Katch It With Khanyi was a South African television talk show produced by

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Africa and hosted by Khanyi Mbau where she interviewed South African celebrities, including politicians, footballers and artists. Before the season finale of season 1, the show was renewed for a second season and production was ongoing. The show was scheduled to screen 26 episodes in its second season. Season 1 was filmed from her ''kasi'' studio at the Nambitha Restaurant on

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's Vilakazi Street. For season 2, the show and production have been at

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. Season 3 premiered on 20 April 2015 on

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. In the first episode, Mbau interviewed the former

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, Thobeka Madiba Zuma, about her life, career and relationship with President

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Reception

''Katch It With Khanyi'' debuted in September 2014 with a viewership of 785,000, exceeding SABC 2's ''Motswako'' by over 30,000 viewers. Motswako's viewership in the same week was 753,000 viewers. According to the South African TV Authority, it was the most watched TV talk show in the country at the end of that month. In the first week of November 2014, the show's ratings reached 1,669,000 viewers with a difference of 884,000 viewers from the second most watched talk show of that week.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Katch it With Khanyi
at ETV
My Khanyi Mbau
*{{IMDb title, 4672024, Katch It With Khanyi 2010s South African television series 2014 South African television series debuts English-language television shows Television shows set in Johannesburg, South Africa