These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for September 2020.
If you can't see the listing below, then click this link to access them in a document instead:
Top Shows on TV: September 2020.
SPECIAL NOTES
Scandal! puts foot to the pedal
Disruption avoided. Last month Imbewu was snapping at the heals of Scandal! and looked to set to become e.tv's No. 1 show this month but that didn't happen by a long shot this month.
A half hour flik does the trick
SABC1's 19h30 Wednesday night NFVF films are making a strong showing, with three of the month's five films in the Top 20.
You'd probably find that a fourth would have made it if the BRC didn't erroneously include the Uzalo and Skeem Saam morning repeats, thereby taking up two valuable slots.
| Film |
Date |
Viewership |
| Grey Matter |
9 September 2020 |
2,593,860 |
| Moshidi's Child |
23 September 2020 |
2,991,247 |
| Pretty's Daughter |
30 September 2020 |
3,028,545 |
If you were the SABC1's Commissioning Editor, would you order more?
Fo' sho.
Daytime mistakes reveal daytime intel
These TAMS have the incorrect parameters again this month, showing daytime programming when they're only supposed show Primetime shows between 17h30 to 22h30.
Yet again it shows the high viewership numbers of daytime TV and we can see the viewership for SABC2's breakfast show Morning Live for the first time in a long time.
Its highest episode for the month attracted 672,423 viewers.
What does this mean?
Just over a quarter of the people who watched TV between 06h00 and 08h00 that morning watched Morning Live.
It has an Audience Share of 26.8, which means that approximately 2.6-million South Africans watch TV between those times overall, across channels.
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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 |
8,941,556 |
| Generations: The Legacy |
7,501,221 |
| Skeem Saam |
6,728,015 |
| Sgudi Snaysi |
4,680,778 |
| Xhosa News |
4,449,139 |
SABC2
| Show |
Viewers |
| Muvhango |
3,885,070 |
| President Ramaphosa's Address to the Nat |
2,267,624 |
| Lithapo |
1,677,056 |
| 7De Laan |
1,605,770 |
| Fokus |
1,374,772
|
SABC3
| Show |
Viewers |
| Absa Premiership Polokwane City vs Mamel |
810,424 |
| March of the Elephants |
801,162 |
| Dynasties:Making of |
764,203 |
| Blood River Crossing |
749,398 |
| Wildebeeste: Born to Run |
707,602 |
e.tv
| Show |
Viewers |
| Scandal |
4,718,764 |
| Rhythm City |
3,890,600 |
| Imbewu |
3,688,674 |
| Mechanic II |
2,996,757 |
| The Fate of the Furious |
2,821,913 |
DStv
| Show |
Viewers |
| Gomora |
1,145,095 |
| The Queen |
1,108,051 |
| The Powerball Draw |
938,456 |
| Idols SA |
900,614 |
| You Promised to Marry Me |
887,726
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For an explanation of the TAMS, please see: The TAMS Ratings Explained.