2012 in South African television
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This is a list of South African television related events from 2012.
Events
- 2 October - Khaya Mthethwa wins the eighth season of Idols South Africa, becoming the show's first South African black person to have won.
- 18 October - 11-year-old poet Botlhale Boikanyo wins the third season of SA's Got Talent.
Debuts
International
- 18 January - Lights Out (M-Net Series)
- 19 January - Person of Interest (M-Net Series)
- 10 February - Hart of Dixie (M-Net Series)
- 25 February - Once Upon a Time (M-Net Series)
- 14 March - 2 Broke Girls (M-Net)
- 6 April - Jane by Design (M-Net Series)
- 7 April - Missing (2012) (M-Net)
- 29 May - Alcatraz (M-Net)
- 16 June - Common Law (2012) (M-Net)
- 28 June - The Finder (M-Net Series)
- 13 July - Little Mosque on the Prairie (SABC 3)
- 17 July - Life with Boys (SABC 1)
- 17 July - Baggage (Sony Channel)
- 24 August - Luck (M-Net)
- 28 August - Dallas (2012) (M-Net)
- 30 August - King (Sony Channel)
- 4 September - Necessary Roughness (M-Net Series)
- 18 September - Suits (M-Net)
- 19 October - Arrow (M-Net)
- 6 November - Chicago Fire (M-Net)
- 27 November - / Combat Hospital (M-Net Series)
- 3 December - / XIII: The Series (M-Net Series)
- 3 December - The Exes (SABC 3)
- 3 December - Are We There Yet? (Mzansi Magic)
- Jake and the Neverland Pirates (SABC 3)
- 13 December - No Kitchen Required (SABC 3)
- / Power Rangers Samurai (E.tv)
- Bananas in Pyjamas (CGI) (E.tv)
- / Voltron Force (SABC 1)
Changes of network affiliation
Television shows
1980s
- Good Morning South Africa (1985–present)
- Carte Blanche (1988–present)
1990s
- Top Billing (1992–present)
- Generations (1994–present)
- Isidingo (1998–present)
2000s
- Idols South Africa (2002–present)
- Rhythm City (2007–present)
- SA's Got Talent (2009–present)
Ending this year
Births
Deaths
See also