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Top 20 Shows And Actors For 2009

Written by TVSA Team from the blog News on 17 Dec 2009
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It was a busy year for TVSA in 2009, as the site continued to grow.

Thousands of new actors and shows were added to our database this year, strengthening our position as the world's biggest provider of South African shows and actors, and one of the biggest for their international counterparts.

Although the heated debates, fights and laughter emanate primarily from the blogs, the information provided by TVSA's actor profiles and show pages is still one of the site's biggest drawcards.

We thought you might like to know which show pages and actor profiles were the most-visited this year - it gives a great perspective on their popularity.

Without further ado, these were the Top 20 most-visited show pages for 2009:

1. Generations (SABC1)
2. 7de Laan (SABC2)
3. Isidingo (SABC3)
4. Boer Soek 'n Vrou (kykNET)
5. Binnelanders (M-Net)
6. 3rd Degree (e.tv)
7. Special Assignment (SABC3)
8. Muvhango (SABC2)
9. Miss South Africa (SABC2)
10. Pasella (SABC2)

11. Jacob's Cross (M-Net Series, M-Net, SABC2)
12. Khumbul'ekhaya (SABC1)
13. Scandal! (e.tv)
14. Days of Our Lives (SABC3)
15. Zola 7 (SABC1)
16. Backstage (e.tv)
17. Big Brother Africa (DStv 198)
18. The Real Goboza (SABC1)
19. Egoli: Place of Gold (M-Net)
20. Erfsondes (SABC2)

Despite having well over a thousand international shows in our database, not one of them showed up in the Top 20. Proof that local is lekker - if you've got it.

These were the Top 20 most-visited actor profiles for 2009:

1. Connie Ferguson
2. Trevor Noah
3. Sophie Ndaba
4. Shaun Arnolds
5. Bajabulile Masombuka
6. Patricia Lewis
7. Sonia Sedibe
8. Jeannie D
9. HHP
10. Bonang Matheba

11. Khanyisile Mbau
12. Az Abrahams
13. Harold van Buuren
14. Katlego Danke
15. Hlomla Dandala
16. CC Ravele
17. DJ Sbu
18. Emo Adams
19. Mmabatho Montsho
20. Lauren Graham

Once again South African actors and celebs are the top of the list, although Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham just squeaked in, edging out Nicholis Louw. It's probably no coincidence that Generations was the top show while its biggest star - Connie Ferguson - topped the actor list.

Two of the actors in that list - Shaun Arnolds and Az Abrahams - passed away in 2009.

Any surprises? The stats don't lie.

32 Comments

ms.tebby
17 Dec 2009 08:13

I dont know some of those names! who is Jeanie D, Lauren??
Connie is a real darling neh?!

dali
17 Dec 2009 08:29

ma gal B made it datz supa ayoba!

my fav soap 7de laan made it datz sooooooooooooo ayoba!

myname
17 Dec 2009 09:09

Hello evrybody, Jennie D is the Top Billing presenter or Travel what what. You can just google her, she is one of the beautiful ladies in SA.

Tholi
17 Dec 2009 09:29

TJO Bathong Generations is the reason why this site is so popular.

From August to December 2009
Total Views: 478505
Total Replies: 16358

and its still going strong!!

tizoz
17 Dec 2009 10:40

I thought Rhythm City was also very populular this year? was I dreaming?

Tholi
17 Dec 2009 10:45

Ja, good question tizoz!

makgotso
17 Dec 2009 10:49

Local is lekker and that is ayoba haha had to say ayoba

Tholi
17 Dec 2009 11:30

Why doesn't Connie look hot on this photo?
hahahahaha!!! she doesn't have teeth on the side! lol

Renegade
17 Dec 2009 11:31

Lol at Connie's pose in the above pic, i can just imagine what the camera man was saying to end up with that shot...hai.

Anyway, its crazy to see how Generations is such a big part of the South African household.

I'm also dissappointed that RC is not on the list, although I don't watch it much myself these days.

Frosty
17 Dec 2009 13:01

Trevor Noah #2, whoop whoop! Totaly love the guy

Lex
18 Dec 2009 08:49

I love love love love Connie,humble lady.I also like the picture,it is so....fresh!

BigMama
18 Dec 2009 08:52

Connie is one super woman, l love her...

Libra85
18 Dec 2009 09:21

@Frosty>I second that!

Goddess
18 Dec 2009 13:35

Gooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Zola 7, It nice to have shows that are intrested in uplifting abantu base kasi, Hoping next year he'll bring back lot of energy b'coz its 2010!!!!!!!!!!! ther's millions of people who need their dreams to come true. Good luck to him, May God give him the strenght.

Tuta
18 Dec 2009 16:01

Wow........ Karabo Moroka a.k.a Connie all the way, any day any time, Namibaia loves you Connie.....................peace Africa

Vertapute
22 Dec 2009 08:49

hi peeps im new here, but i must say genebull is really really crap i just wonder who does their scripts, whoever it is must be killed.

BigMama
22 Dec 2009 09:02

@Vertapute.......you are a lost soul. l can bet you can't do better than what that script writer is doing.

monate thwa
22 Dec 2009 09:45

i must also agree that Connie is pretty nd that gen plays a role coz if u miss it u ask around how its being nd as for tose who lies about reading or watching it they r so not ayoba.

malope
22 Dec 2009 12:33

4 sure Conny wa di busa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BigMama
22 Dec 2009 12:39

@malope, she is such a humbled lady, l wonder if she is like that at home.

mstick
22 Dec 2009 12:45

Oh yes BM she is very humbled with a beautiful soul

Vertapute
23 Dec 2009 08:56

Plese Big Mama try watching Isidingo and you will understand what i am talking about genebull script is really crap. i think most peeps just watch it out of LOYALTY but imagine this if a lot of peeps could afford DSTV no one would be watching that crap we all subjected to and immature acting and the cheap sets they use PLEASE PLEASE.

BigMama
23 Dec 2009 09:10

@Vertapute....If you put it like that l can't argue with you as l never watch Isidingo.

blaqueboi
05 Jan 2010 03:27

Any suprise? stats dont lie

well, that statement is misleading... no its a lie!!!

Having 1mil hits on a webpage does not mean 1mil ppl actually visited that webpage. Every time a person opens a page it's a hit. One person can visit that page numerous time. If a celeb checked his or her profile every day a number of times (for whatever reason eg check if fans have posted something) that would increase their page hits.

Of course one can not prove this either way without actually checking the ISPs of every hits BUT to say stats dont lie in this case is debatable if not totally false

blaqueboi
05 Jan 2010 03:54

makisto; I always say people deny to be watching and reading about Generations and I always tell them to stop lying about it. We can't help ourselves but watch Generubish

I dnt watch Generations except on occassions when someone is in my house and the watching it. U can measure Generations' popularity based on web hits (read post above)

I hv sometime opened the Generations' page to read the comments there esp when there is a heated debate abt a storyline like during the Jason/Senzo thing. Not everyone who visits a page is a fan. No doubt the show is popular and there is a very simple logic to that, NUMBERS

FACT: Most of SA's population live in rural areas. Most (emphasis on most.. not all) of its viewers couldnt care less if Generations was hogging storylines from other shows or reharshing them. Im not saying rural ppl r dumb. However, the world Generations offers them is the world they dont know so to them they couldnt know if its messing up!

Some time back so called analysts (more like SABC employees) tried to push the facts under the rug by saying that Generations still gets viewership on dstv even though critics said ppl watch it because their choices r limited. Their argument was that ppl with dstv have more tv channel choices but still watch Generations. What they neglected to say was the fact that majority of those dstv viewers came from other countries. Lets face it compared to what most of this countries have on their television Generations is heaven. As for SA viewers with DSTV who still watch, well SABC will never admit it but its a very small number

PS: By the way with DSTV compact u still dnt have that much choice whn it comes to variety of channels :)

blaqueboi
05 Jan 2010 03:56

... u cant measure.... (sorry abt tht)

BIllionare
05 Jan 2010 08:29

@blaqueboi on DSTV issue, even viewers with full bouquet still watch Generations, especially the youth....it's amazing how people always go back to SABC shows despite having DSTV.....

blaqueboi
05 Jan 2010 11:55

Billionaire, I was not disputing the fact that there are people with full bouquet dstv who still watch SABC. I watch Survivor, Special Assignment, Law & Order, Top Billing and occasionaly Home Affairs on SABC. My point was on Generations popularity. Even with dstv full bouquet there r still ppl who r loyal viewers of Gen but I doubt the numbers are what Gen-fans would like us to believe

Yes the show is popular and its no.1 in the rating but that popularity can be grossly exagerated at time

Dr Melz
08 Feb 2010 10:16

Yeepy i made to the TOP 31!!!!!!!!!! Isn't Rythm City supposed to be at the TOP 20 and uphi uHome Affairs? Jammie Bartlet deserves to be in that Top 20, ha-a guyz ndinukuselwa ngumkhonyovu mna. Khanyi Mbaula naye i don't believe this, Brenda Ngxoli also deserves to be in that TOP20.

MakaB
15 Feb 2010 12:13

i completely agree with you Blaqueboi, i think ppl watch Generations becoz that's what they are used to, i dont Have DSTV at ma flat, and i dont watch it, there are lots of things one can watch, SABC 3 always offers the best programmes, and when i go home, where we do have DSTV, we dont watch Generations, and there are teenagers and mom but they dont watch it, again they watch other programmes, but i say it depends on a person, but ke to say that it is the most watched, hai cha angvumi shame.

babyc
23 Jul 2010 16:04

well indeed Conie does seem as a humble prson my problem is with sonia i don't understand her but she does not humble though she always says she is.

cindirella
26 Oct 2010 10:49

trevor is the best,(the kulest guy ever),as for connie we ol know her she does her thing,wow luking at sophie tha laddy is awesome.i jc wonder if she decides to lv the soap afta connie ere wl be no more generations.

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