Mumbai: According to recently released data by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc), Sun TV was the most-watched channel with weekly ratings of 2739.54 AMA in week 51 (18-24 December). The Tamil GEC has been rulings the charts in close competition with Star Plus and Star Maa for five weeks now.
It was followed by Star Plus which bagged 2738.76 AMA for the week. Star Maa finished third at 2552.71 (‘000s).
Star Utsav, Colors, Star Vijay, Sony Sab, Zee Kannada, and Zee TV were at number four to nine. Bengali GEC Star Jalsha was the new entrant in the last position.
The mega cities were also dominated by Sun TV with weekly ratings of 467.0 (‘000s). Star Plus, Colors, Sony Sab, Star Vijay followed. At 2729.87, Sun TV led the south circuit as well. The remaining slots were grabbed by Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Kannada, and Zee Telugu.
Among the regional markets, Maharashtra/Goa was led by Star Pravah (1396.85), West Bengal by Star Jalsha (1316.09), Odisha by Tarang (433.38), and Karnataka by Zee Kannada (1596.42).
At 220.05 and 402.19 AMA, Star Utsav was the most-viewed channel in Rajasthan and UP/Uttarakhand.