According to BARC Ratings of South GEC for week 4 of 2016 with TG : NCCS All 4+ (Urban +Rural), during 23rd January to 29th 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 4 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 4′ 16 | wk 3′ 16 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | Colors Kannada | 296182 | 298660 | -2478 |
| 2 | Zee Kannada | 145618 | 137970 | 7648 |
| 3 | Suvarna | 139926 | 150918 | -10992 |
| 4 | Udaya Movies | 134633 | 151706 | -17073 |
| 5 | Udaya TV | 127689 | 141511 | -13822 |
| Top 5 Programs of Kannada GEC in week 4 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 4′ 16 | wk 3′ 16 |
| 1 | Colors Kannada | Puttagowri Maduve | 4934 | 5291 |
| 2 | Colors Kannada | Lakshmi Baramma | 4830 | 5136 |
| 3 | Colors Kannada | Akka | 4194 | 3702 |
| 4 | Suvarna | Amruthavarshini | 3981 | 4242 |
| 5 | Colors Kannada | Agnisakshi | 3250 | NA |
Kerala GEC Market:
| BARC Ratings of Malayalam GEC in week 4 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 4′ 16 | wk 3′ 16 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | Asianet | 342404 | 375213 | -32809 |
| 2 | Mazhavil Manorama | 110924 | 98950 | 11974 |
| 3 | Flowers TV | 76456 | 76016 | 440 |
| 4 | Surya TV | 69935 | 52931 | 17004 |
| 5 | Asianet Movies | 60615 | 59365 | 1250 |
| Top 5 Programs of Malayalam GEC in week 4 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 4′ 16 | wk 3′ 16 |
| 1 | Asianet | Chandanamazha | 6364 | 6374 |
| 2 | Asianet | Parasparam | 6182 | 6684 |
| 3 | Asianet | Comedy Stars – Season 2 | 5488 | 5905 |
| 4 | Asianet | Karutha Muthu | 4689 | 5097 |
| 5 | Asianet | Pranayam | 3932 | NA |
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana GEC Market:
| BARC Ratings of Telugu GEC in week 4 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 4′ 16 | wk 3′ 16 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | ETV Telugu | 425580 | 400566 | 25014 |
| 2 | Zee Telugu | 386308 | 388443 | -2135 |
| 3 | Maa TV | 375080 | 352350 | 22730 |
| 4 | Gemini TV | 279266 | 365872 | -86606 |
| 5 | Gemini Movies | 198629 | 194995 | 3634 |
| Top 5 Programs of Telugu GEC in week 4 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 4′ 16 | wk 3′ 16 |
| 1 | ETV Telugu | Manasu Mamatha | 6718 | 6189 |
| 2 | ETV Telugu | Swathi Chinukulu | 6515 | 6094 |
| 3 | ETV Telugu | Extra Jabardast | 5710 | 5413 |
| 4 | Zee Telugu | Varudhini Parinayam | 5693 | 6048 |
| 5 | Maa TV | TGF Kanchee | 5679 | 5413 |
Tamil Nadu GEC Market:
| BARC Ratings of Tamil GEC in week 4 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 4′ 16 | wk 3′ 16 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | Sun TV | 940017 | 969791 | -29774 |
| 2 | K TV | 266467 | 282331 | -15864 |
| 3 | Star Vijay | 205750 | 210192 | -4442 |
| 4 | Zee Tamil | 83468 | NA | NA |
| 5 | Polimer | 80920 | 97732 | NA |
| Top 5 Programs of Tamil GEC in week 4 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 4′ 16 | wk 3′ 16 |
| 1 | Sun TV | Deiva Magal | 15921 | 17033 |
| 2 | Sun TV | Vamsam | 14032 | 15568 |
| 3 | Sun TV | Priyamanavale | 12168 | 13201 |
| 4 | Sun TV | Kula Deivam | 11803 | 12600 |
| 5 | Sun TV | Vami Rani | 7209 | NA |
