In week 14, DD National has broken its own record achieving viewership figures of 1.9 billion, according to BARC. In the 13th week of the year, from March 28 to April 3, DD national had received 1.5 billion the viewership figures and has created a record for the highest viewership figures in the channel's long history. These were the highest figures achieved by any Hindi GEC program since 2015 according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) data. The rating in the evening broadcast had increased to 5.2 per cent. The re-telecast of the same episode in the evening garnered a viewership of 45 million Indians. The inaugural episode of Ramayan had an audience of 34 million which was equivalent to a rating of 3.4 per cent. Shashi Shekhar later also said that the 9:00 am slot on DD National would show the repeat of the Luv Kush episode broadcasted on the previous day at 9:00 pm like it was doing for Ramayan.Įver since DD National started broadcasting classic shows such as Ramayan and Mahabharat as part of its lockdown broadcasting schedule, the channel's TRP has gone through the roof. From Sunday night 9pm the episodes pertaining to Uttarakand that have been produced as Uttar Ramayan will start airing. Sunday morning 9am slot will be a repeat of the finale of the main storyline of Yuddha Kanda. From Sunday night 9pm the episodes pertaining to Uttarakand that have been produced as Uttar Ramayan will start airing." In a tweet, Shekhar wrote, "Sunday morning 9am slot will be a repeat of the finale of the main storyline of Yuddha Kanda. The saga of Ramayan Gods Prayers to Lord Vishnu King Dashraths yagna invoking blessings for a son Birth and childhood of Shri Ram. The television show Luv Kush was originally known as Uttar Ramayan when it had initially started airing in 1988.Īlso Read: Coronavirus India Live Updates: 6 states past 1,000-mark Maharashtra tops the list with 3,323 COVID-19 casesShashi Shekhar, the CEO of Prasar Bharti, announced this decision by Doordarshan on Twitter. It is an adaption of the last book, the Uttara Kanda, of the ancient epic Ramayan. It was an official follow-up of Ramayan and had many actors of Ramayan reviving their roles.
The television show Luv Kush originally broadcasted in 1988 and was made by Ramanand Sagar, the creator of Ramayan.