by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) It’s a goaaaaaal as the 2014 FIFA World Cup launches into five of the Top 10 slots on SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings national chart during during the week of 16–22 June 2014. It also took up nine of the top 20 slots. The State of the Nation address came in at number 16. On the DStv, chart SONA came in at no. 6 and no FIFA games made the Top 10.
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: 16-22 June 2014
| Market | Target | Activity | ||||
| National | Total Indv (incl guests) | Live + VOSDAL | ||||
| Counter | Description (grouped) | Channel | Level 1 | Level 2\Variable | (r) AMR % | AMR |
| 1 | GENERATIONS | SABC 2 | Soap opera | LOCAL | 20.2 | 8 654 538 |
| 2 | TEMPY PUSHAS | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 13.2 | 5 679 433 |
| 3 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 12.9 | 5 520 097 |
| 4 | COURAGE OF YOUR CONVICTIONS | SABC 2 | Documentary | Documentary | 11.0 | 4 735 659 |
| 5 | MR BONES 2:BACK FROM THE PAST | SABC 3 | Movies | COMEDY | 10.5 | 4 487 651 |
| 6 | FIFA WORLD CUP L AUSTRALIA/NETHERLANDS | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL (SOCCER) | 8.7 | 3 741 256 |
| 7 | FIFA WORLD CUP L GERMANY/PORTUGAL | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 8.7 | 3 717 111 |
| 8 | FIFA WORLD CUP L ARGENTINA/IRAN | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 8.6 | 3 707 165 |
| 9 | FIFA WORLD CUP L BELGIUM/RUSSIA | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 8.2 | 3 536 537 |
| 10 | FIFA WORLD CUP L COLOMBIA/COTE D’VOIRE | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 8.1 | 3 496 303 |
| 11 | FAMILY BONDS | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 8.1 | 3 471 151 |
| 12 | FIFA WORLD CUP L BRAZIL/MEXICO | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 7.8 | 3 339 458 |
| 13 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 7.7 | 3 283 893 |
| 14 | FIFA WORLD CUP L ITALY/COSTA RICA | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 7.7 | 3 283 620 |
| 15 | MY PERFECT FAMILY | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 7.5 | 3 204 594 |
| 16 | STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 7.3 | 3 131 638 |
| 17 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 7.2 | 3 080 737 |
| 18 | FIFA WORLD CUP L BELGIUM/ALGERIA | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 7.2 | 3 079 304 |
| 19 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 7.1 | 3 040 192 |
| 20 | FIFA WORLD CUP L SPAIN/CHILE | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 7.1 | 3 039 902 |
| 21 | ZAZIWA | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 6.9 | 2 972 725 |
| 22 | GA RE DUMELE -R | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.9 | 2 948 532 |
| 23 | FIFA WORLD CUP L GERMANY/GHANA | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 6.9 | 2 943 214 |
| 24 | XHOSA NEWS @ 1 | SABC 2 | News | News | 6.5 | 2 798 141 |
| 25 | SPEAK OUT | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 6.4 | 2 730 327 |
| 26 | FIFA WORLD CUP L URUGUAY/ENGLAND | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 6.3 | 2 685 477 |
| 27 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | LOCAL | 6.1 | 2 625 125 |
| 28 | SKWIZAS | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.0 | 2 558 965 |
| 29 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.8 | 2 500 919 |
| 30 | FIFA WORLD CUP L IRAN/NIGERIA | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 5.7 | 2 445 112 |
| 31 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 2 | News | News | 5.7 | 2 440 605 |
| 32 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 5.4 | 2 318 186 |
| 33 | GENERATIONS -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | LOCAL | 5.4 | 2 297 801 |
| 34 | STREET FIGHTER:THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI | e.tv | Movies | ACTION/ADVENTURE | 5.3 | 2 289 138 |
| 35 | WWE WRESTLING PAYBACK | e.tv | Sport | WRESTLING | 5.2 | 2 243 738 |
| 36 | FIFA WORLD CUP L SWITZERLAND/FRANCE | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 5.1 | 2 206 803 |
| 37 | ROLLING WITH…THE CELEB EDITION | e.tv | Variety | Variety | 5.0 | 2 133 480 |
| 38 | EMZINI WEZINSIZWA -R | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 4.9 | 2 106 519 |
| 39 | THOLA | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 4.9 | 2 099 004 |
| 40 | MOESHA | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 4.9 | 2 083 420 |
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 2 | Soap opera | LOCAL | 14.6 | 1 973 823 | 42.63% |
| 2 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 9.0 | 1 211 019 | 29.68% |
| 3 | ISIBAYA | Mzansi Magic | Variety | Variety | 6.4 | 861 197 | 19.40% |
| 4 | MR BONES 2:BACK FROM THE PAST | SABC 3 | Movies | COMEDY | 5.1 | 683 095 | 15.35% |
| 5 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 4.9 | 666 936 | 14.27% |
| 6 | STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 4.7 | 632 997 | 13.93% |
| 7 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 4.6 | 623 715 | 14.27% |
| 8 | COURAGE OF YOUR CONVICTIONS | SABC 2 | Documentary | Documentary | 4.6 | 615 969 | 13.67% |
| 9 | TEMPY PUSHAS | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 4.5 | 607 645 | 14.42% |
| 10 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 4.5 | 605 853 | 16.45% |
| 11 | FAMILY BONDS | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 4.1 | 560 098 | 12.09% |
| 12 | FIFA WORLD CUP L BRAZIL/MEXICO | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 4.1 | 550 711 | 17.48% |
| 13 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | LOCAL | 4.0 | 541 563 | 12.27% |
| 14 | FIFA WORLD CUP L GERMANY/PORTUGAL | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.9 | 530 850 | 12.17% |
| 15 | FIFA WORLD CUP L GERMANY/GHANA | SuperSport 3 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.8 | 507 174 | 16.78% |
| 16 | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.8 | 506 953 | 15.45% | |
| 17 | FIFA WORLD CUP L AUSTRALIA/NETHERLANDS | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.6 | 491 602 | 10.90% |
| 18 | SPEAK OUT | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 3.6 | 488 101 | 10.20% |
| 19 | FIFA WORLD CUP L COLOMBIA/COTE D’VOIRE | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.6 | 484 860 | 10.41% |
| 20 | GA RE DUMELE -R | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 3.4 | 464 792 | 13.90% |
| 21 | FIFA WORLD CUP L SPAIN/CHILE | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.4 | 460 816 | 14.79% |
| 22 | FIFA WORLD CUP L ARGENTINA/IRAN | SuperSport 3 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.4 | 458 849 | 10.76% |
| 23 | FIFA WORLD CUP L AUSTRALIA/NETHERLANDS | SuperSport 3 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.4 | 454 845 | 10.01% |
| 24 | THOLA | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 3.4 | 453 137 | 14.34% |
| 25 | ZAZIWA | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 3.3 | 452 539 | 9.50% |
| 26 | FIFA WORLD CUP L ITALY/COSTA RICA | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.3 | 443 195 | 10.24% |
| 27 | FIFA WORLD CUP L BELGIUM/RUSSIA | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.3 | 442 713 | 9.71% |
| 28 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 3.3 | 442 643 | 10.28% |
| 29 | FIFA WORLD CUP L ARGENTINA/IRAN | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.3 | 441 423 | 10.43% |
| 30 | FIFA WORLD CUP L URUGUAY/ENGLAND | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.3 | 441 418 | 13.62% |
| 31 | FIFA WORLD CUP L BRAZIL/MEXICO | SuperSport 3 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.3 | 441 303 | 15.02% |
| 32 | TRIBUTE TO EDDIE MAKHOSONKE ZONDI | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 3.3 | 440 309 | 9.76% |
| 33 | OUR PERFECT WEDDING (MAG) | Mzansi Magic | Magazine | Magazine | 3.2 | 437 891 | 9.71% |
| 34 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.2 | 429 620 | 23.58% |
| 35 | FIFA WORLD CUP H SPAIN/CHILE | SuperSport 3 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.2 | 428 948 | 14.75% |
| 36 | FIFA WORLD CUP L GERMANY/PORTUGAL | SuperSport 3 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.2 | 428 756 | 9.58% |
| 37 | FIFA WORLD CUP L BELGIUM/ALGERIA | SABC 1 | Sport | FOOTBALL(SOCCER) | 3.2 | 428 245 | 9.55% |
| 38 | CASTLE INCOMING TOUR 2014 SOUTH AFRICA VS WALES | SuperSport 1 | Sport | RUGBY(ALL) | 3.1 | 422 209 | 13.32% |
| 39 | MY PERFECT FAMILY | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 3.1 | 417 257 | 8.96% |
| 40 | GENERATIONS -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | LOCAL | 3.0 | 406 066 | 23.92% |
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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