by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) The week of 24 February 2014 — 2 March 2014 saw a number of shows switch positions on our SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings chart: Amaza crept into second place; the Mamelodi Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates game of the Absa Premiership scored into our Top 5; and the MetroFM Music Awards hit the 17th slot on our national table while landing in fourth spot on our DStv one.
This weekly roundup of South Africa’s TV audience viewership, a collaboration between the South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) and MarkLives, reveals the best-watched shows of the week before, where it ran and how many South Africans tuned in to watch.
We offer two tables, the first covering all households — free-to-air viewing (the various SABC channels and e.tv) as well as the DStv platform — and the second charting the best-watched shows on the DStv network of channels only.
SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings Chart: 24 February 2014 — 2 March 2014
National (include all households — free-to-air viewing and DStv platform)
Market
Target
Activity
National
Total Indv (incl guests)
Live + VOSDAL
Counter
Description (grouped)
Channel
Level 1
Level 2\Variable
(r) AMR %
AMR
SHR %
1
GENERATIONS
SABC 1
Soap opera
Local
20.4
8 172 962
65.69%
2
AMAZA
SABC 1
Drama
Drama
15.3
6 117 651
49.43%
3
LOXION LYRIC
SABC 1
Drama
Drama
13.8
5 520 275
43.03%
4
ABSA PREMIERSHIP MAMELODI SUNDOWNS VS ORLANDO PIRATES
SABC 1
Sport
Football (soccer)
11.8
4 713 864
38.56%
5
INTERSECTIONS
SABC 1
Variety
Variety
11.2
4 489 284
39.06%
6
TASK FORCE(DRAMA)
SABC 1
Drama
Drama
11.1
4 470 796
37.43%
7
MUVHANGO
SABC 2
Drama
Drama
11.0
4 417 673
37.85%
8
BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE
e.tv
Movies
DRAMA
10.8
4 350 997
40.31%
9
ZULU NEWS
SABC 1
News
News
8.9
3 585 634
30.13%
10
SCANDAL
e.tv
Drama
Drama
8.8
3 546 555
29.65%
11
ZIYAWA
SABC 1
Drama
Drama
8.7
3 473 352
30.20%
12
SINGLE GALZ
SABC 1
Sitcom
Sitcom
7.6
3 044 390
27.85%
13
RHYTHM CITY
e.tv
Drama
Drama
7.4
2 967 531
31.77%
14
XHOSA NEWS
SABC 1
News
News
7.1
2 837 661
25.69%
15
BAD BOYS 2
e.tv
Movies
Action/adventure
7.0
2 804 182
32.98%
16
LESILO RULA 4
SABC 2
Drama
Drama
6.9
2 778 566
25.86%
17
METRO FM MUSIC AWARDS
SABC 1
Variety
Variety
6.9
2 778 505
27.46%
18
WHITE CHICKS
e.tv
Movies
Comedy
6.7
2 697 466
28.80%
19
WWE WRESTLING RAW
e.tv
Sport
Wrestling
6.7
2 667 846
29.02%
20
FRIENDS LIKE THESE
SABC 1
Variety
Variety
6.4
2 581 857
26.63%
21
ABO MZALA
SABC 1
Sitcom
Sitcom
6.4
2 570 260
26.38%
22
STOKVEL
SABC 2
Sitcom
Sitcom
6.3
2 519 127
27.29%
23
KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA
SABC 1
Magazine
Magazine
6.2
2 487 161
24.04%
24
EKASI OUR STORIES:GREED
e.tv
Drama
Drama
6.0
2 400 025
23.29%
25
MUVHANGO -R
SABC 1
Drama
Drama
5.9
2 385 417
50.41%
26
POWERBALL
SABC 2
Variety
Variety
5.9
2 350 491
23.41%
27
NEWS
e.tv
News
News
5.7
2 285 666
21.72%
28
GENERATIONS -R
SABC 1
Soap opera
Local
5.6
2 255 231
50.20%
29
MR BOX OFFICE
SABC 1
Sitcom
Sitcom
5.4
2 167 259
21.63%
30
NOTHING FOR MAHALA
SABC 1
Movies
Movies
5.4
2 152 749
22.96%
31
CUTTING EDGE
SABC 1
Actuality
Actuality
5.3
2 134 396
24.96%
32
LOTTO DRAW LIVE
e.tv
Competition
Competition
5.3
2 133 466
20.83%
33
7DE LAAN
SABC 2
Soap opera
Local
5.2
2 082 393
22.45%
34
MOESHA -R
SABC 1
Sitcom
Sitcom
5.0
1 994 053
45.24%
35
IZOSO CONNEXION
SABC 2
Sitcom
Sitcom
4.9
1 958 138
18.06%
36
MUVHANGO -R
SABC 2
Drama
Drama
4.7
1 886 949
31.63%
37
ISIDINGO -R
SABC 1
Soap opera
Local
4.6
1 840 895
45.30%
38
YOU DESERVE IT.
e.tv
Reality
Reality
4.6
1 826 587
18.68%
39
DI WELE MAKGOLELA
SABC 2
Variety
Variety
4.6
1 825 843
20.48%
40
WWE WRESTLING SMACKDOWN
e.tv
Sport
Wrestling
4.5
1 824 472
14.74%
DStv platform only
Market
Target
Activity
DStv
Total Indv (incl guests)
Live + VOSDAL
Counter
Description (grouped)
Channel
Level 1
Level 2\Variable
(r) AMR %
AMR
SHR %
1
GENERATIONS
SABC 1
Soap opera
Local
13.6
1 589 270
42.03%
2
MUVHANGO
SABC 2
Drama
Drama
8.5
993 743
27.84%
3
INTERSECTIONS
SABC 1
Variety
Variety
5.8
676 599
18.99%
4
METRO FM MUSIC AWARDS
SABC 1
Variety
Variety
5.8
675 151
20.57%
5
SCANDAL
e.tv
Drama
Drama
5.8
671 808
18.14%
6
BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE
e.tv
Movies
DRAMA
5.6
655 162
19.10%
7
RHYTHM CITY
e.tv
Drama
Drama
5.3
614 857
18.85%
8
ZULU NEWS
SABC 1
News
News
5.0
578 590
15.49%
9
LOXION LYRIC
SABC 1
Drama
Drama
4.7
541 676
14.48%
10
ABSA PREMIERSHIP MAMELODI SUNDOWNS VS ORLANDO PIRATES
SABC 1
Sport
Football (soccer)
4.6
536 325
14.41%
11
NEWS
e.tv
News
News
4.5
521 216
14.79%
12
AMAZA
SABC 1
Drama
Drama
4.3
504 681
12.85%
13
ISIBAYA
Mzansi Magic
Variety
Variety
4.3
495 763
18.83%
14
7DE LAAN
SABC 2
Soap opera
Local
4.0
463 155
14.28%
15
TASK FORCE(DRAMA)
SABC 1
Drama
Drama
3.9
459 886
12.91%
16
LESILO RULA 4
SABC 2
Drama
Drama
3.9
448 644
13.30%
17
KHUMBUL’ EKHAYA
SABC 1
Magazine
Magazine
3.8
439 218
14.22%
18
GENERATIONS -R
SABC 1
Soap opera
Local
3.7
429 243
27.52%
19
POWERBALL
SABC 2
Variety
Variety
3.6
416 453
13.23%
20
XHOSA NEWS
SABC 1
News
News
3.5
410 413
11.45%
21
WWE WRESTLING RAW
e.tv
Sport
Wrestling
3.4
394 111
12.18%
22
MUVHANGO -R
SABC 1
Drama
Drama
3.3
388 509
23.65%
23
CARTE BLANCHE
M-Net
Actuality
Actuality
3.2
373 295
10.10%
24
BAD BOYS 2
e.tv
Movies
Action/adventure
3.1
362 846
13.67%
25
STOKVEL
SABC 2
Sitcom
Sitcom
3.1
359 510
12.88%
26
NUUS
SABC 2
News
News
2.9
342 883
9.97%
27
LOTTO DRAW LIVE
e.tv
Competition
Competition
2.8
327 613
10.23%
28
WHITE HOUSE DOWN
M-Net
Movies
Movies
2.8
326 555
9.75%
29
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
SABC 3
Soap opera
International
2.8
323 105
11.28%
30
WHITE CHICKS
e.tv
Movies
Comedy
2.8
321 548
10.20%
31
ZIYAWA
SABC 1
Drama
Drama
2.7
317 321
8.71%
32
CUTTING EDGE
SABC 1
Actuality
Actuality
2.6
307 879
11.37%
33
ISIDINGO:THE NEED
SABC 3
Soap opera
Local
2.6
305 228
8.22%
34
CAF CONFEDERATION CUP :KAIZER CHIEFS VS LIGA MUCULMANA
SABC 3
Sport
Football (soccer)
2.6
304 736
8.57%
35
SOCCER ZONE
SABC 1
Sport
Football (soccer)
2.4
284 981
9.03%
36
VODACOM SUPER RUGBY 2014 STOMERS VS HURRICANES
SuperSport 1
Sport
Rugby (all)
2.4
282 216
7.94%
37
FRIENDS LIKE THESE
SABC 1
Variety
Variety
2.4
281 088
8.35%
38
VODACOM SUPER RUGBY 2014 BULLS VS LIONS
SuperSport 1
Sport
Rugby (all)
2.4
280 285
8.96%
39
ISIDINGO -R
SABC 1
Soap opera
Local
2.4
277 123
19.38%
40
SPEAK OUT -R
SABC 2
Actuality
Actuality
2.3
271 305
11.39%
How to read the tables:
AMR% refers to the number of people in a target market who were watching an event ie programme, expressed as a percentage of the population for that demographic: “On average, 16.3% of adults aged 15+ who watched TV from 28 Jan-3 Feb 2014 watched Society on SABC 1”.
AMR is the number of people in a target market watching a specific event ie programme per minute, expressed in absolute figures: “On average, 1, 541, 066 adults aged 15+ who watched TV from from28 Jan-3 Feb 2014 watched Society on SABC 1”.
Share % (SHR %) is the share or proportion of the available audience (people watching TV at that time) that a specific channel/programme has achieved at that time: “Society achieved a share % of 52.59% from 28 Jan- 3 Feb 2014 on SABC 1″.
SAARF is the name by which the South African Audience Research Foundation is familiarly known. SAARF’s main objective is to direct and publish media audience and product/brand research for the benefit of its stake-holders, thereby providing data for target marketing and a common currency for the buying and selling of media space and time. SAARF has thus the responsibility to measure the audiences of all traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema and out of home media.
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