Mumbai: Maintaining its hold on the first position, Sun TV was the most-watched channel (All India) for the third consecutive time in week 49 (4 December – 10 December). According to recently released Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) data, the channel garnered weekly ratings of 2790.42.

Sun TV was followed by Star Plus and Star Maa with weekly AMAs of 2616.45 and 2519.79.

Star Utsav, Colors, Star Vijay, Sony SAB, Dhinchaak, Zee TV, and Star Pravah grabbed the remaining slots.

The mega cities, as well as the south market, were also led by Sun TV where it clocked in 465.1 and 2783.21 AMA respectively. It was followed by Colors, Star Plus, Sony SAB, and Star Vijay in the mega cities, and Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu, and Zee Kannada down south.

Among the regional markets, Star Pravah was the most viewed channel in Maharashtra/Goa with 1512.08AMA, Star Jalsha in West Bengal (1281.68), Tarang in Odisha (521.14), and Zee Kannada in Karnataka (1392.12).

Within the Hindi heartland, Rajasthan was ruled by Star Utsav at 207.69 AMA and UP/Uttarakhand by Zee Anmol at 396.72.