by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) SABC 1 drama “When we were black” returned to the top 10, at no. 4 position, during the week of 2–8 June 2014, our SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings national chart shows. Meanwhile, on our DStv chart, International Rugby: South Africa vs World XV made it to no. 14.
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: 2–8 June 2014
| 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 | 23.7 | 10 146 820 | 71.00% |
| 2 | TEMPY PUSHAS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 13.9 | 5 972 572 | 45.26% |
| 3 | ENTABENI | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 12.1 | 5 206 461 | 37.52% |
| 4 | WHEN WE WERE BLACK | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 11.6 | 4 964 782 | 41.69% |
| 5 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 11.5 | 4 952 885 | 42.78% |
| 6 | MY PERFECT FAMILY | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 11.2 | 4 825 993 | 35.44% |
| 7 | ZAZIWA | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 11.2 | 4 809 831 | 34.53% |
| 8 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 11.0 | 4 716 136 | 33.81% |
| 9 | SELIMATHUNZI | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 10.9 | 4 685 440 | 34.18% |
| 10 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 10.9 | 4 678 391 | 35.00% |
| 11 | FAMILY BONDS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 10.8 | 4 644 391 | 37.24% |
| 12 | THE PERFECT SISHEBO SHOW | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 10.4 | 4 464 196 | 33.66% |
| 13 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 9.8 | 4 214 063 | 33.19% |
| 14 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 9.7 | 4 146 409 | 29.80% |
| 15 | NEWS HEADLINES | SABC 1 | News | News | 8.9 | 3 816 221 | 29.21% |
| 16 | NYAN NYAN | SABC 1 | Reality | Reality | 8.9 | 3 812 662 | 32.36% |
| 17 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 8.7 | 3 733 699 | 39.25% |
| 18 | FRIENDS LIKE THESE | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 8.6 | 3 672 315 | 29.34% |
| 19 | FAST FIVE | SABC 1 | Movies | Action/adventure | 8.2 | 3 504 586 | 33.58% |
| 20 | REAL GOBOZA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 7.8 | 3 333 395 | 30.94% |
| 21 | FRIENDS LIKE THESE -R | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 7.0 | 3 002 788 | 36.09% |
| 22 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 6.9 | 2 967 087 | 27.49% |
| 23 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 6.5 | 2 804 702 | 21.38% |
| 24 | GENERATIONS RETRO | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 6.5 | 2 777 973 | 21.88% |
| 25 | TROPICA ISLAND OF TREASURE | SABC 1 | Reality | Reality | 6.4 | 2 745 779 | 24.22% |
| 26 | THOLA | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 6.3 | 2 714 232 | 38.37% |
| 27 | JACKEE | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.3 | 2 698 635 | 21.53% |
| 28 | DAREDEVIL | e.tv | Movies | Action/adventure | 6.2 | 2 658 556 | 27.42% |
| 29 | FAN BASE | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 6.1 | 2 602 287 | 25.15% |
| 30 | CUTTING EDGE | SABC 1 | Actuality | Actuality | 6.0 | 2 553 953 | 32.26% |
| 31 | GA RE DUMELE -R | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.6 | 2 408 424 | 24.71% |
| 32 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 5.5 | 2 366 213 | 34.98% |
| 33 | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.4 | 2 327 181 | 50.99% | |
| 34 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 5.4 | 2 297 019 | 18.14% |
| 35 | SPEAK OUT | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 5.3 | 2 276 413 | 27.96% |
| 36 | SA’S KITCHEN QUEENS | e.tv | Reality | Reality | 5.2 | 2 245 908 | 19.73% |
| 37 | GROWN UPS | e.tv | Movies | Comedy | 5.2 | 2 241 523 | 27.39% |
| 38 | THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | SABC 3 | Soap opera | International | 5.2 | 2 238 429 | 20.23% |
| 39 | SISWATI/NDEBELE NEWS HEADLINES | SABC 1 | News | News | 5.2 | 2 236 848 | 24.11% |
| 40 | EMZINI WEZINSIZWA -R | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.1 | 2 174 066 | 48.33% |
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 | 17.1 | 2 308 060 | 51.17% |
| 2 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 8.7 | 1 176 935 | 30.52% |
| 3 | ISIBAYA | Mzansi Magic | Variety | Variety | 7.0 | 950 678 | 22.09% |
| 4 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 6.9 | 927 911 | 21.95% |
| 5 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 6.3 | 850 760 | 19.09% |
| 6 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 6.1 | 825 375 | 18.62% |
| 7 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 5.9 | 799 601 | 17.92% |
| 8 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 5.6 | 751 611 | 22.08% |
| 9 | TEMPY PUSHAS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.3 | 720 437 | 16.12% |
| 10 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 5.0 | 671 921 | 15.30% |
| 11 | FAMILY BONDS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.0 | 669 748 | 15.77% |
| 12 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 4.9 | 660 865 | 19.69% |
| 13 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 4.5 | 604 160 | 14.32% |
| 14 | INTERNATIONAL RUGBY :SOUTH AFRICA VS WORLD XV | SuperSport 1 | Sport | Rugby(all) | 4.2 | 566 973 | 16.13% |
| 15 | SELIMATHUNZI | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 4.2 | 563 805 | 12.62% |
| 16 | NYAN NYAN | SABC 1 | Reality | Reality | 4.1 | 555 567 | 13.77% |
| 17 | WHEN WE WERE BLACK | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.0 | 544 076 | 14.04% |
| 18 | ENTABENI | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.0 | 536 784 | 12.76% |
| 19 | SPEAK OUT | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 3.9 | 526 633 | 20.00% |
| 20 | THE HEAT (2013) | M-Net | Movies | Drama | 3.7 | 504 810 | 12.83% |
| 21 | FAST FIVE | SABC 1 | Movies | Action/adventure | 3.5 | 478 121 | 12.68% |
| 22 | THOLA | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 3.5 | 476 816 | 17.42% |
| 23 | NOOT VIR NOOT | SABC 2 | Music | Music | 3.4 | 463 637 | 10.71% |
| 24 | ZAZIWA | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 3.4 | 462 684 | 10.49% |
| 25 | MY PERFECT FAMILY | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 3.2 | 432 158 | 9.74% |
| 26 | FRIENDS LIKE THESE | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 3.1 | 423 588 | 9.20% |
| 27 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.1 | 423 243 | 26.92% |
| 28 | OUR PERFECT WEDDING (MAG) | Mzansi Magic | Magazine | Magazine | 3.1 | 413 170 | 9.48% |
| 29 | JACKEE | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 3.1 | 412 947 | 9.77% |
| 30 | GENERATIONS -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 3.0 | 411 517 | 27.39% |
| 31 | NUUS | SABC 2 | News | News | 3.0 | 407 711 | 9.50% |
| 32 | GA BOSE GANGWE | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 3.0 | 403 695 | 13.40% |
| 33 | FRIENDS LIKE THESE -R | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 3.0 | 398 643 | 13.34% |
| 34 | GA RE DUMELE -R | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 2.9 | 398 396 | 12.92% |
| 35 | THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | SABC 3 | Soap opera | International | 2.9 | 396 532 | 10.39% |
| 36 | THE PERFECT SISHEBO SHOW | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 2.9 | 389 699 | 8.76% |
| 37 | CUTTING EDGE -R | SABC 1 | Actuality | Actuality | 2.8 | 375 853 | 21.31% |
| 38 | NEWS HEADLINES | SABC 1 | News | News | 2.7 | 368 807 | 8.52% |
| 39 | FAN BASE | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 2.7 | 364 516 | 9.73% |
| 40 | CARTE BLANCHE | M-Net | Actuality | Actuality | 2.7 | 364 308 | 7.73% |
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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