List of e.tv original programming

e.tv is a South African television channel that has distributed several original television programs, including original series, miniseries, documentaries, and films. e.tv's original productions also include continuations of canceled series from other networks, as well as licensing or co-producing content from international broadcasters for exclusive broadcast in South Africa and other African territories (through the eAfrica feed). As almost all of e.tv's original programming is multilingual, the languages used in the program are also listed (all non-English programming, including segments of unscripted programming where another language is used, is subtitled in English), is organized by its primary genre or format, and is sorted by premiere date. These are productions that have been (or are currently) shown on e.tv, including sister channels eExtra, eReality, eToonz, and eNCA, as well as their streaming service eVOD and the defunct channels eKasi+, eNolly+, Rewind, and e.tv News & Sports.

Current e.tv logo since 1 October 2008
Current e.tv logo since 1 October 2008


Drama

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Title Genre Language(s) Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Backstage Soap Opera English, IsiZulu, Sesotho 1 May 2000 Unspecified 22–25 minutes Ended[1]
Jozi Streets Procedural crime English 1 November 2004 1 season, 26 episodes 45 minutes Ended[2]
Rhythm City Soap Opera English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Sesotho, Sepedi 9 July 2007 15 seasons, 3660 episodes 22–25 minutes Ended[3]
Scandal! Tabloid drama English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Sepedi, Xitsonga, South African Sign Language (as of 2021) 5 January 2005 21 seasons, 5000 episodes 22–25 minutes Currently airing[4]
eKasi: Our Stories Anthology series Multilingual 5 October 2009 6 seasons, 140 episodes 45–50 minutes Ended[5]
4Play: Sex Tips For Girls Drama English, IsiZulu 2 February 2010 3 seasons, 39 episodes 22–25 minutes Ended[1]
Mzansi Love Anthology series Multilingual 31 July 2012 3 seasons, 27 episodes 45–50 minutes Ended[3]
Traffic! Crime thriller English, IsiXhosa 12 February 2014 2 seasons, 52 episode 22–25 minutes Ended[6]
Ashes to Ashes Telenovela English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Sesotho 2 March 2015 2 seasons, 229 episodes 23–25 minutes Ended[7]
Umlilo Drama English, IsiZulu 2 March 2015 4 seasons, 52 episodes 45–50 minutes Ended[8]
Z'bondiwe Crime thriller IsiXhosa, IsiZulu 12 May 2015 3 seasons, 78 episodes 22–24 minutes Ended[9]
Matatiele Romantic fantasy IsiXhosa, Sesotho 7 April 2015 1 season, 26 episodes 21–24 minutes Ended
Gold Diggers Telenovela English, IsiZulu 10 August 2015 2 seasons, 310 episodes 22–25 minutes Ended[10]
Hustle Musical drama English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Sesotho 11 February 2016 1 season, 26 episodes 45–50 minutes Ended[11]
Heist Crime drama English, IsiZulu, Sepedi 9 February 2016 2 seasons, 26 episodes 22–24 minutes Ended
The Kingdom - UKhakhayi Drama series IsiXhosa 5 April 2016 1 season, 26 episodes 22–25 minutes Ended
Broken Vows Telenovela IsiXhosa 10 April 2017 1 season, 225 episodes 22–25 minutes Ended
Harvest Drama English, IsiZulu 1 May 2017 1 season, 26 episodes 45–50 minutes Ended
Easy Money Crime drama English, IsiZulu 12 September 2017 1 season, 26 episodes 22–25 minutes Ended
Imbewu: The Seed Soap opera English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa 16 April 2018 5 seasons, 1300 episodes 22–25 minutes Ended
Durban Gen Medical telenovela English, IsiZulu 5 October 2020 2 seasons, 520 episodes 22–25 minutes Ended
House of Zwide Fashion telenovela English, IsiZulu, Setswana 19 July 2021 4 seasons, 1040 episodes 22–25 minutes Currently airing
Is'phindiselo Crime thriller English, IsiZulu, Sepedi 5 August 2021 2 seasons, 26 episodes 46 minutes Ended
Housewives Crime thriller English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Afrikaans, Sesotho 21 October 2021 2 season, 26 episodes 45 minutes Ended
The Black Door Adult sexual drama English, isiZulu, Xhosa, Swati 11 April 2022 1 season, 275 episodes 22 minutes Ended
UMbali Crime drama English, isiZulu, SeSotho 21 July 2022 2 seasons, 26 episodes 22 minutes pending
Splintered Pieces Drama series English, Setswana 20 October 2022 2 seasons, 52 episodes 22 minutes pending
Nikiwe Telenovela English, isiZulu 17 April 2023 1 season, 205 episodes 22 minutes Cancelled
Smoke & Mirrors Telenovela English, isiZulu, IsiXhosa, SeSotho 17 April 2023 2 season, 520

episodes

22 minutes Currently airing
Isitha: The Enemy Telenovela English, IsiZulu, Siswati, IsiXhosa 22 May 2023 2 season, 505 episodes 24 minutes Currently airing
Stout Teen drama English, IsiXhosa,

IsiZulu, Afrikaans

18 July 2023 1 season, 13 episodes 24 minutes Pending
Mother of All Crime drama English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu 17 October 2023 2 seasons, 26 episodes 45 minutes pending
Isiphetho - Destiny Telenovela English, IsiZulu 8 April 2024 1 season, 260 episodes 24 minutes Currently airing
Kelders van Geheime Telenovela Afrikaans 6 May 2024 1 season, 260 episodes 24 minutes Currently airing
The Phoenix Drama English, Isixhosa 16 July 2024 2 seasons, 26 episodes 24 minutes Pending

Comedy

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Program Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Big Okes Sitcom 2000 1 season 30 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Madam & Eve Comedy 5 February 2001 4 seasons, 104 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola News, satirical 29 September 2010 12 seasons, 154 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Vat n' Sit: Shacking Up Sitcom 16 April 2014 2 seasons, 39 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Songololo Sitcom 15 October 2014 1 season, 26 episodes 22-24 minutes Ended
B&B Sitcom 29 June 2015 1 season, 26 episodes 22 minutes Ended
uSkroef noSexy Comedy-drama 6 November 2015 1 season, 26 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Almost News with Chester Missing News, satirical 25 November 2018 1 season, 26 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Ouma Sarie Sitcom 11 June 2023 5 seasons, 65 episodes 22 minutes pending
Die Fakulteit high school sitcom 14 April 2024 2 seasons, 26 episodes 22 minutes pending

Animation

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Kids and Family

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Cool Catz Educational Ended
Jozi Zoo Animated series 2003 1 season 5 minutes Ended
Siyabonga Gogo Educational Ended

Unscripted

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Reality

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Forgive & Forget Reality series 9 January 2007 6 seasons 100 episodes 22 minutes Ended
The Biggest Loser South Africa Game Show 7 January 2008 1 season, 15 episodes 45 minutes Ended
Rolling With... Celebrity reality series 25 September 2011 5 seasons, 65 episodes 22 mnutes Ended
Reality Check Reality series 6 July 2013 3 seasons, 39 episodes 22 minutes Ended
You Deserve It Advertiser-funded game show 22 September 2013 2 seasons, 23 episodes 45 minutes Ended
Turn Up and Dance Dance cmpetition 08 September 2015 1 season, 30 episodes 22 minutes Ended
MVP Jam Music quiz game show 04 November 2015 1 season, 22 episodes 22 minutes Ended
So You Think You Can Spin Driftng competition 07 October 2016 1 season, 13 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Last Fighter Standing martial arts competition 15 October 2016 1 season, 12 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Flava Queens Advertiser-funded cooking competition 19 May 2017 1 season, 6 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Family Feud South Africa Game Show 5 April 2020 2 seasons 1 hr ongoing
Deadbeat Reality 10 July 2021 1 season 22 minutes Currently airing
Pay Back The Money Reality 10 July 2021 1 season 22 minutes Currently airing
Dare Lie To Me Reality 10 July 2021 1 season 22 minutes Currently airing
Beef Reality 10 July 2021 1 season 22 minutes Currently airing
Ng'khokhele Reality 21 August 2021 1 season 22 minutes Currently airing.
Stena Redemption Reality 22 August 2021 1 season 22 minutes Currently airing
Tsebisa Reality 9 January 2022 1 season 22–24 minutes Currently airing
Missing Closure Reality 1 October 2022 1 season, 26 episodes 23 minutes Pending
Toxic Parents Reality 15 January 2023 1 season, 13 episodes 22-24 minutes Pending
Love & Conflict Reality 15 January 2023 1 season, 13 episodes 23 minutes Pending
Um'shiya Nini? Reality 16 April 2023 1 season, 13 episodes 23 minutes Pending
Bôll & Ôll Sports talk show 26 May 2024 1 season, 13 episodes 22 minutes pending
Ja, Daddy Kan Lekker Eet Cooking talk show 26 May 2024 1 season, 13 episodes 22 minutes pending

Docuseries

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
3rd Degree Investigative series 21 August 2000 1 season Ended
Checkpoint Investigative series 8 April 2014 10 seasons 22 minutes ongoing
The Close-up Autobiographical series 20 August 2011 2 seasons 22 minutes Ended
Above Ground: A Revolution Untold Music documentary 17 November 2015 1 season, 13 episodes 22–25 minutes Ended
Case Closed: Justice Served Crime 15 January 2018 1 season, 13 episodes 22–24 minutes Ended
The Devi Show Consumer investigative series 12 June 2020 5 seasons, 65 episodes 22 minutes pending
Gangland Cape Town gangs 8 November 2024 1 season, 4 episodes 22-24 minutes Pending

Variety

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Title Genre Premiere Date Seasons Runtime Status
Club 808: Make Some Noise Music lifestyle 20 August 2010 22 minutes Ended
Cooking Gospel Music, cooking, lifestyle 28 April 2013 1 season, 13 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Ekse Zwakala Talk show 15 October 2013 3 seasons, 216 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Gumba Gumba Music, lifestyle 16 October 2013 2 seasons, 52 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Katch it with Khanyi Talk show 18 October 2013 3 seasons 91 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Kasi-licious Cooking show 21 October 2013 3 seasons 22 minutes Ended
Gym eKasi Fitness show 20 May 2014 1 season, 13 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Kasi Living: Edladleni Lifestyle magazine 1 February 2015 1 season, 13 episodes 22 minutes Ended
Musiek Musiek Music magazine, lifestyle 10 September 2014 1 season, 13 episodes 22 minutes ended
The Morning Show Lifestyle magazine 21 August 2019 6 seasons 2 hours Currently airing

Co-productions

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These shows have been commissioned by e.tv in cooperation with another network

Title Partner Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Isipho Viu South Africa Supernatural Telenovela 1 July 2019 1 season, 100 episodes 22–25 minutes Cancelled
Redemption BET Africa Telenovela 26 September 2022 1 season, 22-24 minutes Ended

Films

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Feature films

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Note: premiere dates are for the eVOD streaming platform only. Premiere dates may differ, as some movies premiere first on other platforms or on international film festivals.

Title eVOD Premiere Genre Runtime
Atlantis 6 August 2021 Crime and drama 90 minutes
Daryn's Gym 1 December 2021 Comedy 92 minutes
Piet's Sake 15 December 2021 Comedy 91 minutes
Surviving Gaza 24 February 2022 Crime drama 90 minutes
Abafana Ababi 14 April 2022 Action 92 minutes
The Umbrella Men 14 June 2022 Crime comedy 117 minutes
An Eye for an Eye 19 July 2022 Crime 85 minutes
Whatever It Takes 16 August 2022 Crime drama 90 minutes
The Payback 13 September 2022 Crime drama 91 minutes
Gereza 18 October 2022 Crime drama 100 minutes
You're My Favourite Place 15 November 2022 Teen drama 111 minutes
Christmas Without Gogo 20 December 2022 Comedy 83 minutes
Dulas 14 February 2023 Comedy 96 minutes
Yolanda is Swanger 18 April 2023 Drama 90 minutes
Seconds 16 July 2023 Sport drama 90 minutes
Kleva-ish 17 August 2023 Comedy-drama 94 minutes
A Queen's Lobola 15 December 2023 Comedy 90 minutes
The Umbrella Men 2: Escape From Robben Island 25 April 2024 Crime comedy 113 minutes
Tickets 8 March 2024 Crime drama 97 minutes
Klip Anker Baai 27 June 2024 Drama 93 minutes
Proof of Payment 29 August 2024 Crime comedy 91 minutes
Bloedhond 31 October 2024 Horror 92 minutes
Death of a Whistleblower 25 November 2024 Political thriller 127 minutes
Neelan & Kevin 5 December 2024 Action comedy

Documentaries

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Title Release Date Runtime Language
A Deal with The Devil: The Joshlin Smith Trafficking Tragedy 18 March 2024 23 minutes English
Ground Zero - George Building Collapse 15 May 2024 46 minutes English

Specials

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Title Runtime Language
KwaNgonyama: The Movie Smoke & Mirrors short film 5 minutes English, IsiXhosa

Continuations

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These shows have been picked up by e.tv for additional seasons after airing previous seasons from another network.

Title Genre Previous network Seasons Runtime Status
Fear Factor South Africa Game show M-Net 2 seasons 45 minutes Ended
SA's Got Talent (season 3–8) Reality competition SABC 2 5 seasons, 15 episodes 45–50 minutes Revived by SABC 2
She's The One (season 2) Reality competition SABC 3 1 season, 13 episodes 22–25 minutes Ended
The Ultimate Braai Master (season 3–) Reality competition SABC 3 5 seasons 45 minutes Pending.
Die Kontrak (season 2) Reality competition VIA 1 season 45 minutes Renewed
The Perfect Picture (season2) Celebrity reality competition SABC 1 1 season 45 minutes pending
uBettina Wethu Telenovela SABC 1/Viu 1 season , 56 episodes 22 minutes pending

Upcoming original programming

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Title Genre Premiere
Gospel Superstar Reality competition series Late-2024
Snake Drama film TBA
Bafana The Boys Documentary Early 2025
Untitled telenovela Drama series April 2025
The Drop Comedy film Early 2025
Nyama Battle Cooking competition series 23 February 2025

References

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  1. ^ a b "'Backstage' On e.tv Gets Canned | News | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  2. ^ "Jozi Streets" (2004), retrieved 2023-08-25
  3. ^ a b "Rhythm City on e.tv cancelled". Channel. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  4. ^ "Scandal! | e.tv". www.etv.co.za. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  5. ^ "Ekasi Stories attracts mzansi's celebs". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  6. ^ "Traffic! | e.tv". www.etv.co.za. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  7. ^ "Ashes to Ashes | e.tv". www.etv.co.za. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  8. ^ "Umlilo comes to an end". Life. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  9. ^ luckythusi (2015-05-08). "Z'BONDIWE brings back the dark side of love to e.tv prime time". Southern Courier. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  10. ^ "Gold Diggers | e.tv". www.etv.co.za. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  11. ^ "Hustle (2016) | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2024-09-13.