Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 18

[21] On 22 September 2024, Colors TV released a new promo featuring Khan, marking his return to the show after absence in the OTT version while announcing the premiere date for the new season.

[23][24][25] The list of housemates in the order of entering the house: On the Grand Premiere, Salman Khan revealed the top two finalists of the season to be Vivian Dsena and Alice Kaushik, predicted by Bigg Boss.

Shortly after this, Bigg Boss played an audio clip for all the housemates, revealing a past conversation in which Arfeen remarked that Sara did not deserve to be in the house.

The rankings were determined as follows: Rajat, Vivian, Shilpa, Sara, Eisha, Shrutika, Alice, Karanveer, Chaahat, Shahzada, Chum, Nyrraa, Tajinder, and Muskan.

[61] Additionally, Bigg Boss announced that Arfeen and Avinash would be released from jail, with Sara and Tajinder taking their places, thus gaining control over the house's ration supplies.

[63] On Day 16, Bigg Boss summoned Rajat in confession room and presented him with two choices: he could either secure the contendership for the Time God for himself or give it to another housemate.

Instead, the power to decide the menu for the kitchen would belong to the jailmates, as Bigg Boss provided them with a whiteboard and marker to vote on what dishes should be prepared.

On Day 41, Bigg Boss presented Time God Rajat with a unique opportunity to alter the timeline, allowing him to change nominations from the past.

As a twist, since the tea and coffee were not provided by Bigg Boss due to rule violations, housemates had the chance to collect these packets for their rations.

'[77] On Day 38, Bigg Boss instructed all housemates to form pairs, consisting of one boy and one girl, as only couples were allowed to attend the pajama party in the bedroom.

The pairs participating were as follows: Avinash and Alice, Vivian and Eisha, Karanveer and Chum, Digvijay and Shrutika, Rajat and Shilpa, and Tajinder and Sara.

Bigg Boss announced that since Chaahat and Kashish were not chosen by anyone as partners, they were appointed as wardens and thus missed the opportunity to claim contendership for the title of Time God.

Rajat, serving as the Time God, took on the role of judge and was responsible for allocating cuisines to both teams from the following options: East - Momos, West - Vada Pav, North - Paratha, and South - Uthapam.

The housemates were arranged in the following order: Edin, Karanveer, Shilpa, Chum, Shrutika, Kashish, Chaahat, Rajat, Digvijay, Avinash, Eisha, Vivian, Tajinder, Sara, Aditi, and Yamini.

The new wildcard entrants, Aditi, Edin, and Yamini, would serve as jailers, deciding which two female housemates to send in at any given moment for convincing or torturing.

On Day 51, the "Room of Memories" was set up in the activity area, showcasing photos of cherished moments shared by all housemates except the three new wild card entrants.

Pairs were in following order: Rajat and Chaahat, Shrutika and Chum, Avinash and Eisha, Shilpa and Vivian, Karanveer and Tajinder, Sara and Kashish.

One by one, the ex-time gods—Vivian, Rajat, Digvijay, and current time god—Eisha—plugged in the new Good Knight Flash and attached a photo of a housemate they felt was like a "mosquito"—someone who irritates them and sucks their blood.

After Avinash, Vivian, Kashish, Karanveer, and Chaahat failed to build a wall of dominoes, Bigg Boss announced that the housemates' lack of effort would prevent the house from receiving its time god.

Bigg Boss issued a warning to all housemates: the level of dedication they showed in fulfilling their responsibilities would directly impact their rations for the following week.

Later, Bigg Boss welcomed the high-profile guest, Shalini Passi, an art and design collector, UNICEF champion for children member, and philanthropist, to BB Retreat.

On Day 68, Bigg Boss informed all housemates that during this Weekend Ka Vaar, one of the six nominated contestants—Edin, Tajinder, Chaahat, Karanveer, Digvijay, and Vivian—would sit on the sofa for the last time.

When Bigg Boss asked Shrutika if she wanted to alter the rankings, she declined, leaving Chaahat, Kashish, Eisha, Digvijay, Edin, and Yamini vulnerable for eviction.

After Avinash selected the painting from Team 1, Karanveer, Vivian, Eisha, Shilpa, Chum, Shrutika, and Digvijay were officially declared the contenders for the next Time God.

A protective pillar in the circle, anchored to the ground, surrounded by floating stones, set the stage for the event, with all housemates gathered in the activity area.

At the end of the task, Rajat announced Vivian as the winner, which made him Time God and making him the first housemate to secure a spot in the final week.

Later in the day, feeling guilty, Vivian was asked by Bigg Boss if he wanted to sacrifice his position as the first housemate to go to the final week in favor of another contender.

After everyone had shared those heartfelt messages, Bigg Boss gave a letter for Shilpa, informing her that her time in the house had come to an end and that she would be exiting alongside Omung Kumar.

Later in a day, Bigg Boss announced the finalists as follows: Karanveer from Delhi, Vivian from Ujjain, Eisha from Bhopal, Rajat from Faridabad, Avinash from Raipur, and Chum from Pasighat.

Additionally, Bigg Boss nominated all the finalists for audience voting, giving viewers the opportunity to help their favorite contestant win the season.

18 Original entrants of season with host and eye logo