The all-important BARCIndia numbers for Week 19 are out. BARC, short for Broadcast Audience Research Council, the joint industry body that measures television audiences in India, has released its data for Week 19 that’s May 6 to 12. Republic launched on May 6, the first day of Week 19. So it was a ratings-friendly launch, and with a bang given ‘super-exclusives’ every day. Note, we normally do not like to report on the ratings of just one week, so it would be incorrect to say that Republic TV is the new #1 English News Channel. That statement is best made after numbers for four straight weeks are out. However, it would be right to say that Republic TV has trounced Times Now to be the #1 in Week 19.
 

The all-important BARCIndia numbers for Week 19 are out. BARC, short for Broadcast Audience Research Council, the joint industry body that measures television audiences in India, has released its data for Week 19 that’s May 6 to 12. Republic launched on May 6, the first day of Week 19. So it was a ratings-friendly launch, and with a bang given ‘super-exclusives’ every day. Note, we normally do not like to report on the ratings of just one week, so it would be incorrect to say that Republic TV is the new #1 English News Channel. That statement is best made after numbers for four straight weeks are out. However, it would be right to say that Republic TV has trounced Times Now to be the #1 in Week 19.