Rise and rise of English TV

[Thakur]

Let's begin with a question. Which among
these takes your fancy: fire-breathing dragons,
yellow-eyed demons or telepathic fairies? How
about a cannibalistic psychiatrist? Or a socially
inept physicist and his geeky friends?
Welcome to the richly colourful world of
English television that has rescued us from the
eons-long saas-bahu sagas and highly repetitive
reality shows that Indian TV has been dishing
up for years.
In a 2011 Brunch cover story on English TV
entertainment, we had wondered if it was set
to explode in the coming years. Three years on,
our predictions seem to have come true: there
are more international series and sitcoms on
English channels in India than ever before, the
viewership has increased by leaps and bounds,
and the channels are leaving no stone unturned
to bring the most popular shows to India
within days of their premieres abroad. Rise and rise of English TV - Hindustan Times

 

[geekvishal]

Still English Entertainment channels aren't in the reach of majority of people, because of their unavailability in the lowest packs of DTHs, unlike Hindi language channels.

 

[Navneet Mishra]

Its true that English TV shows are more versatile, interesting and addictive than regular Indian shows. Barring a few, most them the hindi soaps have similar plots and characters.