(24 November 2005 6:00 pm)

MUMBAI: Yantra Media's Sthree has lived up to expectations on its return, according to Asianet. The channel quotes Tam ratings to claim that, the 7:30 pm soap emerged number one in the top ten most-watched programme list both in the CS4+ as well as the female 15+ market.

As per the ratings provided by the channel, Sthree recorded 18 TVR in the CS4+ market. Asianet says Sthree's good show helped it to improve its channel share in the respective week.

"Sthree has always delivered for us. The sequel has also started off with a bang," says Asianet VP programming Sreekantan Nair.