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NewsX special shows on 9th & 10th march
MUMBAI: This weekend on NewsX, watch out for an exclusive interview of Justice Dipak Misra, Ex- Chief Justice of India, on the show, Legally Speaking, during the interview, he will speak on the topic Law & Dharma, along with him there will be Mr P.S. Narasimha, Additional Solicitor General of India and Mr Aruneshwar Gupta, Author of the book, ‘Shrimat Bhagwad Geeta: The Song Celestial – A Lawyer's Perspective’.
In another show, NewsX-No Holds Barred, there will be another episode of the one on one interaction with Mr Ruchir Sharma, Global Investor and Best-Seller Author who is one of the brightest brain in the world of International finance, he will share his views on the Indian political scenario.
This weekend on NewsX-The Sunday Guardian-The Roundtable, there will be a discussion between Ms. Priya Sahgal on her book ‘The Contenders’, with the panelists including Mr. Praful Patel, Member of Parliament; Mr. Milind Deora, Member of Parliament; Mr. Jayant Chaudhury, Member of Parliament and Ms. Shaina NC, BJP Spokesperson.
In the show Cover Story, there will be a special episode on an interesting discussion on the topic ‘The RSS Way’ between Mr Sudhanshu Mittal, BJP Spokesperson; Ms Aditi Phadnis, Columnist and Mr Pankaj Vohra, Managing Editor, The Sunday Guardian.
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.
