New Delhi: According to the BARC data released on Thursday for the Counting Week (June 1 to 7), Aaj Tak was the most-watched channel during the week, counting day and counting hours.
Counting Week
In Week 23 of 2024 (TG: HSM markets, 15+, NCCS All), Aaj Tak led the Hindi news genre with a relative share of 14.5%.
At No. 2, News18 India captured a relative share of 12.6% followed by India TV with a relative share of 12.2%.
TV9 Bharatvarsh was at No. 4 with a relative share of 11%.
Republic Bharat held the fifth position in the pecking order with a relative share of 9.8%.
Times Now Navbharat closely followed Republic Bharat with a relative share of 9.2%.
News24 recorded a surprise growth in its viewership and jumped to No. 7 with a relative share of 7.4%.
At No. 8, ABP News recorded a relative share of 6%.
Zee News and News Nation recorded relative shares of 5.6% and 4.2%, respectively.
| Hindi News – Viewership Summary – Counting Week | Week 23’24 | HSM | 15+ | 24 Hrs | |||
| Channel | Gross AMA’000 | Shr% | Rank |
| Aaj Tak | 100768 | 14.5 | 1 |
| News18 India | 87437 | 12.6 | 2 |
| India TV | 84569 | 12.2 | 3 |
| TV9 Bharatvarsh | 76763 | 11.0 | 4 |
| Republic Bharat | 68077 | 9.8 | 5 |
| Times Now Navbharat | 63848 | 9.2 | 6 |
| News 24 | 51736 | 7.4 | 7 |
| ABP News | 42066 | 6.0 | 8 |
| Zee News | 39106 | 5.6 | 9 |
| News Nation | 29065 | 4.2 | 10 |
| Good News Today | 29057 | 4.2 | 11 |
| DD News | 13493 | 1.9 | 12 |
| Zee Bharat | 9682 | 1.4 | 13 |
| Source: BARC | HSM | 15+ | Week 23’2024 | 24 Hrs | |||
Counting Day
On Counting Day, June 4 (TG: HSM markets, 15+, NCCS All), Aaj Tak led the genre by a significant margin. The channel’s relative share on the counting day was 16.6%.
At No. 2, News18 India recorded a relative share of 13.2%.
India TV was at No. 3 with a relative share of 11.6%.
TV9 Bharatvarsh was at No. 4 with a relative share of 10.6%.
Republic Bharat held the fifth position in the pecking order with a relative share of 8.5%.
News24 pipped Times Now Navbharat by one decimal point and jumped to No. 6. News24 and Times Now Navbharat recorded relative shares of 7.8% and 7.7%, respectively.
At No. 8, ABP News recorded a relative share of 6.9%.
Zee News recorded relative shares of 5.9%.
Good News Today and News Nation recorded relative shares of 4% and 3.8%, respectively.
| Hindi News | 04-06-2024 | 02:00:00 – 26:00:00 Hrs | Counting Day |HSM | 15+ | |||
| Channel | Gross AMA’000 | Shr% | Rank |
| Aaj Tak | 24182 | 16.6 | 1 |
| News18 India | 19171 | 13.2 | 2 |
| India TV | 16902 | 11.6 | 3 |
| TV9 Bharatvarsh | 15415 | 10.6 | 4 |
| Republic Bharat | 12342 | 8.5 | 5 |
| News 24 | 11285 | 7.8 | 6 |
| Times Now Navbharat | 11133 | 7.7 | 7 |
| ABP News | 10047 | 6.9 | 8 |
| Zee News | 8634 | 5.9 | 9 |
| Good News Today | 5770 | 4.0 | 10 |
| News Nation | 5551 | 3.8 | 11 |
| DD News | 3430 | 2.4 | 12 |
| Zee Bharat | 1648 | 1.1 | 13 |
| Source: BARC |HSM | 15+ | 04th June 2024 | 24 Hrs | |||
Counting Hours
During the peak counting hours between 8 am and 12 noon on June 4 (TG: HSM markets, 15+, NCCS All), Aaj Tak held the lion’s share. Its relative share during the peak counting hours was 17.6%.
At No. 2, News18 India recorded a relative share of 13.8%.
India TV was at No. 3 with a relative share of 10.3%.
TV9 Bharatvarsh was at No. 4 with a relative share of 10%.
ABP News rose to No. 5 during the peak counting hours and recorded a relative share of 8.1%.
Republic Bharat and News24 were at No. 6 and No. 7 with a relative share of 7.7%.
Times Now Navbharat was at No. 8 with a relative share of 7.4%.
At No. 8, Zee News recorded relative shares of 6.8%.
| Hindi News | 04-06-2024 | 08:00:00 – 12:00:00 Hrs | Key Counting Hrs |HSM | 15+ | |||
| Channel | Gross AMA’000 | Shr% | Rank |
| Aaj Tak | 7427 | 17.6 | 1 |
| News18 India | 5854 | 13.8 | 2 |
| India TV | 4375 | 10.3 | 3 |
| TV9 Bharatvarsh | 4228 | 10.0 | 4 |
| ABP News | 3407 | 8.1 | 5 |
| Republic Bharat | 3271 | 7.7 | 6 |
| News 24 | 3262 | 7.7 | 7 |
| Times Now Navbharat | 3121 | 7.4 | 8 |
| Zee News | 2883 | 6.8 | 9 |
| Good News Today | 2021 | 4.8 | 10 |
| News Nation | 1193 | 2.8 | 11 |
| DD News | 874 | 2.1 | 12 |
| Zee Bharat | 384 | 0.9 | 13 |
| Source: BARC |HSM | 15+ | 04th June 2024 | 08:00- 12:00 Hrs | |||
