These are the primetime television viewing figures for 17 - 23 August, 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 |
5,195,000 |
Moferefere Lenyalong |
2,875,000 |
Days Of Our Lives |
1,486,000 |
| 2. |
Mtunzini.Com |
4,091,000 |
7de Laan |
2,069,000 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show |
1,247,000 |
| 3. |
Montana |
3,705,000 |
Muvhango |
1,713,000 |
National Geographic |
1,081,000 |
| 4. |
Jika Majika |
3,628,000 |
It's Gospel Time |
1,640,000 |
Isidingo |
1,031,000 |
| 5. |
Zulu News |
3,339,000 |
90 Plein Street |
1,505,000 |
I Am Sam |
946,000 |
| 6. |
Entabeni |
3,203,000 |
Afrikaans News |
1,489,000 |
Desperate Housewives |
868,000 |
| 7. |
So You Think You Are Funny |
3,203,000 |
Jacob's Cross |
1,332,000 |
Survivor: China |
830,000 |
| 8. |
Student Reel |
3,184,000 |
Plek van die Vleisvreters |
1,312,000 |
The Game |
830,000 |
| 9. |
My Wife and Kids |
3,126,000 |
Fokus |
1,293,000 |
Dangerous Minds |
791,000 |
| 10. |
Rate My Date |
3,030,000 |
Kwakhala Nyonini |
1,254,000 |
English News |
780,000 |
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Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
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| 1. |
Around the World in 80 Days |
2,354,000 |
Carte Blanche |
347,000 |
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| 2. |
Rhythm City |
2,134,000 |
Made of Honor |
347,000 |
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| 3. |
Scandal! |
1,954,000 |
Binnelanders |
239,000 |
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| 4. |
The Girl With Eight Limbs |
1,833,000 |
CSI: Miami |
232,000 |
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| 5. |
How I Met Your Mother |
1,795,000 |
Egoli |
224,000 |
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| 6. |
I Spy |
1,756,000 |
CSI |
193,000 |
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| 7. |
Ripley's Believe It Or Not |
1,737,000 |
CSI: New York |
174,000 |
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| 8. |
Alien vs Predator |
1,640,000 |
Chuck |
154,000 |
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| 9. |
e.tv News |
1,569,000 |
Army Wives |
135,000 |
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| 10. |
WWE Smackdown |
1,505,000 |
Brothers And Sisters |
135,000 |
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Top Shows By Genre Top Dramas 1) Montana (SABC1) 3,705,000
2) Entabeni (SABC1) 3,203,000
3) 90 Plein Street (SABC2) 1,505,000
4) Jacob's Cross (SABC2) 1,332,000
5) Plek van die Vleisvreters (SABC2) 1,312,000
Top Reality Shows 1) So You Think You Are Funny (SABC1) 3,203,000
2) Zola 7 (SABC1) 2,798,000
3) Khumbul'ekhaya (SABC1) 2,200,000
4) Style By Jury (e.tv) 1,370,000
5) Cheaters (e.tv) 1,196,000
Top Comedies 1) My Wife and Kids (SABC1) 3,126,000
2) Moferefere Lenyalong (SABC2) 2,875,000
3) Girlfriends (SABC1) 2,026,000
4) How I Met Your Mother (e.tv) 1,795,000
5) Dube on Monday (SABC2) 926,000
Top News Bulletins 1) Zulu News (SABC1) 3,339,000
2) Xhosa News (SABC1) 2,837,000
3) e.tv News (e.tv) 1,569,000
4) Afrikaans News (SABC2) 1,489,000
5) Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News (SABC2) 1,023,000
Top Soap Operas 1) Generations (SABC1) 5,195,000
2) The Bold And The Beautiful (SABC1) 2,601,000
3) Rhythm City (e.tv) 2,134,000
4) 7de Laan (SABC2) 2,069,000
5) Scandal! (e.tv) 1,954,000
Top Talk Shows 1) Asikhlume (SABC1) 1,486,000
2) The Oprah Winfrey Show (SABC3) 1,247,000
3) 3 Talk (SABC3) 753,000
4) Motswako: The Mix (SABC2) 675,000
5) Last Say on Sunday (SABC3) 232,000
Top Actuality Shows 1) Cutting Edge (SABC1) 1,525,000
2) Fokus (SABC2) 1,293,000
3) Speak Out (SABC2) 926,000
4) 3rd Degree (e.tv) 830,000
5) Leihlo La Sechaba (SABC2) 772,000
Top Magazine Shows 1) Ses'khona (SABC1) 1,254,000
2) Pasella (SABC2) 1,061,000
3) Countdown 2010 (SABC1) 1,042,000
4) Shoreline (SABC2) 1,003,000
5) Showbiz Report (e.tv) 1,003,000
Top Game Shows 1) The Kids Are All Right (SABC1) 2,354,000
2) Jam Alley (SABC1) 1,853,000
3) Wina Manje (SABC1) 1,351,000
4) Crazy Games (SABC2) 1,158,000
5) Show Your Numbers (SABC2) 521,000
Top Documentaries 1) The Girl With Eight Limbs (e.tv) 1,833,000
2) National Geographic (SABC3) 1,081,000
3) Behind the Name (e.tv) 753,000
4) Who Do You Think You Are? (SABC2) 502,000
Top Primetime Movies 1) Around the World in 80 Days (e.tv) 2,354,000
2) The Bourne Identity (SABC1) 2,200,000
3) I Spy (e.tv) 1,756,000
4) Alien vs Predator (e.tv) 1,640,000
5) I Am Sam (SABC3) 946,000