BARC ratings Wk 17: Star Plus back at No 1; Sony Pal surges to third spot

Sony Pal was the big gainer in BARC ratings for Week 17 (April 23-29) of 2016, as the channel dislodged Zee TV from its long-held position at No. 3. Last week, the channel was close at the heels of Zee TV. Meanwhile, Star Plus regained its numero uno position as Colors slipped back to the No. 2 spot.

Star Plus was back at the No. 1 spot after slipping to the second spot last week. The channel garnered gross ratings of 692,202 in Week 17, an increase from 628,039 in Week 16.

After week at the numero uno spot, Colors slipped back to No. 2 in Week 17 with a gross viewership of 679,642, witnessing a marginal increase from last week’s gross viewership of 670,523.

Sony Pal, which was giving stiff competition to Zee TV in Week 16, surged past the channel to be placed at No. 3, the highest ranking the channel has seen since the BARC ratings were introduced last year. The channel garnered a gross viewership of 548,932 in Week 17, compared to 531,196 last week.

Zee TV was down at No. 4 this week, witnessing a further dip in its gross viewership at 533,468 from 539,218 in Week 16.

Star Utsav, which was placed at No. 8 in Week 16, climbed up to the fifth spot with a gross viewership of 482,952 in Week 17, an increase from 419,544 last week.

Life OK continued at the sixth spot this week as well with a gross viewership of 478,240, compared to 452,797 in Week 16. The channel had garnered a gross viewership of 519,305 in Week 15, when it was placed in the fourth spot.

Zee Anmol slipped to the seventh spot in Week 17 from No. 5 last week. The channel saw a fall in its gross viewership from 513,643 in Week 16 to 474,113 this week.

There was no change in the positions of Rishtey, Sony SAB and Sony Entertainment Television in Week 17 as well.

Rishtey continued at No. 8 with a gross viewership of 411,338 in Week 17, compared to 435,574 in Week 16. This was a further fall from gross viewership of 456,334 in Week 15 and 470,768 recorded in Week 14.

Placed at No. 9, Sony SAB saw a marginal rise in its gross viewership in Week 17 at 359,899 from 359,090 last week.

Sony Entertainment Television continued at No. 10, witnessing an increase in its gross viewership from 278,738 in Week 16 to 347,921this week. ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’, which premiered on the channel on April 23, 2016 at 9 pm, was the fifth most watched show on Hindi GECs in Week 17. 

Week 17: Saturday,23rd April 2016 to Friday, 29th April 2016