Primetime TV Viewing Figures TVSA TAMS coverage - airing since 2006
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Top Shows on TV: October 2024 12 Nov 2024 12:18 (0 replies)
Muvhango loses over 4.5-million viewers in five years. Also: the SAFTAs reveal the importance of streaming viewership.
Top Shows on TV: September 2024 7 Oct 2024 17:11 (0 replies)
Three firsts happened this month, with one show increasing viewership by 1-million since its premiere.
Top Shows on TV: August 2024 16 Sep 2024 16:48 (0 replies)
Muvhango loses over 240,000 viewers after its supposed "end." A loss of 18% of the audience.
Scandal!'s weekend move - millions tune in 16 Aug 2024 18:04 (1 replies)
TVSA can reveal that Scandal! is the country's No.1 most watched show over the weekend.
Top Shows on TV: July 2024 8 Aug 2024 19:25 (3 replies)
Scandal! takes a bite out of S3's MasterChef on Saturday nights and Queen Modjadji fails to rule Mzansi Magic.
Top Shows on TV: June 2024 8 Jul 2024 18:08 (1 replies)
The Masked Singer SA reaches a million viewers on S3 for the first time as the Afrikaans News outperforms its SABC2 numbers.
Top Shows on TV: May 2024 7 Jun 2024 15:39 (3 replies)
e.tv's new Kelders van Geheime attracted 83% more viewers than SABC2's 7de Laan in the 18h00 timeslot.
Top Shows on TV: April 2024 6 May 2024 16:52 (0 replies)
The Masked Singer SA 2 delivers a high note for S3 but Wheel of Fortune is nowhere to be seen.
Top Shows on TV: March 2024 16 Apr 2024 13:25 (0 replies)
Ka-ching! The biggest winner in Skeem Saam's move to 19h30: Sibongile & The Dlaminis which takes DStv's No.1 spot by a whopping margin.
Top Shows on TV: February 2024 7 Mar 2024 16:10 (4 replies)
Sibongile & The Dlaminis nip at Umkhokha's No.1 heels and AFCON highlights the potential of S3.
Top Shows on TV: January 2024 21 Feb 2024 17:51 (8 replies)
Sibongile & The Dlaminis propels up DStv's totem pole, lands in 4th spot.
Top Shows on TV: December 2023 15 Jan 2024 16:41 (2 replies)
The surge in electricity brought a boost to shows, despite the hols. But not to 7de Laan which bowed out with 874,822 viewers.
Top Shows on TV: November 2023 8 Dec 2023 16:38 (2 replies)
We tally the Top 3 Dramas, Reality and Comedy shows, which reveals a serious crisis on South African TV.
Top Shows on TV: October 2023 10 Nov 2023 15:37 (6 replies)
e.tv owns 66.6% of the country's Big 3 and My Brother's Keeper debuts in DStv's Top 5.
Top Shows on TV: September 2023 10 Oct 2023 18:16 (0 replies)
Umkhokha: The Curse takes the No.1 spot on DStv and the SAFTAs viewership reflects the signs of our times.
Top Shows on TV: August 2023 11 Sep 2023 16:27 (6 replies)
Saturday evenings belong to S3 instead of Mzansi Magic as The Masked Singer and Miss SA give S3 a much needed boost.
Top Shows on TV: July 2023 16 Aug 2023 17:11 (3 replies)
Skeem Saam nips at Uzalo's heels, 7de Laan gets even closer to Muvhango and Umkhokha outperforms Gomora for the first time.
Top Shows on TV: June 2023 11 Jul 2023 15:04 (0 replies)
The Masked Singer SA flops on SABC1 and Shaka iLembe knocks Gomora off its DStv perch.
Top Shows on TV: May 2023 14 Jun 2023 15:19 (1 replies)
Umkhokha: The Rise doubles its audience share in three months and Isitha outperforms The Black Door.
Top Shows on TV: April 2023 10 May 2023 19:20 (1 replies)
Are Nikiwe's ratings just Smoke & Mirrors?
Top Shows on TV: March 2023 18 Apr 2023 19:41 (1 replies)
See how viewership soured during the national shutdown revealing the government's fear of the EFF.
Top Shows on TV: February 2023 14 Mar 2023 15:14 (1 replies)
The Uzalo Sunday Omnibus makes SABC1's Top 5 as people struggle to catch up amidst the loadshedding scourge.
Top Shows on TV: January 2023 22 Feb 2023 17:55 (2 replies)
The TAMS viewership ratings are officially irrelevant. Loadshedding has destroyed them. See why.
Top Shows on TV: December 2022 31 Jan 2023 12:36 (0 replies)
Hello darkness my old friend. Stage 6 loadshedding and the holidays collided in a ratings crash for the country's top shows.
Top Shows on TV: November 2022 20 Dec 2022 13:08 (1 replies)
Over 1.6-million viewers show solidarity with the women on Orange Couch and The Black Door makes e.tv's Top 3 for the first time.
Top Shows on TV: October 2022 9 Nov 2022 16:53 (3 replies)
Tropika Island of Treasure shoots up by 38% on S3, the week after Katlego Maboe's return as host.
Top Shows on TV: September 2022 11 Oct 2022 16:27 (1 replies)
Muvhango now has more viewers during SABC1's morning repeat than in SABC2's primetime, and The Wife's first numbers are in.
Top Shows on TV: August 2022 13 Sep 2022 18:37 (0 replies)
The Idols live shows nosedive by 220,000 viewers between Season 17 and 18 and Imbewu claws back to 3-million.
Top Shows on TV: July 2022 11 Aug 2022 18:16 (0 replies)
No high note for Idols despite Somizi's comeback.
Top Shows on TV: June 2022 8 Jul 2022 17:35 (2 replies)
Isono makes e.tv's Top 10 for the first time and Muvhango free falls, losing 57% of its audience in a year.
Top Shows on TV: May 2022 9 Jun 2022 11:40 (2 replies)
The Stage 4 loadshedding wreaked havoc on the country's top shows and the Imbewu producers lost the most.
Top Shows on TV: April 2022 9 May 2022 15:46 (2 replies)
Audiences are not turned on by e.tv's The Black Door as the channel's 21h30 timeslot plummets by 1-million viewers.
Top Shows on TV: March 2022 13 Apr 2022 16:23 (0 replies)
Mzansi Magic lost 25% of its viewers between January and March in its once popular early evening Sunday timeslot.
Top Shows on TV: February 2022 15 Mar 2022 12:29 (0 replies)
DStv's top shows drop to under 1-million viewers for the first time since July 2016.
Top Shows on TV: January 2022 14 Feb 2022 14:14 (4 replies)
Viewers protest Big Brother Mzansi by using their remote controls. See how low the ratings are.
Top Shows on TV: December 2021 12 Jan 2022 16:31 (0 replies)
The finale of SABC2's Sunday singer Stand Up South Africa scores a Top 20 spot.
Top Shows on TV: November 2021 12 Jan 2022 16:31 (0 replies)
The Estate hit turbo charged ratings in November when it aired in Gen's timeslot on SABC1 and the Omnibus made No.1 on S3 for the first time.
Top Shows on TV: October 2021 11 Nov 2021 16:02 (0 replies)
Record ratings for The Estate Omnibus on S3 this month as Idols continues its low note of losing a third of its audience.
Top Shows on TV: September 2021 19 Oct 2021 13:06 (0 replies)
The reload of The Estate on SABC1 knocks the primetime broadcast off S3's Top 20 list.
Top Shows on TV: August 2021 13 Sep 2021 12:28 (0 replies)
Idols viewership crashes by a third.
Top Shows on TV: July 2021 13 Aug 2021 11:32 (3 replies)
House of Zwide debuts with 4.2-million and The Estate plummets by 28,6% in primetime, while the Omnibus remains stable.
Top Shows on TV: June 2021 13 Jul 2021 12:43 (4 replies)
Imbewu and Durban Gen deliver record ratings for Family Feud SA and Meikie's gun fires more shots for Skeem Saam.
Top Shows on TV: May 2021 10 Jun 2021 17:53 (2 replies)
The SAFTAs hits a critical low and the Kwaito/John shocker turbo-boosts Skeem Saam by over 700,000 viewers.
Top Shows on TV: April 2021 12 May 2021 15:26 (2 replies)
uBettina Wethu, Die Sentrum, DiepCity, The Estate, The Station and more. See the ratings for April's blitz of new local shows.
Top Shows on TV: March 2021 12 Apr 2021 13:22 (2 replies)
No Compact boost for Lingashoni and Love Island SA.
Top Shows on TV: February 2021 11 Mar 2021 12:10 (8 replies)
eHostela 2 drops by almost a million viewers on DStv, revealing it would be best served if it was an Mzansi Wethu signature show.
Top Shows on TV: January 2021 12 Feb 2021 10:40 (2 replies)
eHostela 2 topples The Queen to take the No. 2 spot on DStv amidst a buoyant Top 3.
Top Shows on TV: December 2020 12 Jan 2021 12:45 (0 replies)
Emergency! Skeem Saam lost its signature spot as the country's No. 3 show, replaced by Scandal!
Top Shows on TV: November 2020 8 Dec 2020 17:06 (0 replies)
2.9-million want to braai chops with AKA and Durban Gen's siren sounded louder at 2-million.
Top Shows on TV: October 2020 10 Nov 2020 12:31 (1 replies)
Durban Gen disrupted the 18h30 timeslot in its debut month, attracting almost the same viewership as 7de Laan. Skeem Saam may need a doctor.
Scandal! Teasers - December 2024
A wedding proposal, a familiar face returns and Ndumiso basks in the glory of his apparent heroism.
Binnelanders Teasers - December 2024
Joe tells his sister about his visit to their father’s mistress. Ouch!
New on TV today: Thursday 21 November
BBC Earth takes you around the Solar System and a Wicked special airs on E! ahead of the film premiere.
My Naam is Farah Teasers - December 2024
Immigration officials turn up at Farah’s home. And then she receives a call from a ghost.
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New on TV today: Wednesday 20 October
Our Oceans, narrated by Barack Obama, airs on Netflix and Dave returns to Disney+ for Season 3.
Summertide Teasers - December 2024
Martin grapples with Charlie’s ex and Gavin finds Rebecca at the beach. Sunset, silhouette...
The River 6 on Mzansi Magic Teasers - December 2024
Cold, warmer, hot. Veronica and Kedibone get closer to the truth.
Kelders van Geheime Teasers - December 2024
Dewald calls Annette, Shireen, Edmund and Du Toit together to sign the adoption papers.
New on TV today: Tuesday 19 November 2024
Quirky drama Interior Chinatown drops on Disney+ and Jamie: Fast and Simple begins on BBC Lifestyle.
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