CNN-News18 has defeated its rivals by recording a market share of 42.7 percent in the third week of January. The channel's market share is now more than CNN-News18 has defeated its rivals by recording a market share of 42.7 percent in the third week of January. The channel's market share is now more than the combined market share of its competitors Republic TV and Times Now, as per the data released by Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).
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After CNN-News 18, the other channels such as Republic TV recorded a market share of 23.4 percent, Times Now 18.3 percent, followed by Mirror Now at 11.1 percent and India Today Television at 4.4 percent.
The channel celebrated its 40-week leadership streak via Twitter.
CNN-News18 beats all its competitors to remain on the top slot for 40th week!
Keep watching #News18 - your only destination for news#CNNNews18 #CNNNews18Number1 pic.twitter.com/fMgUL2hDDj— News18 (@CNNnews18) January 27, 2023
As per the data, CNN-News18 was 133 percent ahead of Times Now and 83 percent ahead of Republic TV in week three of January.
According to News18, the channel’s viewership has grown steadily because of the focus on programming and broad-basing content for all geographies across the country.
CNN-News18 Managing Editor Zakka Jacob thanked its loyal viewers for the continued support on Twitter and said:
This week @CNNnews18 is more than its two nearest rivals put together.
Wouldn't have been possible without the support of each one of our loyal viewers. Thank you