by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) The week of 24 February 2014 — 2 March 2014 saw a number of shows switch positions on our SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings chart: Amaza crept into second place; the Mamelodi Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates game of the Absa Premiership scored into our Top 5; and the MetroFM Music Awards hit the 17th slot on our national table while landing in fourth spot on our DStv one.
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: 24 February 2014 — 2 March 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 | 20.4 | 8 172 962 | 65.69% |
| 2 | AMAZA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 15.3 | 6 117 651 | 49.43% |
| 3 | LOXION LYRIC | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 13.8 | 5 520 275 | 43.03% |
| 4 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP MAMELODI SUNDOWNS VS ORLANDO PIRATES | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 11.8 | 4 713 864 | 38.56% |
| 5 | INTERSECTIONS | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 11.2 | 4 489 284 | 39.06% |
| 6 | TASK FORCE(DRAMA) | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 11.1 | 4 470 796 | 37.43% |
| 7 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 11.0 | 4 417 673 | 37.85% |
| 8 | BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE | e.tv | Movies | DRAMA | 10.8 | 4 350 997 | 40.31% |
| 9 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 8.9 | 3 585 634 | 30.13% |
| 10 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 8.8 | 3 546 555 | 29.65% |
| 11 | ZIYAWA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 8.7 | 3 473 352 | 30.20% |
| 12 | SINGLE GALZ | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 7.6 | 3 044 390 | 27.85% |
| 13 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 7.4 | 2 967 531 | 31.77% |
| 14 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 7.1 | 2 837 661 | 25.69% |
| 15 | BAD BOYS 2 | e.tv | Movies | Action/adventure | 7.0 | 2 804 182 | 32.98% |
| 16 | LESILO RULA 4 | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 6.9 | 2 778 566 | 25.86% |
| 17 | METRO FM MUSIC AWARDS | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 6.9 | 2 778 505 | 27.46% |
| 18 | WHITE CHICKS | e.tv | Movies | Comedy | 6.7 | 2 697 466 | 28.80% |
| 19 | WWE WRESTLING RAW | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 6.7 | 2 667 846 | 29.02% |
| 20 | FRIENDS LIKE THESE | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 6.4 | 2 581 857 | 26.63% |
| 21 | ABO MZALA | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.4 | 2 570 260 | 26.38% |
| 22 | STOKVEL | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.3 | 2 519 127 | 27.29% |
| 23 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 6.2 | 2 487 161 | 24.04% |
| 24 | EKASI OUR STORIES:GREED | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 6.0 | 2 400 025 | 23.29% |
| 25 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.9 | 2 385 417 | 50.41% |
| 26 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 5.9 | 2 350 491 | 23.41% |
| 27 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 5.7 | 2 285 666 | 21.72% |
| 28 | GENERATIONS -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 5.6 | 2 255 231 | 50.20% |
| 29 | MR BOX OFFICE | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.4 | 2 167 259 | 21.63% |
| 30 | NOTHING FOR MAHALA | SABC 1 | Movies | Movies | 5.4 | 2 152 749 | 22.96% |
| 31 | CUTTING EDGE | SABC 1 | Actuality | Actuality | 5.3 | 2 134 396 | 24.96% |
| 32 | LOTTO DRAW LIVE | e.tv | Competition | Competition | 5.3 | 2 133 466 | 20.83% |
| 33 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 5.2 | 2 082 393 | 22.45% |
| 34 | MOESHA -R | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.0 | 1 994 053 | 45.24% |
| 35 | IZOSO CONNEXION | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 4.9 | 1 958 138 | 18.06% |
| 36 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 4.7 | 1 886 949 | 31.63% |
| 37 | ISIDINGO -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 4.6 | 1 840 895 | 45.30% |
| 38 | YOU DESERVE IT. | e.tv | Reality | Reality | 4.6 | 1 826 587 | 18.68% |
| 39 | DI WELE MAKGOLELA | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 4.6 | 1 825 843 | 20.48% |
| 40 | WWE WRESTLING SMACKDOWN | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 4.5 | 1 824 472 | 14.74% |
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 | 13.6 | 1 589 270 | 42.03% |
| 2 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 8.5 | 993 743 | 27.84% |
| 3 | INTERSECTIONS | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 5.8 | 676 599 | 18.99% |
| 4 | METRO FM MUSIC AWARDS | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 5.8 | 675 151 | 20.57% |
| 5 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 5.8 | 671 808 | 18.14% |
| 6 | BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE | e.tv | Movies | DRAMA | 5.6 | 655 162 | 19.10% |
| 7 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 5.3 | 614 857 | 18.85% |
| 8 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 5.0 | 578 590 | 15.49% |
| 9 | LOXION LYRIC | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.7 | 541 676 | 14.48% |
| 10 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP MAMELODI SUNDOWNS VS ORLANDO PIRATES | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 4.6 | 536 325 | 14.41% |
| 11 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 4.5 | 521 216 | 14.79% |
| 12 | AMAZA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.3 | 504 681 | 12.85% |
| 13 | ISIBAYA | Mzansi Magic | Variety | Variety | 4.3 | 495 763 | 18.83% |
| 14 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 4.0 | 463 155 | 14.28% |
| 15 | TASK FORCE(DRAMA) | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.9 | 459 886 | 12.91% |
| 16 | LESILO RULA 4 | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 3.9 | 448 644 | 13.30% |
| 17 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 3.8 | 439 218 | 14.22% |
| 18 | GENERATIONS -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 3.7 | 429 243 | 27.52% |
| 19 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 3.6 | 416 453 | 13.23% |
| 20 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 3.5 | 410 413 | 11.45% |
| 21 | WWE WRESTLING RAW | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 3.4 | 394 111 | 12.18% |
| 22 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.3 | 388 509 | 23.65% |
| 23 | CARTE BLANCHE | M-Net | Actuality | Actuality | 3.2 | 373 295 | 10.10% |
| 24 | BAD BOYS 2 | e.tv | Movies | Action/adventure | 3.1 | 362 846 | 13.67% |
| 25 | STOKVEL | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 3.1 | 359 510 | 12.88% |
| 26 | NUUS | SABC 2 | News | News | 2.9 | 342 883 | 9.97% |
| 27 | LOTTO DRAW LIVE | e.tv | Competition | Competition | 2.8 | 327 613 | 10.23% |
| 28 | WHITE HOUSE DOWN | M-Net | Movies | Movies | 2.8 | 326 555 | 9.75% |
| 29 | THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | SABC 3 | Soap opera | International | 2.8 | 323 105 | 11.28% |
| 30 | WHITE CHICKS | e.tv | Movies | Comedy | 2.8 | 321 548 | 10.20% |
| 31 | ZIYAWA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 2.7 | 317 321 | 8.71% |
| 32 | CUTTING EDGE | SABC 1 | Actuality | Actuality | 2.6 | 307 879 | 11.37% |
| 33 | ISIDINGO:THE NEED | SABC 3 | Soap opera | Local | 2.6 | 305 228 | 8.22% |
| 34 | CAF CONFEDERATION CUP :KAIZER CHIEFS VS LIGA MUCULMANA | SABC 3 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.6 | 304 736 | 8.57% |
| 35 | SOCCER ZONE | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.4 | 284 981 | 9.03% |
| 36 | VODACOM SUPER RUGBY 2014 STOMERS VS HURRICANES | SuperSport 1 | Sport | Rugby (all) | 2.4 | 282 216 | 7.94% |
| 37 | FRIENDS LIKE THESE | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 2.4 | 281 088 | 8.35% |
| 38 | VODACOM SUPER RUGBY 2014 BULLS VS LIONS | SuperSport 1 | Sport | Rugby (all) | 2.4 | 280 285 | 8.96% |
| 39 | ISIDINGO -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 2.4 | 277 123 | 19.38% |
| 40 | SPEAK OUT -R | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 2.3 | 271 305 | 11.39% |
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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