| Genes | |
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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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Genes is an Indian Tamil-language reality television game show broadcast on Zee Tamil. It was initially premiered from the year 2015 also available to watch on digital platform ZEE5. This show is remake of Genes which is aired on ETV Telugu. The show about identify real people by connecting with their genetic similarities.[1] The show has four rounds- Same to Same, Celebrity round, Family Tree and Jackpot.[2] The show was launched on 19 April 2015 and aired weekly on every Sunday 8:00PM (IST).
Seasons overview
| 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
The 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
| 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
The 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
The 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
- ↑ "Zee Tamil Launches a game show as Genes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ↑ "Genes Game show on Zee Tamil". www.tvnews4u.com.
- ↑ "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.