Mumbai : Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) India has released currency data for the ninth week, i.e. 25 February to 3 March 2023. 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 2460.03(000). It was followed by Star Plus at 2428.06 (000) AMA, Dangal at 2345.78(000) AMA, Star Maa at 2250.27(000) AMA and Goldmines at 1975.83 (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 2347.71(000) AMA, followed by Dangal at 2340.23(000) AMA, Goldmines at 1951.65(000) AMA and Star Pravah at 1617.14(000) AMA and Sony Sab at 1528.13(000) AMA,

In the South market, Sun TV was the most watched channel at 2441.22(000) AMA, followed by Star Maa at 2185.2(000) AMA,  Zee Telugu at 1619.72(000) AMA,  Star Vijay at 1327.54(000) AMA and Zee Kannada at 1324.08(000) AMA

In the Maharashtra/Goa market, Star Pravah was the most watched channel at 1603.44(000) AMA , followed by Colors Marathi at 497.7(000) AMA, Zee Marathi at 449.03(000) AMA,  Sony Sab at 402.2(000) AMA and Goldmines at 340.65(000) AMA.

In the West Bengal market, Star Jalsha was the most watched channel with 983.94(000) AMA, followed by Zee Bangla at 900.39(000) AMA, Jalsha Movies at 189.86(000) AMA, Colors Bangla at 139.68(000) AMA and Sony Aath at 132.73(000)  AMA,

In the megacities market, including Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai, Sun TV was the most watched channel at 414.45(000) AMA followed by Star Plus at 395.11(000) AMA, Colors at 330.76(000) AMA, Star Pravah at 290.3(000) AMA and Sony Sab at 287.29(000) AMA.