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Star Plus back on top in U+R; Sony Pal continue to lead Rural

by MN4U Bureau
December 8, 2016
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Star Plus back on top in U+R; Sony Pal continue to lead Rural

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Mumbai : According to the BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC for week 48 for the period between 26th Nov to 02 Dec.

  • STAR Plus moved to No. 1 position in Urban and Urban + Rural market,
  • Sony Pal remained in No. 1 Position in Rural Market.
  • Sony TV moved to No. 3 in Urban Market
  • Star Plus serials Saathiya and YHM featured among Top 5 and added power to Star Plus to emerge as the leader.

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 48- Urban +Rural
Rank Channel Name Impression 
1 STAR Plus 720839
2 Colors 640513
3 Zee TV 478416
4 Sony Entertainment Television 439992
5 Sony Pal 427172
6 Rishtey 390658
7 Zee Anmol 385943
8 Life Ok 384270
9 SONY SAB 370715
10 STAR Utsav 347026

 

 BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC  week  48 – Urban 
Rank Channel Name Impression
1 STAR Plus 491749
2 Colors 431666
3 Sony Entertainment Television 304766
4 Zee TV 283185
5 SONY SAB 268867
6 Life Ok 243316
7 &TV 133744
8 Sony Pal 109989
9 Zee Anmol 100017
10 Rishtey 93549

 

BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC  week 48- Rural
Rank Channel Name Impression
1 Sony Pal 317183
2 Rishtey 297108
3 Zee Anmol 285926
4 STAR Utsav 265624
5 STAR Plus 229090
6 Colors 208847
7 Zee TV 195231
8 Life Ok 140954
9 Sony Entertainment Television 135226
10 Big Magic 116009

 

BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC  week 48- Top 5 Programs
 Hindi GEC (Urban +Rural) 
Rank Channel Name Programme Impressions
1 Colors Naagin – Season 2 15858
2 STAR Plus Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 11892
3 Rishtey Naagin 10805
4 Zee TV Kumkum Bhagya 10786
5 STAR Plus Ye Hai Mohabbatein 10692

 

 Hindi GEC Urban  
Rank Channel Name Programme Impressions
1 Colors Naagin – Season 2 10214
2 STAR Plus Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7781
3 STAR Plus HFF-THE JUNGLE BOOK (NEEL SETHI) 7539
4 STAR Plus Ye Hai Mohabbatein 7024
5 Sony Entertainment Television The Kapil Sharma Show 6983

 

Hindi GEC Rural 
Rank Channel Name Programme Impressions
1 Rishtey Naagin 8634
2 STAR Utsav Diya Aur Bati Hum 6390
3 Sony Pal Baalveer 6002
4 Colors Naagin – Season 2 5643
5 Sony Pal Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 5544
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