List of e.tv original programming

e.tv is a South African television channel that has distributed a number of original television programs, including original series, miniseries, and documentaries and films. e.tv's original productions also include continuations of cancelled 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), which is also branded in those regions as "an e.tv production". As almost all of e.tv's original programming is multilingual, the languages used in the program is 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 is currently) shown on e.tv, including sister channels eExtra, eReality, eToonz, News and Sports, and eNCA, as well as their streaming service eVOD and the defunct channels and .

Drama[]


Title	Genre	Language(s)	Premiere	Seasons	Runtime	Status
Backstage	Soap Opera	English, IsiZulu, Sesotho	1 May 2000		22–25 minutes	Ended^[1]
Rhythm City	Musical drama	English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Sesotho, Sepedi	9 July 2007	15 seasons	22–25 minutes	Ended^[2]
Scandal!	Tabloid drama	English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Sepedi, Xitsonga, South African Sign Language (as of 2021)	8 September 2008	19 seasons	22–25 minutes	Currently airing^[3]
eKasi: Our Stories	Anthology series	Multilingual	5 October 2009	6 seasons, 140 episodes	45–50 minutes	Ended
4Play: Sex Tips For Girls	Drama	English, IsiZulu	2 February 2010	3 seasons, 13 episodes	22–25 minutes	Ended^[1]
Mzansi Love: Kasi Style (season 1–2), Big City Love (season 3)	Anthology series	Multilingual	31 July 2012	3 seasons, 6 episodes (season 1), 13 episodes (season 2), 8 episodes (season 3)	45–50 minutes	Ended^[2]
Traffic!	Crime thriller	English, IsiXhosa	12 February 2014	2 seasons, 26 episode	22–25 minutes	Ended
Ashes to Ashes	Telenovela	English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Sesotho	2 March 2015	2 seasons, 104 episodes (season 1), 125 episodes (season 2)	23–25 minutes	Ended^[4]
Umlilo	Drama	English, IsiZulu	2 March 2015	4 seasons, 13 episodes	45–50 minutes	Ended
Z'bondiwe	Crime thriller	IsiXhosa, IsiZulu	12 May 2015	3 seasons, 26 episodes	22–24 minutes	Ended
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, 155 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, 13 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	4 seasons, 260 episodes	22–25 minutes	Currently airing, season 5 pending
Durban Gen	Medical telenovela	English, IsiZulu	5 October 2020	1 season, 260 episodes	22–25 minutes	Currently airing, Renewed for season 2
House of Zwide	Fashion telenovela	English, IsiZulu, Setswana	19 July 2021	1 season, 260 episodes	22–25 minutes	Currently airing
Is'phindiselo	Crime thriller	English, IsiZulu, Sepedi	5 August 2021	1 season, 13 episodes	46 minutes	Renewed
Housewives	Crime thriller	English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Afrikaans, Sesotho	21 October 2021	1 season, 13 episodes	pending.

Comedy[]


Program Title	Genre	Premiere	Seasons	Runtime	Status
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
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[]

Kids and Family[]


Title	Genre	Status
Sistahood	Teen Magazine	Ended
Shiz Live	Teen music magazine	Ended
Frenzy	Teen tech magazine	Ended
Craz-e World Live	Interactive teen show	Ended
Cool Catz	Educational	Ended
Jozi Zoo	Animated series	Ended
Siyabonga Gogo	Educational	Ended

Unscripted[]

Reality
Title	Genre	Premiere	Seasons	Runtime	Status
Jozi Street	Reality	2004	1 season	1 hr	Ended
The Biggest Loser South Africa	Game Show	7 January 2008	1 season	1 hr	Ended
You Deserve It	Advertiser-funded game show	22 September 2013	2 seasons, 23 episodes	45 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

Docu-series
Title	Genre	Premiere	Seasons	Runtime	Status
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

Co-productions[]

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

Movies[]


Title	Premiere	Genre	Runtime
Atlantis	6 August 2021	Crime and drama	90 minutes

Continuations[]

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	1 hr	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	4 seasons	45 minutes	Renewed for season 7, to be simulcast on Netflix

Upcoming original programming[]


Title	Genre	Premiere
Surviving Gaza	Movie	TBA
Will You Be My Ex?	Reality	TBA

References[]

^ ^a ^b "'Backstage' On e.tv Gets Canned | News | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
^ ^a ^b "Rhythm City on e.tv cancelled". Channel. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
^ "Scandal! | e.tv". www.etv.co.za. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
^ "Ashes to Ashes | e.tv". www.etv.co.za. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

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

[:1-2] "Rhythm City on e.tv cancelled". Channel. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

[3] "Scandal! | e.tv". www.etv.co.za. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

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

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