If Phil Mphela’s reporting is anything to go by, it seems as though Idols SA is not quite hitting the mark with viewership!
There have undoubtedly been some major changes to the show since Randall Abrahams and Unathi Nkayi’s exits.
Idols SA had an impressive viewership which slumped when Somizi Mhlongo got suspended following abuse allegations. Viewers threatened to boycott the show and they might have kept their promise. But still, with his return to season 18 with new faces Thembi Seete and JR Bogopa, the numbers reportedly remain low.
A few months back, Phil Mphela announced that when the new season debuted on July 17th the numbers hit a low 744 000.
Now, in the month of September, the numbers remain low. Phil Mphela alleges that Idols SA lost over 100 000 viewers. “The new season peaked at 744K viewers back in July – a far cry from seasons past debut. August did not fair any better, with the new show heading into its LIVE shows and only peaking at 662K viewers.
“The decline trend has continued into September with the show losing over 100K viewers for their top episode of the month. The show also peaked at a disappointing 542K,” he continued.
He reckons that load shedding might be the problem as well. “Eskom is also dealing television a huge blow with load-shedding! With all that, it would be remise of us to just blame the redundancy of the show on viewers being tired of the show alone”.
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— Kgopolo (@PhilMphela) October 14, 2022
The top 6 are Mpilo, Noxolo, Nozi, Thapelo, Ty Loner, and Zee. His first report, Phil said the shows producers should be worried. “To be fair, ratings have dropped for most shows across the tv landscape, especially titles that have been around for a while. That said, the failure of IdolsSA to recover its over a million viewers per episode streak is significant. IdolsSA should be concerned.”
Somizi held a press conference, following the abuse allegations where he said he was innocent until proven guilty, “Honestly as you may have all noticed, I haven’t spoken about anything. My private life is my private life and my work life is my work life. I feel like I can’t say anything at the moment and I don’t was to say anything. All I can say is that it was one of the toughest times in my career but we move on, like they say you are innocent until proven guilty,” he said.
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