Overnights: Star Parivaar Awards reign weekend

Star Plus’ five hour Star Parivaar Awards marathon on Saturday night proved a ratings winner for the channel, according to exclusive data obtained by BizAsia.

The huge event brought in 20,400 viewers for the ‘International Fan Fair’ pre-event at 18:30, followed by 54,700 viewers for the Red Carpet (Shubh Aagam) and the Main Event at 20:00 attracting 123,500 viewers – peaking at 196,600 viewers. The repeat on Sunday afternoon at 12:30 pulled in 34,800 viewers.

Also on Sunday, Star Plus’ ‘Arjun’ at 20:00 got 71,800 viewers, followed by ‘India’s Dancing Superstar’ at 21:00 with 86,000 viewers – peaking at 133,500 viewers.

On Rishtey, ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ drew 28,100 viewers on Saturday and Sunday. Pakistani drama ‘Mera Naseeb’ on Saturday got 8,200 viewers at 20:30 and a further 27,200 viewers on Sunday in the same slot.

On Star Life Ok, ‘Police Dial 100’ at 23:00 was the biggest draw with 8,100 viewers, followed by ‘Savdhaan India’ with 1,800 and ‘Shapath’ at 21:00 with 1,100 viewers. On Sunday, ‘Savdhaan India’ got 9,600 viewers, ‘Police Dial 100’ with 2,500 viewers and ‘Shapath’ at 21:00 managed just average 300 viewers. The omnibus edition of ‘Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon’ in Hindi got 4,300 viewers between 10:00 and 12:30 on Sunday.

On Zing, ‘Brits Bollywood’ rated zero at 11:30. New show ‘Grinds My Teeth’ got 1,500 viewers at 17:30. ‘Pure Bollywood’ at 16:00 was the biggest ratings winner with 42.400 viewers at 16:30, followed by ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ at 15:00 with 7,400 viewers.

Above data is an overnight rating ��� and may change slightly after consolidated figures become available in seven days from BARB.