News Broadcasting
Frasier departs, might get a new job
MUMBAI: The multiple Emmy-winning NBC series Frasier ended its phenomenal run on Thursday.The one hour-long final episode had moments of slapstick comedy, warm emotional moments and a subtle romantic twist.
The episode ended with Frasier’s brother Niles and Niles’ wife Daphne getting their first child and the family patriarch Martin Crane getting married to Ronee. Frasier will be leaving Seattle to accept a new job in San Francisco.
“The reason I’m leaving is because I want what all of you have right now — a new chapter,” said an emotional Frasier.
Kelsey Grammer, who immortalised the lead character Prof. Frasier Crane in the five-time Emmy winner, had earlier hinted that his long-running character might return on another television series.
Now, even the Frasier show has ended leaving the fans guessing about a possible spin-off.
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:Â 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.
