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CNN-IBN & IBN7 to air special series on cricket’s ‘Golden Generation’
NEW DELHI: CNN-IBN and IBN7 will telecast a six-episode special series on Indian cricket called Golden Generation, from 7 February onwards.
The series will telecast every Saturday at 7.30 pm on CNN-IBN and at 10 pm on IBN7 with a a repeat telecast at 10:30 pm on CNN-IBN.
Says IBN18 Network editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai, “Golden Generation is a special documentary that acknowledges and admires the six rare talents of Indian cricket. The show is an attempt to bring for its viewers their journey of these legends and their heroic triumphs.”
The show’s first episode depicts the journey of former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly from childhood to becoming few of India’s greatest cricketers. The final episode will focus on Sachin Tendulkar. The series will also interview coaches, friends and families of these players to explore the unseen side of the them.
According to the channel, Golden Generation will feature the legacy left behind by these great cricketers and the huge mark they continue to make on Indian cricket and the ‘men in blue’.
News Broadcasting
News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI: Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
