This is a list of
South African television
Television in South Africa was introduced in 1976. South Africa was relatively late in introducing television broadcasting to its population.
History Opposition to introduction
The first proposal to introduce television in South Africa was made ...
related events from 2009.
Events
*10 May - Sasha-Lee Davis wins
the fifth season of ''
Idols South Africa
''Idols'' is a television show on the South African television network Mzansi Magic, and previously on M-Net, based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol''. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in South Africa.
The general ...
''. Four days later, ''Idols'' announced that there had been problems with the voteline, and some of the vote that were sent before the cut-off time were not counted.
*12 November - 19-year-old deaf hip-hop dancer Darren Rajbal wins the first season of ''
SA's Got Talent
''SA's Got Talent ''(also known as ''South Africa's Got Talent'' or shorten to ''SAGT'') was a South African television show that aired on e.tv and part of the ''Got Talent'' series. It was presented by Mo Mahlangu, popularly known as Tol Ass M ...
''.
Debuts
Domestic
*1 February - ''
The Big Debate'' (
e.tv) (2009–present)
*7 April - ''
Getroud met rugby
''Getroud met rugby'' is a South African television series which premiered on kykNET on 7 April 2009. It was marketed as an Afrikaans-language version of the British television show ''Footballers' Wives''; the title literally translates to Engli ...
'' (
KykNet) (2009–present)
*16 September - ''
Superdance South Africa'' (
e.tv) (2009–present)
*1 October - ''
SA's Got Talent
''SA's Got Talent ''(also known as ''South Africa's Got Talent'' or shorten to ''SAGT'') was a South African television show that aired on e.tv and part of the ''Got Talent'' series. It was presented by Mo Mahlangu, popularly known as Tol Ass M ...
'' (
SABC2) (2009–present)
*5 December - ''
Bun&Bunee'' (
SABC3
SABC 3 (stylised as S3) is a South African free-to-air public television network owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). It carries programming in English and, few in other South African languages. It has a number of its own re ...
) (2009–2011)
International
*5 January - ''
The Likeaballs'' (
e.tv)
*5 April - ''
Home Free'' (
SABC3
SABC 3 (stylised as S3) is a South African free-to-air public television network owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). It carries programming in English and, few in other South African languages. It has a number of its own re ...
)
*26 May - ''
United States of Tara'' (
M-Net)
*17 December - ''
Durham County'' (
M-Net)
* ''
The Pinky and Perky Show'' (
M-Net)
* ''
Postman Pat Special Delivery Service
''Postman Pat'' is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendale ...
'' (
M-Net)
*/ ''
The Mr. Men Show'' (
M-Net)
* ''
Frankenstein's Cat
''Frankenstein's Cat'' (), created by Curtis Jobling, is a children's picture book that follows the exploits of Doctor Frankenstein's first experiment. The cat is created by the Doctor out of nine different cats, leading to his name being Nine. ...
'' (
M-Net)
*// ''
Pixel Pinkie
''Pixel Pinkie'' is an Australian children's animated television series produced and created by Blue Rocket Productions in association with the Nine Network and principally funded by The Film Finance Corporation Australia. It aired from 29 August ...
'' (
M-Net)
* ''
The Good Wife'' (
M-Net)
* ''
Noddy in Toyland
Noddy may refer to:
People
* Noddy, nickname of Australian rugby league player Brett Kimmorley
* Noddy Holder, English musician and actor, best known as vocalist and guitarist with Slade
Fictional characters
* Noddy (character), a wooden man who ...
'' (
M-Net)
*/ ''
House of Saddam'' (
M-Net)
* ''
3-2-1 Penguins!
''3-2-1 Penguins!'' is an American sci-fi computer-animated Christian children's television series, initially launched on November 14, 2000 as a direct-to-video episode by Big Idea Entertainment with videos released between 2000 and 2003. The di ...
'' (
SABC2)
* ''
Rush
Rush(es) may refer to:
Places
United States
* Rush, Colorado
* Rush, Kentucky
* Rush, New York
* Rush City, Minnesota
* Rush Creek (Kishwaukee River tributary), Illinois
* Rush Creek (Marin County, California), a stream
* Rush Creek (Mono Cou ...
'' (
M-Net)
Changes of network affiliation
Television shows
1980s
*''
Good Morning South Africa
In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil and is of interest in the study of ethics, morality, ph ...
'' (1985–present)
*''
Carte Blanche'' (1988–present)
1990s
*''
Top Billing'' (1992–present)
*''
Generations
A generation is "all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively."
Generation or generations may also refer to:
Science and technology
* Generation (particle physics), a division of the elementary particles
* Gen ...
'' (1994–present)
*''
Isidingo'' (1998–present)
2000s
*''
Idols South Africa
''Idols'' is a television show on the South African television network Mzansi Magic, and previously on M-Net, based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol''. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in South Africa.
The general ...
'' (2002–present)
*''
Rhythm City'' (2007–present)
Ending this year
Births
Deaths
See also
*
2009 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 2009 in South Africa.
Incumbents
* President:
** Kgalema Motlanthe (until 8 May).
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