Aaj Tak emerges No. 1 in vote counting week, day; CNN-News18 tops English genre

BARC India releases the viewership data for the vote-counting day, and the week on Thursday

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New Delhi: The counting of votes on February 8 not only resulted in Delhi getting a Chief Minister on Thursday, after a 12-day wait, but also reaffirmed Aaj Tak's dominance on big news days among Hindi news channels.

As BJP leader Rekha Gupta was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi, along with her six cabinet ministers, Aaj Tak emerged as the number one Hindi news channel in Week 6 (February 8-14, 2025).

According to BARC data for Week 6, Aaj Tak led the genre with a relative share of 13.9% among the core target group (TG) of 15+ NCCS All HSM (U+R).

News18 India secured the second position with a relative share of 13.4%.

India TV (11%) and Republic Bharat (10.1%) ranked third and fourth, respectively.

TV9 Bharatvarsh continued to be among the top five Hindi news channels with a relative share of 9.4%.

RankChannelRelative Share
1Aaj Tak13.9%
2News18 India13.4%
3India TV11%
4Republic Bharat10.1%
5TV9 Bharatvarsh9.4%
6Zee News9%
7Times Now Navbharat7.6%
8ABP News6.8%
9Good News Today5.3%
10News Nation4.4%
11News244.1%
12NDTV India2%
13Zee Bharat1.6%
14DD News1.4%

Source: BARC | HSM | 15+ | NCCS All | Week 06'25 | 24 Hrs | Relative Share

Counting Day:

The ranking on counting day saw a slight change.

While Aaj Tak retained its leadership with a relative share of 14.6%, India TV emerged as the second most-watched Hindi news channel with a relative share of 12.5%.

News18 India was third with a relative share of 12.1%, followed by Republic Bharat with 10.3%.

RankChannelRelative Share
1Aaj Tak14.6%
2India TV12.5%
3News18 India12.1%
4Republic Bharat10.3%
5TV9 Bharatvarsh9.2%
6Zee News9.2%
7Times Now Navbharat7.1%
8ABP News7%
9Good News Today4.7%
10News244.3%
11News Nation4.1%
12NDTV India1.8%
13DD News1.6%
14Zee Bharat1.4%

Source : BARC | HSM | 15+ | NCCS All | 08th February 2025 | 06:00 to 24:00 Hrs | Relative Share

English News:

In the core TG of 22+ Male AB (All India) for the English news genre, CNN-News18 emerged as the clear leader with a relative share of 33.5%.

Times Now secured second place with a relative share of 22.1%, followed by Republic TV with 16.9%.

NDTV 24x7 was the fourth most-watched channel with a relative share of 13.8%, followed by India Today TV with 9.1%.

RankChannelRelative Share
1CNN-News1833.5%
2Times Now22.1%
3Republic TV16.9%
4NDTV 24x713.8%
5India Today TV9.1%
6Mirror Now2.3%
7WION2.3%

Source: BARC | All India | 22+ | NCCS AB | Week 06'25 | 24 Hrs | Relative Share

In the six metros markets, CNN-News18 also topped the chart with a relative share of 26.8%, closely followed by Times Now at second place with 26.7%.

Republic Bharat held the third position with a relative share of 16.8%, followed by India Today TV with 15.6%.

NDTV 24x7 ranked fifth with a relative share of 7.6% in the six metros.

RankChannelRelative Share
1CNN-News1826.8%
2Times Now26.7%
3Republic TV16.8%
4India Today TV15.6%
5NDTV 24x77.6%
6Mirror Now4.2%
7WION2.3%

Source: BARC | 6 Metros | 22+ | NCCS AB | Week 06'25 I 24 Hrs | Relative Share

News18 India Aaj Tak India TV Republic Bharat news channels ABP News NDTV India Times Now Republic TV Zee News TV9 Bharatvarsh Vote Counting Times Now Navbharat Vote Counting Day Vote Counting week India Today TV NDTV 24x7
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