Mumbai : According to the BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC for week 17 for the period between 22st Apl ’17 to 28th Apl’17. Star Plus coninued its dominanace in U+R and Urban while Sony Pal continued to lead Rural. Zee TV moved up to No.4 with the help of Kumkuma Bhagyaas the same over powered Naagin 2 as the top rated show in U+R and Rural market while Baalveer on Sony Pal emerged as the topper in Urban market.
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 17- Urban +Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression (000s) sum |
| 1 | STAR Plus | 640266 |
| 2 | Sony Pal | 577002 |
| 3 | Colors | 554259 |
| 4 | Zee TV | 527739 |
| 5 | Rishtey | 509513 |
| 6 | Zee Anmol | 435289 |
| 7 | STAR Utsav | 428772 |
| 8 | SONY SAB | 410493 |
| 9 | Life Ok | 368892 |
| 10 | Sony Entertainment Television | 340780 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 17 – Urban | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression (000s) sum |
| 1 | STAR Plus | 424511 |
| 2 | Colors | 369581 |
| 3 | Zee TV | 299907 |
| 4 | SONY SAB | 265789 |
| 5 | Sony Entertainment Television | 242549 |
| 6 | Life Ok | 228046 |
| 7 | Sony Pal | 143186 |
| 8 | Rishtey | 130921 |
| 9 | STAR Utsav | 109906 |
| 10 | &TV | 108539 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 17- Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression (000s) sum |
| 1 | Sony Pal | 433816 |
| 2 | Rishtey | 378592 |
| 3 | Zee Anmol | 344046 |
| 4 | STAR Utsav | 318865 |
| 5 | Zee TV | 227832 |
| 6 | STAR Plus | 215755 |
| 7 | Colors | 184678 |
| 8 | SONY SAB | 144703 |
| 9 | Life Ok | 140845 |
| 10 | Big Magic | 124633 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 17- Top 5 Programs |
| Hindi GEC (Urban +Rural) | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions (000s) sum |
| 1 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 11153 |
| 2 | Colors | Naagin – Season 2 | 10399 |
| 3 | Zee TV | Amul Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs | 9027 |
| 4 | STAR Plus | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | 8760 |
| 5 | Sony Pal | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | 7259 |
| Hindi GEC Urban | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions (000s) sum |
| 1 | Sony Pal | Baalveer | 5809 |
| 2 | Sony Pal | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | 5770 |
| 3 | Zee Anmol | Jamai Raja | 5478 |
| 4 | Rishtey | Naagin – Season 2 | 5029 |
| 5 | Zee Anmol | TASHAN E ISHQ | 4784 |
| Hindi GEC Rural | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions (000s) sum |
| 1 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 6482 |
| 2 | Colors | Naagin – Season 2 | 6433 |
| 3 | STAR Plus | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | 5773 |
| 4 | Zee TV | Amul Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs | 5672 |
| 5 | Colors | Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | 5023 |
