South African TV Ratings: 13–19 July 2015 (week 29)

by MarkLives (@marklives) See which were the most-popular shows on South African TV for the week of 13–19 July 2015!

Using data supplied by the Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA), this South African TV Ratings column is a weekly roundup of SA’s TV audience viewership. Kindly note that, thanks to loadshedding, the BRCSA is now running a week behind.

We reveal the best-watched shows, 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	UZALO	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	19.9
2	GENERATIONS THE LEGACY	SABC 1	Soap opera	LOCAL	18.6
3	SKEEM SAAM	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	18.3
4	MUVHANGO	SABC 2	Drama	Drama	15.6
5	MFOLOZI STREET	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	14.5
6	VODACOM YEBO MILLIONAIRES	SABC 1	Competition	Competition	12.8
7	TEMPY PUSHAS	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	12.6
8	SCANDAL	e.tv	Drama	Drama	11.7
9	ZULU NEWS	SABC 1	News	News	10.5
10	ZAZIWA	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	10.3
11	SES TOP LA	SABC 1	Sitcom	Sitcom	9.9
12	XHOSA NEWS	SABC 1	News	News	9.8
13	STUMBO STOMP	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	9.4
14	FAN BASE	SABC 1	Music	Music	9.3
15	RHYTHM CITY	e.tv	Drama	Drama	9.1
16	SKEEM SAAM -R	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	9.0
17	SELIMATHUNZI	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	8.7
18	MI KASI SU KASI	SABC 1	Reality	Reality	8.4
19	MOFEREFERE LENYALONG	SABC 2	Sitcom	Sitcom	8.3
20	X-MEN: THE LAST STAND	e.tv	Movies	ACTION/ADVENTURE	8.2

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

1	UZALO	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	19.7
2	GENERATIONS THE LEGACY	SABC 1	Soap opera	LOCAL	18.9
3	SKEEM SAAM	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	18.8
4	MUVHANGO	SABC 2	Drama	Drama	14.9
5	MFOLOZI STREET	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	14.0
6	VODACOM YEBO MILLIONAIRES	SABC 1	Competition	Competition	13.6
7	TEMPY PUSHAS	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	12.9
8	SCANDAL	e.tv	Drama	Drama	12.1
9	SES TOP LA	SABC 1	Sitcom	Sitcom	11.3
10	X-MEN: THE LAST STAND	e.tv	Movies	ACTION/ADVENTURE	10.9
11	ZULU NEWS	SABC 1	News	News	10.8
12	STUMBO STOMP	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	10.0
13	XHOSA NEWS	SABC 1	News	News	9.9
14	RHYTHM CITY	e.tv	Drama	Drama	9.8
15	SELIMATHUNZI	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	9.8
16	ZAZIWA	SABC 1	Variety	Variety	9.5
17	SKEEM SAAM -R	SABC 1	Drama	Drama	9.5
18	EMZINI WEZINSIZWA	SABC 1	Sitcom	Sitcom	9.2
19	MI KASI SU KASI	SABC 1	Reality	Reality	8.9
20	RISE TALK SHOW	SABC 1	Reality	Reality	8.7

Top 10 shows across SABC1 (adults)

			Variable	TVR %
Ranking	Description	Day of week	Level 1\Activity	(r) Live + VOSDAL
1	UZALO	Monday	Drama	20.7
2	GENERATIONS THE LEGACY	Monday	Soap opera	20.4
3	SKEEM SAAM	Monday	Drama	19.3
4	MFOLOZI STREET	Thursday	Drama	14.5
5	VODACOM YEBO MILLIONAIRES	Tuesday	Competition	12.8
6	TEMPY PUSHAS	Friday	Drama	12.6
7	ZULU NEWS	Monday	News	11.2
8	XHOSA NEWS	Saturday	News	10.8
9	ZAZIWA	Thursday	Variety	10.3
10	SES TOP LA	Monday	Sitcom	10.3

Top 10 shows across SABC2 (adults)

1	MUVHANGO	Monday	Drama	17.2
2	LOTTO DRAW LIVE	Wednesday	Competition	11.8
3	MOFEREFERE LENYALONG	Monday	Sitcom	8.3
4	DITLABONYANE KE DITLABOIMA	Friday	Drama	6.9
5	SPEAK OUT	Thursday	Actuality	6.5
6	7DE LAAN	Thursday	Soap opera	5.2
7	MUVHANGO -R	Tuesday	Drama	5.2
8	WIPEOUT	Saturday	Competition	5.1
9	KE BA BOLELLETSE	Wednesday	Sitcom	4.9
10	MUVHANGO -O	Saturday	Drama	4.8

Top 10 shows across SABC3 (adults)

1	THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL	Thursday	Soap opera	5.1
2	MUSIC	Tuesday	Music	3.8
3	DAYS OF OUR LIVES	Thursday	Soap opera	3.6
4	ISIDINGO:THE NEED	Friday	Soap opera	3.4
5	STRICTLY COME DANCING	Friday	Reality	3.1
6	7DE LAAN -R	Tuesday	Soap opera	3.1
7	NEWS	Sunday	News	3.0
8	ISIDINGO -R	Thursday	Soap opera	2.8
9	KOJAK	Tuesday	Drama	2.6
10	MAGNUM P.I.	Thursday	Drama	2.5

Top 10 shows across e.tv channel (adults)

1	SCANDAL	Monday	Drama	12.9
2	RHYTHM CITY	Monday	Drama	9.7
3	X-MEN: THE LAST STAND	Sunday	Movies	8.2
4	Z’BONDIWE	Tuesday	Drama	6.5
5	ASHES TO ASHES	Friday	Drama	6.4
6	KUNG FU PANDA	Saturday	Movies	6.2
7	MODERN FAMILY	Sunday	Drama	5.4
8	WWE WRESTLING SMACKDOWN	Saturday	Sport	5.3
9	THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW	Friday	Movies	5.2
10	E NEWS EARLY EDITION	Saturday	News	4.9

Top 10 shows across Mzansi Magic (adults)

1	ISIBAYA	Thursday	Variety	2.8
2	OUR PERFECT WEDDING (MAG)	Sunday	Magazine	2.6
3	DATE MY FAMILY	Sunday	Reality	2.2
4	IDOLS SA	Sunday	Reality	2.0
5	MUSIC	Sunday	Music	1.9
6	UTATAKO	Tuesday	Variety	1.0
7	BETWEEN FRIENDS	Saturday	Variety	0.7
8	AYEYE	Sunday	Drama	0.7
9	INUMBER NUMBER (MOV)	Tuesday	Movies	0.6
10	SUGAR AND SPICE	Saturday	Movies	0.5

Top 10 shows across M-Net (adults)

1	CARTE BLANCHE	Sunday	Actuality	0.8
2	EDGE OF TOMORROW	Sunday	Movies	0.7
3	IDOLS SA	Sunday	Reality	0.7
4	THE BIG BANG THEORY	Wednesday	Sitcom	0.4
5	CHICAGO PD	Tuesday	Drama	0.3
6	THE VOICE	Wednesday	Variety	0.2
7	REVENGE	Monday	Drama	0.2
8	MADAM SECRETARY	Monday	Drama	0.2
9	HAWAII FIVE -O	Thursday	Drama	0.2
10	THE BIG BANG THEORY -R	Thursday	Sitcom	0.2

Top 10 shows across SABC1 (kids)

1	SKEEM SAAM	Monday	Drama	21.0
2	GENERATIONS THE LEGACY	Monday	Soap opera	20.6
3	UZALO	Monday	Drama	20.0
4	MFOLOZI STREET	Thursday	Drama	14.0
5	VODACOM YEBO MILLIONAIRES	Tuesday	Competition	13.6
6	TEMPY PUSHAS	Friday	Drama	12.9
7	ZULU NEWS	Monday	News	12.0
8	SES TOP LA	Monday	Sitcom	11.5
9	XHOSA NEWS	Saturday	News	11.2
10	EMZINI WEZINSIZWA	Tuesday	Sitcom	10.6

Top 10 shows across SABC2 (kids)

1	MUVHANGO	Tuesday	Drama	16.5
2	LOTTO DRAW LIVE	Wednesday	Competition	10.5
3	MOFEREFERE LENYALONG	Monday	Sitcom	7.7
4	DITLABONYANE KE DITLABOIMA	Friday	Drama	6.6
5	WIPEOUT	Saturday	Competition	6.4
6	SPEAK OUT	Thursday	Actuality	5.8
7	ABO MZALA	Saturday	Sitcom	5.4
8	MUVHANGO -R	Tuesday	Drama	5.0
9	MUVHANGO -O	Saturday	Drama	4.9
10	KE BA BOLELLETSE	Wednesday	Sitcom	4.7

Top 10 shows across SABC3 (kids)

1	THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL	Thursday	Soap opera	4.5
2	MUSIC	Thursday	Music	3.3
3	ISIDINGO:THE NEED	Friday	Soap opera	3.1
4	7DE LAAN -R	Tuesday	Soap opera	2.9
5	ISIDINGO -R	Thursday	Soap opera	2.8
6	DAYS OF OUR LIVES	Thursday	Soap opera	2.7
7	KOJAK	Tuesday	Drama	2.6
8	WHAT’S FOR DINNER	Saturday	Magazine	2.5
9	PITCH PERFECT	Saturday	Movies	2.3
10	NEWS	Sunday	News	2.0

Top 10 shows across e.tv channel (kids)

1	SCANDAL	Monday	Drama	13.8
2	X-MEN: THE LAST STAND	Sunday	Movies	10.9
3	RHYTHM CITY	Monday	Drama	10.8
4	KUNG FU PANDA	Saturday	Movies	8.0
5	ASHES TO ASHES	Friday	Drama	6.8
6	MODERN FAMILY	Sunday	Drama	5.8
7	Z’BONDIWE	Tuesday	Drama	5.3
8	JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES	Thursday	Children’s programs	5.0
9	SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS	Saturday	Children’s programs	4.9
10	GLUMPERS	Thursday	Educational Program	4.6

Top 10 shows across Mzansi Magic (kids)

1	OUR PERFECT WEDDING (MAG)	Sunday	Magazine	2.7
2	ISIBAYA	Friday	Variety	2.4
3	DATE MY FAMILY	Sunday	Reality	2.2
4	IDOLS SA	Sunday	Reality	1.8
5	MUSIC	Sunday	Music	1.6
6	UTATAKO	Tuesday	Variety	1.4
7	INUMBER NUMBER (MOV)	Tuesday	Movies	0.8
8	SUGAR AND SPICE	Saturday	Movies	0.7
9	BETWEEN FRIENDS	Saturday	Variety	0.7
10	ISIBAYA – R	Monday	Drama	0.6

Top 10 shows across M-Net (kids)

1	EDGE OF TOMORROW	Sunday	Movies	0.4
2	CARTE BLANCHE	Sunday	Actuality	0.4
3	IDOLS SA	Sunday	Reality	0.3
4	THINK LIKE A MAN TOO	Wednesday	Movies	0.1
5	RESURRECTION	Friday	Movies	0.1
6	CHICAGO PD	Tuesday	Drama	0.1
7	THE BIG BANG THEORY	Wednesday	Sitcom	0.1
8	MUSIC	Monday	Music	0.1
9	EPK:NO GOOD DEED	Wednesday	Documentary	0.1
10	22 JUMP STREET	Monday	Movies	0.1

Source: 2015 Week 29 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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