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Primetime TV Viewing Figures
TVSA TAMS coverage - airing since 2006

Week 31: 1 - 7 August

Written by TVSA Team from the blog Primetime TV Viewing Figures on 18 Aug 2011
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These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for 1 - 7 August, 2011.

For an explanation of how the viewing figures are calculated, please read this article.

For previous weeks click here.

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Top Shows By Channel

 
 
# Show Viewers Show Viewers Show Viewers
1. Generations 6,567,000 Muvhango 3,065,000 Isidingo 1,377,000
2. Zone 14 5,067,000 Home Sweet Home 2,519,000 Survivor: Tocantins 1,092,000
3. Intsika 4,647,000 7de Laan 2,385,000 Top Billing 1,036,000
4. Friends Like These 4,087,000 Ke Nako 2,043,000 The Oprah Winfrey Show 1,013,000
5. Soccer: MTN 8 3,891,000 Ditlabonyane Ke Ditlaboima 1,987,000 English News 968,000
6. Zulu News 3,863,000 I Want To Sing Gospel 1,959,000 Prison Break 924,000
7. Xhosa News 3,849,000 Afrikaans News 1,955,000 Days Of Our Lives 913,000
8. Intersexions 3,835,000 Speak Out 1,875,000 The New Adventures Of Old Christine 896,000
9. Jika Majika 3,555,000 Pasella 1,763,000 Elizabeth: The Golden Age 840,000
10. Fallen 3,247,000 Stokvel 1,763,000 Entertainment Tonight 784,000
 
   
# Show Viewers Show Viewers    
1. Rhythm City 2,575,000 Carte Blanche 504,000    
2. Money Train 2,491,000 Shrek Forever After 476,000    
3. Scandal! 2,274,000 Hawaii Five-0 364,000    
4. Masterminds 2,043,000 Idols SA 364,000    
5. Mrs Doubtfire 1,987,000 CSI: Miami 336,000    
6. e.tv News 1,943,000 CSI 280,000    
7. Enough 1,903,000 CSI: New York 280,000    
8. Club 808 1,819,000 Blue Bloods 252,000    
9. Seconds From Disaster 1,708,000 Harry's Law 224,000    
10. 3rd Degree 1,512,000 NCIS Los Angeles 224,000    


Top Shows By Genre

Top Dramas

1) Zone 14 (SABC1) 5,067,000
2) Intsika (SABC1) 4,647,000
3) Intersexions (SABC1) 3,835,000
4) Fallen (SABC1) 3,247,000
5) Ke Nako (SABC2) 2,043,000

Top Reality Shows

1) Dance Your Butt Off (SABC1) 2,603,000
2) Khumbul'ekhaya (SABC1) 2,463,000
3) I Want To Sing Gospel (SABC2) 1,959,000
4) Blonde Ambisie (SABC2) 1,148,000
5) Survivor: Tocantins (SABC3) 1,092,000

Top Comedies

1) City Ses'la (SABC1) 3,079,000
2) Everybody Hates Chris (SABC1) 2,939,000
3) Home Sweet Home (SABC2) 2,519,000
4) Stokvel (SABC2) 1,763,000
5) My Name Is Earl (e.tv) 1,484,000

Top News Bulletins

1) Zulu News (SABC1) 3,863,000
2) Xhosa News (SABC1) 3,849,000
3) Afrikaans News (SABC2) 1,955,000
4) e.tv News (e.tv) 1,943,000
5) Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News (SABC2) 1,216,000

Top Soap Operas

1) Generations (SABC1) 6,567,000
2) Muvhango (SABC2) 3,065,000
3) The Bold And The Beautiful (SABC1) 2,698,000
4) Rhythm City (e.tv) 2,575,000
5) 7de Laan (SABC2) 2,385,000

Top Talk Shows

1) Asikhulume (SABC1) 1,875,000
2) Motswako: The Mix (SABC2) 1,680,000
3) The Oprah Winfrey Show (SABC3) 1,013,000
4) 3 Talk (SABC3) 392,000

Top Actuality Shows

1) Speak Out (SABC2) 1,875,000
2) Fokus (SABC2) 1,680,000
3) 3rd Degree (e.tv) 1,512,000
4) Cutting Edge (SABC1) 1,288,000
5) Leihlo La Sechaba (SABC2) 1,204,000

Top Magazine Shows

1) The Real Goboza (SABC1) 2,939,000
2) Club 808 (e.tv) 1,819,000
3) Pasella (SABC2) 1,763,000
4) Mzansi Insider (SABC1) 1,624,000
5) Ses'khona (SABC1) 1,512,000

Top Game Shows

1) Friends Like These (SABC1) 4,087,000
2) Jam Alley (SABC1) 1,736,000
3) Minute to Win It (M-Net) 168,000

Top Documentaries

1) Seconds From Disaster (e.tv) 1,708,000
2) Skin Deep (e.tv) 756,000
3) Made In Africa (SABC2) 700,000
4) A Country Imagined (SABC3) 476,000
5) Biography: Sarah Jessica Parker (SABC3) 420,000

Top Primetime Movies

1) Money Train (e.tv) 2,491,000
2) Masterminds (e.tv) 2,043,000
3) Mrs Doubtfire (e.tv) 1,987,000
4) Enough (e.tv) 1,903,000
5) Friday Night Lights (SABC1) 1,400,000

Top 10 Regular Shows (excluding News bulletins)

1) Generations (SABC1) 6,567,000
2) Zone 14 (SABC1) 5,067,000
3) Intsika (SABC1) 4,647,000
4) Friends Like These (SABC1) 4,087,000
5) Intersexions (SABC1) 3,835,000
6) Fallen (SABC1) 3,247,000
7) City Ses'la (SABC1) 3,079,000
8) Muvhango (SABC2) 3,065,000
9) Everybody Hates Chris (SABC1) 2,939,000
10) The Real Goboza (SABC1) 2,939,000



5 Comments

Vandimerwe
18 Aug 2011 15:35

ThatDude
18 Aug 2011 19:41

im so happy for isidingo,it is the best

The General
20 Aug 2011 16:39

Why are the ratings being rounded off to 1 000.  For example, Generations figures without the rounding off is 6 566 923, whilst rounded off is 6 567 000

Citanul
22 Aug 2011 09:46

We round off the ratings to the nearest 1 000 because that's as accurate as we're prepared to be.  The figures are an estimate of the total number of viewers based on a sample, so there's no way of knowing if there were exactly 6 566 923 people watching - it's entirely possible that there could have been 6 566 922 or 6 566 924, or something else close to but not equal to 6 566 923.

Given that we're talking about over a million viewers in many cases, the difference between the rounded and non-rounded figures is small enough not to make much difference.

The General
22 Aug 2011 10:23

Thanks Citanul that makes sense, my other query is the relevance of M-Net with free-to-air channels.


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