MUMBAI: Nach Baliye returned to TV screens in its second season and has shot straight to the top, claims the channel quoting the Tam numbers for the opening week.

The first week's studio performance episode, which aired on Monday, 25 September, 2006, for two and a half hours, entered the charts of the Top 50 shows CS4+ HSM category.

The ratings were 4.9 in CS4+ HSM. The show has captured over 9.8 million viewers across the country and has registered TVRs as high as 6.61 in Mumbai and 5.54 in New Delhi (CS4 + HSM), as per Tam.

"Show after show, season after season, Star One continues to rewrite benchmarks of success on Indian television. The launch performance episode of Nach Baliye 2 has garnered a significant rating, it has been one of the most anticipated returns of any show and once again it has proved its worthiness." says Star India EVP Content Deepak Segal.

A new addition to the Nach Baliye story this year is the Voting Special, which airs every Tuesday at 8 pm. Moreover, a lifeline been given to the couples who stand on the verge of being eliminated by the contestants who are already in the 'suraksha chakra', informs an official release.