Mumbai: Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) India has released currency data for week 49, i.e., 3 December to 9 December. As per data for the all-India 2+ target group, Sun TV is the most watched channel in India with an average minute audience (AMA) of 2526.01 (000). It was followed by Star Plus at 2506.69 (000) AMA, Star Maa at 2215.1 (000) AMA, Dangal at 1817.18 (000) AMA, and Goldmines at 1804.06 (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 Plus emerged as the most watched channel at 2406.65 (000) AMA, followed by Dangal at 1809.22 (000) AMA, Goldmines at 1778.26 (000) AMA, Colors at 1777.45 (000) AMA, and Star Pravah at 1616.36 (000) AMA.

In the South market, Sun TV was the most watched channel at 2506.35 (000) AMA, followed by Star Maa at 2165.29 (000) AMA, Zee Kannada at 1478.53 (000) AMA, Star Vijay at 1422.65 (000) AMA,  Zee Telugu at 1280.66 (000) AMA.

In the Maharashtra/Goa market, Star Pravah was the most watched channel at 1602.33 (000) AMA, followed by Colors Marathi at 473.48 (000) AMA, Zee Marathi at 439.14 (000) AMA, Star Plus at 373.28 (000), and Sony SAB 370.79 (000) AMA.

In the West Bengal market, Star Jalsha was the most watched channel with 1135.88 (000) AMA followed by Zee Bangla at 867.85 (000) AMA, Jalsha Movies at 175.7 (000) AMA, Sports18 1 at 143.76 (000) AMA and Colors Bangla at 131.54 (000) AMA.

In the megacities market, including Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Chennai, Colors was the most watched channel at 487.85 (000) AMA followed by Sun TV at 435.36 (000) AMA, Star Plus at 427.65 (000) AMA, Star Vijay at 308.52 (000) AMA and Star Pravah at 284.08 (000) AMA.