2003 in South African television

This is a list of South African television related events from 2003.

Events

• 31 July - Bop TV shuts down.
• 19 October - Anke Pietrangeli wins the second season of Idols South Africa.^[1]

Debuts

International

• 13 January - Footballers' Wives (SABC 3)
• 30 January - The Shield (SABC 3)
• 10 March - Everwood (M-Net)
• 14 March - / Jeremiah (SABC 3)
• 24 March - The Dead Zone (SABC 3)
• 31 March - What I Like About You (M-Net)
• 1 April - The Office (UK) (SABC 3)
• 15 April - Firefly (SABC 3)
• 19 June - Monk (SABC 2)
• 1 July - CSI: Miami (M-Net)
• 7 July - The Wire (M-Net)
• 23 July - Curb Your Enthusiasm (e.tv)
• 24 October - Without a Trace (M-Net)
• Beyblade (SABC 1)
• Moville Mysteries (SABC 1)
• Eddy and the Bear (M-Net)
• Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (BBC Prime)
• The Story of Tracy Beaker (SABC 1)
• Liberty's Kids (M-Net)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) (M-Net)
• Life with Bonnie (M-Net)
• Transformers: Armada (SABC 2)
• Kerching! (M-Net)
• Preston Pig (M-Net)
• Fimbles (SABC 1)
• / Dragon Tales (SABC 1)
• / Eckhart (SABC 1)
• / Ace Lightning (M-Net)
• Cubix (M-Net)
• Nightmare Ned (SABC 1)
• State of Grace (M-Net)

Changes of network affiliation

Shows	Moved from	Moved to
Bob the Builder	M-Net	K-T.V. World
Liberty's Kids
What About Mimi?
Kipper
/ Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
Rugrats	K-T.V. World	M-Net
The Wild Thornberrys
Rocket Power
Postman Pat	SABC 2
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
The Forgotten Toys
Jay Jay the Jet Plane	Bop TV
Johnny Bravo	e.tv
The West Wing		M-Net Series
Girlfriends	SABC 1

Television shows

1980s

• Good Morning South Africa (1985–present)
• Carte Blanche (1988–present)

1990s

• Top Billing (1992–present)
• Generations (1994–present)
• Isidingo (1998–present)
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1999-2005)

2000s

• Idols South Africa (2002–present)

New channels

• 14 July - Africa Magic
• 1 August - Vuzu

Defunct channels

• 31 July - Bop TV

Ending this year

Births

Deaths

See also

• 2003 in South Africa

References

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