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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How to read this list

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
51 The Real Housewives of New York City 1.2k 38.9 82.0% Reality
52 Hgtv House Hunters International 1.2k 26.9 47.6% Reality
53 Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood 1.2k 27.4 71.8% Reality
54 Run's House 1.1k 29.0 0.0% Reality
55 The Real Housewives of New Jersey 1.1k 38.1 88.6% Reality
56 If Walls Could Talk (HGTV series) 1k 46.0 66.6% Reality
57 Million Dollar Listing New York 1k 40.0 52.6% Reality
58 Secret Story (France) 1k 36.5 60.5% Reality
59 Iyanla: Fix My Life 985 37.8 100.0% Reality
60 Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County 955 41.4 73.9% Reality
61 Flavor of Love 909 31.9 55.4% Reality
62 Dual Survival 829 37.1 38.3% Reality
63 Alles was zählt 773 41.5 86.1% Reality
64 Survivorman 699 42.4 50.6% Reality
65 The Real Housewives of Dallas 631 45.5 88.8% Reality
66 Whale Wars 631 48.5 27.7% Reality
67 Mira Quien Baila 453 45.8 68.4% Reality
68 Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! 365 39.4 71.7% Reality
69 The Real Housewives of D.C. 351 34.5 83.2% Reality
70 Dating Around 346 36.4 54.6% Reality
71 Berlin - Tag & Nacht 342 22.8 56.6% Reality
72 My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding 332 33.7 100.0% Reality
73 The Real Housewives of Melbourne 264 32.7 89.5% Reality
74 Desafío (TV series) 240 35.9 59.2% Reality
75 HGTV Star 214 49.6 69.1% 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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