Mumbai : According to the BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC for week 40 for the period between 01st Oct to 07th Oct. Star Plus remained at No. 1 position in Urban and Urban + Rural market, Zee Anmol Moved up to No. 1 Position in Rural Market and following are the performance status of various other channels and programs in Hindi entertainment space in Urban and Rural Markets:
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 40 – Urban +Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | STAR Plus | 677946 |
| 2 | Colors | 582912 |
| 3 | Zee TV | 499579 |
| 4 | Zee Anmol | 497549 |
| 5 | Life Ok | 428990 |
| 6 | Sony Entertainment Television | 423671 |
| 7 | STAR Utsav | 409577 |
| 8 | SONY SAB | 378751 |
| 9 | Sony Pal | 367356 |
| 10 | Rishtey |
346088 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 40 – Urban | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | STAR Plus | 458945 |
| 2 | Colors | 392333 |
| 3 | Sony Entertainment Television | 293844 |
| 4 | Zee TV | 286379 |
| 5 | Life Ok | 275364 |
| 6 | SONY SAB | 264463 |
| 7 | &TV | 137783 |
| 8 | Zee Anmol | 114868 |
| 9 | STAR Utsav | 95528 |
| 10 | Sony Pal | 93359 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 40- Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | Zee Anmol | 382681 |
| 2 | STAR Utsav | 314049 |
| 3 | Sony Pal | 273997 |
| 4 | Rishtey | 261573 |
| 5 | STAR Plus | 219001 |
| 6 | Zee TV | 213199 |
| 7 | Colors | 190579 |
| 8 | Life Ok | 153626 |
| 9 | Sony Entertainment Television | 129826 |
| 10 | SONY SAB | 114288 |
BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 40- Top 5 Programs
| Hindi GEC (Urban +Rural) | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Zee TV | Brahmarakshas – Jaag Utha Shaitan | 10926 |
| 2 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 10365 |
| 3 | STAR Plus | Saath Nibhaana Saathiya | 9774 |
| 4 | Colors | Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | 9549 |
| 5 | Sony Entertainment Television | The Kapil Sharma Show | 9414 |
| Hindi GEC Urban | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Zee TV | Brahmarakshas – Jaag Utha Shaitan | 6833 |
| 2 | Sony Entertainment Television | The Kapil Sharma Show | 6789 |
| 3 | Colors | Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | 6409 |
| 4 | STAR Plus | Saath Nibhaana Saathiya | 6359 |
| 5 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 6254 |
| Hindi GEC Rural | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Zee Anmol | Jodha Akbar | 5594 |
| 2 | Rishtey | Naagin | 5330 |
| 3 | Zee Anmol | Bandini | 5077 |
| 4 | Zee Anmol | Kasam Hai Tujhe Aa Bhi Jaa | 4923 |
| 5 | STAR Utsav | Saath Nibhaana Saathiya | 4675 |
