According to BARC Ratings of South GEC for week 3 of 2016 with TG : NCCS All 4+ (Urban +Rural), during 16th January to 22nd January 2016, the following are the ranking of various GECs in the respective South Market along with Top 5 Programs of the respective market:
Karnataka GEC Market:
| BARC Ratings of Kannada GEC in week 3 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 3′ 16 | wk 2′ 16 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | Colors Kannada | 298660 | 282637 | 16023 |
| 2 | Udaya Movies | 151706 | 167705 | -15999 |
| 3 | Suvarna | 150918 | 137990 | 12928 |
| 4 | Udaya TV | 141511 | 152331 | -10820 |
| 5 | Zee Kannada | 137970 | 146901 | -8931 |
| Top 5 Programs of Kannada GEC in week 3 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 3′ 16 | wk 2′ 16 |
| 1 | Colors Kannada | Puttagowri Maduve | 5291 | 4615 |
| 2 | Colors Kannada | Lakshmi Baramma | 5136 | 4102 |
| 3 | Udaya TV | Mr and Mrs Ramachari | 4641 | NA |
| 4 | Suvarna | Amruthavarshini | 4242 | NA |
| 5 | Colors Kannada | Akka | 3702 | NA |
Kerala GEC Market:
| BARC Ratings of Malayalam GEC in week 3 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 3′ 16 | wk 2′ 16 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | Asianet | 375213 | 394278 | -19065 |
| 2 | Mazhavil Manorama | 98950 | 91219 | 7731 |
| 3 | Flowers TV | 76016 | 83843 | -7827 |
| 4 | Asianet Movies | 59365 | 59076 | 289 |
| 5 | Surya TV | 52931 | 55104 | NA |
| Top 5 Programs of Malayalam GEC in week 3 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 3′ 16 | wk 2′ 16 |
| 1 | Asianet | Parasparam | 6684 | 6986 |
| 2 | Asianet | Chandanamazha | 6374 | 7130 |
| 3 | Asianet | Comedy Stars – Season 2 | 5905 | 5524 |
| 4 | Asianet | Karutha Muthu | 5097 | 5003 |
| 5 | Asianet | Sthreedhanam | 4148 | NA |
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana GEC Market:
| BARC Ratings of Telugu GEC in week 3 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 3′ 16 | wk 2′ 16 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | ETV Telugu | 400566 | 416071 | -15505 |
| 2 | Zee Telugu | 388443 | 390593 | -2150 |
| 3 | Gemini TV | 365872 | 386753 | -20881 |
| 4 | Maa TV | 352350 | 413246 | -60896 |
| 5 | Gemini Movies | 194995 | 166373 | 28622 |
| Top 5 Programs of Telugu GEC in week 3 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 3′ 16 | wk 2′ 16 |
| 1 | ETV Telugu | Manasu Mamatha | 6189 | 6215 |
| 2 | ETV Telugu | Swathi Chinukulu | 6094 | 6072 |
| 3 | Zee Telugu | Varudhini Parinayam | 6048 | 4955 |
| 4 | Zee Telugu | Muddha Mandaram | 5687 | 4828 |
| 5 | ETV Telugu | Extra Jabardast | 5413 | NA |
Tamil Nadu GEC Market:
| BARC Ratings of Tamil GEC in week 3 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 3′ 16 | wk 2′ 16 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | Sun TV | 969791 | 1070200 | -100409 |
| 2 | K TV | 282331 | 303824 | -21493 |
| 3 | Star Vijay | 210192 | 220006 | -9814 |
| 4 | Polimer | 97732 | 98343 | -611 |
| 5 | Kalaignar TV | 83628 | 84480 | NA |
| Top 5 Programs of Tamil GEC in week 3 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 3′ 16 | wk 2′ 16 |
| 1 | Sun TV | Deiva Magal | 17033 | 16313 |
| 2 | Sun TV | Vamsam | 15568 | 14697 |
| 3 | Sun TV | Priyamanavale | 13201 | 12320 |
| 4 | Sun TV | Kula Deivam | 12600 | 12502 |
| 5 | Sun TV | TMF Kanchana | 8444 | NA |
