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SA TV Ratings: SABC 2 — primetime top 20 for Feb, Jan 2020

by MarkLives (@marklives) The hottest primetime shows on SABC 2 in South Africa revealed: TV ratings for February and January 2020. Please take note of this loadshedding note (pdf) from the Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA).

SABC 2, February 2020

Top 20 Programmes All Adults 15+
February 2020 Prime Time 5.30pm—10pm
Adults 15+ years U:36011 S:8223

Source: BRCSA February 2020

Day	Date	From	To	Station	Programme title	Genre	AR	Viewers	Share
Thur	16/01/2020	2100	2129	S2	Muvhango	Dram	12.98	4 675 183	39.6
Wed	01/01/2020	2057	2100	S2	Live Lotto Draw	Vari	6.99	2 517 927	12.6
Thur	16/01/2020	1759	1829	S2	7De Laan	Soap	5.06	1 821 380	22.1
Fri	17/01/2020	2130	2201	S2	Mopheme	Dram	5.05	1 818 097	16.9
Tue	14/01/2020	2129	2200	S2	Lithapo	Dram	4.77	1 719 199	19.6
Thur	16/01/2020	2130	2157	S2	Speak Out	Actu	3.85	1 385 144	14.6
Tue	07/01/2020	2129	2156	S2	Abomzala	Sitc	3.69	1 327 532	14.8
Tue	07/01/2020	1830	1859	S2	Nuus	News	3.48	1 252 587	12.4
Sat	18/01/2020	2030	2056	S2	Skwizas	Sitc	2.88	1 038 262	10
Sat	18/01/2020	2000	2030	S2	Ses/Tsw/Sep News	News	2.78	1 002 522	9.4
Fri	24/01/2020	2159	2228	S2	Mmampodi	Dram	2.52	907 230	12.3
Thur	02/01/2020	1755	1800	S2	Music	Musi	2.08	747 735	9.4
Mon	27/01/2020	1730	1759	S2	Venda/Tsonga News	News	1.96	705 456	9.7
Sun	19/01/2020	1800	1827	S2	Fokus	Actu	1.92	692 639	7.5
Sat	18/01/2020	1859	1951	S2	The Cube (Competition)	Quiz	1.92	690 329	6.6
Tue	07/01/2020	1900	1954	S2	Meeulanders	Dram	1.87	673 987	5.8
Sat	04/01/2020	1859	1947	S2	American Ninja Warriors	Vari	1.79	645 432	7.1
Sun	19/01/2020	1735	1759	S2	Authentiek	Maga	1.74	625 566	7
Tue	21/01/2020	1727	1730	S2	Behind the Scenes:SABC 2 Summer Campaign	Docu	1.7	613 310	9.4
Mon	20/01/2020	2031	2100	S2	Leihlo La Sechaba	Actu	1.69	607 539	5.1

SABC 2, January 2020

Top 20 Programmes All Adults 15+
January 2020 Prime Time 5.30pm—10pm
Adults 15+ years U:36011 S:8129

Source: BRCSA January 2020

Day	Date	From	To	Station	Programme title	Genre	AR	Viewers	Share
Mon	24/02/2020	2100	2131	S2	Muvhango	Dram	13	4 680 471	40
Thur	13/02/2020	1757	2206	S2	State of the Nation 2020	Actu	7.65	2 754 563	24.6
Mon	24/02/2020	1759	1829	S2	7De Laan	Soap	4.85	1 745 844	19.4
Mon	24/02/2020	2131	2202	S2	Lithapo	Dram	4.41	1 588 681	18.4
Fri	14/02/2020	2130	2200	S2	Mopheme	Dram	3.97	1 428 421	16.9
Wed	19/02/2020	2057	2100	S2	Live Lotto Draw	Vari	3.92	1 411 199	9.7
Wed	26/02/2020	1400	1556	S2	Budget Speech 2020	Actu	3.86	1 391 316	21.6
Thur	27/02/2020	1829	1859	S2	Nuus	News	3.84	1 383 918	13.1
Thur	27/02/2020	2131	2201	S2	Speak Out	Actu	3.54	1 274 725	15.1
Tue	18/02/2020	1430	1459	S2	Muvhango -R	Dram	3.48	1 251 574	21.4
Tue	18/02/2020	1359	1429	S2	Skeem Saam -R	Dram	3.47	1 250 306	21.7
Tue	18/02/2020	1329	1359	S2	Uzalo -R	Dram	3.15	1 135 653	19.8
Sat	22/02/2020	2000	2029	S2	Ses/Tsw/Sep News	News	2.86	1 029 845	10
Tue	18/02/2020	1700	1725	S2	Dragon Ball Z Kai	Yent	2.8	1 007 081	13.1
Tue	11/02/2020	1357	1400	S2	Music	Musi	2.69	969 923	21.7
Thur	13/02/2020	1701	1757	S2	Sona Red Carpet	Actu	2.64	951 707	14
Sat	29/02/2020	2030	2056	S2	Skwizas	Sitc	2.63	946 048	9
Sat	29/02/2020	1030	1100	S2	Muvhango -O	Dram	2.39	859 239	16.5
Fri	14/02/2020	2200	2229	S2	Mmampodi	Dram	2.33	839 278	14.1
Fri	28/02/2020	1730	1759	S2	Venda/Tsonga News	News	2.14	772 093	9.9

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