India ratings: Screen Awards push Star Plus to No.1

Star Plus returned to the No.1 position in latest India ratings, on the back of the broadcast of the Star Screen Awards.

According to official data from BARC India for Week 1 of 2017, Star Plus registered 490.153 million Impressions in Urban market, followed by Colors with 470.281 million Impressions and Sony Entertainment Television at No.3 with 291.305 million Impressions. In fourth was Sony SAB TV with 265.612 million Impressions and ZEE TV was in fifth with 254.624 million Impressions.

The top rated show in the Urban market was ‘Naagin – Season 2’ on Colors with 7.986 million Impressions, followed by Star Screen Awards on Star Plus with 7.231 million Impressions and ‘Shakti’ on Colors at No.3 with 6.613 million Impressions.

In the Rural market, Rishtey stayed on top with 376.463 million Impressions, followed by ZEE Anmol at No.2 with 266.803 million Impressions and Sony Pal in third place with 262.803 million Impressions. Star Utsav was in fourth with 254.060 million Impressions and Colors at No.5 with 216.750 million Impressions.

The top rated show in Rural market was ‘Naagin – Season 1’ on Rishtey with 8.016 million Impressions, followed by ‘Naagin – Season 2’ on Colors with 4.911 million Impressions and ‘Baalveer’ on Sony SAB TV at No.3 with 4.332 million Impressions.