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BARC WK 21: Star Plus leading the Hindi GEC Pay-TV and Hindi GEC Urban; DD National leads the 5th spot in Hindi GEC Rural

by MN4U Bureau
June 5, 2020
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In week 25 the Hindi GEC Pay-TV category, we see the undisputed leader Star Plus leading the category this week too with 867mn impressions
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In week 21 the Hindi GEC Pay-TV category, we see Star Plus having a dream run as this week too we see it leading the category with 780mn impressions according to the television viewership data released by BARC India. Sony SAB on the 2nd spot with 690mn impressions followed by Colors on the 3rd spot week with 423mn impressions.

We see a swap in positions as Star Utsav moves up to the 4th spot with 395mn impressions while Sony Entertainment Television gets down to the 5th spot with 358mn impressions, followed by followed DD National on the 6th spot with 289mn impressions.

Sony Pal still at the 7th spot with 286mn impressions and then for the last 3 spots in this category we have Dangal with 265mn impressions, ZEE TV with 243mn impressions, and Star Bharat with 220mn impressions.

Hindi GEC Rural               

With not much difference in the positions with Dangal as usual leading the Hindi GEC Rural category followed by Big Magic on the 2nd spot and Star Plus on the 3rd spot. With Sony SAB and DD National standing strong at the 4th and 5th spots respectively.

Then for the 6th spot, we have Star Utsav and the last 4 spots on this category we have Sony Pal, Zee Anmol, Colors and Sony Entertainment Television.

Hindi GEC Urban:

Star Plus dominating the Hindi GEC Urban category too followed by Sony SAB on the 2nd spot, with Colors on the 3rd spot, while Dangal makes a move up to the 4th spot making Sony Entertainment Television get down to the 5thspot.

For the 6th and 7th spots, we have Dangal and Star Utsav, and then we have Big Magic, Sony Pal, and Zee TV who are the last 3 contenders in this category.

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