Due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
21-day
nationwide
lockdown,
leading
entertainment
channels
have
had
to
put
their
shows
on
hold.
As
a
result,
some
channels
are
airing
the
repeat
telecast
of
the
shows,
while
a
few
others
are
re-running
their
old
shows.
In
the
same
vein,
Sony
Entertainment
Television
recently
surprised
fans
with
the
re-broadcast
of
its
iconic
series,
CID.
The
channel
also
announced
the
re-run
of
a
few
other
popular
shows.
For
the
unversed,
CID
was
one
of
the
longest-running
(21
years)
shows
of
Sony
TV.
It
went
off
the
air
in
2018
after
an
alleged
fall
out
between
the
channel
and
the
show
producer.
The
show’s
rather
abrupt
ending
had
everyone
talking
including
the
cast
of
the
show.
And
now,
in
a
recent
interview,
CID
star
Dayanand
Shetty
aka
Daya
confessed
he
was
unaware
that
the
show
has
returned.
He
then
went
on
to
take
a
jibe
at
the
channel
about
the
re-run
as
they
were
the
ones
who
wanted
the
show
to
end
in
the
first
place.
Dayanand
Shetty
said,
"I
wasn't
aware
that
the
show
is
being
re
telecast
every
day
in
the
morning.
People
started
calling
and
messaging
me
and
saying
that
it
is
so
nice
to
see
you
all
back
on
Sony
TV
and
that's
how
I
came
to
know
that
the
channel
has
decided
to
air
it
again,
during
the
lockdown
phase.
I
am
very
happy
with
the
decision
and
it's
a
very
nice
feeling."
He
went
on
to
add,
"When
it
went
off-air
in
2018,
we
didn't
know
the
reason
for
it.
And
even
today,
it
is
not
clear.
The
show
was
doing
good
but
they
targeted
it
in
a
very
organised
manner.
Bhaut
hi
surgically
clean
kiya
tha
show
ko
channel
se.
It
could
have
done
better
but
from
2016
channel
was
hell
bent
on
somehow
killing
it
and
finally
in
2018,
un
logo
ne
show
ka
lockdown
kar
diya."
(sic)