Katch It With Khanyi was a South African television talk show produced by Endemol Africa and hosted by Khanyi Mbau[1] where she interviewed South African celebrities, including politicians, footballers and artists.
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| Genre | Talk show |
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| Country of origin | South Africa |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 91 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Multiple |
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| Network | E.tv |
| Release | September 15, 2014 – 2016 |
Before the season finale of season 1, the show was renewed for a second season and production was ongoing.[2] The show was scheduled to screen 26 episodes in its second season.[3] Season 1 was filmed from her kasi studio at the Nambitha Restaurant on Soweto's Vilakazi Street. For season 2, the show and production have been at Orlando Stadium.[4]
Season 3 premiered on 20 April 2015 on E.tv.[5] In the first episode, Mbau interviewed the former First Lady of South Africa, Thobeka Madiba Zuma, about her life, career and relationship with President Jacob Zuma.[6]
Reception
editKatch It With Khanyi debuted in September 2014 with a viewership of 785,000, exceeding SABC 2's Motswako by over 30,000 viewers. Motswako's viewership in the same week was 753,000 viewers.[7] According to the South African TV Authority, it was the most watched TV talk show in the country at the end of that month.[8]
In the first week of November 2014, the show's ratings reached 1,669,000 viewers with a difference of 884,000 viewers from the second most watched talk show of that week.[9]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Nominated | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Katch It With Khanyi | South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA), Best Talk Show | Nominated | [10] |
References
edit- ^ Khanyi, Mbau. "Khanyi's Official Website". My Khanyi Mbau. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Renewed! Katch It With Khanyi". TVSA. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ E, Tv. "Katch it with Khanyi". Etv. Etv. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Katch it with Khanyi TONIGHT!". channel24. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
- ^ Munya, Vomo. "Khanyi's show one of SA's most-watched". IOL. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Kach It With Khanyi Season 3". TVSA. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Khanyi Mbau's talk show hits no.1 - VIDEO". Sunday World.
- ^ "Khanyi talks her way to the top". Times Live. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Primetime TV Ratings — Week 45". TVSA. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ Bernice, Maune. "Generations, Muvhango snubbed as Isibaya, Binnelanders lead SAFTA nominations". Times Live. Retrieved 25 February 2015.