These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for August 2020.
If you can't see the listing below, then click this link to access them in a document instead:
Top Shows on TV: August 2020.
SPECIAL NOTES
Freedom!
Yes, it was THAT Level 2 Presidential Address that turned out to be the most watched announcement of Lockdown, since the first announcement.
The Top 5
| Uzalo |
8,980,712 |
| Generations: The Legacy |
7,345,103 |
| Skeem Saam |
6,532,362 |
| Presidents Address |
5,534,027 |
| Scandal |
4,563,297 |
Millions watching daytime TV
These TAMS documents from the BRC are shoddy again this month with incorrect parameters.
They're supposed to reflect Primetime viewing between 17h30 and 22h00 but they include some daytime shows, meaning other relevant Primetime shows have been left off the list.
They do give insight into daytime viewing patterns though, revealing that Skeem Saam and Imbewu are attracting just over 2.5 and 1.5 viewers respectively on week days.
Gomora also does well for pay TV, with over 400,000 for a morning.
This strongly suggests that channels should be focusing on their daytime offering more by making it a proper "thing" instead of the current set-up of randomly thrown together repeats.
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If you can't see the documents above, here's an overview of the Top 5 shows per channel/broadcaster:
SABC1
| Show |
Viewers |
| Uzalo |
8,980,712 |
| Generations: The Legacy |
7,345,103 |
| Skeem Saam |
6,532,362 |
| Zulu News |
4,448,884 |
| Xhosa News |
4,196,805
|
SABC2
| Show |
Viewers |
| Presidents Address |
5,534,027 |
| Muvhango |
3,953,090 |
| Highland Park |
2,052,024 |
| 7De Laan |
1,771,121 |
| Lithapo |
1,751,331
|
SABC3
| Show |
Viewers |
| Absa Premiership Mamelodi Sundowns vs Or |
1,369,998 |
| The Emirates Fa Cup Arsenal vs Chelsea |
1,038,998 |
| Absa Premiership Bloemfontein Celtic Vs |
945,213 |
| Hippos After Dark |
909,534 |
| News |
722,020 |
e.tv
| Show |
Viewers |
| Scandal |
4,563,297 |
| Imbewu |
4,440,645 |
| Rhythm City |
3,682,394 |
| The Smurfs 2 |
2,873,532 |
| Iron Man |
2,545,347 |
DStv
| Show |
Viewers |
| Uyajola 9/9 |
1,560,555 |
| The Queen |
1,541,776 |
| Gomora |
1,467,956 |
| Idols SA |
1,175, 679 |
| The River (Drama) |
932,867
|
For an explanation of the TAMS, please see: The TAMS Ratings Explained.