# 2015 in South African television

This is a list of South African television-related events in 2015.

## Events

* 10 March – SABC reporter Vuyo Mvoko is mugged live on camera as he is about to present a report from outside Johannesburg's Milpark Hospital about the health of Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who had been admitted to the clinic for tests following a collapse two days earlier.
* 17 May - Ace Khumalo and Ntombi Tshabalala win the fourth season of Big Brother.
* 7 August - Afrikaans singer Karlien van Jaarsveld and her partner Devon Snell win the eighth season of Strictly Come Dancing.
* 8 November - 3-year-old DJ Arch Jnr wins the sixth season of SA's Got Talent. He would be the youngest winner of a Got Talent competition of all-time until drummer Hugo Molina won Got Talent España in 2019.
* 22 November - Karabo Morgane wins the eleventh season of Idols South Africa.

## Debuts
### International

* 7 January - The Affair (M-Net Edge)
* 9 January - Agent Carter (M-Net)
* 12 January - Dominion (M-Net Edge)
* 12 January - Benched (Vuzu)
* 4 March - Empire (Fox)
* 12 March - Fresh Off the Boat (Fox)
* 16 March - 12 Monkeys (M-Net Edge)
* 18 March - Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (M-Net Edge)
* 25 March - CSI: Cyber (M-Net)
* 3 April - Mozart in the Jungle (M-Net Edge)
* 29 April - Better Call Saul (M-Net Edge)
* 9 June - Battle Creek (M-Net)
* 26 June - Bella and the Bulldogs (Nickelodeon)
* 29 June - Madam Secretary (M-Net)
* 9 July - Lip Sync Battle (MTV Africa)
* 4 August - Mr. Robot (M-Net)
* 28 August - Allegiance (M-Net Edge)
* 28 August - The Whispers (M-Net)
* 14 October - Blindspot (M-Net)
* 14 October - Aquarius (M-Net Edge)
* 23 October - Transparent (M-Net Edge)
* 26 October - Helix (M-Net Edge)
* 24 November - Chicago Med (M-Net)
* 30 November - The Astronaut Wives Club (M-Net)
* 16 December - The Muppets (M-Net)
* 17 December - The Last Kingdom (M-Net Edge)
* 19 December - Long Live the Royals (Cartoon Network)
* Doki (eToonz)

### Changes of network affiliation

| Shows | Moved from | Moved to |
| Broadchurch | M-Net Series Zone | M-Net Edge |
| The Following | M-Net Series Zone | M-Net Edge |
| Homeland | M-Net Series Zone | M-Net Edge |
| The Blacklist | M-Net Series Zone | M-Net Edge |
| Brotherhood | SABC3 | M-Net Edge |
| Banshee | Mzansi Magic | M-Net Edge |
| The Wire | Mzansi Magic | M-Net Edge |
| Grimm | M-Net Series Showcase | M-Net Edge |
| Rizzoli & Isles | M-Net Series Showcase | M-Net Edge |
| / Vikings | M-Net Series Showcase | M-Net Edge |
| Shameless | M-Net Series Showcase | M-Net Edge |
| Girls | M-Net Series Showcase | M-Net Edge |
| Bates Motel | M-Net Series Showcase | M-Net Edge |
| Gotham | M-Net | M-Net Edge |
| True Detective | M-Net | M-Net Edge |
| The Mysteries of Laura | M-Net | M-Net Edge |
| House of Cards | M-Net | M-Net Edge |
| Bad Teacher | M-Net | Vuzu |
| The Last Ship | M-Net | M-Net City |
| Extant | M-Net | M-Net City |
| Perception | M-Net Series | M-Net City |
| Satisfaction (USA) | M-Net Edge | M-Net City |
| Stalker | M-Net Edge | M-Net City |
| The Sopranos | M-Net Edge | Mzansi Magic |
| Lip Sync Battle | MTV Africa | e.tv |
| / Transformers: Animated | SABC2 | SABC1 |
| Young & Hungry | Vuzu | M-Net Series Zone |
| Britain's Got Talent | Vuzu | M-Net Series Zone |
| Resurrection | M-Net | M-Net Series Zone |
| Almost Human | M-Net | M-Net Series Zone |
| Intelligence | M-Net | M-Net Series Zone |
| Us & Them | M-Net | M-Net Series Zone |
| The Night Shift | M-Net | M-Net Series Zone |
| Agent Carter | M-Net | M-Net Family |
| Motive | M-Net | SABC2 |

## 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)

## Ending this year

* Strictly Come Dancing (2006-2008, 2013–2015)
* Takalani Sesame (2000-2015)

## New channels

* 3 February: Zee World
* 11 May: SABC Encore
* 1 September: BBC Brit