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  • Star Maa replaces Sun TV as most watched channel in week 10: Barc

    Star Maa replaces Sun TV as most watched channel in week 10: Barc

    Mumbai: With 2541.6 AMA, Star Maa was the most watched channel in week 10 (5 to 11 March), according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) data. Last week’s top channel Sun TV was pushed back to second spot, with 2435.4. At 2373.94, Star Plus finished at third place.

    Star Utsav, Dhinchaak, Star Vijay, Sony SAB, Star Pravah, Colors and Zee TV grabbed the remaining slots.

    While Sun TV maintained its hold over the mega cities with 428.66 AMA, it lost the South market to Star Maa which garnered weekly ratings of 2481.35. Star Plus, Colors, Star Vijay and Sony SAB were other top performers in the mega cities.

     

    The remaining four slots in the south market were grabbed by Sun TV, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu, and Zee Kannada.

    Among the regional markets, Maharashtra/Goa was led by Star Pravah at 1447.35 (‘000s), West Bengal by Star Jalsha at 1282.68, Odisha by Tarang (470.85), Karnataka by Zee Kannada (1332.53), and Rajasthan and UP/Uttarakhand by Star Utsav at 234.37 and 389.36, respectively. 

  • Sun TV maintains lead in week 9: Barc

    Sun TV maintains lead in week 9: Barc

    Mumbai: With 2543.24 AMA against last week’s 2483.04, Sun TV was once again at the top position in Broadcast Audience Research Council’s (Barc) most-watched channels list for the ninth week of 2022 (From 26 February to 4 March). The Tamil GEC was followed by Star Maa and Star Utsav at 2464.32 and 2452.35 (‘000s), respectively.

    Star Plus, Dhinchaak, Star Vijay, Dangal, Star Pravah, Sony SAB, and Zee Telugu grabbed the remaining slots.


    Maintaining hold over the Mega Cities and South, Sun TV registered average ratings of 454.41 and 2532.02 in the two markets, respectively. Star Plus, Colors, Star Vijay and Sony SAB were other top performers in the Mega Cities. The remaining four slots in the South market were grabbed by Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu, and Zee Kannada.

    Among the regional markets, Maharashtra/Goa was led by Star Pravah at 1451.78 (‘000s), West Bengal by Star Jalsha at 1293.2, Odisha by Tarang (490.2), Karnataka by Zee Kannada (1329.94), and Rajasthan and UP/Uttarakhand by Star Utsav at 265.74 and 429.28, respectively.

  • Sun TV becomes most watched channel in week 8: Barc

    Sun TV becomes most watched channel in week 8: Barc

    Mumbai: With 2483.04 AMA against last week’s 2543.31, Sun TV was once again at the top position in Barc’s most watched channels list for the eight week of 2022 (19 to 25 February). The Tamil GEC was followed by Star Maa and Star Plus at 2387.79 and 2380.09 (‘000s), respectively.

    Star Utsav, Dhinchaak, Star Vijay, Colors, Sony SAB,  Zee TV and Sony Pal grabbed the remaining slots.

    Maintaining hold over the mega cities and south, Sun TV registered average ratings of 437.65 and 2471.44 in the two markets respectively. Star Plus, Colors, Sony SAB and Star Vijay were other top performers in the mega cities. The remaining four slots in the south market were grabbed by Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu and Zee Kannada.

    Among the regional markets, Maharashtra/Goa was led by Star Pravah at 1415.89 (‘000s), West Bengal by Star Jalsha at 1232.89, Odisha by Tarang (481.37), Karnataka by Zee Kannada (1310.72), and Rajasthan and UP/Uttarakhand by Star Utsav at 231.62 and 390.29, respectively. 

  • Sun TV regains top slot in week 7: Barc

    Sun TV regains top slot in week 7: Barc

    Mumbai: With 2543.31 AMA, Sun TV has regained the top position in the Broadcast Audience Research Council’s (Barc) most-watched channels list for the seventh week of 2022 (12 to 18 February). The Tamil GEC was behind Star Maa and Star Utsav last week with 2496.27 (‘000s).

    Star Maa dropped to the second position with weekly ratings of 2392.09. At 2244.78, Star Plus was third.

    After being at No. two for several weeks, Star Utsav lodged itself at the fourth position in the seventh week. It was followed by Dhinchaak, Zee TV, Star Vijay, Sony Pal, Star Jalsha and Sony SAB.

    Maintaining hold over the mega cities and south, Sun TV registered average ratings of 440.68 and 2531.25 in the two markets respectively. Star Plus, Colors, Sony SAB and Star Vijay were other top performers in the mega cities, in that order. The remaining four slots in the south market were grabbed by Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Kannada and Zee Telugu.

    Among the regional markets, Maharashtra/Goa was led by Star Pravah at 1326.7 (‘000s), West Bengal by Star Jalsha at 1328.3, Odisha by Tarang (473.99), Karnataka by Zee Kannada (1369.69), and Rajasthan and UP/Uttarakhand by Star Utsav at 225.3 and 370.3 respectively.  

  • Star Maa topples Sun TV as most viewed channel in week 6: Barc

    Star Maa topples Sun TV as most viewed channel in week 6: Barc

    Mumbai: In an interesting development Star Maa has displaced long-time leader Sun TV from the top position in Barc’s top ten channels list for week 6 (5 to 11 February). The Telugu GEC clocked in 2511.21 AMA to emerge as the most viewed channel.

    After ruling the charts for weeks consecutively, Sun TV dropped to the third position this week with ratings of 2496.27 (‘000s). Star Utsav, the Hindi GEC that has been challenging the status quo of Sun TV, Star Plus and Star Maa at the top three slots for some time now, was second at 2505.85 AMA.

    Star Plus was at number four, followed by Dhinchaak, Star Vijay, Zee TV, Star Jalsha, Sony Pal and Sony SAB.

    Maintaining hold over the mega cities and south, Sun TV registered average ratings of 430.03 and 2487.54 in the two markets respectively. Star Plus, Colors, Star Vijay, and Sony SAB were other top performers in the mega cities, in that order. The remaining four slots in the south market were grabbed by Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu and Zee Kannada.

    Among the regional markets, Maharashtra/Goa was led by Star Pravah at 1321.8 (‘000s), West Bengal by Star Jalsha at 1356.09, Odisha by Tarang (453.05), Karnataka by Zee Kannada (1315.07), Rajasthan by Star Utsav (248.61) and UP/Uttarakhand by also by Star Utsav at 417.06.

  • Star Plus brings back ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ after 14 years

    Star Plus brings back ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ after 14 years

    Mumbai: Star Plus has decided to stir nostalgia among its viewers this February. The broadcaster has announced that its popular family saga ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ is set to return to the television screens after close to 14 years.

    The iconic TV show which made actor-turned-politician Smriti Irani a household name for her portray of Tulsi Virani will re-run on Star Plus at 5 pm daily, starting 16 February. It will also be available for streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, the broadcaster announced on Twitter on Tuesday.

     

     

    Getting all nostalgic, producer Ekta Kapoor took to Instagram to share the old promo of the serial, which features Irani opening the gates of the Virani household to welcome audiences into the world of the show. Reminiscing the earlier days, Kapoor wrote, “Today, as I look back, I recall every memory, every moment that made this show a most loved one! Usi pyaar ke saath judiye is safar se dobaara. Budhvaar se, harr roz, shaam 5 baje, sirf StarPlus par.”

     

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

    A post shared by Erkrek (@ektarkapoor)

     

    The soap opera aired first aired on Star Plus on 3 July 2000 and ran till 6 November 2008 becoming one of the longest-running TV shows at that time. Set around the day-to-day affairs of the Gujarat-based Virani family, the TV show that aired between 10-11 pm on weekdays struck a chord with the masses.

    During the eight years of telecast, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi became one of the most-watched Hindi GEC shows in India, after Kaun Banega Crorepati. Featuring actors like Ronit Roy, Amar Upadhyay, Hiten Tejwani, Gauri Pradhan Tejwani, it also won the ‘Best Continuing Series’ at the Indian Telly Awards for six consecutive years (2002-2007) 

    The show took a leap in story three times including 20 years leap in February 2002, a three years leap, and again a 20 years leap in June 2006, before finally going off air in 2008.

  • Sun TV most watched channel in week 47: Barc

    Sun TV most watched channel in week 47: Barc

    Mumbai: Toppling Star Plus, Sun TV became the most watched channel in Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) week 47 (20 to 26 November). The channel garnered weekly AMAs of 2783.24 (‘000s). It was at the second position last week with 2694.33 AMA.

    Star Plus grabbed the next spot with 2743.38 AMA. At 2709.69, Star Maa stood at third position.

    Star Utsav, Colors, Star Vijay Sony SAB, were at number four to seven. Marathi GEC Star Pravah was eighth position.  Zee TV and Dhinchaak latched on to the last two slots.

    Sun TV continued to lead the mega cities with weekly AMAs of 483.25 (‘000s). It was followed by Colors, Star Plus, Star Vijay and Sony SAB.

    The South market was also dominated by Sun TV at 2776.53 (‘000s). Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu, and Zee Kannada grabbed the remaining four positions.

    Among the regional markets, Star Pravah was the most viewed channel in Mahrashtra/Goa with 1528.44 AMA, Star Jalsha in West Bengal (1205.38), Tarang in Odisha (471.46), and Zee Kannada in Karnatka (1372.18).

    The Hindi heartland was ruled by Star Utsav. The channel garnered 249.13 weekly AMA in Rajasthan and 365.58 (‘000s) in UP Uttrakhand.

  • Star Plus regains top spot in week 46: Barc

    Star Plus regains top spot in week 46: Barc

    Mumbai: Star Plus regained the top spot after a gap of two weeks as per Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) data for week 46 (13 to 19 November). The channel garnered weekly AMAs of 2726.35 (‘000s). It was at the second position last week with 2575.03 AMA.

    Tamil major Sun TV followed Star Plus with 2694.33 AMA. At 2603.83, Star Maa stood third. Star Utsav, Colors, Sony SAB, Star Vijay were at number four to seven, respectively. Marathi GEC Star Pravah, which entered the all-India top-10 league at the tenth spot last week, was at eighth position.  Zee TV and Zee Telugu grabbed the ninth and tenth positions, respectively.

    Sun TV continued to lead the mega cities with weekly AMAs of 457.05 (‘000s). It was followed by Colors, Star Plus, Star Vijay, and Sony SAB.

    The South market was also dominated by Sun TV at 2688.73 (‘000s). Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu, and Zee Kannada grabbed the remaining four slots.

    Among the regional markets, Star Pravah was the most viewed channel in Maharashtra/Goa with 1559.13 AMA, Star Jalsha in West Bengal (1173.04), Tarang in Odisha (476.19), and Zee Kannada in Karnataka (1308.6).

    The Hindi heartland was led by Star Utsav with 219.79 weekly AMAs in Rajasthan and 355.03 in UP Uttarakhand.

  • Star Plus regains top spot in week 43: Barc

    Star Plus regains top spot in week 43: Barc

    Mumbai: With weekly AMAs of 2723.92 (‘000s), Star Plus regained the top spot in week 43 (23 October to 29 October) according to data released by Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc). The Hindi GEC was at the third position last week with 2529.05 (‘000s) AMA.

    Clocking 2616.35 (‘000s), Star Sports 1 Hindi which failed to register its presence last week, re-entered the top-ten list as the second most viewed channel in week 43. Sun TV finished third with 2530.41 AMA. Last week’s top performer Star Maa slipped to the fourth position.

    The remaining slots were grabbed by Star Utsav, Star Vijay, Colors, Sony SAB, Zee TV, and Zee Telugu.

    At 439.69 AMA, Star Plus ruled the Mega Cities. It was followed by Sun TV, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Colors, and Star Vijay. The South market was led by Sun TV at 2520.46 (‘000s). Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu, and Zee Kannada were at the number from two to five, respectively.

    Among the regional markets, Star Pravah was the top grosser in Maharashtra/Goa with 1349.95 AMA. Zee Bangla (1109.92 AMA) was the most viewed channel in West Bengal, Tarang (436.04 AMA) in Odisha, Zee Kannada (1361.47 AMA) in Karnataka, and Star Utsav in Rajasthan (243.84 AMA), and UP/Uttarakhand (361.13 AMA).

  • Sun TV maintains lead in week 41: Barc

    Sun TV maintains lead in week 41: Barc

    Mumbai: Maintaining last week’s lead at the top position, Sun TV bagged 2844.7 AMA in week 41 (between 9-15 October) according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) data. Star Plus stood second with 2506.37 (‘000s) AMA, while Star Maa finished third at 2348.62 (‘000s).

    Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Vijay, Star Utsav, Colors, Sony SAB, Zee Kannada, and Zee Telugu grabbed the remaining slots.

    With weekly AMAs of 512.65, Sun TV led the mega cities. Star Vijay, Star Plus, Colors, and Star Sports 1 Hindi followed.

    The south market was also dominated by the Tamil major at 2837.61 AMA. Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Kannada, Zee Telugu were at number two to five, respectively.

    Among the regional markets, Star Pravah was the most viewed channel in Maharashtra/Goa with 1347.61 (‘000s), Star Jalsha (1004.82) in West Bengal, Tarang in Odisha (446.41), Zee Kannada (1540.89) in Karnataka, and Star Utsav in Rajasthan ((224.04) and UP/Uttarakhand (338.4).