Bigg Boss was the first season of the Tamil-language reality TV show Bigg Boss Tamil which is the Tamil version of the Big Brother. The first season aired on Star Vijay from June 25, 2017 to September 30, 2017.[1][2] The season's presenter was Kamal Haasan and a lavish house set was constructed at EVP theme park, Chennai. This season is the shortest season in the Bigg Boss Tamil series excluding the Ultimate series.[3]
The winner of the season was model/actor, Arav who received a cash prize of ₹50 lakh. Lyricist Snehan Sivaselvam was the runner-up.
indicates that the housemate was directly nominated for eviction prior to the regular nominations process.
indicates that the housemate was granted immunity from nominations.
indicates that an evicted housemate returned temporarily to the house as a guest.
indicates that the housemate moved to the Secret Room.
^Note 1 : Sri left the show on day 4 because of his poor health conditions.[4]
^Note 2 : Bharani was ejected from the show for breaking the Bigg Boss rule by trying to escape from the house.[5]
^Note 3 : Raiza was automatically nominated for eviction for Week 5 during Week 4 as punishment for talking about the eviction nominees despite being forbidden to do so.[6]
^Note 4 : There was no eviction during Week 5; however, the housemates still nominated their fellow housemates for eviction without knowing that there would be no eviction.[7]
^Note 5 : Snehan was saved from eviction while Vaiyapuri was nominated for eviction for Week 6 during Week 5 by Arav and Gayathri, who both had the power to save and nominate one housemate each for eviction in their role of Junior Bigg Boss for a day.[8]
^Note 6 : As the new housemate, Bindu Madhavi was granted immunity from nomination for Week 6.
^Note 7 : There was no House Captain for Weeks 6, 10 and 14.
^Note 8 : After ending up on the losing side in a daily task during Week 6, housemates in the winning team nominated Arav for eviction for Week 7.[9]
^Note 9 : Oviya left the show because of mental stress arising due to tension in relationships with Arav and the other housemates.[10]
^Note 10 : All the housemates except Raiza (and Arav who was already nominated) were nominated for eviction for Week 7 as they did not provide valid reasons while nominating a housemate for eviction, as a result of which Raiza became the House Captain for Week 7 by default.[11]
^Note 11 : Vaiyapuri was chosen to be saved from the Week 7 eviction by the other housemates.[12]
^Note 12 : Gayathri was saved from Week 7 eviction after winning a task in which housemates had to answer five questions about the Bigg Boss house.[13]
^Note 13 : As the new housemates, Suja, Harish and Kajal were granted immunity from nominations for Weeks 8 and 9.
^Note 14 : After winning a daily task during Week 8, Arav was granted immunity from nomination for Week 9.[14]
^Note 15 : Snehan was nominated for Week 10 eviction during Week 9 at the end of the luxury budget task wherein the nomination for Week 10 eviction changed between the housemates.[15]
^Note 16 : Although Harathi, Juliana and Shakthi were guests in the Bigg Boss house and ex-contestants, they were allowed to nominate the other housemates for eviction.
^Note 17 : Though Snehan received a sufficient number of votes to be nominated for Week 11 eviction, he was saved from nomination by Ganesh with the help of the joker card he received as a prize for winning a daily task during Week 8. After being saved, Snehan nominated Bindu as his replacement for Week 11 eviction.[16]
^Note 18 : Suja was evicted by the regular eviction process, however in accordance with the Secret Room twist, she was moved to a temporary abode and stayed there for a day before returning to the house on Day 78. Following her return, she has also exempted from nomination for the Week 12 eviction, though she could nominate the other housemates.[17][18]
^Note 19 : Even though Arav was the House Captain for Week 12, he was still eligible to be nominated for Week 12 eviction.[18]
^Note 20 : As Snehan won the Golden Ticket during Week 12, he was granted immunity till the final week.[19]
^Note 21 : Since Snehan was already a finalist, he was made House Captain for Week 13 by default while the rest of the housemates were automatically nominated for eviction.[20]
^Note 22 : All finalists were nominated for a mid-week eviction.[21] Bindu was evicted and decalred as the 4th runner up of Bigg Boss during the mid-week eviction as she received the fewest public votes to win Bigg Boss.[22]
To escort the remaining two housemates – Arav and Snehan – from the Bigg Boss house to the finale stage.
Controversies
Bigg Boss Tamil 1 fame Bharani was eliminated from the show as he tried to escape the BB house by jumping off the wall. He was mentally strained due to the treatment of the housemates. His exit sparked a controversy with the viewers slamming the contestants for their inappropriate behaviour towards Bharani.
Weekly summary
Week's
Context
Notes
Week 1
Entrances
Sri, Anuya Bhagvath, Vaiyapuri, Gayathri Raguram, Bharani, Raiza Wilson, Snehan, Oviya, Harathi Ganesh, Arav, Ganja Karuppu, Maria Juliana, Ganesh Venkatraman, Shakthi Vasudevan entered the Bigg Boss house on Day 0. Namitha entered as a wildcard entrant on Day 1.
House Captain
Snehan
Nominations
Anuya, Juliana and Sri
Luxury Budget Tasks
Identifying childhood photos of fellow housemates
Exits
Sri left the house on Day 4 due to health problems.
NRI Kudumbam vs. Madurai Kudumbam (Housemates divided into 2 teams – NRI Kudumbam and Madurai Kudumbam – to perform the daily tasks. The winning team was exempted from performing the tasks for the rest of the week.)
Freeze and Release (Housemates must freeze in their positions when Bigg Boss says 'Freeze' and should not move again until Bigg Boss says 'Release'; housemates were punished for failure.)
Exits
Suja was sent to the Secret Room on Day 77.[17][18]
Week 12
Entrances
Suja Varunee re-entered the Bigg Boss house on Day 78 after spending a day in the Secret Room.
House Captain
Arav
Nominations
Arav, Harish, Snehan and Vaiyapuri
Luxury Budget Tasks
Ticket to Finale Part 1 (The winner of a series of tasks for the week will receive the Golden Ticket which will give immunity from eviction nomination for the rest of the show.)
After the launch of the show, the viewership of the channel increased by 10%.[41] The series garnered a low rating of 5.2 TVR in debut week with 5.6 million impressions and 5.4 million impressions for premiere episode.[42][43] It improved further the following weeks where it averaged 8.4 TVR for a six weeks average ratings.[44]
