by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) See who made it to the top of our National and DStv charts for the week of 27 October–2 November 2014! A collaboration between the South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) and MarkLives, this #Top40TVratings column is a weekly roundup of SA’s TV audience viewership.
We reveal the best-watched shows of the week before (in this case, 27 October–2 November 2014), where they ran and how many South Africans tuned in to watch.
We offer two tables:
- The first covers all households — free-to-air viewing (the various SABC channels and e.tv), as well as the DStv platform.
- The second charts the best-watched shows on the DStv network of channels only.
SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings Charts: 27 October–2 November 2014
National
| Market | Target | Activity | |||||
| National | Total Indv (incl guests) | Live + VOSDAL | |||||
| Counter | Description (grouped) | Channel | Level 1 | Level 2\variable | (r) AMR % | AMR | SHR % |
| 1 | SKEEM SAAM | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 19.1 | 8 214 334 | 62.29% |
| 2 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 13.7 | 5 880 759 | 49.84% |
| 3 | SOUL CITY | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 13.0 | 5 594 418 | 44.14% |
| 4 | STICKS AND STONES | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 12.2 | 5 252 333 | 39.35% |
| 5 | KOWETHU | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 12.2 | 5 236 503 | 41.34% |
| 6 | MY PERFECT FAMILY | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 10.9 | 4 669 161 | 36.10% |
| 7 | ZAZIWA | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 10.2 | 4 385 344 | 35.62% |
| 8 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 9.5 | 4 077 239 | 41.47% |
| 9 | SELIMATHUNZI | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 9.2 | 3 935 331 | 30.66% |
| 10 | SHREDS AND DREAMS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 9.1 | 3 921 264 | 33.69% |
| 11 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 8.9 | 3 797 893 | 33.00% |
| 12 | WHEN WE WERE BLACK | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 8.7 | 3 739 895 | 30.70% |
| 13 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 8.3 | 3 574 423 | 28.61% |
| 14 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 8.0 | 3 436 489 | 30.61% |
| 15 | SPEAK OUT | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 7.6 | 3 267 236 | 38.11% |
| 16 | 1’S AND 2’S SHOW | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 7.6 | 3 250 672 | 28.19% |
| 17 | THE X FACTOR SOUTH AFRICA | SABC 1 | Reality | Reality | 6.9 | 2 979 190 | 29.77% |
| 18 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 6.6 | 2 843 815 | 25.56% |
| 19 | SKEEM SAAM -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 6.1 | 2 601 083 | 53.05% |
| 20 | VELAPHI -R | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.7 | 2 451 849 | 49.96% |
| 21 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 5.7 | 2 427 727 | 24.18% |
| 22 | GOLDENEYE | e.tv | Movies | Action/adventure | 5.6 | 2 382 793 | 28.28% |
| 23 | MPONENG | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.5 | 2 379 890 | 20.86% |
| 24 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.4 | 2 297 154 | 47.07% |
| 25 | ISIDINGO:THE NEED | SABC 3 | Soap opera | Local | 5.3 | 2 289 782 | 19.67% |
| 26 | MOHLOLOHADI 2 | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 5.3 | 2 289 412 | 25.51% |
| 27 | FREE WILLY: ESCAPE FROM PIRATE’S COVE | SABC 2 | Movies | Action/adventure | 5.3 | 2 283 894 | 26.39% |
| 28 | FAN BASE | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 5.0 | 2 147 041 | 25.49% |
| 29 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 5.0 | 2 141 540 | 21.37% |
| 30 | AMAZA | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.9 | 2 115 218 | 20.88% |
| 31 | WWE WRESTLING SMACKDOWN | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 4.9 | 2 103 567 | 16.07% |
| 32 | WIPEOUT | SABC 2 | Competition | Competition | 4.8 | 2 078 047 | 18.23% |
| 33 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP ORLANDO PIRATES VS KAIZER CHIEFS -R | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 4.8 | 2 058 042 | 24.37% |
| 34 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 4.7 | 2 028 870 | 31.47% |
| 35 | SOCCER ZONE | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 4.7 | 2 010 911 | 20.18% |
| 36 | SKEEM SAAM -O | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.7 | 1 998 918 | 29.73% |
| 37 | CUTTING EDGE -R | SABC 1 | Actuality | Actuality | 4.7 | 1 995 156 | 41.26% |
| 38 | WWE WRESTLING RAW | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 4.5 | 1 914 474 | 24.87% |
| 39 | SUNDAY LIVE | SABC 1 | Actuality | Actuality | 4.4 | 1 895 924 | 18.03% |
| 40 | ISIDINGO -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 4.4 | 1 894 140 | 44.26% |
DStv
| Market | Target | Activity | |||||
| DStv | Total Indv (incl guests) | Live + VOSDAL | |||||
| Counter | Description (grouped) | Channel | Level 1 | Level 2\variable | (r) AMR % | AMR | SHR % |
| 1 | SKEEM SAAM | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 12.2 | 1 645 757 | 38.46% |
| 2 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 9.6 | 1 303 880 | 33.69% |
| 3 | ISIBAYA | Mzansi Magic | Variety | Variety | 7.1 | 962 190 | 23.23% |
| 4 | OUR PERFECT WEDDING (MAG) | Mzansi Magic | Magazine | Magazine | 6.8 | 922 760 | 22.72% |
| 5 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 6.4 | 864 372 | 24.88% |
| 6 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 5.6 | 761 372 | 18.16% |
| 7 | MY PERFECT FAMILY | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.5 | 749 366 | 17.28% |
| 8 | ZAZIWA | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 5.4 | 723 340 | 17.52% |
| 9 | SPEAK OUT | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 5.2 | 701 672 | 24.06% |
| 10 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 5.1 | 690 639 | 17.58% |
| 11 | SELIMATHUNZI | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 5.0 | 681 284 | 15.75% |
| 12 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 4.1 | 551 478 | 15.22% |
| 13 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 4.1 | 549 088 | 15.18% |
| 14 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 4.0 | 546 375 | 15.06% |
| 15 | SOUL CITY | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.0 | 546 090 | 12.91% |
| 16 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 3.9 | 523 723 | 13.15% |
| 17 | ISIDINGO:THE NEED | SABC 3 | Soap opera | Local | 3.5 | 474 764 | 11.84% |
| 18 | STICKS AND STONES | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.5 | 471 489 | 11.27% |
| 19 | 1’S AND 2’S SHOW | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 3.2 | 438 473 | 11.39% |
| 20 | KOWETHU | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.2 | 436 775 | 10.37% |
| 21 | MOHLOLOHADI 2 | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 3.2 | 436 082 | 13.26% |
| 22 | SKEEM SAAM -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.2 | 432 248 | 24.88% |
| 23 | SOCCER ZONE | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 3.1 | 417 325 | 12.43% |
| 24 | THE X FACTOR SOUTH AFRICA | SABC 1 | Reality | Reality | 3.1 | 413 591 | 11.67% |
| 25 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 2.9 | 391 183 | 22.60% |
| 26 | NATIONAL SECURITY | Mzansi Magic | Movies | Comedy | 2.8 | 375 071 | 9.76% |
| 27 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 2.7 | 365 896 | 10.62% |
| 28 | VELAPHI -R | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 2.6 | 356 314 | 20.55% |
| 29 | SES/TSW/SEP NEWS | SABC 2 | News | News | 2.6 | 351 753 | 8.65% |
| 30 | WHEN WE WERE BLACK | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 2.5 | 343 034 | 8.64% |
| 31 | SHREDS AND DREAMS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 2.5 | 334 703 | 8.50% |
| 32 | THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | SABC 3 | Soap opera | International | 2.4 | 323 866 | 10.19% |
| 33 | BINNELANDERS | kykNET | Soap opera | Local | 2.4 | 322 085 | 7.67% |
| 34 | ISIDINGO -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 2.3 | 316 249 | 20.01% |
| 35 | E-NUUS | kykNET | News | News | 2.3 | 315 278 | 7.96% |
| 36 | DIE NATANIEL TAFEL | kykNET | Drama | Drama | 2.3 | 311 243 | 7.09% |
| 37 | BOER SOEK N VROU | kykNET | Reality | Reality | 2.3 | 309 192 | 7.71% |
| 38 | FUNERAL SERVICE OF SENZO MEYIWA | SABC NEWS | Actuality | Actuality | 2.3 | 306 767 | 10.72% |
| 39 | WHEN DUTY CALLS | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 2.2 | 297 525 | 9.03% |
| 40 | BARBARIAN RUGBY: BARBARIANS VS AUSTRALIA | SuperSport 1 | Sport | Rugby (all) | 2.1 | 288 048 | 8.83% |
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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