by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) For the week of 17 February — 23 February 2014, the top five SABC 1 shows from previous weeks still remained in place on the SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings Chart, but with dramas Loxion Lyric and Amaza swapping places.
This weekly roundup of South Africa’s TV audience viewership, a collaboration between the South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) and MarkLives, reveals the best-watched shows of the week before, where it ran and how many South Africans tuned in to watch.
We offer two tables, the first covering all households — free-to-air viewing (the various SABC channels and e.tv) as well as the DStv platform — and the second charting the best-watched shows on the DStv network of channels only.
SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings Chart: 17 February — 23 February 2014
National (include all households — free-to-air viewing and DStv platform)
| National | Total Indv (incl guests) | Live + VOSDAL | |||||
| Counter | Description (grouped) | Channel | Level 1 | Level 2\Variable | (r) AMR % | AMR | SHR % |
| 1 | GENERATIONS | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 23.2 | 9 295 881 | 70.16% |
| 2 | NGEMPELAH | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 17.7 | 7 094 832 | 52.82% |
| 3 | LOXION LYRIC | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 15.7 | 6 313 467 | 47.87% |
| 4 | AMAZA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 15.7 | 6 303 401 | 48.85% |
| 5 | INTERSECTIONS | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 13.8 | 5 549 309 | 45.17% |
| 6 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 12.5 | 5 022 321 | 41.67% |
| 7 | TASK FORCE(DRAMA) | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 10.6 | 4 264 470 | 35.39% |
| 8 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 10.0 | 4 027 929 | 33.24% |
| 9 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 9.3 | 3 734 877 | 31.51% |
| 10 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 8.4 | 3 380 645 | 28.20% |
| 11 | LESILO RULA | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 8.2 | 3 287 522 | 30.23% |
| 12 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 8.2 | 3 281 654 | 32.18% |
| 13 | TAKERS | e.tv | Movies | Action/adventure | 8.2 | 3 270 245 | 34.69% |
| 14 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 8.1 | 3 258 606 | 34.12% |
| 15 | FRIENDS LIKE THESE | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 8.0 | 3 197 628 | 31.82% |
| 16 | ABO MZALA | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 7.8 | 3 138 693 | 28.92% |
| 17 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 6.5 | 2 621 389 | 25.06% |
| 18 | SELIMATHUNZI | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 6.4 | 2 576 011 | 22.80% |
| 19 | WWE WRESTLING RAW | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 6.1 | 2 443 548 | 26.75% |
| 20 | GA RE DUMELE | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.1 | 2 438 434 | 25.80% |
| 21 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 6.1 | 2 435 925 | 23.42% |
| 22 | SINGLE GALZ | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.0 | 2 388 431 | 22.43% |
| 23 | BAD BOYS | e.tv | Movies | Action/adventure | 5.8 | 2 331 339 | 25.58% |
| 24 | EKASI OUR STORIES:MABEE | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 5.7 | 2 283 378 | 21.27% |
| 25 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.6 | 2 260 444 | 47.50% |
| 26 | LOTTO DRAW LIVE | e.tv | Competition | Competition | 5.6 | 2 256 433 | 21.87% |
| 27 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 5.6 | 2 246 760 | 23.43% |
| 28 | GENERATIONS -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 5.5 | 2 189 813 | 48.06% |
| 29 | ZIYAWA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.4 | 2 168 500 | 20.81% |
| 30 | 90 PLEIN STREET | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 5.3 | 2 108 804 | 25.36% |
| 31 | CUTTING EDGE | SABC 1 | Actuality | Actuality | 5.1 | 2 027 657 | 22.70% |
| 32 | HANNAH MONTANA | SABC 2 | Children’s programs | Children’s programs | 5.0 | 1 992 213 | 25.42% |
| 33 | MR BOX OFFICE | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 4.9 | 1 948 311 | 18.46% |
| 34 | DI WELE MAKGOLELA | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 4.8 | 1 929 307 | 22.65% |
| 35 | GENERATIONS -O | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 4.8 | 1 924 048 | 29.09% |
| 36 | SPEAK OUT -R | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 4.8 | 1 909 614 | 25.80% |
| 37 | THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | SABC 3 | Soap opera | International | 4.8 | 1 906 632 | 23.22% |
| 38 | CUSTODY | e.tv | Movies | Drama | 4.6 | 1 856 644 | 24.84% |
| 39 | HANCOCK | e.tv | Movies | Action/adventure | 4.6 | 1 837 640 | 29.68% |
| 40 | ISIDINGO -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 4.6 | 1 832 024 | 45.00% |
DStv platform only
| DStv | Total Indv (incl guests) | Live + VOSDAL | |||||
| Counter | Description (grouped) | Channel | Level 1 | Level 2\Variable | (r) AMR % | AMR | SHR % |
| 1 | GENERATIONS | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 16.3 | 1 901 346 | 47.65% |
| 2 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 8.8 | 1 027 825 | 27.70% |
| 3 | INTERSECTIONS | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 6.9 | 804 803 | 21.48% |
| 4 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 6.0 | 704 688 | 18.51% |
| 5 | LOXION LYRIC | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.7 | 661 075 | 16.60% |
| 6 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 5.6 | 649 217 | 19.30% |
| 7 | NGEMPELAH | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.1 | 596 898 | 15.03% |
| 8 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 4.9 | 573 914 | 15.40% |
| 9 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 4.9 | 569 646 | 16.23% |
| 10 | AMAZA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.7 | 551 925 | 13.92% |
| 11 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 4.6 | 541 054 | 14.26% |
| 12 | LESILO RULA | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 4.6 | 536 688 | 15.35% |
| 13 | TASK FORCE(DRAMA) | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.4 | 509 984 | 13.53% |
| 14 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 4.3 | 497 839 | 15.25% |
| 15 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 4.0 | 464 779 | 13.79% |
| 16 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 3.9 | 457 476 | 13.49% |
| 17 | ISIBAYA | Mzansi Magic | Variety | Variety | 3.9 | 454 768 | 16.81% |
| 18 | GA RE DUMELE | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 3.6 | 418 490 | 13.21% |
| 19 | GENERATIONS -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 3.6 | 418 042 | 26.05% |
| 20 | TAKERS | e.tv | Movies | Action/adventure | 3.2 | 369 318 | 11.59% |
| 21 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.1 | 363 302 | 21.86% |
| 22 | BAD BOYS | e.tv | Movies | Action/adventure | 3.1 | 362 736 | 12.10% |
| 23 | VODACOM SUPER RUGBY 2014 LIONS VS STOMERS | SuperSport 1 | Sport | Rugby (all) | 3.1 | 357 308 | 10.54% |
| 24 | SPEAK OUT -R | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 3.0 | 348 574 | 14.10% |
| 25 | FRIENDS LIKE THESE | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 3.0 | 346 758 | 10.23% |
| 26 | THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | SABC 3 | Soap opera | International | 2.7 | 314 735 | 10.37% |
| 27 | NUUS | SABC 2 | News | News | 2.6 | 307 911 | 8.92% |
| 28 | GENERATIONS -O | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 2.5 | 294 405 | 13.08% |
| 29 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MANCHESTER CITY FC VS FC BARCELONA | SuperSport 3 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.5 | 294 187 | 15.95% |
| 30 | ISIDINGO -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 2.5 | 292 725 | 20.10% |
| 31 | ZIYAWA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 2.5 | 286 654 | 7.77% |
| 32 | LOTTO DRAW LIVE | e.tv | Competition | Competition | 2.4 | 273 783 | 8.31% |
| 33 | SOCCER ZONE | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.3 | 271 749 | 8.43% |
| 34 | LIVE AMP | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 2.3 | 270 210 | 8.35% |
| 35 | SWARTWATER | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 2.3 | 269 242 | 6.69% |
| 36 | EKASI OUR STORIES:MABEE | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 2.3 | 262 922 | 8.03% |
| 37 | BINNELAND | kykNET | Soap opera | Local | 2.2 | 258 484 | 7.60% |
| 38 | SES/TSW/SEP NEWS | SABC 2 | News | News | 2.2 | 257 073 | 6.71% |
| 39 | ISIDINGO:THE NEED | SABC 3 | Soap opera | Local | 2.2 | 255 395 | 6.70% |
| 40 | DI WELE MAKGOLELA | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 2.2 | 252 152 | 8.87% |
How to read the tables:
AMR% refers to the number of people in a target market who were watching an event ie programme, expressed as a percentage of the population for that demographic: “On average, 16.3% of adults aged 15+ who watched TV from 28 Jan-3 Feb 2014 watched Society on SABC 1”.
AMR is the number of people in a target market watching a specific event ie programme per minute, expressed in absolute figures: “On average, 1, 541, 066 adults aged 15+ who watched TV from from28 Jan-3 Feb 2014 watched Society on SABC 1”.
Share % (SHR %) is the share or proportion of the available audience (people watching TV at that time) that a specific channel/programme has achieved at that time: “Society achieved a share % of 52.59% from 28 Jan- 3 Feb 2014 on SABC 1″.
SAARF is the name by which the South African Audience Research Foundation is familiarly known. SAARF’s main objective is to direct and publish media audience and product/brand research for the benefit of its stake-holders, thereby providing data for target marketing and a common currency for the buying and selling of media space and time. SAARF has thus the responsibility to measure the audiences of all traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema and out of home media.
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