2015 in South African television

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

## Events

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* 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

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### International

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* 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)
* 7 October -  The Carmichael Show (Vuzu Amp)
* 14 October -  Blindspot (M-Net)
* 14 October -  Aquarius (M-Net Edge)
* 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)
* Doki (eToonz)

### Changes of network affiliation

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Shows  | Moved from  | Moved to

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Tamar & Vince | Vuzu | Vuzu Amp
American Idol | M-Net Series Reality
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
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
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

## Television shows

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### 1980s

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

### 1990s

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

### 2000s

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* Idols South Africa (2002–present)
* Rhythm City (2007–present)
* SA's Got Talent (2009–present)

## Ending this year

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

## New channels

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

## See also

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* 2015 in South Africa

## References

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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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