the idiot box in india hit a saturation point in 2015 with major reality shows failing to ignite audiences interest despite being fronted by the biggest bollywood stars even as fiction stuck to its kitchensink route when salman khan openly admits less trps of bigg boss it spells bad news for the controversial show once considered a threat to daily soaps while the changed timings of bigg boss nau have contributed to the less viewership repetitive fights and boring contestants have added to the its woes so much so that a consensus seems to have built up that the series needs a break to come up with fresh content the trouble however is not just limited to bigg boss megastar amitabh bachchan whose television debut in kaun banega crorepati had the whole nation glued to their television sets failed to recreate the magic with aaj ki raat hai zindagi whose trp stands at a dismal 05 similarly shah rukh khans charm could not save india poochega sabse shaana kaun from its boring format the inaugural season of actor farhan akhtarhosted i can do that also had a disappointing runread alsocelebs who benefited from bigg boss one of the few gainers among the reality shows this year has been comedy nights with kapil with current trp of 23 but it still lags behind swaragini which sits at the bottom of the point table among daily soaps with 24 trp originally aimed at providing comic relief to the viewers on weekends kapil sharmas series is reduced to a platform for film and serials promotions poor script and insipid presentation create a lackluster show with navjot singh sidhus laughter making more noise than the actual content youthcentric reality shows roadies and splitsvilla have enjoyed a popularity but that seems to be fading now such shows have always harped on fights namecalling and plotting but lately they have been invaded by the melodramatic tone of fiction making it less believable and appear rather scripted this however does not mean that fiction has done exceedingly well as most of the content keeps revolving around the kitchen politics no matter how innovative the beginning has been small screens attempt at a mature subject like reconnection of an elderly divorced couple with itna karo na mujhe pyaar went kaput after a few months with the drama changing gears to a runofthemill love story between the leads the concept of struggles of a gay couple to come out with their relationship was one of the highlights of teenagedrama kaisi yeh yaariyan but with time and popularity of its lead couple the focus shifted to their love story and supporting characters were used to fill the background queen of tv ekta kapoors kuch toh hai tere mere darmiyaan and dil ki baatein dil hi jaane also could not get the love and loyalty of fans kuch toh hai tere mere darmiyaan even replaced its lead actors with popular faces ali goni and asha negi but they could not save