Bigg Boss Season 20 Tops 1 Billion Watch Hours on JioHotstar
The season passed the mark in under 60 days, with 3.5 billion votes cast, up 71% on Season 19, according to Deadline.
Bigg Boss Season 20 has passed 1 billion hours of watch-time on JioHotstar in under 60 days, according to Deadline. The streaming milestone is the fastest the show has reached the figure in its two decades on Indian screens.
Voting for the season reached 3.5 billion votes, up 71% compared with Season 19, while the number of voters rose 48%. Salman Khan hosts the show, which is produced by Endemol Shine India, part of Banijay Asia.
Outside India, the season ranks among JioHotstar's top five titles in the UK, Canada and Singapore, and is the top-rated show on Starzplay in the UAE. Within India, the highest viewing comes from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.
One of six language versions
Season 20 premiered in September as one of six Indian language versions available on JioHotstar. The show is the Indian adaptation of the Big Brother format.
Alok Jain, Head – Hindi & English Entertainment Business at JioStar, and Deepak Dhar, who oversees Banijay Asia and Endemol Shine India, are among the executives attached to the title.
Quick answers
How many watch hours did Bigg Boss Season 20 get on JioHotstar?
The season passed 1 billion hours of watch-time in under 60 days, the fastest the show has reached that level in two decades.
How many votes were cast in Bigg Boss Season 20?
Voting reached 3.5 billion votes, up 71% on Season 19, with the number of voters up 48%.
Where can viewers outside India watch Bigg Boss Season 20?
It streams on JioHotstar and ranks among the platform's top five titles in the UK, Canada and Singapore; in the UAE it is the top-rated show on Starzplay.