These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for 16 - 22 November, 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 |
7,627,000 |
Muvhango |
4,670,000 |
CAF Confederation Cup |
2,220,000 |
| 2. |
Generations |
6,103,000 |
Mamello |
2,355,000 |
The Bold and the Beautiful |
1,103,000 |
| 3. |
Skeem Saam |
5,342,000 |
Dinnete tsa Bophelo |
2,052,000 |
Soccer Build-Up |
942,000 |
| 4. |
Forced Love |
3,970,000 |
Speak Out |
1,951,000 |
Isidingo |
908,000 |
| 5. |
FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
3,835,000 |
Majakathata (Reb) |
1,749,000 |
Days of Our Lives |
760,000 |
| 6. |
My Perfect Family (Reb) |
3,263,000 |
Moferefere Lenyalong |
1,682,000 |
The Mentalist |
673,000 |
| 7. |
Zulu News |
3,206,000 |
Wipeout |
1,682,000 |
High Rollers |
629,000 |
| 8. |
Zaziwa |
3,162,000 |
Gauteng Maboneng |
1,346,000 |
Magic with Mo |
572,000 |
| 9. |
Him, Her & the Guys |
3,129,000 |
Home Sweet Home (Reb) |
1,278,000 |
Nikita |
572,000 |
| 10. |
Xhosa News |
2,954,000 |
Mmampodi |
1,278,000 |
Special Assignment |
538,000 |
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| # |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
| 1. |
Scandal! |
3,889,000 |
Carte Blanche |
202,000 |
Our Perfect Wedding |
1,346,000 |
| 2. |
Rhythm City |
2,893,000 |
Idols |
168,000 |
Idols |
976,000 |
| 3. |
Green Lantern |
2,725,000 |
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 |
168,000 |
isiBaya |
720,000 |
| 4. |
How I Met Your Mother |
2,153,000 |
Hawaii Five-0 |
67,000 |
Ya Lla |
673,000 |
| 5. |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
1,783,000 |
Power Couple South Africa |
67,000 |
Utatakho |
269,000 |
| 6. |
I Shouldn't Be Alive |
1,716,000 |
The Night Shift |
67,000 |
Alex Cross |
202,000 |
| 7. |
Gold Diggers |
1,662,000 |
Blindspot |
34,000 |
Idols (R) |
202,000 |
| 8. |
Die Hard with a Vengeance |
1,615,000 |
Chicago Fire |
34,000 |
Zabalaza (2013) |
161,000 |
| 9. |
eKasi: Our Stories |
1,447,000 |
Chicago P.D. |
34,000 |
Lokshin Bioskop: Mangic |
135,000 |
| 10. |
The Vow |
1,077,000 |
CSI: Cyber |
34,000 |
Love Back (R) |
135,000 |
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Top Shows By Genre
Top Dramas
1) Forced Love (SABC1) 3,970,000
2) Mamello (SABC2) 2,355,000
3) Dinnete tsa Bophelo (SABC2) 2,052,000
4) Sticks and Stones (SABC1) 1,548,000
5) eKasi: Our Stories (e.tv) 1,447,000
Top Reality Shows
1) Nyan' Nyan (SABC1) 2,119,000
2) Khumbul'ekhaya (SABC1) 1,817,000
3) Wipeout (SABC2) 1,682,000
4) Our Perfect Wedding (Mzansi Magic) 1,346,000
5) Khumbul'ekhaya (R) (SABC1) 1,043,000
Top Comedies
1) My Perfect Family (Reb) (SABC1) 3,263,000
2) Him, Her & the Guys (SABC1) 3,129,000
3) How I Met Your Mother (e.tv) 2,153,000
4) Majakathata (Reb) (SABC2) 1,749,000
5) Moferefere Lenyalong (SABC2) 1,682,000
Top News Bulletins
1) Zulu News (SABC1) 3,206,000
2) Xhosa News (SABC1) 2,954,000
3) Siswati/Ndebele News (SABC1) 1,352,000
4) Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News (SABC2) 875,000
5) Afrikaans News (SABC2) 865,000
Top Soap Operas
1) Uzalo (SABC1) 7,627,000
2) Generations (SABC1) 6,103,000
3) Skeem Saam (SABC1) 5,342,000
4) Muvhango (SABC2) 4,670,000
5) Scandal! (e.tv) 3,889,000
Top Talk Shows
1) Zaziwa (SABC1) 3,162,000
2) Visionaries' Lounge (SABC2) 1,009,000
3) Motswako (SABC2) 706,000
4) Katch It With Khanyi (e.tv) 673,000
5) Shift (R) (SABC1) 555,000
Top Actuality Shows
1) Speak Out (SABC2) 1,951,000
2) Sunday Live (SABC1) 1,682,000
3) Cutting Edge (SABC1) 1,009,000
4) Leihlo la Sechaba (SABC2) 908,000
5) Special Assignment (SABC3) 538,000
Top Magazine Shows
1) The Real Goboza (SABC1) 2,355,000
2) The Close Up (e.tv) 606,000
3) Top Billing (SABC3) 437,000
4) Afternoon Express (SABC3) 424,000
5) The Man Cave (SABC3) 202,000
Top Game Shows
1) Friends Like These (SABC1) 1,951,000
2) Shikisha (e.tv) 774,000
3) MVP Jam (e.tv) 639,000
4) Musiek Roulette (SABC2) 572,000
5) Minute to Win It (SABC3) 437,000
Top Documentaries
1) Mi Kasi Su Kasi (SABC1) 2,119,000
2) Phola! (SABC1) 1,918,000
3) 100% Youth (SABC1) 1,850,000
4) I Shouldn't Be Alive (e.tv) 1,716,000
5) Cold Blood (SABC2) 606,000
Top Primetime Movies
1) Green Lantern (e.tv) 2,725,000
2) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (e.tv) 1,783,000
3) Die Hard with a Vengeance (e.tv) 1,615,000
4) The Vow (e.tv) 1,077,000
5) Snow White and the Huntsman (SABC2) 1,009,000
Top 10 Regular Shows (excluding News bulletins)
1) Uzalo (SABC1) 7,627,000
2) Generations (SABC1) 6,103,000
3) Skeem Saam (SABC1) 5,342,000
4) Muvhango (SABC2) 4,670,000
5) Forced Love (SABC1) 3,970,000
6) Scandal! (e.tv) 3,889,000
7) My Perfect Family (Reb) (SABC1) 3,263,000
8) Zaziwa (SABC1) 3,162,000
9) Him, Her & the Guys (SABC1) 3,129,000
10) Rhythm City (e.tv) 2,893,000
Premiere Watch
| PREMIERE WATCH |
| New shows that started this week. |
| Show |
Viewers |
Channel |
Genre |
Timeslot |
| The Close Up 5 |
606,000 |
e.tv |
Magazine |
Thursdays, 18h00 |
| Total Blackout |
488,000 |
SABC3 |
Game Show |
Fridays, 19h30 (double bill) |
| The Mayor |
34,000 |
Mzansi Magic |
Comedy |
Fridays, 20h00 |
| Marry Me in Mzansi |
235,000 |
SABC2 |
Documentary |
Sundays, 21h00 |
Special Notes
Muvhango Gain
On Thursday, 19 November Muvhango made a whopping gain of 32% over the same day the previous week (increasing from 4,104,000 to 5,416,000 viewers). This was due to Hangwani and Gizara's wedding, which received
extensive coverage on TVSA.
World Cup Havoc
The delayed FIFA World Cup Qualifier between South Africa and Angola aired on SABC1 on Tuesday 17 November, at 19h00, and wreaked total havoc with the week's ratings.
It began by displacing the News (which aired at 21h30) and Generations (which aired at 22h00), dramatically decreasing its viewership and dragging down the show's weekly average. Uzalo was moved to the Thursday night and thus wasn't impacted on that night.
The soccer meant large gains were made for All of Us and Visionaries' Lounge on SABC2; The Mentalist on SABC3 and in particular Gold Diggers on e.tv, which scored a massive series high of 2.5-million viewers.
There were big losses for shows like Muvhango, Rhythm City, Scandal!, Traffic!, B&B, isiBaya and Zabalaza, most of which lost at least half their regular audience.
Sport Awards
The awards aired on SABC 1 on 22 November and didn't make the Top 10 on the channel. It was watched by 1, 749,000 viewers.
Idols
The Idols finale aired on the same night, on M-Net and Mzansi Magic, and totalled 1,144,000 viewers.