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Last updated March 18, 2025

This is a list of South African television related events from 2008.

Events

20 March - Erfsondes actor Emmanuel Castis and his partner Lindsey Muckle win the fourth season of Strictly Come Dancing .
1 July - The Nickelodeon Channel launches in South Africa.^[1] The channel includes many of Nickelodeon's famous shows including the Nicktoons that were most previously aired on its Nickelodeon block on K-T.V. World since 1999.
4 December - The Crazy Games presenter and comedian Rob van Vuuren and his partner Mary Martin win the fifth season of Strictly Come Dancing.

Debuts

Domestic

7 January - The Biggest Loser (e.tv) (2008)
27 January - Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (M-Net) (2008)

International

9 January - The Big Bang Theory (M-Net)
15 January - Damages (M-Net)
22 January - Pushing Daisies (M-Net)
24 January - Private Practice (M-Net)
1 February - Phineas and Ferb (Disney Channel)
4 February - K-Ville (M-Net Action)
7 February - Supernova (BBC Prime)
8 February - / Skunk Fu! (Cartoon Network)
29 February - Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
3 March - George of the Jungle (Cartoon Network)
5 March - October Road (M-Net Series)
5 March - Samantha Who? (M-Net)
27 March - Life (M-Net)
28 March - / / / Animalia (SABC2)
1 April - Drop Dead Gorgeous (BBC Prime)
15 April - Californication (M-Net)
15 April - Saving Grace (M-Net)
28 April - Tyler Perry's House of Payne (SABC1)
5 May - My Spy Family (Cartoon Network)
5 May - Breaking Bad (M-Net Action)
6 May - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (M-Net)
10 May - / Eliot Kid (Cartoon Network)
12 May - Chowder (Cartoon Network)
13 May - Life on Mars (UK) (BBC Prime)
19 May - The Vice Guide to Travel (MTV Base)
25 May - Mad Men (M-Net)
25 May - The X's (M-Net)
2 June - Army Wives (M-Net)
4 June - Chuck (M-Net)
9 June - The Apprentice (UK) (BBC Prime)
12 June - Eli Stone (M-Net)
14 June - / Famous 5: On the Case (Disney Channel)
24 June - New Amsterdam (2008) (M-Net Action)
4 July - Low Winter Sun (UK) (BBC Prime)
4 July - The Adrenaline Project (Go)
11 July - Carpoolers (M-Net)
11 August - bro'Town (Go)
22 August - Moonlight (M-Net Action)
27 August - Swingtown (M-Net Series)
31 August - Clash of the Choirs (M-Net)
1 September - / Chop Socky Chooks (Cartoon Network)
3 September - Burn Notice (M-Net)
4 September - Home Salvage (The Home Channel)
4 September - Total Drama Island (Cartoon Network)
29 September - Lipstick Jungle (SABC3)
2 October - Orange Roughies (Go)
6 October - Little Miss Jocelyn (Go)
9 October - The Return of Jezebel James (M-Net)
9 October - Miss Guided (Go)
10 October - The Moment of Truth (M-Net Series)
10 October - Cavemen (M-Net)
12 October - Tracey Ullman's State of the Union (M-Net)
16 October - Greek (Go)
17 October - The Secret Life of the American Teenager (Go)
27 October - The Guard (M-Net Series)
11 November - Sons of Anarchy (M-Net)
14 November - Don't Forget the Lyrics! (M-Net Series)
17 November - Big Shots (SABC3)
17 November - The Bill Engvall Show (M-Net)
26 November - In Treatment (M-Net Series)
2 December - Raising the Bar (M-Net)
3 December - Cashmere Mafia (M-Net)
11 December - Rules of Engagement (SABC3)
12 December - Fear Itself (M-Net Action)
Bo on the Go! (M-Net)
Roary the Racing Car (M-Net)
The Beeps (M-Net)
Will and Dewitt (SABC2)
DinoSquad (M-Net)
/ / / The Tudors (M-Net)
Being Ian (M-Net)
Rupert Bear, Follow the Magic... (K-T.V. World)
In the Night Garden... (CBeebies)
Charlie and Lola (CBeebies)

Changes of network affiliation

Shows	Moved from	Moved to
Toad Patrol	M-Net	SABC 2
Californication		M-Net Series
Side Order of Life
Life
Damages
Raising the Bar
Mad Men
Saving Grace
Burn Notice		M-Net Action
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles		M-Net Action
Ugly Betty		Go
Day Break
Chuck
State of Mind
The Tick (1994)		SABC 1
My Little Pony		K-T.V. World
DinoSquad		K-T.V. World
Garfield and Friends		e.tv
/ / Inspector Gadget
/ Double Dragon
Rugrats
/ Pole Position
The Real Ghostbusters	Bop TV
/ / Care Bears
/ The Get Along Gang
My Name Is Earl	M-Net Series
Popples (1986)	TV1
Paddington	TV1	K-T.V. World
Hannah Montana	Disney Channel	SABC 3
Prison Break	M-Net Series
/ Dragon Tales	SABC 1
NYPD Blue	SABC 1	M-Net Series
Cold Squad	SABC 2	M-Net Series
Little Robots		CBeebies
Medium		M-Net Action
The Wire	e.tv	M-Net Action
The Amazing Race	SABC 3	Sony Channel

Television shows

1980s

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

1990s

Top Billing (1992–present)
Generations (1994–present)
Isidingo (1998–present)

2000s

Idols South Africa (2002–present)
Rhythm City (2007–present)

New channels

1 June - eNCA (eNews Channel until 19 August 2012)
1 July - Nickelodeon
September - Cape Town TV

Ending this year

Strictly Come Dancing (2006-2008, 2013–2015)
Deal or No Deal (2007-2008)

Births

Deaths

References

↑ "Nicktoons - paramount-africa". 14 February 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

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[1] "Nicktoons - paramount-africa". 14 February 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

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