BARC Wk 45 ratings: Colors at No. 1; Sony Pal gains grounds

BARC ratings for Week 45 (November 5-11) of 2016 [HSM (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals] saw Colors hold on to its lead. Meanwhile, Sony Pal continued to gain grounds, overtaking Zee TV to be placed at No. 3 this week.

Colors continued strong at the No. 1spot among Hindi general entertainment channels genre in Week 45 as well, garnering gross viewership of 641,387, an increase from 638,344 recorded last week. ‘Naagin 2’ maintained its lead amongst the most watched shows on Hindi GECs, registering 14,082 Impressions (000s) this week. Meanwhile, another show on Colors, ‘Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki’, climbed up a notch to No. 2, garnering 11,020 Impressions (000s). A third show from Colors, ‘Udaan’, made an entry in the list at No. 5, garnering 8,949 Impressions (000s).

Placed at the second spot, Star Plus, too, witnessed an increase in its gross viewership at 597,790 in Week 45 from 580,743 recorded last week. Its show, ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’, which was placed at No. 4 in Week 44, dropped out of the list of top five most watched shows on Hindi GECs this week.

The good performance put up by Sony Pal continued in Week 45 as well, with the channel overtaking Zee TV to climb up a notch to No. 4 this week. The channel garnered a gross viewership of 470,891, compared to 446,555 recorded in Week 44.

On the other hand, Zee TV slipped a notch to the fourth spot, garnering a gross viewership of 435,915 in Week 45, a decline from 449,187 recorded last week. Its show ‘Kumkum Bhagya’, too, slipped a notch to No. 2, registering 10,470 Impressions (000s).

Zee Anmol remained unchanged at No. 5 in Week 45, registering a gross viewership of 435,662, a marginal dip from 436,820 recorded last week.

Sony Entertainment Television climbed up a notch to be placed at the sixth spot this week, witnessing a slight increase in its gross viewership to 409,301 from 403,252 recorded in Week 44.

Star Utsav climbed up from No. 9 to the seventh spot this week, registering a gross viewership of 398,716, compared to 381,752 recorded in Week 44.

Rishtey, too, saw gains this week, climbing up to the eighth spot. The channel garnered a gross viewership of 380,487, a decline from 393,433 recorded in Week 44. The rerun of ‘Naagin’ Season 1 on the channel was the fourth most watched show on Hindi GECs, registering 9,903 Impressions (000s).

Life OK climbed up a notch to No. 9 in Week 45, recording a gross viewership of 376,803, a slight increase from 371,442 recorded last week.

Sony SAB saw the steepest fall this week, dropping from No. 6 to No. 10. The channel’s gross viewership fell from 409,823 in Week 44 to 365,226 this week.