The CNN-News18 Tops English General News channel from News18 Network has attained top ranking in the current BARC ratings in its genre. With 2173 impressions (000s) in the 22nd week, CNN-News18 News channel has beaten the competition by a huge difference. The Backed by disruptive formats expert news commentators and the technology-driven programming and distribution, The CNN-News18 witnessed the highest growth amongst all the channels in the English news genre.
Commenting on channel’s performance, Basant Dhawan, CEO, English and Business News Cluster, Network18 said, “Our performance and growth is a testimony to our dedication of bringing the most relevant news in a most engaging manner to our viewers. We continue to offer a compelling proposition with superior content and news viewing experience.”
CNN-News18 Tops English News Genre
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Rank |
Channel |
Week 22 |
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1 |
CNN-News18 |
2173 |
|
2 |
Republic TV |
1827 |
|
3 |
Times Now |
1201 |
|
4 |
DD India |
704 |
|
5 |
India Today Television |
537 |
In probably what is a first, Network18’s English news channel CNN News18 headed the Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of top 5 English news channels – NCCS AB : Males 22+ Individuals for week 22 of 2019 (Saturday, 25 May 2019 to Friday, 31 May 2019, week under review).