For the week ending September 18, 2004, ZEE News is ahead of rivals Aaj Tak and NDTV India both in terms of time spent and channel share.

For the base population of C&S, four plus, all-India, time spent on ZEE News is 30 minutes compared to Aaj Tak's 26 minutes, and NDTV India's 24 minutes.

In the top four metros, ZEE News has a channel share of 22.9 per cent, which is equal to that of Aaj Tak's and higher than NDTV India's channel share, which stands at 20.4 per cent.

In the crucial market of Delhi, ZEE News has a channel share of 30 per cent compared to Aaj Tak's 28 per cent and NDTV India's 24 per cent.

In the Top 10 news programme count for the base population of C&S, four plus, all-India, ZEE News has four shows on the list including its weekly feature Crime File, anchored by Manoj Raghuvanshi.