BARC Ratings: Discovery leads infotainment genre followed by Nat Geo

Discovery tops BARC ratings chart in the factual or infotainment genre, followed by National Geographic and Animal Planet between April 18 and April 24, 2015

by exchange4media Staff
Published: Apr 30, 2015 8:54 AM | 1 min read

BARC Ratings: Discovery leads infotainment genre followed by Nat Geo

Broadcasters Audience Research Council released the much awaited television ratings for the week 16 from April 18th to 24th. The data released in the first phase of BARC is for : 1L+ C&S HHs – Empanelled – 12,000, Reporting - 10,760 households (1L+ C&S).

Data shows Discovery leads infotainment genre, followed by National Geographic and Animal Planet.

Top 3 Channels

All India (1 Lac + HHs)

Infotainment

WK 16

Rat'000{Sum}

Discovery Channel

15,115

National Geographic Chaneel

9,027

Animal Planet

7,822

According to data from BARC subscribers All India 4+ Yrs ABCDE data for the week April 18 – 24, 2015, Discovery Channel scored a high rating if 56 TVTs.

National Geographic scored 32 TVTs in second spot.

Animal Planet closely followed with 30 TVTs.

History TV18 brought in ratings of 29 TVTs and came in next.

Nat Geo Wild got ratings of 11 TVTs, while Discovery Science brought in ratings of 6 TVTs.