UK ratings: Sony SAB TV climbs to new heights
Sony SAB TV is proving to be a serious contender amongst some of the bigger entertainment channels in the UK market, according to latest weekly reach data for week ending Sunday 19th May from BARB.
Star Plus remained the undisputed market leader with 1,137,000 viewers, followed by UMP Movies with 899,000 viewers and Rishtey a close third with 823,000 viewers.
For the first time, Sony SAB TV (531,000) beat off competition from old rivals Star Gold (492,000), Star Life Ok (438,000) and Zing (422,000) this week. Sahara One slipped down to 283,000 viewers. The soon to depart, 9XM music channel bettered its performance this week with 184,000.
The evening sitcoms ‘Baal Veer’, ‘Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’, ‘Chidiyaghar’ and ‘Jeanie Aur Juju’, plus the weekend movies have delivered well for Sony SAB TV.
Al Jazeera English remained on top amongst the news channels with 790,000 and ARY News was in second place with 494,000 viewers. Aaj Tak was steady in third place with 293,000 viewers.
