List of e.tv original programming

Current e.tv logo since 1 October 2008

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.

Drama[edit]


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
Ashes to Ashes	Telenovela	English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Sesotho	2 March 2015	2 seasons, 229 episodes	23–25 minutes	Ended^[6]
Umlilo	Drama	English, IsiZulu	2 March 2015	4 seasons, 52 episodes	45–50 minutes	Ended^[7]
Z'bondiwe	Crime thriller	IsiXhosa, IsiZulu	12 May 2015	3 seasons, 78 episodes	22–24 minutes	Ended^[8]
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
Hustle	Musical drama	English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Sesotho	11 February 2016	1 season, 26 episodes	45–50 minutes	Ended
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	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	2 seasons, 520 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, 265 episode	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, 190 episodes	22 minutes	Cancelled
Smoke & Mirrors	Telenovela	English, isiZulu, IsiXhosa, SeSotho	17 April 2023	1 season, 260 episodes	22 minutes	Currently airing
Isitha: The Enemy	Telenovela	English, IsiZulu, Siswati, IsiXhosa	22 May 2023	1 season, 260 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	1 season, 13 episodes	45 minutes	pending
Isiphetho - Destiny	Telenovela	English, IsiZulu	8 April 2024	1 season, 260 episodes	24 minutes	Currently airing

Comedy[edit]


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

Animation[edit]

Kids and Family[edit]


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

Reality[edit]

Reality
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

Docu-series
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	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

Variety[edit]


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 2000	6 seasons	2 hours	Currently airing

Co-productions[edit]

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

Movies[edit]

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	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

Continuations[edit]

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	Ended
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 comptition	SABC 1	1 season	45 minutes	pending

Upcoming original programming[edit]


Title	Genre	Premiere
The Phoenix	Series	TBA
Tickets	Movie	TBA
Clean Job	Movie	TBA
Klip Anker Baai	Movie	TBA
The Umbrella Men: Escape from Robben Island	Movie	TBA

References[edit]

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

[:0-1] "'Backstage' On e.tv Gets Canned | News | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

[2] "Jozi Streets" (2004), retrieved 2023-08-25

[:1-3] "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] "Ashes to Ashes | e.tv". www.etv.co.za. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

[7] "Umlilo comes to an end". Life. Retrieved 2023-10-17.

[8] uckythusi (2015-05-08). "Z'BONDIWE brings back the dark side of love to e.tv prime time". Southern Courier. Retrieved 2023-10-17.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]