Mumbai: TV audience measurement agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) India has released its currency data for Week 16  (16 to 22 April). As per the data for All India 2+ target group (TG), Star Sports 1 Hindi has overtaken Sun TV to become the most-watched channel in India with a weekly average minute audience (AMA) of 2474.31 (000).

Sun TV trailed with 2291.11 (000) AMA, Star Maa and Star Plus recorded 2160.22 (000) AMA and 2052.17 (000) AMA, respectively. Dangal rose to the fifth position with 1713.94 (000) AMA. Star Vijay, Sony SAB, Colors, Star Pravah, and Zee Telugu followed.

The average minute audience is defined as the number of individuals of a target audience who viewed a televised "event,” averaged across minutes.

Star Sports 1 Hindi was also the most-watched channel in the Hindi-speaking market with 2425.97 (000) AMA followed by Star Plus at 1998.41 (000) AMA. Notably, Dangal beat Sony SAB to gain the third position with 1705.17 (000) AMA. Star Pravah took the fifth spot (TG: 2+).

Star Pravah was the most-watched channel in the Maharashtra/Goa market with 1383.18 (000) AMA followed by Star Sports 1 Hindi, Zee Marathi, Sony SAB, and Colors Marathi (TG: 2+).

Star Jalsha was the most-watched channel in the West Bengal market with 1140.83 (000) AMA followed by Zee Bangla, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Jalsha Movies, and Aakash Aath (TG:2+).  

Sun TV was the most-watched channel in the South market with 2283.1 (000) AMA followed by Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu, and Zee Kannada. Asianet was the most-watched channel in Kerala at 916.78 (000) AMA. Zee Kannada was the most-watched channel in Karnataka with 1289.01 (000) AMA. Star Maa was the most-watched channel in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana with 1995.15 (000) AMA. Sun TV was the most-watched channel in Tamil Nadu with 2056.69 (000) AMA (TG:2+).

Sun TV was the most-watched channel in the megacities i.e., Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai at 435.78 (000) AMA followed by Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Plus, Star Vijay, and Colors (TG:2+).