In 2018, reveals Urvi Malvania, KBC failed to make it to the top 5 shows list, Indian Idol featured on the same thrice.
Two of India's longest running shows -- Indian Idol and Kaun Banega Crorepati -- completed 10 seasons in 2018.
Both reside on the Sony Pictures Network India's flagship general entertainment channel, Sony Entertainment Television, and in the last week of 2018, the grand finale of Indian Idol catapulted the channel into second position in the pecking order of most viewed channels in urban India.
Tune-ins: The number of unique viewers who saw the programme for at least one minute
Impressions: The number of people seeing the programme at any given point in its telecast. Source: BARC India
IMAGE: The top five finalists of Indian Idol, Season 10, with hosts Neha Kakkar and Vishal Dadlani, left and second from left, and others.
- KBC was launched in 2000 and marked a new era in reality TV.
- Indian Idol, launched in 2004, has been a tent-pole reality for SET.
- In 2018, KBC failed to make it to the top 5 shows list, Indian Idol featured on the same thrice.
- The Indian Idol finale, aired on December 23, catapulted the show to the top of the most viewed shows list.
- While KBC saw a marginal increase in tune-ins from season 9 to 10, it seemed to lose eyeballs through the season.
- Indian Idol, on the other hand, saw a reverse trend with the season launching lower than its predecessor, but finishing with a jump in tune-ins over season 9.