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Thursday 14 February 2013


Uneasy Marriage Between Queen B And Top Billing as per PhilMphela on his blog


When you admire someone you are always happy for them whenever they break any boundaries or reach pinnacles of success you can only dream of.  With that, upon hearing that Bonang will be joining Top Billing one got excited for her as this was yet another accomplishment that puts her head and shoulder above all her peers at this point. 

However  after watching her first episode and subsequent few others it became apparent that her presence on the show did not really gel with Brand Bonang nor the show's well established brand.

It is often said that just because two entities are great and fabulous in their own right it does not always mean they would conjure the same spark if they got together. I guess that is why most relationships between two successful celebrities never work out.

Bonang is bubbly and exudes a very youthful energy. Top Billing already has young presenters like Janez, Simba and they had just ran a presenter search where they hired a muscle clad young person to be on the show. 

It was evident that the show has shed its mature and more sophisticated image for a youthful bling one. Much to its detriment because the show has been on a roller-coaster ride with its ARs since the days of Bassie Khumalo, Michael Mol and Ursual Chikane. 

The addition of Bonang came across more like a publicity stunt so naturally we looked at the numbers to see if this move will work for the show. 

Has Top Billing managed to up its numbers with Our Queen B?

The evidence shows that while a moderate number of people tuned in to watch B*'s first episode majority did not return to watch the following episode. 

There are factors like timeslot that could also be in play. The show does compete with ratings giant Generations on its current slot. 

The latest available figures:
Top 10 Shows on SABC 3

Week 3: 14 - 20 January 2013

SHOW
VIEWERSHIP
1
Days Of Our Lives
   1 720 000
2
Isidingo
   1 653 000
3
Bakgat
   1 102 000
4
Survivor
   1 041 000
5
Nature's greatest Events
      918 000
6
3 Talk
      906 000
7
English News
      905 000
8
Numb3rs
      888 000
9
Top Billing
      796 000
10
Heartlines
      735 000


Week 47: 19 - 25 November, 2012

SHOW
VIEWERSHIP
1
Days Of Our Lives
   1 748 000
2
Isidingo   1 532  000
3
Harry Porter: The Order of the phoenix
   1 202  000
4
Numb3rs      961  000
5
English News      901  000
6
MacGyver      841  000
7
Shoreline      841  000
8
Survivor      811  000
9
3 Talk      787  000
10
Top Billing      781  000


Week 3: 16 - 22 January 2012

SHOW
VIEWERSHIP
1
Mr Bones 2
   3 135 000
2
Isidingo 
   1 383 000
3
Days of Our Lives
   1 276 000
4
Top Billing
   1 204 000
5
Survivor
   1 176 000
6
Desperate Housewives
   1 008 000
7
Reality Bites
      980 000
8
Interface
      840 000
9
English News
      836 000
10
The Middle
      812 000


Judging by the figures above, in the same week last year Top Billing had more viewers than it has now. Week 47 shows that just before Bonang joined the show it was lagging in its numbers but 2 months later very little has moved the margin. 

Bonang is currently presenting Clash Of The Choirs on Mzansi Magic. On that show you can clearly see that she is in her element and is having fun. She totally makes the show.

While we should all be cognoscente of the fact that a good presenter needs to be versatile and be able to adapt to any show, it is fair to note that some marriages just do not work simple because of incompatibility.

Bonang's talent and flair radiates on screen no-matter which show she is on, that's been proven, but in this case the strength of both brands collides instead of blending together effortlessly. 

As stated HERETop Billing has had a bit of problems with understanding what their brand and who their core market are. One should also appreciate that the channel that the show is on has not really been doing well in recent times which has inevitably affected its shows. 

There is also the issue of the few changes in the show's timeslot which has not worked well for most shows on the SABC channels' shows. 

#TeamBonang need not despair though as the Queen B* we have come to love still B*dazzles on Clash of The Choirs. 
Mother Monster scheduled for a Hip surgery
Yesterday, Gaga sent out a flurry of tweets sounding crushed and heartbroken about postponing tour dates in Chicago, Detroit, and Hamilton, Ontario. At the time, the singer stated she was having some joint problems, calling the problem “synovitis.” Apparently, however, her injury is even more serious. According to a statement on Gaga’s website, doctors determined today that the singer has a “labral tear” located on her right hip. Since that’s a big deal joint tear, the singer must undergo surgery, which means cancelling the remainder of her tour dates.

Tuesday 12 February 2013

EYE CANDY
Our first eye candy is Lunga Shabala who catapulted to stardom after winning the Calvin Klein underwear competition. Ever since his victory which saw him be crowned the CK undewear ambassador for SA, this yummy brother did not sit on his ass. He fought to stretch his brand further and managed to get a few accolates under his delictable arms. He currently co-hosts Selimathunzi with Ziso Beda and is rumoured to be GAY. What puzzles me most is; if he is indeed gay, how did he land the spot Or are the rumours that he slept his way to the silver screens not true.
Big girls you are beautiful.....

A good number of times, the society we live in makes us doubt our worth one way or another. Big girls often find themselves called name's like; sedudla and other ugly names, but why? Doesn't the bible say we all are created in God's image?

Big Girls, you are beautiful, never doubt that-beauty is not definied by the size of your pocket, behind or brains.......

Monday 11 February 2013

Amber Rose Is Pregnant....
The ever stylish and beautiful Amber Rose is expecting her first born with her lover boy Wiz Khalif...Looking at the pictures Amber has taken and the magazine covers she graced during word of her pregnancy broke-she is having fun and loving it.Wishing the beautiful couple all the best.

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Beautiful Barbados born songbird Rihanna made it onto the Rolling Stone covers and opens up about her relationship with Chris Brown,the man who bashed her a couple of months ago. In an interview with the said publication, she said; "I wasn’t going to let anybody’s opinion get in the way of that. Even if it’s a mistake, it’s my mistake. After being tormented for so many years, being angry and dark, I’d rather just live my truth and take the backlash. I can handle it. You see us walking somewhere, driving somewhere, in the studio, in the club, and you think you know. But it’s different now. We don’t have those types of arguments anymore. We talk about shit. We value each other. We know exactly what we have now, and we don’t want to lose that. He doesn’t have the luxury of fucking up again. That’s just not an option. I can’t say that nothing else will ever go wrong. But I’m pretty solid in the knowing that he’s disgusted by that. And I wouldn’t have gone this far if I ever thought that was a possibility." The question on everybody's lips is, will it last?
PICTURE PERFECT
The couple was snapped recently during the 2013 Grammy's cuddling. By the look of things, these two are Dangerously In Love, But what happens when We Find Love in the Hopeless Places-One would argue it becomes a Thriller!


A star in the making.....
Resego Motlhokathari, the new My Star TV singing competition presenter is a breath of fresh air to the show. The brother is talented and blessed with good looks.

He broke his virginity in the media when he joined Duma FM as a freeelance talk show host, 'The Flight,' and has since been riding up the ladder. He currently presents Duma FM Mascom Top 20 programme airing every saturday.

I love him because he is down to earth, honest and a dream pusher!