| Genre: | game show |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Country: | India |
| Num Seasons: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 26 |
| Location: | Chennai |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | approx. 40-45 minutes per episode |
| Network: | Zee Tamil |
| Last Aired: | present |
Genes is an Indian Tamil-language reality television game show broadcast on Zee Tamil. The show premiered in 2015 and is also available for streaming on the digital platform ZEE5. Genes is a remake of the Telugu game show of the same name, which originally aired on ETV. The format of the show revolves around contestants identifying real people by connecting them through genetic similarities.[1]
The show consists of four rounds: Same to Same, Celebrity Round, Family Tree, and Jackpot.[2] Genes was launched on 19 April 2015 and is broadcast weekly on Sundays at 8:00 PM (IST).
| Season | Episodes | Original Broadcast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Aired | Last Aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | |||
| 2 | 89 | |||
| 3 | ||||
The first season aired every Sunday at 8:00PM from 19 April 2015 to 11 October 2015 and ended with 26 Episodes. The show was hosted by Suma Kanakala.
| Episode | Guest(s) | Amount won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (19 April 2015) | 1,30,000 | ||
| 2 (26 April 2015) | 1,60,000 | ||
| 3 (3 May 2015) | Sangeetha | 1,05,000 | |
| 4 (10 May 2015) | Vijay Antony & Sushma | 1,05,000 | |
| 5 (17 May 2015) | Srinivas & Sharanya & Sunandha | 95,000 | |
| 6 (24 May 2015) | Iniya & Swathi | 1,25,000 | |
| 7 (31 May 2015) | Srinivasan | 40,000 | |
| 8 (7 June 2015) | Aishwarya Rajesh & Mani | 1,80,000 | |
| 9 (14 June 2015) | Vaiyapuri | 5,10,000 | |
| 10 (21 June 2015) | Sandhya & Manisha Shree | 4,60,000 | |
| 11 (28 June 2015) | Aadhi & Nikki Galrani & Sathya Prabhas | 95,000 | |
| 12 (5 July 2015) | Gayathri Raguram & Aravind | 95,000 | |
| 13 (12 July 2015) | Mano | 4,50,000 | |
| 14 (19 July 2015) | Suresh | 70,000 | |
| 15 (26 July 2015) | Anuradha & Abhinayashree | 5,40,000 | |
| 16 (2 August 2015) | Madhan Bob | 1,00,000 | |
| 17 (9 August 2015) | Singampuli & Shankar | 60,000 | |
| 18 (16 August 2015) | Kuyili | 1,05,000 | |
| 19 (23 August 2015) | Deepak Dinkar & Moses | 1,05,000 | |
| 20 (30 August 2015) | Ganja Karuppu & Jayam Kondan | 6,00,000 | |
| 21 (6 September 2015) | Pushpavanam Kuppusamy & Anitha Kuppusamy | 9,60,000 | |
| 22 (13 September 2015) | Robo Shankar | 95,000 | |
| 23 (20 September 2015) | Nizhalgal Ravi | 8,10,000 | |
| 24 (27 September 2015) | Meena | 4,30,000 | |
| 25 (4 October 2015) | Nirosha & Ramki | 3,40,000 | |
| 26 (11 October 2015) | Roja | 4,60,000 |
The show second season was launched on 18 November 2015 and aired weekly on every Sunday 8:00PM IST. The show is hosted by Tamil Actress Roja. The second season has four interesting rounds 1+1=3, Celebrity Round, Anniyan and Vilayadu Mangatha. The couple starts off the show well and play the game enthusiastically.[3]
The third season was premiered on 17 June 2018.[4] The show hosted by actress Priya Raman replacing fellow actress Roja who previously hosted the first two editions of the game show.[5]