First look: SABC3's new schedule - with SABC2 shows

Written by TVSA Team from the blog S3 on 01 Jul 2014
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As we reported from the SABC Upfronts last week, big changes are happening on SABC1, 2 and 3 this month. They take effect on SABC1 after the World Cup and begin today (1 July) on SABC3. SABC2 continues to fluctuate over the World Cup and the new schedule will begin properly once the Cup ends.

We'll be taking a close-up look at the impact on each channel in a three-part series, starting with SABC3 today. Some changes happen instantly whereas others are being introduced over time.

"By February next year you'll have a totally different SABC3,"

- Aisha Mohamed at the SABC Upfronts.

According to SABC3's Head of Channel Aisha Mohamed, the changes to the channel will be implemented from now through to next year. The channels branding will change from blue (no date confirmed for this yet) and the Primetime evening programming will go through dramatic changes, starting today.

Isidingo

Isidingo changes time from 19h30 to 19h00 permanently.

Numerous SABC2 shows move to SABC3

Various Afrikaans properties on SABC2 move to SABC3 namely: Swartwater, 50/50, Fokus and possibly Pasella (we're waiting for confirmation).

When Jam Sandwich returns it will also move to SABC3.

7de Laan, Mooiloop and Noot vir Noot remain on SABC2.

Afrikaans news

The Afrikaans News moves from SABC2 to SABC3 in the 19h30 slot, Mondays to Sundays. As you'll see from the schedule details below, weekend broadcasts start from 19 July.

English news halved

The English news makes up the time by returning to being half an hour instead of the endless hour. It remains at 18h30, weekdays.

Friday night 20h00 South African variety slot

The new schedule introduces a new Friday night slot for South African variety shows. Noot vir Noot warms up the timeslot this week and the new season of Strictly Come Dancing takes over from Friday, 18 July. Noot vir Noot then returns to SABC2 on 18 July.

First look at the schedule

Here's an overview of the Primetime schedule for the first full week of July to give you an idea of what's happening where and when:

Monday, 7 July	Tuesday, 8 July	Wednesday, 9 July	Thursday, 10 July	Friday, 11 July	Saturday, 12 July	Sunday, 13 July
13h00: News @ 1	13h00: News @ 1	13h00: News @ 1	13h00: News @ 1	13h00: News @ 1	11h00 Days of Our Lives Omnibus	10h00 Isidingo Omnibus
13h30: Africa News Update	13h30: Africa News Update	13h30: Africa News Update	13h30: Africa News Update	13h30: Africa News Update	15h00: Minute To Win It	12h00 Top Billing (Repeat)
14h00: The Jeff Probst Show	14h00: The Jeff Probst Show	14h00: The Jeff Probst Show	14h00: The Jeff Probst Show	14h00: Clover's Big Little Cook-Off	16h00: Extreme Makeover - Home Edition 2 (Repeat)	13h00 The Amazing Race (Repeat)
15h00: The Nate Berkus Show	15h00: The Nate Berkus Show	15h00: Exploring the Vine 15h30: Cooked Out of a Frying Pan SA	15h00: TBC	15h00: Doctor's Orders	17h00: Top Gear	14h00: Bold and the Beautiful Omnibus
16h00: 3Talk	16h00: 3Talk	16h00: 3Talk	16h00: 3Talk	16h00: 3Talk	18h00: Clover's Big Little Cook Off	16h00: TBC
17h00: Days of our Lives	17h00: Days of our Lives	17h00: Days of our Lives	17h00: Days of our Lives	17h00: Days of our Lives	19h00: News @ 7	16h30: Rof of Spog
18h00: Bold and the Beautiful	18h00: Bold and the Beautiful	18h00: Bold and the Beautiful	18h00: Bold and the Beautiful	18h00: Bold and the Beautiful	19h30 - 21h30 Movies	17h00: Magnum (Repeat)
18h30: News @ 18h30	18h30: News @ 18h30	18h30: News @ 18h30	18h30: News @ 18h30	18h30: News @ 18h30	21h30: The Foster and Allen TV Show	18h00: TBC
19h00: Isidingo	19h00: Isidingo	19h00: Isidingo	19h00: Isidingo	19h00: Isidingo	22h00: Hawaii Five-O (Repeat)	19h00: News at 19h00
19h30: Nuus @ 19h30	19h30: Nuus @ 19h30	19h30: Nuus @ 19h30	19h30: Nuus @ 19h30	19h30: Nuus @ 19h30	23h00: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 9	19h30 Movies
20h00: Two and a Half Men 9	20h00: Swartwater	20h00: Pasella	20h00: Hard Copy 3 (Repeat) 20h30: Top Billing	20h00 Noot vir Noot (Strictly Come Dancing 7 begins in this timeslot on 18 July)	00h00: Music Filler	21h30: Special Assignment
20h30: The Amazing Race 19	21h00: The Client List 2	21h00: Extreme Makeover - Home Edition 2	21h30: Happily Divorced 2	21h00 - 23h00 Movies		22h00: Happily Divorced 2 (Repeat)
21h30: Hawaii Five-O (A new series called Hayden Quinn South Africa begins in this timeslot on 14 July. Keep a lookout for more about it on TVSA)	22h00: Interface	22h00: Regenesis	22h00: TBC			22h30 TBC

From 19 and 20 July, Saturdays and Sundays change dramatically too, with the arrival of Strictly Come Dancing and the introduction of the Afrikaans News at the weekend. This is the schedule for Saturdays and Sundays from 19 July:

Saturday, 19 July

11h00: Anur
11h30: Sadhana
12h00: Dtv
12h30: Days of Our Lives Omnibus
16h30: Strictly Come Dancing (Repeat of the Friday episode)
17h30: Top Gear
18h30: News @ 18h30
19h00: Strictly Come Dancing 7 Results Show
19h30: Nuus @ 19h30
20h00: Movies

Sunday, 20 July

10h00: Isidingo Omnibus
12h00: Top Billing (repeat)
13h00: The Amazing Race repeat
14h00: Movies
16h00: Think Big (Repeat)
17h00: Rof of Spog
17h30: Natural History (Wild Africa)
18h30: News @ 18h30
19h00: Fokus
19h30: Nuus @ 19h30
20h00: Special Assignment
20h30: Nikita 2
21h30: Dallas