These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for March 2021.
If you can't see the listing below, then click this link to access them in a document instead:
Top Shows on TV: March 2021.
Special notes
No-shows
1Magic's Lingashoni (on Compact Plus and Premium) and M-Net's Love Island South Africa (on Premium) were extended to Compact subscribers towards the end of March but neither made it to the Top 30 list on DStv despite access to additional viewers.
This is in stark contrast to the heady heights achieved by Gomora, eHostela and The Queen when they were extended from Compact
to Family and Access viewers in January.
This means that:
1. Compact viewers aren't interested in watching a few episodes of a show they can't see on a regular basis.
2. They weren't interested enough in either show to tune in.
3. They don't want to be manipulated into upsizing their DStv package.
4. They didn't know these shows were available to them over this time.
5. All of the above.
6. Your take?
Lingashoni was available to Compact viewers from its premiere on 22 March until 28 March and Love Island from 26 to 28 March.
SS Grandstand and ESPN2 were also available to Compact over this time.
And now for the news
The Xhosa news bulletin on SABC1 on 30 March which attracted 3 823 686 viewers... this was Noxolo Grootboom's swansong.
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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 |
8,149,339 |
| Generations: The Legacy |
6,458,301 |
| Skeem Saam |
4,833,884 |
| Xhosa News |
3,823,686 |
| Zulu News |
3,716,000 |
SABC2
| Show |
Viewers |
| Nuus |
4,381.597 |
| Muvhango |
4,275,012 |
| Live Lotto Draw |
1,964,155 |
| The Karate Kid |
1,437,214 |
| Mamello |
1,321,292
|
SABC3
| Show |
Viewers |
| Afcon 2021 Qualifiers South Africa vs Gh |
1,557,299 |
| Soccer wrap |
725,442 |
| Animal Babies |
690,398 |
| Hippos After Dark |
570,090 |
| Emirates Fa Cup Everton vs Manchester Ci |
565,082 |
e.tv
| Show |
Viewers |
| Scandal |
5,227,471 |
| Imbewu |
3,925,101 |
| Rhythm City |
3,863,641 |
| Tomb Raider |
2,466,026 |
| Durban Gen |
2,441,636 |
DStv
| Show |
Viewers |
| Gomora |
1,225,254 |
| The Queen (Dram) |
1,146,816 |
| Powerball |
1,094,509 |
| Isibaya |
953,075 |
| The River (Drama) |
856 081
|
For an explanation of the TAMS, please see:
The TAMS Ratings Explained.