These are the primetime adult television viewing figures for January 2024.
If you can't see the listing below, then click this link to access them in a document instead:
Top Shows on TV: January 2024
Special notes:
Viewers were subjected to loadshedding ranging from Stage 1 to Stage 4 this month, with a few moments of no loadshedding in between.
Housekeeping
Rather late than never.
We're only publishing these viewership figures now as they weren't available from the Broadcast Research Council until today.
We suspect they were preoccupied with other matters like the latest universe update. The overall TAMS universe was updated on Monday 29 January 2024 for the first time since 5 October 2020.
According to the BRC, the total number of viewers watching free-to-air TV has decreased between then and now, and the total number of viewers who watch Pay TV has increased.
It'll be interesting to see if this impacts on the February viewership figures.
Sibongile & The Dlaminis movin' up the charts
It's now in DStv's fourth position, having outperformed Mzansi Magic's My Brother's Keeper for the first time this month.
Here's an overview of its performance since its premiere:
| Month |
Viewership for the most watched episode |
Position |
| August 2023 |
493,723 |
10th |
| September 2023 |
551,325 |
7th |
| October 2023 |
604,664 |
10th |
| November 2023 |
593,472 |
8th |
| December 2023 |
803,080* |
6th |
| January 2024 |
790,726 |
4th |
*This figure was higher because all shows increased in December when we were saved from the relentless blackouts.
What's causing this climb in Sibongile & the Dlaminis?
Perhaps these reviews by TVSA members explain it:
If you can't see the documents above, here's an overview of the Top 5 shows per channel/broadcaster:
SABC1
| Show |
Viewers |
| Uzalo |
5,621,623 |
| Skeem Saam |
4,508,846 |
| Generations the Legacy |
4,308,300 |
| Xhosa/Zulu News |
2,588,300 |
| Zulu News |
2,430,349 |
SABC2
| Show |
Viewers |
| Muvhango |
1,698,637 |
| Matric Results Announcement 2023 |
636,019 |
| Ses/Tsw/Sep News |
594,098 |
| Poo Tsa Mosako |
593,329 |
| Skeem Saam -R |
578,889 |
SABC3
| Show |
Viewers |
| Caf African Cup of Nations Cote D'ivoire |
1,420,580 |
| Soccer Wrap |
670,822 |
| Soccer Build- up |
494,649 |
| News |
478,991 |
| Coastal Africa |
362,672 |
e.tv
| Show |
Viewers |
| Scandal |
4,627,403 |
| House of Zwide |
4,196,760 |
| Isitha - the Enemy |
4,135,143 |
| Smoke and Mirrors |
3,402,079 |
| Mad Buddies |
3,402,079 |
DStv
| Show |
Viewers |
| Umkhokha:the Curse |
977,120 |
| Gqeberha: the Empire |
862,172 |
| Uyajola 9/9 |
858,593 |
| Sibongile & the Dlaminis |
790,726 |
| My Brother's Keeper |
763,825 |
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.