MUMBAI: Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) will not be able to make available data on top programmes, top advertisers and top brands for week 13. The ratings agency has informed that due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, partners’ operations are disrupted and so it can’t make information available for the week starting 28 March up to 3 April.

On its website, BARC India says, “BARC India is committed to weekly data release and will be releasing viewership data as scheduled on Thursday, 9 April 2020 at 1 pm. However, partners' operations have got disrupted and data for top programs, top advertisers and top brands are unavailable and hence will not be released for week 13.”

It further adds, “We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused and thank you for your support and wish you safety, good health and peace of mind.”

Other viewership data has been made available.