by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) For the week of 3 February — 9 February 2014, Generations topped our National SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings Chart, while Ngempelah jumped to the no. 2 slot. Muvhango was the top-watched show on SABC 2 and sixth on the national list.
On e.tv, the action-thriller Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, hit the top slot (and no. 8 on our national list). See the full table below.
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: 3 February — 9 February 2014
National (include all households — free-to-air viewing and DStv platform)
| Market | Target | Activity | |||||
| 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 | 21.3 | 8 529 687 | 67.40% |
| 2 | NGEMPELAH | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 15.2 | 6 077 638 | 49.52% |
| 3 | AMAZA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 14.2 | 5 683 145 | 45.59% |
| 4 | LOXION LYRIC | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 12.9 | 5 181 969 | 41.88% |
| 5 | INTERSECTIONS | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 11.7 | 4 702 250 | 39.17% |
| 6 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 10.7 | 4 300 116 | 37.76% |
| 7 | TASK FORCE(DRAMA) | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 10.4 | 4 176 927 | 36.02% |
| 8 | SALT | e.tv | Movies | Action/Adventure | 10.0 | 4 025 177 | 38.95% |
| 9 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 8.8 | 3 522 356 | 30.69% |
| 10 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 8.4 | 3 381 918 | 34.58% |
| 11 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 8.4 | 3 368 950 | 30.30% |
| 12 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 8.4 | 3 353 898 | 29.45% |
| 13 | LESILO RULA | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 7.6 | 3 042 710 | 28.05% |
| 14 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 7.3 | 2 939 407 | 30.91% |
| 15 | ZIYAWA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 7.0 | 2 816 288 | 26.27% |
| 16 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP ORLANDO PIRATES VS MAMELODI SUNDOWNS | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 6.7 | 2 699 842 | 27.49% |
| 17 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 6.5 | 2 617 842 | 24.89% |
| 18 | 90 PLEIN STREET | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 6.4 | 2 564 457 | 34.94% |
| 19 | FRIENDS LIKE THESE | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 6.4 | 2 560 920 | 27.89% |
| 20 | EKASI OUR STORIES:THREE DAYS IN HELL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 6.4 | 2 552 156 | 24.58% |
| 21 | WWE WRESTLING RAW | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 6.3 | 2 510 780 | 30.22% |
| 22 | GA RE DUMELE | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.2 | 2 479 316 | 27.01% |
| 23 | SINGLE GALZ | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.0 | 2 407 221 | 22.81% |
| 24 | ABO MZALA | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.9 | 2 354 269 | 24.84% |
| 25 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 5.5 | 2 197 328 | 23.02% |
| 26 | HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE | e.tv | Movies | Action/adventure | 5.3 | 2 138 688 | 23.13% |
| 27 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 5.3 | 2 132 697 | 21.51% |
| 28 | SELIMATHUNZI | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 5.2 | 2 090 235 | 20.21% |
| 29 | THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | SABC 3 | Soap opera | International | 5.1 | 2 055 153 | 24.91% |
| 30 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.1 | 2 052 498 | 43.89% |
| 31 | CUTTING EDGE | SABC 1 | Actuality | Actuality | 4.9 | 1 952 416 | 23.68% |
| 32 | GENERATIONS -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 4.8 | 1 923 271 | 43.00% |
| 33 | DATE NIGHT | e.tv | Movies | Drama | 4.8 | 1 909 787 | 18.06% |
| 34 | MR BOX OFFICE | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 4.8 | 1 907 024 | 18.00% |
| 35 | GENERATIONS -O | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 4.5 | 1 814 627 | 31.83% |
| 36 | NONG SEAKALADI | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 4.5 | 1 785 279 | 20.20% |
| 37 | LIVE AMP | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 4.4 | 1 784 240 | 17.83% |
| 38 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 4.3 | 1 724 301 | 28.39% |
| 39 | YOU DESERVE IT. | e.tv | Reality | Reality | 4.3 | 1 707 047 | 19.77% |
| 40 | WIPEOUT | SABC 2 | Competition | Competition | 4.2 | 1 681 908 | 19.18% |
DStv platform only
| Market | Target | Activity | |||||
| 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 | 15.2 | 1 769 830 | 45.18% |
| 2 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 7.6 | 890 802 | 24.88% |
| 3 | INTERSECTIONS | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 6.2 | 721 460 | 20.00% |
| 4 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 5.9 | 686 232 | 18.60% |
| 5 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 5.4 | 634 069 | 19.46% |
| 6 | SALT | e.tv | Movies | Action/adventure | 5.2 | 607 281 | 18.32% |
| 7 | NGEMPELAH | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.1 | 599 236 | 15.36% |
| 8 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 4.9 | 567 891 | 15.69% |
| 9 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 4.9 | 566 471 | 15.68% |
| 10 | LOXION LYRIC | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.6 | 537 096 | 13.52% |
| 11 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 4.5 | 528 363 | 16.81% |
| 12 | LESILO RULA | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 4.5 | 519 052 | 15.63% |
| 13 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | LOCAL | 4.2 | 492 678 | 15.07% |
| 14 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 4.2 | 485 596 | 14.39% |
| 15 | AMAZA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.2 | 484 629 | 12.38% |
| 16 | ISIBAYA | Mzansi Magic | Variety | Variety | 4.0 | 471 536 | 18.13% |
| 17 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 3.5 | 408 352 | 12.41% |
| 18 | ROCKVILLE (DRAMA) | Mzansi Magic | Drama | Drama | 3.5 | 407 505 | 11.15% |
| 19 | WWE WRESTLING RAW | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 3.5 | 406 680 | 13.27% |
| 20 | TASK FORCE(DRAMA) | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.5 | 404 705 | 11.15% |
| 21 | THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | SABC 3 | Soap opera | International | 3.0 | 349 048 | 11.83% |
| 22 | NUUS | SABC 2 | News | News | 3.0 | 348 246 | 10.36% |
| 23 | EKASI OUR STORIES:THREE DAYS IN HELL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 2.9 | 342 323 | 10.67% |
| 24 | GENERATIONS -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 2.9 | 340 847 | 23.08% |
| 25 | FRIENDS LIKE THESE | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 2.9 | 334 710 | 10.58% |
| 26 | SINGLE GALZ | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 2.8 | 328 930 | 8.70% |
| 27 | GA RE DUMELE | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 2.8 | 325 196 | 11.54% |
| 28 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP ORLANDO PIRATES VS MAMELODI SUNDOWNS | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.7 | 318 883 | 10.14% |
| 29 | ABO MZALA | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 2.7 | 312 283 | 10.26% |
| 30 | ZIYAWA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 2.4 | 282 831 | 8.03% |
| 31 | ISIDINGO:THE NEED | SABC 3 | Soap opera | Local | 2.3 | 265 619 | 7.19% |
| 32 | GENERATIONS -O | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 2.3 | 265 464 | 12.80% |
| 33 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 2.2 | 261 968 | 17.83% |
| 34 | BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE CHELSEA VS NEWCASTLE UTD | SuperSport 3 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.2 | 258 704 | 9.18% |
| 35 | 90 PLEIN STREET | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 2.2 | 258 267 | 9.99% |
| 36 | BINNELAND | kykNET | Soap opera | Local | 2.2 | 253 867 | 7.72% |
| 37 | ISIDINGO -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 2.2 | 250 639 | 18.52% |
| 38 | LIVE AMP | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 2.1 | 246 224 | 7.97% |
| 39 | SPEAK OUT -R | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 2.1 | 244 620 | 9.55% |
| 40 | BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE MANCHESTER CITY VS CHELSEA | SuperSport 3 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.1 | 244 042 | 15.23% |
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: “ociety 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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