Big Boss beats CWG

IN Media Watch Briefs | 11/10/2010

Bigg Boss 4’ made its debut on the day of the Games’ opening ceremony – on October 3, 2010. While the opening ceremony started airing at 5.30 pm on DD1 and DD Sports, ‘Bigg Boss 4’ started airing at 9 pm on Colors. According to data released by TAM, the opening ceremony of CWG received a TVR of 1.85 on DD1 and 1.43 TVR on DD Sports (C&S 4+, Market - Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata). ‘Bigg Boss 4’ opened with a rating of 6.01 TVR (C&S 4+, Market - Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata), the highest ever opening for the reality show. (exchange4media)

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