These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for 16 - 22 May, 2011.
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 |
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Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
| 1. |
Generations |
6 614 000 |
Muvhango |
3 416 000 |
Cribs |
1 344 000 |
| 2. |
Intsika |
5 068 000 |
Khululeka |
3 164 000 |
Isidingo |
1 204 000 |
| 3. |
Zone 14 |
4 816 000 |
7de Laan |
2 733 000 |
Top Billing |
1 204 000 |
| 4. |
Gauteng Maboneng |
4 088 000 |
Ga Re Dumele |
2 548 000 |
Days Of Our Lives |
1 182 000 |
| 5. |
Xhosa News |
4 069 000 |
It's Gospel Time |
2 212 000 |
The Cape |
1 092 000 |
| 6. |
Sokhulu & Partners |
4 060 000 |
Motswako: The Mix |
2 212 000 |
English News |
1 088 000 |
| 7. |
Zulu News |
3 906 000 |
Noot vir Noot |
2 072 000 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show |
1 064 000 |
| 8. |
SAMA Awards |
3 752 000 |
Afrikaans News |
2 048 000 |
You Me and Dupree |
1 008 000 |
| 9. |
Society |
3 640 000 |
Mohlolahadi |
2 044 000 |
The Amazing Race |
952 000 |
| 10. |
Khumbul'ekhaya |
3 472 000 |
Fokus |
1 540 000 |
Run's House |
868 000 |
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Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
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| 1. |
Rhythm City |
3 074 000 |
Date Night |
448 000 |
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| 2. |
Scandal! |
2 527 000 |
Carte Blanche |
364 000 |
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| 3. |
Rage and Honor |
2 212 000 |
CSI |
364 000 |
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| 4. |
e.tv News |
2 192 000 |
Survivor SA |
364 000 |
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| 5. |
Step Up or Step Out |
2 016 000 |
Grey's Anatomy |
280 000 |
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| 6. |
WWE Smackdown |
1 904 000 |
Desperate Housewives |
252 000 |
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| 7. |
Head of State |
1 876 000 |
The Mentalist |
224 000 |
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| 8. |
eKasi |
1 848 000 |
Two And A Half Men |
224 000 |
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| 9. |
My Name Is Earl |
1 820 000 |
American Idol |
196 000 |
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| 10. |
John Tucker Must Die |
1 680 000 |
Chuck |
196 000 |
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Top Shows By Genre Top Dramas 1) Intsika (SABC1) 5 068 000
2) Zone 14 (SABC1) 4 816 000
3) Sokhulu & Partners (SABC1) 4 060 000
4) Society (SABC1) 3 640 000
5) Khululeka (SABC2) 3 164 000
Top Reality Shows 1) Khumbul'ekhaya (SABC1) 3 472 000
2) Class Act South Africa (SABC1) 3 332 000
3) Make Your Move (SABC1) 2 968 000
4) Step Up or Step Out (e.tv) 2 016 000
5) American Idol (SABC2) 1 400 000
Top Comedies 1) Gauteng Maboneng (SABC1) 4 088 000
2) Everybody Hates Chris (SABC1) 3 080 000
3) Ga Re Dumele (SABC2) 2 548 000
4) My Name Is Earl (e.tv) 1 820 000
5) Late Night With Loyiso Gola (e.tv) 840 000
Top News Bulletins 1) Xhosa News (SABC1) 4 069 000
2) Zulu News (SABC1) 3 906 000
3) e.tv News (e.tv) 2 192 000
4) Afrikaans News (SABC2) 2 048 000
5) e News Early Edition (e.tv) 1 450 000
Top Soap Operas 1) Generations (SABC1) 6 614 000
2) Muvhango (SABC2) 3 416 000
3) Rhythm City (e.tv) 3 074 000
4) The Bold And The Beautiful (SABC1) 2 979 000
5) 7de Laan (SABC2) 2 733 000
Top Talk Shows 1) Motswako: The Mix (SABC2) 2 212 000
2) The Oprah Winfrey Show (SABC3) 1 064 000
3) 3 Talk (SABC3) 470 000
4) The Mo'Nique Show (SABC2) 420 000
Top Actuality Shows 1) Elections Debate (SABC1) 2 296 000
2) Cutting Edge (SABC1) 1 624 000
3) Fokus (SABC2) 1 540 000
4) 2011 Elections (SABC2) 1 456 000
5) Head Wrap (SABC1) 1 204 000
Top Magazine Shows 1) The Real Goboza (SABC1) 2 828 000
2) Mzansi Insider (SABC1) 1 512 000
3) Club 808 (e.tv) 1 400 000
4) 50/50 (SABC2) 1 204 000
5) Top Billing (SABC3) 1 204 000
Top Game Shows 1) Noot vir Noot (SABC2) 2 072 000
2) Jam Alley (SABC1) 1 904 000
3) American Gladiators (e.tv) 1 596 000
Top Documentaries 1) Freshlyground: A Journey (SABC1) 2 660 000
2) Winds of Change (SABC1) 896 000
3) From the Edge (SABC2) 840 000
4) Biography: Elizabeth Taylor (SABC3) 588 000
5) Tales from the Edge (SABC3) 420 000
Top Primetime Movies 1) The Scorpion King (SABC1) 3 080 000
2) Rage and Honor (e.tv) 2 212 000
3) Head of State (e.tv) 1 876 000
4) John Tucker Must Die (e.tv) 1 680 000
5) G (e.tv) 1 484 000
Top 10 Regular Shows (excluding News bulletins) 1) Generations (SABC1) 6 614 000
2) Intsika (SABC1) 5 068 000
3) Zone 14 (SABC1) 4 816 000
4) Gauteng Maboneng (SABC1) 4 088 000
5) Sokhulu & Partners (SABC1) 4 060 000
6) Society (SABC1) 3 640 000
7) Khumbul'ekhaya (SABC1) 3 472 000
8) Muvhango (SABC2) 3 416 000
9) Class Act South Africa (SABC1) 3 332 000
10) Khululeka (SABC2) 3 164 000