Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular TV Series in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv series in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2k tv series tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Sportscene, Gold rush and Motorcycles lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3.9M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 239k, and the largest, Sportscene, reaches around 1.5M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each tv series, 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
1 Sportscene 1.5M 31.0 58.3% TV series
2 Gold rush 1.2M 40.2 37.4% TV series
3 Motorcycles 1.1M 37.1 43.4% TV series
4 CNN Newsroom 987k 43.9 35.7% TV series
5 Starter home 979k 41.6 56.5% TV series
6 Sex and the City 659k 36.8 72.1% TV series
7 Reptiles 643k 38.2 48.0% TV series
8 Stranger Things 516k 30.9 50.7% TV series
9 Spring cleaning 499k 37.7 70.1% TV series
10 Identity 408k 37.7 61.8% TV series
11 The Rookie 405k 39.5 48.5% TV series
12 The Pirate Bay 384k 37.5 51.2% TV series
13 For sale by owner 372k 42.9 54.5% TV series
14 Money back guarantee 360k 43.1 52.8% TV series
15 The White Lotus 357k 43.4 71.4% TV series
16 Bargain Hunters 354k 35.0 70.9% TV series
17 Numbers (TV series) 346k 32.4 29.1% TV series
18 Supernatural 338k 36.1 51.3% TV series
19 Sirens 320k 37.1 53.6% TV series
20 Wedding videography 318k 37.0 78.3% TV series
21 Sex Education 305k 28.9 35.0% TV series
22 Game of Thrones 290k 31.9 45.1% TV series
23 Superman 277k 30.1 45.9% TV series
24 Pinks 246k 41.6 100.0% TV series
25 Guessing 242k 38.6 42.1% TV series

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular tv series compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each tv series 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 tv series in South Africa?

Sportscene currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.5M people in South Africa.

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