2001 in South African television

	… 1991 ; 1992 ; 1993 ; 1994 ; 1995 ; 1996 ; 1997 ; ; 1998 ; 1999 ; 2000 ; 2001 ; 2002 ; 2003 ; 2004 ; ; 2005 ; 2006 ; 2007 ; 2008 ; 2009 ; 2010 ; 2011 … ;
	Art ; Archaeology ; Architecture ; Literature ; Music ; Philosophy ; Science ; +...
	v ; t ; e ;

Last updated February 16, 2025

This is a list of South African television related events from 2001.

Events

5 January - Television in South Africa celebrates its 25th anniversary.
26 August - The South African version of Big Brother debuts on M-Net.
9 December - The first season of Big Brother is won by Ferdinand Rabie.^[1]

Debuts

Domestic

26 August - Big Brother (M-Net) (2001-2002, 2014–present)

International

4 January - / Orson and Olivia (SABC2)
7 January - King of the Hill (SABC3)
1 April - Kleo the Misfit Unicorn (SABC2)
9 April - The Greatest Tune on Earth (SABC2)
18 April - Three Forever (SABC2)
24 April - Mojacko (SABC2)
7 May - Fortune Quest (SABC2)
15 June - / / Britt Allcroft’s Magic Adventures of Mumfie (SABC2)
15 June - Nikki (M-Net)
21 June - The Mole (M-Net)
2 July - Mister Simon and Jiggy Jiggy (SABC2)
30 July - My Wife and Kids (SABC1)
10 August - Dark Angel (SABC3)
23 August - Yes, Dear (SABC2)
23 August - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (M-Net)
4 September - Grounded for Life (M-Net)
10 September - Girlfriends (SABC1)
11 October - The Amazing Race (SABC3)
7 November - Judging Amy (SABC2)
10 December - / Patrol 03 (SABC2)
11 December - What About Joan? (M-Net)
16 December - Little Monsters: The Adventures of Koby and the Oakey Dokeys (SABC2)
Capertown Cops (M-Net)
/ / The Hoobs (M-Net)
The Legend of Tarzan (SABC1)
Kampung Boy (SABC2)
Eugenie Sandler P.I. (M-Net)
/ Wunschpunsch (M-Net)
As Told by Ginger (K-T.V. World)
/ George Shrinks (M-Net)
/ The Three Friends and Jerry (SABC2)
Dinozaurs (M-Net)
X-Men: Evolution (M-Net)
God, the Devil and Bob (M-Net)
Lloyd in Space (SABC1)
Yoho Ahoy (e.tv)
/ The Twins (M-Net)
Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series (M-Net)
Marsupilami (2000) (Bop TV)
/ / Rainbow Fish (SABC2)
Action Man (2000) (M-Net)
Hi-5 (M-Net)
X-DuckX (M-Net)
/ / Milo's Bug Quest (M-Net)
/ A Miss Mallard Mystery (M-Net)
/ / Anthony Ant (SABC2)
Sheep in the Big City (M-Net)
Coupling (e.tv)
/ / Seven Little Monsters (M-Net)
The Book of Pooh (SABC1)
Teacher's Pet (SABC1)
Even Stevens (M-Net)
Disney's House of Mouse (SABC1)
Jay Jay the Jet Plane (Bop TV)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (SABC1)
/ Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse (M-Net)
/ 64 Zoo Lane (K-T.V World)

Changes of network affiliation

Shows	Moved from	Moved to
Press Gang	SABC2	SABC1
Harry's Mad
The Princess of the Nile
/ Babar		K-T.V. World
The Wild Thornberrys
/ / The Busy World of Richard Scarry
Marsupilami (2000)	Bop TV
The Trap Door	TV1
Hi-5	M-Net
/ / The Hoobs
The Adventures of Captain Pugwash
Little Monsters
Dream Street
/ Romuald the Reindeer	SABC1
/ Sharky & George	SABC1	Bop TV
The Brothers Flub	e.tv	SABC 2
Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders	M-Net
Postman Pat	M-Net
/ Where's Wally?	K-T.V. World
Rocko's Modern Life	K-T.V. World
Simsala Grimm	Bop TV
/ Beverly Hills Teens	Bop TV	e.tv

Television shows

1980s

Good Morning South Africa (1985–present)
Carte Blanche (1988–present)

1990s

Top Billing (1992–2020)
Generations (1994–present)
Isidingo (1998–present)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1999-2005)

Ending this year

Births

Deaths

References

↑ "Afrikaaner siegt bei «Big Brother South Africa»". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 11 December 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

This article relating to South African television is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Afrikaaner siegt bei «Big Brother South Africa»". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 11 December 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[1]