India Ratings: Star Plus stays top; Sony TV inches closer
Star Plus remained India’s No.1 Hindi entertainment channel in latest India ratings for the Urban region, according to BARC data for Week 43 of 2018.
Urban Region
(Measurement in Million Impressions)
| Broadcaster | Week 43 | Week 42 | |
| 1 | Star Plus | 467328 | 489278 |
| 2 | Sony TV | 431151 | 432580 |
| 3 | ZEE TV | 427315 | 389573 |
| 4 | Colors | 406832 | 378206 |
| 5 | Star Bharat | 357338 | 328957 |
The top rated shows in the Urban market were ‘Naagin 3’ on Colors with 8445 million Impressions, followed by ‘Kundali Bhagya’ on ZEE TV with 7428 million Impressions and ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ on Star Plus with 6866 million Impressions.
Rural Region
(Measurement in Million Impressions)
| Broadcaster | Week 43 | Week 42 | |
| 1 | ZEE Anmol | 687642 | 698322 |
| 2 | Star Utsav | 516642 | 567728 |
| 3 | Sony Pal | 391792 | 410956 |
| 4 | Star Bharat | 382404 | 363500 |
| 5 | Dangal TV | 328714 | 355655 |
The top rated show in the Rural region were ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ on ZEE Anmol with 11553 million Impressions, followed by ‘Mahek’ on ZEE Anmol with 8371 million Impressions and ‘Rabba Ve’ on Star Utsav with 5834 million Impressions.
Combined Urban & Rural Regions
(Measurement in Million Impressions)
| Broadcaster | Week 43 | Week 42 | |
| 1 | ZEE Anmol | 848655 | 847399 |
| 2 | Star Utsav | 743680 | 800897 |
| 3 | Star Bharat | 739742 | 692457 |
| 4 | ZEE TV | 695346 | 653759 |
| 5 | Star Plus | 670236 | 702026 |
The top rated shows in the combined data were ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ on ZEE Anmol with 13753 million Impressions, followed by ‘Naagin 3’ on Colors with 13135 million Impressions and ‘Kundali Bhagya’ on ZEE TV with 11865 million Impressions.
