by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) And Generations is back on top of our National and DStv charts for the week of 1–7 December 2014, toppling Skeem Saam out of the Top 10!
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, 1–7 December 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: 1–7 December 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 | GENERATIONS THE LEGACY | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 18.6 | 7 994 660 | 65.61% |
| 2 | KOWETHU | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 16.4 | 7 053 200 | 51.53% |
| 3 | SOUL CITY | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 14.8 | 6 336 014 | 48.62% |
| 4 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 12.7 | 5 460 386 | 47.06% |
| 5 | MUTUAL FRIENDS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 12.4 | 5 333 447 | 41.82% |
| 6 | MY PERFECT FAMILY | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 11.3 | 4 852 129 | 39.47% |
| 7 | SHREDS AND DREAMS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 9.8 | 4 216 590 | 43.24% |
| 8 | SELIMATHUNZI | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 9.5 | 4 089 943 | 33.22% |
| 9 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 8.7 | 3 752 917 | 39.31% |
| 10 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 8.3 | 3 570 196 | 35.53% |
| 11 | ZAZIWA | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 8.3 | 3 553 951 | 33.64% |
| 12 | SKEEM SAAM | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 7.7 | 3 302 420 | 36.39% |
| 13 | TASK FORCE(DRAMA) | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 7.5 | 3 219 940 | 29.09% |
| 14 | JIKA MA JIKA | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 7.5 | 3 206 099 | 36.06% |
| 15 | SKEEM SAAM -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 7.4 | 3 183 522 | 55.69% |
| 16 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 7.1 | 3 060 695 | 33.52% |
| 17 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP ORLANDO PIRATES VS KAIZER CHIEFS | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 6.9 | 2 951 018 | 44.92% |
| 18 | SKWIZAS -R | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.8 | 2 918 842 | 29.68% |
| 19 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 6.8 | 2 900 057 | 25.89% |
| 20 | EMZINI WEZINSIZWA -R | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.6 | 2 816 885 | 50.01% |
| 21 | THE MECHANIC | e.tv | Movies | Action/adventure | 6.5 | 2 780 667 | 31.36% |
| 22 | SPEAK OUT | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 6.5 | 2 778 793 | 32.31% |
| 23 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 6.4 | 2 757 695 | 48.13% |
| 24 | THE X FACTOR SOUTH AFRICA | SABC 1 | Reality | Reality | 6.1 | 2 621 106 | 36.62% |
| 25 | ROOTS | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 5.9 | 2 550 221 | 37.44% |
| 26 | GENERATIONS THE LEGACY -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 5.7 | 2 433 282 | 44.18% |
| 27 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 5.6 | 2 418 236 | 22.49% |
| 28 | MOPHEME | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 5.4 | 2 332 578 | 27.67% |
| 29 | ISIDINGO -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 5.2 | 2 233 759 | 46.02% |
| 30 | IT’S GOSPEL TIME -R | SABC 2 | Music | Music | 4.7 | 1 998 446 | 29.18% |
| 31 | SUNDAY LIVE | SABC 1 | Actuality | Actuality | 4.6 | 1 965 800 | 21.48% |
| 32 | THE BOX OFFICE (FPB) | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 4.5 | 1 924 135 | 33.27% |
| 33 | WWE WRESTLING RAW | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 4.4 | 1 894 073 | 27.20% |
| 34 | LIKE MIKE | e.tv | Movies | Comedy | 4.4 | 1 885 557 | 22.04% |
| 35 | ISIDINGO:THE NEED | SABC 3 | Soap opera | Local | 4.2 | 1 796 873 | 17.78% |
| 36 | THE LINK (MAGA) | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 4.2 | 1 781 208 | 23.07% |
| 37 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 4.1 | 1 776 802 | 19.81% |
| 38 | 90 PLEIN STREET | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 4.1 | 1 765 795 | 18.68% |
| 39 | WWE WRESTLING SMACKDOWN | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 4.1 | 1 759 422 | 13.97% |
| 40 | TEMPY PUSHAS -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.0 | 1 723 521 | 36.10% |
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 | GENERATIONS THE LEGACY | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 12.6 | 1 697 742 | 42.24% |
| 2 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 9.0 | 1 221 775 | 31.58% |
| 3 | MY PERFECT FAMILY | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.1 | 824 946 | 19.77% |
| 4 | KOWETHU | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.8 | 785 120 | 18.67% |
| 5 | ISIBAYA | Mzansi Magic | Variety | Variety | 5.5 | 743 387 | 18.54% |
| 6 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 5.0 | 670 389 | 20.15% |
| 7 | SOUL CITY | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.9 | 655 461 | 14.78% |
| 8 | SELIMATHUNZI | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 4.8 | 652 659 | 15.75% |
| 9 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 4.7 | 631 195 | 17.62% |
| 10 | SPEAK OUT | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 4.5 | 609 105 | 20.84% |
| 11 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 4.3 | 585 485 | 15.37% |
| 12 | JIKA MA JIKA | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 4.3 | 576 442 | 17.64% |
| 13 | SKEEM SAAM | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.2 | 571 988 | 17.37% |
| 14 | ZAZIWA | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 3.9 | 531 749 | 15.86% |
| 15 | SKWIZAS -R | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 3.9 | 523 518 | 16.45% |
| 16 | SKEEM SAAM -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.8 | 518 229 | 26.30% |
| 17 | SHREDS AND DREAMS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.8 | 512 092 | 15.15% |
| 18 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 3.8 | 510 335 | 15.64% |
| 19 | THE GIFT | Mzansi Magic | Documentary | Documentary | 3.7 | 493 351 | 15.08% |
| 20 | MUTUAL FRIENDS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.6 | 488 771 | 11.24% |
| 21 | OUR PERFECT WEDDING (MAG) | Mzansi Magic | Magazine | Magazine | 3.6 | 482 950 | 14.14% |
| 22 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 3.2 | 430 002 | 13.30% |
| 23 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.1 | 412 669 | 21.28% |
| 24 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP BIDVEST WITS VS KAIZER CHIEFS | SuperSport 4 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 3.1 | 412 426 | 10.04% |
| 25 | WWE WRESTLING RAW | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 2.8 | 383 979 | 13.55% |
| 26 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP ORLANDO PIRATES VS MARITZBURG UNITED | SuperSport 4 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.8 | 376 341 | 9.13% |
| 27 | EMZINI WEZINSIZWA -R | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 2.8 | 374 150 | 18.83% |
| 28 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP ORLANDO PIRATES VS KAIZER CHIEFS | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.7 | 370 037 | 16.25% |
| 29 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 2.7 | 369 928 | 10.00% |
| 30 | MOPHEME | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 2.6 | 358 031 | 12.29% |
| 31 | ISIDINGO:THE NEED | SABC 3 | Soap opera | Local | 2.6 | 356 751 | 10.06% |
| 32 | BOER SOEK N VROU | kykNET | Reality | Reality | 2.5 | 333 929 | 9.17% |
| 33 | THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | SABC 3 | Soap opera | International | 2.5 | 333 313 | 11.87% |
| 34 | TASK FORCE(DRAMA) | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 2.4 | 329 235 | 9.06% |
| 35 | THE X FACTOR SOUTH AFRICA | SABC 1 | Reality | Reality | 2.4 | 324 309 | 12.43% |
| 36 | GENERATIONS THE LEGACY -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 2.4 | 321 286 | 17.14% |
| 37 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 2.4 | 319 318 | 9.80% |
| 38 | ROOTS | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 2.3 | 311 062 | 12.44% |
| 39 | SOCCER ZONE | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.3 | 306 342 | 8.72% |
| 40 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 2.2 | 302 827 | 8.96% |
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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