Will these TV shows go off air in the next few months?

The year 2018 will see a series of big-ticket shows bid adieu to their loyal viewers after a successful run of a few years. However, that’s not the only thing happening in the television world. The last few months have also put the spotlight on a few relatively new shows, their fate being sealed due to a poor run on the ratings chart. BT gives you a lowdown on these shows...

Udaan
Went on air: August 2014
Going off air: October 2018
One of the most popular shows on TV, it has been running for four years. It had child actor

Spandan Chaturvedi

playing the lead role of Chakor;

Meera Deosthale

succeeded her as the grown-up Chakor after the leap. Having exhausted almost every trick in the book with characters returning from the dead, double roles, love triangles, murders and revenge, the show is all set to go off air by the end of this month. It will be replaced by Dastan-e-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali from the first week of October.

Porus
Went on air: November 2017
Going off air: November 2018
The historical magnum opus revolves around Indian king Porus and his fight with Alexander. The show started off on a grand scale. It is slated to go off air in November, if all reports are true.

Bitti Businesswali
Went on air: May 2018;
Going off air: October 2018
The show boasts of an unusual storyline, which revolves around a girl’s journey to achieve financial freedom. But with the show failing to make a mark on the ratings chart, it is all set to stop shop. Prakruti Mishra and Abhishek Bajaj play the lead roles in it.

Saam Daam Dand Bhed
Went on air: August 2017; Going off air: October 2018
A revenge drama, the show revolves around four characters that are played by Bhanu Uday,

Sonal Vengurlekar

, Aishwarya Khare and Varun Toorkey. It also has a love story weaved around the four characters. Following a dip in the ratings, it will be replaced by a mythological big-ticket show, Radha Krishna in the first week of October.