The
GEC
warfare
was
mainly
restricted
to
Star
Plus
and
Colors,
but
the
Indian
Premier
League
has
restored
parity,
thereby
enabling
other
key
players
to
up
their
ante.
Cashing
in
on
this
is
Zee
TV,
which
has
pushed
Colors
aside
to
reclaim
the
second
spot.
Taking
the
charge
for
Zee
TV
are
'Pavitra
Rishta'
and
'Dance
India
Dance
2',
especially
the
grand
finale.
The
two
shows
clocked
in
a
TVR
of
5.7
and
5
respectively.
While
the
former
was
the
number
two
rated
show,
the
latter
came
in
tied
at
fifth
with
Star
Plus" Yeh
Rishta
Kya
Kehlata
Hai.
Zee
TV"s
'Jhansi
Ki
Rani'
and
'Agle
Janam
Mohe
Bitiya
Hi
Kijo'
occupied
the
eighth
and
ninth
spot,
respectively,
for
Week
17
(18-24
April).
Leading
the
pack
once
again
is
Star
Plus
with
298
GRPs
followed
by
Zee
TV
(284)
and
Colors
(276).
Interestingly,
Zee
trailed
Colors
by
just
one
GRP
in
the
previous
week,
but
this
time
it
has
gained
16
GRPs
to
Colors"
7.
Star
Plus
lost
19
GRPs
but
maintained
its
numero
uno
position.
Coming
to
the
IPL,
the
first
semifinal
between
Mumbai
Indians
and
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
on
21
April
fetched
a
TVR
of
7.4
while
the
second
semifinal
featuring
Chennai
Super
Kings
and
Deccan
Chargers
drew
TVR
of
5.8
across
the
country.
The
rating
of
the
IPL
final
will
come
next
week
but
the
Hindi
GECs
will
now
breathe
easy
as
the
IPL
storm
is
over.