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News18
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News18
The Great Indian Kapil Show Drops From Netflix's Global Top 10 As Viewership Dips
Last Updated: Netflix's The Great Indian Kapil Show season 3 was launched with major celebrity guests but has seen a steady drop in viewership, indicating waning audience interest. Kapil Sharma made a big move to streaming in 2024 with The Great Indian Kapil Show debuting on Netflix. After years of dominating weekend television on Colors and Sony, the shift was expected to draw in wider audiences and bring his signature comedy format to a new digital audience. The show kicked off with plenty of buzz, but by its third season, numbers are showing a dip. In its latest run, The Great Indian Kapil Show has aired five episodes so far. The first three made it to Netflix's Global Top 10 Non-English Shows, but the last two episodes have dropped off the chart. The early momentum seems to have slowed. The opening episode of Season 3 featured Salman Khan and recorded 1.6 million views and 1.9 million hours viewed. Netflix calculates views by dividing total hours watched by the show's runtime, meaning these aren't unique viewers. The second episode, featuring the cast of Metro In Dino, had a combined 2 million views across its first two weeks—but this included cumulative views for both the first and second episodes. Netflix did not share specific numbers for the second episode alone. By the third week, the episode featuring cricketers Gautam Gambhir, Yuzvendra Chahal and Rishabh Pant saw further decline. Netflix stated the total cumulative views for all three episodes had dropped to 1.2 million. That downward trend has continued, with the last two episodes now missing from the platform's global charts altogether. For context, the final entry on the most recent global non-English Top 10 list pulled in 1.4 million views in two weeks. Familiar Pattern from Past Seasons This isn't the first time the show has seen a strong start followed by a fall in numbers. Season 2 began well, but after four episodes, viewership slipped. The episode featuring Kareena and Karisma Kapoor marked a turning point, as total views across the first four episodes during week four dipped to 900k, despite 4.2 million hours watched. Season 1 saw something similar. The fourth episode, featuring Vicky and Sunny Kaushal, resulted in a drop to 1.2 million cumulative views across four episodes, with 3.9 million viewing hours. What's Next for Kapil Sharma's Show? Despite the viewership dip, The Great Indian Kapil Show still remains one of Netflix India's most talked-about titles. But the slipping presence in the global charts may push the platform and the creators to reassess how the show connects with a streaming-first audience. The upcoming episode will feature content creators Raj Shamani, Saurabh Dwivedi, Kamiya Jani, and Samdish Bhatia. Whether the guest line-up can reignite interest and pull the show back into the global rankings remains to be seen. First Published: July 23, 2025, 17:23 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Indian Express
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Great Indian Kapil Show pushed out of Netflix's global top 10 amid declining ratings; previous seasons suffered similar fate
Kapil Sharma's comedy show The Great Indian Kapil Show debuted on Netflix amid much hype in 2024. After years of generating strong ratings on Colors and then Sony, Kapil Sharma moved with his team on the streaming service and Netflix presented it as a move in the right direction suggesting that this will broaden their audience spectrum in India. The shopw remains one of Netflix's most watched in India but after three seasons, the ratings have shown a decline. This season, the show has already had five episodes so far. While the first three episodes of the season made it to 'Global Top 10 Non-English Shows', the last two episodes have not made it to the list. The latest episode of Kapil's show featured the team of Son of Sardaar 2, which included Ajay Devgn, Mrunal Thakur, Ravi Kishan, Sanjay Mishra among others. The one before that, featuring Jaideep Ahlawat, Pratik Gandhi, Vijay Varma and Jitendra Kumar, also did not make it to the list. The opening episode of the third season, featuring Salman Khan, got 1.6 million views and had 1.9 million hours viewed. It needs to be mentioned here that the number of views does not mean that these are the number of viewers. As per Netflix, the views are calculated by 'total hours viewed divided by runtime.' The second episode, featuring the cast of Metro In Dino, got 2 million views but these views did not solely belong to the second episode. These were the cumulative number of views for the first two episodes during the show's second week. The independent number of views for this episode were not declared by Netflix. After the third episode, featuring cricketers Gautam Gambhir, Yuzvendra Chahal, Netflix claimed that the cumulative views for the three episodes was at 1.2 million views. The number of episodes kept increasing but the views kept decreasing. And now, the show is not among Netflix's global top 10. As per the latest data shared by Netflix, the last spot on the list is occupied by the show Better Late Than Single, which has garnered 1.4 million views in two weeks. ALSO READ | Saiyaara worldwide box office collection day 5: Ahaan Panday-Aneet Padda's film earns Rs 132 cr; beats Salman Khan's Sikandar, eyes Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan's record Kapil's show saw something similar in Season 2 as well. After the first four episodes, the show's views declined significantly and it got pushed out of the 'Top 10' list. The fourth episode featured Kareena Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor. The cumulative views of the first four episodes, during its fourth week, stood at 900k with 4.2 million hours viewed. The first three episodes in this season featured Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor, Jr NTR, Rohit Sharma among others. Even during the show's first season, a similar thing happened as the show got pushed out of the 'Top 10' list after its fourth episode featuring Vicky Kaushal and Sunny Kaushal. In its fourth week, the show's four episodes had cumulative viewership of 1.2 million views with 3.9 million hours viewed. The Great Indian Kapil Show's next episode will see content creators like Raj Shamani, Saurabh Dwivedi, Kamiya Jani, Samdish Bhatia as guests.
Time Out
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Free dance performances are back in Battery Park City next month
Battery Dance Festival, the city's longest-running free public dance festival, will next month begin its 44th edition with the re-opening of the Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park on Saturday, August 9. The following week will bring five nights of dynamic premieres and performances from 16 local and international companies, all set against the spectacular New York skyline. The Battery Dance Festival is a chance for New Yorkers to experience the best of the international dance world right on their turf, for free. Located near Manhattan's southern tip, the park was closed for a two-year pause in a coastal resiliency effort to protect lower Manhattan from storm surges and sea level rise. On August 9, the Battery Dance company will celebrate its reopening with a one-hour program featuring Indigenous performer Marie Poncé and tap-dancer John Manzari, accompanied by a live band. The company will then present the Turkish-Dutch choreographer Rutkay Özpinar's Frontiers, with Limón Dance Company capping the evening with the 1964 classic, A Choreographic Offering. Typically bringing together over 12,000 attendees (plus some 35,000 virtual ones), the festival proper will then run from Tuesday August 12 to Saturday, August 16 on Rockefeller Park, a bit further up the city's west side. Eight New York companies will present a plethora of works, classic and new, alongside eight international companies hailing from Bangladesh, Germany, India, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan. Here is the full Battery Dance Festival 2025 schedule: Tuesday, August 12: John Manzari & Band, excerpts of Recenter (USA); Pace University Dancing to Connect conducted by Robin Cantrell (USA); Battery Dance, Sense of Belonging, a world premiere by Faizah Grootens (USA); Faizah Grootens, While You're Here (Netherlands), Bulareyaung Dance Company, Colors (Taiwan) Wednesday, August 13: UNARTE, Verso Roto (Spain -World Premiere); Theater Plauen - Zwickau Ballet Ensemble, Eden (South Korea/Germany); Bulareyaung Dance Company, Colors (Taiwan); Faizah Grootens While You're Here (Netherlands), Platforma 13, Balkan Ballerinas (Romania - U.S. Premiere) Thursday, August 14: Kar-mel Small, La Manta de Reina (USA); Theater Plauen - Zwickau Ballet Ensemble, Eden (South Korea/Germany); Platforma 13, Balkan Ballerinas (Romania - U.S. Premiere); UNARTE, Verso Roto (Spain -World Premiere); Buglisi Dance Theatre, Sospiri (USA), Battery Dance, Empty Hand by Damani Pompey (USA - World Premiere) Friday, August 15: India Day- Dances of Kerala, presenting dancers and musicians from five different dance, theater and martial arts traditions from the Southwestern Indian State of Kerala: Kalaripayattu, Kutiyattam, Kathakali, Mohiniyattam and Theyyam.
News18
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Ahead of Bigg Boss 19 Launch, Salman Khan Calls Hosting the Show ‘Longest and Most Personal' Collaboration
Salman Khan returns as host for Bigg Boss 19, calling it his 'longest and most personal' collaboration. The show may launch early this year with exciting new twists. Salman Khan is all set to return to the hosting chair with Bigg Boss 19, and the audience can't keep calm. With the show returning to Colors channel reportedly by the end of August, Salman Khan shed light on how this professional journey has now become a deeply personal relationship in his career. As Colors TV celebrates its 17 glorious years of providing entertainment, Salman Khan has shared his thoughts about being associated with the channel. Having hosted Bigg Boss for 15 years, Salman Khan said, 'My journey with COLORS and Bigg Boss isn't just the longest-running collaboration of my career, it's one of the most personal. When I first came on board for Bigg Boss in 2010, little did I know that I was signing up for a 15-year relationship with the show and an entire nation. Together, we've nurtured a tradition that the audience waits for with bated breath every year. Through format changes, digital shifts, new themes, and the ever-changing energy of the unpredictable house, this ride with COLORS has been special. Congratulations to the entire team at the channel for uniting India in entertainment for 17 years!" Television's most controversial and loved reality show, Bigg Boss, is all set to return with a new season. Traditionally aired in the latter half of the year, Bigg Boss is reportedly set for an early launch this time, possibly in July. If true, this would mark a significant shift from its usual September-October schedule and could lead to a longer-than-usual runtime, extending well into January 2026. Speculation suggests it might become one of the longest seasons ever, spanning up to six months. Adding fuel to the fire, several entertainment portals and social media accounts have been circulating a list of rumoured contestants. The names being floated include Lataa Saberwal, Apoorva Mukhija, Purav Jha, Neel Motwani, Arhan Ansari, Shashank Vyas, Khushi Dubey, Sharad Malhotra, Moon Banerjee, and TV couple Ram Kapoor and Gautami Kapoor. In addition to the contestant rumours, there's also speculation that this season might be helmed not just by Salman Khan, but also by Karan Johar and Farah Khan, who may step in as guest hosts during Salman's absence. However, none of these developments have been confirmed by the makers of the show yet. Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
News18
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Laughter Chefs 2: Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Divyanka Tripathi Bring Fun To Kitchen
Dressed to impress and full of energy, Divyanka Tripathi, Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Eisha Singh, Shraddha Arya and Isha Malviya completely stole the show. Television's most loved bahus took over the kitchen in the latest promo of Laughter Chefs 2, and the result? Glamour, entertainment and high-intensity drama. The semi-final week of the show got a glam upgrade with the arrival of Divyanka Tripathi, Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Eisha Singh, Shraddha Arya and Isha Malviya. Dressed to impress and full of energy, the actresses completely stole the show with their wit and culinary skills, as seen in a new promo shared by the makers on the official Instagram handle of Colors. The promo kicks off with Devoleena Bhattacharjee and Divyanka Tripathi hilariously reacting to the ingredients given to them for the cooking challenge. Meanwhile, Eisha Singh, struggling to prepare what looks like batter, expresses herself in mock frustration and says, 'Mujhe nahi karna hai," perfectly adding to the chaotic-yet-fun vibe of the episode. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ColorsTV (@colorstv) Divyanka, who was paired with Sudesh for the episode, was visibly impressed with the cooking skills of the comedian as she lauded him, saying, 'Wah ji wah, I am impressed." Meanwhile, Rubina and Devoleena added a touch of fun to the cooking challenge. As they tried to cook together, Rubina is seen telling Devoleena, 'Aata nahi dalna tha yaar, ye kya kar diya," leaving everyone laughing, including Rahul Vaidya. In a standout moment from the promo, Devoleena set the stage on fire – quite literally and Krushna Abhishek, one of the contestants in the show, did not miss the chance to lighten up the mood. Jokingly, he told the actress, 'Channel ne apko aag lagane ko kaha tha iska ye matlab nahi hai ki sach me hi aag laga do." The promo was shared with the caption, 'Iss baar Laughter Chefs pe banega khaana lajawaab jab television ki bahuein lagaayegi aag!" With contestants and guests exchanging banter and comedians like Bharti Singh and Krushna Abhishek keeping the energy high, the promo sets the tone for a lively episode. Adding to the drama, the episode also brings Isha Malviya face-to-face with her exes, Abhishek Kumar and Samarth Jurel, making this episode even more intriguing for fans. It has been months since Laughter Chefs Season 2 has been entertaining the audience with its high-intensity drama and excitement. The show is now heading towards the grand finale and will be replaced by Pati Patni Aur Panga. The upcoming reality show will see popular couples like Hina Khan and Rocky Jaiswal, Avika Gor and Milind Chandwani navigating real-life relationship challenges. First Published: July 18, 2025, 18:46 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
