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Star Plus

All Hindi entertainment channels, with the exception of Colors, witnessed a decline in latest round of Indian television ratings, according to official data from BARC for Week 18 of 2015.

The data puts Star Plus on top with 501 GRPS, however down from 522 GRPs last week. Its new reality show Nach Baliye 7 opened up well with 3.0 TRPs, while Saathiya' remained the leading show on the channel with 7.3 TRPs.

Colors stayed static in second place with 416 GRPs (same as last week), followed by Life Ok with 332 GRPs (last week 377 GRPs) and ZEE TV in fourth with 309 GRPs (last week 348 GRPs).

SAB TV and Sony Entertainment Television Asia were next in the pecking order with the former tumbling down to 196 GRPs (last week 239 GRPs) and the latter delivering 186 GRPs (last week 223 GRPs). &TV was in seventh place with 99 GRPs (last week 100 GRPs).

Parineeti Chopra

Piku' (2015) starring Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Irrfan Khan has opened to rave reviews and good audience acceptance. Bachchan and Padukone play a father-daughter duo in the film, and Padukone the title role of Piku,' but it was not Padukone, but Parineeti Chopra who was the initial choice to play Piku, BizAsia has learnt.

Movie Talkies reports says that Chopra was first approached to play Piku, but she had already signed Yash RajFilms' Daawat-e-Ishq' (2014) and both films had similar themes. Daawat-e-Ishq' didn't perform as well as it was thought to.

Chopra's last release was another YRF production, Kill Dil' (2014) which also didn't create much buzz, despite the star cast of Chopra, Ranveer Singh and Govinda. Chopra is currently on a hiatus, as mentor Aditya Chopra has reportedly asked her to take step back, and analyse her career choices.

Keep it with BizAsia for the latest.

BARC Ratings: Week 18 (2015)

The BARC Ratings for week 18 are here.

The positioning of channels remains the same with Star Plus being perched at the top with 501 GRPs. Colors and Life OK hold the second and third slots with 416 GRPs and 332 GRPs respectively.

Channels (GRPs)

Star Plus 501

Colors 416

Life OK 332

Zee TV 309

SAB TV 196

Sony TV 186

&TV 99

Zindagi 17

Now coming to the shows Saathiya is at #1 with huge numbers of 7.3 TRPs. Yeh Hai Mohabbatein with 5.9 TRPs and Sasural Simar Ka 5.5 TRPs hold the second and third slots respectively.

Channels (GRPs)

Star Plus

Saath Nibhana Saathiya 7.3 (7.1)

Ye Hai Mohabbatein 5.9 (6.5)

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 4.8 (5.1)

Suhani Si Ek Ladki 4.8 (4.5)

Tu Mera Hero 4.5 (4.3)

Diya Aur Baati Hum 4.1 (4.5)

Nach Baliye 3 (3.4)

Nisha Aur Uske Cousins 2.3 (2.3)

Veera 2.3 (2)

Iss Pyar Ko...Ek Baar Phir 2.2 (2.2)

TereSheher 1.8 (2.5)

Manmarziyaan 1.2 (1.6)

Gulmohar Grand 1.1

Colors

Sasural Simar Ka 5.5 (5.1)

India's Got Talent 5.2 (4.6)

Udaan 5.1 (4.1)

Meri Aashiqui 4.5 (5.1)

Ashok Samrat 4.3 (3.8)

Balika Vadhu 4 (3.9)

Television Style Awards 3.3

Swaragini 3.1 (2.9)

Code Red 2.5 (2.9)

Comedy Nights India's 2.1(3.7)

Shastri Sisters 2 (2)

Zee TV

Kumkum Bhagya 4.7 (5.4)

Qubool Hai 4.1 (3.8)

Jamai Raja 3.8 (3.7)

JodhaAkbar 3 (2.5)

Satrangi Sasural 2.9 (3)

Doli Armaano Ki 2.7 (3.3)

DID Super Moms 2.7 (2.6)

Fear Files 2.5 (4.8)

Neeli Chatri Wale 1.5 (1.4)

Hello Pratibha 1.3 (1.6)

ServiceWaliBahu 0.9 (.8)

Rishton Ka Mela 0.8 (1)

Maharakshak Devi 0.7 (0.7)

Mile Sur Mera Tumhara 0.5

Mohe Piya Hi Milenge 0.4

Life OK

Savdhan India 2.4 (2.5)

Piya Rangrezz 1.5 (1.6)

Comedy Classes 1.9 (2)

Shapath 1.4 (1.7)

Mahakumbh 1.1 (1.3)

Dream Girl 1 (1.3)

MereRang Mein 0.9 (1)

SAB TV

Taarak Mehta 3.1 (4.2)

Chidiya Ghar 1.4 (1.8)

Baalveer 1.1 (1.5)

Yam Hai Hum 1.1 (1.2)

Badi Dooor Se 0.9 (1.5)

Peterson Hill 0.4 (0.6)

Beetal Aur Sinhasan Battisi 0.4 (0.5)

Sony TV

Hanuman 1.5

Muh Boli Shaadi 0.4 (.4)

Reporters 0.4 (0.4)

Dil Ki Baatein 0.6 (0.6)

Maharana Pratap 1.1 (1.4)

Itna Karo 1.4 (1.7)

Aahat 1.7 (1.8)

Adaalat 1 (0.9)

CID 2.2 (2.5)

Crime Patrol 1.8 (2.7)

Bhanwar 0.6 (0.7)

(As per data provided by BARC subscriber)