These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for 11 - 17 May, 2015.
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 |
5,583,000 |
Muvhango |
4,345,000 |
The Bold and the Beautiful |
994,000 |
| 2. |
Uzalo |
5,145,000 |
Sarafina! |
3,588,000 |
Isidingo |
988,000 |
| 3. |
Skeem Saam |
4,957,000 |
Speak Out |
2,074,000 |
Days of Our Lives |
685,000 |
| 4. |
Mfolozi Street (Reb) |
4,477,000 |
Abo Mzala |
2,041,000 |
Seriously Funny Kids |
593,000 |
| 5. |
Tempy Pushas |
4,345,000 |
Moferefere Lenyalong (R) |
1,909,000 |
Nikita |
494,000 |
| 6. |
Zulu News |
3,170,000 |
Wipeout |
1,745,000 |
Dallas (2012) |
461,000 |
| 7. |
Xhosa News |
3,111,000 |
Ditlabonyane Ke Ditlaboima (Reb) |
1,613,000 |
Presenter Search on 3 |
428,000 |
| 8. |
Stumbo Stomp |
3,028,000 |
Ke Ba Bolelletse |
1,152,000 |
She's The One |
428,000 |
| 9. |
iThuba Lokugcina |
2,996,000 |
7de Laan |
1,139,000 |
Uptown Girls |
428,000 |
| 10. |
Jika Majika |
2,930,000 |
Majakathata |
1,086,000 |
Common Law |
395,000 |
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| # |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
Show |
Viewers |
| 1. |
Scandal! |
3,028,000 |
Carte Blanche |
132,000 |
Big Brother Mzansi Eviction Show |
856,000 |
| 2. |
Rhythm City |
2,120,000 |
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes |
66,000 |
Our Perfect Wedding |
823,000 |
| 3. |
Hanna |
1,942,000 |
My Story |
66,000 |
isiBaya |
764,000 |
| 4. |
I Shouldn't Be Alive |
1,876,000 |
2 Broke Girls (R) |
33,000 |
Diski Divas |
395,000 |
| 5. |
Modern Family |
1,876,000 |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |
33,000 |
Love Back |
198,000 |
| 6. |
Z'bondiwe |
1,580,000 |
Arrow |
33,000 |
Big Brother Mzansi Nomination Show |
132,000 |
| 7. |
Jack and Jill |
1,284,000 |
Blue Bloods |
33,000 |
Our Perfect Wedding (Reb) |
132,000 |
| 8. |
The Big Hit |
1,185,000 |
Grey's Anatomy |
33,000 |
Zabalaza (2013) |
132,000 |
| 9. |
Ashes to Ashes |
1,152,000 |
MasterChef Australia |
33,000 |
Big Brother Mzansi Daily Show |
115,000 |
| 10. |
Umlilo |
1,020,000 |
Mike & Molly (R) |
33,000 |
Big Brother Mzansi Eviction Show (R) |
99,000 |
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Top Shows By Genre
Top Dramas
1) Mfolozi Street (Reb) (SABC1) 4,477,000
2) Tempy Pushas (SABC1) 4,345,000
3) Ditlabonyane Ke Ditlaboima (Reb) (SABC2) 1,613,000
4) Z'bondiwe (e.tv) 1,580,000
5) Loxion Lyric (Reb) (SABC1) 1,185,000
Top Reality Shows
1) Stumbo Stomp (SABC1) 3,028,000
2) The Perfect Sishebo Show (SABC1) 2,436,000
3) The Sing-Off SA (SABC1) 1,843,000
4) Wipeout (SABC2) 1,745,000
5) Khumbul'ekhaya (SABC1) 1,448,000
Top Comedies
1) iThuba Lokugcina (SABC1) 2,996,000
2) Ses'Top La (Reb) (SABC1) 2,798,000
3) Abo Mzala (SABC2) 2,041,000
4) Moferefere Lenyalong (R) (SABC2) 1,909,000
5) Modern Family (e.tv) 1,876,000
Top News Bulletins
1) Zulu News (SABC1) 3,170,000
2) Xhosa News (SABC1) 3,111,000
3) Siswati/Ndebele News (SABC1) 1,297,000
4) Sesotho/Tswana/Sepedi News (SABC2) 974,000
5) eNews Prime Time (e.tv) 826,000
Top Soap Operas
1) Generations (SABC1) 5,583,000
2) Uzalo (SABC1) 5,145,000
3) Skeem Saam (SABC1) 4,957,000
4) Muvhango (SABC2) 4,345,000
5) Scandal! (e.tv) 3,028,000
Top Talk Shows
1) Rise (SABC1) 2,271,000
2) Motswako (SABC2) 593,000
3) Katch It With Khanyi (e.tv) 527,000
4) The Talk (SABC1) 520,000
5) Steve Harvey (e.tv) 461,000
Top Actuality Shows
1) Speak Out (SABC2) 2,074,000
2) Sunday Live (SABC1) 1,876,000
3) Cutting Edge (SABC1) 1,119,000
4) Leihlo La Sechaba (SABC2) 560,000
5) Interface (SABC2) 494,000
Top Magazine Shows
1) The Real Goboza (SABC1) 2,337,000
2) Pasella (SABC2) 593,000
3) Nhlalala Ya Rixaka (SABC2) 527,000
4) Hush (e.tv) 428,000
5) Top Billing (SABC3) 395,000
Top Game Shows
1) Friends Like These (SABC1) 2,370,000
2) I Love South Africa (e.tv) 856,000
3) Noot vir Noot (SABC2) 691,000
Top Documentaries
1) Mi Kasi Su Kasi (SABC1) 1,942,000
2) I Shouldn't Be Alive (e.tv) 1,876,000
3) Docuville (SABC3) 362,000
4) God Grew Tired of Us (SABC2) 263,000
5) My Story (M-Net) 66,000
Top Primetime Movies
1) Sarafina! (SABC2) 3,588,000
2) Hanna (e.tv) 1,942,000
3) Jack and Jill (e.tv) 1,284,000
4) The Big Hit (e.tv) 1,185,000
5) The Art of Getting By (e.tv) 625,000
Top 10 Regular Shows (excluding News bulletins)
1) Generations (SABC1) 5,583,000
2) Uzalo (SABC1) 5,145,000
3) Skeem Saam (SABC1) 4,957,000
4) Mfolozi Street (Reb) (SABC1) 4,477,000
5) Muvhango (SABC2) 4,345,000
6) Tempy Pushas (SABC1) 4,345,000
7) Scandal! (e.tv) 3,028,000
8) Stumbo Stomp (SABC1) 3,028,000
9) iThuba Lokugcina (SABC1) 2,996,000
10) Ses'Top La (Reb) (SABC1) 2,798,000
New! Premiere Watch
Today we're pleased introduce an extra tidbit that highlights the premieres for the week. New shows don't always make the Top 10 so this table will give you weekly insight into their impact (or lack thereof):
| PREMIERE WATCH |
| New shows that started this week |
| Show |
Viewers |
Channel |
Genre |
| Stumbo Stomp 2 |
3,028,000 |
SABC1 |
Reality |
| Rise |
2,271,000 |
SABC1 |
Talk Show |
| Mi Kasi Su Kasi |
1,942,000 |
SABC1 |
Documentary Series |
| Z'bondiwe |
1,580,000 |
e.tv |
Drama |
Special interest note
Ahses to Ashes extended to five days a week this week. The first Friday episode aired on 15 May and attracted 1,020,454 viewers.