Mumbai: News18's Kishore Ajwani continues to top the news viewership charts. Sudhir Chaudhary's show remains at number three, while Rajat Sharma's show remains at number two.

The competition for prime time TV news viewership remains fierce, particularly for the second and third spots.

Chaudhary, Aajtak's top anchor, has maintained his third-place ranking after more than 30 weeks on the air.

As per Barc data, News18 India has garnered 16.71 per cent market share for 9-10 pm (TG15+, HSM, Wk 47’22 Mon-Fri).

India TV is just marginally behind News18 India with 16.7 per cent . Aajtak is at 15.8 per cent.

In terms of overall viewership also, News18 India claims to be top the charts with 15.7 per cent, followed by India TV which has garnered 14 per cent . Aajtak has got 13.2 per cent market share.

The programme ‘Sau baar ko ek baat’ hosted by News18 India managing editor Kishore Ajwani has remained at the top for more than three months.

For a long time, the star anchor, Sudhir Chaudhary's show, Black and White on Aajtak was ranked fourth or fifth. It has now risen to third place.

 Rajat Sharma, the iconic face of Indian TV news, is still in second place. For more than a decade, his programme has been among the most watched prime time news programs.