Taken Occupies The Top Spot On S3 While The Black Door Remains In The Top 5 Watched Shows On e.tv - Ratings For July 2022

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SABC 1:

Uzalo - 5 932 199
Generations the Legacy Soap - 4 793 138
Skeem Saam - 4 507 416
Skeem Saam Repeat - 3 139 924
Zulu News - 2 477 851
Xhosa News - 2 472 789
Roxic Reality - 2 431 510
Plate it up - 2 320 607
Selimathunzi - 2 219 400
My First Documentary - 2 204 285
Uzalo Repeat - 2 058 328
Identity - 1 884 324
#Issa Vibe - 1 841 570
Uzalo Omnibus - 1 771 448
Siswati/Ndebele News - 1 766 392
Ses Top La - 1 620 792
Makoti - 1 597 755
Muvhango Repeat - 1 470 926
Stokvel - 1 432 084
Khumbul'Ekhaya - 1 387 017

SABC 2:

Muvhango - 1 726 228
Presidential Address News - 990 877
7De Laan Soap - 945 543
Ses/Tsw/Sep News News - 896 109
Kgatelopele - 832 393
Bophelo Ke Semphekgo - 710 848
Hlala Kwabafileyo - 670 295
Nuus - 629 895
Muvhango Omnibus - 546 448
Dragon Ball Super - 544 948
Ubettina Wethu Repeat - 529 044
Superman IV: the Quest for Peace Movie - 503 377
Filler: Noot Vir Noot Documentary - 479 293
The Estate Repeat - 472 979
Black Tax - 472 511
Superman Returns Movie - 470 498
Music - 462 764
Morning Live News - 453 733
Murder She Wrote - 449 326
Caf Women's Africa Cup of Nations Zambia - 441 024

SABC 3:

Taken 3 Movie - 682 739
Eden Untamed Planet - 650 953
Taken Movie - 594 911
News - 563 514
Men of Honor Movie - 501 089
Independence Day: Resurgence Movie - 406 825
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions - 400 884
The Estate Omnibus - 361 509
The Estate Repeat - 326 788
Jojo Rabbit Movie - 307 421
Bohemian Rhapsody Movie - 290 857
Filler Documentary - 277 889
Gifted Movie - 265 907
Tropical Heat - 265 131
On Point News - 260 353
Special Assignment Repeat - 259 374
Ad Astra Movie - 249 159
The View - 247 833
Generations the Legacy Repeat - 246 921
Child in the Wild Documentary - 245 733

e.tv:

Scandal Soap - 5 311 319
House of Zwide - 4 918 290
Imbewu - 2 774 727
The Black Door Dram - 2 580 116
Durban Gen - 2 556 437
The Powerball Draw Quiz - 2 118 179
Imbewu Repeat - 2 019 566
Just for Laughs Gags Filler - 1 919 249
House of Zwide Repeat - 1 905 014
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie
Scandal Repeat - 1 790 432
E.TV News - 1 777 164
Transformers Movie - 1 775 627
Isono - 1 738 649
Durban Gen Repeat - 1 666 366
Is'phindiselo - 1 643 864
Droomverlore - 1 583 917
Kong: Skull Island Movie - 1 572 599
I Can with Absa Drive Actuality - 1 537 112
Britain's Got Talent - 1 519 929

DStv:

MZAN Gomora - 1 108 493 & 1 325 168
MZAN Ehostela - 913 363 & 1 125 703
MZAN Our Perfect Wedding - 765 938 & 916 138
MZAN Idols SA Mzansi Magic 18 - 743 516 & 934 642
MZAN The Queen Movie - 737 092 & 897 470
MOJA Isencane Lengane - 679 149 & 764 857
MZAN The River Movie - 662 734 & 779 940
MZAN Date My Family Real - 609 801 & 736 285
MZAN Diep City - 606 030 & 726 006
MOJA Gog'skhotheni - 599 490 & 687 471
MZAN Short and Sweet - 592 320 & 720 220
MZAN The River Drama - 591 387 & 710 422
MZAN Mnakwethu - 579 892 & 708 747
MWET Mnakwethu Happily Ever After - 566 571 & 728 371
MOJA X-Repo - 547 403 & 596 350
MZAN The Real Housewives of Cape Town - 515 928 & 600 689
MZAN Isifiso - 490 263 & 586 045
MZAN The Saturday Showdown - 483 768 & 627 088
MWET Suxoka - 481 354 & 576 694
MOJA Mamazala - 463 051 & 550 747
MBIO Vaya Movie - 458 993 & 593 659
MWET The River - 446 896 & 595 852
MWET Lingashoni Repeat - 438 757 & 497 250
MBIO Ikhandlela Elibovu - 430 379 & 572 977
MBIO Umoni Wothando - 419 547 & 561 629
MWET Wangkolota - 405 227 & 489 629
MZAN Makoti Are You the One? - 403 875 & 505 413
MWET The Queen Repeat - 400 067 & 498 259
MWET Umndende - 389 403 & 454 987
MZAN Gomora Repeat - 1 388 584 & 531 500

SA TV Ratings: Dragonball Super Enters The Top 10 Most Watched Shows On SABC 2 And Sarafina Continues To Dominate e.tv's Lineup From June 2022

SABC 1:

Uzalo - 6 103 846
Generations the Legacy - 4 959 896
Skeem Saam - 4 279 734
Zulu News - 2 769 385
Xhosa News - 2 763 049
Roxic - 2 746 803
Ngomusa Documentary - 2 512 938
Clover Classic Celebrations - 2 439 703
Soccer Build-up - 2 312 060
Selimathunzi - 2 231 776
Uzalo Repeat - 2 197 121
Skeem Saam Repeat - 2 172 571
#Issa Vibe - 2 124 700
My First Documentary - 2 091 668
Makoti - 1 940 645 18.6
Ses Top La - 1 937 804
Siswati/Ndebele News - 1 918 286
Uzalo Omnibus - 1 848 364
Identity (Religion) - 1 845 267
Muvhango Repeat - 1 653 227

SABC 2:

Muvhango - 1 885 401
7De Laan - 990 032
Hlala Kwabafileyo - 933 299
Kwa Mamazala - 719 792
Nuus - 716 185
Ses/Tsw/Sep News - 655 202
Ubettina Wethu Repeat - 608 537
Bophelo Ke Semphekgo - 594 424
Dragon Ball Super Repeat - 585 319
Voetspore - 569 773
Dragon Ball Super - 563 609
Muvhango Omnibus - 549 904
Morning Live News - 487 763
Music - 486 955
Murder She Wrote - 452 865
Venda/Tsonga News - 439 191
Fokus - 427 742
Batman Returns Movie - 419 451
Muvhango Repeat - 399 561
Skeem Saam Repeat - 399 844

 

SABC 3:

Twilight - 596 374
Serengeti Documentary
News - 539 067
Twilight Saga: Eclipse - 536 388
Maze Runner: The Death Cure - 504 531
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions - 500 847
Birthplace of the Giants Documentary - 457 203
My Super Ex-Girlfriend - 444 322
Juno Movie - 344 666
Spiderwick Chronicles Movie - 319 132
Norin's Ark - 305 718
Inside the Bat Cave Documentary - 292 498
The Lost World (Drama) - 290 049
On Point News - 281 207
Unpacked with Relebogile Repeat - 244 703
Unpacked with Relebogile - 241 283
Meerkat Manor:Rise of Dynasty Documentary - 241 061
7De Laan Repeat - 234 814 5
The View - 231 647
Morning Glory Movie - 229 175

 

e.tv:

Scandal - 5 152 960
House of Zwide - 4 653 752
Sarafina Movie - 3 968 144
Durban Gen - 2 947 572
Just for Laughs Gags Filler - 2 693 328
Imbewu - 2 522 840
Isono - 2 322 415
The Powerball Draw Quiz - 2 301 328
The Black Door - 2 292 277
White Wedding Movie - 2 117 780
E.TV News - 1 907 831
Is'phindiselo - 1 849 328
Date My Family - 1 817 186
Imbewu Repeat - 1 789 464
The Millennium Menace - 1 776 638
Transporter 3 Movie - 1 754 599
Droomverlore - 1 746 976
Transporter 2 Movie - 1 670 417
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Movie - 1 620 936
Durban Gen Repeat - 1 561 737

DStv:

MZAN Gomora - 1 189 324 & 1 486 970
MZAN Gomora Repeat - 1 032 714 & 1 233 343
MZAN The Queen - 785 625 & 938 326
MZAN The River Repeat - 683 860 & 838 260
MZAN Our Perfect Wedding - 614 625 & 801 200
MZAN Epk:Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice Documentary - 613 302 & 795 639
MOJA Umndeni Documentary - 605 374 & 734 455
MZAN The River - 605 555 & 780 669
MZAN Diep City - 572 881 & 725 835
MZAN Umbuso - 555 404 & 697 882
MWET Lingashoni Repeat - 535 886 & 598 371
MZAN Date My Family - 532 628 & 658 772
MWET Sengkhathele - 520 208 & 595 737
MBIO Ubukhosi Namakhosana - 503 317 & 648 679
MOJA Mamazala - 501 804 & 608 672
MOJA Isencane Lengane - 488 679 & 566 975
MBIO Indodakazi Yami - 484 555 & 564 059
MBIO Istina Dram - 481 313 & 622 314
MBIO One Time Pin - 468 871 & 623 483
MBIO Bonus - 457 070 & 579 832
MZAN Twice as Bold - 450 935 & 549 622
MWET Mnakwethu Happily Ever After - 448 892 & 544 445
MOJA Ukungenwa - 442 347 & 546 464
MWET The Queen Repeat - 430 345 & 491 084
MBIO Tshenyeho Masisa Pelo - 427 014 & 498 121
MZAN Abandoned Movie - 423 705 & 501 206
MBIO Idlozi - 416 740 & 495 085
MZAN Housekeepers - 412 898 & 488 221
MWET The Queen Repeat - 408 068 & 499 714
MBIO Gwababa - 400 192 & 528 475

Mama Jack Was The Most Watched Movie On e.tv And Viewership Declines Amidst Load Shedding In May 2022 Viewership For SABC, e.tv And DStv

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SABC 1:

Uzalo - 5 783 736
Generations the Legacy - 4 637 861
Skeem Saam - 4 132 873
Xhosa News - 2 691 071
Zulu News - 2 520 180
Roxic (Reality) - 2 505 610
Ngomusa Documentary - 2 410 008
Uzalo Omnibus - 2 249 884
Uzalo Repeat - 2 246 796
Clover Classic Celebrations - 2 232 492
Skeem Saam Repeat - 2 109 741
Selimathunzi - 2 102 279
Identity (Religion) - 2 026 618
#Issa Vibe - 1 908 548
Siswati/Ndebele News - 1 883 290
Ses Top La - 1 660 487
Muvhango Repeat - 1 656 276
Kwakhala Nyonini - 1 581 831
Dance Yo Dumo - 1 572 226
Side Dish - 1 558 562

SABC 2:

Muvhango - 2 408 898
7De Laan - 1 040 016
Giyani - 952 721
Hlala Kwabafileyo - 872 793
Muvhango Omnibus - 744 125
Kwa Mamazala - 644 923
Nuus - 633 687
Abakwa Zidenge Documentary - 610 472
Ubettina Wethu Repeat - 582 789
Dragon Ball Super - 535 352
Ses/Tsw/Sep News - 525 935
Voetspore - 504 055
Morning Live - 492 423
Giyani Repeat - 455 009
Muvhango Repeat - 448 957
Venda/Tsonga News - 435 685
Music - 430 214
Live Lotto Draw - 424 009
Filler:SABC Sport - 421 989
Uzalo Repeat - 400 620

 

SABC 3:

Serengeti Documentary - 518 197
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions - 514 182
The Proposal. Movie - 468 281
News - 437 313
Abduction Movie - 429 981
Cheetah Family & Me Documentary - 371 717
Baby Chimp Rescue Documentary - 348 695
Think Like a Man Movie - 342 059
Norin's Ark Drama - 316 078
There's Something About Mary Movie - 300 568
Child in the Wild Documentary - 292 706
Afternoon Express - 284 336
On Point - 283 905
La Heat (Drama) - 275 471
Murder on the Orient Express Movie - 273 001
Special Assignment Repeat - 272 761
What to Expect When You're Expecting Movie - 271 402
Arena - 254 834
Inside the Bat Cave Documentary - 254 709
Braveheart Movie - 249 813

e.tv:

Scandal - 4 820 110
House of Zwide - 4 520 246
Mama Jack Movie - 3 121 462
Durban Gen - 2 824 098
Imbewu - 2 328 412
The Black Door - 2 232 013
Inumber Number Movie - 2 119 942
The Powerball Draw Quiz - 1 964 831
Atlantis - 1 912 439
Is'phindiselo - 1 791 013
E.TV News - 1 756 145
South Africa Tonight News - 1 702 366
Imbewu Repeat - 1 600 320
Droomverlore - 1 588 389
Date My Family - 1 561 202
Paradise Stop Movie - 1 527 372
Superstore - 1 514 919
Durban Gen - 1 482 674
Ekasi Our Stories: A Family That Prays - 1 462 947
Durban Gen Repeat - 1 449 499

 

DStv:

MZAN Gomora - 1 127 879 & 1 355 150
MZAN Gomora Repeat - 1 075 967 & 1 306 585
MZAN The Queen - 752 068 & 874 572
MZAN The River - 703 778 & 849 740
MZAN The River Repeat - 656 922 & 793 446
MWET Our Perfect Wedding - 608 597 & 792 333
MZAN Diep City - 581 207 & 705 858
MZAN Date My Family - 565 158 & 662 372
MZAN Umbuso - 537 659 & 619 134
MZAN Twice as Bold - 509 706 & 604 437
MOJA Umndeni - 503 442 & 598 657
MZAN Sengkhathele - 493 404 & 595 878
MWET The River - 462 569 & 589 133
MWET Mnakwethu Happily Ever After - 432 112 & 528 629
MWET The Queen Omnibus - 417 673 & 539 169
MWET The Queen Repeat - 416 624 & 450 893
MBIO Dana's Deathday Party - 407 357 & 557 341
MWET Lingashoni Repeat - 396 252 & 417 571
MOJA Rea Tsotella - 379 357 & 376 448
MZAN Housekeepers - 373 753 & 433 674
MZAN Abandoned - 372 893 & 452 210
MBIO Vilakazi Supermarket - 368 278 & 455 931
MOJA Dloz'lami - 360 894 & 347 809
MOJA Ukungenwa - 360 638 & 435 101
MBIO Izulu Lami My Secret Sky - 359 346 & 499 154
MZAN Pastor Wants a Wife - 359 305 & 439 246
MOJA Isencane Lengane - 359 135 & 349 294
MOJA Mamazala - 357 999 & 403 892
MBIO Sephiri High Movie - 350 111 & 484 048
MBIO Iwashi Dram - 349 530 & 466 324

Roundups #66: One Piece Reportedly Cancelled After 25 Years, Ghostbusters Animated Film Is In Development And High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Returning For A Fourth Season

The final instalment of One Piece is coming soon

Eiichiro Oda's magnum opus, One Piece has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump since 1997. One Piece follows the story of Monkey D. Luffy, a young pirate who lives during the time of the Great Pirate Era ushered by the Pirate King himself. With the aim of attaining wealth, fame, power, and most importantly, the One Piece, Luffy sets out to sea on a grand adventure the likes of which have never been seen before.

Since 1997, Oda has been consistently drawing Luffy's journey towards becoming the King of the Pirates but even after almost 25 years, the story isn't finished. Luffy's journey continues and, by the looks of it, will continue for the foreseeable future. Yet, the author of One Piece has repeatedly made it known that One Piece is nearing its end and will end within the next few years.

Originally, Eiichiro Oda's One Piece was supposed to end around 2002 and according to the author himself, the story was to last for just five years. Luffy's journey, which is so massive, was originally going to be about the fight against the pirates called the Yonko. However, Oda then introduced the idea of the Shichibukai. According to him, this is a massive part of why One Piece ended up becoming as long as it did. The Shichibukai added a lot of depth to the story and made Oda expand the various themes of the story further. In 2019, Oda mentioned that he will end One Piece in the next five years. In 2020, Oda reaffirmed his plans to end One Piece within five years. But once again, this is likely not going to happen.

 

A new Ghostbusters film is in development

The studio teased in a CimenaCon sizzle reel in April that a fifth live-action film in the franchise was in the works, following the original, 1989’s Ghostbusters II, the female-led 2016 Ghostbusters reboot and last year’s Reitman-directed Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Sony today confirmed what the end credits of the 2021 pic — which grossed $197.4 million worldwide — had hinted at: The next sequel will return to the original scene of the slime: New York City and the firehouse.

The 1984 Ghostbusters was helmed by Reitman’s father, Ivan Reitman, and starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson, along with Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis and Annie Potts. It became a sensation, spawning a title song by Ray Parker Jr. that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks.

The stream-crossing gang and filmmaker reunited five years later for Ghostbusters II, and Paul Feig directed the 2016 pic that starred Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. Ghostbusters: Afterlife was headlined by Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace. Several of the original stars also showed up.

 

More High School Musical on Disney+

Ahead of its Season 3 premiere, Disney+ has ordered a fourth season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The eight-episode third season will premiere on July 27, with each episode streaming weekly on Wednesdays, exclusively on Disney+.

Created and executive-produced by Tim Federle (Ferdinand, Better Nate Than Ever), Season 3 is set at Camp Shallow Lake, a sleepaway camp in California, as the Wildcats and their fellow campers are primed for an unforgettable summer ripe with romance, curfew-less nights and a taste of the great outdoors. With a high-stakes production of Frozen on the horizon and a drama-filled “docu-series” of the production in the works, the Wildcats will attempt to show who is “best in snow” without leaving anyone out in the cold.

It stars Joshua Bassett, Sofia Wylie, Matt Cornett, Julia Lester, Dara Reneé, Frankie Rodriguez, Saylor Bell Curda and Adrian Lyles. They’ll be joined in Season 3 by recurring cast members Aria Brooks, Liamani Segura and Ben Stillwell and guest stars Corbin Bleu, Meg Donnelly, Jason Earles, Kate Reinders, Olivia Rose Keegan, Olivia Rodrigo, Larry Saperstein and Joe Serafini.

e.tv Experiences A Plummet In Viewership For Movies As SABC 3 Becomes The #1 Hotspot For Movies - Viewership Stats For April 2022

SABC 1:

Uzalo - 6 471 686
Generations the Legacy - 5 566 826
Skeem Saam - 4 096 548
The Estate - 3 904 719
Zulu News - 2 625 221
Xhosa News - 2 608 225
Ngomusa Documentary - 2 421 534
Selimathunzi - 2 150 111
Clover Classic Celebrations - 2 063 946
Uzalo Omnibus - 2 062 426
Roxic Reality - 2 025 651
#Issa Vibe - 2 015 621
Uzalo Repeat - 1 977 567
Skeem Saam Repeat - 1 881 438
Ses Top La - 1 841 228
Siswati/Ndebele News - 1 685 009
Makoti - 1 641 520
13 Weeks to Find Mr Right Movie - 1 600 895
Ubambo Lwami Repeat - 1 598 433
Muvhango Repeat - 1 547 113

 

SABC 2:

Muvhango - 3 285 619
Hlala Kwabafileyo - 1 066 447
Giyani - 987 098
7De Laan - 897 739
Presidential Address - 872 141
Muvhango Omnibus - 859 914
Kwa Mamazala - 761 499
Abakwa Zidenge - 731 588
Ses/Tsw/Sep News - 670 784
Nuus - 649 046
Giyani Repeat - 539 454
Venda/Tsonga News - 515 326
Voetspore - 499 996
Samson - 498 043
The Estate Repeat - 486 379
Morning Live - 482 301
Voetspore Zambezi Documentary - 477 698
Uzalo Repeat - 474 962
Muvhango Repeat - 456 676
Generations Repeat - 456 635

 

SABC 3:

Titanic Movie - 793 301
Ice Age Continental Drift Movie - 630 920
Life of Pi Movie - 563 017
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Movie - 561 932
Serengeti Documentary - 559 490
News - 524 295
The Estate Omnibus - 487 796
Planet of the Apes Movie - 446 145
The Masked Singer - 429 838
A Perfect Planet: Oceans Documentary - 394 972
We Bought a Zoo Movie - 384 730
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions - 375 071
Betway 2nd Test Series: South Africa vs B - 351 963
The Estate Repeat - 350 828
The Shape of Water Movie - 349 121
The Estate - 340 269
Water for Elephants Movie - 335 628
Betway 1st Test Series: South Africa vs B - 328 331
Generations the Legacy Repeat - 326 129
On Point - 314 518

e.tv:

Scandal - 5 274 616
House of Zwide - 4 589 276
Mr Bones 2: Back From the Past - 3 238 200
Imbewu - 2 860 068
Durban Gen - 2 753 425
Piet's Sake Movie - 2 613 058
The Black Door - 2 449 977
E.TV News - 1 921 331
The Powerball Draw Quiz - 1 869 208
Is'phindiselo - 1 748 320
Just for Laughs Gags - 1 716 761
South Africa Tonight News - 1 677 656
Droomverlore - 1 669 936
Kandasamys : the Wedding - 1 618 783
Imbewu Repeat - 1 582 917
Imbewu Omnibus - 1 567 666
Date My Family - 1 493 581
Our Perfect Wedding (Mag) - 1 493 026
Durban Gen Omnibus - 1 476 205
The Fashion Hero Repeat - 1 462 231

 

DStv:

MZAN Gomora - 1 278 247 & 1 544 471
MZAN The Queen Movie - 1 077 302 & 1 267 747
MZAN Umbuso - 1 062 406 & 1 330 342
MZAN Our Perfect Wedding - 925 150 & 1 198 165
MZAN Gomora Repeat - 919 687 & 1 113 505
MZAN Date My Family - 861 816 & 1 072 233
MZAN Diep City - 829 222 & 994 215
MZAN The River Movie - 804 304 & 960 674
MZAN Big Brother Mzansi - 752 573 & 996 411
MZAN Mnakwethu Happily Ever After - 722 726 & 928 011
MZAN Diep City Repeat - 643 116 & 787 480
MZAN The River - 640 290 & 788 829
MZAN Twice as Bold - 633 101 & 752 848
MOJA Umndeni Documentary - 613 948 & 729 059
MZAN The River Repeat - 606 932 & 753 566
MWET I Blew it - 564 037 & 675 174
MZAN Sengkhathele - 553 234 & 658 198
MWET Abazali - 545 473 & 652 163
MZAN Housekeepers - 497 548 & 584 440
MWET Ses'fikile - 475 762 & 553 186
MWET Not the One for You - 474 894 & 546 013
MZAN Abandoned Movie - 471 287 & 559 320
MOJA Ukungenwa - 470 761 & 586 354
MWET Ubizo - 467 143 & 557 705
MOJA Ukungena - 442 785 & 564 080
MBIO Zimele - 427 220 & 550 768
MBIO Hunt for Amamillions - 424 261 & 552 989
MOJA Mamazala - 405 400 & 508 145
MZAN The Queen Repeat - 390 996 & 511 019
MOJA Amabishop - 390 495 & 468 960

Sesame Workshop And Discovery Education Launch Early Learning Channel

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit media and educational organization behind Sesame Street, and Discovery Education, a worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art, K-12 digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place, announced the creation of a new Sesame Workshop-branded early learner channel designed to meet the needs of children from PreK to grade 2. Consistent with Discovery Education’s solutions for schools, the channel will include high-quality video content today’s students know and love, as well as lesson plans and educator resources; interactive games and activities for kids; and family partnership supports—all focused on a whole-child approach.

 

The Sesame Workshop channel, with innovative teaching and learning solutions, will be available in the fall on Discovery Education’s learning platform. Beginning with curricular resources designed to address new and continuing needs associated with interrupted schooling and prioritized by Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSR) funding, the content comprises social and emotional development and wellness; foundational academic skills in math and literacy; and a social studies-aligned curriculum focused on positive and healthy identity and sense of belonging. At the center of these resources will be research-based content from across the wide range of Sesame Workshop media, including Sesame Street, The Electric Company, and more.

“Sesame Workshop is committed to ensuring school readiness and helping children develop the emotional, social, and cognitive skills needed to become lifelong learners,” said Akimi Gibson, Vice President & Educational Publisher, Sesame Workshop. “As part of this ongoing commitment, we are thrilled to partner with Discovery Education to distribute proven, cohesive yet flexible PreK-2 curricular resources directly into the hands of schools and the educators of our youngest learners. Discovery Education’s 20+ years of expertise in the learning space and their leadership in delivering high-quality supplemental curriculum at tremendous scale make them an ideal collaborator in our efforts to help all children grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.”

 

 

“Sesame Workshop’s success can be attributed to its collaborative, research-intensive approach to the development of highly engaging, child-centered media and programs,” said Pete Weir, Chief Product Officer, Discovery Education. “Their offerings reflect both a deep understanding of children’s developmental needs and the best ways to address those needs. We are excited to partner with Sesame Workshop to bring the first dedicated PreK-2 channel to our award-winning K-12 platform, and are eager to collaborate with educators nationwide on their efforts to align their early childhood initiatives, state standards, and kindergarten readiness goals.”

Additional content areas, such as STEAM, healthy habits, and coding are being prioritized through educator feedback and will be added in the future.

The Carmichael Show And Dragonball Super Make Their Top 20 Debut On e.tv And SABC 2 Respectively While Mzansi Magic's Viewership Keeps On Plummeting - March 2022 Ratings

SABC 1:

Uzalo - 7 020 908
Generations the Legacy - 5 697 238
Skeem Saam - 4 040 188
Xhosa News - 2 640 169
Zulu News - 2 593 348
Nyan Nyan - 2 205 884
Dstv Premiership Orlando Pirates vs Kaiz - 2 135 332
The Estate - 2 134 963
Ngomusa Documentary - 2 041 461
Soccer Build-up - 2 017 001
Uzalo Repeat - 1 986 224
Ikas'lami - 1 934 524
Skeem Saam Repeat - 1 897 840
Selimathunzi - 1 878 540
13 Weeks to Find Mr Right Movie - 1 780 597
Khumbul' Ekhaya - 1 645 416
Roots - 1 639 686
Uzalo Omnibus - 1 617 035
#Issa Vibe - 1 566 351
Siswati/Ndebele News - 1 560 967

 

SABC 2:

Muvhango - 3 309 806
Ses/Tsw/Sep News - 1 300 906
Giyani - 1 026 424
7De Laan - 897 861
Hlala Kwabafileyo - 873 471
Abakwa Zidenge - 657 548
Nuus - 595 955
Muvhango Omnibus - 580 263
Morning Live - 528 564
Music - 490 434
Dragon Ball Super - 446 514
The Estate Repeat - 440 447
The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency Movie - 417 598
Venda/Tsonga News - 404 403
Skeem Saam Repeat - 404 084
Muvhango Repeat - 398 270
Frogger - 394 161
Mma Moeketsi - 391 586
Problem Child III Movie - 379 243
Generations Repeat - 379 094

 

SABC 3:

The Hate U Give Movie - 576 562
Caf Champions League Mamelodi Sundowns V - 549 451
Spider-Man - 500 127
A Perfect Planet: Oceans Documentary - 475 695
The Masked Singer - 468 033
The Estate Omnibus - 464 564
The Amazing Spiderman 2 - 462 146
News - 440 491
Til Death Do Us Part Movie - 439 836
A Perfect Planet: Weather Documentary - 407 721
The Estate Repeat - 398 997
Never Heard Movie - 368 158
Spider-Man 2 - 361 993
Betway 2nd One-Day International: South - 354 597
The Estate - 352 741
For Colored Girls Movie - 352 972
A Perfect Planet: Volcano Documentary - 336 823
Bundesliga Vfb Stuttgart vs Augburg - 331 692
Bundesliga Sc Freiburg vs Wolfsburg - 330 403
A Perfect Planet: the Sun Documentary - 317 634

 

e.tv:

Scandal - 4 898 507
House of Zwide - 4 363 470
Imbewu - 3 442 796
Mr Bones - 3 261 634
Filler:the Black Door Documentary - 2 771 471
Durban Gen - 2 519 953
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Movie - 2 251 914
Italian Job Movie - 2 168 323
Criminal Movie - 2 007 224
E.TV News - 1 963 567
Just for Laughs Gags - 1 799 761
Imbewu Repeat - 1 644 754
R.I.P.D. - 1 604 198
The Secret Life of Pets 2 - 1 593 146
The Powerball Draw Quiz - 1 528 955
Family Time with Angus Buchan - 1 525 464
Pain & Gain Movie - 1 519 072
Our Perfect Wedding - 1 507 480
Battleship - 1 475 860
The Carmichael Show - 1 447 993

 

DStv:

MZAN Gomora - 1 063 440 & 1 272 449
MZAN The Queen - 814 637 & 969 820
MZAN The River - 707 169 & 831 598
MZAN Diep City - 655 496 & 765 772
MBIO Maskandi Queen - 612 026 & 757 156
MWET Ubizo - 584 384 & 714 375
MWET I Blew it - 574 258 & 709 476
MBIO Bomma in Law - 568 462 & 729 797
MWET Our Perfect Wedding - 553 283 & 731 789
MOJA Umndeni - 514 116 & 590 329
MZAN Mnakwethu Happily Ever After - 498 313 & 576 308
MBIO Uph Umakoti - 484 255 & 641 043
MZAN The Republic - 481 195 & 535 721
MZAN Mzali Wami - 465 070 & 546 803
MBIO Izulu Lami My Secret Sky - 440 147 & 653 409
MBIO Izingane Zami - 440 103 & 546 242
MZAN The Ranakas - 437 672 & 540 322
MBIO Mzamo - 437 018 & 578 636
MWET Uthando Nesthembu - 432 820 & 503 462
MBIO Uthando Nediski 3 - 420 261 & 517 159
MOJA Amabishop - 409 143 & 471 554
MZAN Ingane Yam - 403 245 & 490 092
MWET The River Repeat - 396 825 & 439 604
MBIO Salamina - 396 103 & 541 608
MZAN Big Brother Mzansi - 396 192 & 465 263
MWET Isibaya Repeat - 391 999 & 482 951
MOJA Lenyalo Lethata - 384 279 & 429 451
MBIO Luthando 3 - 367 603 & 458 648
MWET The Queen Repeat - 367 268 & 402 665
MWET Date My Family - 366 653 & 489 830

Could SABC 1-3 Undergo Some Lineup Changes On DStv Following New Regulation Set By ICASA?

ICASA published amendments to the so-called “must-carry” regulations on Thursday, in which it reiterated that satellite broadcasters (or at least those that offer more than 29 channels) must carry the television programmes of the public broadcasting service.

Until now, the regulations have allowed MultiChoice and other pay-TV operators to carry the SABC public service channels at no cost. Under the amended regulations, the parties will have to negotiate a contract deemed fair to both parties.

Since last year, MultiChoice (through SuperSport) held free-to-air rights for PSL broadcasting them exclusively on their platforms through the SABC channels while other outlets that carried these brands got a different game playing on the same channel.

Theory 1:

Although the public broadcaster is celebrating their success a little too soon, every agreement has a loophole and it won't be long till MultiChoice finds that dark hole and buries them.

The public broadcaster is probably hoping MultiChoice will pay them based on production costs and all other expenses when the truth is they'll likely look at the costs to distribute each station besides that the quality differs from Mzansi Magic.

Theory 2:
This new regulation although granting SABC more revenue could increase the amount of exclusivity/management on their channels not only targeting sports but other aspects of the public broadcaster including general entertainment and news.

Instead of taking away Uzalo, what if this new deal grows the number of SABC channels instead in the process.

What if MultiChoice decided to distribute a seperate feed of the SABC Sport channel which didn't disrupt the lineup of the 3 SABC channels and broadcast games restricted from platforms like TelkomOne and Openview.

History: MultiChoice Bleeding Money On The SABC And eMedia Investments

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In 1998, the SABC began to broadcast two TV channels to the rest of Africa: SABC Africa, a news service, and Africa 2 Africa, an entertainment channel to the DStv platform. Few years down the line, the pair were merged only to be subsequently discontinued in 2008.

A year prior, SABC News International launched  alongside a potential pay-tv operator e.Sat TV hoping to take on the likes of Telkom Media, On Digital Media and MultiChoice. Feeling that the market was big enough for two operators the plan was later abolished.

 

In 2008, it was announced that e.Sat TV would instead work as a channel supplier just like Siyaya TV with Moja Love to MultiChoice's DStv with the eNews Channel known to the current audience as eNCA.

In 2013, the SABC signed a R500 million deal with MultiChoice which would see the launch of the revised SABC News International which was shortened to SABC News accompanied by an entertainment channel, SABC Encore.

In 2017, e.tv's 4 channels at the time were exclusive to Openview with eExtra available on StarSat launched on DStv under eMedia Investments which saw a cut in carriage fees which went from R240 million with just eNCA to R140.8 million with the new additions.

Amidst the pandemic in 2020, you saw MultiChoice making cutbacks in an attempt to streamline which saw the discontinuation of SABC Encore which is rumoured to make a comeback later in 2022 the same time e.tv's 4 channels were reportedly going dark on the pay-tv platform.

 

In the pandemic, MultiChoice introduced some new methods such as the reduction of DStv Premiership to households carrying the Openview platform which tuned into a duplicate SABC 3 or Sport channel now it's seperate versions of the same channel.

Example: while Openview customers view Bafana Bafana on SABC 1 at 7pm DStv customers are watching DStv Premiership on the same channel.

MultiChoice has expressed on several occasions that they'd never aid SABC as it would be an extra expense to consumer's monthly subscription to DStv but seperate SABC channels says otherwise although the channel is blocked when you miss your payment and some of the content is added to DStv Catch-Up.

The SABC struggles to fill their end of the bargain with SuperSport so although no money is coming to them with DStv outside of SABC News and advertising. The chances of them getting discounted sports doesn't seem far fetched and the rate could have gone up with the feed separations.

 

e.tv was likely making money from their African feed known as eAfrica or eGhana and now eMedia Investments is taking the pay-tv platform to court regarding the carriage agreement for their 4 channels in South Africa.

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SABC 1-3 And e.tv's Viewership For February 2022: Droomvelore Makes Its Top 20 Debut On e.tv, DStv's Viewership Plummets This Month And More

Also read:
- Openview launches a brand new channel, kills off two channels
- Could these channels replace eMovies and eMovies Extra on DStv?
- What's replacing Days Of Our Lives on e.tv in April?
- eExtra, eMovies, eMovies Extra and eToonz will stop airing on DStv
- SABC Encore and SABC Children channel might be in development
- SABC wants to launch a second sports channel
- Could Zee One be rebranding soon?
- The Homemaker, The Accidental Mayor and Happily Ever After coming soon to Star Life
- A Promise Of Love coming soon to Glow TV
- Racing240 expands to Openview this April

SABC 1:

Uzalo - 6 677 494
Generations the Legacy - 5 265 627
Skeem Saam - 3 828 103
Zulu News - 2 606 312
Xhosa News - 2 543 812
Uzalo Repeats - 2 091 088
Skeem Saam Repeat - 1 958 307
The Estate - 1 919 414
Ikas'lami - 1 773 112
Uzalo Omnibus - 1 744 392
Nyan Nyan - 1 724 637
Khumbul' Ekhaya - 1 694 566
Muvhango - 1 667 894
Selimathunzi - 1 624 108
Broken Society - 1 576 076
Weeks to Find Mr Right Movie - 1 557 191
Real Goboza Maga - 1 494 113
Igumbi Lamakhosikazi - 1 470 151
Siswati/Ndebele News - 1 451 132
Cutting Edge - 1 417 425

SABC 2:

Muvhango - 3 300 031
State of the Nation Address - 2 500 180
Behind the Scene Ou Toppies - 1 401 258
Budget Speech - 1 287 467
Giyani - 1 125 799
7De Laan - 824 566
Hlala Kwabafileyo Drama - 822 831
Muvhango Omnibus - 743 051
Ditlabonyane Ke Ditlaboima - 708 420
Ses/Tsw/Sep News - 655 835
Nuus - 654 700
Morning Live News - 624 507
Insectible - 566 615
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - 561 405
Despicable Me 2 - 493 592
Giyani Repeat - 488 326
Generations The Legacy Repeat - 484 093
Murder She Wrote - 457 535
The Estate Repeat - 450 956
Despicable Me - 440 633

SABC 3:

The Estate Omnibus - 490 709
News - 409 579
Dynasties - 405 117
The Switch Movie - 371 160
The Estate Repeat - 363 255
The X Factor Celebrity - 345 147
A Valentine's Date Movie - 340 012
The Insider SA Repeat - 338 890
Heist Movie - 308 683
Up in the Air Movie - 301 933
The Masked Singer - 299 230
The Estate - 296 682
I Love You Man Movie - 296 572
The Biggest Weekend - 273 149
Tropical Heat - 260 655
Gangs of New York Movie - 259 227
7De Laan Repeat - 247 553
Unpacked with Relebogile - 237 659
Jag - 230 763
The Insider SA - 229 714

Also read:
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- eReality to air a new series from the makers of Fear Factor and Wipeout
- The Black Door coming in April on e.tv at 20:30
- The Daughter-In-Law coming soon to Zee World while a repeat of The Vow debuts on Zee One
- SABC Encore being used for sports
- News And Sport set to go off air on Openview by the end of March
- SABC will launch more channels alongside streaming service
- Balaji Telefilms unveils new content possibly for Glow TV, Zee One, eExtra and Star Life
- Doodsondes returning for a fourth season on eExtra
- Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2

e.tv:

Scandal - 4 894 380
House of Zwide - 4 059 131
Imbewu - 3 885 138
Lucy Movie - 2 510 463
Logan Movie - 2 296 879
Skyscraper Movie - 2 285 691
Just for Laughs Gags - 2 214 251
Durban Gen - 2 167 498
E.TV News - 1 992 183
Men in Black II Movie - 1 989 705
Imbewu Repeat - 1 650 622
Men in Black Movie - 1 636 477
Family Time with Angus Buchan - 1 622 281
Checkpoint - 1 606 357
The Powerball Draw Quiz - 1 529 605
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Movie - 1 518 224
How to Train Your Dragon: the Hidden World Movie - 1 490 117
Scandal Repeat - 1 464 078
Droomverlore - 1 452 244
Super Connectors Game Show - 1 430 605

DStv:

MZAN Gomora - 942 293 & 1 104 164
MZAN The Queen - 757 333 & 873 362
MWET Ubizo - 732 320 & 881 980
MZAN Diep City - 637 694 & 737 887
MZAN The River Movie - 560 428 & 646 889
MWET I Blew it - 546 303 & 697 865
MZAN The River - 533 690 & 636 132
MZAN The Republic - 531 246 & 627 253
MWET Our Perfect Wedding - 511 282 & 630 088
MZAN Big Brother Mzansi - 487 770 & 590 370
MOJA Umndeni - 482 880 & 627 429
MZAN Mzali Wami - 470 636 & 549 441
MBIO Pearls of Wisdom - 462 432 & 612 535
MZAN Mnakwethu Happily Ever After - 457 619 & 544 302
MBIO Ke Emetse Mapetla - 448 239 & 628 440
MBIO Luthando - 440 925 & 587 016
MBIO Umakoti Wethu - 436 410 & 600 237
MZAN The Ranakas - 433 662 & 513 730
MBIO Mandla Movie - 411 449 & 540 086
MZAN Ingane Yam - 404 957 & 481 316
MWET The Queen Omnibus - 404 946 & 541 145
MWET The River Repeat - 393 036 & 431 362
MOJA Dloz'lami - 388 705 & 456 756
MBIO Iqhawe Lokuthula - 380 867 & 467 990
MM4 Taken 3 Movie - 378 006 & 461 236
MWET Isibaya Repeat - 376 787 & 434 690
MBIO Ubukhosi Nama Khosana - 364 132 & 513 521
MBIO The Gift Movie - 357 372 & 466 869
MM4 Taken 2 Movie - 356 261 & 435 253
MWET The Queen Repeat - 348 512 & 401 116

Also read:
- Paramount reportedly closing MTV Base and MTV Classic in the UK
- PBS Kids will be made available to DStv Easyview customers
- Could G4 launch on DStv perhaps to replace a channel like Ginx Esports TV?
- Why VH1 Classic was terminated on DStv?
- Could Zee World replace eExtra on DStv Access perhaps?
- Could Timeless Dizi Channel and possibly tvN replace eExtra on DStv?
- New movie channel launching later in the year on DStv
- KIX will be made available to DStv Family and Access customers
- Lifetime could be on the chopping block on DStv

 

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Reminder: Dragonball Super Coming Soon To SABC 2

The public broadcaster free-to-air channel SABC 2 which offers a mix of local and international productions as well as the home of most animes such as Bleach, Naruto and One Piece has recently picked up rights to the 2015 series, Dragonball Super.

The Dragon Ball series, based on the shonen manga created in 1984, initially aired in Japan in 1986 and crash-landed on Cartoon Network in the US in the late 1990s. With a total of 675 episodes, 20 movies, and more than 250 million manga sold across the globe, Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise remains one of the most popular anime of all time, and the mega fandom all over the world can attest to the popularity of this show.

Also read:
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- eExtra, eMovies, eMovies Extra and eToonz to stop airing on DStv
- Dokter Ali S2 coming in April to eExtra
- Trollstopia coming soon to e.tv
- The Daughter-In-Law coming soon to Zee World while a repeat of The Vow debuts on Zee One
- Why MultiChoice is scrapping the eMedia channels?
- Racing240 expands to Openview this April
- Doodsondes returning for a fourth season on eExtra
- Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2

Ever since defeating the evil Buu, Goku and his friends have been living peaceful lives. However, their happiness is short-lived when Beerus, the God of Destruction, comes to challenge Goku. With all of humanity hanging in the balance, Goku must get his friends’ help to become the legendary Super Saiyan God and meet this new threat. Their battle is just the beginning in this sprawling adventure. Dragon Ball Super reconnects fans with their favourite characters while introducing new storylines beyond imagination – including the reveal of 12 universes…each with their own God of Destruction!

In 2020, WarnerMedia picked up the series for Cartoon Network the #1 kids station in South Africa with reruns made available on Toonami. During its run, it managed to become one of top shows on the channel.

As stated during the launch:

“Cartoon Network goes to great lengths to carefully select the best programming for its fans, thereby emerging as the leading kids PayTV channel across Africa. The global popularity of Dragon Ball Super is the perfect match to reach our African households and anime fans,” says Ariane Suveg, Director of Kids Content, Africa.

The series airs tomorrow at 17:00 replacing Yu-Gi-Oh on SABC 2.

Also read:
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- DreamWorks Channel launches 18 March on DStv
- The Powerpuff Girls Robo Storm available to download on Android devices
- Go! Go! Rescue Squad and Go! Go! Island Rescue apk download
- A list of series coming to Cartoonito/Boomerang in EMEA
- Sonic The Hedgehog 3 + Earthworm Jim + Crazy Mr. Dong + The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare = APK Download
- SABC wants to launch a second sports channel

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The Estate Viewership Plummets On Both SABC 1 & 3, 7de Laan Remains In The Top 5 And 8pm Movies Have More Viewers Than Durban Gen On e.tv And Big Brother Mzansi Fails To Wow Viewers On DStv - January 2022 Ratings

The public broadcaster's viewership remains in tact as the government moves ahead with their plan to terminate analogue viewing. Of course, things seem to be heading south for S3 drama The Estate.

SABC 1:

Uzalo - 6 995 444
Generations The Legacy - 5 304 063
Skeem Saam - 3 930 841
2000-2159 - 3 373 310
Zulu News - 2 467 407
Xhosa News - 2 324 789
Uzalo Repeat - 2 230 498
1800-1959 - 2 058 019
Skeem Saam Repeat - 2 030 508
Uzalo Omnibus - 2 022 317
Matric Results Announcement - 2 016 441
Real Goboza - 1 770 658
The Estate - 1 759 359
Ikas'lami - 1 663 859
Nyan Nyan - 1 659 980
African Dreams - 1 634 972
Muvhango Repeat - 1 578 770
0800-0959 - 1 539 501
Selimathunzi - 1 491 988
Broken Society - 1 419 480

Notes:
- Uzalo, Generations: The Legacy and Skeem Saam remain in the top 3.
- Uzalo hogs the most slots in the Top 10.
- The Estate drops from 7th spot in December to the 13th spot in January.
- News on SABC 1 is currently hogging the Top 10.
- Ikas'lami is currently the most watched reality show.

SABC 2:

Muvhango - 3 952 923
Giyani - 1 192 086
Ditlabonyane Ke Ditlaboima - 955 385
Hlala Kwabafileyo - 944 274
7De Laan - 928 284
Live Lotto Draw - 926 583
Muvhango Omnibus - 813 935
Ke Nyala Mang - 2 772 925
Ses/Tsw/Sep News - 729 954
Nuus News - 696 439
Uzalo Repeat - 657 394
Music - 649 977
Morning Live - 613 029
Bidding Farewell to Archbishop Ereritus - 573 455
Muvhango Repeat - 569 628
Shrek the Halls - 565 341
The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency Movie - 523 527
Giyani Repeat - 515 192
Skeem Saam Repeat - 501 773
The Rev Reli - 491 980

Notes
- As usual, 7de Laan is the most adored Afrikaans soap and outside Nuus the only Afrikaans related program on the list.
- Muvhango hogs the most slots in the Top 20 on top of being the most watched show.
- Gambling aka Lotto remains a top priority this month.
- Ke Nyala Mang was the most watched sport program.

Read Also:
- Upcoming programming for Zee World and Star Life
- SABC Encore and SABC Children channel might be in development 
- Viewership stats for Glow TV, Zee World, Star Life in January
- A list of Afrikaans voice actors for Die Put and Droomvelore
- Unforseen Love, Bold And Beautiful and Destined Love coming soon to Star Life
- Doodsondes S4 coming soon to eExtra
- Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2
- Dokter Ali S2 coming in April on eExtra

SABC 3:

Face Off Movie - 652 702
Betway Cricket Inbound Tour 3rd Odi Inte - 618 679
Betway Cricket Inbound Tour Third Test:S - 579 160
The Lion King Movie - 574 900
Dynasties - 567 764
Betway One Day International Series:Sout - 553 047
Betway Cricket Inbound Tour Second Odi I - 530 365
Con Air Movie - 519 438
The Estate Omnibus - 483 421
The Lion King II : Simba's Pride Movie - 457 518
News - 438 154
The X Factor Celebrity - 436 515
Animal Einsteins Documentary - 417 365
Betway Cricket Inbound Tour Second Test - 416 328
Gone in Sixty Seconds Movie - 366 383
Cricket Build up - 355 080
Love Simon Movie - 354 474
Tyres and Braaiers Repeat - 330 169
The Estate Repeat - 320 844
The Estate - 312 382

Notes:
- All slots of The Estate dropped between 6-8.
- Just like e.tv, even movies occupy most of the slots in the Top 20 section.
- Dynasties was the most watched doccie.
- The X Factor Celebrity was the most watched variety show and only international series on the list.
- Betway was the most watched sports program on top of also occupying the most slots in the Top 20.
- The Lion King is the only animated project on the list.

e.tv:

Scandal - 5 055 860
Imbewu - 4 433 002
House Of Zwide - 3 956 323
Chinese Zodiac - 2 790 764
Anacondas: the Hunt for the Blood Orchid - 2 540 794
Anaconda - 2 508 808
Tomb Raider - 2 407 194
Mechanic II - 2 374 554
Durban Gen - 2 205 604
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - 2 124 963
Tower Heist - 1 899 146
Imbewu Repeat - 1 820 546
Family Time with Angus Buchan - 1 779 494
The Mechanic - 1 739 509
Night School - 1 714 630
E.TV News - 1 705 502
Super Connectors Game Show - 1 663 726
Charlie's Angels - 1 647 579
Our Perfect Wedding - 1 607 320
Britain's Got Talent - 1 555 674

Notes
- Durban Gen is the only soap not present in the Top 5 in the month of January.
- Imbewu is the only soap with a repeat slot in the Top 20.
- Chinese Zodiac was the most watched movie alongside Tomb Raider as the only movies to not have a sequel in the Top 20.
- Britain's Got Talent is the only international series on the list.
- e.tv news is the only news program on the list.
- Super Connectors was the most watched and only mini slot filler on the channel.

As reported earlier in the week, Big Brother Mzansi slipping in the cracks and as seen through the figures below. The show is currently occupying the 15th tile within the Top 30.

DStv:

MZAN Gomora - 1 166 871 & 1 420 910
MZAN The Queen - 1 069 713 & 1 213 553
MZAN Mnakwethu Happily Ever After - 909 194 & 1 066 875
MZAN Our Perfect Wedding - 798 792 & 929 282
MZAN The Republic - 768 592 & 877 478
MZAN The River - 733 559 & 888 292
MZAN Diep City - 698 085 & 816 554
MZAN The Ranakas - 642 174 & 772 948
MWET Ubizo - 611 357 & 755 489
MZAN Date My Family - 605 727 & 693 875
MOJA Umndeni - 603 097 & 733 345
MZAN Mzali Wami - 580 910 & 715 820
MZAN Diep City Repeat - 566 429 & 655 879
MZAN Gomora Repeat - 540 592 & 667 977
MZAN Big Brother Mzansi - 529 041 & 613 391
MBIO Lokshin Bioskop: Tsotsinkie 3 - 522 494 & 632 853
MZAN Ingane Yam - 511 971 & 600 386
MZAN The Queen Repeat - 500 615 & 591 461
MZAN The River Repeat - 493 186 & 605 476
MWET I Blew it - 486 094 & 578 636
MOJA Lenyalo Lethata - 477 117 & 582 696
MZAN The Real Housewives of Durban - 468 719 & 534 359
MOJA Dloz'lami - 456 695 & 489 290
MOJA Rea Tsotella - 425 479 & 423 481
MZAN The River - 417 101 & 528 892
MWET Ehostela - 404 642 & 528 467
MWET Isibaya Repeat - 397 796 & 501 233
MWET Isibaya - 385 783 & 482 801
MBIO Lokshin Bioskop: Tsotsinkie - 382 339 & 474 549
MWET The Queen Omnibus 378 521 & 478 055

Notes
- Gamora and The Queen are the only shows with a million views alongside Mnakwethu Happily Ever After with digital views.
- Mnakwethu Happily Ever was the most watched reality show on DStv.
- Umdeni was the most watched documentary on DStv and program on Moja Love.
- Big Brother Mzansi was the most watched variety show on DStv.
- Ubizo is the only program on Mzansi Wethu occupying the Top 10 on DStv and most watched on the channel.
- Mzansi Magic occupies the most spots in the Top 10.
- Drama series particularly from Mzansi Magic occupy the most slots.

Also read:
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- Mzansi Magic Music gets a makeover
- Tellytrack will stop airing on DStv
- Free State will likely get linear channel by 2025
- Multichoice won't be adding anymore community channels
- Could SABC Children be an exact replica of SABC Education?
- African Animation Network rolling out a programming block
- Kwara TV might launch on StarSat internationally
- Limpopo TV no longer launching on StarSat but could roll out on SABC's DTT

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SABC Finally Switch SABC 1-3 To HD On Openview, Still Silent Over The Two Upcoming Channels

Last year, eMedia Investments forged a deal with SABC which would see SABC 1-3 switch to HD and launch further channels to the platform within that year. At the time, SABC Sport alongside SABC's 19 radio stations have since then made available to the Openview platform.

They failed to launch the two further channels as well as switch the current ones to high definition but now that all changes as Openview announced through their social pages that SABC 1-3 will be available in crystal clear HD after waiting almost a year.

The channels have been viewable in this format on both MultiChoice's DStv and Telkom's streaming service TelkomOne with Openview joining pair as the only providers to not only house these channels in HD but also operate their 19 radio stations.

Seeing that SABC failed to launch their two entertainment channels to Openview in 2021. They'll likely provide an update later in the year perhaps even sooner than expected.

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- New movie: Surviving Gaza coming soon to eVOD
- SABC registered three channels: SABC Parliament, SABC Children and SABC Encore
- The Carmichael Show returns to e.tv
- eVOD offers the latest episodes of High Society: Scandal before eExtra
- eToonz needs these improvements

As mentioned on this site last year, SABC Encore and Children could be the two channels Openview customers have been longing for while SABC Parliament is a side dish probably for another platform.

These names were spotted on LyngSat I mean whatever is there isn't taken for granted and there's no way they could have thought of these names without any input from the SABC.

SABC Children and Parliament was part of the public broadcaster's DTT plans for 2012 which fell flat and Parliament was resubmitted 4 years ago while SABC had mentioned in an interview that they have considered reviving the controversial SABC Encore.

Reasons why these two could be for Openview and not Parliament, the two entertainment channels launching soon will house archived material and again perfect fit for those two possible entertainment channels.

Also read:
- Fatmagul returns to eExtra
- The complete season of eExtra's upcoming series Dayan, Destructive Beauty is on eVOD
- Possible schedule adjustments for Star Life
- What we might get from SABC's streaming service?
- Star Life to air Lockdown Ki Love Story
- More Zee World repeats for Zee One and eExtra
- More about eVOD's Microblast TV
- Indian horror Dayan, Destructive Beauty has a release date on eExtra

Unlike Parliament, SABC Children wasn't part of SABC's DTT plans for 2018 making it a liability so the only reason such channel would be conceived by them was if they'd get something out of it. SABC 3 despite being the least watched between the three SABC channels still brings in the dough.

Regardless, the two upcoming channels are launching on a nonexclusive basis meaning any other platform such as DStv and StarSat even TelkomOne can package part if not all these channels.

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Case Closed Is Back By Popular Demand On Telemundo Africa, Saloni And East Meets West Coming Soon To SABC 2 And eVOD Makes Some Minor Adjustments

Miss Polo is back on Telemundo

As seen this past week, Telemundo silently ripped the Emmy nominated series Case Closed from its primetime offering for more repeats and this time it's known other than the series, Decisions.

The series first aired on the channel back in 2019 and since then became the most repeated program on Telemundo surpassing it's festive counterpart Christmas Miracles as the channel has a tendency of using the show as a plot filler to new content.

Now Case Closed will undergo the same treatment this time for 100 Days To Fall In Love which ends 14 February leaving Miss Polo to keep viewers at ease for the next 6 days as the channel introduces Nurses.

The Indians are coming to SABC 2

According to sources, SABC 2 will re-enter the world of Bollywood after a decade with two newly furnished soaps formerly seen on the channel alongside Zee World, Saloni and East Meets West (Saath Saath).

Based on the lives of two grandsons of a Punjabi family (the Singh's) from Delhi, who marry girls who are culturally and geographically poles apart from each other. One hails from a small town in Punjab while the other is an NRI who has been brought up across the seven seas. The story takes many turns, romantic, emotional, dramatic and purely funny when the two girls start living under the same roof in East Meets West.

Saloni, who despite being dark-skinned, sets out to prove that it doesn't matter what skin colour you might be. She marries Nahar and begins her journey fulfilling the seven rounds she took at her marriage. Saloni faces many problems, particularly, discrimination for her skin colour. However she is talented and sets out on a journey, to create an identity for herself.

The series are said to follow The Heir on eExtra which include the English audio formerly seen on Zee World and currently available on Zee One.

Here's a list of updates about eVOD

Following the end of the free eVOD data promotion with MTN, the platform underwent some minor changes.

- Afrikaans Premium was shortened to Afrikaans.
- The Heir currently seen on eExtra has been added onto the platform.
- The eOriginals section has been updated to include the eVOD productions.

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