{"id":393481,"date":"2021-04-17T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=393481"},"modified":"2021-04-17T15:02:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T13:02:36","slug":"most-watched-tv-shows-in-south-africa-revealed-by-the-brcsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/393481-most-watched-tv-shows-in-south-africa-revealed-by-the-brcsa.html","title":{"rendered":"Most-watched TV shows in South Africa revealed by the BRCSA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) has released its television audience measurements for March 2021<\/strong><\/a> which showed that Uzalo and Generations: The Legacy remained the most-watched TV shows in South Africa.<\/p>\n

This data from the BRCSA includes viewer numbers for the most-watched TV shows and other programming on SABC 1, SABC 2, SABC 3, eTV, and DStv.<\/p>\n

The top 5 airings overall remained largely unchanged from the previous month, with the exception of an Afrikaans news bulletin on SABC 2 that slipped into the fifth spot.<\/p>\n

SABC 1 drama Uzalo once again claimed the number 1 spot, with around 8.15 million viewers in its most-watched episode for the month.<\/p>\n

This was higher than its previous peak of 8.05 million viewers in February.<\/p>\n

It was followed by an episode of Generations: The Legacy with about 6.46 million viewers, also broadcasted on SABC 1.<\/p>\n

Etv soap Scandal rounded out the top three, with over 5.22 million viewers in its most-watched episode, claiming the title of third most-watched title.<\/p>\n

Big jump for SABC 3<\/h3>\n

While it did not come close to contending at the top, SABC 3 scored a large number of viewers for broadcasting the Afcon qualifying game played between South Africa and Ghana.<\/p>\n

The 1.56 million viewers who tuned in for the game were more than double the peak viewership the channel had during its top performing airing in March – a broadcast of the nature documentary Desert Megapride.<\/p>\n

In the Pay-TV space, DStv’s Mzansi Magic channel once again dominated, claiming the top 6 airings on the service.<\/p>\n

M-Net original TV series Gomora took the crown from telenovela The Queen, both of which are aired on Mzansi Magic.<\/p>\n

Notably, however, peak viewerships for both were down when compared to February.<\/p>\n

The table below shows the most-watched TV shows and programming in South Africa by peak viewers.<\/p>\n

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Most-Watched TV Shows<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Channel<\/th>\nShow<\/th>\nPeak Viewers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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Top 5 overall<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC 1<\/strong><\/td>\nUzalo<\/td>\n8,149,339<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC 1<\/strong><\/td>\nGenerations: The Legacy<\/td>\n6,458,301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Etv<\/strong><\/td>\nScandal<\/td>\n5,227,471<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC 1<\/strong><\/td>\nSkeem Saam<\/td>\n4,833,884<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC 2<\/strong><\/td>\nNuus (Afrikaans news)<\/td>\n4,381,597<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Top 3 per channel<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC 1<\/strong><\/td>\nUzalo<\/td>\n8,149,339<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGenerations: The Legacy<\/td>\n6,458,301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSkeem Saam<\/td>\n4,833,884<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC 2<\/strong><\/td>\nNuus (Afrikaans News)<\/td>\n4,381,597<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMuvhango<\/td>\n4,275,012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nLive Lotto Draw<\/td>\n1,964,155<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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SABC 3<\/strong><\/td>\nAfcon Qualifiers South Africa vs Ghana<\/td>\n1,557,299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSoccer Wrap<\/td>\n725,442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAnimal Babies<\/td>\n690,398<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Etv<\/strong><\/td>\nScandal<\/td>\n5,227,471<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nImbewu<\/td>\n3,925,101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRhythm City<\/td>\n3,863,641<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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DStv<\/strong><\/td>\nGomora<\/td>\n1,493,715<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Queen<\/td>\n1,406,603<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPowerball<\/td>\n1,353,476<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Embedded below are the full lists of most-watched episodes and programmes on each channel or broadcaster.<\/p>\n

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Now read: SABC cuts more than 600 employees<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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