Zee TV’s dance format, Dance India Dance, has returned for a fifth season after a break of almost two years.

The contest premiered on 27 June, and will run in a 9pm slot on Saturdays.

Participants were selected from 17 cities across India. Judges include Punit J. Pathak, one of season two’s finalists.

The new season premiere co-incided with the release of Zee’s latest annual report, in which Zee Entertainment Enterprises chairman Subhash Chandra predicted that Zee would be ranked among the top global media brands by 2020. The plan for the next five years also involves achieving five times viewership growth and four times growth in content consumption. Zee reported a 10% increase in after-tax profit to Rs9,775 million/US$153 million.