BARC week 43: AXN jumps to No. 1 slot; Comedy Central drops

MUMBAI: AXN secured leadership position in the English general entertainment channel (GECs) genre, while last week’s chart topper Comedy Central went three steps down to settle at the fourth slot in the tally according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data (U+R) in week 43.

AXN led the English GEC genre with 196 (000Sums) followed by Star World in the second slot with 96 (000Sums) followed by Zee Cafe with 90 (000Sums).

Comedy Central, which was on the top in the week 42, secured the fourth slot with 82 (000Sums), whereas Colors Infinity SD with 54 (000Sums) bagged the fifth berth in week 43.