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GEC Watch: Zee TV claims weekday No. 1 show

20 March 2015

Star Plus continues to dominate weekday programming with 5 shows in top 10 followed by Zee TV with 3 shows in Week 11 of TAM 2015.

Zee TV’s dominance in weekday programming grew in Week 11 of TAM 2015 as the channel had three of its shows in the top 10 list and one of these thee shows, Kumkum Bhagya, topped the chart. However, Star Plus continued to dominate the weekday programming with 5 shows in the top 10.
According to data sourced from TAM subscribers for Week 11 of TAM 2015 (March 8 – March 14), Colors and SAB TV had one show each in the top 10 list.
Among weekend shows, ‘Comedy Night with Kapil’ was at the top followed by ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ at No. 2, both from Colors.
Weekday toppers (all data in TVM, 000000’s)
Kumkum Bhagya on Zee TV topped the weekday chart with an average viewership of 10.1 TVM (last week 9.4 TVM).
Sathiya Saath Nibhana on Star Plus jumped two positions to No. 2 this week. The show recorded an average viewership of 10 TVM (last week 8.7 TVM).
Ye Hai Mohabbatein on Star Plus retained No. 3 position with an average viewership of 8.8 TVM (last week 8.8 TVM).
Star Plus’ Diya Aur Baati Hum slipped three positions to No. 4. The show recorded an average viewership of 8.3 TVM this week (last week 9.4 TVM).
Sasural Simar Ka on Colors entered the top 5 club this week with an average viewership of 8.1 TVM (last week 7.6 TVM).
Star Plus’ Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai slipped one position to No. 6 with an average viewership of 7.5 TVM (last week 8 TVM).
Zee TV’s Jamai Raja jumped three positions to No. 7 this week. The show grew to an average viewership of 7 TVM (last week 6.1 TVM).
Tarak Mehta on SAB TV was stable at No. 8 with 6.9 TVM (last week 6.6 TVM).
Star Plus’ Tu Mera Hero dropped to No. 9 position. The show had an average viewership of 6.4 TVM (last week 6.9 TVM).
Qubool Hai on Zee TV entered the top 10 club this week with an average viewership of 5.8 TVM (last week 5.7 TVM).
Weekend toppers
Comedy Nights with Kapil on Colors was the weekend chart topper this week with 5.9 TVM (last week 5.8 TVM).
Colors’ flagship weekend show, ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi – Darr Ka Blockbuster Returns’, grew to 5.5 TVM (last week 5.1 TVM).
Zee TV’s Neeli Chhatri Wale recorded 4.2 TVM (last week 4.5 TVM).
Zee TV’s flagship singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champsgarnered 3.9 TVM (last week 4.6 TVM).
Sony’s crime series, CID, fetched an average viewership of 3.8 TVM (last week 3.8 TVM).
Sony’s other crime series, Crime Patrol, had an average viewership of 2.8 TVM (last week 2.6 TVM).
(Data sourced from TAM subscribers is based on TG CS 4+ years, HSM markets. All data are in TVM = Television Viewership in Millions)
Source: Bestmediainfo.com
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