Alles Malan
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Drama, Afrikaans
Drama series set in the Western Cape town of Paarl, which revolves around four generations of the Malan family.
Derik and Brenda Malan (played by Albert Maritz and Elsabé Daneel) are the patriarch and matriarch. Through their marriage of 40 years, they’ve managed to raise an "almost" perfect family.
After eight years in England, Frik (Ivan Zimmermann) - the firstborn - returns to take over the reins of Malan Vervoer, the family business.
His wife Tessa (Nadia Valvekens), a successful lawyer, is forced to turn housewife.
Their teenage daughter, Elani (Greteli Fincham), discovers she is pregnant and Freek (Mateo Olivier) - their adopted son - battles with his identity.
Nico (Sean-Marco Vorster), the youngest Malan son, is on the verge of marriage to Lee-Ann (Nicole Fortuin), but quits his job to pursue his rugby dreams.
The role of great-grandfather Peet is played by Marius Weyers.
Every family member faces their own challenges, but it's the way they handle these that will determine whether the Malans will stick together or scatter apart.
TVSA Show Page: Alles Malan
Please Step In 6
Channel: Mzansi Magic (DStv 161)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Docu-Reality
Whether professional help is required or it's just a matter of learning to listen to one another, Please Step In attempts to unite the family around a common purpose.
Serious issues the series tackles include substance abuse, anti-social behaviour, violence and alcoholism.
Central to what is designed to be a healing process is the role of clear communication among families, as they work to restore harmony and hope to their troubled relationships.
The series now enters its sixth season, sharing resolutions to heavy conflicts within families.
Hosted by Angie Diale, this season's recurring theme explores the challenging relationships between mothers and their adult children.
In the Season 6 premiere: Bertha and her children fight constantly. She says they do not respect her and she feels everything unraveled after her husband left her.
Can Mam Angie help this family?
TVSA Show Page: Please Step In 6
The Real Housewives of Dallas 3
Channel: 1Magic (DStv 103)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Docu-Reality
Returning housewives Cary Deuber, Stephanie Hollman, LeeAnne Locken, Brandi Redmond, D'Andra Simmons and Kameron Westcott jump back in the saddle for another wild season filled with new beginnings, unlikely friendships, acrimonious accusations and lots of horsing around.
This season, LeeAnne is determined to change her impulsive behaviour with the help of meditation, but when unexpected conflicts arise with D'Andra and Brandi, she struggles to stay Zen.
With her fiancé Rich dragging his feet to set a date after a yearlong engagement, the ladies start to question if they will ever walk down the aisle.
Stephanie finds an unexpected friendship with LeeAnne when it is revealed that they've both suffered from depression.
After trying unsuccessfully for a third child last season, Brandi surprises the ladies with her news that she adopted a baby boy and she quickly realises she has her hands full with baby Bruin, her precocious daughters and husband Bryan.
Cary makes a big splash returning to work to open a cutting edge laser centre, but when it comes to her relationships she finds herself in hot water with the ladies.
Meanwhile, D'Andra and Mama Dee remain in a constant power struggle over the family business.
When D'Andra forges an unlikely new friendship with Brandi, Kameron expresses concern about her new wild behaviour.
With her own social status on the line, Kameron fears that D'Andra could taint her reputation in Dallas by association.
Dog and Beth: On the Hunt 3
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 19h35
Genre: Docu-Reality
Armed with a passion for justice, Dog, Beth and Leland are back on the frontlines traveling across the U.S. zeroing in on the country's most dangerous criminals.
In true Chapman fashion, Dog and Beth welcome a new member to the team, their 22-year-old daughter Cecily, for an even bigger family affair.
Beyond the chase, the Chapmans are also parlaying their expertise to their fellow bondsmen on how to safely capture fugitives while introducing and training them on the latest in high-tech surveillance gear and ballistic equipment.
This season, expect the unexpected when Dog, Beth and the gang travel to places like Hawaii, Texas and Alabama with more adrenaline-filled action and moments of redemption than ever.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Return to the 'Aina": After months of training bounty hunters across the US, the Chapmans return to Hawaii to find their own business in need of some TLC.
Treasures Decoded 2
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 19h20
Genre: Documentary Series, History, Factual
Some of mankind's most enigmatic relics have yet to be uncovered, and this series seeks to unearth them all.
These historians will bring to light mysteries from the tombs of ancient Egyptian princesses to the story of the Viking nation.
In the Season 2 premiere, "The Great Pyramid": Armed with a 4,500-year-old diary and a radical new approach, engineer Peter James and archaeologist Mark Lehner set out to solve Ancient Egypt's greatest mystery.
How was the Great Pyramid built?
Naked and Afraid XL 4
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Adventure
In one of the most difficult group survival challenges on the planet, 12 elite survivalists take on the brutal conditions of the South China Sea in the hope of lasting 40 days on land and on sea.
They must decide if they are stronger together or split into smaller groups, and with varied skills and personalities, will their differences divide them?
To succeed they'll need to master the environment, push the limits of human endurance, and survive each other in one of the most remote areas on earth.
And, two all-star survivalists take on an even more extreme challenge of 60 days, beginning in the jungles of the Philippines.