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BARC WK 42: Zee TV achieves the 2nd spot in Hindi GEC Pay-TV category; Star Utsav leads Hindi GEC Rural

by MN4U Bureau
October 29, 2020
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BARC WK 42: Zee TV achieves the 2nd spot in Hindi GEC Pay-TV category; Star Utsav leads Hindi GEC Rural
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For week 42 in the Hindi GEC Pay-TV category, we see Star Plus leading the category with 936mn impressions. In week 41 Star Plus had 890mn impressions which is a rise of 46mn impressions, followed by Zee Tv on the 2nd spot with 624mn impressions. Colors drop down to the 3rd spot this week with 585mn impressions, which is a rise of 4mn impressions in week 42, while Sony SAB is still at the 4th spot with 544mn impressions.

For the 5th spot and 6th spot, we see Star Utsav with 416mn impressions and Sony Entertainment Television with 412mn impressions, while for the 7th spot we have Sony Pal with 197mn impressions. The last 3 spots are secured by Colors Rishtey with 178mn impressions, Star Bharat with 171mn impressions, and Dangal with 166mn 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, Colors Rishtey and Dangal still stands at the 3rd and 4th spot. For the 5th spot we have Sony Pal, then we see Star Plus, Zee TV, Big Magic, Colors, and Sony SAB being the last 5 contenders in this category.

Hindi GEC Urban:

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

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