The Week That Wasn't Explained

Genre:Satirical late night television
Starring:Cyrus Broacha, Kunal Vijaykar, Gopal Datt, Mohit Mahale
Country:India
Language:English
Network:CNN-News18

The Week That Wasn't was an Indian satirical late night television programme hosted by Cyrus Broacha and shown on the CNN-IBN (now CNN News18) channel. Started in 2006, the cast included Kaneez Surka, Gopal Datt, Mohit Mahale, and Kunal Vijaykar with occasional appearances by Punit Pania and Ambika Vas.[1] [2] [3]

In 2013, a defamation case was filed against Broacha and the team by the Tamil Nadu government over his comments during the show regarding Jayalalithaa's letter to the Prime Minister asking Sri Lankan players not to be allowed in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[4]

On the 30 May 2023, Cyrus Broacha announced on his podcast that the show had been canceled by the management at CNN News18. Cyrus further announced there would not be any more shows.[5]

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  1. Web site: In Good humour. 5 December 2014 . 2015-09-09.
  2. News: Cyrus unplugged…. The Hindu. Saaz. Aggarwal. 2010-02-20. 2015-09-09. 0971-751X. en.
  3. Book: News Parody and Political Satire Across the Globe. Geoffrey. Baym. Jeffrey P.. Jones. 13 September 2013. Routledge. 9781135751647. 14 July 2018. Google Books.
  4. News: TN govt. files defamation case against Broacha. The Hindu. 2013-04-16. 2015-09-09. Staff reporter. 0971-751X. en.
  5. Web site: Episode 1163 of the Cyrus Says Podcast . Youtube . 30 May 2023 . 31 May 2023.