Bigg Boss is a reality show based on the original Dutch Big Brother format developed by John de Mol Jr..

Unlike original Big Brother, Bigg Boss features celebrity and commoner contestants.

The eponymous Bigg Boss character serves as an omnipresent authority figure and represents the show's producers.

There is a garden, outdoor seating, pool, activity area, smoking zone, gym, jail and lounge room 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.

In serious cases, a contestant may face expulsion from the house Daily episodes present the main events of the previous day while weekend episodes focus on discussion of the main problems of the week and interviews with evicted contestants.

From Season 6 onward, "Bigg Boss" introduced a 24/7 Live Channel for Disney+ Hotstar subscribers.

Throughout the season, the show consistently registered high ratings [15] reaching a peak in the later weeks with a TVR of 7.0 across Tamil Nadu [16] The launch of season 8 received a TRP rating of 9.0 TVR, which is seen as a continuous success of the Bigg Boss franchise.

[17] In its first week, the show attracted over 32 million viewers on TV, while total watch time soared to 4.4 billion minutes across all platforms, including digital and Hotstar.

[19] The series is also set to roll out a digital version of the show called Bigg Boss Ultimate which is also going to be hosted by Kamal Haasan and broadcast by Disney+ Hotstar for 24×6 coverage.

The series was eventually hosted by Silambarasan after Haasan had to opt out due to scheduling conflicts with his latest release, Vikram.

The show features former housemates talking about the present contestants in the current season, its aired on Disney+ Hotstar.

The show once again continued from Bigg Boss 8 however with a change of the concept with the evicted housemates of that season being interviewed and speaking about their journey.