The first season was a weekly program airing on Friday nights, hosted by Diwakar Pundir, who was later replaced by Shakti Anand in late 2004. Partha Dey was the director of Anchor Links featuring Shakti Anand, and was also the director of special episodes, such as the 100th Episode, which was based on crimes in Delhi. The 100th episode was a collaboration between Sony TV and NDTV. Nitesh Mishra was the casting director. Season one was immediately popular. Season one recreated live-staged crime and the citizens' response to it. These were a part of the show and were done with multiple hidden cameras, line produced and directed by Partha Dey in Delhi, Haryana, MP, and Punjab.