Times Now on Friday said it was the absolute Number 1 English TV news channel for more than a year with a 30.7% relative share in the most relevant target group for English News, which is 10L+ markets amongst NCCS AB 22+ age group among males (BARC data for Week 16 2022-Week 33 2023).
The channel said it has been holding this undisputed leadership position in the English news segment for the last 15 years.
| 10L+ | NCCS AB 22+ Males | Wk.16'22 - 33'23 |
| Channel |
Share% |
| Times Now |
30.7% |
| Republic TV |
29.1% |
| CNN-News18 |
22% |
| India Today TV |
12.9% |
| Mirror Now |
4.2% |
| BBC News |
1.1% |
Moreover, the channel said that the viewership data of the last 8 weeks, which will be the correct representation of the current scenario, establishes Times Now as the No. 1 across multiple TGs (both NCCS AB 22+ as well as NCCS AB 22+ Males) in 10L+ markets. It is followed by Republic TV and CNN News18 in second and third position respectively.
| Source: BARC | 10L+ | Wk.26-33'23 |
| Channel |
NCCS AB 22+ |
NCCS AB 22+ Males |
| Times Now |
31% |
32% |
| Republic TV |
28.5% |
24.7% |
| CNN-News18 |
25.3% |
24% |
| India Today TV |
11.3% |
15% |
| Mirror Now |
3% |
3.2% |
| BBC News |
1% |
1.1% |
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