According to BARC Ratings of South GEC for week 49 with TG : NCCS All 4+ (Urban +Rural), during 5th December to 11th December, 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 49 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 49 | wk 48 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | Colors Kannada | 302974 | 307662 | -4688 |
| 2 | Suvarna | 141271 | 146225 | -4954 |
| 3 | Udaya Movies | 130501 | 150217 | -19716 |
| 4 | Zee Kannada | 125042 | 127762 | -2720 |
| 5 | Udaya TV | 118442 | 122687 | -4245 |
Suvarna moved up in the chart to No. 2 spot
| Top 5 Programs of Kannada GEC in week 49 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 49 | wk 48 |
| 1 | Colors Kannada | Puttagowri Maduve | 5377 | 5199 |
| 2 | Colors Kannada | Lakshmi Baramma | 4979 | 4834 |
| 3 | Colors Kannada | Akka | 4487 | 4713 |
| 4 | Colors Kannada | Agnisakshi | 3622 | 3722 |
| 5 | Colors Kannada | Kulavadhu | 3303 | 3796 |
Kerala GEC Market :
| BARC Ratings of Malayalam GEC in week 49 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 49 | wk 48 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | Asianet | 376542 | 405027 | -28485 |
| 2 | Mazhavil Manorama | 99395 | 103129 | -3734 |
| 3 | Surya TV | 80013 | 62022 | 17991 |
| 4 | Flowers TV | 68404 | 66189 | 2215 |
| 5 | Asianet Movies | 53985 | 62959 | -8974 |
Surya TV moved up in chart to No. 3 in week 49 from No. 4
| Top 5 Programs of Malayalam GEC in week 48 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 49 | wk 48 |
| 1 | Asianet | Chandanamazha | 7047 | 6618 |
| 2 | Asianet | Parasparam | 6792 | 6635 |
| 3 | Asianet | Karutha Muthu | 5287 | 5011 |
| 4 | Asianet | Comedy Stars – Season 2 | 5119 | NA |
| 5 | Asianet | Sthreedhanam | 4890 | 4440 |
Comedy Stars – Season 2 was a net entrant in Top 5 of week 49
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Market:
| BARC Ratings of Telugu GEC in week 49 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 49 | wk 48 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | ETV Telugu | 420239 | 439641 | -19402 |
| 2 | Zee Telugu | 340131 | 348498 | -8367 |
| 3 | Maa TV | 339978 | 376637 | -36659 |
| 4 | Gemini TV | 255875 | 269082 | -13207 |
| 5 | Gemini Movies | 180736 | 191043 | -10307 |
Zee Telugu moved up in the chart to No. 2 in week 49 from No. 3 in week 48.
| Top 5 Programs of Telugu GEC in week 49 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 49 | wk 48 |
| 1 | ETV Telugu | Manasu Mamatha | 7749 | 8120 |
| 2 | ETV Telugu | Swathi Chinukulu | 7719 | 7878 |
| 3 | ETV Telugu | Naa Peru Meenakshi | 6202 | 6237 |
| 4 | Maa TV | Ashta Chamma | 4991 | NA |
| 5 | ETV Telugu | Savitri | 4896 | 5551 |
Astha Chamma on Maa TV made its way to Top 5 in week 49.
