by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) For the week of 10 February — 16 February 2014, the top five shows from last week remained in place on the SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings Chart, with SABC 1 retaining the top five slots. The State of the Nation address, as broadcast on SABC 2, made it onto the Top 40 this week.
On average, 4.8% of adults, or 1 909 433 adults, (aged 15+ who watched TV from 10 — 16 February 2014) watched the State of the Nation address on on SABC 2. SONA achieved a share % of 18.88% from 10 February — 16 February 2014 on SABC 2.
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: 10 February — 16 February 2014
National (include all households — free-to-air viewing and DStv platform)
| National | Total Indv (excl guests) | Live + VOSDAL | |||||
| Counter | Description (grouped) | Channel | Level 1 | Level 2\Variable | (r) AMR % | AMR | SHR % |
| 1 | GENERATIONS | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 20.4 | 8 174 346 | 67.32% |
| 2 | NGEMPELAH | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 15.9 | 6 389 656 | 51.89% |
| 3 | AMAZA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 14.4 | 5 776 079 | 47.89% |
| 4 | LOXION LYRIC | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 12.9 | 5 168 966 | 42.65% |
| 5 | INTERSECTIONS | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 12.6 | 5 034 951 | 44.94% |
| 6 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 11.7 | 4 672 794 | 42.17% |
| 7 | TASK FORCE(DRAMA) | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 9.9 | 3 961 614 | 36.06% |
| 8 | TRANSFORMERS | e.tv | Children’s programs | Children’s programs | 9.2 | 3 698 575 | 42.60% |
| 9 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 8.8 | 3 520 824 | 37.00% |
| 10 | LESILO RULA | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 8.6 | 3 449 422 | 33.12% |
| 11 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 8.2 | 3 284 730 | 30.79% |
| 12 | WWE SPECIALS: ROYAL RUMBLE | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 8.1 | 3 254 897 | 46.07% |
| 13 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 8.0 | 3 204 395 | 29.51% |
| 14 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 7.4 | 2 979 273 | 28.57% |
| 15 | GA RE DUMELE | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.8 | 2 744 356 | 30.55% |
| 16 | LADUMA SOCCER BUILD- UP | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 6.7 | 2 684 303 | 25.57% |
| 17 | EKASI OUR STORIES:A WAN-NA-BE | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 6.6 | 2 664 434 | 25.39% |
| 18 | 90 PLEIN STREET | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 6.2 | 2 473 641 | 31.54% |
| 19 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP MAMELODI SUNDOWNS VS AJAX CT | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 6.1 | 2 432 487 | 25.41% |
| 20 | FRIENDS LIKE THESE | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 6.0 | 2 417 118 | 28.64% |
| 21 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 5.9 | 2 376 048 | 23.56% |
| 22 | SINGLE GALZ | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.9 | 2 363 253 | 24.05% |
| 23 | WWE WRESTLING RAW | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 5.9 | 2 347 078 | 30.10% |
| 24 | THE LOVE GURU | e.tv | Movies | Comedy | 5.8 | 2 335 647 | 22.96% |
| 25 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 5.7 | 2 283 514 | 27.89% |
| 26 | NONG SEAKALADI | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.7 | 2 274 706 | 26.74% |
| 27 | ZIYAWA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.7 | 2 266 102 | 23.97% |
| 28 | MR BOX OFFICE | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.4 | 2 175 516 | 22.95% |
| 29 | ABO MZALA | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.4 | 2 153 764 | 24.85% |
| 30 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.4 | 2 146 416 | 45.47% |
| 31 | LOTTO DRAW LIVE | e.tv | Competition | Competition | 5.2 | 2 104 133 | 21.57% |
| 32 | CUTTING EDGE | SABC 1 | Actuality | Actuality | 5.1 | 2 061 393 | 26.20% |
| 33 | THE LAST SONG | SABC 2 | Movies | Drama | 5.0 | 2 018 818 | 26.56% |
| 34 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 5.0 | 2 001 879 | 22.01% |
| 35 | GENERATIONS -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 5.0 | 1 999 065 | 44.42% |
| 36 | GENERATIONS -O | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 4.9 | 1 978 943 | 32.67% |
| 37 | REAL PEOPLE | e.tv | Advertisement | Advertisement | 4.9 | 1 955 480 | 26.28% |
| 38 | LIVE AMP | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 4.8 | 1 941 413 | 20.18% |
| 39 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 4.8 | 1 936 795 | 23.99% |
| 40 | STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS 2014 | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 4.8 | 1 909 433 | 18.88% |
DStv platform only
| Market | Target | Activity | |||||
| DStv | Total Indv (excl guests) | Live + VOSDAL | |||||
| Counter | Description (grouped) | Channel | Level 1 | Level 2\Variable | (r) AMR % | AMR | SHR % |
| 1 | GENERATIONS | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 13.1 | 1 528 170 | 43.47% |
| 2 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 7.9 | 919 155 | 27.71% |
| 3 | INTERSECTIONS | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 6.9 | 804 655 | 25.19% |
| 4 | AMAZA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.0 | 585 504 | 15.59% |
| 5 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 4.6 | 531 829 | 16.54% |
| 6 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 4.4 | 509 895 | 15.42% |
| 7 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 4.3 | 501 419 | 17.30% |
| 8 | NGEMPELAH | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.2 | 493 132 | 13.60% |
| 9 | LESILO RULA | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 4.1 | 472 045 | 15.96% |
| 10 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 4.0 | 465 711 | 16.30% |
| 11 | LOXION LYRIC | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.7 | 435 589 | 12.89% |
| 12 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 3.7 | 429 321 | 14.84% |
| 13 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 3.7 | 427 590 | 13.98% |
| 14 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 3.6 | 420 953 | 14.93% |
| 15 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 3.6 | 417 057 | 12.62% |
| 16 | VODACOM SUPER RUGBY 2014 SHARKS VS BULLS | SuperSport 1 | Sport | Rugby (all) | 3.6 | 416 405 | 13.45% |
| 17 | WWE SPECIALS: ROYAL RUMBLE | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 3.6 | 415 257 | 17.12% |
| 18 | ISIBAYA | Mzansi Magic | Variety | Variety | 3.6 | 413 878 | 17.10% |
| 19 | GA RE DUMELE | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 3.3 | 382 323 | 14.41% |
| 20 | TASK FORCE(DRAMA) | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.1 | 364 611 | 10.78% |
| 21 | TRANSFORMERS | e.tv | Children’s programs | Children’s programs | 3.0 | 350 127 | 12.68% |
| 22 | STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS 2014 | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 3.0 | 343 970 | 10.95% |
| 23 | VODACOM SUPER RUGBY 2014 CHEETAHS VS LIONS | SuperSport 1 | Sport | Rugby (all) | 2.9 | 340 905 | 13.15% |
| 24 | NUUS | SABC 2 | News | News | 2.8 | 328 620 | 10.95% |
| 25 | GENERATIONS -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 2.8 | 326 587 | 23.01% |
| 26 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP KAIZER CHIEFS VS MARITZBURG UNITED | SuperSport 4HD | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.6 | 307 328 | 8.73% |
| 27 | EKASI OUR STORIES:A WAN-NA-BE | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 2.6 | 302 174 | 9.31% |
| 28 | WWE WRESTLING RAW | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 2.6 | 301 324 | 10.89% |
| 29 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 2.6 | 299 674 | 20.57% |
| 30 | LIVE AMP | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 2.5 | 296 562 | 10.73% |
| 31 | SINGLE GALZ | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 2.5 | 293 787 | 8.74% |
| 32 | PASELLA | SABC 2 | Magazine | Magazine | 2.4 | 283 455 | 8.36% |
| 33 | FRIENDS LIKE THESE | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 2.4 | 277 713 | 9.66% |
| 34 | SOCCER ZONE | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.3 | 273 184 | 8.52% |
| 35 | NONG SEAKALADI | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 2.3 | 272 631 | 10.99% |
| 36 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP MAMELODI SUNDOWNS VS AJAX CT | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.2 | 259 579 | 8.79% |
| 37 | SPEAK OUT -R | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 2.2 | 254 639 | 11.72% |
| 38 | SES/TSW/SEP NEWS | SABC 2 | News | News | 2.2 | 252 133 | 7.38% |
| 39 | OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN | M-Net | Movies | Movies | 2.1 | 248 363 | 7.87% |
| 40 | BINNELAND | kykNET | Soap opera | Local | 2.1 | 247 910 | 8.50% |
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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