The news that kept India glued to TV screens in Week 8

‘Pulwama Terror Attack’ was the most Aired News in Week 8 of 2019, followed by news about ‘Hurriyat Leaders’ security withdrawn by J&K Government’, as per Chrome News Track data. News about ‘2019 Lok Sabha Elections’ was placed third, while ‘Saudi Arabia Prince Bin Salman’s India Visit’ and news about ‘Interview of the Defence Minister’ secured the fourth and fifth spots, respectively. 

Chrome News Track, from Chrome Data Analytics and Media, conducts study on news content aired across India by choosing the ‘Most Aired, Most Watched and Most Discussed News of the Week’. 

The survey conducted is an outcome of the data collected from 34,000 Chrome DM panel homes across India. It analyses the effectiveness of the News aired on television every week and categorises it through three broad segments namely Most Aired, Most Watched and Most Discussed. 

Most Watched News in Week 8 

The survey also unveils that ‘Pulwama Terror Attack’ was the most watched news for Week 8, grabbing maximum eyeballs, followed by ‘2019 Lok Sabha Elections’. The news about ‘Interview of the Defence Minister’, ‘Hurriyat Leaders’ security withdraws by J&K Government’ and ‘Saudi Arabia Prince Bin Salman’s India Visit’ also generated interest amongst viewers and were placed at 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th, respectively, in the list. 

Most Discussed News in Week 8 

On the other hand, taking a closer view of the Most Discussed News category of the survey, the news about ‘Pulwama Terror Attack’ has been the talk of the nation, making it the most discussed news, whereas the News about ‘Hurriyat Leaders’ security withdraws by J&K Government’ was the second most discussed news as per the survey. ‘Saudi Arabia Prince Bin Salman’s India Visit’ became the third most discussed news among the masses. ‘2019 Lok Sabha Elections’ and ‘Aircraft Crash in Bengaluru’ were placed at fourth and fifth spots, respectively, in the list.