Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series) season 1

The first season of the Malayalam-language version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss was telecast on Asianet from 24 June 2018 to 30 September 2018, lasting 99 episodes. It was produced by Endemol Shine India and actor Mohanlal was the host of the show. The show follows a total of 18 contestants, who are isolated from the outside world for 98 days (or 14 weeks) in a custom built house. Each week, one or more of the housemates are evicted by a public vote.

For the first season, a splendid home was set up in Film City, Mumbai. The winner was awarded a prize worth inr 10000000. The show was aired on Asianet channel and is also available on VOD and OTT platform Hotstar. Some new elements called 'Unseen', 'Spicy specials' and 'Bigg Boss Plus' was introduced by way of unseen and extra footage uploaded on Hotstar. Bigg Boss Plus was aired on Asianet Plus and shows part of the day that wasn't included in the episode, from 'wake-up call' to 'lights out'.

The show aired its grand finale on 30 September 2018, declaring Sabumon Abdusamad as the winner of the first season, while Pearle Maaney was the runner-up. The other finalists were Shiyas Kareem, Srinish Aravind, and V. Suresh Thampanoor (in finishing order).

Housemates
The participants in the order of appearance and entrance in the house are:

Original entrants

 * Shweta Menon, Film Actress
 * Deepan Murali, TV Actor
 * Sreelakshmi Sreekumar, Film Actress
 * Srinish Aravind, TV Actor
 * Hima Shankar, Film Actress
 * Aristo Suresh, Singer, Film Actor
 * Diya Sana, Social Activist
 * Anoop Chandran, Film Actor
 * Aditi Rai, Film Actress
 * Basheer Bashi, Internet Celebrity
 * Manoj K. Verma, Businessman
 * Pearle Maaney, TV Host
 * David John, Model
 * Sabumon Abdusamad, Film Actor
 * Archana Suseelan, TV Actress
 * Ranjini Haridas, TV Host

Wildcard entrants

 * Shiyas Kareem, Model
 * Anjali Ameer, Film Actress

Weekly summary
The main events in the house are summarized in the table below. A typical week begins with nominations, followed by the luxury budget task, punishment then a task for immunity or anything else, and then the eviction of a housemate on Sunday or Saturday. Evictions, tasks, and other notable events for a particular week are noted in order of sequence.

Nominations table


Ratings and viewership
Official ratings are taken from BARC India. (TRP of the episodes telecasting in Asianet only)