Abhi's game show tops TVR

Junior Bachchan sets new TVR record with 'National Bingo Night'

By Bollywood Hungama News Network, January 29, 2010 - 18:31 IST

First it was the legend Amitabh Bachchan with the game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' who set the cash registers ringing with unheard of TVR, and now proving his own is son Abhishek who broke all previous limits to emerge as the top contender when it comes to the TVR game.

We learnt that with the recently launched game show 'National Bingo Night' on Colors, Abhishek has become the new rage, setting the highest record in terms of TVR (Television Viewership Ratings) for an opening night as compared to most of the other shows hosted by Bollywood stars. The first episode of the show which was aired last Saturday (Jan 23rd) garnered a TVR of 5.1 which is much higher than the first episode of shows like 'Bigg Boss Season 3' (TVR- 4.6), 'Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?' (TVR- 4.6) and 'Fear Factor- Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 2' (TVR- 4.4)

Speaking about this, a visibly elated Abhishek said, "I have just been informed by the Colors team that the opening ratings of 'National Bingo Night' have broken all records. I am happy that through this show, I have got a fantastic opportunity to connect with people from all corners of India. And if the ratings are anything to go by then I am excited with the sheer outreach television as a medium has to offer - I am happy that people watched my debut episode with much anticipation and that we have got winning numbers in TVRs."

Well with such impressive ratings, all we can say is that Jr. Bachchan is here to stay.