MUMBAI: Finally WWE seems to have lost its numero uno position in top five sports programme list as Sony Six’s Cricbuzz Cup dethroned it to become number one in week 33 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India rating.
However, Ten Sports continued to lead the pecking order in the sports genre with 32378(000 Sums) followed by Sony Six in second position with 27381(000 Sums). Star Sports 2 grabbed the third position with 12010(000 Sums).
In the kids genre, Nick maintained its stranglehold on the top slot with 46733(000 Sums) followed by Pogo TV and Cartoon Network in second and third position with 34747(000 Sums) and 27398 (000 Sums) respectively in week 33.
Amongst the Hindi general entertainment channels (GEC), Star Plus led the pack with 387389 (000 Sums) in week 33, whereas Colors secured second position with 364532 (000 Sums). Zee TV at third slot, Life OK at fourth and Sab at the fifth position maintained last week’s status quo with 275177 (000 Sums), 227424 (000 Sums) and 190945(000 Sums) respectively.
This week, Zee TV’s Kumkum Bhagya topped the chart with 7360(000 Sums) followed by Colors’ prime time shows Sasural Simar Ka and Udaan with 6044(000 Sums) and 5501(000 Sums) respectively. Star Plus’ Saath Nibhaana Saathiya, which was at the top of the list, dropped to the fourth position with 5445(000 Sums). Colors’ Swaragini captured the fifth position with 5348 (000 Sums) in week 33.
Times Now secured the leadership position in the English News channels genre in week 33 with 548 (000Sums) followed by NDTV and CNN-IBN in second and third slot with 216 (000 Sums) and 151(000 Sums) respectively.
In the Bhojpuri general entertainment channel space Big Magic Ganga led the chart with 5085(000 Sums). ETV Bihar Jharkhand grabbed the second slot with 2041 (000 Sums) followed by Dangal TV in third position with 1399(000 Sums).