Debuts
International
- 5 January -
The Glades (M-Net Action) - 1 March - Justified (M-Net Series)
- 25 April - Fly Girls (Vuzu)
- 24 May - Masters of Illusion (M-Net)
- 31 May - Harry's Law (M-Net)
- 6 June -
Rookie Blue (SABC1) - 23 June - Hawaii Five-0 (2010) (M-Net)
- Fanboy and Chum Chum (SABC 2)
- 8 July - Raising Hope (M-Net)
- 1 August - Teen Wolf (Vuzu)
- 8 November - Franklin & Bash (M-Net)
- 16 December - The Lying Game (M-Net)
- 20 December - Shameless (M-Net)
- 21 December - Unnatural History (M-Net Series)
- 26 December -
Winners & Losers (M-Net Series) 
/
The Octonauts (M-Net)- Scaredy Squirrel (M-Net)
- // The Amazing World of Gumball (Cartoon Network)
Changes of network affiliation
| Shows | Moved from | Moved to |
|---|---|---|
| The Bachelorette
|
M-Net Series | Vuzu |
| Sister, Sister
|
SABC1 | |
| Thomas and Friends
|
K-T.V. World | e.tv |
| Mad About You
|
SABC3 | |
| Malcolm & Eddie
|
Sony Channel | |
| Hawthorne
|
M-Net | M-Net Series |
| Harry's Law
|