GEC Watch: Star Plus retains leadership in Urban & U+R Markets

BARC India Data: Hindi GEC: HSM (U+R): NCCS All: 4+ Individuals, Week 08: Saturday, February 18 to Friday, February 24, 2017

Top Channels (U+R)

In Week 8 of BARC's viewership data for U+R market, Star Plus continued to be the No.1 channel with 712076 Impressions followed by Colors at No.2 with 640525 Impressions. Rishtey continued to stay at No.3 position with 537507 Impressions while Sony Pal climbed up to No. 4 with 523334 Impressions. Zee TV secured fifth slot with 508260 Impressions..

Top Programs (U+R)

'Naagin - Season 2' on Colors regained top slot with 12073 Impressions. 'Kumkum Bhagya' was at No. 2 position with 11349 impressions followed by 'Naagin - Season 2' on Rishtey with 11146 Impressions at No. 3. 'The Kapil Sharma Show' on Sony TV secured fourth spot with 10121 Impressions, followed by 'Shani' at No. 5 with 9055 Impressions.

Top Channels in Urban Market

In Urban market too Star Plus continued to be the No. 1 channel with 476677 Impressions followed by Colors with 429120 Impressions. Sony Entertainment Television secured No. 3 position with 324587 Impressions while Zee TV and Sony SAB followed at fourth and fifth with 281062 and 269453 Impressions respectively.

Top Programmes in Urban market

Colors' 'Naagin - Season 2' with 7940 Impressions continued its leading run, followed by 'The Kapil Sharma show' with 7146 Impressions at No. 2. 'Shani' climbed up to No. 3 with 6408 Impressions followed by 'Kumkum Bhagya' at No. 4 position with 6320 Impressions. Colors' 'Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki' with 6269 Impressions was at No. 5 position in the Urban market.

Top Channels in Rural market

Rishtey continued to stay as the No. 1 channel in the rural market with 409571 Impressions. Zee Anmol followed at No. 2 with 400799 Impressions followed by Sony Pal at No. 3 with 373988 Impressions. Star Utsav secured No. 4 slot with 342382 Impressions followed by Star Plus at No. 5 with 235398 Impressions.

Top Programmes in Rural market

'Naagin - Season 2' on Rishtey secured No. 1 position with 8775 Impressions followed by 'Saath Nibhaana Saathiya' with 5755 Impressions at No. 2. 'Jodha Akhbar' secured No. 3 position with 5673 Impressions followed by 'Baalveer' at No. 4 with 5507 Impressions. Zee Anmol's 'Afsar Bitiya' with 5310 Impressions secured No. 5 position.