Zee TV climbs to No. 2; Star Plus in the top spot

Zee adds 35 GRPs on the back of the joint episode of Rab Se Sohna Ishq and Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke.

For the second consecutive week after the nine-week deferment, TAM has released the viewership figures for the week ended December 22, on December 27.

As per the data provided by one of the TAM subscribers, Zee TV is the biggest gainer of the week. It grabbed the second position amongst the top GECs on the back of the joint episode of Rab Se Sohna Ishq and Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke. The channel has leapfrogged ahead of Colors and Sony to grab the spot with an increase of 35 GRPs over last week (191 GRPs in Week 50); it garnered 226 GRPs in Week 51.

However, Star Plus reclaimed the top spot with 231 GRPs, although there is no increase in its GRPs.

Colors dropped a spot to the No. 3 position with a decrease of 16 points at 223 GRPs, while Sony dropped to No. 4 with 193 GRPs (201 GRPs in the previous week).

Life OK jumped up a spot to overtake SAB TV at the 5th spot, with an increased 144 GRPs (up from 129 points), while SAB TV fell to the sixth spot despite a 3-point increase in its GRPs to 143.

Bringing up the end of the list is Sahara One, which gained one point over last week. It stands at 24 GRPs (23 GRPs in the previous week).

Star Plus also grabs the limelight in the Top 10 list of programmes on Hindi GECs, with three entries. Sony and Colors have two entries each in the list, while Zee TV and SAB TV have one entry each.

Saathiya Sath Nibhana (Star Plus) leads the list of the 10 most-watched programmes, clocking a TVR of 5.1.

At the second and third positions are Colors' Balika Vadhu and Star's Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, which have acquired 4.8 TVRs and 4.6 TVRs, respectively.

Next in the list are Star's Diya Aur Baati Hum (4.4 TVRs); Colors' Sasural Simar Ka (4.2 TVRs) and the joint episode of Rab Se Sohna Ishq and Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke, which share the spot with the same TVRs.

Sony's KBC (4.1 TVRs) and Colors' Madhubala (3.9 TVRs) occupy the next two spots.

Zee's Pavitra Rishta and Sony's CID follow next with 3.8 TVRs and 3.4 TVRs, respectively, while SAB TV's Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashma brings up the 10th spot with 3 TVRs.