According to BARC Ratings of South GEC for week 5 of 2016 with TG : NCCS All 4+ (Urban +Rural), during 30th January to 5th February 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 5 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 5′ 16 | wk 4′ 16 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | Colors Kannada | 261277 | 296182 | -34905 |
| 2 | Zee Kannada | 159937 | 145618 | 14319 |
| 3 | Udaya Movies | 159785 | 134633 | 25152 |
| 4 | Suvarna | 139413 | 139926 | -513 |
| 5 | Udaya TV | 111309 | 127689 | -16380 |
| Top 5 Programs of Kannada GEC in week 5 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 5′ 16 | wk 4′ 16 |
| 1 | Colors Kannada | Lakshmi Baramma | 4739 | 4830 |
| 2 | Colors Kannada | Puttagowri Maduve | 4432 | 4934 |
| 3 | Suvarna | Amruthavarshini | 3861 | NA |
| 4 | Colors Kannada | Akka | 3191 | 4194 |
| 5 | Colors Kannada | Maja Talkies | 3102 | NA |
Kerala GEC Market:
| BARC Ratings of Malayalam GEC in week 5 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 5′ 16 | wk 4′ 16 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | Asianet | 330282 | 342404 | -12122 |
| 2 | Mazhavil Manorama | 97830 | 110924 | -13094 |
| 3 | Flowers TV | 88167 | 76456 | 11711 |
| 4 | Asianet Movies | 50598 | 60615 | -10017 |
| 5 | Surya TV | 49294 | 69935 | -20641 |
| Top 5 Programs of Malayalam GEC in week 5 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 5′ 16 | wk 4′ 16 |
| 1 | Asianet | Parasparam | 6379 | 6182 |
| 2 | Asianet | Chandanamazha | 5640 | 6364 |
| 3 | Asianet | Comedy Stars – Season 2 | 4743 | 5488 |
| 4 | Asianet | Karutha Muthu | 4689 | 4689 |
| 5 | Asianet | Pranayam | 4076 | 3932 |
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Market:
| BARC Ratings of Telugu GEC in week 5 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 5′ 16 | wk 4′ 16 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | ETV Telugu | 426874 | 425580 | 1294 |
| 2 | Zee Telugu | 370362 | 386308 | -15946 |
| 3 | Maa TV | 364618 | 375080 | -10462 |
| 4 | Gemini TV | 268420 | 279266 | -10846 |
| 5 | Gemini Movies | 194587 | 198629 | -4042 |
| Top 5 Programs of Telugu GEC in week 5 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 5′ 16 | wk 4′ 16 |
| 1 | ETV Telugu | Manasu Mamatha | 6835 | 6718 |
| 2 | ETV Telugu | Swathi Chinukulu | 6428 | 6515 |
| 3 | Zee Telugu | Varudhini Parinayam | 5754 | 5693 |
| 4 | ETV Telugu | Extra Jabardast | 5203 | 5710 |
| 5 | Zee Telugu | Mudda Mandaram | 4828 | NA |
Tamil Nadu GEC Market:
| BARC Ratings of Tamil GEC in week 5 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | wk 5′ 16 | wk 4′ 16 | Gain / Loss |
| 1 | Sun TV | 962670 | 940017 | 22653 |
| 2 | K TV | 280055 | 266467 | 13588 |
| 3 | Star Vijay | 196249 | 205750 | -9501 |
| 4 | Polimer | 80166 | 80920 | -754 |
| 5 | J Movies | 79722 | 80920 | NA |
| Top 5 Programs of Tamil GEC in week 5 of 2016 | ||||
| Rank | Channel | Program | wk 5′ 16 | wk 4′ 16 |
| 1 | Sun TV | Deiva Magal | 15612 | 15921 |
| 2 | Sun TV | Vamsam | 14766 | 14032 |
| 3 | Sun TV | Priyamanavale | 13163 | 12168 |
| 4 | Sun TV | Kula Deivam | 10877 | 11803 |
| 5 | Sun TV | TMF Sakala Vallavan | 10343 | NA |
