Aaj Tak tops; TV9 Bharatvarsh is clear No 2 in BARC ratings wk 25

MUMBAI: Well, the battle to gain the top spot in the Hindi news television space continues.

The numbers put out by Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) for week 25 of the current year for 15+ HSM show that Aaj Tak,  which has been a leader in the segment for the longest time registered 216,908 impressions (in 000s), thus occupying to the top spot. TV9 Bharatvarsh which has been aggressively growing since the lockdown has perched itself clearly at the No 2 spot with 185,325 impressions (in ‘000).

Zee News is nipping at the No 2’s heels with 177,022 impressions (000s) whereas India TV (166,281 impressions in 000)  and Republic Bharat (154,457 impressions in 000s) have occupied the fourth and fifth spots.

News18 India (143,394), ABP News (142,693) , News Nation (79857), Tez (66,134) and News 24 (49,426) make up the rest of the channels in the Top 10 Hindi news channels list.