2014 in South African television

List of years in South African television
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This is a list of South African television-related events in 2014.

Events

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  • 6 April – Mandla Hlatshwayo wins season 3 of Big Brother.
  • 18 August – SABC sacks the 16 cast members of its soap, Generations after the actors went on strike following a long-running dispute over their employment contracts.[1]
  • 6 September – Launch of the South African version of The X Factor.
  • 20 September – The Top Billing presenter Jonathan Boynton-Lee and his partner Hayley Bennett-Fraiden win the seventh season of Strictly Come Dancing.
  • 9 November – 14-year-old singer and guitarist Tholwana Mohale wins the fifth season of SA's Got Talent.
  • 23 November – Vincent Bones wins the tenth season of Idols South Africa.
  • 13 December – Four win the first season of The X Factor South Africa.

Debuts

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Domestic

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  • 2 February - Big Brother (M-Net) (2001-2002, 2014–present)
  • 6 September - The X Factor South Africa (SABC 1) (2014–present)

International

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Changes of network affiliation

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Shows Moved from Moved to
United States Hawthorne M-Net Series e.tv
United States Missing (2012) SABC3
United States Common Law (2012)
United States The Carrier Diaries M-Net Series Showcase Vuzu
United States Rake M-Net Series Zone
United Kingdom Broadchurch
United States Devious Maids
United States Nashville M-Net
United States Defiance M-Net Series Zone M-Net Edge

Television shows

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1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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New channels

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Ending this year

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Generations: Ministers asked to intervene". The Independent. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.