{"id":116341,"date":"2017-03-25T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=116341"},"modified":"2017-03-24T16:13:25","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T14:13:25","slug":"the-most-watched-tv-shows-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/116341-the-most-watched-tv-shows-in-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"The most-watched TV shows in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) has released its television audience measurements for February 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Included in the report is a list of the most-watched shows on SABC 1,2,3, Etv, and DStv.<\/p>\n<p>The BRCSA said the report does not \u201cin any way give you a total viewership of DStv Commercial channels\u201d, and that the figures indicated \u201cviewership on the platform at the top tier\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The table below details the most-watched shows in South Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"myg_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\">\n<div align=\"center\">Most-Watched TV Shows<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"26%\"><strong>Channel<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"49%\"><strong>Show<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\"><strong>Peak Viewers<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Top 5<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SABC 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Uzalo<\/td>\n<td>8,465,238<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SABC 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Generations The Legacy<\/td>\n<td>7,899,533<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SABC 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Uzalo<\/td>\n<td>7,199,425<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SABC 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Skeem Saam<\/td>\n<td>6,165,428<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SABC 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Muvhango<\/td>\n<td>6,146,842<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Top per Channel<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SABC 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Uzalo<\/td>\n<td>8,465,238<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SABC 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Generations The Legacy<\/td>\n<td>7,899,533<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SABC 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Uzalo<\/td>\n<td>7,199,425<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SABC 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Muvhango<\/td>\n<td>6,146,842<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SABC 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Generations The Legacy<\/td>\n<td>4,066,565<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SABC 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Top Billing<\/td>\n<td>1,634,695<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Etv<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Scandal<\/td>\n<td>4,460,791<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Etv<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Rhythm City<\/td>\n<td>3,052,353<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DStv<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Isibaya<\/td>\n<td>1,368,390<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DStv<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Our Perfect Wedding<\/td>\n<td>1,378,659<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/203292-most-watched-tv-shows-in-south-africa-5.html\" target=\"_blank\">MyBroadband <\/a><\/strong>and is republished with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/columns\/203172-well-played-sabc-you-had-me-over-a-barrel.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Well played SABC, you had me over a barrel<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 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