste". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  14. ^ Vyas (14 September 2020). "Bigg Boss Telugu: All you have to know about new housemate Kumar Sai Pampana". The Hans India. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Avinash: Here's all you need to know about this ventriloquist-turned-comedian". The Times of India.
  16. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4: Actress Swathi Dixit likely to be the next wild card contestant". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2020.