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
76 Banshee (TV series) 109k 43.2 42.5% TV series
77 Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 109k 34.9 60.4% TV series
78 Revenge (TV series) 108k 43.1 55.9% TV series
79 Catfish 106k 40.7 25.2% TV series
80 Weeds (TV series) 105k 26.9 38.7% TV series
81 Parental Control 105k 41.4 98.0% TV series
82 ER (TV series) 104k 39.6 70.0% TV series
83 Vikings (TV series) 104k 31.8 41.0% TV series
84 Veterans 103k 36.7 41.0% TV series
85 Spartacus (TV series) 102k 45.0 77.5% TV series
86 All American 101k 32.6 63.8% TV series
87 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 100k 42.0 47.0% TV series
88 Heroes (TV series) 99k 32.1 51.2% TV series
89 Ted Lasso 98k 34.5 50.2% TV series
90 Cobra Kai 97k 36.7 37.0% TV series
91 This Is Us 96k 40.8 86.9% TV series
92 Victorious 93k 44.6 51.2% TV series
93 The Big Bang Theory 93k 35.1 47.9% TV series
94 The Diplomat 92k 43.4 57.6% TV series
95 The Mentalist 92k 40.1 60.9% TV series
96 Black-ish 92k 31.4 66.2% TV series
97 Maxton Hall 91k 38.0 41.3% TV series
98 Family reunion 91k 37.6 68.9% TV series
99 The Recruit 91k 32.8 45.1% TV series
100 CSI (franchise) 89k 46.3 47.7% 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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