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Top Shows on TV: December 2023

Written by TVSA Team from the blog Primetime TV Viewing Figures on 15 Jan 2024
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These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for December 2023.

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

Special notes

Viewers were subjected to loadshedding ranging from Stage 0 to Stage 4, with extended periods of time with no blackouts.


This relief was reflected in the month's viewership figures, with a notable increase across various shows and broadcasters. 

Viewership typically decreases from November to December with the distractions of the festive season, but it was the other way round this year.

Here's a look at noteworthy surges... SABC1's happened on 28 December:
 
Show November 2023 December 2023 Increase
Uzalo 5,253,600 5,832,879 579,279
Generations: The Legacy 4,161,429 4,782,188 620,759
Skeem Saam 3,735,612 4,644,644  909,032
Muvhango 1,288,062 1,567,521 279,459
Isitha: The Enemy 3,559,445 4,215,091 655,646
Smoke and Mirrors 2,983,994 3,320,260 336,266
Umkhokha: The Curse 896,515 1,076,795 180,280
Gqeberha: The Empire 829,256 936,193 106,937
Uyajola 9/9 736,067 922,274 186,207
My Brother's Keeper 667,817 909,050 241,233
Sibongile & the Dlaminis 593,472 803,080 209,608

The same didn't happen with 7de Laan for its series finale.

It attracted 901,668 viewers for its most watched episode in November, with a 9.9% audience share, and ended with 874,822 viewers on Tuesday 26 December, with an audience share of 9.
 

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

SABC1
 
Show Viewers
Uzalo 5,832,879
Generations: The Legacy 4,782,188
Skeem Saam 4,644,644
Xhosa News 2,599,868
Zulu News 2,441,275

SABC2
 
Show Viewers
Muvhango 1,567,521
7De Laan 874,822
Mokgonyana Mmatswale 762,072
Ses/Tsw/Sep News 613,292
Vetkoek Paleis 608,320

SABC3
 
Show Viewers
The Fifth Element 436,548
Premier League Tottenham Hotspur vs Ever 432,064
Premier League Arsenal vs Wolves 395,347
Premier League Manchester City vs Sheffi 380,653
A Time to Kill 357,662

e.tv
 
Show Viewers
Scandal 4,825,095
House of Zwide 4,443,335
Isitha - the Enemy 4,215,091
Smoke and Mirrors 3,320,260
The Powerball Draw 2,615,328

DStv
 
Show Viewers
Umkhokha:the Curse 1,076,795
Gqeberha: the Empire 936,193
Uyajola 9/9 922,274
My Brother's Keeper 909,050
X-Repo 863,866
 

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



2 Comments

Timone
18 Jan 2024 16:41

It will be interesting to see what happens when Skeem Saam goes head to head with Scandal for that 19h30 slot. I wonder what is SABC 1 planning for the 18h30 slot, it will be added time for me to catch up with my CatchUp content if they introduce another boring magazine show.

Goku
19 Jan 2024 14:02

jha neh Skeem saam and Scandal going heas to head will be interesting there's no way that both of them are gonna pull 4m viewers


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