1 / 6The country is under lockdown due to COVID-19. The government has decided to re-run old series of Ramayana and Mahabharata..2 / 6Ever since its re-telecast, the show has garnered almost 170 million viewers worldwide.3 / 6Ramayana and Mahabharata has taken Doordarshan to top of the television ratings last week, according to Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) rating.4 / 6According to 2020 week 13 ratings, March 28-April 3 released by BARC, Doordarshan's weekly impressions were 156.48 crore. 5 / 6DD brought back the famous shows on public request as people sit at home quarantined due to coronavirus lockdown.6 / 6For Week 12 starting March 21, Ramayana on DD recorded 1.2 million impressions. The rating for Week 13, jumped to 545.8 million, according to BARC-Nielsen.