New Delhi: The Veteran Bollywood Director and Producer Rama Anand Sagar’s epic Ramayan becomes most watched entertainment show in the world with 7.7 crore viewers on 16^th of April, said Doordarshan in a tweet.

This epic Ramayan of the late 1980s has set a world record by becoming the highest viewed entertainment program globally. It aired again after over three decades on popular demand as most of the 1.3 billion populations in India have been sitting at home since March 25 due to the national lock down.

With regard of 7.7 crore viewership in a day, Rama Anand epic show has over taken the popular “Game of Thrones” in terms of viewership. The final episode of Games of Thrones of single night viewing recorded 19.3 million (1.93 crore) tuning into watch the finale in May last year. 78 episodes Ramayan first aired on DD in 1987, had then acquired a cult status.