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The new spin-off format of Champions and Challengers with ten contestants hosted by Farah Khan as contractually Salman bids adieu from the series concluding season finale. Before the official announcement only Ajaz entered the house on Day 99. Sana's entrance was disclosed later as a fifth challenger by production team. The spin-off series officially launched on 4 January, with the five Halla Bol Challengers from previous seasons which includes Ajaz Khan, Sambhavna Seth, Mahek Chahal, Rahul Mahajan and Sana Khan. In the fifteenth week Bigg Boss announced that show has been extended for four weeks and unlike previous seasons crowned its five champions on 3 January concluding season 8 finale, where spin-off Bigg Boss Halla Bol launched and merged with the regular season. An additional statement released by the firm revealed that the percentage separating the final two contenders was lower than one whole unit indicating figurative comparison to a photo finish.
The official tabulators for the show being Ernst & Young allegedly had formed the final result based on a number of votes which was not only less than the previous seasons but also the evictions for the same series. The continuation of the regular celebrity season into an All-Stars version garnered initial media and viewer attention but the ratings for the show decreased to an all-time low with the final only managing to score a TRP of 2.82. This series was marked by a number of downfalls for the Big Brother franchise in India. Farah Khan hosted the new format of the show, as Salman bid adieu to the show because of his filming schedule of Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Five contestants from previous seasons enters the house to compete with five regular entrants of the season 8 finale. It was a merger of Bigg Boss 8 similarly to the concept adopted by the Ultimate Big Brother. Bigg Boss Halla Bol is the spin-off of the Indian reality television show Bigg Boss.