E.tv's most-watched soap, scandal! When I received a knock at 7:30 p.m. scheme therm Moved from 18:30 slot.
SABC1 Soapy: New timeslot
Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela report that scheme therm It received 3.3 million viewers, but scandal! It drew 2.7 million viewers on Monday, March 4th.
The SABC 1 soap debuted its first 19:30 episode on Monday, in which scandal! and Mzansi Magic, My brother's keeper.
This comes after the SABC revealed on Tuesday, March 5, that the soap “achieved historic ratings of 3.2 million viewers last night”.
The Broadcasting Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) reported in January that the soapie had achieved 4.5 million viewers. This means the show lost 1.3 million viewers from January to March 2024.
The popular e.tv soap drew 4.6 million viewers in January, according to TVSA.
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scandal! Head writer Grace Mahlaba revealed this to Sunday World this week. scheme therm It's not a threat because the show is completely different.
“Competition was always there for us. SABC was just broadcasting another show in the same time slot, but we had staying power. We were confident in the story we were telling. Only time will tell whether they are there and whether they intend to sleep or slumber. The worst-case scenario is that they have to share their audience.”
“When you know yourself, you know yourself. I think the people who are watching us know us and have identified their own tastes. Continue to provide them with the food they want.” I think we will be fine,” says Mahlaba.
The e.tv soap celebrates its 20th anniversary on television this year, while the SABC educational soap celebrates its 13th anniversary.
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