Original title
Crime Patrol
Released
5/9/2003
Origin country
IN
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Reality
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
8
Number of episodes
2072
Crime Patrol attempts to bring stories of crime happening all around the country. Crimes that tell us that we need to be careful, we need to be watchful. Crimes that tell us lives could have been saved. Every crime we hear of, either warns us to be careful or scares us, it could happen to us. Every crime ignites a feeling, It should not have happened. Would knowing the Why? behind a crime, help in stopping a crime from happening? I don't like the way he looks at me, I don't like the way he/she is behaving, I think he/she is out of his/her mind, I think he/she has gone crazy. That gaze, that quirky smile, that persistent stare which unnerves. It is difficult to understand the intentions but the hints are there. In a house a husband and wife argue, fight. A vessel comes flying, a glass breaks. Husband is angry and the wife is upset. That hatred, that ego. The distance that keeps growing. It is difficult to comprehend the damage, but the cracks are there. Feelings expressions.
The first season was a weekly program airing on Friday nights, hosted by Diwakar Pundir, who was later replaced by Shakti Anand in late 2004. Partha Dey was the director of Anchor Links featuring Shakti Anand, and was also the director of special episodes, such as the 100th Episode, which was based on crimes in Delhi. The 100th episode was a collaboration between Sony TV and NDTV. Nitesh Mishra was the casting director. Season one was immediately popular. Season one recreated live-staged crime and the citizens' response to it. These were a part of the show and were done with multiple hidden cameras, line produced and directed by Partha Dey in Delhi, Haryana, MP, and Punjab.
Due to the first season's popularity, Sony TV decided to bring back the series for a second season. The second season was aired from Monday to Thursday nights. Season 2 was presented by Anup Soni and Sakshi Tanwar. Unlike the first season, this season didn't perform that well in TRP Ratings.
The third season was broadcast on Friday and Saturday nights. This season soon went off-air due to low TRP ratings.
The fourth season premiered four months after the third season ended as Crime Patrol Dastak. The season managed to gain better TRP ratings. The fourth season was initially aired on Friday and Saturday nights. From April 11, 2014, the series was aired three days a week from Friday to Sunday nights. The series was given a new title Crime Patrol Satark (previously Crime Patrol Dastak until July 6, 2014). During the last quarter of 2017, Soni decided to exit the series, citing that he wanted to focus on his acting career in films. After Anup Soni, Sanjeev Tyagi replaced him until he joined again.
The fifth season premiered on July 15, 2019, and airs on Monday–Friday nights. Anup Soni returned to host the series 15 months after leaving the show. After some time, Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya hosted the show, then Sonali Kulkarni followed by Ashutosh Rana became presenter of the show. In December, it was announced that the show would be halted for three months but may return afterwards.
The sixth season titled Crime Patrol 2.0 premiered on March 7, 2022, and airs on Monday–Friday nights. This season got low TRP ratings due to its format, so later the show returned to its original old format with actors from prior seasons like Sanjeev Tyagi, Nissar Khan, etc. Tyagi returned to the show in May 2022.
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