MUMBAI: The battle for the top slot amongst the Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) has opened up like never before. Every week with the spin of the wheel, a new triumphant winner comes up. The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India's top spot in the Hindi GEC category has become a race between three key players namely Star Plus, Colors and the free-to-air (FTA) channel Zee Anmol.

After toppling Star Plus in week 50 to become the number two channel in the Hindi GECs, Colors has now staked its claim on the No. 1 slot in week 51 after toppling Zee Anmol from its leadership position.

Dethroning Zee Anmol, Colors bagged the leadership position with 725881 (000Sums). While Zee Anmol was pushed to the second slot with 712825 (000Sums), Star Plus witnessed a fall in ratings but managed to grab the third slot with 676890 (000Sums) against 707219 (000Sums) in week 50.

Zee TV grabbed the fourth spot on the chart with 669655 (000Sums) followed by Star Ustav on the fifth spot with 514354 (000Sums), while Life OK was in sixth place with 437469 (000Sums).

Sony Entertainment Television with 342689 (000Sums) stood at number seven.

With no change in last three position Sab TV with 323214 (000Sums), Rishtey with 286712 (000Sums) and Sony Pal with 239700 (000Sums) bagged the eighth, ninth and tenth spots respectively.