#SouthAfricanTVratings: 18–24 May 2015 (week 21)

by MarkLives (@marklives) See which were the most popular shows on South African TV for the week of 18–24 May 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, 18–24 May 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	16.2
2	SKEEM SAAM	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	15.0
3	UZALO	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	14.8
4	MUVHANGO	SABC 2	Drama	Drama	13.0
5	MFOLOZI STREET	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	12.6
6	TEMPY PUSHAS	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	12.0
7	ZULU NEWS	SABC 1	News	News	9.9
8	XHOSA NEWS	SABC 1	News	News	9.7
9	SCANDAL	e.tv	Drama	Drama	9.5
10	SES TOP LA	SABC 1	Sitcom	Sitcom	8.6
11	SELIMATHUNZI	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	8.5
12	STUMBO STOMP	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	8.2
13	JIKA MA JIKA	SABC 1	Music	Music	8.2
14	FAN BASE	SABC 1	Music	Music	8.1
15	POWERBALL	SABC 2	Variety	Variety	8.0
16	THE PERFECT SISHEBO SHOW	SABC 1	Magazine	Magazine	7.3
17	FRIENDS LIKE THESE	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	7.3
18	SKEEM SAAM -R	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	7.2
19	MODERN FAMILY	e.tv	Drama	Drama	6.8
20	WWE WRESTLING RAW	e.tv	Sport	WRESTLING	6.6

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

1	GENERATIONS THE LEGACY	SABC 1	Soap opera	LOCAL	16.9
2	SKEEM SAAM	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	16.5
3	UZALO	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	14.7
4	MFOLOZI STREET	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	12.4
5	TEMPY PUSHAS	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	12.2
6	MUVHANGO	SABC 2	Drama	Drama	11.7
7	ZULU NEWS	SABC 1	News	News	10.7
8	XHOSA NEWS	SABC 1	News	News	10.3
9	JIKA MA JIKA	SABC 1	Music	Music	10.2
10	SES TOP LA	SABC 1	Sitcom	Sitcom	9.8
11	SCANDAL	e.tv	Drama	Drama	9.4
12	FAN BASE	SABC 1	Music	Music	9.4
13	STUMBO STOMP	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	8.9
14	SELIMATHUNZI	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	8.2
15	THE PERFECT SISHEBO SHOW	SABC 1	Magazine	Magazine	8.1
16	WWE WRESTLING RAW	e.tv	Sport	WRESTLING	6.6
17	REAL GOBOZA	SABC 1	Magazine	Magazine	6.5
18	SUNDAY LIVE	SABC 1	Actuality	Actuality	6.5
19	WIPEOUT USA	SABC 2	Competition	Competition	6.4
20	RHYTHM CITY	e.tv	Drama	Drama	6.4

Top 10 shows across SABC1 (adults)

			Variable	TVR %
Ranking	Description	Day of week	Level 1\Activity	(r) Live + VOSDAL
1	GENERATIONS THE LEGACY	Monday	Soap opera	16.5
2	SKEEM SAAM	Wednesday	Drama	15.8
3	UZALO	Monday	Drama	15.1
4	MFOLOZI STREET	Thursday	Drama	12.6
5	TEMPY PUSHAS	Friday	Drama	12.0
6	XHOSA NEWS	Thursday	News	10.7
7	ZULU NEWS	Wednesday	News	10.0
8	ZAZIWA	Thursday	Variety	9.2
9	SES TOP LA	Monday	Sitcom	8.8
10	SKEEM SAAM -R	Wednesday	Drama	8.6

Top 10 shows across SABC2 (adults)

1	MUVHANGO	Thursday	Drama	14.3
2	POWERBALL	Friday	Variety	8.7
3	MOFEREFERE LENYALONG	Monday	Sitcom	6.3
4	SPEAK OUT	Thursday	Actuality	6.0
5	MUVHANGO -R	Wednesday	Drama	5.6
6	MUVHANGO -O	Saturday	Drama	5.6
7	MILLENNUIM MENACE	Saturday	Movies	5.2
8	7DE LAAN	Thursday	Soap opera	5.1
9	DITLABONYANE KE DITLABOIMA	Friday	Drama	5.1
10	WIPEOUT USA	Saturday	Competition	4.8

Top 10 shows across SABC3 (adults)

1	THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL	Wednesday	Soap opera	4.8
2	ISIDINGO:THE NEED	Wednesday	Soap opera	3.6
3	MUSIC	Tuesday	Music	3.4
4	DAYS OF OUR LIVES	Wednesday	Soap opera	3.2
5	ISIDINGO -R	Tuesday	Soap opera	2.9
6	KOJAK	Tuesday	Drama	2.4
7	7DE LAAN -R	Tuesday	Soap opera	2.3
8	MIAMI VICE	Wednesday	Movies	2.0
9	MAGNUM P.I.	Thursday	Drama	2.0
10	ISIDINGO -O	Sunday	Soap opera	2.0

Top 10 shows across e.tv channel (adults)

1	SCANDAL	Wednesday	Drama	9.9
2	MODERN FAMILY	Sunday	Drama	6.8
3	RHYTHM CITY	Wednesday	Drama	6.8
4	WWE WRESTLING RAW	Sunday	Sport	6.6
5	THE DARK KNIGHT	Sunday	Movies	6.5
6	E NEWS EARLY EDITION	Sunday	News	5.8
7	LOTTO DRAW LIVE	Saturday	Competition	5.5
8	GROWN UPS	Saturday	Movies	5.4
9	I SHOULDN’T BE ALIVE DIVE OF TERROR	Sunday	Documentary	5.3
10	ENEWS PRIME TIME	Sunday	News	5.2

Top 10 shows across Mzansi Magic (adults)

1	ISIBAYA	Thursday	Variety	2.4
2	OUR PERFECT WEDDING (MAG) -R	Sunday	Magazine	2.2
3	ZABALAZA	Friday	Drama	2.2
4	LOVE BACK -R	Sunday	Drama	1.0
5	DISKI DIVAS -R	Sunday	Variety	1.0
6	DATE MY FAMILY	Sunday	Reality	0.9
7	ISIBAYA – O	Sunday	Drama	0.6
8	AYEYE	Sunday	Drama	0.5
9	HOT PLATE:CATERING ESKASI -R	Sunday	Reality	0.4
10	ISIBAYA – R	Thursday	Drama	0.4

Top 10 shows across M-Net (adults)

1	CARTE BLANCHE	Sunday	Actuality	0.9
2	DIVERGENT	Sunday	Movies	0.6
3	MY STORY	Sunday	Reality	0.3
4	MODERN FAMILY	Wednesday	Drama	0.3
5	TWO AND A HALF MEN	Wednesday	Sitcom	0.3
6	MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA	Monday	Magazine	0.3
7	THE FIXER (DRAMA)	Thursday	Drama	0.3
8	THE BLACKLIST	Wednesday	Drama	0.3
9	CHICAGO FIRE	Tuesday	Drama	0.2
10	NCIS:LOS ANGELES	Tuesday	Drama	0.2

Top 10 shows across SABC1 (kids)

1	SKEEM SAAM	Friday	Drama	17.6
2	GENERATIONS THE LEGACY	Tuesday	Soap opera	17.3
3	UZALO	Tuesday	Drama	15.8
4	MFOLOZI STREET	Thursday	Drama	12.4
5	TEMPY PUSHAS	Friday	Drama	12.2
6	ZULU NEWS	Friday	News	11.4
7	XHOSA NEWS	Thursday	News	11.2
8	ZAZIWA	Thursday	Variety	10.2
9	JIKA MA JIKA	Friday	Music	10.2
10	SES TOP LA	Wednesday	Sitcom	9.9

Top 10 shows across SABC2 (kids)

1	MUVHANGO	Thursday	Drama	12.4
2	POWERBALL	Friday	Variety	6.8
3	WIPEOUT USA	Saturday	Competition	6.4
4	MOFEREFERE LENYALONG	Monday	Sitcom	5.6
5	MUVHANGO -O	Saturday	Drama	5.1
6	SPEAK OUT	Thursday	Actuality	5.1
7	MILLENNUIM MENACE	Saturday	Movies	5.0
8	DITLABONYANE KE DITLABOIMA	Friday	Drama	4.4
9	MUSIC	Saturday	Music	3.9
10	MUVHANGO -R	Tuesday	Drama	3.8

Top 10 shows across SABC3 (kids)

1	THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL	Tuesday	Soap opera	3.3
2	ISIDINGO:THE NEED	Wednesday	Soap opera	3.0
3	MUSIC	Monday	Music	2.5
4	SERIOUSLY FUNNY KIDS	Saturday	Children’s programs	2.1
5	HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER	Sunday	Children’s programs	2.0
6	THUNDERCATS	Sunday	Children’s programs	1.9
7	WHICH WAY	Saturday	Children’s programs	1.9
8	ISIDINGO -O	Sunday	Soap opera	1.9
9	IMAGINATION MOVERS (DISNEY)	Sunday	Children’s programs	1.8
10	DAYS OF OUR LIVES	Friday	Soap opera	1.5

Top 10 shows across e.tv channel (kids)

1	SCANDAL	Tuesday	Drama	9.8
2	RHYTHM CITY	Thursday	Drama	6.7
3	WWE WRESTLING RAW	Sunday	Sport	6.6
4	E NEWS EARLY EDITION	Sunday	News	6.0
5	GROWN UPS	Saturday	Movies	5.9
6	LOTTO DRAW LIVE	Saturday	Competition	5.8
7	MODERN FAMILY	Sunday	Drama	5.6
8	SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS	Saturday	Children’s programs	5.1
9	GLUMPERS	Saturday	Educational Program	5.1
10	DORA THE EXPLORER	Saturday	Children’s programs	4.8

Top 10 shows across Mzansi Magic (kids)

1	ISIBAYA	Monday	Variety	2.6
2	OUR PERFECT WEDDING (MAG) -R	Sunday	Magazine	2.3
3	ZABALAZA	Friday	Drama	2.2
4	DISKI DIVAS -R	Sunday	Variety	0.9
5	LOVE BACK -R	Sunday	Drama	0.8
6	DATE MY FAMILY	Sunday	Reality	0.7
7	HOT PLATE:CATERING ESKASI -R	Sunday	Reality	0.4
8	BIG BROTHER MZANSI	Monday	Variety	0.3
9	THE JERRY SPRINGER SHOW	Friday	Magazine	0.3
10	AYEYE	Friday	Drama	0.3

Top 10 shows across M-Net (kids)

1	CARTE BLANCHE	Sunday	Actuality	0.2
2	MY STORY	Sunday	Reality	0.1
3	TWO BROKE GIRLS	Saturday	Sitcom	0.1
4	MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA	Friday	Magazine	0.1
5	PENTHOUSE NORTH	Friday	Movies	0.1
6	MARVEL’S AGENTS OF SHIELDS -R	Sunday	Drama	0.1
7	MODERN FAMILY	Wednesday	Drama	0.1
8	GREY’S ANATOMY -R	Tuesday	Drama	0.1
9	THE BLACKLIST	Wednesday	Drama	0.1
10	AMERICAN CRIME	Tuesday	Movies	0.0

Source: 2015 Week 21 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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