Republic TV beats Times Now as most-watched news channel
Arnab Goswamiâs Republic TV beat Times Now as the most-watched news channel in its debut week with 2.11 million impressions (viewership in thousands) for the week ended May 12, BARC data reported. Republic's impressions were 84.4% higher than Times Now. Republic claimed this is the first time in India that a new channel became number one in its debut week.