The Amazing Race 30
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality Competition
First season to air on M-Net, with thanks to the shambolic SABC3 who let the rights go - #TheHlaudiChronicles.
More than 600 Racers have traveled over 1-million miles in 29 seasons, but for the 30th Race around the world, this edition boasts some of the most competitive and accomplished teams to ever take on the Race.
Teams include IndyCar drivers Alex Rossi and Conor Daly; retired NBA All-Stars Cedric Ceballos and Shawn Marion; X-Games champions Kristi Leskinen and Jen Hudak; nationally ranked debaters Henry Zhang and Evan Lynyak; Big Brother power couple Cody Nickson and Jessica Graf; competitive eaters Joey Chestnut and Tim Janus, among others.
Teams begin their adventure in Washington Square Park in New York City and immediately travel to their first destination, Iceland, where they must traverse a massive canyon high above the Geitargljufur River.
Along the Race, teams will travel to 10 countries, 21 cities and over 29,000 miles in the quest to cross the finish line of The Amazing Race first and win the one million dollar prize.
The Docket
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 21h30
Genre: Police Procedural, Drama
Inspired by real cases which follows the personal and professional lives of the fictional Ravens, an elite crimefighting unit.
The Ravens were formed to fight crime under the media spotlight. In front of the camera, they have to win back the trust of the South African public. Behind the camera, they have to win each other's trust.
The Ravens are a specialized unit set up to investigate high-profile crimes in the public eye. The squad members have been chosen for their outstanding investigation skills, but their media relations are more challenging as colonel Marlon van Wyk is not the most diplomatic person.
Enter Detective Ntsiki Motshe who has a talent for dealing with the media's many questions. Together they solve crimes and warm relations between the public and the police.
Each episode is inspired by true criminal cases, mostly solved by the South African Police Services. Each case forms the structure on which each episode is based.
Will the Ravens catch the perpetrators of crime without causing a PR nightmare?
TVSA Show Page: The Docket
Chasing the Moon
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 20h15
Genre: Documentary Series, Technology, History
Documentary series about the space race, from its earliest beginnings to the monumental achievement of the first lunar landing in 1969.
The series recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama, utilising a feast of previously overlooked and lost archival material.
Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian 3
Channel: E! (DStv 124)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Reality Makeover
With the help of model and TV personality Khloé Kardashian and her team of fitness, style and beauty experts, participants get the individualised help and encouragement to transform into the person they always dreamed of becoming inside and out.
This season, once again take a journey alongside participants as they turn their pain into empowerment through their emotional and physical transformations.
With the help of Khloé and their devoted trainers, participants' uplifting stories will highlight their struggle, resilience and ultimate redemption.
Returning this season are celebrity trainers Ashley Borden, Corey Calliet, Simone De La Rue, Luke Milton, Latreal Mitchell, Harley Pasternak, Gunnar Peterson and Nicole Winhoffer; together with new celebrity trainers Leyon Azubuike and Autumn Calabrese.
Close Calls on Camera 5
Channel: CBS Reality (DStv 132)
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Documentary Series, Clip Show
Series presented by Nick Knowles which brings to life the stories of ordinary people who have overcome extraordinary circumstances.
The series has access to a variety of sources such as video and phone footage shot by those involved and onlookers, dramatic real-life 999 calls, and first-hand accounts from the survivors and their friends and families.
The show relives the split-second moments when everyday events are transformed into disasters and meets the people who lived to tell the tale.