Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Realities in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest realities in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 101 realities tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Married at First Sight (U.S. TV series), Too Hot to Handle and Sugar Rush (TV series) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 115k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 4.3k, and the largest, Married at First Sight (U.S. TV series), reaches around 62k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each reality, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Paradise Hotel 3.3k 38.0 52.1% Reality
27 Punk'd 3.2k 42.4 73.1% Reality
28 The Real Housewives of Orange County 3.1k 38.1 87.2% Reality
29 Crime Patrol (TV series) 2.9k 43.5 55.5% Reality
30 Off the Rails (TV series) 2.8k 44.5 63.7% Reality
31 Remodeled (TV series) 2.8k 46.5 51.1% Reality
32 Show Me the Money (South Korean TV series) 2.1k 21.9 11.8% Reality
33 Man vs Food 2.1k 38.8 53.4% Reality
34 The Swan (film) 1.9k 32.6 93.1% Reality
35 The Incredible Dr. Pol 1.9k 51.9 85.6% Reality
36 Bering Sea Gold 1.9k 44.6 11.7% Reality
37 My Cat from Hell 1.9k 49.6 84.9% Reality
38 Alaska: The Last Frontier 1.8k 45.9 68.3% Reality
39 Little Women: LA 1.6k 33.7 82.3% Reality
40 Hotel Hell 1.6k 36.9 47.9% Reality
41 Buckwild 1.6k 39.6 33.0% Reality
42 Khloé & Lamar 1.4k 29.6 87.4% Reality
43 Dance India Dance 1.4k 30.0 56.7% Reality
44 Scare Tactics 1.3k 28.8 47.7% Reality
45 The Undateables 1.3k 33.8 78.4% Reality
46 Storage Hunters 1.3k 48.8 46.6% Reality
47 Highway Thru Hell 1.3k 41.6 25.1% Reality
48 Doomsday Preppers 1.2k 42.2 39.4% Reality
49 Marriage Boot Camp 1.2k 29.0 77.6% Reality
50 Bridezillas 1.2k 22.9 100.0% Reality

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular realities compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each reality by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest reality in South Africa?

Married at First Sight (U.S. TV series) currently leads with an estimated audience of 62k people in South Africa.

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