The Best TV Shows on VIA

Every VIA Show Ranked From Best To Worst

As of September 2025, our compilation of VIA’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows. Icons of VIA, Die Kliek and Huisgenoot: Ware Lewensdramas made their debut in 2015 and 2017, setting industry standards. A broadcaster of distinction, VIA has aired more than 20 shows between 2015 and 2024.

  • 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.

  • Outopsie
    Outopsie (2022)8.0

    The senior forensic pathologist, Dr. Hestelle van Staden, tells what really happens behind the theater doors. From gunshot wounds, stab wounds and blunt force to strangulation. She studies fascinating cases where forensic pathology played an important role.

  • Klein Sake, Groot Drome
    Klein Sake, Groot Drome (2023)8.0

    No matter how small or big your business is, success is born from big dreams! In Klein Sake, Groot Drome, Armand Aucamp invites entrepreneurs to share their stories of success and challenges.

  • 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.

  • Wie Was Dit?
    Wie Was Dit? (2024)6.0

    In this competition show, a group of couch investigators are challenged to solve a fictional murder every day. The contestant who has solved the most crimes at the end of the series wins a cash prize.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Moer 'n Boer
    Moer 'n Boer (2024)2.0

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

  • 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.