Mumbai, June 30, 2006: The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Dwitiya on Star One, the nationwide search for the best comic talent in India has recreated history and set new records!! The two-hour MEGA FINALE episode, which aired on Friday, June 23, 2006 burst through the TRP scales delivering a rating of 7.94 on CS4+ and became the 4th highest ranked shows amongst the Hindi General Entertainment channels.
The Season 2 that captivated the fancy of the entire nation witnessed a robust growth in channel shares touching 3.41 on CS4+ HSM, making The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Dwitiya one of the most successful show launched in 2006.
Basis the TAM media research figures across audiences and markets, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Dwitiya has decimated well-entrenched competition in the last 4 weeks in the Friday Prime time slot of 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The show-stealers were the 'Wizards of Wit ' Shekhar Suman & Navjot Singh Sidhu, who donned the judges' hats for both the seasons.
The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Dwitiya that opened strongly with 5.06 TVR (CS4+ HSM Base) has only grown from strength to strength each week.