MUMBAI: Star Plus has retained its top positions in Hindi GEC (Urban + Rural) and Urban segments whereas Zee Anmol stay put in its rural segment, according to BARC's all-India week 26's ratings.

Notable among the significant changes in the GEC genre this week were -- DD National slipped from the fourth position to the ninth whereas Zee TV climbed from the seventh to the fourth position in the rural segment. DD National however completely exited GEC Urban and U+R segments.

Star Utsav entered the Top 10 list whereas Sony Pal slipped from the third to the sixth position in GEC U+R. Zee Anmol entered the Top 10 channels' list in the urban segment.

Among the list of top GEC programmes in week 26, Kumkum Bhagya and Amul Sa Re Ga Ma Little Champs on Zee TV bagged the first and second positions with respectively 11149 and 9597 impressions (000s) Sum whereas Chandrakanta on Colors pocketed the third slot with 8679 impressions (000s) Sum.

Hindi GEC (U+R)

Star Plus and Zee Anmol bagged the first and second slots this week with 603213 (000s) Impressions and 591440 Impressions (000s), respectively.

Rishtey replaced Sony Pal at number three with 583295 Impressions (000s). Colors grabbed the fourth slot with 556816 Impressions (000s) followed by Zee TV on number fifth with 556117 Impressions (000s) and Sony Pal on sixth with 530875 Impressions (000s).

Sab TV maintained its seventh slot with 419934 Impressions (000s) and Sony Entertainment Television garnered eighth spot with 363351 Impressions (000s).

Life OK and Star Utsav stood at number nine and tenth with 339029 Impressions (000s) and 274686 Impressions (000s) respectively.

Hindi GEC - Rural

Zee Anmol, Rishtey and Sony Pal came at the first, second and third positions respectively with 470357, 432128 and 375197 Impressions (000s) Sum, respectively.

Zee TV, Star Utsav, Star Plus and Colors bagged fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh spot with 215586 Impressions (000s), 207985 Impressions (000s), 193967 Impressions (000s) and 180325 Impressions (000s).

Big Magic grabbed eight spot with 160138 Impressions (000s) followed by DD National with 122697 Impressions (000s) on ninth and Sab TV with  118889 Impressions (000s) on tenth spot.

Hindi GEC - Urban

Star Plus retained its first position with 409246 Impressions (000s) Sum followed by Colors with 376490 Impressions (000s) Sum at the second position.

Zee TV retained its third position this week with 340530 Impressions (000s) followed by Sab TV on number fourth with 301045 Impressions (000s).

Sony Entertainment Television, Life OK and Sony Pal bagged the fifth, sixth and seventh position, respectively, with 269822 Impressions (000s), 225984 Impressions (000s), and 155678 Impressions (000s).

Rishtey, &TV and Zee Anmol  bagged the eighth, ninth and tenth positions with 151167, 140232, 121083 Impressions (000s) Sum, respectively.