BARC Wk 22 ratings: Growth spike continues for Hindi & English News genres

The News genre – Hindi and English – mostly recorded growth in viewership in Week 22 (Saturday, 30th May 2020 to Friday, 5th June 2020) as per BARC data [All India (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals]. TV9 Bharatvarsh among top 5 Hindi news channels was the only channel to see degrowth, while DD India among last week’s Top 5 English News channels moved out of the list this week. NDTV 24x7 made a re-entry this week.

Hindi News

Aaj Tak’s reign as the numero uno Hindi News channel continued in Week 22 as well, with the channel recording a gross viewership of 274,453(000), an increase from 260,225(000) recorded last week.

India TV also further consolidated its position at No. 2 with a growth in its gross viewership at 205,237(000) this week, compared to 189,533(000) recorded in Week 21.

With a gross viewership of 198,134(000), ABP News continued to be placed in the third spot. The channel, too, saw growth in its gross viewership from 172,990(000) recorded last week.

Meanwhile, Republic Bharat improved its position in Week 22, moving up a notch to No. 4, garnering a gross viewership of 180,969(000), an increase from 168,900(000) recorded last week.

On the other hand, TV9 Bharatvarsh slid a notch to the fifth spot, witnessing a marginal decline in its gross viewership – from 170,308(000) in Week 21 to 170,113(000) recorded this week.