Established in 2002, Geo is among the oldest Pakistani private TV networks, and has received good TRPs on various daily soaps, reality series, and drama serials since its inception. Geo broadcast many daily soaps during its initial years and the soaps became popular too. Some shows from the 2000s that aired on the network which are still recognized include
Tere Pehlu Main,
Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan,
Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti,
Tum Ho Kay Chup,
Doraha,
Yeh Zindagi Hai and various more. The channel continued to do well in ratings but in 2014 the network was banned in the country for promoting blasphemy on its morning show
Utho Jago Pakistan. The channel was eventually unbanned but the ratings took a hit and the channel was panned for making below average content, and it took a while for the channel to get back onto the charts with well ratings. In 2017, GEO launched
Khaani and the series went on to become a huge success for the network with worldwide success and was later added on
Netflix due to its major popularity. Similarly, around the same time
Ghar Titli Ka Par was also a big success for the network domestically and garnered many views on
YouTube as well. The two drama serials helped GEO break ground just like it did before its ban and become the most viewed channel in Pakistan. Since that time, Geo joined hands with
7th Sky Entertainment and has produced various shows that have been record-breaking on television and social media platforms. In 2019, the network created two records for the most watched show in the 9:00 pm slot with the beginning of
Bharosa Pyar Tera and ending of
Dil-e-Gumshuda, both the series garnered 17.0 TRP In 2020,
Munafiq created a record for the most watched show in the 7:00 pm slot with 22.75 TRP, and is also the second highest rated serial in the history of Pakistani television, as well as being in the top trending list in India on YouTube. In recent times, criticism of Geo Entertainment includes the flak for its low picture quality on television compared to
HUM HD and
ARY Digital HD , which are of higher quality, and making very Indian-ized dramas by copying daily soaps from
Indian networks and turning them into weekly drama serials or daily soaps as well in order to get ratings. After the
Pakistan Stock Exchange attack in July 2020, the attacker's car was found in a later episode of the channel's show,
Deewangi and sparked a reaction from audiences due to the strange coincidence. == Programming ==