New Delhi: The latest TV News TRP ratings for Week 08’26 (21st–27th February 2026) have been released for NCCS 15+ audience, 06:00–24:00 (TV+OOH). In the Hindi Speaking Market (HSM) category, News18 India continues to dominate the rankings, while Aaj Tak and TV9 Bharatvarsh remain close competitors.
HSM (Hindi Speaking Market)
In the HSM category, News18 India secured the No.1 position with 12.5% relative share, showing a growth of 0.3% from the previous week.
Aaj Tak ranked second with 11.3% share, followed very closely by TV9 Bharatvarsh with 11.2% share, both registering a growth of 0.5%.
India TV stood at 9.8%, while Zee News recorded 9.1%, witnessing a decline of 0.8%.
Further down the list, Republic Bharat and Times Now Navbharat both recorded 7.9% share, with Times Now Navbharat seeing a notable 0.6% increase.
Other channels in the rankings include ABP News (6.5%), NDTV India (5.7%), Good News Today (5.5%), News 24 (5.1%), and News Nation (4.1%).
Among the smaller players, Zee Bharat recorded 1.5%, DD News 1.2%, and India News 0.7%, with most of them showing stable performance.
Wk08’26(21st-27th Feb’26),NCCS 15+ Yrs, 06:00-24:00, TV+OOH , Rel.Share %
HSM
News18 India-12.5% UP 0.3%
Aaj Tak-11.3% UP 0.5%
TV9 Bharatvarsh-11.2% UP 0.5%
India TV-9.8% DN-0.2%
Zee News-9.1% DN-0.8%
Republic Bharat-7.9% UP 0.1%
Times Now Navbharat-7.9% UP 0.6%
ABP News-6.5% DN-0.6%
NDTV India-5.7% DN-0.2%
Good News Today-5.5% DN-0.1%
News 24-5.1% DN-0.4%
News Nation-4.1% DN-0.1%
Zee Bharat-1.5% SAME 0.0%
DD News-1.2% SAME 0.0%
India News-0.7% SAME 0.0%
UP-UK Market
In the UP-Uttarakhand regional market, News18 UP-UK continued its massive dominance with 45.8% market share, witnessing a strong 6.2% growth.
Bharat Samachar followed with 22.0% share, also gaining 2.9%.
News State UP-UK secured the third spot with 16.8%, while Zee UP-UK slipped to 15.4%, recording a sharp 8.9% decline.
News18UPUK-45.8% UP 6.2%
Bharat Samachar-22.0% UP 2.9%
News StateUPUK-16.8% DN-0.2%
ZeeUPUK-15.4% DN-8.9%
MP-CG Market
In the Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh market, the competition remained intense between Bansal News and IBC24.
Bansal News topped the chart with 22.8% share, showing 4.1% growth, while IBC24 followed closely with 22.3%, despite a 4.2% drop.
Zee MPCG stood at 19.4%, registering a strong 6.7% increase.
Other channels included News18 MPCG (13.0%), NDTV MPCG (8.8%), News State MPCG (6.5%), Vistaar News (4.4%), News 24 MPCG (2.3%), and Swaraj Express SMBC (0.5%).
Bansal News-22.8% UP 4.1%
IBC 24-22.3% DN-4.2%
ZeeMPCG-19.4% UP 6.7%
News18MPCG-13.0% DN-6.3%
NDTVMPCG-8.8% UP 2.2%
News StateMPCG-6.5% DN-1.2%
Vistaar News-4.4% DN-0.5%
News 24MPCG-2.3% DN-0.7%
Swaraj Express SMBC-0.5% DN-0.1%
Bihar–Jharkhand Market
In the Bihar–Jharkhand region, News18 Bihar Jharkhand maintained a massive lead with 66.8% market share, remaining largely stable.
Zee Bihar Jharkhand held the second position with 31.8%, while News State Bihar Jharkhand stood at 1.4%, showing slight growth.
News18BRJH-66.8% UP 0.1%
ZeeBRJH-31.8% DN-0.5%
News StateBRJH-1.4% UP 0.4%
Punjab–Chandigarh Market
In the Punjab–Chandigarh market, MH One News dominated the chart with 48.5% share, gaining 3.9%.
PTC News followed with 20.3%, despite a 4.1% drop.
Other channels included News18 Punjab Haryana (16.2%), Zee PHHP (6.3%), Living India News (5.7%), and News State PHHP (2.9%).
MH One News-48.5% UP 3.9%
PTC News-20.3% DN-4.1%
News18PH-16.2% UP 2.3%
ZeePHHP-6.3% DN 2.0%
Living India News-5.7% DN-0.6%
News StatePHHP-2.9% UP 0.4%