New on
M-Net Series in September, 2008:
NEW SHOWS
Paradise Hotel 2Premiere date: Friday 5 September at 19h00
Paradise Hotel follows a group of single men and women who live together in an exclusive resort. But paradise doesn't last forever ... each week one hotel guest gets eliminated to make room for a new one.
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Canterbury’s LawPremiere date: Monday 15 September at 20h00
Canterbury’s Law is a drama series about a rebellious defense attorney who knows no bounds when it comes to defending her clients. Elizabeth Canterbury risks career and reputation in her quest to provide clients with the representation they deserve, despite popular prejudices against the unsavoury characters she frequently defends.
Haunted by the disappearance of their young son, Elizabeth and her law professor husband Matthew Furey have settled in Providence, Rhode Island, hoping to distance themselves from the tragedy and put their relationship back together. But those goals become elusive whenever Elizabeth's job provides a stark reminder of the justice absent in their lives.
The shows stars Julianna Margulies (Snakes on a Plane), Aidan Quinn (Legends of the Fall), Ben Shenkman (Just Like Heaven), Trieste Dunn (United 93) and Keith Robinson (Dreamgirls).
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AmnesiaPremiere date: Friday 19 September at 22h00
Amnesia (also known as Amne$ia) is an American television game show created and produced by Mark Burnett and hosted by comedian Dennis Miller in which contestants win money (up to $250,000) by answering questions about their own lives.
Please see
TVSA's Amnesia Mini-Site for the format of the show.
RETURNING SHOWS
Married With Children 3Premiere date: Saturday 13 September at 19h30
Peg and Al have been together, for better or worse, for more than two decades and two seasons. How they survive their relationship forms the basis of the show that paints a picture of a not-so-typical middle-class American family.
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Designing Women 5Premiere date: Thursday 25 September at 23h00
Designing Women returns for a fifth season of the designing firm the four friends opened a few seasons ago.
This all happened after ambitious Julia Sugarbaker and her sister, diva-like ex-beauty queen Suzanne, decided to open their own design firm, partnering with close friends Mary Jo and Charlene.
Episodes typically revolve around the work, personal and love lives of the four Southern belles.
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Re-Run: Different StrokesPremiere date: Saturday 27 September at 20h30
The classic Different Strokes returns for a re-run.
The story centres around a rich Manhattan family who've adopt the children of their late maid. Together, the two boys, along with their new sister Kimberly and Mr Drummond form a most unconventional, but very loving family. Along with their no-nonsense housekeeper, the group reflects the changing face of the American family and puts the spotlight on issues of race and class in the US.
M-NET SHOWS REPEATING ON SERIES
Army Wives 2Premiere date: Sunday 7 September at 18h00.
Army Wives continues for its second season.
TVSA's Army Wives Season 1 Show Page.
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Back To YouPremiere date: Saturday 13 September at 20h00
TVSA's Back To You Mini-Site.
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Shark 2Premiere date: Sunday 14 September at 19h00.
Shark and his ruthless team return for Season 2.
TVSA's Shark Season 1 Show Page.
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Women’s Murder ClubPremiere date: Sunday 14 September at 20h00
Women’s Murder Club is about four successful working women in San Francisco: Homicide Inspector Lindsay Boxer (Angie Harmon), Medical Examiner Claire Washburn (Paula Newsome), Assistant District Attorney Jill Bernhardt (Laura Harris) and crime reporter Cindy Thomas (Aubrey Dollar) – who use their expertise, their close friendship and their instincts to solve murder cases.
Each a success in her own field, they work together to uncover clues to the city’s most grisly homicides.
Prison Break 3Premiere date: Monday 15 September at 22h00
TVSA's Prison Break 3 Show Page.
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