2017 in South African television explained

This is a list of South African television-related events in 2017.

Events

• 9 July - Craig Lucas wins the second season of The Voice South Africa.
• 12 November - A cappella group AnecNote win the eighth season of SA's Got Talent.^[1]
• 2 December - The CBeebies children’s game show Kerwhizz starts premiering on M-Net for the first time in HD, which started airing on Saturdays at 6AM from December 2, 2017 until March 24, 2018, along with Big & Small and Maya the Bee, which both starts at 7AM and 7:30 AM.

Debuts

Changes of network affiliation

Shows	Moved from	Moved to
The League	Vuzu	M-Net City
Sleeper Cell	Mzansi Magic	M-Net Edge
What About Mimi?	SABC1	eToonz
Billions	M-Net City	M-Net
Mozart in the Jungle
Silicon Valley	M-Net Edge
Broadchurch
Lucifer
Grimm
Angie Tribeca		Vuzu
Stitchers	M-Net Family

Television shows

1980s

• Good Morning South Africa (1985–present)
• Carte Blanche (1988–present)

1990s

• Top Billing (1992–present)
• Generations (1994–present)
• Isidingo (1998–present)

2000s

• Idols South Africa (2002–present)
• Rhythm City (2007–present)
• SA's Got Talent (2009–present)

2010s

• The Voice South Africa (2016–present)

Defunct channels

• 1 April - M-Net Edge

Rebranding channels

• Unknown - eKasi+ to eExtra

See also

• 2017 in South Africa

Notes and References

1. News: Anecnote win SA's Got Talent 2017. News24. 13 November 2017. 6 February 2024.