Mumbai : According to the BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC for week 16 for the period between 15 th Apl ’17 to 21st Apl’17, Star Plus continued to lead Urban and Urban + Rural market while Sony Pal remained on top in Rural Market. Zee TV moved up to No. 3 in Urban market pushing Sony SAB down to No. 4. Similarly, Zee Anmol moved up to No. 3 pushing Star Utsav down to No. 4 in Rural market. Among the leading program charts Naagin 2 tops the charts in U+R and Urban while Jamaai Raja on Zee Anmol was the topper in Rural Market.
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 16- Urban +Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression (000s) sum |
| 1 | STAR Plus | 639788 |
| 2 | Sony Pal | 595069 |
| 3 | Colors | 570624 |
| 4 | Rishtey | 513153 |
| 5 | Zee TV | 503735 |
| 6 | Zee Anmol | 459352 |
| 7 | SONY SAB | 442185 |
| 8 | STAR Utsav | 437567 |
| 9 | Sony Entertainment Television | 378091 |
| 10 | Life Ok | 350232 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 16 – Urban | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression (000s) sum |
| 1 | STAR Plus | 428379 |
| 2 | Colors | 373187 |
| 3 | Zee TV | 280767 |
| 4 | SONY SAB | 274589 |
| 5 | Sony Entertainment Television | 254251 |
| 6 | Life Ok | 225547 |
| 7 | Sony Pal | 146952 |
| 8 | Rishtey | 127014 |
| 9 | &TV | 117641 |
| 10 | STAR Utsav | 115500 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 16- Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression (000s) sum |
| 1 | Sony Pal | 448116 |
| 2 | Rishtey | 386138 |
| 3 | Zee Anmol | 363852 |
| 4 | STAR Utsav | 322067 |
| 5 | Zee TV | 222967 |
| 6 | STAR Plus | 211408 |
| 7 | Colors | 197436 |
| 8 | SONY SAB | 167596 |
| 9 | Big Magic | 135120 |
| 10 | Life Ok | 124684 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 16- Top 5 Programs |
| Hindi GEC (Urban +Rural) | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions (000s) sum |
| 1 | Colors | Naagin – Season 2 | 11397 |
| 2 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 10318 |
| 3 | STAR Plus | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | 8566 |
| 4 | Zee TV | Amul Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs | 8341 |
| 5 | Rishtey | Naagin – Season 2 | 7604 |
| Hindi GEC Urban | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions (000s) sum |
| 1 | Colors | Naagin – Season 2 | 6599 |
| 2 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 5961 |
| 3 | STAR Plus | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | 5667 |
| 4 | Colors | Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | 5092 |
| 5 | Zee TV | Amul Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs | 5082 |
| Hindi GEC Rural | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions (000s) sum |
| 1 | Zee Anmol | Jamai Raja | 6084 |
| 2 | Sony Pal | Baalveer | 5777 |
| 3 | Rishtey | Naagin – Season 2 | 5693 |
| 4 | Sony Pal | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | 5426 |
| 5 | Sony Pal | CID | 4987 |
