These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for July 2024.
If you can't see the listing below, then click this link to access them in a document instead:
Top Shows on TV: July 2024
Special Notes
Scandal! takes a bite into S3's newly invigorated Saturday nights
S3's 19h30 timeslot reached a million viewers
last month for The Masked Singer SA finale, which was the channel's No.1 show throughout its run, increasing from 776,981 viewers in its first month
in April to the finale million.
Next thing... WHAM. Scandal! moved into the timeslot on the same night that MasterChef South Africa 5 premiered and viewership in the timeslot plunged by 60%, dropping from 1,013,809 viewers in June to 401,189 viewers in July.
Audience share dropped from 10 to 4.2.
Is it MasterChef or Scandal!? We believe it's Scandal! because the MasterChef repeat on SABC2 performed better than it's premiere broadcast on S3, attracting 442,632 viewers, which suggests people tuned in because they missed it - because of Scandal!
Queen Modjadji's not Shaka iLembe
Mzansi Magic's new historical drama Queen Modjaji has failed to reach the same numbers or clout that Shaka iLembe achieved in 2023.
Shaka premiered as the channel and DStv's No. 1 show in
June 2023 with 929,731 viewers for its most watched episode in its debut month, with an audience share of 12.2.
A stark contrast with Queen Modjadji which attracted 584,264 viewers for its premiere with an audience share of 6, in third position on Mzansi Magic.
If you can't see the documents above, here's an overview of the Top 5 shows per channel/broadcaster:
SABC1
| Show |
Viewers |
| Uzalo |
5,630,355 |
| Generations the Legacy |
4,757,520 |
| Skeem Saam |
4,313,282 |
| Zulu News |
2,470,495 |
| Xhosa News |
2,462,350 |
SABC2
| Show |
Viewers |
| Muvhango |
1,325,878 |
| Deal or No Deal |
958,515 |
| Live Lotto Draw |
814,796 |
| Stokvel |
783,789 |
| Ses/Tsw/Sep News |
781,427 |
SABC3
| Show |
Viewers |
| Nuus |
524,468 |
| America`s Got Talent:All Stars |
511,252 |
| News |
505,536 |
| Deal or No Deal -R |
491,451 |
| The Masked Singer Sa-R |
434,084 |
e.tv
| Show |
Viewers |
| House of Zwide |
4,661,105 |
| Isitha - the Enemy |
3,730,766 |
| Scandal |
3,682,170 |
| Smoke and Mirrors |
3,447,204 |
| The Powerball Draw |
2,927,356 |
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DStv
| Show |
Viewers |
| Sibongile & the Dlaminis |
1,347,257 |
| Umkhokha:the Curse |
865,579 |
| Sibongile & the Dlaminis -R |
692,936 |
| The River (Drama) |
677,349 |
| Sizok'thola |
647,698 |
Please note: these ratings don't include viewership from DStv Catch Up, YouTube, Viu, eVOD or SABC+. 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.