Doordarshan becomes the most watched channel in India due to the re-run of iconic shows

Doordarshan becomes the most watched channel in India; all thanks to the iconic shows, Ramayan, Mahabharat, Dekh Bhai Dekh, Shaktimaan and others. Check out the whole story to find out more,

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By: BollywoodLife | Published: April 10, 2020 3:26 PM IST

The coronavirus pandemic has got us all get locked inside our homes. All the educational institute, theatres, gyms, malls, and everything else has been shut. The shootings have been stalled and hence there are no new episodes on television. All the channels have been showing the old episodes and old shows. Recently, Doordarshan started the re-run of its iconic shows like Ramayan, Mahabharat, Circus, Dekh Bhai Dekh and others. This had led to a lot of audience switching on to Doordarshan. These shows have been loved by all the 90's kids and are even today fresh in our minds. A lot of people are loving this by step taken by Doordarshan to make our quarantine even more interesting. The audience is happy to get their good old days back with these shows. Everyone today has Doordarshan on their television screens and are enjoying the old iconic shows. Well, due to these re-runs, Doordarshan has become the highest watched channel in India for the week ended April 3, BARC said on Thursday.

The national broadcaster could achieve the feat, which involves a nearly 40,000 percent jump in viewership in the evening and morning bands, despite a surge reported by the private broadcasters who are also experiencing higher viewership, the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) said. BARC attributed the telecast of Ramayan and Mahabharat for DD’s emergence to the top, while the other programmes also helped improve its position in select time slots.

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These iconic shows on Doordarshan have all made us nostalgic and even kids from the new generation have started watching these shows and are loving it as well.

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