Article: GKBH to be one hour show

april 11, 2009, "ghar ki baat hai" on ndtv imagine will be a one hour weekly show. 

"ghar ki baat hai" started as a tri - weekly (friday to sunday) but this now being reduced to a one hour weekly show wherein two new episodes will be telecast back to back.

confirming the change director anant mahadevan says, "i always thought comedy should be weekly.  "ghar ki baat hai" has found its own mark. the feedback for the show is excellent.  so are the reviews by tv critics who have called it an "absolute scream" and rated it among the best comedies on indian television.  people even watch the repeat telecast and we have the best of talent in terms of actors who have amazing comic timing.  once a week airing of two episodes back to back every saturday is a good idea.  in case of a sitcom like "ghar ki baat hai" the entire story is told within a stipulated time of 25 mins, unlike soaps that stretch forever. it's is a comedy of manners and words rather than the comedy of slipping on the banana peel."

"ghar ki baat hai" has not done well as far as ratings go and has been averaging to about 0.04 tvr. 

though "ghar ki baat hai"  has not shown an promise till date, we hope that this move would do some good to a show that is supposed to be a tribute to an iconic show "yeh jo hai zindagi".