2015 in South African television

This is a list of South African television -related events in 2015.

Events

• 10 March – SABC reporter Vuyo Mvoko is mugged live on camera as he is about to present a report from outside Johannesburg's Milpark Hospital about the health of Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who had been admitted to the clinic for tests following a collapse two days earlier. ^[1]
• 17 May - Ace Khumalo and Ntombi Tshabalala win the fourth season of Big Brother.
• 7 August - Afrikaans singer Karlien van Jaarsveld and her partner Devon Snell win the eighth season of Strictly Come Dancing .
• 8 November - 3-year-old DJ Arch Jnr wins the sixth season of SA's Got Talent. He would be the youngest winner of a Got Talent competition of all-time until drummer Hugo Molina won Got Talent España in 2019.
• 22 November - Karabo Morgane wins the eleventh season of Idols South Africa .

Debuts

International

• 7 January - The Affair (M-Net Edge)
• 9 January - Agent Carter (M-Net)
• 12 January - Dominion (M-Net Edge)
• 12 January - Benched (Vuzu)
• 15 January - Selfie (Vuzu Amp)
• 4 March - Empire (Fox)
• 12 March - Fresh Off the Boat (Fox)
• 16 March - 12 Monkeys (M-Net Edge)
• 18 March - Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (M-Net Edge)
• 25 March - CSI: Cyber (M-Net)
• 2 April - NCIS: New Orleans (M-Net)
• 3 April - Mozart in the Jungle (M-Net Edge)
• 29 April - Better Call Saul (M-Net Edge)
• 14 May - Wayward Pines (Fox)
• 30 May - The Odd Couple (2015) (M-Net)
• 9 June - Battle Creek (M-Net)
• 26 June - Bella and the Bulldogs (Nickelodeon)
• 29 June - Madam Secretary (M-Net)
• 9 July - Lip Sync Battle (MTV Africa)
• 4 August - Mr. Robot (M-Net)
• 28 August - Allegiance (M-Net Edge)
• 28 August - The Whispers (M-Net)
• 2 September - Odd Mom Out (M-Net Edge)
• 9 September - Clipped (M-Net)
• 7 October - The Carmichael Show (Vuzu Amp)
• 14 October - Blindspot (M-Net)
• 14 October - Aquarius (M-Net Edge)
• 22 October - Truth Be Told (2015) (Vuzu Amp)
• 23 October - Transparent (M-Net Edge)
• 26 October - Helix (M-Net Edge)
• 29 October - Supergirl (Vuzu Amp)
• 24 November - Chicago Med (M-Net)
• 30 November - The Astronaut Wives Club (M-Net)
• 7 December - Agent X (M-Net)
• 16 December - The Muppets (M-Net)
• 17 December - The Last Kingdom (M-Net Edge)
• 19 December - Long Live the Royals (Cartoon Network)
• Dr. Dimensionpants (e.tv)
• / Kate & Mim-Mim (eToonz)
• / Shimmer and Shine (Nick Jr.)

Changes of network affiliation

Shows	Moved from	Moved to
Tamar & Vince	Vuzu	Vuzu Amp
American Idol	M-Net Series Reality
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Veep	M-Net Series Showcase
Hart of Dixie
The Vampire Diaries
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	M-Net Series Zone
Broadchurch		M-Net Edge
The Following
Covert Affairs
Unforgettable
The Mentalist
Homeland
The Blacklist
Brotherhood	SABC3
Banshee	Mzansi Magic
The Wire
Grimm	M-Net Series Showcase
Rizzoli & Isles
/ Vikings
Shameless
Girls
Bates Motel
Gotham	M-Net
CSI: Cyber
Murder in the First
True Detective
Fargo
24: Live Another Day
The Mysteries of Laura
House of Cards
Body of Proof		Sony Channel
Bad Teacher		Vuzu
The Last Ship		M-Net City
About a Boy
Extant
Perception	M-Net Series
A to Z	Vuzu Amp
Satisfaction (USA)	M-Net Edge
Stalker
The Sopranos		Mzansi Magic
Lip Sync Battle	MTV Africa	e.tv
/ Transformers: Animated	SABC2	SABC1
/ Doc McStuffins		Disney Junior
Bubble Guppies		Nick Jr.
Dr. Dimensionpants	e.tv	eToonz
Young & Hungry	Vuzu	M-Net Series Zone
Britain's Got Talent
Resurrection	M-Net
Almost Human
The X Factor (UK)
Intelligence
Us & Them
The Night Shift
Agent Carter		M-Net Family
The Odd Couple (2015)
Motive		SABC2
The Jamie Foxx Show	SABC3
Pretty Little Liars	Vuzu Amp
Selfie		Vuzu
The Sing-Off (USA)	M-Net Series Reality	M-Net Series Zone

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)
• SA's Got Talent (2009–present)

Ending this year

• Strictly Come Dancing (2006-2008, 2013–2015)
• Takalani Sesame (2000-2015)

New channels

• 3 February: Zee World
• 11 May: SABC Encore
• 1 September: BBC Brit

See also

• 2015 in South Africa

References

1. Laing, Aislinn (11 March 2015). "Video: South African journalist mugged by armed men on live TV". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.