First Dates South Africa
Channel: BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Dating Game Show, Reality
Provides a front row seat as South African singles put their best selves forwards and go on a blind date at the First Dates restaurant in Greenside, Johannesburg.
From initial nerves to flirty smiles and sparks of chemistry, discreetly placed cameras capture every moment of the action as it unfolds.
Packed with a diverse cast of characters all looking for love, each episode plays out like a romantic comedy.
The cool, calm and collected Maître d' Batsile, charming bartender Travis and waiting trio, Ash, Joey and Tamara work together to create the ultimate dating environment for 120 people as they step through the restaurant doors.
Each date ends with a trip to the First Dates booth, where each couple reveals what they really thought, and we discover if true love has blossomed.
Will this unique first date lead to a second?
Ghosts of Sugar Land
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Documentary
A group of suburban Muslim friends trace the disappearance of their friend "Mark", who is suspected of joining ISIS.
Shocked when their friend embraces extremism, this group of Muslim Americans in Texas recount their time with him and theories about his fate.
Bones 8
Channel: Universal TV (DStv 117)
TX Time: 19h10
Genre: Drama, Police Procedural
In the Season 8 premiere, "The Future in the Past": Having been accused of murder, Brennan is on the run from the FBI, with help from her father Max.
Booth and the Jeffersonian team are convinced evil tech genius Christopher Pelant has manipulated key evidence in the case to pinpoint Brennan as the prime suspect.
Then, an anonymous tip leads the team to the remains of a high school guidance counselor that may hold the key to proving Brennan's innocence.
TVSA Show Page: Bones 8
Behind the Label
Channel: MTV Base (DStv 322)
TX Time: 21h05
Genre: Music, Documentary Series
Pioneering musicians have left indelible marks on our culture.
However, behind many great artists is a record label with a story more epic than many even know.
On Behind the Label we get first-hand accounts from the key players involved in the rise and fall of some of South Africa's most influential recording labels.
Date My Family 5
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 18h30
Genre: Dating Game Show
Singles who are looking for love are sent on dates with the families of three potential partners, and must decide who to date based solely on the impression their family gives.
In the Season 5 premiere we meet Nonceba Maloba, a 24-year-old nurse from Boksburg who is looking for a man with muscles who is tall and handsome, a "cotton eater" and who dresses well and smells good too.
Which is a little rich, seeing as how she eats a tasty three-course meal and afterwards lets rip with an enormous fart on the couch.
You gotta see it to believe it.
TVSA Show Page: Date My Family 5