The Four Faces Of The Good Doctor

A while back, I did a story on Can Love Become Money's Turkish counterpart As Die Skoen Pas and the point I made in all of this it's not about hating a duplicate but more on awareness to one's surroundings and as mentioned not everyone will like the same things or at least in a certain structure.

On today's agenda we have Mucize Doctor (Miracle Doctor known to South Africans as Dokter Ali) is a 2019 medical drama that follows the antics of a doctor who suffers from autism. As a child, he was discovered to have a genius-level memory and keen spatial skills which gave him the title of Miracle Doctor.

 

But the story was inspired by none other than KBS's The Good Doctor (Gut Dakteo) which won many accolades during its run in 2013 for Best Actor, Best Couple, Best Drama and even got plaque of recognition for creating awareness about autism and how socially challenged individuals can contribute to society.

The success lead to several regional adaptations including America's The Good Doctor from ABC which is one of the longest adaptations currently in its fifth season with a sixth scheduled for release in future. This version was produced by David Shore who went on to create the medical drama, House.

 

 

Other adaptations include the one currently seen on eExtra, the Japanese adaptation Guddo Dokuta and most recent Hong Kong series, The People I Have Loved for the character Dr. Koo Hei-sun.

In the end, The Good Doctor's legacy lives on with these regional versions and it doesn't seem like the journey for this autistic doctor will be stopping anytime soon.

Until Further Notice
DStv customers have until the end of May to tune into Dokter Ali on eExtra thereafter they'll either have to get Openview or wait to view them on e.tv. As far as replacements go HONEY and Via duplicate channel could be added on Family and Access packages.

As mentioned earlier, eExtra's offering is regarded as local at this point if MultiChoice were to redirect audiences to kykNET and Mzansi Wethu for something "similar".

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

New Series Alert: Family Secrets Makes Their Free-To-Air Debut On SABC 3

Earlier in the year, it was reported that SABC 2 will rebroadcast Zee TV's Saloni and East Meets West in the coming future after a decade of no Bollywood. It seems like SABC 3 will be joining the Bollywood spectacle.

Apparently, the public broadcaster picked up rights to the 2017 drama Rishton Ka Chakravyuh (Labrinth Of Relationships) which is also known on Star Life as Family Secrets.

 

Based on the story of Lai Bhaari, Family Secrets revolves around a mother, authoritative royal businesswoman Satrupa, and her 17-year-old free-spirited, confident daughter Anami. The show depicts the life of a royal, industrialist family that resides in Laal Mahal, the house of conspiracies.

The show stars Narayani Shastri, Sangita Ghosh, Mahima Makwana, Ankit Siwach and Ajay Chaudhary.

 

Family Secrets is scheduled to air every weekday at 19:00 on SABC 3 from Monday 18 April. In other developments, Zee One is scheduled to air the African adaptation of the Indian drama, Mehek.

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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.

Roundups #36: Dark Side Of The Ring Is Now Available In South Africa Through Xposed, Taffy Renewed For A Third Season On Boomerang, SABC 3 Welcomes Mother Daughter Reality Series And Star Life To Introduce New Series Lost In Love

Get ready for Hollywood's best wrestling documentaries

Dark Side Of The Ring is a documentary series by Viceland which focuses on controversial subjects and events within the realm of professional wrestling. Some of the notable topics covered include Chris Benoit, Bruiser Body and Gino Hernandez.

eMedia Investments picked up the show for their new channel Xposed alongside other Viceland productions including States of Undress, F**K That’s Delicious and Most Expensivest by 2 Chainz.

The series commences at 18:50 from Monday 4 April.

 

Taffy renewed for a third season on Boomerang

Cyber Group Studios and French kids broadcaster Gulli have announced the return of Taffy which has been renewed for a third season. Production is set to begin later in the year.

Season three of kids comedy Taffy will continue the capers of Bentley the dog, who is determined to show his owner that the cat she just took in is actually a raccoon. The format of the third season has not been finalized yet.

 

21 Again launches on SABC 3 this month

Five daughters send their mothers undercover as 21-year-olds. From dating to working to activism, the mums will be immersed in their world. Can the mums pull off being 21 Again?

Season 1 airs Tuesday, 5 April at 22:00.

 

Star Life to introduce Lost In Love

Last month, Star Life announced they will undergo some lineup changes by moving repeats to the afternoon slot and movies to weekends as they try to boost their primetime offering and launch the new series A New Life.

According to sources, the channel is said to air a Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Mein (Lost In Love) which is a remake of Bengali series Kusum Dola from Star Jalsha.

Virat, a young police officer, marries to honour the promise he made to his dying father. But when his former lover re-enters his life, he finds his heart pulled in both directions.

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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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The Challenges Of Getting Bold And The Beautiful And Days Of Our Lives On DStv

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In 2016, the SABC scrapped Days Of Our Lives from SABC 3 and a few years along the line Bold And The Beautiful. Amidst that time, e.tv became the official broadcaster for Days Of Our Lives while EVA (DStv 141) got Bold And The Beautiful.

AMC International, the parent company for EVA opted to discontinue distribution of the channel and in that was Bold And The Beautiful which has since then been viewable on Vodacom's Video Play while Days Of Our Lives will be out on the streets as e.tv opts for more local content.

 

 

MultiChoice is pretty much the only hope consumers have in saving these programs. Even though, it would mean paying to view them anything seen on their platform especially in this field can be viewed as a goldmine.

Also read:
- DStv viewership for February
- Star Life rumoured to undergo some lineup changes
- April on Comedy Central, MTV and MTV Base
- April on The Home Channel
- April on Curiosity
- The Scent Of Passion coming soon to Telemundo
- April on Honey
- Blue Venom Girl and Surrender In Love coming soon to Zee World
- April on Moja Love
- 7 Year Stitch coming soon to E!
- April on History
- M-Net cancels The Queen and Lingashoni for more soapies and short-form series
- Second batch of rumoured series coming to M-Net, 1Magic, Me and Showmax

There's several from free-to-air stations which have since then been seen on a channel like M-Net such as Survivor, The Amazing Race and NCIS from SABC 3 and America's Got Talent, Chicago PD and Blackish from e.tv.

Even the of rejects such as Dr. Phil, The Real and The Talk from the SABC and UEFA and WWE from e.tv can be transmitted on DStv.

Here's my suggestions for Bold and Days

From what was stated a few years ago, scheduling led to the abandonment of Bold but couldn't M-Net perhaps move it to another station like Me or its local counterpart Mzansi Wethu to reduce the repeat pendant tendency.

Another option could be curating a channel to insert shows like Bold and Days alongside Emmerdale and Coronation Street but chances are the channel would wind up like FOX Life as viewers would expect a stack of content for which such channel might not meet.

The troubles with DStv
 

 

As mentioned, M-Net has shown interest if I had to expand a bit further onto their scheduling issue we're basically dealing with a soap opera that has characters that progress daily with their lives and viewers don't want to miss a single detail.

It's not like Judge Judy, where you can skip a couple of hurdles and still make it to the finish line.

MultiChoice have their reasons for stalling I believe these two would fit better on M-Net as they're going through somewhat of an identity crisis with the increased number of streamers bundling content available on the channel.

Of course, M-Net is vouching for limited content services so curating it into an existing or standalone channel on DStv wouldn't be such a bad idea honestly.

Also read:
- How e.tv weekend schedule might look next month?
- e.tv working on something titled e.tv exclusive
- Could these channels replace eMovies and eMovies Extra on DStv?
- SABC will launch more channels alongside streaming service
- Disney rumoured to be closing down Disney XD and Disney Junior
- Paramount reportedly closing MTV Base and MTV Classic in the UK
- 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

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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:
- Is'phindiselo or Housewives coming soon to e.tv???
- 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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Cancelled??? Could The Estate Be On The Chopping Block Following Its Dismal Viewership On SABC 3 And Removal On SABC 1 For New Series, The Executive?

According to TVSA, an independent website focused on keeping viewers up-to-date on TV related matters in South Africa and their interests in other regions had announced that SABC 1 will retire The Estate from their primetime viewing.

The Estate has been in a heap of trouble ever since it was introduced on the revamped S3 channel. Compared to all other dramas which can pull at least a million viewers across the public broadcasters stations, The Estate could only pull 300000 viewers monthly.

When it moved to SABC 1, the viewership on S3 began to skyrocket although not a million they were able to double their viewers. Even on SABC 1, the show went on to become one of the top 10 shows on the channel.

Also read:
- News And Sport will stop airing on Openview in March
- SABC Encore and SABC Children channel might be in development for Openview
- S.W.A.T. season 3 coming soon to e.tv
- 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

The Executive which is set to replace The Estate on SABC 1 (notice how they have the same intials T and E) tells the story of corrupt businessman Bonginkosi Khumalo who rose to power with a troubled past. He needs to fix the problems in his professional and private life if he ever wants to get ahead in life.

The series airs Mondays to Wednesdays from March 7th at 19:30 while Ses Top'La airs Thursdays and Fridays. Interesting enough there's still a couple of storylines viewers that hadn't aired on SABC 1 for The Estate.

The SABC doesn't seem to care about that either unless there's a reason to all that. They took long to renew the show and aren't profiting from the series so the idea of them cancelling it after the current season or even by 2023 doesn't seem far fetched.

SABC 3 has been struggling for nearly a decade and the public broadcaster has been constantly adjusting the lineup on that station. Although, many feel the need format to scrap the channel perhaps the only solution is not to invest in high budget content e.g. The Estate.

Update: The Estate returns as a double bill from March 8 for the rest of season 1.

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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.

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- 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.

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- 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.

Also read:
- SABC 2 to air Indian series from Zee World
- Doodsondes S4 airs later in the year on eExtra
- 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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#WeLoveRepeats: SABC 3 Is Suitable Alternative To e.tv's Anaconda But "No One Watches It" And Rewind Adds Three Series From eExtra, Till The End Of Time, Dare To Love And SURPRISE!!! SURPRISE!!! Blue Venom Girl

Also read:
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- eVOD offers the latest episodes of High Society: Scandal before eExtra
- eToonz needs these improvements
- Dayan Destructive Beauty currently on eVOD has a release date on eExtra
- Happy Hearts and Happily Ever After coming soon to Star Life
- SABC and e.tv ratings for November 2021
- eExtra acquires rights to Blue Venom Girl
- Afrikaans voiceovers for Elif and Wrede Stad

e.tv is screening Anaconda for the millionth time...yet we have SABC 3

As seen through several ads and other platforms, e.tv has brought back Anaconda for the 21st time and to be honest I didn't want join in the frenzy unless there was something noteworthy and what better than to pair it with a rival brand S3.

SABC 3 underwent several lineup changes throughout the decade and through each carnation viewers were given something similar to e.tv and it wasn't till April 2021 that the channel acknowledged their position in the market.

SABC 3 always had potential to dethrone e.tv but the problem dives down to management and viewer's preferences. As stated by the SABC, viewers are accustomed to what's currently available on the other 2 channels.

This issue always existed but the problem began to worsen once all their brands went through radical changes and SABC 3 came out with the most blows not only was offering weak but the viewership underwent the same traits.

As mentioned it was only April of last year that the channel became a save heaven to the international offering on e.tv between 20:30-23:00. Even the movies improved with a dedicated Marvel festival featuring 4 unseen movies from e.tv including Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther.

Everything dives down to viewership if you compare the ratings of both channels particularly movies SABC 3 was fortunate enough to pull 800K viewers for Black Panther while e.tv was able to pull 4 million with repeats of Big Momma's House.

South Africa is expected to fully migrate away from analogue tv by March. Thereafter, several channels are expected to lose millions of viewers after the switch and this could even out the viewership with SABC 3 seeing that it's more of a mobile brand.

Also read:
- SABC and e.tv ratings for December 2021
- New movie: Surviving Gaza coming soon to eVOD
- What we might get from SABC's streaming service?
- Upcoming local film Rocket Boy
- More about eVOD's Microblast TV
- Could The Estate be cancelled on S3?

More repeats boarding the Openview platform as we speak

If you've been keeping tabs on the lineup, Rewind will introduce more Indian series to the existing Indian portfolio on Openview. As the name suggests they're more eExtra repeats: Till The End Of Time and Dare To Love.

Of course, something that never crossed our minds and still comes a shocker is Blue Venom Girl. The series will only launch on eExtra this Friday and Rewind will be used a catch-up channel and not only for yesteryear stock.

If I had to guess there's some news awaiting the brand and I'm referring to content type news.

Till The End Of Time and Dare To Love will air Monday to Saturday respectively at 21:15 and 22:05 interesting enough that's where eExtra airs Die Put and High Society Scandal so they're avoiding beef.

A repeat of Blue Venom Girl will start the following week at 14:55 from Monday to Friday.

Also read:
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- Upcoming programming for Star Life and Zee World
- Possible schedule adjustments for Star Life
- Openview becomes Bollyview
- Kuiertyd doesn't care about repeats
- More Zee World repeats for Zee One and eExtra
- Could SABC Children be an exact replica of SABC Education?

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SABC, e.tv And DStv Ratings For December 2021

SABC 1:

Uzalo - 6 855 580
Generations the Legacy - 5 482 880
Skeem Saam - 3 699 278
Zulu News - 2 562 733
Xhosa News - 2 393 709
Uzalo Repeat - 2 175 314
The Estate - 2 099 601
Skeem Saam Repeat - 2 096 704
Uzalo Omnibus - 1 863 174
Ring of Fire Movie - 1 740 383
Smirnoff Countdown 2022 - 1 674 137
Cutting Edge - 1 613 688
Ngomusa - 1 569 000
Muvhango Repeat - 1 561 946
Orange Couch - 1 528 542
African Dreams Drama - 1 521 636
Real Goboza - 1 519 333
Nyan Nyan - 1 500 752
Siswati/Ndebele News - 1 465 253
Last Dance Nye Music Festival 2021 - 1 465 153

SABC 2:

Muvhango - 3 672 139
Giyani - 1 245 658
Ditlabonyane Ke Ditlaboima - 974 151
7De Laan - 969 883
Ke Nyala Mang - 959 266
Second Chance - 706 043
Problem Child III Movie - 697 830
Skeem Saam Repeat - 693 917
Nuus - 685 622
Ses/Tsw/Sep News - 649 441
Muvhango Omnibus - 645 535
The Rev Reli - 610 155
Muvhango Repeat - 599 365
Live Lotto Draw - 553 970
The Estate Repeat - 551 857
Uzalo Repeat - 551 424
Morning Live - 551 183
X Factor: The Band - 509 767
Stand up South Africa - 501 717
Shrek Movie - 495 536

SABC 3:

Born to Run (Doc) - 491 171
Stuart Little 2 Movie - 452 246
The Estate Omnibus - 451 960
What Men Want Movie - 431 338
Cricket Inbound Tour First Test: South Africa - 385 769
The Estate Repeat - 360 051
News - 358 182
The Estate - 348 138
Animal Einsteins Documentary - 326 105
Music - 315 105
Staurt Little III Movie - 307 002
My Festive Menu - 300 235
7De Laan Repeat - 295 419
Tyres and Braaiers - 261 863
The X Factor - 258 494
German Bundesliga Bayern Munich vs Mainz - 258 485
The Insider SA - 253 307
Arthur Christmas Movie - 250 632
Astro Boy Movie - 246 280
On Point News - 245 209

e.tv:

Scandal - 4 700 974
House of Zwide - 3 760 890
Imbewu - 3 643 262
White Chicks Movie - 2 567 146
The Expendables 3 Movie - 2 305 806
The Expendables 2 Movie - 2 227 363
Little Man Movie - 2 205 032
Durban Gen - 2 003 577
The Expendables Movie - 1 897 056
E.TV News - 1 715 186
White House Down Movie - 1 686 351
News Night - 1 613 150
Imbewu Repeat - 1 609 365
Family Time with Angus Buchan - 1 564 073
Deur Dik En Dun - 1 524 843 21
Newsnight - 1 510 323
The Titan Games - 1 488 160
House of Zwide Repeat - 1 485 516
Scandal Repeat - 1 452 251
South Africa Tonight News - 1 418 902

DStv:

MZAN Gomora - 1 106 123 & 1 366 899
MZAN The Queen Movie - 973 980 & 1 209 419
MZAN Gomora Repeat - 842 204 & 1 057 992
MZAN Umkhokha - 800 704 & 1 054 303
MOJA Isencane Lengane - 738 739 & 882 651
MZAN The River - 678 807 & 806 698
MZAN Uthando Nes'thembu 05 - 641 683 & 764 821
MZAN Diep City - 637 699 & 803 419
MZAN Izangoma Zodumo - 553 620 & 656 821
MZAN The River Movie - 519 705 & 643 760
MZAN Our Perfect Wedding - 510 753 & 663 167
MZAN Face 2 Face - 494 669 & 589 293
MOJA Lenyalo Lethata - 493 684 & 619 932
MZAN Date My Family - 481 653 & 580 294
MOJA You Promise to Marry Me - 456 422 & 536 063
MOJA Mamazala - 455 091 & 524 685
MOJA Dloz'lami - 445 890 & 587 020
MZAN Grootboom and Sons - 414 421 & 474 520
MWET Isibaya Repeat - 407 652 & 489 694
MOJA Single and Mingle - 401 256 & 511 469
MWET The River Repeat - 392 540 & 446 696
MZAN Love and Loss - 382 784 & 477 185
MWET Mnakwethu - 353 943 & 402 027
MWET The Queen Repeat - 341 660 & 403 131
MBIO Ibhinci - 336 754 & 436 607
WET Lovers and Liars - 330 295 & 373 115
MBIO A Zulu Christmas - 325 528 & 401 151
MBIO Korobela - 318 880 & 375 849
MOJA Mina Nawe House - 318 281 & 406 080
MWET The Queen Omnibus - 316 808 & 362 643

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