2008 in South African television

This is a list of South African television related events from 2008.

Events

 * 20 March - Erfsondes actor Emmanuel Castis and his partner Lindsey Muckle win the fourth season of Strictly Come Dancing.
 * 1 July - South African television launches a Nickelodeon channel of its own for the very first time. The channel includes many of Nickelodeon's famous shows including the Nicktoons that were most previously aired on its Nickelodeon block on K-T.V. World since 1999.
 * 4 December - The Crazy Games presenter and comedian Rob van Vuuren and his partner Mary Martin win the fifth season of Strictly Come Dancing.

Domestic

 * 7 January - The Biggest Loser (e.tv) (2008)
 * 27 January - Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (M-Net) (2008)

International

 * 9 January - 🇺🇸 The Big Bang Theory (M-Net)
 * 15 January - 🇺🇸 Damages (M-Net)
 * 22 January - 🇺🇸 Pushing Daisies (M-Net)
 * 24 January - 🇺🇸 Private Practice (M-Net)
 * 1 February - 🇺🇸 Phineas and Ferb (Disney Channel)
 * 4 February - 🇺🇸 K-Ville (M-Net Action)
 * 7 February - Supernova (BBC Prime)
 * 29 February - 🇺🇸 Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
 * 3 March - 🇺🇸 George of the Jungle (Cartoon Network)
 * 5 March - 🇺🇸 October Road (M-Net Series)
 * 5 March - 🇺🇸 Samantha Who? (M-Net)
 * 27 March - 🇺🇸 Life (M-Net)
 * 28 March - 🇺🇸//🇦🇺/🇨🇦 Animalia (SABC2)
 * 15 April - 🇺🇸 Californication (M-Net)
 * 15 April - 🇺🇸 Saving Grace (M-Net)
 * 28 April - 🇺🇸 Tyler Perry's House of Payne (SABC1)
 * 5 May - My Spy Family (Cartoon Network)
 * 5 May - 🇺🇸 Breaking Bad (M-Net Action)
 * 10 May - 🇫🇷/ Eliot Kid (Cartoon Network)
 * 12 May - 🇺🇸 Chowder (Cartoon Network)
 * 25 May - 🇺🇸 Mad Men (M-Net)
 * 2 June - 🇺🇸 Army Wives (M-Net)
 * 4 June - 🇺🇸 Chuck (M-Net)
 * 12 June - 🇺🇸 Eli Stone (M-Net)
 * 4 July - Low Winter Sun (UK) (BBC Prime)
 * 4 July - 🇨🇦 The Adrenaline Project (Go)
 * 11 August - bro'Town (Go)
 * 22 August - 🇺🇸 Moonlight (M-Net Action)
 * 1 September - /🇨🇦 Chop Socky Chooks (Cartoon Network)
 * 3 September - 🇺🇸 Burn Notice (M-Net)
 * 4 September - Home Salvage (The Home Channel)
 * 4 September - 🇨🇦 Total Drama Island (Cartoon Network)
 * 29 September - 🇺🇸 Lipstick Jungle (SABC3)
 * 2 October - Orange Roughies (Go)
 * 6 October - Little Miss Jocelyn (Go)
 * 9 October - 🇺🇸 The Return of Jezebel James (M-Net)
 * 9 October - 🇺🇸 Miss Guided (Go)
 * 10 October - 🇺🇸 Cavemen (M-Net)
 * 12 October - 🇺🇸 Tracey Ullman's State of the Union (M-Net)
 * 16 October - 🇺🇸 Greek (Go)
 * 27 October - 🇨🇦 The Guard (M-Net Series)
 * 11 November - 🇺🇸 Sons of Anarchy (M-Net)
 * 17 November - 🇺🇸 The Bill Engvall Show (M-Net)
 * 26 November - 🇺🇸 In Treatment (M-Net Series)
 * 2 December - 🇺🇸 Raising the Bar (M-Net)
 * 11 December - 🇺🇸 Rules of Engagement (SABC3)
 * 12 December - 🇺🇸 Fear Itself (M-Net Action)
 * 🇨🇦 Bo on the Go! (M-Net)
 * Roary the Racing Car (M-Net)
 * The Beeps (M-Net)
 * 🇨🇦 Will and Dewitt (SABC2)
 * 🇺🇸 DinoSquad (M-Net)
 * 🇺🇸///🇨🇦 The Tudors (M-Net)
 * 🇨🇦 Being Ian (M-Net)
 * Rupert Bear, Follow the Magic... (K-T.V. World)
 * In the Night Garden... (CBeebies)
 * Charlie and Lola (CBeebies)

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)

New channels

 * 1 June - eNCA (eNews Channel until 19 August 2012)
 * 1 July - Nickelodeon
 * September - Cape Town TV

Ending this year

 * Strictly Come Dancing (2006-2008, 2013–2015)
 * Deal or No Deal (2007-2008)