SABC 1's Uzalo most successful telenovela ever, hits 5 million viewers

27 February 2015 - 18:15 By Times LIVE
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SABC 1 Zulu drama - Uzalo, has met high expectations, reaching millions of viewers in it's 8.30 pm time slot.

The telenovela which hit screens about two weeks ago and is slated as a contender to take on hit show, Isibaya, is sitting pretty with 5 million viewers every day.

According to Uzalo TV producers, Gugu Zuma and Pepsi Pokane, the show's strong performances owe to it receiving a great response. Zuma and Pokane told TV critic, Phil Mphela this was a "validation of the entire team's hard work, and encouragement for us to push harder."

"At this point, we're focusing on making sure that all our hard work on Uzalo yields the results we want, we really want to focus on growing Uzalo into a serious powerhouse," said Zuma.

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