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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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 Haven (TV series) 148k 39.2 60.8% TV series
52 Wedding planning 148k 34.2 85.6% TV series
53 Revolution (TV series) 147k TV series
54 Audition 146k 38.2 59.3% TV series
55 Idols South Africa 141k 33.9 71.9% TV series
56 Suits (TV series) 137k 34.8 56.5% TV series
57 Chicago Fire (TV series) 137k 42.2 51.0% TV series
58 Only Fools and Horses 136k 53.7 18.8% TV series
59 outlander 134k 44.6 96.1% TV series
60 Masha and the Bear 133k 33.4 70.8% TV series
61 Breaking Bad 129k 31.4 48.2% TV series
62 House of the Dragon 128k 31.3 52.4% TV series
63 Sofia the First 127k 42.1 86.2% TV series
64 Deal or No Deal 127k 38.8 54.6% TV series
65 hannah montana 122k 27.5 73.2% TV series
66 Modern Family 121k 34.1 57.0% TV series
67 Generations (South African TV series) 121k 36.1 64.9% TV series
68 MORNINGS 117k TV series
69 Criminal Minds 114k 37.0 47.8% TV series
70 Pride and Prejudice 114k 46.9 37.6% TV series
71 Parenthood 114k 31.5 77.0% TV series
72 Ben 10 113k 39.7 4.4% TV series
73 Chicago Med 112k 40.7 84.6% TV series
74 Unforgettable (2011 TV series) 111k 39.9 53.3% TV series
75 Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta 110k 31.5 65.6% 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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