These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for 17 - 23 August, 2015.
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. |
Uzalo |
7,331,000 |
Muvhango |
4,957,000 |
CAF Confederation Cup |
1,383,000 |
| 2. |
Generations |
7,018,000 |
Ditlabonyane Ke Ditlaboima (Reb) |
2,502,000 |
The Bold and the Beautiful |
1,244,000 |
| 3. |
Skeem Saam |
5,945,000 |
Ga Re Dumele (Reb) |
2,304,000 |
Days of Our Lives |
757,000 |
| 4. |
Shuga |
3,753,000 |
Speak Out |
2,107,000 |
Isidingo |
744,000 |
| 5. |
My Perfect Family (Reb) |
3,489,000 |
Mamello |
2,074,000 |
Top Billing |
593,000 |
| 6. |
Zulu News |
3,414,000 |
In the Name of Love (Reb) |
1,448,000 |
Desperate Housewives (R) |
527,000 |
| 7. |
Xhosa News |
3,226,000 |
Wipeout |
1,284,000 |
Fokus |
527,000 |
| 8. |
Single Galz (Reb) |
3,193,000 |
7de Laan |
1,218,000 |
Momentum One Day International |
527,000 |
| 9. |
Selimathunzi |
3,094,000 |
Gospel Classics (R) |
1,152,000 |
High Rollers |
510,000 |
| 10. |
Zaziwa |
3,061,000 |
When Duty Calls |
1,152,000 |
Docuville |
428,000 |
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| # |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
| 1. |
Scandal! |
4,286,000 |
Step Up: All In |
230,000 |
Our Perfect Wedding |
1,119,000 |
| 2. |
Rhythm City |
3,502,000 |
Idols |
115,000 |
Date My Family |
988,000 |
| 3. |
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain |
2,963,000 |
The Big Bang Theory |
115,000 |
isiBaya |
823,000 |
| 4. |
Unstoppable |
2,732,000 |
Carte Blanche |
66,000 |
Idols |
691,000 |
| 5. |
Z'bondiwe |
2,699,000 |
Chicago P.D. |
66,000 |
It's Complicated (R) |
214,000 |
| 6. |
Modern Family |
2,304,000 |
Hawaii Five-0 |
66,000 |
Utatakho |
198,000 |
| 7. |
Rolling With... Headliners |
1,909,000 |
Madam Secretary |
66,000 |
It's Complicated |
165,000 |
| 8. |
Panic Mechanic |
1,580,000 |
NCIS: New Orleans |
66,000 |
Zabalaza (2013) |
115,000 |
| 9. |
The World Is Not Enough |
1,481,000 |
Britain's Got Talent |
53,000 |
Dineo's Diary |
99,000 |
| 10. |
Gold Diggers |
1,396,000 |
3 Days to Kill |
33,000 |
Idols (R) |
99,000 |
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Top Shows By Genre
Top Dramas
1) Shuga (SABC1) 3,753,000
2) Z'bondiwe (e.tv) 2,699,000
3) Ditlabonyane Ke Ditlaboima (Reb) (SABC2) 2,502,000
4) When We Were Black (Reb) (SABC1) 2,370,000
5) Mamello (SABC2) 2,074,000
Top Reality Shows
1) 1's and 2's (SABC1) 2,436,000
2) Now or Never (SABC1) 2,337,000
3) Khumbul'ekhaya (SABC1) 2,041,000
4) Rolling With... Headliners (e.tv) 1,909,000
5) Wipeout (SABC2) 1,284,000
Top Comedies
1) My Perfect Family (Reb) (SABC1) 3,489,000
2) Single Galz (Reb) (SABC1) 3,193,000
3) Ga Re Dumele (Reb) (SABC2) 2,304,000
4) Modern Family (e.tv) 2,304,000
5) Majakathata (SABC2) 1,119,000
Top News Bulletins
1) Zulu News (SABC1) 3,414,000
2) Xhosa News (SABC1) 3,226,000
3) Siswati/Ndebele News (SABC1) 1,409,000
4) Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News (SABC2) 843,000
5) Afrikaans News (SABC2) 823,000
Top Soap Operas
1) Uzalo (SABC1) 7,331,000
2) Generations (SABC1) 7,018,000
3) Skeem Saam (SABC1) 5,945,000
4) Muvhango (SABC2) 4,957,000
5) Scandal! (e.tv) 4,286,000
Top Talk Shows
1) Zaziwa (SABC1) 3,061,000
2) Rise (SABC1) 2,008,000
3) Motswako (SABC2) 1,020,000
4) Katch It With Khanyi (e.tv) 724,000
5) Steve Harvey (e.tv) 579,000
Top Actuality Shows
1) Speak Out (SABC2) 2,107,000
2) Sunday Live (SABC1) 2,008,000
3) Checkpoint (e.tv) 1,218,000
4) Cutting Edge (SABC1) 955,000
5) Leihlo La Sechaba (SABC2) 955,000
Top Magazine Shows
1) Selimathunzi (SABC1) 3,094,000
2) The Real Goboza (SABC1) 1,580,000
3) Spina Guluva (e.tv) 593,000
4) Top Billing (SABC3) 593,000
5) Hush (e.tv) 494,000
Top Game Shows
1) Friends Like These (SABC1) 2,337,000
2) Musiek Roulette (SABC2) 757,000
Top Documentaries
1) Remix (Reb) (SABC1) 2,633,000
2) 100% Youth (SABC1) 2,008,000
3) Docuville (SABC3) 428,000
4) A Khoe Story (SABC2) 132,000
Top Primetime Movies
1) 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (e.tv) 2,963,000
2) Unstoppable (e.tv) 2,732,000
3) Panic Mechanic (e.tv) 1,580,000
4) The Bourne Supremacy (SABC1) 1,481,000
5) The World Is Not Enough (e.tv) 1,481,000
Top 10 Regular Shows (excluding News bulletins)
1) Uzalo (SABC1) 7,331,000
2) Generations (SABC1) 7,018,000
3) Skeem Saam (SABC1) 5,945,000
4) Muvhango (SABC2) 4,957,000
5) Scandal! (e.tv) 4,286,000
6) Shuga (SABC1) 3,753,000
7) Rhythm City (e.tv) 3,502,000
8) My Perfect Family (Reb) (SABC1) 3,489,000
9) Single Galz (Reb) (SABC1) 3,193,000
10) Selimathunzi (SABC1) 3,094,000
Premiere watch
| PREMIERE WATCH |
| New shows starting this week |
| Show |
Viewers |
Channel |
Genre |
Timeslot |
| Win a Home 2 |
329,000 |
SABC3 |
Reality |
Fridays, 19h30 |
| Playing House 2 |
33,000 |
M-Net |
Comedy |
Saturdays, 18h30 |
Special Notes
It's the first time in South African broadcast history that two shows have averaged more than 7-million viewers each in the same week.
Interestingly, Generations beat Uzalo on Monday and Tuesday, 17 and 18 August - the first time in a while that it's beaten Uzalo.
The figures for each night were as follows:
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Monday, 17 August 2015 |
Tuesday, 18 August 2015 |
| Uzalo |
7,308,000 |
7,209,000 |
| Generations |
7,407,000 |
7,308,000 |
Uzalo topped Gen on the Wednesday (7,472,000 to 7,308,000). This means that over the course of those three nights, Generations beat Uzalo - the other two days of the week dragged Gen's overall average down, meaning Uzalo still sits at No. 1.
The It's Complicated repeat started on Mzansi Magic on Sunday 23 August at 21h00, getting the exact same viewership figure (329,000) as the premiere of Win a Home 2 on SABC3, on Friday at 19h30.