Overnights: Colors remains high despite coming off Freeview

Colors and Rishtey ceased broadcasting on the Freeview platform yesterday but the ratings for both channels remained on the higher side, according to exclusive data obtained by BizAsiaLive.com .

The top rated show on Colors was ‘Swabhimaan’ with 44,400 viewers at 21:30, followed by ‘Shakti’ at 20:00 with 32,300 viewers, ‘Udann’ at 20:30 with 22,300 viewers and ‘Savitri Devi College & Hospital’ at 18:30 with 18,900 viewers.

On Rishtey, ‘Uttaran’ did well with 27,900 viewers, followed by ‘Bhaag Bakool Bhaag’ at 22:00 with 13,800 viewers and ‘Kasam’ at 20:30 with 13,700 viewers.

Colors and Rishtey came off Freeview yesterday in the UK and encrypted on the Sky platform. The channels are now available exclusively with a Sky basic subscription.

Star Plus stayed well ahead of its Asian TV rivals with ‘Naamkarann’ at 21:00 pulling in 113,400 viewers, followed by ‘Chakravyuh’ at 18:00 with 87,500 viewers, ‘Chandra Nandini’ at 20:30 with 74,500 viewers and ‘Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon – Season 3’ at 20:00 with 70,800 viewers. Earlier in the day, ‘Meri Durga’ was watched by 13,400 viewers at 12:30, followed by ‘Dhhai Kilo Prem’ at 13:00 with 8,200 viewers and ‘Love Ka Hai Intezaar’ at 14:00 with 4,700 viewers.

On ZEE TV, ‘Kundali Bhagya’ at 21:30 and ‘Piya Albela at 20:00 topped ratings with 8,800 viewers each, followed by ‘Woh Apna Sa’ at 19:30 with 6,700 viewers and ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ at 21:00 with 5,200 viewers.

On Sony Entertainment Television, ‘Pehredaar Piya Ki’ at 20:30 pulled in 25,200 viewers, followed by ‘Kuch Rang Pyaar Ke Aise Bhi’ at 21:30 with 10,800 viewers and ‘Beyhadh’ at 21:00 with 5,200 viewers.

On &TV, ‘Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi’ at 20:00 fetched 18,900 viewers, followed by ‘Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hain’ at 20:30 with 5,500 viewers.

On ZEE Cinema, movie ‘Judaai’ at 08:40 pulled in 13,800 viewers, followed by ‘Yaadein’ at 15:10 with 2,500 viewers and ‘Ram Lakhan’ at 19:00 with 1,700 viewers.

On Sony MAX, ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ led with 12,700 viewers at 10:30, followed by ‘Anjaam’ at 23:00 with 2,600 viewers and ‘Bewakoofiyaan’ at 20:00 with 1,300 viewers.

Above data is overnight ratings supplied by Attentional – and may change slightly after consolidated figures become available in seven days from BARB.