Both shows are in the same genre and both are on Friday nights ... is newcomer Club 808 outperforming long-time LIVE or is LIVE not making SABC1's
weekly Top 10 because of the tough competition of other shows on the channel?
We've compiled the ratings for each show across six recent weeks to give you an idea of how both shows are performing.
Various conclusions can be drawn from them, most notably: the two shows are neck-and-neck, with LIVE narrowly owning Club 808 in the first five weeks. The situation reverses in the sixth week with Club 808 outperforming LIVE.
Is this a trend for the future or was it a once-off switch? Time and the ratings will reveal more.
As you'll see, it's clear that Club 808 has made it's mark as the newer of the two shows while LIVE remains competitive:
WEEK 39Friday, 30 September 2011
| Show |
Adults |
Children |
Total
Viewership |
| Club 808 |
1,875,000 |
423,000
|
2,298,000 |
| LIVE |
2,211,000 |
517,000
|
2,728,000 |
Friday, 7 October 2011
| Show |
Adults |
Children |
Total
Viewership |
| Club 808 |
1,624,000 |
379,000 |
2, 003,000
|
| LIVE |
1,652,000
|
448,000
|
2,100,000 |
| Show |
Adults |
Children |
Total
Viewership |
| Club 808 |
1,456,000 |
312,000
|
1,768,000 |
| LIVE |
1,959,000 |
475,000
|
2,434,000 |
Friday, 21 October 2011
| Show |
Adults |
Children |
Total
Viewership |
| Club 808 |
1,763,000
|
383,000
|
2,146,000 |
| LIVE |
1,987,000 |
437,000
|
2,424,000 |
WEEK 43 Friday, 28 October 2011
| Show |
Adults |
Children |
Total
Viewership |
| Club 808 |
1,819,000
|
325,000
|
2,144,000 |
| LIVE |
2,043,000 |
357,000
|
2,400,000 |
WEEK 44Friday, 4 November 2011
| Show |
Adults |
Children |
Total
Viewership |
| Club 808 |
1,931,000
|
441,000
|
2,372,000 |
| LIVE |
1,708,000 |
234,000
|
1,942,000 |
While the industry standard is to report the figures for Adults (15 years and over), we've included the figures for Children for the added interest factor. For an explanation of how the viewing figures are calculated, please read
this article.