Mumbai : Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) India has released currency data for week 15, i.e. eight April to 14 April 2023. As per data for the all India 2+ target group, STAR Sports 1 Hindi is the most watched channel in India with an average minute audience (AMA) of 2827.31(000). It was followed by Sun TV at 2618.58(000) AMA, STAR Maa at 2363.67(000) AMA, Star Plus at 2156.59(000) AMA, and Dangal at 2126.51(000) AMA.
The average minute audience (AMA) is defined as the number of individuals within a target audience who viewed a televised "event," averaged across minutes. In the Hindi speaking market (HSM), STAR Sports 1 Hindi emerged as the most watched channel at 2788.01(000) AMA, followed by Dangal at 2120.08 (000) AMA, STAR Plus at 2092.07(000) AMA, Goldmines at 1800.53(000) AMA and Sony Sab at 1529.65(000) AMA.
In the South market, Sun TV was the most watched channel at 2598.68(000) AMA, followed by STAR Maa at 2302.59(000) AMA, Zee Telugu at 1658.59(000) AMA, Zee Kannada at 1322.74(000) AMA and STAR Vijay at 1276.52(000) AMA.
In the Maharashtra/Goa market, Star Pravah was the most watched channel at 1269.91(000) AMA , followed by STAR Sports 1 Hindi at 726.15(000) AMA, Colors Marathi at 413.51(000) AMA, SONY Sab at 387.68(000) AMA and Zee Marathi at 378.41(000) AMA.
In the West Bengal market, Star Jalsha was the most watched channel with 904.25(000) AMA, followed by Zee Bangla at 804.83(000) AMA, STAR Sports 1 Hindi at 224.78(000) AMA, Jalsha Movies at 142.83(000) AMA and Colors Bangla at 130.71(000) AMA.
In the megacities market, including Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai, STAR Sports 1 Hindi was the most watched channel at 458.28(000) AMA followed by Sun TV at 445.88(000) AMA, STAR Plus at 325.52(000) AMA, Colors at 286.69(000) AMA and SONY Sab at 279.23(000) AMA.