TOI:Ratings of entertainment channels drop

Hindi General Entertainment Channels (GECs) saw a drop in their GVTs (Gross Viewership In Thousands) this week. SAB climbed up the chart to No. 4 position and Sony slipped to No. 6. Star Plus ruled weekday shows, while Colors has strengthened the lead in weekend programming, with 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' and 'Comedy Nights With Kapil' topping the charts.

How the new shows have fared

Three new shows on different channels were launched in the past couple of weeks. Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se garnered 4435 TVT, Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara got 1665 and Gustakh Dil 1238.

Top 10 fiction shows

Rank	Serial	Channel	TVT
1	Diya Aur Baati	Star Plus	9483
2	Yeh Rishta	Star Plus	7124
3	Taarak Mehta	Sab TV	7048
4	Qubool Hai	Zee TV	6618
5	Pyaar Ka Dard	Star Plus	6482
6	Balika Vadhu	Colors	6294
7	Jodha Akbar	Zee TV	5896
8	Saathiya	Star Plus	5374
9	CID	Sony	5061
10	Pavitra Rishta	Zee TV	4990

Television Rating Point (TRP) is now called Television Viewership In Thousands (TVT). Likewise, Gross Rating Point (GRP) has become Gross Viewership In Thousands (TVT).

Channel	This Week	Last Week
Star Plus	4,70,197	4,89,692
Color	4,35,673	4,56,414
Zee TV	3,77,685	4,15,506
Sab TV	2,95,176	2,93,433
Life OK	2,93,188	3,03,478
Sony TV	2,92,684	3,49,377
Sahara One	30,527	34,398

Non Fiction Shows

Rank	Show	Channel	TVT
1	Comedy Nights With Kapil	Colors	6988
2	Jhalak Dikhhla Ja	Colors	6204
3	DID Super Moms	ZEE TV	5649
4	Indian Idol JR	Sony T	4340
5	Comedy Circus	Sony	3071
6	Junior Masterchef	Star Plus	2804
7	Waah Waah	SAB TV	1509
8	Connected	ZEE TV	1268