India Ratings: Star Plus returns to No.1 in Urban region
After a week being dislodged by ZEE TV from the top, Star Plus returned to the No.1 position in latest India ratings for Week 45 of 2018.
Data for the Urban region, published by BARC India, put Star Plus at No.2, while ZEE TV tumbled down to No.4.
Urban Region
(Measurement in Million Impressions)
| Broadcaster | Week 45 | Week 44 | |
| 1 | Star Plus | 430435 | 450863 |
| 2 | Colors | 402857 | 416513 |
| 3 | Sony TV | 401999 | 421046 |
| 4 | ZEE TV | 387024 | 472928 |
| 5 | Star Bharat | 315784 | 365116 |
The top rated Hindi shows in the Urban market were ‘Naagin 3’ on Colors with 8491 million Impressions, followed by ‘Kundali Bhagya’ on ZEE TV with 6857 million Impressions and ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ on ZEE TV with 5681 million Impressions. Star Parivaar Awards 2018 on Star Plus boosted the channel with 5666 million Impressions.
Rural Region
(Measurement in Million Impressions)
| Broadcaster | Week 45 | Week 44 | |
| 1 | ZEE Anmol | 667800 | 656131 |
| 2 | Star Utsav | 467048 | 473748 |
| 3 | Sony Pal | 426854 | 377569 |
| 4 | Star Bharat | 344810 | 393548 |
| 5 | Dangal TV | 327595 | 339758 |
The top rated Hindi shows in the Rural region were ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ on ZEE Anmol with 11076 million Impressions, followed by ‘Mahek’ on ZEE Anmol with 9898 million Impressions and ‘Rabba Ve’ on Star Utsav with 5866 million Impressions.
Combined Urban & Rural Regions
(Measurement in Million Impressions)
| Broadcaster | Week 45 | Week 44 | |
| 1 | ZEE Anmol | 812653 | 809834 |
| 2 | Star Utsav | 666647 | 684362 |
| 3 | Star Bharat | 660593 | 758664 |
| 4 | ZEE TV | 644737 | 790406 |
| 5 | Star Plus | 643485 | 658147 |
The most watched Hindi shows in the combined Urban and Rural data were ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ on ZEE Anmol with 13100 million Impressions, followed by ‘Naagin 3’ on Colors with 12796 million Impressions and ‘Mahek’ on ZEE Anmol with 11992 million Impressions.
