MUMBAI: Republic TV continues its leading streak in the second week of the year as well in BARC All India ratings. News Nation stays in the top five chart in week 2 of 2018 in Hindi News Rural market. Aaj Tak tops the chart again in Hindi News Urban market.
English News
Republic TV still retained its numero uno position with 750 impressions (000s) sum compared to 851 impressions (000s) sum last week. Times Now is at the second spot with 583 impressions (000s) sum followed by India Today Television witnessing a slight fall in the rating from 342 impressions (000s) sum last week to 325 impressions (000s) sum in week 2 of 2018. CNN News18 is in fourth position with 242 impressions (000s) sum compared to 322 impressions (000s) sum last week. NDTV 24X7 is at the fifth position with 192 impressions (000s) sum at fifth position.
English Business News
CNBC TV18 is at the top slot with 704 impressions (000s) sum followed by ET Now with 229 impressions (000s) sum. BTVi, NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime and CNBC TV18 Prime HD are at third fourth and fifth positions respectively with 141 impressions (000s) sum, 27 impressions (000s) sum and 11 impressions (000s) sum.
Hindi News (U+R)
Aaj Tak leads the genre with 110122 impressions (000s) sum. Zee News and News18 India are at second and third positions with 98248 and 84137 impressions (000s) sum respectively. India TV and ABP News are at fourth and fifth spot respectively after they interchanged their positions with 83282 and 76958 impressions (000s) sum.
Hindi News Rural
Aaj Tak tops the rural chart as well with 47737 impressions (000s) sum. Zee News and ABP News are at second and third positions with 39132 and 34803 impressions (000s) sum respectively followed by News Nation with 34395 impressions (000s) sum. News18 India which dropped a slot to fifth position got 34213 impressions (000s) sum.
Hindi News Urban
Aaj Tak garnered the first position with 62384 impressions (000s) sum in week 2 dethroning Zee News to the second spot with 59116 impressions (000s) sum. India TV climbed a slot to the third position with 50576 impressions (000s) sum.
News18 India drops a slot to fourth position with 49924 impressions (000s) sum followed by ABP News with 42155 impressions (000s) sum.
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