The first post for the new year ... as the last post was strictly speaking for last year's TRPs.
BARC Ratings: Indian Idol BEATS Naagin 3, Yeh Rishta sees the major drop
MUMBAI: Take a look at the first BARC ratings of 2019!
Star Plus is standing strong at the first position. Sony TV has secured the second spot leaving Zee TV on the third spot.
In the rural areas, Zee Anmol, Sony Pal and Star Utsav have gained maximum viewership.
Impressions
Urban
Star Plus 429732
Sony TV 424615
Zee TV 410223
Colors 379617
Star Bharat 337017
SAB TV 310264
Star Utsav 191991
Sony Pal 160574
Zee Anmol 146755
&TV 138444
Rural
Zee Anmol 636855
Sony Pal 378092
Star Utsav 375015
Dangal TV 358549
Rishtey 343705
STAR Bharat 313541
Zee TV 257357
Big Magic 209686
Star Plus 191954
Colors 172345
Indian Idol's grand finale garnered huge response from the masses and making the top rated show of the week leaving Naagin 3 on second spot, while Kundali Bhagya is pushed to third position.
In rural area, Kumkum Bhagya, Ramayan and Ek Main Aur Ek Tu are the most viewed shows.
Impressions
Urban
1.Sony TV's Indian Idol 8451
2.Colors' Naagin-3 8148
3.Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya 7128
4.SAB TV's Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 6409
5.Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya 6021
6.Star Bharat's Radhakrishn 5984
7.Zee TV's Tujhse Hai Raabta 5851
8.Star Plus' Kulfi Kumar Bajewala 5583
9.Colors' Shakti-Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki 5501
10.Zee TV's Guddan Tumse Naa Ho Payega 5198
11.Star Plus' Kasauti Zindagi Kay 5153
12.Zee TV's Ishq Subhan Allah 5004
13.Star Plus' Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 4748
14.Star Bharat's Nimki Mukhiya 4650
15.Star Plus' Dance Plus-4 4510
16.Colors' Ishq Mein Marjawan 4162
17.Colors' Bigg Boss 4110
18.Star Plus' Krishna Chali London 4089
19.Star Plus' Nazar 4037
20.Star Bharat's Muskaan 3879
Rural
Zee Anmol's Kumkum Bhagya 11664
Dangal TV's Ramayan 7811
Zee Anmol's Ek Main Aur Ek Tu 7654
Zee Anmol's Mahek 7325
Sony Pal's Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 6181
Dangal TV's Mahima Shanidev Ki 6022
Zee Anmol's Pati Parmeshwar 4743
Star Bharat's Radhakrishn 4680
Zee TV's Tujhse Hai Raabta 4224
Colors' Naagin-3 4123
Star Bharat's Nimki Mukhiya 4098
Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya 3972
Sony Pal's Baalveer 3882
Rishtey's Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon 3876
Zee TV's Guddan Tumse Naa Ho Payega 3728
Sony TV's Indian Idol 3726
Dangal TV's Shivarjun Ek Ichchhadhari Ki Dastaan 3620
Star Utsav's Ek Hazaron Mein Meri Behna Hai 3564
Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya 3506
Sony Pal's C I D 3253
Happy for Sony and Indian Idol ... the first time after IPK that my tastes and the TRP junta tastes coincide ... otherwise with the plethora of Naagins, Daayans and other such supernatural nonsense on TV, I really fear for the future of Indian TV. Anyway, the web is opening up, so I will not be surprised if most urban viewers switch to web and streaming in the near future.
Interesting snippet of news with regard to this ... apparently SP is taking off their channel from cable networks in the USA, and Star Plus and (I presume) affiliated channels) will now only be available on Hotstar.
Salil tweets
#TVRising - #Top5 Shows (#Week52):
1. #IndianIdol Season 10 #GrandFinale
2. #Nagin3
3. #KundaliBhagya
4. #TMKOC
5. #KumkumBhagya / #RadhaKrishn
#StarPlus: #KarnSangini 0.6, #MariamKhan 1.1, #Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala 2.5, #KasautiiZindagiiKay 2.3, #KrishnaChaliLondon 1.8, #YehRishtaKKH 2.1, #Ishqbaaaz 1.3, #YeHaiMohabbatein 1.2, #QayamatKiRaat 1.4, #DancePlus4 2.0, #Nazar 1.8, #KanpurWaaleKhuranas 1.3
So IB new season has crashed ... YHM is even lower ... Qayamat is struggling ... Nazar is actually doing okay. Heard that Mariam Khan is going off air ... not surprising. I guess Karn Sangini will follow suit - it's even lower. Kulfi and Kasauti both dropped.
So Gul's next Happy offering has a choice of slots opening up.
#ZeeTV: #YeTeriGalliyan 1.5, #TujhseHaiRaabta 2.6, #Manmohini 1.5, #GuddanTumseNaHoPayega 2.4, #KumkumBhagya 2.7, #KundaliBhagya 3.2, #IshqSubhanAllah 2.3, #AapkeAaJaneSe 1.2, #FearFiles 0.4, #SRGMP 0.7
Not watching any of these ... ISA still doing well, THR is the surprising one ... the two KKB's going strong.
#ColorsTV: #InternetWalaLove 1.0, #Udaan 1.3, #IshqMeinMarjawan 1.9, #Shakti 2.5, #DastaanEMohabbat #SalimAnarkali 1.3, #BiggBoss12
1.9, #Roop 1.3, #Sitaara 1.0, #Tantra 0.4, #Naagin3 3.7, #IGT8 1.1
1.9, #Roop 1.3, #Sitaara 1.0, #Tantra 0.4, #Naagin3 3.7, #IGT8 1.1
Colors still struggling ... their big ticket Bigg Boss didn't do well at all this season, and IGT doesn't seem to be doing much better. Naagin keeps them afloat, as does Shakti ... I am glad Tantra is sinking, I hope Sitara does too ... not that I wish badly for any show or cast or crew, but it really is high time the supernatural trend came to an end. In a country which is rife with superstitions and false beliefs, and no shortage of fraudsters ready to take advantage of gullible people believing in those false beliefs, such shows are downright dangerous and harmful, and have no business being on air.
#SonyTV: #MereSai 1.2, #VighnahartaGanesh 1.1, #ChandraguptaMaurya 1.0, #MainMaaykeChaliJaaungi 0.6, #PatialaBabes 0.8, #LadiesSpecial 0.7, #YehUnDinonKiBaatHai 0.7, #CrimePetrol 0.7, #IndianIdol Season 10 #GrandFinale 3.8, #JamminNow 0.4
The three shows I watch are getting average ratings according to Sony standards, between 0.6 - 0.8 ... Chandragupt, Sai and Ganesh all doing even better ... Sony shows are actually the most stable and the most watchable of the lot on TV.
#StarBharat: #JijiMaa 1.1, #KyaHaalMrPanchaal 0.9, #NimkiMukhiya 2.1, #Musakaan 1.8, #SavdhaanIndia 0.8, #RadhaKrishn 2.7, #KaalBhairavRahasya2 0.7
Nimki still doing well ... RadheKrishn is holding strong!
Not bothering with the rest ... TRPs on &TV and Sab are too low, except for Tarak Mehta ... really wonder who watches that show. People must have gone deaf by now! yet it is stable in the top five!
Sanaya still shooting in London for Ghost ... its freezing cold here, and her winter wardrobe is amazing! And as a new year gift to fans ... and an attempt to bolster their top position ... SP will re-telecast IPKKND from 7th Jan 2019, at 4 pm. Quite amazing ... a six year old show, which has already been re-telecast twice on Star Bharat and once on Star Utsav, now will be re-telecast on the main channel, and not in the afternoon slot, but in the early evening slot. That show was quite something!
Barun, looking swollen faced and hungover, and mumbling worse than ever, did an intro for the promo ... for someone who couldn't wait to shake the dust of IPKKND off his feet, has been coming back to it again and again ... his one and only hit and claim to fame. Sanaya of course is in London, so no question of her doing any promo for it. She did one in December for SPA ... she has always loved the show and made no bones about it.
Barun, looking swollen faced and hungover, and mumbling worse than ever, did an intro for the promo ... for someone who couldn't wait to shake the dust of IPKKND off his feet, has been coming back to it again and again ... his one and only hit and claim to fame. Sanaya of course is in London, so no question of her doing any promo for it. She did one in December for SPA ... she has always loved the show and made no bones about it.
