Mumbai : According to the BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC for week 52 for the period between 24th Dec to 30th Dec. Colors took over the No. 1 position while Rishtey moved ahead of Zee TV to No. 3 position in Urban + Rural market, Rishtey continued its No. 1 Position in Rural Market, Zee TV dropped down to No. 5 in Urban Market, Colors got a strong backing from its fiction line-up with three of its shows Naagin 2, Shakthi and Sasural Simar Ka finding its way in to top 5 shows of week 52 in HSM U+R market.
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 52- Urban +Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | Colors | 668810 |
| 2 | STAR Plus | 627386 |
| 3 | Rishtey | 455490 |
| 4 | Zee TV | 432530 |
| 5 | Sony Pal | 421672 |
| 6 | Sony Entertainment Television | 417883 |
| 7 | Zee Anmol | 377088 |
| 8 | SONY SAB | 366203 |
| 9 | Life Ok | 358749 |
| 10 | STAR Utsav | 354066 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 52 – Urban | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | Colors | 463614 |
| 2 | STAR Plus | 439828 |
| 3 | Sony Entertainment Television | 297885 |
| 4 | SONY SAB | 272483 |
| 5 | Zee TV | 255178 |
| 6 | Life Ok | 238070 |
| 7 | &TV | 145476 |
| 8 | Rishtey | 117325 |
| 9 | Sony Pal | 115602 |
| 10 | Zee Anmol | 96853 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 52- Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | Rishtey | 338165 |
| 2 | Sony Pal | 306070 |
| 3 | Zee Anmol | 280235 |
| 4 | STAR Utsav | 259220 |
| 5 | Colors | 205196 |
| 6 | STAR Plus | 187558 |
| 7 | Zee TV | 177352 |
| 8 | Big Magic | 120717 |
| 9 | Life Ok | 120679 |
| 10 | Sony Entertainment Television | 119999 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 52- Top 5 Programs |
| Hindi GEC (Urban +Rural) | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Colors | Naagin – Season 2 | 14147 |
| 2 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 10919 |
| 3 | Rishtey | Naagin | 10439 |
| 4 | Colors | Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | 9834 |
| 5 | Colors | Sasural Simar Ka | 9258 |
| Hindi GEC Urban | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Colors | Naagin – Season 2 | 9076 |
| 2 | Colors | Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | 7011 |
| 3 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 6923 |
| 4 | Sony Entertainment Television | The Kapil Sharma Show | 6688 |
| 5 | Colors | Udaan | 6285 |
| Hindi GEC Rural | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Rishtey | Naagin | 8472 |
| 2 | Sony Pal | Baalveer | 5081 |
| 3 | Colors | Naagin – Season 2 | 5071 |
| 4 | Sony Pal | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | 4941 |
| 5 | Zee Anmol | Jodha Akhbar | 4261 |
