Top tv shows in South Africa today

Ranked by our points score — chart position, momentum, staying power and ratings. Last updated 2026-08-09. 1,012 titles tracked.

Monday Late Show leads the chart, a 2012 TV show. 10 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Monday Late Show. The best-reviewed entry is The Haunting of Hill House at 8.5, against a chart average of 7.5. 10 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. Shrinking has the most staying power here, with 175 days in a top 10.

1. 251Monday Late Show2012
2. 252Dark Matter2024 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 81%
3. 253Chasing Love2026 · IMDb 7.1
4. 254Million Dollar Secret2025 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 83%
5. 255Bait2026 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 94%
6. 256Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan2006 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 90%
7. 257Hidden Love2023
8. 258Columbo1971 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 84%
9. 259We Are All Trying Here2026 · IMDb 8.4
10. 260Sex/Life2021 · IMDb 5.6 · RT 40%
11. 261House of David2025 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 67%
12. 262Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan2018 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 80%
13. 263Top Boy2011 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 97%
14. 264Love Never Lies: South Africa2024 · IMDb 6.4
15. 265Private Sales2016 · IMDb 5.6
16. 266The Mighty Nein2025 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 100%
17. 267Trigun1998 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 100%
18. 268Sirens2025 · IMDb 6.7 · RT 74%
19. 269Harlem2021 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 98%
20. 270GTO (2026)2026 · IMDb 8.2
21. 271Criminal: UK2019 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 92%
22. 272Moriarty the Patriot2020 · IMDb 8.0
23. 273Shrinking2023 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 93%
24. 274The Haunting of Hill House2018 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 93%
25. 275Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010 · IMDb 8.2
26. 276Catching Killers2021 · IMDb 7.2
27. 277Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life2016 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 86%
28. 278My Name2021 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 100%
29. 279Hametsu no Oukoku2023 · IMDb 6.2
30. 280Super Crooks2021 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 100%
31. 281The Midnight Gospel2020 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 91%
32. 282Wistoria: Wand and Sword2024 · IMDb 7.7
33. 283From Scratch2022 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 86%
34. 284Vincenzo2021 · IMDb 8.4
35. 285Akira1988 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 91%
36. 286Aoashi2022 · IMDb 8.1
37. 287Thomas & Friends1984 · IMDb 6.5
38. 288The Abandons2025 · IMDb 6.4 · RT 32%
39. 289Mating Season2026 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 71%
40. 290The Diplomat2023 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 92%
41. 291Obsession2023 · IMDb 5.2 · RT 25%
42. 292Ripple2025 · IMDb 7.5
43. 293The Empress2022 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 83%
44. 294Mr. Bean: The Animated Series2002 · IMDb 6.9
45. 295Oshi no Ko2023 · IMDb 8.3
46. 296Alpha Males2022 · IMDb 7.7
47. 297Sex Education2019 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 93%
48. 298Rich Girl Caretaker: I'm Secretly the Caregiver of the Most Popular Girl in This Rich Kid School2026 · IMDb 7.1
49. 299Mobeomtaeksi2021 · IMDb 8.1
50. 300Tôkyô Ribenjâzu2021 · IMDb 7.7