Doordarshan: Ramayana, Mahabharata re-run breaks all the TRP records

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: April 13, 2020 06:46 PM2020-04-13T18:46:35+5:302020-04-13T18:46:35+5:30

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The country is under lockdown due to COVID-19. The government has decided to re-run old series of Ramayana and Mahabharata..

Ever since its re-telecast, the show has garnered almost 170 million viewers worldwide.

Ramayana and Mahabharata has taken Doordarshan to top of the television ratings last week, according to Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) rating.

According to 2020 week 13 ratings, March 28-April 3 released by BARC, Doordarshan's weekly impressions were 156.48 crore.

DD brought back the famous shows on public request as people sit at home quarantined due to coronavirus lockdown.

For Week 12 starting March 21, Ramayana on DD recorded 1.2 million impressions. The rating for Week 13, jumped to 545.8 million, according to BARC-Nielsen.