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BARC WK 35: Star Plus leads the chart for Hindi GEC Pay-TV and Hindi GEC Urban; Zee Anmol at the 2nd spot in Hindi GEC Rural

by MN4U Bureau
September 11, 2020
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BARC WK 39: Star Plus leads Hindi GEC Pay-TV and Hindi GEC Urban; Star Utsav secures the 3rd spot in Hindi GEC Rural
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For week 35 in the Hindi GEC Pay-TV category, we see Star Plus emerging as the leader this week too with 983mn impressions according to the television viewership data released by BARC India. ZEE TV moves up to the 2nd spot this week with 588mn impressions followed by Sony SAB on the 3rd spot with 585mn impressions.

For the 4th spot and 5th spot, we see Colors with 519mn impressions and Star Utsav with 449mn impressions. Sony Entertainment Television still is at the 6th spot with 406mn impressions and we have Sony Pal at the 7th spot with 258mn impressions. The last 3 spots are secured by Star Bharat with 221mn impressions, Zee Anmol with 218mn impressions, and Colors Rishtey with 204mn impressions.

Hindi GEC Rural:

With no changes in the positions for the Hindi GEC Rural category, this week also we see Star Utsav leading the category followed by Zee Anmol on the 2nd spot and Dangal on the 3rd spot. The 4th and 5th spot is secured by Sony Pal and Colors Rishtey, while Star Plus, ZEE TV, BIG Magic, Sony SAB, and Colors are the last 5 contenders in this category.

Hindi GEC Urban:

The undisputed leader Star Plus having a dream run this week too with leading the Hindi GEC Urban category too, wherein for the 2nd spot this week we have Star Utsav followed by Sony SAB on the 3rd spot. Colors and ZEE TV being the 4th and 5th spot holders, while Sony Entertainment Television, Sony Pal, Zee Anmol, Dangal, and Colors Rishtey are the last 4 contenders in this category.

Tags: BARC HSM RankingsBARC WK 35 DataStar Plus BARC WK 35 Data

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