Sep 16, 2026 3:59pm IST
‘Bigg Boss 20’ Clocks A Whopping 16.8 Million Viewers, Hindi Version Draws Four Times More Viewership Than Telugu, Tamil
Salman Khan hosted "Bigg Boss 20" has got 16.8 million views as per Ormax StreamView charts. This first week data includes every weeknight episodes and livefeed. When the lineup of "Bigg Boss 20" was announced, audiences had mixed opinions about the current crop of contestants. However, this proves that "Bigg Boss 20" has succeeded in getting the audience of fans. Contestants like Qazi Touqeer, ScoutOP (real name: Tanmay Singh), Yung DSA (real name: Harsh Machare), Arshifa Khan, Mary Kom, Rhiti Tiwari are bringing in the drama. The Hindi version is getting four to five times higher viewership than the Telugu and Tamil seasons.
In the second place is Samay Raina's "India's Got Latent" Season Two that got 5.9 million views. After a very successful run on the charts, it is dethroned by India's most controversial reality show.
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Rohit Shetty's "Khatron Ke Khiladi 15" got 5.4 million views followed by "Kaun Banega Crorepati 18" that got 4.8 million views. "KKK15" too enjoyed a golden run on the charts taking the first or second slot. Contestants like Farrhana Bhatt, Orry, Karan Wahi, Rithvik Dhanjani, Rubina Dilaik and others have generated a lot of drama in this season.
"Kaun Banega Crorepati 18" is steady on the fourth place. It is followed by "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah" on Sony SAB on YouTube and SonyLIV. "Bigg Boss Telugu Season 10" got 4.3 million viewers.
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The Tamil blockbuster, "Vishwanath And Sons" on Netflix got 4.2 million views on the first week of streaming. Suriya and Mamitha Baiju's film is one of the blockbusters of the year. The next position was taken by "Bigg Boss Tamil" Season 10 hosted by Vijay Sethupathi. It got 3.9 million views. One of the new shows on JioHotstar, "Ali Baba Aur 40 Bhoot" starring Asha Negi and Vishal Vashishtha in main roles got 3.5 million viewers. Nikkhil Advani's web series, "The Revolutionaries" starring Rohit Saraf, Bhuvan Bam and Gurfateh Pirzada in main roles got 3 million views as per Ormax StreamView.
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