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Network: Sony Entertainment Television
Episode Runtime: 70 min.
Season Runtime: 97131 min.
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
Season 1 (July 3, 2000, midnight)
KBC premiered on 3 July 2000 and was hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, his first appearance on Indian television. KBC initially offered contestants the chance to win 1 Crore (ten million) Indian rupees. The declining ratings of KBC paved way for reformatting the series immediately as Junior KBC with kids as contestants which started airing from 6 May 2001. The season ended on 31 December 2001. The show was well received in its premiere season.
