When
isiBaya debuted in March this year it
doubled the viewership of it's predecessor
iNkaba and now it's outperforming itself by an average of over 200, 000 viewers.
The telenovela reaches it's 100th episode on Mzansi Magic tonight (Thursday, 5 September) and does so with a bang in the ratings. In it's first month on air it attracted an average of 345,250 viewers and in August it averaged almost 600, 000 viewers.
As you'll see from the ratings overview below, when you compare the ratings for some of the early days in March with the days in August, a number of recent episodes have attracted over double the audience from when the series started.
Tonight's 100th episode is titled "What the eye sees, the mind must believe." Here's the teaser for it, followed by a close-up look at the ratings:
Detective Mimi (played by Matshepo Maleme) attempts to unravel the truth about what happened to Mpiyakhe Zungu (Siyabonga Twala) as Thandeka Zungu (Nomzamo Mbatha) struggles to deal with what happened in the valley. Mimi follows Sunday to his hut where she sees something unspeakable.
Important to note as you browse the ratings ...
- The figures reflect South African audiences i.e. they don't include DStv viewers from other countries.
- They reflect the National Universe and are calculated in the same way as the weekly Primetime TV Viewing Figures.
- They represent the standard currency of adults (15+).
- They don't include repeats of the shows. They reflect the average number of viewers who watched the 20h30 Primetime broadcast each evening.
- The figures reflect the first month of isiBaya and the latest month of figures available for it i.e the figures for August:
Launch
dates |
Average
number
of viewers |
Current
dates |
Average
number
of viewers |
| Monday, 18 March 2013 |
289, 279
|
Thursday, 1 August 2013 |
487 078 |
| Tuesday, 19 March 2013 |
281, 247 |
Monday, 5 August 2013 |
632 020 |
| Wednesday, 20 March 2013 |
377, 883 |
Tuesday, 6 August 2013 |
648 097 |
| Thursday, 21 March 2013 |
287, 582 |
Wednesday, 7 August 2013 |
645 802 |
| Monday, 25 March 2013 |
379,085 |
Thursday, 8 August 2013 |
459 279 |
| Tuesday, 26 March 2013 |
379, 420 |
Monday, 12 August 2013 |
634 809 |
| Wednesday, 27 March 2013 |
365, 524 |
Tuesday, 13 August 2013 |
652 766
|
| Thursday, 28 March 2013 |
202, 300 |
Wednesday, 14 August 2013 |
421 152 |
| Monday, 1 April 2013 |
385, 079 |
Thursday, 15 August 2013 |
502 488 |
| Tuesday, 2 April 2013 |
458, 510 |
Monday, 19 August 2013 |
610 987 |
| Wednesday, 3 April 2013 |
247,630 |
Tuesday, 20 August 2013 |
630 057 |
| Thursday, 4 April 2013 |
319,154 |
Wednesday, 21 August 2013 |
532 675
|
| Monday, 8 April 2013 |
392, 602 |
Thursday, 22 August 2013 |
556 935 |
| Tuesday, 9 April 2013 |
404, 004 |
Monday, 26 August 2013 |
691 682 |
| Wednesday, 10 April 2013 |
364 506 |
Tuesday, 27 August 2013 |
453 270 |
| Thursday, 11 April 2013 |
390 205 |
Wednesday, 28 August 2013 |
613 529 |
| Overall average |
345,250 |
Overall average |
573,152 |
The show has another 108 episodes to go.