News Broadcasting
ABP News to telecast unique series on Gandhiji ideals and thoughts
MUMBAI: It was 148 years ago that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on the 2nd of October – ‘The Father of the Nation’ to whom we largely owe our independence. But ‘Bapu’, as we all fondly call him, and his legacy, was not just about the Indian freedom struggle. He had also espoused ideals and practices which ranged from, and impacted various other aspects of our social life. But do we as Indians even remember any of those ideals which were so very close to Gandhiji’s heart?
This Gandhi Jayanti, ABP News takes a look at these very ideals of Gandhiji and how they have fared over the years – in its all new and unique series, ‘Gandhigiri’.
‘Gandhigiri’ will revisit some of Gandhiji’s thoughts on things which he wanted to change in India. Thoughts & ideals he staunchly believed in, espoused and practiced himself and how they have progressed and developed over the years and where we stand today as a society with respect to these ideals.
Gandhiji spoke openly about Cleanliness, Cow Protection, Communal & Caste Violence. Have we progressed since then? Are we following what Gandhiji taught us? We will be covering these four topics in detail.
So tune in to ABP News from October 1st onwards, every Sunday at 9.30 pm and discover how the ideals of the ‘Father of the Nation’ have withstood the test of time and circumstances – with ABP News’ ‘Gandhigiri.’
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.
