Mumbai : According to the BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC for week 42 for the period between 15th Oct to 21st Oct. Colors revisited No. 1 position after a long gap both in Urban and Urban + Rural market while Zee Anmol topped the charts in Rural Market. Apparently, Colors growth was prominenetly powered by the performance of Naagin 2 and BiggBoss 10 and few other new launches. Following are the performance status of various other channels and programms in Hindi entertainment space in Urban and Rural Markets:
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 42- Urban +Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | Colors | 732163 |
| 2 | STAR Plus | 701043 |
| 3 | Zee Anmol | 507053 |
| 4 | Zee TV | 504535 |
| 5 | Sony Pal | 417175 |
| 6 | STAR Utsav | 406483 |
| 7 | Life Ok | 405758 |
| 8 | Sony Entertainment Television | 401263 |
| 9 | SONY SAB | 389478 |
| 10 | Rishtey | 367966 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 42 – Urban | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | Colors | 495475 |
| 2 | STAR Plus | 466433 |
| 3 | Zee TV | 284902 |
| 4 | Sony Entertainment Television | 281474 |
| 5 | SONY SAB | 279240 |
| 6 | Life Ok | 264292 |
| 7 | &TV | 139331 |
| 8 | Zee Anmol | 116217 |
| 9 | Sony Pal | 104643 |
| 10 | STAR Utsav | 91090 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 42- Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | Zee Anmol | 390836 |
| 2 | STAR Utsav | 315393 |
| 3 | Sony Pal | 312533 |
| 4 | Rishtey | 286698 |
| 5 | Colors | 236688 |
| 6 | STAR Plus | 234610 |
| 7 | Zee TV | 219633 |
| 8 | Big Magic | 146810 |
| 9 | Life Ok | 141466 |
| 10 | Sony Entertainment Television | 119789 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 42- Top 5 Programs |
| Hindi GEC (Urban +Rural) | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Colors | Naagin – Season 2 | 13187 |
| 2 | Colors | Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | 12219 |
| 3 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 11069 |
| 4 | STAR Plus | Ye Hai Mohabbatein | 10595 |
| 5 | STAR Plus | Saath Nibhaana Saathiya | 9721 |
| Hindi GEC Urban | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Colors | Naagin – Season 2 | 8272 |
| 2 | Colors | Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | 8248 |
| 3 | STAR Plus | Ye Hai Mohabbatein | 6645 |
| 4 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 6555 |
| 5 | Colors | Udaan | 6244 |
| Hindi GEC Rural | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Rishtey | Naagin | 6529 |
| 2 | Zee Anmol | Naag Kanya | 6336 |
| 3 | STAR Utsav | Saath Nibhaana Saathiya | 6219 |
| 4 | Zee Anmol | Jodha Akbar | 5611 |
| 5 | Zee Anmol | Kasam Hai Tujhe Aa Bhi Jaa | 5298 |
