Bigg Boss 20 was scheduled to premiere on September 6 with Salman Khan returning as host, Hindustan Times reported. The new season carried the theme Vardaan and continued an approach that put streaming ahead of the television broadcast. According to the newspaper, the opening programme was due on JioHotstar at 9 p.m., followed by a Colors TV telecast at 10:30 p.m. The report distinguished promotional information from circulating contestant speculation. It said a new promotional clip indicated that Rhiti Tiwari, daughter of actor and politician Manoj Tiwari, would take part. Other names were described as expected or rumoured rather than established participants. The newspaper also discussed the house’s design and the programme’s emphasis on competing advantages and dramatic changes. Its immediate purpose was to explain when and where audiences could watch the premiere and Khan’s introduction of the contestants. The published information concerned the launch schedule, so the article did not establish the season’s subsequent eliminations, eventual finalists or winner.