On Monday night, SABC3 once again mangled the broadcast of the start of a new Survivor season for the 3rd consecutive time, without explaining why it happened yet again.
SABC3 completely removed the entire immunity challenge, switching straight to tribal council after an ab break, and had to play music videos to fill the empty airtime until 21:00.
Angry viewers vented their anger and confusion against SABC3 for once again botching the broadcast of the show distributed by CBS Studios International.
The SABC that was asked what specifically went wrong and what caused the problem declined to respond to specific questions from TVwithThinus and said the broadcast was marred when "the channel experienced a technical glitch during the programme, Survivor".
The SABC on Tuesday morning decided to preempt the Tuesday evening's schedule on SABC3 and then showed the debut episode of Survivor Cambodia Second Chance correctly the next night.
The repeat of Survivor Cambodia Second Chance was however set for Saturday, with SABC3 on social media still marketing the show on Saturday morning for 15:00.
Then 15:00 arrived and there was no Survivor Cambodia Second Chance on SABC3, with the channel broadcasting Married to Medicine with no on-screen explanation and SABC3 silent on social media after it told viewers Survivor would be on at 15:00.
Viewers on Saturday again slammed SABC3 as they did on Monday night.
"What happened? Survivor was supposed to replay at 15:00. Instead Married to Medicine is playing right now. Why are you guys like this SABC?" asked Desiree.
"Cannot believe I missed the first episode. SABC3 this is disappointing.How do you start a new season of Survivor with no ads and then fail to air repeat!! Urghhh!" said Mizz Angela.
"Not even the SABC's Twitter team has a clue of what's going on with their scheduling. Saturday repeat of start of Survivor S31 cancelled without notice," said Jacques Rentzke.
David Makubyane, general manager for TV channels, now standing in as acting SABC3 channel head after Aisha Mohamed quit last month, said at the end of July that SABC3, struggling in the ratings, wants viewers to come back and is working to repair its reputation as a channel destination for quality content.Not even the #SABC's Twitter team has a clue of what's going on with their scheduling. Saturday repeat of start of #SurvivorS31 cancelled without notice. #SABC3 @TVwithThinus— Jacques Rentzke (@JacquesRentzke) August 18, 2018
"We want someone to say 'I can tune to SABC3 and get the latest local and international content at the quality that you can get on any other platform in South Africa," said David Makubyane.
