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Primetime TV Viewing Figures
TVSA TAMS coverage - airing since 2006

Week 15: 7 - 13 April

Written by TVSA Team from the blog Primetime TV Viewing Figures on 29 Apr 2008
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These are the primetime television viewing figures for 7 - 13 April, 2008.

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 4,315,000 Stokvel 2,567,000 Days Of Our Lives 1,633,000
2. Zone 14 3,782,000 Muvhango 2,393,000 National Geographic 1,467,000
3. Entabeni 3,396,000 It's Gospel Time 2,277,000 Isidingo 1,212,000
4. Jika Majika 3,088,000 7de Laan 2,111,000 English News 965,000
5. Xhosa News 3,062,000 Afrikaans News 1,679,000 3 Talk 942,000
6. Zulu News 2,991,000 Malan En Kie 1,563,000 The Oprah Winfrey Show 934,000
7. Bay Of Plenty 2,856,000 Pasella 1,505,000 Desperate Housewives 907,000
8. Friends Like These 2,760,000 Emzini Wezinsizwa 1,486,000 Law & Order 907,000
9. Zola 7 2,721,000 Fokus 1,486,000 Rules of Engagement 830,000
10. Nomzamo 2,586,000 Hillside 1,351,000 Known Gods 811,000
 
   
# Show Viewers Show Viewers    
1. WWE Smackdown 2,200,000 Wild Hogs 521,000    
2. George of the Jungle 2 2,181,000 Carte Blanche 444,000    
3. Blind Fury 1,737,000 Egoli 367,000    
4. Independence Day 1,640,000 Prison Break 347,000    
5. Rhythm City 1,463,000 Celine Dion 309,000    
6. Arrested Development 1,428,000 Grey's Anatomy 289,000    
7. Real TV 1,428,000 Binnelanders 259,000    
8. Scandal! 1,423,000 Ugly Betty 251,000    
9. e.tv News 1,356,000 Open Season 232,000    
10. Raise Your Game 1,235,000 Van Der Walt's Fault 232,000    


Top Shows By Genre

Top Dramas

1) Zone 14 (SABC1) 3,782,000
2) Entabeni (SABC1) 3,396,000
3) Bay Of Plenty (SABC1) 2,856,000
4) Malan En Kie (SABC2) 1,563,000
5) Hillside (SABC2) 1,351,000

Top Reality Shows

1) Zola 7 (SABC1) 2,721,000
2) Khumbul'ekhaya (SABC1) 1,891,000
3) Real TV (e.tv) 1,428,000
4) Supersterre (SABC2) 1,100,000
5) The Contender (SABC2) 926,000

Top Comedies

1) Stokvel (SABC2) 2,567,000
2) Eve (SABC1) 2,374,000
3) All Of Us (SABC1) 2,354,000
4) Emzini Wezinsizwa (SABC2) 1,486,000
5) Arrested Development (e.tv) 1,428,000

Top News Bulletins

1) Xhosa News (SABC1) 3,062,000
2) Zulu News (SABC1) 2,991,000
3) Afrikaans News (SABC2) 1,679,000
4) e.tv News (e.tv) 1,356,000
5) Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News (SABC2) 1,117,000

Top Soap Operas

1) Generations (SABC1) 4,315,000
2) The Bold And The Beautiful (SABC1) 2,532,000
3) Muvhango (SABC2) 2,393,000
4) 7de Laan (SABC2) 2,111,000
5) Days Of Our Lives (SABC3) 1,633,000

Top Talk Shows

1) Asikhlume (SABC1) 1,563,000
2) Motswako: The Mix (SABC2) 1,254,000
3) 3 Talk (SABC3) 942,000
4) The Oprah Winfrey Show (SABC3) 934,000
5) Interface (SABC3) 753,000

Top Actuality Shows

1) Fokus (SABC2) 1,486,000
2) Head Wrap (SABC1) 1,312,000
3) Youth Expression (SABC1) 1,158,000
4) Leihlo La Sechaba (SABC2) 907,000
5) Special Assignment (SABC3) 811,000

Top Magazine Shows

1) Ses'khona (SABC1) 2,296,000
2) EMS Volume 1 (SABC1) 2,065,000
3) Pasella (SABC2) 1,505,000
4) Showbiz Report (e.tv) 1,216,000
5) Zwahashu (SABC2) 1,119,000

Top Game Shows

1) Friends Like These (SABC1) 2,760,000
2) Jam Alley (SABC1) 1,660,000
3) Raise Your Game (e.tv) 1,235,000
4) The Generation Game (SABC2) 1,081,000
5) Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (M-Net) 193,000

Top Documentaries

1) National Geographic (SABC3) 1,467,000
2) Iduma Eligopiyo (SABC1) 1,312,000
3) Seconds From Disaster (e.tv) 1,081,000
4) Earth: The Power of the Planet (SABC2) 1,023,000
5) Pap & Attitude (SABC3) 598,000

Top Primetime Movies

1) George of the Jungle 2 (e.tv) 2,181,000
2) The Matrix Reloaded (SABC1) 1,814,000
3) Blind Fury (e.tv) 1,737,000
4) Independence Day (e.tv) 1,640,000
5) Hanging Up (e.tv) 1,042,000



1 Comment

alex
29 Apr 2008 15:25

Seeing Arrested Development in the top comedies kinda brings a tear to my eye. But I think its more a testament to how many people tune to a particular timeslot, rather than a specific show. Encouraging for a niche show nonetheless!


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