Week 45: 1 - 7 November

Written by TVSA Team from the blog Primetime TV Viewing Figures on 02 Dec 2010
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These are the primetime television viewing figures for 1 - 7 November, 2010.

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	4 458 000	Muvhango	2 084 000	Johnny English	1 332 000
2.	Intersexions	4 072 000	Stokvel	2 026 000	The Hot Chick	1 042 000
3.	Zone 14	3 628 000	Ga Re Dumele	1 718 000	Days Of Our Lives	922 000
4.	Montana	3 165 000	7de Laan	1 698 000	The Oprah Winfrey Show	892 000
5.	Zulu News	2 306 000	Phamokate	1 698 000	Top Billing	772 000
6.	City Ses'la	2 239 000	Mokgonyana Matswale	1 409 000	Isidingo	737 000
7.	Xhosa News	2 226 000	Afrikaans News	1 345 000	My Family	714 000
8.	Jika Majika	2 123 000	Noot vir Noot	1 274 000	Special Assignment	714 000
9.	Roots	2 065 000	Fokus	1 235 000	The Amazing Race	695 000
10.	Family Bonds	1 988 000	Pasella	1 139 000	English News	686 000


#	Show	Viewers	Show	Viewers
1.	Live Free or Die Hard	2 161 000	Idols SA Finale	347 000
2.	Scandal!	1 988 000	CSI: Miami	232 000
3.	The Karate Kid	1 737 000	Rugby: Ireland vs South Africa	232 000
4.	Rhythm City	1 640 000	Carte Blanche	193 000
5.	My Name Is Earl	1 621 000	Public Enemies	193 000
6.	Musangwe	1 525 000	Army Wives	174 000
7.	e.tv News	1 387 000	CSI: New York	154 000
8.	Chain Reaction	1 274 000	Binneland Sub Judice	147 000
9.	WWE Smackdown	1 177 000	NCIS Los Angeles	135 000
10.	Cheaters	1 119 000	Private Practice	135 000

Top Shows By Genre

Top Dramas

1) Intersexions (SABC1) 4 072 000
2) Zone 14 (SABC1) 3 628 000
3) Montana (SABC1) 3 165 000
4) A Place Called Home (SABC1) 1 853 000
5) Phamokate (SABC2) 1 698 000

Top Reality Shows

1) Ambush (SABC1) 1 737 000
2) Dance Your Butt Off (SABC1) 1 679 000
3) Cheaters (e.tv) 1 119 000
4) AXN (e.tv) 1 100 000
5) Popstars (e.tv) 1 023 000

Top Comedies

1) City Ses'la (SABC1) 2 239 000
2) Stokvel (SABC2) 2 026 000
3) Family Bonds (SABC1) 1 988 000
4) Martin (SABC1) 1 891 000
5) Ga Re Dumele (SABC2) 1 718 000

Top News Bulletins

1) Zulu News (SABC1) 2 306 000
2) Xhosa News (SABC1) 2 226 000
3) e.tv News (e.tv) 1 387 000
4) Afrikaans News (SABC2) 1 345 000
5) Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News (SABC2) 962 000

Top Soap Operas

1) Generations (SABC1) 4 458 000
2) Muvhango (SABC2) 2 084 000
3) Scandal! (e.tv) 1 988 000
4) 7de Laan (SABC2) 1 698 000
5) Rhythm City (e.tv) 1 640 000

Top Talk Shows

1) Asikhulume (SABC1) 1 254 000
2) The Oprah Winfrey Show (SABC3) 892 000
3) Motswako: The Mix (SABC2) 791 000
4) 3 Talk (SABC3) 452 000
5) Late Night With Kgomotso (SABC2) 309 000

Top Actuality Shows

1) Relate (SABC1) 1 949 000
2) Fokus (SABC2) 1 235 000
3) Cutting Edge (SABC1) 1 119 000
4) Speak Out (SABC2) 1 003 000
5) Leihlo La Sechaba (SABC2) 753 000

Top Magazine Shows

1) The Real Goboza (SABC1) 1 409 000
2) Pasella (SABC2) 1 139 000
3) Club 808 (e.tv) 1 081 000
4) Mzansi Insider (SABC1) 1 042 000
5) Showbiz Report (e.tv) 868 000

Top Game Shows

1) Noot vir Noot (SABC2) 1 274 000
2) Jam Alley (SABC1) 965 000

Top Documentaries

1) 150 Years Anniversary (SABC2) 444 000
2) Solving It (SABC3) 386 000
3) Beyond Positive (SABC3) 309 000

Top Primetime Movies

1) Live Free or Die Hard (e.tv) 2 161 000
2) The Karate Kid (e.tv) 1 737 000
3) Inside Man (SABC1) 1 698 000
4) Johnny English (SABC3) 1 332 000
5) Chain Reaction (e.tv) 1 274 000

Top 10 Regular Shows (excluding News bulletins)

1) Generations (SABC1) 4 458 000
2) Intersexions (SABC1) 4 072 000
3) Zone 14 (SABC1) 3 628 000
4) Montana (SABC1) 3 165 000
5) City Ses'la (SABC1) 2 239 000
6) Muvhango (SABC2) 2 084 000
7) Stokvel (SABC2) 2 026 000
8) Family Bonds (SABC1) 1 988 000
9) Scandal! (e.tv) 1 988 000
10) Relate (SABC1) 1 949 000

3 Comments

LaPam
02 Dec 2010 16:03

Generations always at the top!!!!

ThatDude
02 Dec 2010 20:03

Why do i have a feeling intersextions could dethrone generations!*smiling for days*i dont understand why Isidingo is so low,considering,its the best soap,though its more a drama

TVSA Team
14 Dec 2010 23:51

This release in from Intersexions, referring to the ratings for this week ...

"INTERSEXIONS IS SOUTH AFRICA’S FAVOURITE TELEVISION DRAMA

Only four short weeks into its 26-week run, the acclaimed SABC1 series Intersexions has become South Africa’s favourite television drama - and convincingly so.

In fact, Intersexions is South Africa’s second-favourite television show across all genres, running a close second to the popular soapie Generations, also on SABC1.

Intersexions, which is screened at 8.30pm on Tuesdays, is co-produced by Curious Pictures and Ants Multimedia, in partnership with Johns Hopkins Health and Education in South Africa (JHHESA) and SABC Education, with funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Response (PEPFAR).

According to the latest TVSA viewership figures, for the week of 1-7 November, in which Intersexions episode 4 was screened, the show garnered 4 072 000 viewers. Besides Generations, Intersexions was the only show to have broken the 4-million viewership mark.

Intersexions is supported through SABC Education by educational programming on 15 SABC radio stations, and is represented online with a blog, and Facebook and Twitter groups. Presently, the show has 10 491 Facebook friends, and is followed by 1 141 people on Twitter.

'We are over the moon at the overwhelmingly positive public response to Intersexions. We knew we had a first-class show on our hands, but I don’t think anyone anticipated such strong support for it - it’s often difficult for entertainment education such as this to compete against lighter entertainment and genres such as reality TV,' says Richard Delate, country programme director for JHHESA.

'What’s clear also from Intersexions’ online presence is that viewers are taking the show and its lifestyle messaging on board, and interacting widely about it via social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Their willingness to engage with Intersexions and other viewers, shows that they relate to the show’s content and feel sufficiently strongly about it to propagate it themselves - which is a great feather in the Intersexions cap.”

Says Jeff Borns, of USAID: 'One of the most powerful ways to impart knowledge around serious health issues such as HIV/AIDS, is to use the medium of entertainment. This is a proven communication medium that has previously been used with great success in South Africa and elsewhere - but the meteoric viewer success of Intersexions places this show in a league of its own.

'It is a given that communication is a critical tool in the efforts to prevent new infections while ensuring access to treatment for all who need it, along with interventions such as treatment. The more people are given information about how to live healthier lifestyles, protect themselves against infection and play a part in curbing new infections, the more likely they are to take heed of the messages, and here drama can make an enormous impact.

'USAID is proud to fund programming such as Intersexions. I have watched the show, and it is riveting. We trust that the series will continue to go from strength to strength, and we look forward to the announcement that it has become South Africa’s favourite show, bar none,' says Borns."

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