Mumbai: Clocking 3226.18 (‘000s) AMA, Sun TV regained the top slot in week 44 (30 October to 5 November) according to data released by Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc). The broadcast network was in the third position last week with 2530.41 AMA. Star Sports 1 Hindi maintained its hold at the second spot with 2832.51 weekly AMA.
Week 43’s top grosser Star Plus was at number three, as the GEC garnered 2504.93 (‘000s) this week. Star Maa, Star Utsav, Star Vijay, Colors, Sony SAB, Zee TV, and Zee Telugu grabbed the remaining positions.
Sun TV dominated the Mega Cities at 596.75 (‘000s). Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Plus, Colors, and Star Vijay followed. Sun was the leader in the South Market as well with 3215.53 AMA. The remaining slots were occupied by Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu, and Zee Kannada.
Within the regional markets, Star Pravah continued to lead in Maharashtra/Goa with 1354.91 AMA. At 1087.66 (‘000s) Star Jalsha was the most viewed channel in West Bengal, Tarang (478.78) in Odisha, Zee Kannada in Karnataka with 1249.2AMA, Star Utsav (213.02) in Rajasthan, as well as in UP/Uttarakhand where it clocked 405.55 (‘000s).