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South African PremierePremiere date: Monday 1 December 2008 at 22h00
Continues: Mondays to Fridays at 22h00 with a repeat the following weekday at 18h10
Winner of nine primetime Emmy Awards and airing for the first time in South Africa, the night-time talk show will now air on SET daily.
The episodes will be aired a week after their broadcast in the US on CBS.
Hosted by funny man David Letterman and taped in front of a live studio audience at the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York, the show boasts a range of high profile guests.
Guests in the premiere line-up include Charlize Theron, Will Smith and Meryl Streep.
Each episode also includes commentary on current events, comedic gags and an in-studio musical performance from popular artists.
After more than 4, 500 late night shows, Letterman has a total of 14 Emmy Awards to his credit. 2008 marks his 26th year in late night comedy and his 15th year as host of the Late Show.
Rescue Me 3Premiere date: Monday 15 December at 19h00
Continues: Mondays at 19h00
Following his son’s tragic death at the hands of a drunk driver, Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) is stuck at the centre of a family collapsing in crisis in this third season as the once-unshakable bonds between the firefighters of 62 Truck threaten to come undone.
Negotiating his divorce while caring for his ailing father, this season sees Tommy face the demise of 62 Truck, where Franco is secretly preparing for the lieutenant’s exam as he desperately hangs on to his daughter.
Caught in the downdraft of a family in free fall, Tommy fights his own addictions as he faces crises ranging from his nephew’s seduction by a schoolteacher to questions of paternity raised by Janet’s affair with his brother.
As Tommy contemplates retirement, a murder close to home forces him to choose between his damaged family and a fresh start with Sheila.
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The Shield 3Premiere date: Monday 15 December 2008 at 20h00
Continues: Mondays at 20h00
Season Three sees the Strike Team laboring under suspicions about their role in the Money Train Heist, while the hijacking of a truckload of ammunition draws Vic into a bloody race war between black and Latino gangs.
As he works to keep Farmington from exploding, the botched arrest of an Asian gangster kills two innocent children and sends the normally complacent Korean community on to the streets to vent their anger. Inside the Barn, politics and rivalries cloud the Strike Team’s future and sidetrack a promotion for Claudette.
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Just Shoot Me 5Premiere date: Monday, 29 December 2008 at 17h15
Continues: Monday to Friday at 17h15
In Season Five, the past comes back to create problems for the staff at Blush magazine. For Elliott, it’s the return of his con artist brother. For Nina, it’s a visit by her younger sister, and for Jack, it’s the unexpected return of his ex-wife Allie.
Meanwhile, Maya is reunited with some childhood friends and discovers how an alcoholic classmate’s false accusations caused her to be ostracized in high school, while efforts by Finch to pick up a beautiful woman lead him to discover that it’s actually an old friend who had a sex change.
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