'Bigg Boss 8' Grand Finale: Salman Bids Adieu to Reality Show; Apologises to Viewers

11.15 pm: Salman apologised to viewers and said he will try to come back. 

11.10 pm: Sambhavna, Sana, Rahul and Mahek entered the house. Salman turns Farah Khan; "Happy New Year" director comes on stage. Salman sends a letter to Farah. 

10.45 pm: Salman introduces four challengers of "Bigg Boss Halla Bol". Sambhavna Seth, Sana Khan, Mahek Chahel and Rahul Mahajan to enter the house.

10.35 pm: Salman reveals the top ranking of the contestants. Ali got least votes and is at fifth position, Dimpy is at fourth position, Karishma is third, Pritam is second and Gautam got the highest votes. 

10.30 pm: Salman Khan entered "Bigg Boss 8" house to evict the last contestant. Salman takes Puneet Issar out of the house. 

Top five champions revealed and they are Gautam, Dimpy, Pritam, Ali and Karishma.

10.25 pm: Upen, Karishma and Dimpy performed together on a "PK" song. 

10.20 pm: Diandra said that she and Gautam are just good friends. Diandra and Gautam performed on a romantic Bollywood song "Galliyan" from "Ek Villain".

10.15 pm: Sonali Raut evicted from the "Bigg Boss 8". Arjun and Jacqueline take Sonali out of the house. Sonali said she is happy to be out of the house. 

10.00 pm: Arjun and Jacqueline entered "Bigg Boss 8" house to eliminate one of the contestants. 

9.50 pm: Arjun Rampal and Jacqueline Fernandez promote "Roy" film. Arjun said he wants Sonali to win, while Jacqueline wants Gautam to win the show. Salman and Jacqueline performed on "Kick" songs.

9.40 pm: Puneet Issar, Gautam, Pritam Singh and Praneet of P3G group perform to the title track of "Kill Dil". 

9.20 pm: Sonali refuses to get ready for not giving make-up and jewellery.

9.20 pm: Ex-contestants want Ali Quli Mirza or Gautam Gulati to win the show.  

9.15 pm: Diandra Soares said Sonali Raut doesn't deserve to be in the house, while Aarya named Puneet.

9.10 pm: All ex-contestants, including Upen Patel, Soni Singh and others share the stage with Salman. 

9.10 pm: Minissha Lamba and Natasa Stankovic perform with Salman.

9.05 pm: Praneet Bhatt and Aarya Babbar joins Salman on stage.

9.05 pm: Salman Khan makes grand entry; performs on his hit songs.

"Bigg Boss 8" grand finale will kick start in few minutes with host Salman Khan and eliminated contestants.

After engaging its viewers for more than three months "Bigg Boss" will announce the top five contestants on the grand finale night. This time bringing in a twist the winner will not be revealed on grand finale, and instead it will be announced after a month.

On Saturday night, Salman will perform along with eliminated contestants. Contestants will also be seen performing with 'close friends'.

Viewers can watch the grand finale with Salman live stream online here, while, IBTimes India will provide live updates.

So, stay tuned for live updates.