Skeem Saam' loses over 1 million viewers

Skeem Saam' loses over 1 million viewersSABC1's educational soapie Skeem Saam' has lost nearly 2 million viewers after reaching over 5 million viewers in July.

by Rae Seleme

10-12-2023 12:43

in Soapies

Skeem Saam. Image via Facebook : Skeem Saam

The latest figures from the Television Audience Measurement (TAM) by the Broadcasting Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) reveal that Skeem Saam lost 1.3 million viewers between July and November 2023.

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SKEEM SAAM' LOSES VIEWERS BRCSA November 2023 figures reveal that the educational soapie, Skeem Saam, which scored 5 million viewers in July is currently sitting on 3.7 million.

Soapie fans congratulated Skeem Saam for hitting the 5 million mark in July and praised actor Hungani, who joined the show at the time to portray the second Tbose Maputla.

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TVSA reported that Skeem Saam trailed behind Uzalo which scored 5.3 million viewers on the channel, followed by Generations with 4.1 million viewers.

However South Africans have taken to social media to complain about the SABC1 soapie's unfinished, repetitive storylines and unpopular actors and characters leading the soapie.

Soapie fans are calling writers of the show amateurs and believe the soapie will lose more viewers in 2024 when it's moved from its 18:30 timeslot to 19:30, where it will compete against e.tv's most-watched soapie, Scandal!

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Skeem saam have pap writers honestly. It s like they want to lose viewers. One time dragon died of poisoning next thing he died of bullet wounds. Make it make sense

TuChelsea (@TuChelsea12) November 28, 2023

VIEWERS REACT TO CURRENT STORYLINE @lindelwa_19856: The writer of Skeem is useless now. Why Paxton always getting away with bullying. The writter can't even finished story line mxm. Go to scandal etv they will teach u how to write storyline not this useless Skeem Saam one mxm.

@sufficient_love: Something is wrong there by their writer's room either they are fighting, or they changed, or they hate higher ratings.

@Maritza_Ritzie: Can't we all boycott #SkeemSaam after the wedding. These writers have no respect for their viewers.

@Ondegabeats: SABC content update Who writes #SkeemSaam? The writing is just disrespectful to the viewers honestly Ae Leeto killed and saved the community, but he could be arrested for it, Lizzy says her mom sabotaged her, but the story was explained, uncle sent to the wrong account.

ALSO READ: Can he speak Sepedi?': Skeem Saam' fans on Hungani as Tbose

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Skeem Saam better remove Paxton from our screens. Sibongile and the Dlamini's are a serious threat and some people have already ported. Remove the character if you want to keep your viewers. #SkeemSaam

Thando (@Thando_Zulu_) December 7, 2023

I m gonna need #SkeemSaam to drop even lower so that they can finally learn to listen to viewers. https://t.co/mI3zTyqQLJ

Pamela N (@PamelaQha) November 10, 2023

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