News Broadcasting
Star rules in INTAM ratings too, Zee TV & Sony share 19 spots
Some 62 of Star Plus’ shows figure in The Top 100 Intam ratings chart for the week ended 2 September 2001. 19 shows each of Zee TV and Sony Entertainment go to make up the rest of the chart for Hindi entertainment channels.
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi tops the charts with a TRP of 10.49, with Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki follows with a rating of 9.7 and Khullja Sim Sim was ninth with a TRP of 4.63 rating. Other Star Plus shows which completely dominate The Top 20 are: Kangan, SSSHHH…Kohi Hai…, Sanskruti, Kalash, Kaahin Kissi Roz, Shagun, Son Pari, and Kora Kagaz.
Sony Entertainment’s KKusum is the highest non-Star Plus programme, occupying the twenty-first spot with a TRP of 3.48. Zee TV’s Koshish Ek Aasha is at the 22nd spot. Some 10 of Zee TV’s new shows lead by Kohi Apna Sa (55), Justujoo (63), Kohi Apna Sa (66), Razzmatazz (75), Mujhe Dor Koi Khinche (76), Gharana (77), Baazi Kiski (81), Gharana (82), and Shri 420 (100) figure in the list.
Sony Entertainment shows such as CID (42), Heena (48) Aahat (52), Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye (57), Milan (59), Mahabharat (80), Kahin Diyaa Jale Kahin Jiyaa (83), Boogie Woogie (84), Choodiyan (91) are some of the Sony shows in the Top 100.
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.
