BARC Ratings Week 18: India’s Got Talent fares BETTER than The Kapil Sharma Show

India's Got Talent got better TRPs than The Kapil Sharma Show on week 18 on the BARC charts.

By Urmimala Banerjee
| Updated: May 13, 2016 6:05 PM IST

The competition for the 9pm slot is super stiff!

It was celebration time for Kapil Sharma and his gang when the TRP rating came out last week. The inaugural episode got a TRP of 3 as compared to Colors’ Bajirao Mastani’s 2.4. A week later, the tables have turned. The game-changer has been India’s Got Talent which is the No. 1 non-fiction show for Week 18. Sony TV’s The Kapil Sharma Show got a TRP of 1.9 while it got 2.3 on the charts. Also Read - Govinda's presence at niece Arti Singh, Dipak Chauhan's wedding receives a mixed response from fans

One of the things that worked in its favour was the novelty factor. It was the inaugural episode of the current season and that is always a reason for excitement. Tiger Shroff’s presence also lifted up the show to a great extent. The action star made full use of the platform to show his ‘kick’-ass moves and flexibility. He was clearly more at home there than in a comedy show. Also Read - Nayanthara, Navya Nanda, Esha Gupta, Mira Kapoor and other celebs dazzle on the red carpet of GQ Most Influential Young Indians event [View Pics]

Besides, there were many daredevil and creative acts put together by the contestants. The slot of 9pm is proving to be a really competitive one. We have So You Think You Can Dance on &TV, India’ s Got Talent on Colors and The Kapil Sharma Show on Sony TV. Plus, there is Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee TV. Now, aficionados of dance or music will surely prefer those shows than a comedy one. And the same set of celebrities is hopping from one show to another. With stars losing novelty, non-fiction shows have to sustain on talent and content alone! Also Read - Did you know Rajkummar Rao and other popular Bollywood actors got REJECTED in reality show auditions?

For the very first time on #IGT7 we bring to you “Talent on Ice.” Watch some great performances on @ColorsTV. https://t.co/wZVfOVcULa

— India's Got Talent (@IGTonColors) May 12, 2016

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ByUrmimala Banerjee
Updated: May 13, 2016 6:05 PM IST