Chaya Unnikrishnan
wo weeks ago STAR Plus was in the news thanks to Tulsi's death and Gautami Kapoor replacing Smriti Irani. Even as Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi remains their numero uno show, the channel is now eating into Zee's time slot and inching ahead of its flagship shows. The two shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Saath Phere pitted against STAR Voice Of India and Kasturi have taken a drop in the ratings in the week from June 4 -9. Says, Prem Kamath, Head of Communications & Marketing, STAR Plus, "Voice Of India has seen a phenomenal growth of 60 per cent in the four weeks since its launch, and Kasturi which came on a slot dominated by Zee's flagship Saath Phere has overtaken the soap within seven weeks of its launch." For the week ending June 9, STAR Voice has a rating of 4.3 while Sa Re Ga Ma Pa has 4.1. Kasturi has averaged 3.8 while Saath Phere has averaged 3.6 for the week between June 4 - 9. But isn't it jumping the gun too soon? Aren't they making noise over just a week's ratings? "It's not about making a noise, but correcting the perception people of these two properties of Zee," argues Kamath, adding that it's not a flash in the pan. "It shows a trend that has been slowly gathering momentum," he avers. Zee however, has a different take on the issue. Ashish Kaul, Executive VP, Zee agrees that STAR is ahead but the difference is in "decimal points and it's only for a week. But if they are happy over a week's performance then I wish them all happiness," he quips. However, Kamath points out that unlike Zee's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, STAR Voice Of India started from the auditions stage. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa came on air directly with the finalists. "Despite that, our ratings are promising. Now that it has entered the studio rounds it will only get better," he explains. hi guys, shady,you were looking for me..when i posted the trps last week in srgmp forum and i didnt get a single reply..did you read😆. that was the only thread i posted..but mind you not a single comment to date about any singer,mentor singing or any aspect of the srgmp show to date because that is me..but it is really uncalled for members to come here just to criticise..you must remember this is a new forum and has less than 10 members who post regularly and i am the most vocal😆. any particular post in your forum you found even mildly offensive please tell me i will apologise..(i even ignore posts like 'that show stinks'..'jalan ki boo a rahi hai'..not my style). i get mad only in posts like i hate this show..the alka yagnik thread had had enough bashing in the srgmp forum..in huge colourful font too..then some members came here and laughed among yourselves ..i think it is unfair..dont you..😕. p.s..first article is simple the second article states trps of 4.4 and 4.3 etci n the week ending june 9th but the trp chart has trps below 3 for both shows!!(check indiantelevision .com.) there maybe multiple agencies or sources giving info and probably varies..(I didnt post these artcles.just quoted..) my intension was not to mislead 😕. |