These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for September 2021.
If you can't see the listing below, then click this link to access them in a document instead:
Top Shows on TV: September 2021.
Glossary
R = Repeat
O = Omnibus
Special notes
The Estate moves into SABC1
The reload of The Estate on SABC1 in September attracted 2,401,695 viewers for its most watched episode and the primetime broadcast of the show disappeared from S3's Top 20 list.
The Saturday omnibus and a repeat on Thursday 30 September remained in the Top 20 but the 19h00 primetime edition is nowhere to be seen. It's been in S3's Top 20 since
June 2021.
It was in 16th position on S3 with 300,738 viewers in
August before it restarted on SABC1, suggesting that some S3 viewers are choosing to watch the primetime broadcast on SABC1 instead.
Because of the limitations of these lists we can't see what its September S3 viewership was. All we can conclude is that it was less than 291,793 viewers, the ratings for the last show on the list.
The SABC1 broadcast attracted 149,869 more viewers than uBettina Wethu when it was last seen on the channel's Top 20 list in the same 19h30 timeslot in
June 2021.
Nominee announcement only
The viewership figures listed in the SABC1 ratings for the 2021 Royalty Soapie Awards was for the nominee announcement. The ceremony only aired on Saturday 2 October so will be in the October ratings.
If you can't see the documents above, here's an overview of the Top 5 shows per channel/broadcaster:
SABC1
| Show |
Viewers |
| Uzalo |
6,879,581 |
| Generations: The Legacy |
5,960,469 |
| Skeem Saam |
5,034,935 |
| Zulu News |
3,255,785 |
| Carling Black Label Cup Kaizer Chiefs Vs |
3,038,099 |
SABC2
| Show |
Viewers |
| Muvhango |
3,696,060 |
| Presidential Address |
2,535,570 |
| Live Lotto Draw |
2,081,154 |
| 7De Laan |
1,092,977 |
| My Father My Hero |
999,238
|
SABC3
| Show |
Viewers |
| Fwc Qatar 2022 Bafana Bafana vs Ghana |
1,031,635 |
| Con Air |
673,524 |
| Earth's Greatest Rivers |
529,749 |
| Face Off |
521,149 |
| Earth's Greatest Seasons |
492,024 |
e.tv
| Show |
Viewers |
| Scandal |
5,747,350 |
| House of Zwide |
4,436,548 |
| Imbewu |
3,839,841 |
| Durban Gen |
2,330,467 |
| Family Feud South Africa |
2,087,831 |
DStv
| Show |
Viewers |
| Uyajola 9/9 |
1,580,680 |
| Gomora |
1,150,255 |
| The Queen |
1,020,632 |
| Isencane Lengane |
899,077 |
| *Diep City |
809,535
|
*The Queen is listed twice in the document so we've removed the second listing to be more representative.
Please note: these ratings don't include viewership from DStv Catch Up, YouTube, Viu or eVOD. They only reflect the viewership of people who watched on the day, at the time of broadcast.
For an explanation of the TAMS, please see:
The TAMS Ratings Explained.