Mumbai : According to the BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC for week 08 for the period between 17th Feb’18 to 23th Feb’18. Star Bharat retained its leadership in Urban + Rural HSM further strengthening its position with a margin of 40K (000s) impressions with that of the No. 2 player Zee Anmol. In Urban HSM Market Colors held its forte with Star Bharat and Star Plus remaining in No. 2 and No. 3 spot respectively. Zee Anmol managed to hold back its dominance in Rural turf with Sony Pal and Star Utsav in No. 2 and No. 3 spot.
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 08 – Urban +Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression (000s) sum |
| 1 | STAR Bharat | 754202 |
| 2 | Zee Anmol | 713606 |
| 3 | Sony Pal | 679385 |
| 4 | Zee TV | 565898 |
| 5 | Colors | 552352 |
| 6 | STAR Utsav | 536145 |
| 7 | STAR Plus | 520154 |
| 8 | Rishtey | 482384 |
| 9 | Sony Entertainment Television | 445319 |
| 10 | SONY SAB | 394778 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 08 – Urban | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression (000s) sum |
| 1 | Colors | 399880 |
| 2 | STAR Bharat | 369397 |
| 3 | STAR Plus | 362844 |
| 4 | Zee TV | 341273 |
| 5 | Sony Entertainment Television | 321253 |
| 6 | SONY SAB | 291464 |
| 7 | Sony Pal | 222432 |
| 8 | Zee Anmol | 152106 |
| 9 | STAR Utsav | 150502 |
| 10 | Rishtey | 140299 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 08- Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression (000s) sum |
| 1 | Zee Anmol | 561499 |
| 2 | Sony Pal | 456952 |
| 3 | STAR Utsav | 385643 |
| 4 | STAR Bharat | 384804 |
| 5 | Rishtey | 342084 |
| 6 | Dangal TV | 254579 |
| 7 | Zee TV | 224625 |
| 8 | STAR Plus | 157309 |
| 9 | Big Magic | 155383 |
| 10 | Colors | 152471 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 08- Top 5 Programs |
| Hindi GEC (Urban +Rural) | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions (000s) sum |
| 1 | Zee Anmol | KUMKUM BHAGYA | 12814 |
| 2 | Zee TV | KUNDALI BHAGYA | 12441 |
| 3 | Zee TV | KUMKUM BHAGYA | 10903 |
| 4 | STAR Bharat | NIMKI MUKHIYA | 9971 |
| 5 | STAR Plus | YE HAI MOHABBATEIN | 9720 |
| Hindi GEC Urban | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions (000s) sum |
| 1 | Zee TV | KUNDALI BHAGYA | 7713 |
| 2 | Sony SAB | TAARAK MEHTA KA OOLTAH CHASHMAH | 6975 |
| 3 | STAR Plus | YE HAI MOHABBATEIN | 6850 |
| 4 | Zee TV | KUMKUM BHAGYA | 6640 |
| 5 | Colors | SHAKTI – ASTITVA KE EHSAAS KI | 5728 |
| Hindi GEC Rural | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions (000s) sum |
| 1 | Zee Anmol | KUMKUM BHAGYA | 10656 |
| 2 | Sony Pal | BAALVEER | 7251 |
| 3 | Sony Pal | TAARAK MEHTA KA OOLTAH CHASHMAH | 6600 |
| 4 | Zee Anmol | JAMAI RAJA | 6361 |
| 5 | Sony Pal | C I D | 6323 |
