These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for 31 August - 6 September, 2015.
For an explanation of how the viewing figures are calculated, please read
this article.
For previous weeks
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Top Shows By Channel
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| # |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
| 1. |
Uzalo |
7,896,000 |
Muvhango |
4,723,000 |
The Bold and the Beautiful |
1,359,000 |
| 2. |
Generations |
7,092,000 |
Ga Re Dumele (Reb) |
2,759,000 |
Days of Our Lives |
834,000 |
| 3. |
Skeem Saam |
6,264,000 |
Mamello |
2,220,000 |
Isidingo |
834,000 |
| 4. |
Selimathunzi |
3,600,000 |
Wipeout |
2,119,000 |
Back to the Future |
774,000 |
| 5. |
Shuga |
3,566,000 |
Dinnete tsa Bophelo |
1,884,000 |
What's for Dinner |
673,000 |
| 6. |
Zulu News |
3,482,000 |
Speak Out |
1,581,000 |
High Rollers |
515,000 |
| 7. |
Xhosa News |
3,432,000 |
Majakathata |
1,312,000 |
Afternoon Express |
484,000 |
| 8. |
My Perfect Family (Reb) |
3,331,000 |
Jurassic Park 3 |
1,245,000 |
Desperate Housewives (R) |
437,000 |
| 9. |
Zaziwa |
3,162,000 |
7de Laan |
1,238,000 |
Fokus |
404,000 |
| 10. |
When We Were Black (Reb) |
2,860,000 |
Leihlo La Sechaba |
1,177,000 |
Minute to Win It (Reb) |
404,000 |
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| # |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
| 1. |
Scandal! |
4,259,000 |
The November Man |
336,000 |
Our Perfect Wedding |
1,144,000 |
| 2. |
Rhythm City |
3,506,000 |
Carte Blanche |
168,000 |
Date My Family |
1,043,000 |
| 3. |
I Robot |
3,230,000 |
Idols |
168,000 |
isiBaya |
989,000 |
| 4. |
SA's Got Talent |
2,725,000 |
The Big Bang Theory |
118,000 |
Idols |
807,000 |
| 5. |
Modern Family |
2,590,000 |
Chicago P.D. |
67,000 |
The Road |
437,000 |
| 6. |
Z'bondiwe |
2,523,000 |
Madam Secretary |
67,000 |
Utatakho |
336,000 |
| 7. |
Half Past Dead |
2,019,000 |
Britain's Got Talent |
61,000 |
Ntombi & Ace |
303,000 |
| 8. |
White Chicks |
1,951,000 |
Battle Creek |
34,000 |
Please Step In |
303,000 |
| 9. |
The Pink Panther |
1,884,000 |
Hawaii Five-0 |
34,000 |
It's Complicated |
202,000 |
| 10. |
Matatiele |
1,749,000 |
Mike & Molly (R) |
34,000 |
Training Day |
202,000 |
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Top Shows By Genre
Top Dramas
1) Shuga (SABC1) 3,566,000
2) When We Were Black (Reb) (SABC1) 2,860,000
3) Z'bondiwe (e.tv) 2,523,000
4) Mamello (SABC2) 2,220,000
5) Dinnete tsa Bophelo (SABC2) 1,884,000
Top Reality Shows
1) SA's Got Talent (e.tv) 2,725,000
2) 1's and 2's (SABC1) 2,691,000
3) Wipeout (SABC2) 2,119,000
4) Now or Never (SABC1) 1,918,000
5) Khumbul'ekhaya (SABC1) 1,850,000
Top Comedies
1) My Perfect Family (Reb) (SABC1) 3,331,000
2) Single Galz (Reb) (SABC1) 2,826,000
3) Ga Re Dumele (Reb) (SABC2) 2,759,000
4) Modern Family (e.tv) 2,590,000
5) Majakathata (SABC2) 1,312,000
Top News Bulletins
1) Zulu News (SABC1) 3,482,000
2) Xhosa News (SABC1) 3,432,000
3) Siswati/Ndebele News (SABC1) 1,487,000
4) eNews Prime Time (e.tv) 865,000
5) Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News (SABC2) 851,000
Top Soap Operas
1) Uzalo (SABC1) 7,896,000
2) Generations (SABC1) 7,092,000
3) Skeem Saam (SABC1) 6,264,000
4) Muvhango (SABC2) 4,723,000
5) Scandal! (e.tv) 4,259,000
Top Talk Shows
1) Zaziwa (SABC1) 3,162,000
2) Rise (SABC1) 2,153,000
3) Motswako (SABC2) 841,000
4) Katch It With Khanyi (e.tv) 706,000
5) Steve Harvey (e.tv) 659,000
Top Actuality Shows
1) Sunday Live (SABC1) 1,716,000
2) Speak Out (SABC2) 1,581,000
3) Cutting Edge (SABC1) 1,211,000
4) Leihlo La Sechaba (SABC2) 1,177,000
5) Checkpoint (e.tv) 1,009,000
Top Magazine Shows
1) Selimathunzi (SABC1) 3,600,000
2) The Real Goboza (SABC1) 1,177,000
3) The Close Up (Reb) (e.tv) 690,000
4) Spina Guluva (e.tv) 639,000
5) Hush (e.tv) 538,000
Top Game Shows
1) Musiek Roulette (SABC2) 673,000
2) Minute to Win It (Reb) (SABC3) 404,000
Top Documentaries
1) 100% Youth (SABC1) 2,422,000
2) Remix (Reb) (SABC1) 2,220,000
3) History of the Rugby World Cup (SABC2) 235,000
Top Primetime Movies
1) I Robot (e.tv) 3,230,000
2) Half Past Dead (e.tv) 2,019,000
3) White Chicks (e.tv) 1,951,000
4) The Pink Panther (e.tv) 1,884,000
5) Jurassic Park 3 (SABC2) 1,245,000
Top 10 Regular Shows (excluding News bulletins)
1) Uzalo (SABC1) 7,896,000
2) Generations (SABC1) 7,092,000
3) Skeem Saam (SABC1) 6,264,000
4) Muvhango (SABC2) 4,723,000
5) Scandal! (e.tv) 4,259,000
6) Selimathunzi (SABC1) 3,600,000
7) Shuga (SABC1) 3,566,000
8) Rhythm City (e.tv) 3,506,000
9) My Perfect Family (Reb) (SABC1) 3,331,000
10) Zaziwa (SABC1) 3,162,000
Premiere Watch
| PREMIERE WATCH |
| New shows that started this week |
| Show |
Viewers |
Channel |
Genre |
Timeslot |
| The Road |
538,000 |
Mzansi Magic |
Telenovela |
Weekdays, 19h30 |
| Please Step In |
303,000 |
Mzansi Magic |
Reality |
Mondays, 20h00 |
| Ntombi & Ace |
303,000 |
Mzansi Magic |
Reality |
Thursdays, 20h00 |
| SA's Got Talent 6 |
2,725,000 |
e.tv |
Reality |
Sundays, 18h05 |
Special Notes
A TAMS universe update was implemented this week: viewership per TVR increased from 329,179 viewers per TVR to 336,427 viewers per TVR.
Notice how Mzansi Magic had two shows that averaged over a million viewers this week: (Our Perfect Wedding and Date My Family), whereas SABC3 only had one (The Bold and the Beautiful).
The premiere of Mzansi Magic's new telenovela The Road managed to attract 538,000 viewers. The average viewership over all four episodes in the week was 437,000.
Gold Diggers didn't make the Top 10 on e.tv: it averaged 1,413,000 viewers.