As per BARC Ratings of week 31 for the period from 1st Aug to 7th Aug, All GEC in HSM market managed to regain the loss suffered towards News Channels in the previous week.
Star Plus managed to bounced back with gain of 50 Million Viewers against the loss of 37 million viewership in the week 30, while Colors suffered a further loss of 7 Million viewers and SAB TV, which was the major gainer in the previous week ended up losing 24 Million viewership.
According to BARC Ratings of week 31, for HSM, 1L+ Individuals, Star Plus’ lead margin over Colors increased to a whooping 76 million. Zee TV retained its position unchanged at No. 3, with a marginal gain.
| Ranking | Channel | Ratings of wk 31 | Ratings of wk 30 | wk on wk Diff |
| 1 | Star Plus | 417 Million | 367 Million | Gain 50 Million |
| 2 | Colors | 341 Million | 348 Million | Loss 7 Million |
| 3 | Zee TV | 262 Million | 258 Million | Gain 4 Million |
| 4 | Life OK | 235 Million | 221 Million | Gain 14 Million |
| 5 | SAB TV | 197 Million | 221 Million | Loss 24 Million |
English News Channel Ratings:
| Ranking | Channel | TVT in wk 31 | TVT in wk 30 | Wk on Wk Diff |
| 1 | Times Now | 599 | 1038 | Loss 439 TVT |
| 2 | India Today | 201 | 458 | Loss 257 TVT |
| 3 | NDTV 24×7 | 168 | 401 | Loss 233 TVT |
Hindi News Channel Ratings:
| Ranking | Channel | TVT in wk 31 | TVT in wk 30 | Wk on Wk Diff |
| 1 | Aaj Tak | 42977 | 60594 | Loss 17617 |
| 2 | India TV | 39298 | 48446 | Loss 9148 |
| 3 | ABP News | 38353 | 46565 | Loss 8212 |
English Business News Channel Ratings:
| Ranking | Channel | TVT in wk 31 | TVT in wk 30 | Wk on Wk Diff |
| 1 | CNBC TV18 | 187 | 574 | Loss 387 TVT |
| 2 | ET Now | 111 | 251 | Loss 140TVT |
| 3 | NDTV Profit & Prime | 50 | 59 | Loss 9 TVT |
Hindi News Channel Ratings:
| Ranking | Channel | TVT in wk 31 | TVT in wk 30 | Wk on Wk Diff |
| 1 | CNBC Awaaz | 757 | 1115 | Loss 358 |
| 2 | Zee Business | 630 | 790 | Loss 160 |
