by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) See who made it to the top of our National and DStv charts for the week of 24–30 November 2014! Please note that Generations data should be able from next week onwards.
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, 24–30 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: 24–30 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 | 19.0 | 8 164 700 | 62.35% |
| 2 | KOWETHU | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 14.3 | 6 145 904 | 47.97% |
| 3 | SOUL CITY | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 14.1 | 6 049 349 | 46.83% |
| 4 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 13.2 | 5 662 855 | 46.95% |
| 5 | MUTUAL FRIENDS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 12.6 | 5 424 877 | 41.87% |
| 6 | SHREDS AND DREAMS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 11.9 | 5 094 925 | 41.70% |
| 7 | ZAZIWA | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 10.5 | 4 502 673 | 37.01% |
| 8 | SELIMATHUNZI | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 9.9 | 4 241 192 | 32.58% |
| 9 | JIKA MA JIKA | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 9.7 | 4 154 606 | 37.10% |
| 10 | MY PERFECT FAMILY | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 9.5 | 4 080 577 | 32.53% |
| 11 | TASK FORCE(DRAMA) | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 9.4 | 4 041 582 | 32.68% |
| 12 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 9.1 | 3 882 953 | 36.93% |
| 13 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 7.6 | 3 260 227 | 26.77% |
| 14 | XXX 2:THE NEXT LEVEL | e.tv | Movies | Movies | 7.5 | 3 223 302 | 31.58% |
| 15 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 7.5 | 3 205 376 | 31.26% |
| 16 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 7.5 | 3 199 803 | 29.70% |
| 17 | SPEAK OUT | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 6.6 | 2 844 430 | 31.44% |
| 18 | SKEEM SAAM -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 6.6 | 2 826 001 | 52.60% |
| 19 | SKWIZAS -R | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 6.4 | 2 760 601 | 31.35% |
| 20 | NELSON MANDELA CHALLENGE-SOUTH AFRICA VS COTE D’IVOIRE | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 6.0 | 2 552 858 | 35.39% |
| 21 | THE X FACTOR SOUTH AFRICA | SABC 1 | Reality | Reality | 5.9 | 2 534 258 | 32.45% |
| 22 | EMZINI WEZINSIZWA -R | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 5.9 | 2 531 060 | 47.33% |
| 23 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 5.9 | 2 525 137 | 25.59% |
| 24 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 5.7 | 2 430 163 | 45.66% |
| 25 | MOHLOLOHADI 2 | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 5.6 | 2 419 646 | 25.09% |
| 26 | SUNDAY LIVE | SABC 1 | Actuality | Actuality | 5.6 | 2 387 330 | 22.91% |
| 27 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 5.3 | 2 284 313 | 21.91% |
| 28 | WWE WRESTLING RAW | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 5.3 | 2 253 285 | 27.85% |
| 29 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 5.1 | 2 171 672 | 21.94% |
| 30 | HOLA MPINJI | SABC 1 | Educational Program | Educational program | 4.9 | 2 103 039 | 19.62% |
| 31 | ISIDINGO:THE NEED | SABC 3 | Soap opera | Local | 4.9 | 2 101 325 | 18.95% |
| 32 | ISIDINGO -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 4.8 | 2 045 833 | 44.85% |
| 33 | YOURS MINE AND OURS | SABC 1 | Movies | Comedy | 4.7 | 2 023 621 | 21.71% |
| 34 | SA SPORTS AWARDS | SABC 1 | Sport | Variety | 4.7 | 2 012 172 | 24.67% |
| 35 | TEMPY PUSHAS -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.6 | 1 973 573 | 39.06% |
| 36 | CUTTING EDGE | SABC 1 | Actuality | Actuality | 4.6 | 1 967 196 | 22.10% |
| 37 | 90 PLEIN STREET | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 4.5 | 1 947 509 | 21.27% |
| 38 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 4.5 | 1 929 630 | 30.24% |
| 39 | MARMADUKE | e.tv | Movies | Comedy | 4.4 | 1 890 883 | 20.31% |
| 40 | HOLA MPINJI -R | SABC 1 | Educational Program | Educational program | 4.4 | 1 869 015 | 40.39% |
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 | 11.5 | 1 549 000 | 37.20% |
| 2 | MUVHANGO | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 9.0 | 1 222 636 | 31.73% |
| 3 | POWERBALL | SABC 2 | Variety | Variety | 6.0 | 804 904 | 22.91% |
| 4 | ZAZIWA | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 5.7 | 774 247 | 19.18% |
| 5 | ISIBAYA | Mzansi Magic | Variety | Variety | 5.6 | 752 949 | 18.34% |
| 6 | JIKA MA JIKA | SABC 1 | Music | Music | 5.0 | 678 419 | 18.75% |
| 7 | SHREDS AND DREAMS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.9 | 666 142 | 16.89% |
| 8 | SCANDAL | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 4.8 | 651 159 | 16.17% |
| 9 | 7DE LAAN | SABC 2 | Soap opera | Local | 4.4 | 591 501 | 16.82% |
| 10 | KOWETHU | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.4 | 588 138 | 14.13% |
| 11 | NELSON MANDELA CHALLENGE-SOUTH AFRICA VS COTE D’IVOIRE | SABC 1 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 4.2 | 572 284 | 21.21% |
| 12 | SELIMATHUNZI | SABC 1 | Variety | Variety | 4.2 | 571 653 | 13.76% |
| 13 | SPEAK OUT | SABC 2 | Actuality | Actuality | 4.2 | 570 654 | 19.92% |
| 14 | SOUL CITY | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 4.1 | 549 649 | 13.32% |
| 15 | RHYTHM CITY | e.tv | Drama | Drama | 4.0 | 540 998 | 15.43% |
| 16 | MY PERFECT FAMILY | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 4.0 | 536 789 | 12.73% |
| 17 | XHOSA NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 3.9 | 528 544 | 14.72% |
| 18 | WELSH INTERNATIONAL RUGBY WALES VS SOUTH AFRICA | SuperSport 1 | Sport | Rugby (all) | 3.9 | 522 169 | 19.07% |
| 19 | SKWIZAS -R | SABC 2 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 3.8 | 511 222 | 16.92% |
| 20 | MUTUAL FRIENDS | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.6 | 482 280 | 11.83% |
| 21 | ZULU NEWS | SABC 1 | News | News | 3.6 | 481 487 | 12.68% |
| 22 | WWE WRESTLING RAW | e.tv | Sport | Wrestling | 3.3 | 449 245 | 14.99% |
| 23 | OUR PERFECT WEDDING (MAG) | Mzansi Magic | Magazine | Magazine | 3.3 | 447 392 | 11.60% |
| 24 | SKEEM SAAM -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.3 | 439 976 | 24.27% |
| 25 | KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA | SABC 1 | Magazine | Magazine | 3.2 | 438 611 | 13.12% |
| 26 | TASK FORCE(DRAMA) | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 3.2 | 434 578 | 10.94% |
| 27 | MOHLOLOHADI 2 | SABC 2 | Drama | Drama | 3.1 | 417 605 | 13.27% |
| 28 | BOER SOEK N VROU | kykNET | Reality | Reality | 3.1 | 414 306 | 10.19% |
| 29 | ISIDINGO:THE NEED | SABC 3 | Soap opera | Local | 3.0 | 405 662 | 10.71% |
| 30 | THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | SABC 3 | Soap opera | International | 2.8 | 375 261 | 12.01% |
| 31 | MUVHANGO -R | SABC 1 | Drama | Drama | 2.7 | 368 615 | 20.45% |
| 32 | THE X FACTOR SOUTH AFRICA | SABC 1 | Reality | Reality | 2.7 | 361 269 | 11.95% |
| 33 | MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY | Mzansi Magic | Movies | Drama | 2.7 | 360 995 | 9.78% |
| 34 | ABSA PREMIERSHIP POLOKWANE CITY VS KAIZER CHIEFS | SuperSport 4 | Sport | Football (soccer) | 2.7 | 360 518 | 9.08% |
| 35 | NEWS | e.tv | News | News | 2.6 | 347 370 | 9.41% |
| 36 | NUUS | SABC 2 | News | News | 2.4 | 329 712 | 8.92% |
| 37 | XXX 2:THE NEXT LEVEL | e.tv | Movies | Movies | 2.3 | 316 003 | 8.72% |
| 38 | EMZINI WEZINSIZWA -R | SABC 1 | Sitcom | Sitcom | 2.3 | 311 380 | 17.52% |
| 39 | IT’S GOSPEL TIME -R | SABC 2 | Music | Music | 2.3 | 310 092 | 11.78% |
| 40 | ISIDINGO -R | SABC 1 | Soap opera | Local | 2.2 | 299 963 | 18.10% |
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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