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The premiere episode of the show debuted at number eight on DStv’s top 10 show of the month with a rating of 1.09- million on Monday March 30.

But the second episode on Tuesday March 31 soared to viewership of 1.70-million to become the third most-watched show on DStv behind The Queen and OPW.

Date My Family (1.63-million), The Omen (1.44-million), Mnakwethu (1.34-million), The River (1.16-million) and Isibaya (1-million) complete the top 10 list for pay TV all with episodes that aired during the lockdown.

Public broadcaster SABC also enjoyed glowing ratings during the period. Uzalo remains the most-watched show with 10.29-million viewers tuning in on Monday March 30. That’s a jump from the previous month that was watched by 9.31-million people.

The same night Generations: The Legacy held steady with 8.21-million from a viewership of 8.20-million the month before. Skeem Saam saw the biggest lift by surging to 7.25- million audiences, while in February the show pulled in a viewership of 5.95-million.

Free-to-air channel e.tv’s daily dramas Scandal! (5.17- million), Imbewu: The Seed (4.14-million) and Rhythm City (3.89-million) saw an increase on Tuesday March 31, to become the top three shows on the channel.

Streaming service Showmax has confirmed that the platform has also been positively impacted by the national lockdown with the number of active users up 50%.

“We’re in the fortunate position of being able to do something to help people through this period,” said Niclas Ekdahl, CEO of the connected video division of MultiChoice.

“We’ve added live news and education channels to Showmax using the streaming functionality originally set up for sport.

“We’ve also created edutainment content shows to help parents, and we’re even adding yoga and other exercise programming,” Ekdahl said.