This is a list of South African television-related events in 2018.

Events

*4 February - ''

Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (commonly referred to as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly Ballroom dance, ballroom and Latin dance, Latin dance. Each couple is ...

'' moves from

SABC The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is the public broadcaster in South Africa, and provides 19 radio stations (Amplitude modulation, AM/Frequency modulation, FM) as well as 6 television broadcasts and 3 OTT Services to the general ...

M-Net M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, ...

under the new name ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...

''. Chris Jaftha will host the show along with Tracey Lange. *21 August - ANN7 shuts down shortly after being renamed to ''Afro Worldview'' and is replaced by

Newzroom Afrika Newzroom Afrika is South Africa's Second Most-Watched 24-hour digital satellite television news channel broadcast across Africa on DStv. It is one of two channels on the platform that is 100% black-owned, and 50% female-owned. The channel comes ...

Debuts

Domestic

*4 February - ''

'' (

) (2018–present)

International

*26 February - // ''

Trulli Tales ''Trulli Tales'' (), fully known as ''Trulli Tales: The Adventures of Trullalleri'', is an Italian-French-British-Canadian-Brazilian animated children's television series created by Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo. The series first aired on 17 ...

'' (

Disney Junior Disney Jr. (formerly Disney Junior) is an American pay television network owned by the Disney Branded Television sub-division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Aimed mainly at children two to seven year ...

) *23 April - ''DuckTales'' (2017) (

Disney XD Disney XD is an American pay television television channel, channel owned by the Disney Branded Television and Disney Entertainment units of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is aimed primarily at older children ages six to eleven years old ...

) *23 April - ''

Kitty Is Not a Cat ''Kitty Is Not a Cat'' is an Australian animated musical television series which first aired on 7TWO in Australia on 20 April 2018. On 21 September 2018, it was announced that it was renewed for a second season which premiered on 11 November 20 ...

'' (

Disney Channel Disney Channel is an American pay television television channel, channel that serves as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company ...

) *24 June - ''

Top Wing ''Top Wing'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Matthew Fernandes of Industrial Brothers. It was produced in-house by Industrial Brothers in connection with 9 Story Media Group. In Canada, the series debuted on Treehouse on Ja ...

'' ( Nick Jr.) *3 September - ''Muppet Babies'' (2018) (

) *29 September - / '' Apple & Onion'' (

Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (CN) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the Cartoon Network, Inc., a sub-division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It launched on ...

) *18 November - / ''

ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks ''Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks'' (stylized as ''ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks'') is a children's animated musical comedy television series created by Janice Karman. Produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Technicolor Animation Productions (form ...

'' (

eToonz eToonz is a South African Satellite television, digital satellite television free-to-air children's channel created and owned by eMedia Investments's e.tv. The channel broadcasts for a duration of 16 hours from Sunday to Friday, 17 hours on Satur ...

)

Changes of network affiliation

Television shows

1980s

*''Good Morning South Africa'' (1985-present) *''

Carte Blanche A blank cheque or blank check in the literal sense is a cheque that has no monetary value written in, but is already signed. In the figurative sense, it is used to describe a situation in which an agreement has been made that is open-ended or va ...

'' (1988–present)

1990s

*'' Top Billing'' (1992–present) *'' Generations'' (1994–present) *''

Isidingo ''Isidingo'' was a South African soap opera, with dialogue mostly in English and isiXhosa. The series premiered on SABC 3 in July 1998 and was broadcast evenings on SABC 3 from Monday to Friday at 19:00. Until 2001 it was titled ''Isidingo: The ...

'' (1998–present)

2000s

*''

Idols South Africa ''Idols'' was 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 was a contest to determine the best young singer in South Africa. The gener ...

'' (2002–present) *'' Rhythm City'' (2007–present) *'' SA's Got Talent'' (2009–present)

2010s

*''

The Voice South Africa ''The Voice South Africa'' is a South African reality singing competition and local version of '' The Voice'' first broadcast as '' The Voice of Holland''. Its first season started on 31 January 2016 and proved to be a hit on M-Net. The second ...

'' (2016–present)

Ending this year

New channels

* 14 February -

Moja Love Moja Love is a South African digital satellite television General entertainment channel, general entertainment channel produced by Siyaya Media Network for DStv. It is a female-skewed channel geared towards content that showcases various forms of ...

* 19 November -

eReality eReality is a South African reality television channel created and owned by eMedia Investments's e.tv for OpenView. The channel broadcasts 16 hours a day showcasing a mix of local and international nostalgic reality series and shows which nev ...

* 19 November - e.tv News & Sport

Births

Deaths

Joshua David Vassen (Young O.G) 9 November (18 years)

Events

Debuts

Domestic

International

Changes of network affiliation

Television shows

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Ending this year

New channels

Births

Deaths

See also