Genes is an Indian Tamil-language reality television game show broadcast on Zee Tamil. The show premiered in 2015 and is also available for streaming on the digital platform ZEE5. Genes is a remake of the Telugu game show of the same name, which originally aired on ETV. The format of the show revolves around contestants identifying real people by connecting them through genetic similarities.[1]
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| Genre | game show |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Chennai |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 40-45 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zee Tamil |
| Release | 19 April 2015 – present |
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The show consists of four rounds: Same to Same, Celebrity Round, Family Tree, and Jackpot.[2] Genes was launched on 19 April 2015 and is broadcast weekly on Sundays at 8:00 PM (IST).
Seasons overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Original Broadcast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Aired | Last Aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | 19 April 2015 | 11 October 2015 | |
| 2 | 89 | 18 November 2015 | 24 September 2017 | |
| 3 | 17 June 2018 | 4 July 2021 | ||
Season 1
editThe first season aired every Sunday at 8:00PM from 19 April 2015 to 11 October 2015 and ended with 26 Episodes. The show was hosted by Suma Kanakala.
Guests included
edit| Episode | Guest(s) | Amount won |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (19 April 2015) | Venkat Prabhu & Premji Amaren | ₹ 1,30,000 |
| 2 (26 April 2015) | Nandita Swetha | ₹ 1,60,000 |
| 3 (3 May 2015) | Sangeetha | ₹ 1,05,000 |
| 4 (10 May 2015) | Vijay Antony & Sushma | ₹ 1,05,000 |
| 5 (17 May 2015) | Srinivas & Sharanya & Sunandha | ₹ 95,000 |
| 6 (24 May 2015) | Iniya & Swathi | ₹ 1,25,000 |
| 7 (31 May 2015) | Srinivasan | ₹ 40,000 |
| 8 (7 June 2015) | Aishwarya Rajesh & Mani | ₹ 1,80,000 |
| 9 (14 June 2015) | Vaiyapuri | ₹ 5,10,000 |
| 10 (21 June 2015) | Sandhya & Manisha Shree | ₹ 4,60,000 |
| 11 (28 June 2015) | Aadhi & Nikki Galrani & Sathya Prabhas | ₹ 95,000 |
| 12 (5 July 2015) | Gayathri Raguram & Aravind | ₹ 95,000 |
| 13 (12 July 2015) | Mano | ₹ 4,50,000 |
| 14 (19 July 2015) | Suresh | ₹ 70,000 |
| 15 (26 July 2015) | Anuradha & Abhinayashree | ₹ 5,40,000 |
| 16 (2 August 2015) | Madhan Bob | ₹ 1,00,000 |
| 17 (9 August 2015) | Singampuli & Shankar | ₹ 60,000 |
| 18 (16 August 2015) | Kuyili | ₹ 1,05,000 |
| 19 (23 August 2015) | Deepak Dinkar & Moses | ₹ 1,05,000 |
| 20 (30 August 2015) | Ganja Karuppu & Jayam Kondan | ₹ 6,00,000 |
| 21 (6 September 2015) | Pushpavanam Kuppusamy & Anitha Kuppusamy | ₹ 9,60,000 |
| 22 (13 September 2015) | Robo Shankar | ₹ 95,000 |
| 23 (20 September 2015) | Nizhalgal Ravi | ₹ 8,10,000 |
| 24 (27 September 2015) | Meena | ₹ 4,30,000 |
| 25 (4 October 2015) | Nirosha & Ramki | ₹ 3,40,000 |
| 26 (11 October 2015) | Roja | ₹ 4,60,000 |
Season 2
editThe show second season was launched on 18 November 2015 and aired weekly on every Sunday 8:00PM IST. The show is hosted by Tamil Actress Roja. The second season has four interesting rounds 1+1=3, Celebrity Round, Anniyan and Vilayadu Mangatha. The couple starts off the show well and play the game enthusiastically.[3]
Season 3
editThe third season was premiered on 17 June 2018.[4] The show hosted by actress Priya Raman replacing fellow actress Roja who previously hosted the first two editions of the game show.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Zee Tamil Launches a game show as Genes". Times of India. 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Genes Game show on Zee Tamil". www.tvnews4u.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Genes season 2 from october 18 2015". www.southupdates.in.
- ^ "The new season of 'Genes' is all set to hit the small screen - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Genes game show is back; Priya Raman to host the new season - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2018.