Mumbai : According to the BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC for week 34 for the period between 20th August to 26th August. Star Plus reinforced its leadership in Urban and Urban + Rural market, Zee TV Moved up to No. 2 position in Urban+ Rural Market while Star Utsav fell down to No. 5, Zee Anmol bunced back to lead the Rural Market, following are the performance status of various other channels and programms in Hindi entertainment space in Urban and Rural Markets:
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 34 – Urban +Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | STAR Plus | 732303 |
| 2 | Zee TV | 577316 |
| 3 | Colors | 539533 |
| 4 | Zee Anmol | 530854 |
| 5 | STAR Utsav | 510067 |
| 6 | Life Ok | 426828 |
| 7 | Sony Pal | 419210 |
| 8 | SONY SAB | 393681 |
| 9 | Sony Entertainment Television | 370417 |
| 10 | Rishtey | 291354 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 34 – Urban | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | STAR Plus | 495798 |
| 2 | Colors | 375070 |
| 3 | Zee TV | 327556 |
| 4 | SONY SAB | 275934 |
| 5 | Life Ok | 269759 |
| 6 | Sony Entertainment Television | 264508 |
| 7 | &TV | 157694 |
| 8 | Zee Anmol | 123064 |
| 9 | STAR Utsav | 114577 |
| 10 | Sony Pal | 103727 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 34- Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | Zee Anmol | 407790 |
| 2 | STAR Utsav | 395490 |
| 3 | Sony Pal | 315483 |
| 4 | Zee TV | 249760 |
| 5 | STAR Plus | 236504 |
| 6 | Rishtey | 216738 |
| 7 | Colors | 164463 |
| 8 | Life Ok | 157069 |
| 9 | SONY SAB | 117747 |
| 10 | Sony Entertainment Television | 105909 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 34- Top 5 Programs |
| Hindi GEC (Urban +Rural) | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 12261 |
| 2 | Zee TV | Brahmarakshas – Jaag Utha Shaitan | 9922 |
| 3 | STAR Plus | Saath Nibhaana Saathiya | 9627 |
| 4 | STAR Plus | Ye Hai Mohabbatein | 8719 |
| 5 | Colors | Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | 8695 |
| Hindi GEC Urban | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 7277 |
| 2 | STAR Plus | Saath Nibhaana Saathiya | 6346 |
| 3 | Sony Entertainment Television | The Kapil Sharma Show | 6232 |
| 4 | Colors | Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | 5981 |
| 5 | STAR Plus | Ye Hai Mohabbatein | 5777 |
| Hindi GEC Rural | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Zee Anmol | Jodha Akbar | 5936 |
| 2 | Zee Anmol | Bandini | 5580 |
| 3 | STAR Utsav | Saath Nibhaana Saathiya | 5470 |
| 4 | Zee Anmol | Kasam Hai Tujhe Aa Bhi Jaa | 5053 |
| 5 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 4984 |
