India’s leading business news channel CNBC-TV18 commanded an almost 92% share of television viewership during the live telecast of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech on February 1, 2025 (11 am–12.30 pm) according to data from BARC India. This is from the pool of subscribers for the core TG for the English business news genre (Age group: 22+ M, NCCS: AB, Markets: 10L+).

In contrast, Adani Group’s NDTV Profit got ‘0%’ viewership for its debut budget, while ET Now came in at a distant #2 with an 8.1% relative share.

NDTV Profit drew a blank during the FM’s speech, but the channel fetched a relative share of 0.4% for the full day in the same TG.

For the entire Budget day, CNBC-TV18 commanded a relative share of 88.4%, compared to the 11.2% by ET Now.

These numbers reinforce CNBC-TV18’s multi-decade-long dominance in the English business news genre, the expertise it brings to the table in its analysis and coverage, and the trust viewers have reposed in the channel every day for over 25 years.

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