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BARC WK 32: Star Utsav leads the Hindi GEC Rural; Star Plus leads the Hindi GEC Pay-TV and Hindi GEC Urban

by MN4U Bureau
August 20, 2020
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BARC WK 39: Star Plus leads Hindi GEC Pay-TV and Hindi GEC Urban; Star Utsav secures the 3rd spot in Hindi GEC Rural
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For week 32 in the Hindi GEC Pay-TV category, we see Star Plus having a dream run this week too with 791mn impressions according to the television viewership data released by BARC India. Sony SAB on the 2nd spot with 635mn impressions followed by ZEE TV on the 3rd spot with 525mn impressions.

For the 4th spot, we see Colors with 506mn impressions and Sony Entertainment Television on the 5th spot with 451mn impressions. Star Utsav secures the 6th spot with 448mn impressions while Zee Anmol is at the 7th spot with 262mn impressions and Sony Pal with 255mn impressions on the 8th spot, the last 2 spots in the category are achieved by Star Bharat with 254mn impressions and Dangal with 248mn impressions.

Hindi GEC Rural:

This week we see Star Utsav leading the Hindi GEC Rural category followed by previous week’s leader Zee Anmol on the 2nd spot. Dangal still is at the 3rd spot and Sony Pal moves up and secures the 4th spot this week. ColorsRishtey and Big Magic are standing strong at the 5th and 6thspot. While we see Star Plus, ZEE TV, Sony SAB and Colors being the last 4  contenders in this category.

Hindi GEC Urban:

Star Plus dominating the Hindi GEC Urban category too followed by Sony SAB on the 2nd spot and Star Utsav on the 3rd spot, with Colors securing the 4th spot and Sony Entertainment Television on the 5th spot. Zee TV stands strong at the 6th spot, while Dangal, Zee Anmol, Sony Pal and new entrant Star Bharat are the last 4 contenders in this category.

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