With the entire nation under strict lockdown to contain the spread of Coronavirus, India Today TV has toppled all other English news channels in megacities to become No. 1.
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On the other hand, Republic TV strengthened its leadership in all India market during the latest viewership data by BARC India for the period between March 28 to April 3, 2020.
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In Week 13, India Today TV recorded 657,000 Impressions in megacities among NCCS 22+ Male AB while Republic TV garnered 619,000 Impressions. Times Now at No. 3 garnered 386,000 Impressions. CNN-News18 was at No. 4 with 203,000 Impressions.
Megacities |
NCCS 22+ Male AB, Impressions'000 |
Channel |
Week 12 |
Week 13 |
Growth |
India Today TV |
583.5 |
657.7 |
12.72% |
Republic TV |
763 |
619.7 |
-18.78% |
Times Now |
508 |
386 |
-24.02% |
CNN-News18 |
195 |
203.3 |
4.26% |
WION |
201 |
177.3 |
-11.79% |
NDTV 24x7 |
162 |
138.5 |
-14.51% |
Mirror Now |
219 |
90.5 |
-58.68% |
In all India market, Republic TV strengthened its lead further in Week 13 over the last week.
All India |
NCCS 22+ Male AB, Impressions'000 |
Channel |
Week 12 |
Week 13 |
|
Republic TV |
1962 |
2082 |
6.12% |
Times Now |
1375 |
1284 |
-6.62% |
India Today TV |
1190 |
1182 |
-0.67% |
CNN-News18 |
848 |
653 |
-23.00% |
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