Overview
- Hosting Bigg Boss Weekend Ka Vaar, Rohit Shetty told contestants the stunt series will be back next year after skipping 2025.
- He made the announcement while filling in for Salman Khan, a move widely read as indicating the franchise remains with Colors TV.
- Outlets report an expected January 2026 launch, though neither the network nor producers have issued a formal date.
- The gap year followed reports of Season 14 ratings concerns and friction between Colors TV and Banijay Asia, with industry chatter of meetings with Sony TV.
- Casting talk has centered on recent Bigg Boss contestants, yet Abhishek Bajaj publicly denied being approached as Shetty remarked the current housemates 'fit the bill.'