runtime of one and a half hours, will
however, not be that long anymore. The
show, which kicked off at the 8:30PM slot,
will now continue only till 9:30PM. In fact,
another popular show, Yeh Pyar Nahi Toh
Aur Kya Hai, has replaced the 9:30 to 10
slot, thereby reducing the time span of the
Salman Khan show by half hour.
On the other hand, the reason for the
makers to prepone the show Yeh Pyar Nahi
Toh Aur Kya Hai is said to be its popularity.
The channel authorities were of the opinion
that this change in the time slot will only
give further boost to this romantic TV
drama. These modifications in the channel
time schedule have fueled up speculations
that the slot for Dus Ka Dum may have been
reduced due to low TRPs.
Reports have it that the show makers had
high expectations from the show since it
featured Salman Khan. Not just his stardom
but even his ability to drag audiences in
case of shows like Bigg Boss is well-known.
Keeping that in mind, the makers were
expecting high TRPs for Dus Ka Dum. But it
seems the second season, which in itself
was made years later, has failed to live up to
expectations.
Even the episode, that featured Race 3
superstars like Jacqueline Fernandez and
Anil Kapoor, did not receive good ratings. In
fact, if reports are to be believed, the
ratings were almost same as the first
episode. Hence owing to the same, the
makers reportedly decided to maintain a
crisper format for the show, thereby
reducing the time span.
On the other hand, the show makers are
apparently claiming in reports that this was
a channel strategy for many shows. Not just
Dus Ka Dum, another reality show, Zindagi
Ke Crossroads, hosted by Ram Kapoor, too
has reduced its time slot from one and half
hours to one hour.
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/dus-ka-dum-runtime-salman-khans-show-reduced/.
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