IPL beats household bahus

IPL beats household bahus
Monday April 28 2008 14:55 IST

Nidhi R Daiya
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Tulsi, Parvati, Saloni, Gouri, the favorite bahus of every household in India are not happy. In fact smiles are on the faces of M S Dhoni,Yuvraj and Ganguly. They are the new heartthrobs of the millions of the audience who are hooked to the cable television.

As Bollywood coming hand in hand with cricket it's sure to grab more attention. The Target Rating Points (TRP) of IPL is much higher than the daily soaps.

TRP for popular operas like Kyuki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi have fallen down from 15.15 % to 11.23% while for Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki the ratings have dropped from 13.72% to 9.55% in the last one week. And for Kolangal and Simran Thirai it has gone down while Saat Phere, shows a rating of 4.6%.

While other channels are struggling to retain the viewers, IPL moves up to 7.3%,which is a dream figure for any daily soap. "There is always a small quarrel about what to watch as IPL matches have taken the place of our regular serial" justifies Indu.

Recent surveys done by the BCCI have indicated a 70% increase in TRP ratings for cricket match after India's victory in the T-20 World Cup. "It seems to be a strong competitor for all the soap operas," said Viraj a student.

Days are not far away for housewives to cheer for the cricketers than shed their tears for the bahus.

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEN2008042804341 5&Page=N&Title=IPL+2008&Topic=-528

LOL Yes! This IPL is way way better then the fake serials 😆 These bahu's shouldn't try and compete with these cricketers 😆 Losers 😃

More action going on the pitch 😆 😆 Shame on the serials 😆 😆 Real stuff is more popular than fake TV jodis 😆

@Zaara

😆 😆 😆
Thanks Zaaraa...much appreciated 😳

For once people are watching the more popular thing....and if you have seen an IPL match you will know why....for most of us Indians....watching Sourav Ganguly with Ricky Ponting and trying to beat Shawn Pollock and Sanath Jayasuria.....is stupendous 😳 ..add SRK to that and who wants to change the remote 😉 .....and really its wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than saas bahu serials....why just saas bahu even better that Robbie

And for a Robbie bhakt like me ...thats a hugeeee thing to say....its time soaps really buckle up and start showing us sensible stuff.....not a guy crying for weeks on end....and a wife torn between two husbands and no one trying to find out why she is against the first one

Thanks dear 😳

@Anisha

Totally wioth you on that...well said😳

really well said JW! I too am glued to the IPL matches..who wants to see the same old crap when the pitch is being torn apart by action!! Well bollywood+cricket= Dhoom dhamaka!!!!
It is much superior than these rona dhona sagas!!!
It's high time creatives realize that they are feeding us stale stuff...we would like a change in d menu!!!