#SouthAfricanTVratings: 1–7 June 2015 (week 23)

by MarkLives (@marklives) See which were the most popular shows on South African TV for the week of 1–7 June 2015! Using data supplied by the new Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA), this #SouthAfricanTVratings 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 June 2015), where they ran and how many South Africans tuned in to watch:

• Top 20 — adults and kids
• Top 10 SABC1 — adults and kids
• Top 10 SABC2 — adults and kids
• Top 10 SABC3 — adults and kids
• Top 10 e.tv — adults and kids
• Top 10 Mzansi Magic — adults and kids
• Top 10 M-Net — adults and kids

 

Top 20 shows across channels (national — adults age 15+)

				Variable	TVR %
Ranking	Description (grouped)	Channel	Level 1	Level 2\Activity	(r) Live + VOSDAL
1	GENERATIONS THE LEGACY	SABC 1	Soap opera	LOCAL	18.3
2	UZALO	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	17.1
3	SKEEM SAAM	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	16.9
4	VODACOM YEBO MILLIONAIRES	SABC 1	Competition	Competition	14.8
5	MUVHANGO	SABC 2	Drama	Drama	14.3
6	MFOLOZI STREET	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	13.9
7	TEMPY PUSHAS	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	12.6
8	SCANDAL	e.tv	Drama	Drama	10.8
9	XHOSA NEWS	SABC 1	News	News	10.6
10	SELIMATHUNZI	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	10.1
11	ZULU NEWS	SABC 1	News	News	10.0
12	ZAZIWA	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	10.0
13	SES TOP LA	SABC 1	Sitcom	Sitcom	9.9
14	STUMBO STOMP	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	9.5
15	JIKA MA JIKA	SABC 1	Music	Music	9.3
16	RISE	SABC 1	Movies	DRAMA	9.1
17	THE PERFECT SISHEBO SHOW	SABC 1	Magazine	Magazine	9.1
18	FAN BASE	SABC 1	Music	Music	8.9
19	THE TRANSPORTER	e.tv	Movies	ACTION/ADVENTURE	8.8
20	REAL GOBOZA	SABC 1	Magazine	Magazine	8.2

Top 20 shows across channels (national — kids age 4–14)

1	GENERATIONS THE LEGACY	SABC 1	Soap opera	LOCAL	19.4
2	SKEEM SAAM	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	19.2
3	UZALO	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	17.4
4	VODACOM YEBO MILLIONAIRES	SABC 1	Competition	Competition	16.1
5	MFOLOZI STREET	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	13.7
6	MUVHANGO	SABC 2	Drama	Drama	13.2
7	TEMPY PUSHAS	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	12.7
8	SELIMATHUNZI	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	11.4
9	XHOSA NEWS	SABC 1	News	News	11.4
10	THE PERFECT SISHEBO SHOW	SABC 1	Magazine	Magazine	11.3
11	SCANDAL	e.tv	Drama	Drama	11.2
12	ZAZIWA	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	11.1
13	JIKA MA JIKA	SABC 1	Music	Music	11.0
14	STUMBO STOMP	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	10.9
15	SES TOP LA	SABC 1	Sitcom	Sitcom	10.8
16	FAN BASE	SABC 1	Music	Music	10.5
17	ZULU NEWS	SABC 1	News	News	9.7
18	RISE	SABC 1	Movies	DRAMA	8.8
19	THE TRANSPORTER	e.tv	Movies	ACTION/ADVENTURE	8.7
20	RHYTHM CITY	e.tv	Drama	Drama	8.3

Top 10 shows across SABC1 (adults)

			Variable	TVR %
Ranking	Description	Day of week	Level 1\Activity	(r) Live + VOSDAL
1	GENERATIONS THE LEGACY	Thursday	Soap opera	18.7
2	SKEEM SAAM	Thursday	Drama	17.6
3	UZALO	Wednesday	Drama	17.4
4	VODACOM YEBO MILLIONAIRES	Tuesday	Competition	14.8
5	MFOLOZI STREET	Thursday	Drama	13.9
6	TEMPY PUSHAS	Friday	Drama	12.6
7	ZULU NEWS	Monday	News	11.9
8	XHOSA NEWS	Tuesday	News	11.7
9	SELIMATHUNZI	Tuesday	Variety	10.1
10	SES TOP LA	Monday	Sitcom	10.0

Top 10 shows across SABC2 (adults)

1	MUVHANGO	Monday	Drama	16.2
2	LOTTO DRAW LIVE	Wednesday	Competition	10.9
3	MOFEREFERE LENYALONG	Monday	Sitcom	7.9
4	MUVHANGO -R	Tuesday	Drama	5.9
5	DITLABONYANE KE DITLABOIMA	Friday	Drama	5.9
6	SPEAK OUT	Thursday	Actuality	5.8
7	7DE LAAN	Wednesday	Soap opera	5.5
8	MUVHANGO -O	Saturday	Drama	4.8
9	WIPEOUT	Saturday	Competition	4.7
10	MUSIC	Saturday	Music	4.6

Top 10 shows across SABC3 (adults)

1	THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL	Tuesday	Soap opera	5.3
2	MUSIC	Thursday	Music	3.8
3	DAYS OF OUR LIVES	Thursday	Soap opera	3.3
4	ISIDINGO:THE NEED	Tuesday	Soap opera	3.3
5	ISIDINGO -R	Wednesday	Soap opera	2.8
6	MAGNUM P.I.	Thursday	Drama	2.7
7	NEWS	Sunday	News	2.6
8	STRICTLY COME DANCING	Friday	Reality	2.5
9	7DE LAAN -R	Thursday	Soap opera	2.5
10	KOJAK	Tuesday	Drama	2.4

Top 10 shows across e.tv channel (adults)

1	SCANDAL	Thursday	Drama	11.3
2	THE TRANSPORTER	Sunday	Movies	8.8
3	RHYTHM CITY	Thursday	Drama	8.5
4	E NEWS EARLY EDITION	Sunday	News	6.1
5	WWE WRESTLING RAW	Sunday	Sport	6.1
6	WWE WRESTLING PAYBACK	Sunday	Sport	6.0
7	MAHADI-LOBOLA	Sunday	Reality	5.4
8	MODERN FAMILY	Sunday	Drama	5.3
9	Z’BONDIWE	Tuesday	Drama	5.1
10	ASHES TO ASHES	Monday	Drama	4.8

Top 10 shows across Mzansi Magic (adults)

1	ISIBAYA	Monday	Variety	2.5
2	OUR PERFECT WEDDING (MAG)	Sunday	Magazine	2.2
3	DATE MY FAMILY	Sunday	Reality	1.5
4	LOVE BACK	Sunday	Drama	1.2
5	DISKI DIVAS	Sunday	Variety	1.0
6	AYEYE	Sunday	Drama	0.7
7	ZABALAZA	Thursday	Drama	0.6
8	HOT PLATE:CATERING ESKASI	Sunday	Reality	0.6
9	ISIBAYA – R	Thursday	Drama	0.4
10	JERUSALEMA	Thursday	Movies	0.4

Top 10 shows across M-Net (adults)

1	CARTE BLANCHE	Sunday	Actuality	0.8
2	THE EQUALIZER	Sunday	Movies	0.8
3	MY STORY	Sunday	Reality	0.3
4	TWO AND A HALF MEN	Wednesday	Sitcom	0.3
5	GREY’S ANATOMY	Monday	Drama	0.3
6	MODERN FAMILY	Wednesday	Drama	0.2
7	THE BLACKLIST	Wednesday	Drama	0.2
8	RESURRECTION	Friday	Movies	0.2
9	THE VOICE	Monday	Variety	0.2
10	BLUE BLOODS	Thursday	Drama	0.2

Top 10 shows across SABC1 (kids)

1	GENERATIONS THE LEGACY	Monday	Soap opera	20.4
2	SKEEM SAAM	Thursday	Drama	20.4
3	UZALO	Monday	Drama	18.0
4	VODACOM YEBO MILLIONAIRES	Tuesday	Competition	16.1
5	MFOLOZI STREET	Thursday	Drama	13.7
6	XHOSA NEWS	Tuesday	News	13.0
7	TEMPY PUSHAS	Friday	Drama	12.7
8	ZULU NEWS	Monday	News	12.4
9	SES TOP LA	Monday	Sitcom	11.7
10	SELIMATHUNZI	Tuesday	Variety	11.4

Top 10 shows across SABC2 (kids)

1	MUVHANGO	Monday	Drama	15.3
2	LOTTO DRAW LIVE	Wednesday	Competition	10.0
3	MOFEREFERE LENYALONG	Monday	Sitcom	7.1
4	WIPEOUT	Saturday	Competition	7.1
5	MUVHANGO -O	Saturday	Drama	5.8
6	THE DUST FACTORY	Saturday	Movies	5.6
7	MUSIC	Saturday	Music	5.6
8	DITLABONYANE KE DITLABOIMA	Friday	Drama	5.4
9	MUVHANGO -R	Wednesday	Drama	5.4
10	ABO MZALA	Saturday	Sitcom	4.7

Top 10 shows across SABC3 (kids)

1	THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL	Tuesday	Soap opera	4.2
2	MUSIC	Thursday	Music	2.7
3	TRAIN QUEST	Saturday	Movies	2.5
4	ISIDINGO:THE NEED	Tuesday	Soap opera	2.5
5	DAYS OF OUR LIVES	Thursday	Soap opera	2.4
6	SERIOUSLY FUNNY KIDS	Saturday	Children’s programs	2.2
7	STRICTLY COME DANCING	Friday	Reality	1.9
8	THUNDERCATS	Sunday	Children’s programs	1.8
9	HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER	Sunday	Children’s programs	1.7
10	ISIDINGO -O	Sunday	Soap opera	1.7

Top 10 shows across e.tv channel (kids)

1	SCANDAL	Thursday	Drama	11.7
2	RHYTHM CITY	Wednesday	Drama	9.3
3	THE TRANSPORTER	Sunday	Movies	8.7
4	WWE WRESTLING PAYBACK	Sunday	Sport	7.0
5	E NEWS EARLY EDITION	Sunday	News	6.9
6	MAX STEEL	Sunday	Children’s programs	5.9
7	MAHADI-LOBOLA	Sunday	Reality	5.9
8	MODERN FAMILY	Sunday	Drama	5.8
9	WWE WRESTLING RAW	Sunday	Sport	5.8
10	GLUMPERS	Saturday	Educational Program	5.8

Top 10 shows across Mzansi Magic (kids)

1	ISIBAYA	Thursday	Variety	2.7
2	OUR PERFECT WEDDING (MAG)	Sunday	Magazine	2.2
3	LOVE BACK	Sunday	Drama	1.4
4	DATE MY FAMILY	Sunday	Reality	0.9
5	DISKI DIVAS	Sunday	Variety	0.9
6	ZABALAZA	Thursday	Drama	0.7
7	RISE	Saturday	Movies	0.6
8	ISIBAYA – O	Sunday	Drama	0.5
9	ZABALAZA -R	Saturday	Drama	0.4
10	HOT PLATE:CATERING ESKASI	Sunday	Reality	0.4

Top 10 shows across M-Net (kids)

1	THE EQUALIZER	Sunday	Movies	0.4
2	THE VOICE-R	Saturday	Variety	0.2
3	LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER	Sunday	Sitcom	0.2
4	ARROW	Friday	Drama	0.1
5	BLUE BLOODS	Thursday	Drama	0.1
6	THE MIDDLE	Saturday	Sitcom	0.1
7	THE BLACKLIST	Wednesday	Drama	0.1
8	CARTE BLANCHE	Sunday	Actuality	0.1
9	NCIS NEW ORLEANS	Thursday	Drama	0.1
10	EPK:LE WEEK-END	Friday	Documentary	0.1

Source: 2015 Week 23 TV Audience Report

 

The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (the BRC) is a non-profit, industry body that has recently been incorporated to cater to the audience research needs of the radio and television industry in South Africa.

 

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