BARC ratings Wk 24: Colors surges ahead to No. 1 in Urban+Rural viewership

BARC ratings for Week 24 (June 11-17) of 2016 [HSM (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals] saw Colors move ahead of Star Plus to be placed at No. 1. However, the channel witnessed a decline it is gross viewership to 664,517 from 684,313 last week. Meanwhile, ‘Kavach’, the recently launched supernatural show on Colors, was the most watched show in the Hindi GECs space in rural+urban.

Star Plus slipped at notch to be placed at the second spot in Week 24 with gross viewership of 641,404, a fall from gross viewership of 702,400 recorded in Week 23. Two of Star Plus’ shows – ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’ (No. 2) and ‘Saath Nibhaana Saathiya’ (No. 4) were among the top 5 shows on Hindi GECs in rural+urban.

Zee TV climbed up a notch to No. 3, garnering gross viewership of 529,237, compared to gross viewership of 515,578 in Week 23. ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ was the fifth most watch show on Hindi GECs in rural+urban.

Star Utsav, too, registered gains in Week 24, climbing up from No. 5 to No. 4. The channel recorded gross viewership of 520,494, as against gross viewership of 512,298.

Zee Anmol, too, climbed up a notch to be placed in the fifth spot in Week 24, garnering gross viewership of 457,988, up from 443,524 recorded last week. Period drama ‘Jodha Akbar’ was the third most watched show on Hindi GECs in rural+urban.

On the other hand, Sony Pal, which was placed at the third spot last week, slipped to No. 6, witnessing a fall in its gross viewership to 445,750 in Week 24 from 520,500 last week.

Life OK continued in its seventh spot with a gross viewership of 417,981, an increase from 422,993 recorded in Week 23.

Sony SAB, too, continued to be placed at the eighth spot this week, garnering gross viewership of 367,376, a decline from 392,190 recorded in Week 23.

Sony Entertainment Television and Rishtey interchanged positions this week. Sony Entertainment Television climbed up a notch to No. 9, while Rishtey slipped to the tenth spot.

Sony Entertainment Television garnered gross viewership of 365,704, compared to 339,099 recorded in Week 23.

Meanwhile, Rishtey saw a decline in its gross viewership from 360,613 in Week 23 to 345,618 this week.