These are the primetime television viewing figures for 5 - 11 October, 2009.
For an explanation of how the viewing figures are calculated, please read
this article.
For previous weeks
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Top Shows By Channel
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| # |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
| 1. |
Generations |
4,790,000 |
Stokvel |
2,644,000 |
National Geographic |
1,235,000 |
| 2. |
Home Affairs |
3,879,000 |
7de Laan |
1,922,000 |
The Burbs |
1,177,000 |
| 3. |
Montana |
3,319,000 |
Muvhango |
1,838,000 |
Days Of Our Lives |
1,163,000 |
| 4. |
Zone 14 |
3,319,000 |
Kwakhala Nyonini |
1,833,000 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show |
1,086,000 |
| 5. |
Xhosa News |
2,895,000 |
It's Gospel Time |
1,698,000 |
Casper |
1,061,000 |
| 6. |
Zulu News |
2,837,000 |
SA's Got Talent |
1,582,000 |
Isidingo |
980,000 |
| 7. |
Jika Majika |
2,818,000 |
90 Plein Street |
1,525,000 |
Prison Break |
907,000 |
| 8. |
My Wife and Kids |
2,760,000 |
Afrikaans News |
1,494,000 |
ICC Champions Trophy Final |
811,000 |
| 9. |
Relate |
2,721,000 |
Ashifashabba |
1,447,000 |
English News |
786,000 |
| 10. |
So You Think You Are Funny |
2,567,000 |
Plek van die Vleisvreters |
1,370,000 |
The Border |
753,000 |
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| # |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
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| 1. |
Stuart Little II |
2,432,000 |
Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull |
367,000 |
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| 2. |
Scandal! |
1,911,000 |
Carte Blanche |
328,000 |
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| 3. |
Men In Black II |
1,833,000 |
CSI: Miami |
289,000 |
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| 4. |
WWE Smackdown |
1,775,000 |
Binnelanders |
193,000 |
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| 5. |
Rhythm City |
1,710,000 |
CSI |
193,000 |
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| 6. |
Ripley's Believe It Or Not |
1,621,000 |
Egoli |
158,000 |
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| 7. |
eKasi |
1,582,000 |
Army Wives |
135,000 |
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| 8. |
e.tv News |
1,428,000 |
Chuck |
135,000 |
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| 9. |
Style By Jury |
1,351,000 |
CSI: New York |
135,000 |
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| 10. |
How I Met Your Mother |
1,235,000 |
Private Practice |
135,000 |
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Top Shows By Genre Top Dramas 1) Home Affairs (SABC1) 3,879,000
2) Montana (SABC1) 3,319,000
3) Zone 14 (SABC1) 3,319,000
4) Kwakhala Nyonini (SABC2) 1,833,000
5) eKasi (e.tv) 1,582,000
Top Reality Shows 1) So You Think You Are Funny (SABC1) 2,567,000
2) Zola 7 (SABC1) 2,567,000
3) SA's Got Talent (SABC2) 1,582,000
4) Style By Jury (e.tv) 1,351,000
5) Superdance South Africa (e.tv) 1,081,000
Top Comedies 1) My Wife and Kids (SABC1) 2,760,000
2) Stokvel (SABC2) 2,644,000
3) Da Kink In My Hair (SABC1) 2,451,000
4) Ashifashabba (SABC2) 1,447,000
5) How I Met Your Mother (e.tv) 1,235,000
Top News Bulletins 1) Xhosa News (SABC1) 2,895,000
2) Zulu News (SABC1) 2,837,000
3) Afrikaans News (SABC2) 1,494,000
4) e.tv News (e.tv) 1,428,000
5) Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News (SABC2) 1,003,000
Top Soap Operas 1) Generations (SABC1) 4,790,000
2) The Bold And The Beautiful (SABC1) 2,012,000
3) 7de Laan (SABC2) 1,922,000
4) Scandal! (e.tv) 1,911,000
5) Muvhango (SABC2) 1,838,000
Top Talk Shows 1) Asikhlume (SABC1) 1,389,000
2) The Oprah Winfrey Show (SABC3) 1,086,000
3) Motswako: The Mix (SABC2) 946,000
4) 3 Talk (SABC3) 584,000
5) Last Say on Sunday (SABC3) 425,000
Top Actuality Shows 1) Relate (SABC1) 2,721,000
2) Cutting Edge (SABC1) 1,737,000
3) Speak Out (SABC2) 1,274,000
4) Fokus (SABC2) 1,177,000
5) 3rd Degree (e.tv) 1,003,000
Top Magazine Shows 1) Ses'khona (SABC1) 1,177,000
2) Pasella (SABC2) 1,119,000
3) Showbiz Report (e.tv) 1,081,000
4) Shoreline (SABC2) 868,000
5) Top Billing (SABC3) 598,000
Top Game Shows 1) The Kids Are All Right (SABC1) 2,374,000
2) Jam Alley (SABC1) 1,467,000
3) Wina Manje (SABC1) 1,042,000
4) Show Your Numbers (SABC2) 444,000
Top Documentaries 1) National Geographic (SABC3) 1,235,000
2) Medical Detectives (e.tv) 1,216,000
3) Precious Africa (SABC1) 1,023,000
4) Skin Deep (e.tv) 695,000
5) Oceans 3 (SABC3) 463,000
Top Primetime Movies 1) Stuart Little II (e.tv) 2,432,000
2) The Matrix (SABC1) 1,872,000
3) Men In Black II (e.tv) 1,833,000
4) Rocky II (e.tv) 1,235,000
5) The Burbs (SABC3) 1,177,000