According to the BARC India viewership data for Week 13 (March 28 to April 3, 2020), Doordarshan became the most-watched channel, riding on the return of classics such as Ramayan and Shaktiman.
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Top 10 Channels Across Genre : All India (U+R) : 2+ Individuals |
Rank |
Channel Name |
Weekly Impressions (000s) sum |
1 |
DD National |
1596923 |
2 |
Sun TV |
1306360 |
3 |
Dangal |
1151414 |
4 |
SONY SAB |
892566 |
5 |
Sony MAX |
803023 |
6 |
Big Magic |
750781 |
7 |
Zee Cinema |
682751 |
8 |
STAR Gold |
642375 |
9 |
NICK |
602369 |
10 |
ETV Telugu |
582758 |
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Highlights of the Week 13:
- Highest TV consumption ever in a week
- News and movies recorded highest ever viewership
- DD becomes most-watched channel across India
- Week 13 growth driven largely by Movies unlike Week 11&12 where growth was driven largely by News
- 1.27 trillion minutes of TV viewing in the latest week, a growth of 4% over week 12
- Reach is stable over Week 12 while ATS has grown
- Average daily reach grew from 560mn in Week 2-4 to 622mn in Week 12 to 627mn in the latest Week 13
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