Article: Are you ready for an encore?

Reality shows and even soaps on television get into their second seasons. BT reports...


- SURBHI GUPTA




Globally, second, third and fourth seasons of popular television shows are a given. In India, it's a trend that is increasingly showing signs of becoming a top TRP-churner. From TV soaps to reality shows, Indian television's 'seasonal touch' continues. After the super success of their first seasons, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Indian Idol, Fame Gurukul, Nach Baliye, Roadies, and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa have returned often with a new, revamped look, new hosts and fresh contestants. Niret Alva, president of the firm that has been producing Indian Idol, says, "Seasons on television have been a success abroad. The central theme is to build on the foundation and help the show to grow and acquire a life of its own. Their success can be gauged by the number of copycats." But, do seasons garner the same response as their preceding ones? "Not necessarily," replies Alva, adding, "In our case, the first season was a huge hit, the second was a mixed bag, while the third seems to be doing well too."
While seasons have become a norm for reality shows, some serials too are following suit. Anooj Kapoor, business head of the channel that saw serials like Left Right Left and Mohalla Mohabbat Wala take a season's break during the Cricket World Cup, explains how it helped their popularity: "Your favourite serials are like your best friends, which you start missing after a while. People grow fond of the characters they see everyday and thus go back with renewed enthusiasm. This is what happened with our serials." Nevertheless, experts maintain that constant innovation is a must. "Ratings grow from auditions through the finals. While the format is the baby, changes can still be made in story-telling, character build-up and the reality element," says Alva. On the part of participants and audiences, the opinion stands divided. TV actress Gurdeep Kohli, who participated with now husband Arjun Punj in Nach Baliye 2, says, "I love to dance and liked the thought of spending lots of time with Arjun. Plus, the first part became so popular, it was most talked about." But Amit Sana, one of the finalists of Indian Idol, feels, "There was a lot of curiosity and excitement in the first season. But the same surprise element cannot be replicated the second time around. In addition, now there is a music reality show on every channel." The audience, however, is certainly not complaining. Says 24-year-old Nisha Dalal, "Each season brings new things and new people. More importantly, they provide a good break from saasbahu sagas." Guess seasons are here to stay on television, at least for the time being!


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In d 1st season of any reality show a lot of excitement is build up as audience wants 2 knw what is d show all abt while in d 2nd season d audience kwn whats d show all abt but there can be suprise element can be brought & changes can be done 2 make d show diff 4m d previous seasons.

Shruti

Something which comes for the first time always genberates curiosity whether its Indian Idol or Nach baliye or JDJ or even Big boss 😛 but in the second season the amount of curiosity is not that much as people already r aware about the concept 😊

So the best way to generate equal amount of curiosity even in the next season is to promote the show in a different manner with different rules and regulations 😳

The bad part of the reality shows is that deserving person doesnt win the contest....

The worse part of the reality show is there is alot of drama 😡