Category: Viewership

  • BARC week 8: Most regional channels successfully continue to retain their positions

    BARC week 8: Most regional channels successfully continue to retain their positions

    MUMBAI: Fakt Marathi climbed fourth position from fifth position pushing down Star Pravah in fifth position, even as the leaders of all regional channel continued dominate their respective positions with slight increase and fall in ratings, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).

    Bangla GEC

    Star Jalsha was in the numero uno position among Bangla general entertainment channels with 223650 (‘000s) as against 220355 (‘000s) in week Seven. Zee Bangla bagged the second berth with 142368 (‘000s) followed by Jalsha Movies in the third position with 69316 (‘000s).

    Though Zee Bangla Cinema saw a fall in ratings, it maintained the fourth position with 30816 (‘000s) as against 37709 (‘000s) in the previous week followed by Colors Bangla at the fifth slot with 30744 (‘000s).

    Bhojpuri GEC

    Big Magic Ganga saw a sharp rise and continued to maintain the top position with 20196 (‘000s) against 16346 (‘000s) in week Seven, followed by Bhojpuri Cinema at second position with 15728 (‘000s).  

    In comparison, Dabangg climbed up to third slot with 7489 (‘000s) and pushed Dangal TV to the fourth position with 7485 (‘000s) in week 8 while ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3993 (‘000s) maintained its number five position.

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kannada retained its top position with 239925 (‘000s) followed by Suvarna at number two position with 182363 (‘000s), while Zee Kannada retained third spot with 144678 (‘000s) followed by Udaya Movies at fourth berth with 135757 (‘000s) as against 130904 (‘000s) in the preceding week. Udaya TV stood at fifth spot with 132177 (‘000s) as against 119542 (‘000s) in the previous week .

    Malayalam GECs

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with rise in ratings at 410813 (‘000s) showing a further rise compared to its figures of 340204 (‘000s) in the previous week. This was followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 91947 (‘000s) in the second berth. Flowers TV saw a dip in its rating but managed to retain the third spot with 72372 (‘000s) as against 88537 (‘000s) in week 7 .Asianet Movies with 60124(‘000s) stood at number four position followed by Surya TV at fifth berth with 53843(‘000s)

    Marathi GECs

    Zee Marathi also remained at the top with 133880 (‘000s) followed by Colors Marathi in second position with 103425 (‘000s) as against 95409 (‘000s) in previous week. While Zee Talkies retained third position with 65090 (‘000s) as against 89848 (‘000s) in week 7, Fakt Marathi climbed one step to fourth position with 51755 (‘000s) as against 24396 (‘000s) in the previous week, pushing down Star Pravah in fifth position with 42576 (‘000s) as against 46968 (‘000s) in week 7.

    Oriya GECs

    Though Sarthak TV witnessed a slight fall in its ratings, it maintained its position on top with 88626 (‘000s) as against 92440 (‘000s) in week 7, followed by Tarang TV in second spot with 56638 (‘000s). Colors Oriya retained third berth with 20625 (‘000s) whereas Odisha TV was in fourth position with 17571 (‘000s) showing a slight increase in its ratings followed by Alankar with 9815 (‘000s) in fifth place as against 7187 (‘000s) in previous week.

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV remained the leader in the Tamil space with a minor fall  in ratings at 938256 (‘000s) as against 953616 (‘000s) in week 7.KTV was at number two with fall in ratings at 234971 (‘000s) as against 264009 (‘000s) in the previous week whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third position with 167514 (‘000s) followed by Polimer in fourth slot with 81404 (‘000s) and Zee Tamil on fifth slot with 79165 (‘000s) in week 8.

    Telugu GECs

    Though ETV Telugu saw a fall in ratings, it continued to lead the Telugu genre with 398781 (‘000s) as against 417220 (‘000s) the week, before followed by Zee Telugu on second position with 367722 (‘000s) and Maa TV on third spot with 365602 (‘000s). Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 281682 (‘000s) while Gemini Movies with 189472 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position.

  • BARC week 8: Most regional channels successfully continue to retain their positions

    BARC week 8: Most regional channels successfully continue to retain their positions

    MUMBAI: Fakt Marathi climbed fourth position from fifth position pushing down Star Pravah in fifth position, even as the leaders of all regional channel continued dominate their respective positions with slight increase and fall in ratings, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).

    Bangla GEC

    Star Jalsha was in the numero uno position among Bangla general entertainment channels with 223650 (‘000s) as against 220355 (‘000s) in week Seven. Zee Bangla bagged the second berth with 142368 (‘000s) followed by Jalsha Movies in the third position with 69316 (‘000s).

    Though Zee Bangla Cinema saw a fall in ratings, it maintained the fourth position with 30816 (‘000s) as against 37709 (‘000s) in the previous week followed by Colors Bangla at the fifth slot with 30744 (‘000s).

    Bhojpuri GEC

    Big Magic Ganga saw a sharp rise and continued to maintain the top position with 20196 (‘000s) against 16346 (‘000s) in week Seven, followed by Bhojpuri Cinema at second position with 15728 (‘000s).  

    In comparison, Dabangg climbed up to third slot with 7489 (‘000s) and pushed Dangal TV to the fourth position with 7485 (‘000s) in week 8 while ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3993 (‘000s) maintained its number five position.

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kannada retained its top position with 239925 (‘000s) followed by Suvarna at number two position with 182363 (‘000s), while Zee Kannada retained third spot with 144678 (‘000s) followed by Udaya Movies at fourth berth with 135757 (‘000s) as against 130904 (‘000s) in the preceding week. Udaya TV stood at fifth spot with 132177 (‘000s) as against 119542 (‘000s) in the previous week .

    Malayalam GECs

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with rise in ratings at 410813 (‘000s) showing a further rise compared to its figures of 340204 (‘000s) in the previous week. This was followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 91947 (‘000s) in the second berth. Flowers TV saw a dip in its rating but managed to retain the third spot with 72372 (‘000s) as against 88537 (‘000s) in week 7 .Asianet Movies with 60124(‘000s) stood at number four position followed by Surya TV at fifth berth with 53843(‘000s)

    Marathi GECs

    Zee Marathi also remained at the top with 133880 (‘000s) followed by Colors Marathi in second position with 103425 (‘000s) as against 95409 (‘000s) in previous week. While Zee Talkies retained third position with 65090 (‘000s) as against 89848 (‘000s) in week 7, Fakt Marathi climbed one step to fourth position with 51755 (‘000s) as against 24396 (‘000s) in the previous week, pushing down Star Pravah in fifth position with 42576 (‘000s) as against 46968 (‘000s) in week 7.

    Oriya GECs

    Though Sarthak TV witnessed a slight fall in its ratings, it maintained its position on top with 88626 (‘000s) as against 92440 (‘000s) in week 7, followed by Tarang TV in second spot with 56638 (‘000s). Colors Oriya retained third berth with 20625 (‘000s) whereas Odisha TV was in fourth position with 17571 (‘000s) showing a slight increase in its ratings followed by Alankar with 9815 (‘000s) in fifth place as against 7187 (‘000s) in previous week.

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV remained the leader in the Tamil space with a minor fall  in ratings at 938256 (‘000s) as against 953616 (‘000s) in week 7.KTV was at number two with fall in ratings at 234971 (‘000s) as against 264009 (‘000s) in the previous week whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third position with 167514 (‘000s) followed by Polimer in fourth slot with 81404 (‘000s) and Zee Tamil on fifth slot with 79165 (‘000s) in week 8.

    Telugu GECs

    Though ETV Telugu saw a fall in ratings, it continued to lead the Telugu genre with 398781 (‘000s) as against 417220 (‘000s) the week, before followed by Zee Telugu on second position with 367722 (‘000s) and Maa TV on third spot with 365602 (‘000s). Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 281682 (‘000s) while Gemini Movies with 189472 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position.

  • Star Plus topples Colors to claim pole position in BARC week 8

    Star Plus topples Colors to claim pole position in BARC week 8

    MUMBAI: The fight for the pole position in Hindi general entertainment channel continues between Colors and Star Plus in week 8 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data. As per the latest data from BARC, Star Plus secured the leadership slot while Colors stood at number two even after an increase in ratings.

    Star Plus grabbed the lead position in the Hindi GEC genre with 768495 (‘000s) and bagged the second place with 725868 (‘000s) against 692564 (‘000s) in week 7.  

    Zee Network’s Hindi entertainment channel Zee TV secured the third berth with a decline in ratings to 645473 (‘000s) against  666691 (‘000s) in the previous week. Its free to air channel Zee Anmol too witnessed a fall in ratings with 625553 (‘000s) viewership against 656412 (‘000s) in last week, but maintained its the fourth spot.

    Star Ustav climbed up to number five with 492907(‘000s), followed by Sony Pal with 477372 (‘000s) on sixth spot and Life OK with 437776 (‘000s) stood at number seven. 

    With no change in last three positions in the ranking list, Rishtey stood at number eight with 372527(‘000s). Sab TV and Sony Entertainment Television continued at ninth and tenth slot with 363158 (‘000s) and 311654 (‘000s) respectively. 

  • Star Plus topples Colors to claim pole position in BARC week 8

    Star Plus topples Colors to claim pole position in BARC week 8

    MUMBAI: The fight for the pole position in Hindi general entertainment channel continues between Colors and Star Plus in week 8 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data. As per the latest data from BARC, Star Plus secured the leadership slot while Colors stood at number two even after an increase in ratings.

    Star Plus grabbed the lead position in the Hindi GEC genre with 768495 (‘000s) and bagged the second place with 725868 (‘000s) against 692564 (‘000s) in week 7.  

    Zee Network’s Hindi entertainment channel Zee TV secured the third berth with a decline in ratings to 645473 (‘000s) against  666691 (‘000s) in the previous week. Its free to air channel Zee Anmol too witnessed a fall in ratings with 625553 (‘000s) viewership against 656412 (‘000s) in last week, but maintained its the fourth spot.

    Star Ustav climbed up to number five with 492907(‘000s), followed by Sony Pal with 477372 (‘000s) on sixth spot and Life OK with 437776 (‘000s) stood at number seven. 

    With no change in last three positions in the ranking list, Rishtey stood at number eight with 372527(‘000s). Sab TV and Sony Entertainment Television continued at ninth and tenth slot with 363158 (‘000s) and 311654 (‘000s) respectively. 

  • Star Plus replaces Colors on second slot; Sony Max enters top ten list

    Star Plus replaces Colors on second slot; Sony Max enters top ten list

    MUMBAI: In week 8, Sun TV continued to lead across genres while  Star Plus grabbed the second slot and pushed down Colors to number three, according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data.

    On the other hand, Star India’s movie channel Star Gold exited the top ten list this week while Sony networks’ Sony Max entered the list.

    Sun TV maintained its lead with 1005250 (‘000s), whereas Star Plus in the second place with an increase in ratings acquired 835910 (‘000s) and pushed Colors down to number three with 767772 (‘000s).

    Zee TV maintained its fourth spot in week 8 with 703634 (‘000s), while Zee Anmol secured the fifth slot with 626831 (‘000s).

    Star India’s FTA channel Star Utsav climbed up to number six from the  eightth slot in week 7 with 495096(‘000s) followed by Sony Pal with 481529 (‘000s) at number seven while Life OK with 456706 (‘000s) stood at number eight.

    Sony Max entered the top ten channel’s list in week 8 and grabbed ninth slot with 449308 (‘000s) while ETV Telugu maintained its tenth slot in the chart with 418704 (‘000s). 

  • Star Plus replaces Colors on second slot; Sony Max enters top ten list

    Star Plus replaces Colors on second slot; Sony Max enters top ten list

    MUMBAI: In week 8, Sun TV continued to lead across genres while  Star Plus grabbed the second slot and pushed down Colors to number three, according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data.

    On the other hand, Star India’s movie channel Star Gold exited the top ten list this week while Sony networks’ Sony Max entered the list.

    Sun TV maintained its lead with 1005250 (‘000s), whereas Star Plus in the second place with an increase in ratings acquired 835910 (‘000s) and pushed Colors down to number three with 767772 (‘000s).

    Zee TV maintained its fourth spot in week 8 with 703634 (‘000s), while Zee Anmol secured the fifth slot with 626831 (‘000s).

    Star India’s FTA channel Star Utsav climbed up to number six from the  eightth slot in week 7 with 495096(‘000s) followed by Sony Pal with 481529 (‘000s) at number seven while Life OK with 456706 (‘000s) stood at number eight.

    Sony Max entered the top ten channel’s list in week 8 and grabbed ninth slot with 449308 (‘000s) while ETV Telugu maintained its tenth slot in the chart with 418704 (‘000s). 

  • BARC week 7: Fakt Marathi makes maiden entry in Top 5 Marathi channels list

    BARC week 7: Fakt Marathi makes maiden entry in Top 5 Marathi channels list

    MUMBAI: As per the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s week 7 ratings, the leaders of all the regional channels including Bangla, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Oriya, Tamil and Malayalam genres continued to have a stranglehold on their respective genres. 

    After marking its presence on the DD Free Dish DTH platform, Marathi channel Fakt Marathi made its maiden entry in the top five channels list in the genre.

    Bangla GECs

    Though Star Jalsha witnessed a fall in ratings, the channel maintained its number one position in the Bangla general entertainment channel (GECs) space with 220355 (‘000s) as against 247291 (‘000s) in week 6. 

    Zee Bangla bagged the second berth with 147283 (‘000s) followed by Jalsa Movies on the third spot with 66704 (‘000s) and Zee Bangla Cinema with 37709 (‘000s) stood at number four pushing down Colors Bangla to number five with 31284 (‘000s). 

    Bhojpuri GECs

    Big Ganga retained its numero uno position with an increase in its rating with 16346 (‘000s) as against 14575 (‘000s) in week 6, followed by Bhojpuri Cinema at second position with 16300 (‘000s) and Dangal TV with 7456 (‘000s) stood at number three.

    Dabangg bagged the fourth berth with 7206 (‘000s) and ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3193 (‘000s) stood at number five in week 7.  

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kannada saw dip in its rating compared to previous week but managed to retain the first berth with 217260 (‘000s) as against 254250 (‘000s) in week 6. Suvarna climbed up to second position from last week’s fifth spot with 170074 (‘000s) and pushed Zee Kannada down to the third place with 145912 (‘000s). Udaya Movies bagged the fourth position with 130904 (‘000s), while Udaya TV stood in the fifth spot with 119542 (‘000s).

    Malayalam GECs

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with a rise in ratings with 340204 (‘000s) as against 333827 (‘000s) in week 6, followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 99654 (‘000s) in the second place as against 103484 (‘000s) in previous week. Flowers TV maintained its place at number three with 88537 (‘000s) with a slight dip in its rating from the previous week. Asianet Movies with 62851 (‘000s) stood at number four and Surya TV with 49259 (‘000s) was at number five.

    Marathi GEC

    Zee Marathi retained its numero uno position with 139810 (‘000s) with a slight rise in rating as compared to the previous week. It was followed by Colors Marathi with 95409 (‘000s), whereas Zee Talkies maintained its third position with 89848 (‘000s) and also saw an increase in rating as against 668724 (‘000s) in week 6. 

    Star Pravah retained the fourth berth with 46968 (‘000s) with a slight dip in rating as compared to the previous week. The Marathi genre witnessed a new entrant Fakt Marathi in the fifth slot with 24396 (‘000s) while Maobili made an exit this week. 

    Oriya GEC

    Sarthak TV maintained its position on top with 92440 (‘000s) as against 109559 (‘000s) in week 6 followed by Tarang TV with 56243 (‘000s) in the second slot. Colors Oriya retained its third berth with 20538 (‘000s) with a slight dip in rating whereas Odisha TV retained its fourth position with 17000 (‘000s) as against 20103 (‘000s) in the previous week followed by Alankar with 7187 (‘000s) in the fifth place.

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV remained the leader in the Tamil space with a minor spike in ratings at 953616 (‘000s) as against 962984 (‘000s) in week 6. KTV was at number two with 264009 (‘000s) whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third spot with 177117 (‘000s).  

    Polimer climbed up to fourth slot with 77343 (‘000s) and pushed down Zee Tamil to the fifth place with 75617 (‘000s) in week 7. 

    Telugu GECs

    ETV Telugu continued to lead the Telugu genre with 417220 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu in the second position with 382931 (‘000s) and Maa TV in the third spot with 350918 (‘000s). 

    Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 286818 (‘000s), while Gemini Movies with 182659 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position.

  • BARC week 7: Fakt Marathi makes maiden entry in Top 5 Marathi channels list

    BARC week 7: Fakt Marathi makes maiden entry in Top 5 Marathi channels list

    MUMBAI: As per the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s week 7 ratings, the leaders of all the regional channels including Bangla, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Oriya, Tamil and Malayalam genres continued to have a stranglehold on their respective genres. 

    After marking its presence on the DD Free Dish DTH platform, Marathi channel Fakt Marathi made its maiden entry in the top five channels list in the genre.

    Bangla GECs

    Though Star Jalsha witnessed a fall in ratings, the channel maintained its number one position in the Bangla general entertainment channel (GECs) space with 220355 (‘000s) as against 247291 (‘000s) in week 6. 

    Zee Bangla bagged the second berth with 147283 (‘000s) followed by Jalsa Movies on the third spot with 66704 (‘000s) and Zee Bangla Cinema with 37709 (‘000s) stood at number four pushing down Colors Bangla to number five with 31284 (‘000s). 

    Bhojpuri GECs

    Big Ganga retained its numero uno position with an increase in its rating with 16346 (‘000s) as against 14575 (‘000s) in week 6, followed by Bhojpuri Cinema at second position with 16300 (‘000s) and Dangal TV with 7456 (‘000s) stood at number three.

    Dabangg bagged the fourth berth with 7206 (‘000s) and ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3193 (‘000s) stood at number five in week 7.  

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kannada saw dip in its rating compared to previous week but managed to retain the first berth with 217260 (‘000s) as against 254250 (‘000s) in week 6. Suvarna climbed up to second position from last week’s fifth spot with 170074 (‘000s) and pushed Zee Kannada down to the third place with 145912 (‘000s). Udaya Movies bagged the fourth position with 130904 (‘000s), while Udaya TV stood in the fifth spot with 119542 (‘000s).

    Malayalam GECs

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with a rise in ratings with 340204 (‘000s) as against 333827 (‘000s) in week 6, followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 99654 (‘000s) in the second place as against 103484 (‘000s) in previous week. Flowers TV maintained its place at number three with 88537 (‘000s) with a slight dip in its rating from the previous week. Asianet Movies with 62851 (‘000s) stood at number four and Surya TV with 49259 (‘000s) was at number five.

    Marathi GEC

    Zee Marathi retained its numero uno position with 139810 (‘000s) with a slight rise in rating as compared to the previous week. It was followed by Colors Marathi with 95409 (‘000s), whereas Zee Talkies maintained its third position with 89848 (‘000s) and also saw an increase in rating as against 668724 (‘000s) in week 6. 

    Star Pravah retained the fourth berth with 46968 (‘000s) with a slight dip in rating as compared to the previous week. The Marathi genre witnessed a new entrant Fakt Marathi in the fifth slot with 24396 (‘000s) while Maobili made an exit this week. 

    Oriya GEC

    Sarthak TV maintained its position on top with 92440 (‘000s) as against 109559 (‘000s) in week 6 followed by Tarang TV with 56243 (‘000s) in the second slot. Colors Oriya retained its third berth with 20538 (‘000s) with a slight dip in rating whereas Odisha TV retained its fourth position with 17000 (‘000s) as against 20103 (‘000s) in the previous week followed by Alankar with 7187 (‘000s) in the fifth place.

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV remained the leader in the Tamil space with a minor spike in ratings at 953616 (‘000s) as against 962984 (‘000s) in week 6. KTV was at number two with 264009 (‘000s) whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third spot with 177117 (‘000s).  

    Polimer climbed up to fourth slot with 77343 (‘000s) and pushed down Zee Tamil to the fifth place with 75617 (‘000s) in week 7. 

    Telugu GECs

    ETV Telugu continued to lead the Telugu genre with 417220 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu in the second position with 382931 (‘000s) and Maa TV in the third spot with 350918 (‘000s). 

    Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 286818 (‘000s), while Gemini Movies with 182659 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position.

  • Times Now & ET Now gain; Aaj Tak & CNBC Awaaz decline in ratings

    Times Now & ET Now gain; Aaj Tak & CNBC Awaaz decline in ratings

    MUMBAI: In week 7 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, Times Now continued to dominate the English news genre while in the Business news genre, ET Now retained its numero uno slot with an increase in ratings.

    On the other hand, Aaj Tak led the Hindi news genre, whereas even after a decline in ratings CNBC Awaaz continued to dominate the Hindi business news genre. 

    English News

    Times Now with an increase in ratings remained as the undisputed leader in the English news space with 563 (‘000s) as against 404 (‘000s) in week 6. India Today Television took the second spot with 243 (‘000s). NDTV 24×7 with 223 (‘000s) and CNN IBN with 149 (‘000s) grabbed the third and the fourth positions respectively.

    News 9 continued to maintain its place in the fifth slot with 131 (‘000s).

    English Business News

    ET Now continued to lead the English business news genre with 273 (‘000s) followed by CNBC TV18 with 223 (‘000s). NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime with 78 (‘000s) were in the third place, whereas Bloomberg TV with 11 (‘000s) grabbed the fourth position.

    Hindi News

    With a fall in ratings Aaj Tak with 77193 (‘000s) continued to dominate the space while India TV at 69739 (‘000s) with an increase in ratings stood in the second position. ABP News jumped to the number three position with 56051 (‘000s) followed by Zee News with 52604 (‘000s) in fourth place. India News fell from the third spot to number five this week with 49608 (‘000s)

    Hindi Business News

    Even after witnessing a slide in ratings CNBC Awaaz garnered the first position in the genre with 1294 (‘000s) as against 1790 (‘000s) in week 6. Zee Business with 940 (‘000s) stood at number two.

  • Times Now & ET Now gain; Aaj Tak & CNBC Awaaz decline in ratings

    Times Now & ET Now gain; Aaj Tak & CNBC Awaaz decline in ratings

    MUMBAI: In week 7 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, Times Now continued to dominate the English news genre while in the Business news genre, ET Now retained its numero uno slot with an increase in ratings.

    On the other hand, Aaj Tak led the Hindi news genre, whereas even after a decline in ratings CNBC Awaaz continued to dominate the Hindi business news genre. 

    English News

    Times Now with an increase in ratings remained as the undisputed leader in the English news space with 563 (‘000s) as against 404 (‘000s) in week 6. India Today Television took the second spot with 243 (‘000s). NDTV 24×7 with 223 (‘000s) and CNN IBN with 149 (‘000s) grabbed the third and the fourth positions respectively.

    News 9 continued to maintain its place in the fifth slot with 131 (‘000s).

    English Business News

    ET Now continued to lead the English business news genre with 273 (‘000s) followed by CNBC TV18 with 223 (‘000s). NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime with 78 (‘000s) were in the third place, whereas Bloomberg TV with 11 (‘000s) grabbed the fourth position.

    Hindi News

    With a fall in ratings Aaj Tak with 77193 (‘000s) continued to dominate the space while India TV at 69739 (‘000s) with an increase in ratings stood in the second position. ABP News jumped to the number three position with 56051 (‘000s) followed by Zee News with 52604 (‘000s) in fourth place. India News fell from the third spot to number five this week with 49608 (‘000s)

    Hindi Business News

    Even after witnessing a slide in ratings CNBC Awaaz garnered the first position in the genre with 1294 (‘000s) as against 1790 (‘000s) in week 6. Zee Business with 940 (‘000s) stood at number two.