Campaign India Team
May 09, 2012

GEC ratings: Zee overtakes Sony in Week 18

Star Plus continues to lead the list of channels

GEC ratings: Zee overtakes Sony in Week 18

According to TAM ratings for week 18, Zee TV has moved back to second place in the list of Hindi GECs. The channel gained 29 points to end the week at 239, 23 points behind Star Plus. Star Plus gained seven GRPs this week to end at 262.

Sony TV dropped 20 GRPs to end up with 220 GRPs. 

Colors had no change in numbers for this week as it maintained its 195 GRPs to retain its fourth position.

A six point dip in ratings for fifth-placed Sony SAB meant the channel ended the week at 104 GRPs.

Life OK gained two GRPs to end at 85. Sahara One experienced a two point dip to end at 41 GRPs. 

Star Utsav lost four GRPS to end at 38. Imagine TV, which lost 12 GRPs ended the week at 26 GRPs. DD National experienced a two point drop to reach 11 GRPs.

Z Smile witnessed a point drop to end week 18 at 6 GRPs.

 

The top ten Hindi GEC programmes of Week 18 were:

Rank

Channel

Programme

Air Date

TVR

1

Zee TV

Knorr Soupy DID Little Master 2 Audition

29/4/2012

6.2

2

Star Plus

Diya Aur Baati Hum

4/5/2012

5.09

3

Star Plus

Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna

4/5/2012

4.12

4

 Star Plus

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata hai

3/5/2012

3.83

5

Colors

Ballika Vadhu

4/5/2012 3.66

6

Z Zee TV

Pavitra Rishta

3/5/2012

3.47

7

Star Plus

Pratigya

3/5/2012

3.41

8

Sony

CID

5/5/2012

3.37

9

Sony

Crime Patrol

5/5/2012

3.34

10

Star Plus

Saathiya Saath Nibhana 

4/5/2012

3.29

 

 

 

(Source: TAM Peoplemeter System; TG: CS 4+ yrs; Market: Hindi Speaking Market; Period: Week 18 2012)

 

 

Source:
Campaign India

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