Rajinikanth,
the
superstar
has
recently
made
his
international
television
debut
with
Discovery
channel's
into
the
wild
with
Bear
Grylls
show,
which
was
aired
in
Discovery
network
last
month.
As
per
the
latest
updates,
the
Rajinikanth
into
the
wild
with
Bear
Grylls
show
has
set
a
new
record
with
its
TRP.
According
to
the
reports,
the
show
which
was
premiered
in
the
Discovery
network
over
12
channels,
has
received
the
highest
TRP
for
an
infotainment
show
this
year
so
far.
Rajinikanth
into
the
wild
with
Bear
Grylls
show
has
also
emerged
as
the
program
to
garner
the
second-highest
ratings
in
the
history
of
the
genre.
The
sources
suggest
that
the
total
reach
of
the
show
which
was
premiered
on
March
23,
2020,
is
12.4
Million.
Thus,
Rajinikanth
into
the
wild
with
Bear
Grylls
show
has
earned
86
percent
higher
TRP
than
the
previous
weeks.
The
slot
has
earned
five
times
more
viewership
while
compared
to
the
previous
four
weeks.
Interestingly,
the
Rajinikanth
into
the
wild
with
Bear
Grylls
show
has
also
done
exceedingly
well
in
Discovery
India's
regional
channel
D
Tamil.
According
to
the
latest
reports
from
BARC
India,
the
viewership
of
D
Tamil
grew
by
20
times
and
the
channel
was
able
to
beat
all
the
contemporary
channels
including
Colors
Tamil
and
Jaya.
The
show
also
created
a
huge
buzz
on
social
media
too.
Rajinikanth
made
a
comeback
to
the
mini
screen
after
a
long
gap
of
around
4
decades
with
the
Bear
Grylls
show.
However,
the
show
had
stirred
controversy
after
a
group
of
activists
demanded
the
superstar's
arrest
for
shooting
in
Bandipur
Tiger
Reserve,
Karnataka,
which
is
a
preserved
forest
area.
However,
Rajinikanth
chose
to
not
comment
on
the
reports,
and
the
controversies
died
down
very
soon.