999 (Malaysian TV series)

999 (read in Malay as sembilan sembilan sembilan) is a Malaysian investigative reality television series show (similar to COPS in the United States); which focusing to crimes in the country. The show has aired on TV3 since 3 January 2002 and has aired every Tuesday at 9:00 pm since January 2014. Previously it aired every Thursday at 9:00 pm since it first aired. The current host as of 2014 is Hazlin Hussain after Hazlin following Sarah Adiba Yussof in 2017 and latest host by Anim Ezati Rizki in 2018 and now latest host by Sofea Nursolehah Tun start on 31 March 2020. Former hosts of the show were Zakiah Anas, Mazidul Akmal Sidek, Halim Din and Omar Abdullah. In its first year, it was one of Malaysia's most watched TV programmes with audiences of over 3 million.[1]

999
Country of origin	Malaysia
Original language(s)	Malay
No. of seasons	23
Production
Running time	30 minutes with commercials = 1 hour since 2018
Production company(s)	Primeworks Studios (since August 2008)
Release
Original network	TV3
Picture format	576i
Original release	3 January 2002 – present

Hosts

• Zakiah Anas -from 2002 to 2014
• Hazlin Hussain- from 2014-2017
• Sarah Adiba Yussof- from 2017 to 2018
• Anim Ezati Rizki -from 1 January 2018 to 31 March 2020
• Sofea Nursolehah Tun[2] - 31 March 2020 - now

Reporters

• Omar Abdullah - from 2002 to 2005
• Halim Din - from 2002 to 2009
• Mazidul Akmal Sidek - from 2002 to 2010
• Tun Hizami Hashim - from 2014-now
• Nor Izzati Lockman - From 2016-now
• Faizal Murad - from 2018-now

Guest host

• Kamal Effendi Hashim, former police officer and crime analyst (from 2003-2006)

References

1. "TV3's best crime reporter". Sunday Mail. 7 November 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
2. Najiy Jefri (1 April 2020). 999 - Sofea ganti Anim Ezati Harian Metro. Retrieved 7 April 2020.