Satyamev Jayate (talk show)

Satyamev Jayate (transl. Truth Alone Triumphs) is an Indian Hindi-language television talk show aired on various channels within Star Network along with Doordarshan's DD National.^[1] The first season of the show premiered on 6 May 2012 and marked the television debut of popular Bollywood actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan.^[2] The second season of the show was aired from 2 March 2014 ^[3] and the third season started from 5 October 2014.

The show focuses on sensitive social issues prevalent in India such as female foeticide, child sexual abuse, rape, honour killings, domestic violence, untouchability, discrimination, acceptance of alternative sexualities, toxic masculinity, alcoholism, and the criminalization of politics. It aims to bring the great achievements of people which often go unnoticed in order to encourage the audience to achieve their goals no matter what comes in between. It also aims to empower citizens with information about their country, and urge them to take action. While the primary language of the show is Hindi, it is simulcast in eight languages such as Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu, and subtitled in English, to ensure maximum reach.

The first season of Satyamev Jayate garnered over a billion digital impressions from 165 countries,^[4] with responses from viewers in many countries, mainly Asian and African countries, including India, China,^[5] Djibouti, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Isle of Man, and Papua New Guinea. A sum of ₹22.3 crore (equivalent to ₹42 crore or US$5.0 million in 2023) was received as donations by the NGOs featured on this season. The second season was watched by 600 million Indians. The causes raised in the second season were supported by over 30 million people and the season generated more than one billion impressions online.