These are the primetime television viewing figures for 19 - 25 January, 2009.
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
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| # |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
| 1. |
Generations |
5 164 000 |
Muvhango |
2 581 000 |
Days Of Our Lives |
1 675 000 |
| 2. |
Tshisa |
4 786 000 |
Ifa La Kwa Mtethwa |
2 239 000 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show |
1 061 000 |
| 3. |
Soul City |
4 246 000 |
7de Laan |
1 785 000 |
Hunter & Hunted |
1 042 000 |
| 4. |
A Place Called Home |
3 493 000 |
US Presidential Inauguration |
1 718 000 |
Prison Break |
926 000 |
| 5. |
Home Affairs |
3 435 000 |
Khululeka |
1 679 000 |
Isidingo |
892 000 |
| 6. |
Zulu News |
3 287 000 |
Afrikaans News |
1 345 000 |
The War at Home |
830 000 |
| 7. |
Eve |
2 972 000 |
Motswako: The Mix |
1 196 000 |
Simone |
811 000 |
| 8. |
Jika Majika |
2 953 000 |
Pasella |
1 158 000 |
English News |
808 000 |
| 9. |
Xhosa News |
2 822 000 |
Elections Debate |
1 042 000 |
Big Shots |
791 000 |
| 10. |
Family Bonds |
2 644 000 |
Speak Out |
965 000 |
Joey |
772 000 |
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Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
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| 1. |
Agent Cody Banks |
2 663 000 |
Carte Blanche |
270 000 |
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| 2. |
I, Robot |
2 625 000 |
American Gangster |
251 000 |
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| 3. |
Desperate Measures |
1 968 000 |
Egoli |
251 000 |
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| 4. |
WWE Smackdown |
1 949 000 |
Dirty Sexy Money |
232 000 |
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| 5. |
Medical Detectives |
1 582 000 |
Grey's Anatomy |
232 000 |
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| 6. |
My Name Is Earl |
1 563 000 |
Binnelanders |
197 000 |
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| 7. |
Rhythm City |
1 517 000 |
90210 |
193 000 |
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| 8. |
Ripley's Believe It Or Not |
1 467 000 |
The Coconuts |
193 000 |
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| 9. |
WWE Afterburn |
1 467 000 |
The Mentalist |
193 000 |
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| 10. |
Scandal! |
1 361 000 |
Waitress |
174 000 |
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Top Shows By Genre Top Dramas 1) Tshisa (SABC1) 4 786 000
2) Soul City (SABC1) 4 246 000
3) A Place Called Home (SABC1) 3 493 000
4) Home Affairs (SABC1) 3 435 000
5) Family Bonds (SABC1) 2 644 000
Top Reality Shows 1) Zola 7 (SABC1) 2 123 000
2) Khumbul'ekhaya (SABC1) 1 949 000
3) So You Think You Are Funny (SABC1) 1 737 000
4) Style By Jury (e.tv) 1 332 000
5) Real TV (e.tv) 1 274 000
Top Comedies 1) Eve (SABC1) 2 972 000
2) My Wife and Kids (SABC1) 2 432 000
3) My Name Is Earl (e.tv) 1 563 000
4) Curb Your Enthusiasm (e.tv) 830 000
5) The War at Home (SABC3) 830 000
Top News Bulletins 1) Zulu News (SABC1) 3 287 000
2) Xhosa News (SABC1) 2 822 000
3) Afrikaans News (SABC2) 1 345 000
4) e.tv News (e.tv) 1 199 000
5) Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News (SABC2) 957 000
Top Soap Operas 1) Generations (SABC1) 5 164 000
2) Muvhango (SABC2) 2 581 000
3) The Bold And The Beautiful (SABC1) 2 374 000
4) 7de Laan (SABC2) 1 785 000
5) Days Of Our Lives (SABC3) 1 675 000
Top Talk Shows 1) Asikhlume (SABC1) 1 679 000
2) Motswako: The Mix (SABC2) 1 196 000
3) The Oprah Winfrey Show (SABC3) 1 061 000
4) 3 Talk (SABC3) 706 000
Top Actuality Shows 1) Cutting Edge (SABC1) 1 235 000
2) Youth Expression (SABC1) 1 158 000
3) Elections Debate (SABC2) 1 042 000
4) Speak Out (SABC2) 965 000
5) Fokus (SABC2) 849 000
Top Magazine Shows 1) The Real Goboza (SABC1) 1 718 000
2) Ses'khona (SABC1) 1 254 000
3) Showbiz Report (e.tv) 1 177 000
4) Pasella (SABC2) 1 158 000
5) 50/50 (SABC2) 888 000
Top Game Shows 1) Friends Like These (SABC1) 2 277 000
2) Jam Alley (SABC1) 1 312 000
3) Show Your Numbers (e.tv) 907 000
Top Documentaries 1) Medical Detectives (e.tv) 1 582 000
2) Hunter & Hunted (SABC3) 1 042 000
3) It Happened to Me (SABC1) 675 000
Top Primetime Movies 1) Agent Cody Banks (e.tv) 2 663 000
2) I, Robot (e.tv) 2 625 000
3) Desperate Measures (e.tv) 1 968 000
4) Tomorrow Never Dies (SABC1) 1 775 000
5) Connie and Carla (e.tv) 907 000