2015 in South African television

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Last updated March 01, 2025

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)
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)
3 April - Mozart in the Jungle (M-Net Edge)
29 April - Better Call Saul (M-Net Edge)
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)
14 October - Blindspot (M-Net)
14 October - Aquarius (M-Net Edge)
23 October - Transparent (M-Net Edge)
26 October - Helix (M-Net Edge)
24 November - Chicago Med (M-Net)
30 November - The Astronaut Wives Club (M-Net)
16 December - The Muppets (M-Net)
17 December - The Last Kingdom (M-Net Edge)
19 December - Long Live the Royals (Cartoon Network)
Doki (eToonz)

Changes of network affiliation

Shows	Moved from	Moved to
Broadchurch	M-Net Series Zone	M-Net Edge
The Following
Homeland
The Blacklist
Brotherhood	SABC3
Banshee	Mzansi Magic
The Wire	Mzansi Magic
Grimm	M-Net Series Showcase
Rizzoli & Isles
/ Vikings
Shameless
Girls
Bates Motel
Gotham	M-Net
True Detective
The Mysteries of Laura
House of Cards
Bad Teacher		Vuzu
The Last Ship		M-Net City
Extant
Perception	M-Net Series
Satisfaction (USA)	M-Net Edge
Stalker
The Sopranos		Mzansi Magic
Lip Sync Battle	MTV Africa	e.tv
/ Transformers: Animated	SABC2	SABC1
Young & Hungry	Vuzu	M-Net Series Zone
Britain's Got Talent	Vuzu
Resurrection	M-Net
Almost Human
Intelligence
The Night Shift
Agent Carter		M-Net Family
Motive		SABC2

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

References

↑ 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.

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[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.

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