SABC3's corporate drama The Lab ended its first season on 26 September, taking with it the number one ranking on TVSA for September as rated by readers of the website.
Although The Lab steadily gained viewers during the course of its 13 episodes it never blew the
TAMS ratings apart.
Yet TVSA readers appreciated the quality of writing, acting and production, giving it an overall aggregate rating of 87.
Although it joined the Top 10 South African shows list in first place when it premiered,
Survivor South Africa: Panama flattened out and currently has a rating of 85, making it the second-most appreciated local show on TVSA.
SABC2's
Noot Vir Noot was bumped from fourth place to sixth by SABC3's
Healing Power Of Nature.
Top 10 South African Shows For September 2006
| Pos |
Show |
Channel |
Rating |
Previously |
| 1. |
The Lab |
SABC3 |
87 |
[1] |
| 2. |
Survivor South Africa: Panama |
M-Net |
85 |
[-] |
| 3. |
7de Laan |
SABC2 |
85 |
[2] |
| 4. |
Muvhango |
SABC2 |
83 |
[3] |
| 5. |
Healing Power Of Nature |
SABC3 |
82 |
[-] |
| 6. |
Noot Vir Noot |
SABC2 |
79 |
[4] |
| 7. |
The Showbiz Report |
e.tv |
79 |
[5] |
| 8. |
Special Assignment |
SABC3 |
79 |
[-] |
| 9. |
Carte Blanche |
M-Net |
78 |
[7] |
| 10. |
The Cut: South Africa |
SABC1 |
78 |
[-] |
Shows falling out of the Top 10 (last month's rank in brackets):
The Most Amazing Show [6],
Egoli: Place Of Gold [8],
Strictly Come Dancing [9] and
Isidingo [10]
The TVSA monthly ratings also include the Top 10 Shows Overall.
M-Net's late-night drama Rome debuted on the Top 10 Shows Overall list in September in first place, deposing August's number one ranked show, My Name Is Earl.
Rome is currently way out in front with a rating of 94, followed by 24 and My Name Is Earl on 90 each.
For the first month since TVSA has been compiling the show ratings a South African show made it into the Overall Top 10 - The Lab's 87 was good enough to make it the 9th-best show currently on South African TV, out of all shows - foreign or local - that are broadcast, according to TVSA readers.
Top 10 Shows Overall For September 2006
| Pos |
Show |
Channel |
Rating |
Previously |
| 1. |
Rome |
M-Net |
94 |
[-] |
| 2. |
24 |
M-Net |
90 |
[3] |
| 3. |
My Name Is Earl |
M-Net |
90 |
[1] |
| 4. |
House |
M-Net Series |
89 |
[7] |
| 5. |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
M-Net |
89 |
[2] |
| 6. |
The Simpsons |
M-Net |
88 |
[5] |
| 7. |
Arrested Development |
e.tv |
88 |
[6] |
| 8. |
Grey's Anatomy |
M-Net |
87 |
[8] |
| 9. |
The Lab |
SABC3 |
87 |
[-] |
| 10. |
Top Gear |
BBC Prime |
87 |
[-] |
Shows falling out of the Top 10 (last month's rank in brackets):
Firefly [4],
ER [9],
The Sopranos [10]
TVSA readers can also rate the actors we have in our database.
There were only two changes to the Top 10 Actors list in September:
Kiefer Sutherland moved from 6th to 2nd and
James Gandolfini debuted on the list, with
John Cleese dropping out.
The number one rated actor on TVSA remains
Lost star
Naveen Andrews. No South African actors make the Top 10 list.
Top 10 Actors For September 2006
| Pos |
Actor |
Show |
Rating |
Previously |
| 1. |
Naveen Andrews |
Lost |
95 |
[1] |
| 2. |
Kiefer Sutherland |
24 |
94 |
[6] |
| 3. |
Jeff Probst |
Survivor |
94 |
[2] |
| 4. |
Dominic Monaghan |
Lost |
94 |
[3] |
| 5. |
Summer Glau |
Firefly |
93 |
[4] |
| 6. |
William H. Macy |
ER |
93 |
[5] |
| 7. |
Hugh Laurie |
House |
93 |
[8] |
| 8. |
James Gandolfini |
The Sopranos |
93 |
[-] |
| 9. |
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje |
Lost |
92 |
[9] |
| 10. |
Matthew Perry |
Friends |
92 |
[10] |
Actors falling out of the Top 10 (last month's rank in brackets): John Cleese [7]
About The TVSA Ratings
The TVSA Ratings are compiled monthly and are based on the highest-rated television shows and actors as rated by readers of TVSA.
It is important to note that the ratings are not yet a true reflection of all shows airing on South African television - they are based on the shows TVSA has in its database.
TVSA currently has 917 shows and 5564 actors in its database, and the TVSA Ratings are taken from these shows and actors.
Only registered members of TVSA may rate shows and systems are in place to prevent ratings abuse. Only shows or actors with a minimum of five unique user ratings are included.
An aggregate of ratings makes up the overall rating of a show or actor, and in cases where two shows have the exact same aggregate they are ordered by the show with the most number of individual ratings.