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CNN-IBN to air shows on Narendra Modi’s one year in office
MUMBAI: It has almost been a year since Narendra Modi – the longest serving BJP chief minister created history when he won by a landslide victory of 282 seats in the Indian General elections and formed the first single party majority Government in three decades.
Taking charge, the Modi government undertook a series of administrative measures with a vision of better India, marking a shift in leadership and style of governance.
CNN-IBN and IBN7 will introduce two new shows in order to answer the curious minds on how the country has fared under Modi’s rule so far and assess the impact of the measures taken by his government.
The two programs are an exclusive array of shows that focus on all the aspects of the key decisions and initiatives government has taken. CNN-IBN will air Modi @ 360 from 16 – 26 May, that will constitute a half-hour tete-a-tete with ministers and MPs from the ruling party along with interviews with senior opposition leaders. It also has a slot for feature stories like ‘five point something’ that showcase the top five highlights of PM Modi in various fields.
While Modi@360 focuses on the political impact of Modi’s government and his leadership, Ek Saal Modi Sarkar on IBN7 that will run from 18 – 26 May will evaluate the work from a common man’s point of view. The extensive programming will be in the form of documentaries, surveys, discussions and interviews. It includes an eight episode long series of discussions discussion titled Modi Ke Mantri featuring key ministers of Modi government on the performance and the way forward for their respective ministries. This will be an eight episode series, which will be followed by 12 Mahine, 12 Faisle, a three hour long special that will bring the reasons, details and outcomes of 12 key decisions taken by the Modi government to the limelight.
Apart from these programs, the channels will also conduct an exclusive nationwide survey on the performance of PM Modi and his team. Sabse Bada Survey will gauge mood of the nation from a sample size of about 20000 respondents from across 20 states and more than 400 districts.
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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.
