| Bigg Boss Ultimate | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Bigg Boss Ultimate Season 1 logo | |
| Presented by | Kamal Haasan Silambarasan |
| No. of days | 70 |
| No. of housemates | 16 |
| Winner | Balaji Murugadoss |
| Runner-up | Niroop Nandakumar |
| No. of episodes | 71 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Original release | 30 January – 10 April 2022 |
Bigg Boss Ultimate was the first season of the Tamil Indian reality streaming television of Bigg Boss Ultimate, the spin-off to Bigg Boss Tamil and the first series to be released exclusively on Star India streaming service Disney+ Hotstar. The season launched on 30 January 2022 with Kamal Haasan as a host, but he has exited the show from week 3 onwards, due to scheduling conflicts with his upcoming film Vikram. Later, Silambarasan continued as a host from week 4 onwards.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
The Grand Finale of the show took place on 10 April 2022 and Balaji Murugadoss emerged as the winner, while Niroop Nandakumar became the runner-up.[8]
Thamarai Selvi and Maria Juliana became the first 2 commoner contestants to make it to the grand finale and becoming finalists in the whole Bigg Boss Tamil franchise.
This version of Bigg Boss was somewhat successful for the Bigg Boss Tamil franchise and topped trp charts with a high of 6.12 trp on the grand finale night which is impressive for an OTT platform. However it still remains a underrated season in the franchise.[9]
This version of Bigg Boss only lasted for 70 days (10 weeks) making it the shortest season of the Bigg Boss Tamil franchise.
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- ^ "Bigg Boss Ultimate Finale Highlights: Balaji Murugadoss lifts the ultimate trophy". Times Of India. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "ETimes TV Poll on Bigg Boss Ultimate: 59% of respondents find 24X7 LIVE streaming more entertaining than previous seasons". Times Of India. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.