Top Shows on TV: August 2023

Written by TVSA Team from the blog Primetime TV Viewing Figures on 11 Sep 2023
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These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for August 2023.

If you can't see the listing below, then click this link to access them in a document instead: Top Shows on TV: August 2023

Special notes

Viewers were subjected to loadshedding ranging from Stage 1 to Stage 4 this month, with a few moments of no loadshedding in between.

The war between Mzansi Magic and Wethu

See how The River on Mzansi Wethu is now outperforming The River on Mzansi Magic.

Also, Idols SA makes an appearance in DStv's Top 30 this month - the first time this season, but only on Mzansi Wethu.

The war between Mzansi Magic and S3

Idols is a no show on Mzansi Magic on Saturday evenings (from 18h00 to 19h30) while The Masked Singer SA continues to climb the ratings on S3 between 18h30 and 19h30 on the same night.

Binge watching Sibongile & the Dlaminis

Mzansi Wethu's new telenovela makes an appearance in the Top 30 for the first time but not in it's primetime slot but rather the omnibus on Saturdays. Similar to The Estate when it was on S3.

If you can't see the documents above, here's an overview of the Top 5 shows per channel/broadcaster:

SABC1

Show	Viewers
Uzalo	5,202,779
Skeem Saam	4,552,329
Generations: The Legacy	4,267,136
Xhosa News	2,546,508
Zulu News	2,483,549

SABC2

Show	Viewers
Muvhango	1,424,495
7De Laan	1,052,926
Giyani	729,169
Nuus	696,783
Mokgonyana Mmatswale	621,741

SABC3

Show	Viewers
Miss South Africa 2023	881,395
The Masked Singer SA	715,996
Premier League Liverpool vs Bournemouth	514,254
News	489,548
Premier League Arsenal vs Fulham	452,143

e.tv

Show	Viewers
Scandal	4,620,746
House of Zwide	3,954,850
Isitha - the Enemy	2,667,601
Smoke and Mirrors	2,326,818
Big Momma's House 2	2,075,865

DStv

Show	Viewers
Uyajola 9/9	817,279
Shaka Ilembe	812,215
Umkhokha:the Curse	774,142
Gomora	654,546
Gqeberha:the Empire	651,880

Please note: these ratings don't include viewership from DStv Catch Up, YouTube, Viu, eVOD or SABC+. They only reflect the viewership of people who watched on the day, at the time of broadcast.

For an explanation of the TAMS, please see: The TAMS Ratings Explained.

Channels in this post: SABC1, SABC2, SABC3, e.tv, Mzansi Magic, Mzansi Wethu, Moja Love

Tags: TV ratings in South Africa,South African TV ratings

6 Comments

SipheleleMzingi
12 Sep 2023 12:30

Phil on Twitter/X alleged Miss SA on SABC 3 got 1.08 million viewers. So he lied? Wow!

qavile
12 Sep 2023 13:16

@siphelele lol was actually thinking about that . Tvwithtinus did say that phils statement was false

SipheleleMzingi
12 Sep 2023 14:29

@Qavile he really said that?

But where does he get those numbers from? Because he even went on to "correct" a news outlet miquoting his numbers saying 1.8 million instead of 1.08 million.

qavile
12 Sep 2023 17:18

Also super sports (Ss2) games don't even make top30. They should bring the channel to acces package, i mean those people pay and don't even get to watch psl games. The only time match will be broadcast on 209 is when sabc1 also showing it.

RONDA
12 Sep 2023 18:50

Phil was saying the MissSA pageant peaked at 1m views throughout the 3 hour broadcast. So is that the difference maybe? Or these numbers are counted differently each time? I think with Supersport they are not more about viewers but more on subscribers coz if that were the case even the Rugby world cup channels on Premium would be open. They get guaranteed revenue from subscribers

Goku
15 Sep 2023 05:45

SABC 1 has really dropped in terms of viewers

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