These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for 25 - 31 May, 2015.
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 |
5,833,000 |
Muvhango |
4,549,000 |
The Bold and the Beautiful |
1,113,000 |
| 2. |
Uzalo |
5,375,000 |
Moferefere Lenyalong (R) |
2,107,000 |
Isidingo |
941,000 |
| 3. |
Skeem Saam |
5,273,000 |
Ditlabonyane Ke Ditlaboima (Reb) |
1,942,000 |
Days of Our Lives |
744,000 |
| 4. |
Tempy Pushas |
4,740,000 |
Yesterday |
1,909,000 |
Presenter Search on 3 |
625,000 |
| 5. |
Mfolozi Street (Reb) |
4,181,000 |
Speak Out |
1,810,000 |
Seriously Funny Kids |
625,000 |
| 6. |
Zaziwa |
3,423,000 |
Wipeout |
1,481,000 |
50/50 |
593,000 |
| 7. |
Jika Majika |
3,226,000 |
Abo Mzala |
1,317,000 |
Big Miracle |
560,000 |
| 8. |
Xhosa News |
3,213,000 |
Ke Ba Bolelletse |
1,284,000 |
Common Law |
428,000 |
| 9. |
Zulu News |
3,177,000 |
Majakathata |
1,284,000 |
Docuville |
428,000 |
| 10. |
The Perfect Sishebo Show |
2,963,000 |
7de Laan |
1,218,000 |
Afternoon Express |
415,000 |
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| # |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
| 1. |
Scandal! |
3,700,000 |
Carte Blanche |
132,000 |
Our Perfect Wedding |
856,000 |
| 2. |
Rhythm City |
2,462,000 |
Sabotage |
66,000 |
isiBaya |
764,000 |
| 3. |
The Dark Knight Rises |
2,074,000 |
Chicago Fire |
66,000 |
Date My Family |
527,000 |
| 4. |
Z'bondiwe |
2,074,000 |
Modern Family |
66,000 |
Diski Divas |
395,000 |
| 5. |
Modern Family |
1,876,000 |
Resurrection |
66,000 |
Love Back |
214,000 |
| 6. |
Umlilo |
1,843,000 |
The Blacklist |
66,000 |
Jerusalema |
198,000 |
| 7. |
I Shouldn't Be Alive |
1,745,000 |
Two and a Half Men |
66,000 |
Zabalaza (2013) |
181,000 |
| 8. |
Ashes to Ashes |
1,534,000 |
The Voice |
46,000 |
aYeYe (R) |
148,000 |
| 9. |
Just Go With It |
1,448,000 |
American Crime |
33,000 |
aYeYe |
132,000 |
| 10. |
Last Action Hero |
1,284,000 |
American Crime (R) |
33,000 |
Our Perfect Wedding (Reb) |
99,000 |
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Top Shows By Genre
Top Dramas
1) Tempy Pushas (SABC1) 4,740,000
2) Mfolozi Street (Reb) (SABC1) 4,181,000
3) Z'bondiwe (e.tv) 2,074,000
4) Ditlabonyane Ke Ditlaboima (Reb) (SABC2) 1,942,000
5) Umlilo (e.tv) 1,843,000
Top Reality Shows
1) The Perfect Sishebo Show (SABC1) 2,963,000
2) Stumbo Stomp (SABC1) 2,666,000
3) The Sing-Off SA (SABC1) 1,810,000
4) Wipeout (SABC2) 1,481,000
5) Khumbul'ekhaya (SABC1) 1,448,000
Top Comedies
1) Ses'Top La (Reb) (SABC1) 2,716,000
2) Moferefere Lenyalong (R) (SABC2) 2,107,000
3) Modern Family (e.tv) 1,876,000
4) Abo Mzala (SABC2) 1,317,000
5) Ke Ba Bolelletse (SABC2) 1,284,000
Top News Bulletins
1) Xhosa News (SABC1) 3,213,000
2) Zulu News (SABC1) 3,177,000
3) Siswati/Ndebele News (SABC1) 1,442,000
4) Afrikaans News (SABC2) 826,000
5) Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News (SABC2) 826,000
Top Soap Operas
1) Generations (SABC1) 5,833,000
2) Uzalo (SABC1) 5,375,000
3) Skeem Saam (SABC1) 5,273,000
4) Muvhango (SABC2) 4,549,000
5) Scandal! (e.tv) 3,700,000
Top Talk Shows
1) Zaziwa (SABC1) 3,423,000
2) Rise (SABC1) 2,238,000
3) Zaziwa (R) (SABC1) 1,432,000
4) Katch It With Khanyi (e.tv) 724,000
5) Motswako (SABC2) 625,000
Top Actuality Shows
1) Speak Out (SABC2) 1,810,000
2) Sunday Live (SABC1) 1,745,000
3) Checkpoint (e.tv) 1,053,000
4) Cutting Edge (SABC1) 955,000
5) Leihlo La Sechaba (SABC2) 691,000
Top Magazine Shows
1) Selimathunzi (SABC1) 2,765,000
2) The Real Goboza (SABC1) 2,535,000
3) 50/50 (SABC3) 593,000
4) Hush (e.tv) 560,000
5) Pasella (SABC2) 560,000
Top Game Shows
1) Friends Like These (SABC1) 2,238,000
2) I Love South Africa (e.tv) 988,000
3) Noot vir Noot (SABC2) 658,000
Top Documentaries
1) Mi Kasi Su Kasi (SABC1) 1,876,000
2) I Shouldn't Be Alive (e.tv) 1,745,000
3) Docuville (SABC3) 428,000
4) Women of Substance (SABC2) 263,000
5) My Story (M-Net) 33,000
Top Primetime Movies
1) The Dark Knight Rises (e.tv) 2,074,000
2) Yesterday (SABC2) 1,909,000
3) Just Go With It (e.tv) 1,448,000
4) Last Action Hero (e.tv) 1,284,000
5) Battleship (SABC1) 1,119,000
Top 10 Regular Shows (excluding News bulletins)
1) Generations (SABC1) 5,833,000
2) Uzalo (SABC1) 5,375,000
3) Skeem Saam (SABC1) 5,273,000
4) Tempy Pushas (SABC1) 4,740,000
5) Muvhango (SABC2) 4,549,000
6) Mfolozi Street (Reb) (SABC1) 4,181,000
7) Scandal! (e.tv) 3,700,000
8) Zaziwa (SABC1) 3,423,000
9) The Perfect Sishebo Show (SABC1) 2,963,000
10) Selimathunzi (SABC1) 2,765,000
Premiere Watch
| PREMIERE WATCH |
| New shows that started this week |
| Show |
Viewers |
Channel |
Genre |
Timeslot |
| The Voice 8 |
46,000 |
M-Net |
Reality |
Weekdays, 18h00 |
| The Jamie Foxx Show 1 |
362,000 |
SABC2 |
Comedy |
Thursday, 20h00 |
| La Familiar 6 |
362,000 |
SABC2 |
Magazine |
Thursday, 20h30 |
| Resurrection 2 |
66,000 |
M-Net |
Drama |
Friday, 20h00 |
| The Odd Couple 1 |
33,000 |
M-Net |
Comedy |
Saturday, 18h30 |
| Royal Pains 6 |
33,000 |
M-Net |
Drama |
Saturday, 20h00 |
Special Interest notes
Notice the dramatic impact of the Umlilo finale on e.tv on Monday, 25 May. Viewership rose by a whopping 70% from the week before.
On Monday, 18 May the show only just reached the million mark with 1,086,000 viewers while the finale approached the two million mark, scoring it a spot in the Top 5 Dramas of the week.
The Presenter Search on 3 finale on Friday, 29 May also delivered noteworthy impact by grabbing the #4 spot on SABC3.
The show averaged 362,000 viewers the Friday before (22 May) which means that viewership catapulted by 73% for the announcement of the three winners.