New on
SABC3 in November, 2008:
The Apprentice 5Premiere date: Tuesday, 4 November 2008 at 19h30.
Number of episodes: 15
The Donald returns for a fifth season. This time around he brings his children into the boardroom, Donald Jr and Ivanka - and the pair take the firings to a new level.
Visit TVSA's Season 5 Show Page to find out more and check out profiles on the contestants.
The Apprentice 5.
Continuation: Supernatural 1Resumes: Tuesday, 4 November 2008 at 22h15
Supernatural continues it's run after being interrupted during Euro 2008.
The remaining 7 episodes will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays until the series is complete.
Dates and times:
Episode 16On: Tuesday, 4 November 2008 at 22h15
Episode 17On: Wednesday, 5 November 2008 at 22h45 (later because of the cricket)
Episode 18On: Thursday, 6 November 2008 at 22h15
Episode 19On: Tuesday, 11 November 2008 at 22h15
Episode 20On: Wednesday, 12 November 2008 at 22h45
Episode 21On: Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 22h15
Episode 22 (Finale)On: Tuesday, 18 November 2008 at 22h45
TVSA's Supernatural 1 Show Page.
Going Nowhere Slowly 5Premiere date: Sunday, 16 November 2008 at 13h30
Number of episodes: 23
A new season of Going Nowhere Slowly sets off for new adventures. The show begins at Planet Karoo and ends 90kms away at Stonehenge in the middle of the Tankwa at the Afrikaburns festival.
The season covers 16000kms by taking the scenic route via Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and up to Angola before doing a u-turn to return home.
As the show travels the team pick pick drifters up along the way when they feel they need to and drop them off again when they feel they need to.
Big Shots
Premiere date: Monday, 17 November 2008 at 21h00
Number of episodes: 11
The new series Big Shots takes over from Lipstick Jungle. Set in a world where the lines between the boardroom and bedroom clash, the show centres around the story of four friends who are at the top of their game... until the women in their lives enter the room.
These competitive but dysfunctional New York CEOs take refuge in their friendship, discussing business, confiding secrets, seeking advice and supporting one another through life's twists and turns.
James Walker (Michael Vartan,
Alias) is the group's moral centre, but his professional life almost crumbles in an instant, thanks to a corporate shakeup at AmeriMart Industries. However, his work woes pale in comparison to what he later learns about his wife.
Brody Johns (Christopher Titus,
Titus) is Senior Vice President of Alpha Crisis Management. Despite his professional success, his wife will be judging him by how magnificently he can put together her birthday party.
Karl Mixworthy (Joshua Malina,
The West Wing) is the sweet yet always nervous CEO of a large pharmaceutical company. He has a loving wife and a cunning mistress who is beginning to monopolize whatever free time he can muster.
And Duncan Collinsworth (Dylan McDermott,
The Practice) is the sexy, divorced CEO of Reveal Cosmetics. Having built his company into the industry leader, he now finds his personal life threatened by rumor of a personal indiscretion - which is actually a fact - that could turn his world upside down.
Nip/Tuck 3
Premiere date: Wednesday, 19 November 2008 at 22h15
Number of episodes: 15
Nip/Tuck returns for it's third season. As with Supernatural, it will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
In the Season Premiere: After Christian's Carver attack, Sean must look for a new partner to keep the practice going. Sean has to surgically separate an obese woman from a couch she has spent the past three years on. Julia realizes that she has to make a decision about the future of her marriage.
November dates and times:
Episode 1
On: Wednesday, 19 November 2008 at 22h15
Episode 2
On: Thursday, 20 November 2008 at 22h15
Episode 3
On: Tuesday, 25 November 2008 at 22h15
Episode 4
On: Wednesday, 26 November 2008 at 22h15
Episode 5
On: Thursday, 27 November 2008 at 22h15
TVSA's Nip/Tuck 3 Show Page
The Big Time 2
Premiere date: Sunday, 23 November 2008 at 20h00
Number of episodes: 8
The Big Time continues into Season 2.
Further info to follow.
Oprah's Big Give
On: Tuesday, 25 November 2008 at 16h00
Number of episodes: 8
Oprah's Big Give is an eight-part reality show in which 10 contestants travel across the US to try to help people as much as possible. Their aim - to win the title of America's Best Philanthropist.
Hosted by Nate Burkus, each episode sees the contestants visiting a different city to help different people and organisations. Along the way they're allowed to raise additional funds and at the end of each episode one contestant gets eliminated.
At the end of the run it's revealed that in addition to the title, the winner also wins $1 million.
The series premieres on Tuesday and continues on the following days:
Episode 2
On: Monday, 1 December 2008 at 16h00
Episode 3
On: Tuesday, 2 December 2008 at 16h00
Episode 4
On: Wednesday, 3 December 2008 at 16h00
Episode 5
On: Thursday, 4 December 2008 at 16h00
Episode 6
On: Friday, 5 December 2008 at 16h00
Episode 7
On: Monday, 8 December 2008 at 16h00
Episode 8
On: Monday, 9 December 2008 at 16h00