The Best TV Shows on VIA

Every VIA Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Dive into our updated selection of VIA’s finest, featuring more than 20 series as of June 2025. Leading the pack on VIA are Die Kliek and Huisgenoot: Ware Lewensdramas, with their initial broadcasts in 2015 and 2017. Across the timeline from 2015 to 2024, VIA has presented audiences with over 20 captivating shows.

  • Wie's Jou Poppie?
    Wie's Jou Poppie? (2017)9.0

    The former Miss South Africa is determined to prove she is more than just a doll. Each week, Melinda and a guest take on a new challenge.

  • Huisgenoot Ware Lewensdramas: Vlees en Bloed
    Huisgenoot Ware Lewensdramas: Vlees en Bloed (2022)9.0

    A true-crime series focusing on cases of family murder in South Africa. Investigate how dark family secrets and traumatic childhoods led to tragedies.

  • Huisgenoot: Ware Lewensdramas
    Huisgenoot: Ware Lewensdramas (2017)8.5

    The series is based on stories that appeared in Huisgenoot magazine. It focuses on the characters, experts and journalists behind the stories.

  • Die Kontrak
    Die Kontrak (2018)8.0

    A reality singing competition where aspiring music stars try to convince the big boss every week that they can win the one million rand record contract.

  • Minki
    Minki (2019)8.0

    A talk show with the beloved Minki van der Westhuizen. She invites a variety of people who inspire her and sometimes surprises them with more guests.

  • Gesels
    Gesels (2024)8.0

    Leandie du Randt visits the viewers' living room weekly with the chat program 'Gesels'

  • Die Testament
    Die Testament (2019)7.0

    A story about family. About legacy. About building up and tearing down. a story of secrets and lies. A story of how the sins of the fathers visit their children and raises the question of whether blood really crawls where it cannot run.

  • Musiekpaniek
    Musiekpaniek (2020)7.0

    A game show in which top Afrikaans music artists and their fans battle it out in the studio in a tough music quiz.

  • Platteland Toe
    Platteland Toe (2021)7.0

    The adventurous Sean van Noordwyk visits popular rural villages and finds out what makes these villages unique. He makes a detour through restaurants, guesthouses and attractions to experience everything that makes the villages worth the visit.

  • Minki en Vriende
    Minki en Vriende (2023)7.0

    Minki van der Westhuizen invites her friends and together they make sure we know about all that is good. Cooking, fashion, fitness and beautification, there is something for everyone.

  • Die Uitdaging
    Die Uitdaging (2024)6.0

    In ten episodes, intrepid travel and lifestyle content creator Iana Strydom challenges ten of South Africa's most beloved celebrities to take on ten adrenaline-packed outdoor activities.

  • Landbouweekliks
    Landbouweekliks (2018)5.0

    The team visits exceptional farmers across South Africa and keeps viewers informed of the latest developments in the agricultural industry.

  • Klankbank
    Klankbank (2023)5.0

    A music games program where three players must work together to rob the bank of cash. But only one can win and stand a chance of taking home up to R120 000 in cash. This is a game full of excitement, full of betrayal and will test human greed to the limit.

  • Die Groot Afskud
    Die Groot Afskud (2023)5.0

    Six overweight contestants are pushed to their limits over six grueling months to shed those kilos once and for all. The team that loses the most weight wins a cash prize of R300 000.

  • Hier Sit Die Manne
    Hier Sit Die Manne (2023)5.0

    In this talk show, the actor Frank Rautenbach invites guests to talk about things that interest and inspire him. From cars, fishing, hunting, investments, travel and rugby - everything that is close to the men's hearts.

  • Kom Ons Braai: Celebs
    Kom Ons Braai: Celebs (2022)4.0

    Two families brawl against each other to be crowned winners. Each episode's judges are glamorous personalities who surprise the contestants.

  • Moer 'n Boer
    Moer 'n Boer (2024)4.0

    Moer ’n Boer takes 12 inexperienced farmers on a transformational journey where they are trained and prepared for an amateur MMA fight.

  • Bikers' Babes
    Bikers' Babes (2024)2.0

    We follow the lives of nine women who are each in a long-term relationship with a biker.

  • Wilde Liefde
    Wilde Liefde (2024)2.0

    In this matchmaking show, we swap the city for the nature scenery to see if singles can really find true love when they leave the distractions and expectations of the modern world behind.

  • Die Kliek
    Die Kliek (2015)N/A

    Eight women get the opportunity to evaluate one man by firstly scrutinizing his social media profiles, then meeting him in person.