These are the primetime television viewing figures for 29 December, 2008 - 4 January, 2009.
For an explanation of how the viewing figures are calculated, please read
this article.
For previous weeks
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Top Shows By Channel
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| # |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
| 1. |
Generations |
4,732,000 |
Muvhango |
2,205,000 |
Oh Schucks It's Schuster |
1,737,000 |
| 2. |
Tshisa |
4,091,000 |
It's Gospel Time |
2,026,000 |
Days Of Our Lives |
1,629,000 |
| 3. |
Tsha Tsha |
3,725,000 |
7de Laan |
1,710,000 |
You Must Be Joking Too |
1,370,000 |
| 4. |
Home Affairs |
3,165,000 |
Strictly Come Dancing Special |
1,660,000 |
You Must Be Joking |
1,139,000 |
| 5. |
Zulu News |
2,965,000 |
Khululeka |
1,602,000 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show |
897,000 |
| 6. |
Xhosa News |
2,861,000 |
Afrikaans News |
1,304,000 |
Hunter & Hunted |
888,000 |
| 7. |
Metro Awards |
2,721,000 |
Afro Café |
1,119,000 |
The War at Home |
888,000 |
| 8. |
A Place Called Home |
2,644,000 |
Erfsondes |
1,042,000 |
Isidingo |
884,000 |
| 9. |
So You Think You Are Funny |
2,354,000 |
Pasella |
984,000 |
The Tyra Banks Show |
856,000 |
| 10. |
The Bold And The Beautiful |
2,331,000 |
Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News |
910,000 |
Joey |
830,000 |
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Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
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| 1. |
The One |
2,875,000 |
Death At A Funeral |
232,000 |
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| 2. |
Jumanji |
2,026,000 |
Egoli |
189,000 |
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| 3. |
Spartan |
1,679,000 |
Carte Blanche |
174,000 |
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| 4. |
Rhythm City |
1,552,000 |
Daddy Day Camp |
154,000 |
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| 5. |
Scandal! |
1,515,000 |
Binnelanders |
143,000 |
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| 6. |
Medical Detectives |
1,505,000 |
CSI |
135,000 |
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| 7. |
Ripley's Believe It Or Not |
1,486,000 |
Dirty Sexy Money |
135,000 |
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| 8. |
My Name Is Earl |
1,447,000 |
Clipz |
116,000 |
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| 9. |
Real TV |
1,370,000 |
Hitman |
116,000 |
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| 10. |
Dumb and Dumberer |
1,332,000 |
Two And A Half Men |
116,000 |
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Top Shows By Genre Top Dramas 1) Tshisa (SABC1) 4,091,000
2) Tsha Tsha (SABC1) 3,725,000
3) Home Affairs (SABC1) 3,165,000
4) A Place Called Home (SABC1) 2,644,000
5) Khululeka (SABC2) 1,602,000
Top Reality Shows 1) So You Think You Are Funny (SABC1) 2,354,000
2) Zola 7 (SABC1) 1,911,000
3) Strictly Come Dancing Special (SABC2) 1,660,000
4) Real TV (e.tv) 1,370,000
5) Style By Jury (e.tv) 1,100,000
Top Comedies 1) Girlfriends (SABC1) 2,277,000
2) City Ses'la (SABC1) 2,258,000
3) My Wife and Kids (SABC1) 2,026,000
4) My Name Is Earl (e.tv) 1,447,000
5) The War at Home (SABC3) 888,000
Top News Bulletins 1) Zulu News (SABC1) 2,965,000
2) Xhosa News (SABC1) 2,861,000
3) e.tv News (e.tv) 1,326,000
4) Afrikaans News (SABC2) 1,304,000
5) Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News (SABC2) 910,000
Top Soap Operas 1) Generations (SABC1) 4,732,000
2) The Bold And The Beautiful (SABC1) 2,331,000
3) Muvhango (SABC2) 2,205,000
4) 7de Laan (SABC2) 1,710,000
5) Days Of Our Lives (SABC3) 1,629,000
Top Talk Shows 1) Asikhlume (SABC1) 1,177,000
2) Motswako: The Mix (SABC2) 907,000
3) The Oprah Winfrey Show (SABC3) 897,000
4) The Tyra Banks Show (SABC3) 856,000
5) 3 Talk (SABC3) 633,000
Top Actuality Shows 1) Cutting Edge (SABC1) 1,698,000
2) Fokus (SABC2) 888,000
3) Special Assignment (SABC3) 733,000
4) Leihlo La Sechaba (SABC2) 618,000
5) Carte Blanche (M-Net) 174,000
Top Magazine Shows 1) The Real Goboza (SABC1) 2,007,000
2) Pasella (SABC2) 984,000
3) Countdown 2010 (SABC1) 965,000
4) 50/50 (SABC2) 888,000
5) Ses'khona (SABC1) 849,000
Top Game Shows 1) Friends Like These (SABC1) 2,258,000
2) Jam Alley (SABC1) 1,042,000
3) Show Your Numbers (e.tv) 888,000
Top Documentaries 1) Medical Detectives (e.tv) 1,505,000
2) Hunter & Hunted (SABC3) 888,000
3) It Happened to Me (SABC1) 772,000
Top Primetime Movies 1) The One (e.tv) 2,875,000
2) Jumanji (e.tv) 2,026,000
3) Turn It Up (SABC1) 1,911,000
4) Oh Schucks It's Schuster (SABC3) 1,737,000
5) Spartan (e.tv) 1,679,000