Mumbai : According to the BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC for week 3 for the period between 14th Jan’17 to 20th Jan’17. Star Plus took over the Top Spot from Colors in U+R market and retained its leadership in Urban market. Hindi GEC Market witnessed an over drop in viewership in which Colors happened to be the biggest looser. Zee TV managed to move up to No. 4 in Urban market ahead of Sony SAB. DD National found its way in to prominant position in Hindi GEC market with the help of 2nd ODI Cricket Match.
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 3- Urban +Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | STAR Plus | 632223 |
| 2 | Colors | 627250 |
| 3 | Rishtey | 466852 |
| 4 | Zee TV | 425594 |
| 5 | STAR Utsav | 408297 |
| 6 | DD National | 405113 |
| 7 | Sony Entertainment Television | 392555 |
| 8 | Sony Pal | 357654 |
| 9 | Life Ok | 341006 |
| 10 | SONY SAB | 338248 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 3 – Urban | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | STAR Plus | 444717 |
| 2 | Colors | 432653 |
| 3 | Sony Entertainment Television | 286041 |
| 4 | Zee TV | 252311 |
| 5 | SONY SAB | 250603 |
| 6 | Life Ok | 231423 |
| 7 | DD National | 150594 |
| 8 | &TV | 148186 |
| 9 | Rishtey | 119477 |
| 10 | Sony Pal | 108405 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 3- Rural | ||
| Rank | Channel Name | Impression |
| 1 | Rishtey | 347374 |
| 2 | STAR Utsav | 304782 |
| 3 | DD National | 254519 |
| 4 | Zee Anmol | 249776 |
| 5 | Sony Pal | 249249 |
| 6 | Colors | 194597 |
| 7 | STAR Plus | 187506 |
| 8 | Zee TV | 173283 |
| 9 | Big Magic | 122425 |
| 10 | Life Ok | 109584 |
| BARC Ratings of Hindi GEC week 3- Top 5 Programs |
| Hindi GEC (Urban +Rural) | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Colors | Naagin – Season 2 | 11522 |
| 2 | DD National | L/T PAYTM-17 2 ODI IND/ENG | 10947 |
| 3 | Rishtey | Naagin | 10045 |
| 4 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 9996 |
| 5 | Colors | Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | 9664 |
| Hindi GEC Urban | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Colors | Naagin – Season 2 | 7410 |
| 2 | Colors | Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | 6666 |
| 3 | Sony Entertainment Television | The Kapil Sharma Show | 6444 |
| 4 | Zee TV | Kumkum Bhagya | 6169 |
| 5 | Sony SAB | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | 5982 |
| Hindi GEC Rural | |||
| Rank | Channel Name | Programme | Impressions |
| 1 | Rishtey | Naagin | 7819 |
| 2 | DD National | L/T PAYTM-17 2 ODI IND/ENG | 7691 |
| 3 | DD National | L/T PAYTM-17 1 ODI IND/ENG | 6516 |
| 4 | Rishtey | Udaan | 4191 |
| 5 | Colors | Naagin – Season 2 | 4112 |
