In the South channel category in Week 17 of BARC data, the top 3 positions in the chart remained unchanged compared to last week. Sun TV continued its lead with 2459.94 (000) AMA followed by Star Maa at the 2nd spot with 2346.34 (000) AMA and Star Vijay at 3rd spot with 1643.25 (000) AMA. Zee Kannada with 1392.29 (000) AMA at the 4th spot and Zee Telugu with 1290.49 AMA at the 5th spot interchanged their positions.
Tamil (Tamil Nadu/Pondicherry)
Among the Tamil speaking market, the top 4 positions in the chart remained unchanged compared to last week. Sun TV maintained its top spot with 2220.42 (000) AMA followed by Star Vijay at the 2nd spot with 1544.76 (000) AMA. Zee Tamil stood at the 3rd spot with 707.73 (000) AMA followed by KTV at the 4th spot with 659.25 (000) AMA. Star Vijay Super entered the chart with 343.92 (000) AMA and claimed the 5th spot.
Kannada (Karnataka)
In the Kannada speaking market, the positions in the chart remained unchanged compared to last week. Zee Kannada maintained its top spot with 1381.31 (000) AMA followed by Colors Kannada with 795.06 (000) AMA at the 2nd spot and Udaya TV at the 3rd spot with 524.17 (000) AMA. Star Suvarna retained its 4th spot with 454.81 (000) AMA followed by Udaya movies at the 5th spot with 351.64 (000) AMA.
Malayalam (Kerala)
Among the Malayalam speaking market, Asianet continued its lead with 891.59 (000) AMA. Flowers TV shifted one spot up and claimed the 2nd position with 217.66 (000) AMA. Mazhavil Manorama slipped one spot down and stood at 3rd position with 193.82 (000) AMA. Surya TV retained its 4th spot with 160.11 (000) AMA followed by Zee Keralam at the 5th spot with 148.66 (000) AMA.
Telugu (Andhra Pradesh/Telangana)
In the Telugu speaking market, the positions in the chart remained glued compared to last week. Star Maa maintained its top spot with 2208.93 (000) AMA followed by Zee Telugu with 1248.26 (000) AMA at the 2nd spot and ETV Telugu with 955.45 (000) AMA at the 3rd spot. Gemini TV retained its 4th spot with 716.87 (000) AMA and Gemini Movies at the 5th spot with 572.82 (000) AMA.
