GEC Watch: Sony Entertainment Television grabs second spot in Urban market for Week 52

Sony Entertainment Television grabbed the second spot in the Urban market at the back of Indian Idol S10 finale in the latest BARC ratings. The channel’s ranking also improved in the U+R market as it climbed to the fifth rank on BARC’s Hindi GEC chart for Week 52. FTA channel Zee Anmol led the combined U+R and Rural markets while Zee TV and Star Bharat moved to the second and third slots in the U+R markets.

Top channels in U+R market

According to BARC data, India HSM (Urban+Rural): NCCS All: 2+ Individuals, for Week 52 (December 22-December 28) of 2018, Zee Anmol at the No.1 position clocked 783.610 million Impressions (last week 764.424 million Impressions). Zee TV reclaimed the second spot with 667.580 million Impressions (last week 714.003 million Impressions) followed by Star Bharat at the third position with 650.558 million Impressions (last week 685.395 million Impressions). Star Plus dropped to fourth with 621.686 million Impressions (last week 726.911 million Impressions). Sony Entertainment Television with 581.218 million Impressions (last week 497.633 million Impressions) jumped to the fifth rank. Star Utsav with 567.006 million Impressions (last week 561.540 million Impressions) fell to sixth, followed by Colors with 551.962 million Impressions (last week 551.706 million Impressions). Sony Pal stayed at the seventh rank with 538.666 million Impressions (last week 518.218 million Impressions). Sony Entertainment Television with 497.633 million Impressions (last week 497.633 million Impressions) took the eighth rank. Rishtey moved to the ninth rank with 464.947 million Impressions (last week 417.356 million Impressions) while Dangal TV dropped to 10th with 459.737 million Impressions (last week 446.359 million Impressions).

Top shows in U+R market

Zee Anmol’s Kumkum Bhagya stayed at the top spot, logging 14.093 million Impressions (last week 15.077million Impressions) followed by Colors’ Naagin 3 with 12.271 million Impressions (last week 13.051 million Impressions). Sony Entertainment Television’s Indian Idol entered the list on the third spot with 12.176 million Impressions. Zee TV’s Kundali Bhagya slipped to fourth with 11.099 (last week 11.440 million Impressions). Star Bharat’s Radhakrishn at the fifth rank and registered 10.663 million Impressions (last week 10.496 million Impressions).

Top channels in Urban market

In Week 51, Star Plus maintained its lead in the urban market. The channel stayed at the No. 1 position, garnering 429.732 million Impressions (last week 508.025 million Impressions). Sony Entertainment Television climbed to No.2 position, registering 424.615 million impressions (last week 368.641 million Impressions). Zee TV slipped to the No. 2 position, registering 410.223 million Impressions (last week 435.917 million Impressions) followed by Colors at the fourth spot with 379.617 million Impressions (last week 382.716 million Impressions). Star Bharat with 337.017 million Impressions (last week 341.673 million Impressions) stayed at the No. 5 position followed by Sony SAB at No.6 with 310.264 million Impressions (last week 299.705 million Impressions). Star Utsav clocked 191.991 million Impressions (last week 195.085 million Impressions) at seventh position. It was followed by Sony Pal at eighth position with 160.574 million Impressions (last week 154.418 million Impressions). Zee Anmol at the ninth spot clocked 146.755 million Impressions (last week 144.312 million Impressions) and &TV at No.10 with 138.444 million Impressions (last week 135.752 million Impressions).

Top shows in Urban market

Sony Entertainment Television’s Indian Idol entered the list at the top spot and registered 8.451 million Impressions. Colors’ Naagin 3 slipped to No. 2 position with 8.148 million Impressions (last week 8.437 million Impressions). Zee TV’s Kundali Bhagya dropped to the third rank with 7.128 million Impressions (last week 7.347 million Impressions). Sony SAB’s Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma with 6.409 million Impressions (last week 6.733 million Impressions) slipped at the fourth rank. Zee TV’s Kumkum Bhagya stayed at the fifth spot and clocked 6.021million Impressions (last week 6.623 million Impressions).

Top channels in Rural market

Zee Anmol remained at the No. 1 position and clocked 636.855 million Impressions (last week 620.112 million Impressions). Sony Pal moved up to No. 2 position and clocked 378.092 million Impressions (last week 363.800 million Impressions). Star Utsav slipped to the third spot with 375.015 million Impressions (last week 366.455 million Impressions). Dangal TV clocked 358.549 million Impressions (last week 348.979 million Impressions) at the fourth rank while Rishtey grabbed the fifth position with 343.705 million Impressions (last week 304.760 million Impressions). Star Bharat dropped to the sixth spot with 313.541 million Impressions. Zee TV stayed at seventh with 257.357 million Impressions (last week 278.086 million Impressions). Big Magic moved to eighth, clocking 209.686 million Impressions (last week 196.686 million Impressions) followed by Star Plus at No.9 with 191.954 million Impressions (last week 218.885 million Impressions). Colors stayed at No. 10 position and clocked 172.345 million Impressions (last week 168.990 million Impressions).

Top shows in Rural market

Zee Anmol’s Kumkum Bhagya remained at No.1 position and registered 11.664 million Impressions (last week 12.594 million Impressions). Dangal TV’s Ramayan stayed at the second spot with 7.811 million Impressions (last week 7.579 million Impressions) Zee Anmol’s Ek Main Aur Ek Tu moved up to the third position, registering 7.654 million Impressions (last week 6.913 million Impressions). Zee Anmol’s Mehak moved up to the fourth position, clocked 7.325 million Impressions (last week 6.325 million Impressions). Sony Pal’s Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma dropped to the fifth spot and clocked 6.181 million Impressions (last week 6.526 million Impressions).

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