ABN Drops, Tied With Sakshi Now!

BARC released the Ratings of Telugu News Channels for Week 7 of 2025.

In the 15+ age group in AP and TG, TV9 and NTV are in the first two positions like how it is in for many months now.

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The surprise is that Sakshi and ABN are tied for fifth spot in the table.

Last week, Sakshi was slightly ahead of ABN. And this week, they are tied together.

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It is interesting to note that both the channels dropped after the elections.

That is expected because the consumption of news (except for the top 2 channels) will drop after the elections.

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But then, ABN dropped more than Sakshi and so, it has come to this level. The Channel management probably needs a retrospection.

V6 is in third position and TV5 is in fourth.




In Hyderabad, TV9, V6, TV5, ABN, and NTV are in the first five places. Sakshi is in eighth position.