List of e.tv original programming explained
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
!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 |
| Rhythm City | Soap Opera | English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Sesotho, Sepedi | 9 July 2007 | 15 seasons, 3660 episodes | 22–25 minutes | Ended[2] |
| 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[3] |
| eKasi: Our Stories | Anthology series | Multilingual | 5 October 2009 | 6 seasons, 140 episodes | 45–50 minutes | Ended[4] |
| 4Play: Sex Tips For Girls | Drama | English, IsiZulu | 2 February 2010 | 3 seasons, 39 episodes | 22–25 minutes | Ended |
| Mzansi Love | Anthology series | Multilingual | 31 July 2012 | 3 seasons, 27 episodes | 45–50 minutes | Ended |
| Traffic! | Crime thriller | English, IsiXhosa | 12 February 2014 | 2 seasons, 52 episode | 22–25 minutes | Ended[5] |
| 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: The Seed | 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 | 4 seasons, 1040 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, 275 episodes | 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, 205 episodes | 22 minutes | Cancelled |
| Smoke & Mirrors | Telenovela | English, isiZulu, IsiXhosa, SeSotho | 17 April 2023 | 2 season, 520 episodes | 22 minutes | Currently airing |
| Telenovela | English, IsiZulu, Siswati, IsiXhosa | 22 May 2023 | 2 season, 505 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 | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | 45 minutes | pending |
| Isiphetho - Destiny | Telenovela | English, IsiZulu | 8 April 2024 | 1 season, 260 episodes | 24 minutes | Currently airing |
| Kelders van Geheime | Telenovela | Afrikaans | 6 May 2024 | 1 season, 260 episodes | 24 minutes | Currently airing |
| The Phoenix | Drama | English, Isixhosa | 16 July 2024 | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | 24 minutes | Pending | |
Comedy
!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 |
| Ouma Sarie | Sitcom | 11 June 2023 | 5 seasons, 65 episodes | 22 minutes | pending |
| Die Fakulteit | high school sitcom | 14 April 2024 | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | 22 minutes | pending | |
Animation
Kids and Family
!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
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 |
| Bôll & Ôll | Sports talk show | 26 May 2024 | 1 season, 13 episodes | 22 minutes | pending |
| Ja, Daddy Kan Lekker Eet | Cooking talk show | 26 May 2024 | 1 season, 13 episodes | 22 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 documentary | 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
!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 2019 | 6 seasons | 2 hours | Currently airing | |
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 |
| Redemption | BET Africa | Telenovela | 26 September 2022 | 1 season, | 22-24 minutes | Ended | |
Movies
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
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 | Revived by SABC 2 |
| 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 |
| uBettina Wethu | Telenovela | SABC 1/Viu | 1 season, 56 episodes | 22 minutes | pending | |
Upcoming original programming
!Title!Genre!Premiere| Proof of Payment | Action film | August 2024 |
| Gospel Superstar | Reality competition series | Late-2024 |
| Snake | Drama film | TBA |
| Death of a Whistleblower | Thriller film | Late 2024/Early 2025 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 'Backstage' On e.tv Gets Canned News TVSA. 2021-07-09. www.tvsa.co.za.
- Web site: Rhythm City on e.tv cancelled. 2021-07-09. Channel.
- Web site: Scandal! e.tv. 2021-07-09. www.etv.co.za. en.
- Web site: Ekasi Stories attracts mzansi's celebs . 2023-08-25 . SowetanLIVE . en-ZA.
- Web site: Traffic! e.tv . 2024-08-02 . www.etv.co.za . en.
- Web site: Ashes to Ashes e.tv. 2021-07-09. www.etv.co.za. en.
- Web site: Umlilo comes to an end . 2023-10-17 . Life . en-US.
- Web site: luckythusi . 2015-05-08 . Z'BONDIWE brings back the dark side of love to e.tv prime time . 2023-10-17 . Southern Courier . en-US.
