BARC Wk 12 ratings: Zee Anmol retains top spot; FTA strong show continues

BARC ratings for Week 12 of 2018 (March 17-23) [HSM (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals] saw yet another week of strong show put up by the FTA channels. Zee Anmol retained its top spot this week, even as Sony Pal, Colors and Star Plus climbed up in the ratings chart. 

After climbing up to the numero uno position last week, Zee Anmol retained this position in Week 12. The channel garnered a gross viewership of 810,903, a marginal dip from 810,969 recorded last week. Re-run of the hit show, ‘Kumkum Bhagya’, topped the list of most watched shows on Hindi GECs in Rural+Urban with 13,451 (000) Impressions. 

Sony Pal climbed up a notch to No.2 this week, garnering a gross viewership of 738,826, an increase from 647,929 recorded in Week 11. Crime show, ‘CID’ was placed fourth among most watched shows with 9,372 (000) Impressions. 

Meanwhile, Star Bharat further slipped a notch to the third spot in Week 12. The channel garnered a gross viewership of 732,651, a slight decline from 740,541 recorded last week. 

Star Utsav remained unchanged at No. 4 this week, recording a gross viewership of 637,141, a further increase from 598,597 recorded in Week 11. 

Colors, on the other hand, climbed up a notch to be placed in the fifth spot in Week 12, garnering a gross viewership of 563,717, a further increase from 547,056 recorded last week. 

Zee TV further slipped a notch to No. 6 this week, registering a further decline in its gross viewership – from 576,059 in Week 11 to 548,874 recorded this week. ‘Kundali Bhagya’ remained in the second spot among most watched shows, with 12,642 (000) Impressions, while ‘Kumkum Bhagya’, too, remained unchanged in the third spot with 11,554 (000) Impressions. 

Star Plus climbed up a couple of notches to No. 7 this week, garnering a gross viewership of 481,551, a further increase from 437,113 recorded in Week 11. 

Rishtey slipped a notch to the eighth spot in Week 12, recording a gross viewership of 453,042, a slight increase from 450,671 recorded last week. 

Sony Entertainment Television, too, slipped a notch to the ninth spot in Week 12, garnering a gross viewership of 428,017, a further decline from 450,604 recorded last week. Dance reality show, ‘Super Dancer Chapter 2’, which made a re-entry in the list of most watched shows last week, was placed at No. 5 in Week 12 with 9,003 (000) Impressions. 

Sony SAB continued to be placed in the tenth spot this week, garnering a gross viewership of 376,912, a further decline from 387,085 recorded in Week 11.