The Carmichael Show 3
Channel: e.tv
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Comedy
Sitcom which follows the life of stand up comedian Jerrod Carmichael as he navigates through life with his therapist in-training girlfriend and his heavily opinionated family.
Inspired by the life of Carmichael, the series follows Jerrod and his opinionated North Carolina family as they navigate topics that all families face today in America.
Nothing is too uncomfortable to explore, including police protests, guns and religion.
Jerrod often finds himself debating such issues with his old-school father, Joe; his devoutly religious mother, Cynthia; his progressive live-in girlfriend, Maxine; his recently separated brother, Bobby; and Bobby's estranged and outspoken wife, Nekeisha.
And somewhere in the middle of all of their disagreeing is the heart of this family.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Yes Means Yes": When Maxine's friend posts about her sexual assault on social media, Jerrod and Maxine end up on opposite sides of the issue.
This opens the family up to a debate about consent that sends Bobby into a spiral.
TVSA Show Page: The Carmichael Show 3
Fynskrif 3
Channel: kykNET & kie (DStv 145)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Drama, Afrikaans
Katrien's life hangs by a thread. Rene is diagnosed with cancer. Wian brought a baby home just a few days after he and Adele got married. Jaco left for Spain, leaving Lara alone.
Is there a silver lining at the end of this dark cloud? All questions are answered in the third and final season of Fynskrif.
Over the final 13 episodes of the Afrikaans legal drama, the focus is on the characters' personal and family lives. Everyone must finally decide what they really want out of life.
Ben (Neels van Jaarsveld) and Lara (Tinarie van Wyk Loots) have to face their mother's illness with their father Hans (Chris van Niekerk).
It's not going to be easy, but it also gives them clarity on their own future: what does it mean to truly love? What is important? And how do you find a balance between work and life?
Similar questions also influence other characters in Fynskrif. Especially Wian (Edwin van der Walt) and Adele (Christia Visser), who have to decide very early on in their marriage what it means to be a family.
But it's not just all doom and gloom - Dolf (Charlton George) and Gertrude (Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp) are radiantly happy and pregnant. Is it going to be a little girl or a boy?
Corné (Beer Adriaanse) and Christelle (Rolanda Marais) take their first step towards a full relationship, but will Corné really grow up this time?
There is also a new lawyer joining the practice. Inge Senekal (played by Nicole Holm) is a mother of two who returns to law after many years.
She immediately falls in with the daily routine of the practice. She provides Ben, Lilani (Lea Vivier), Wian and everyone else with a shoulder to cry on... and a packet of fudge from her handbag.
Also, Thandi (Crystal-Donna Roberts) returns to great fanfare, but her relationship with Corné is no longer the same - and she also carries a dark secret.
But Van Wyk and Partners remain a legal practice and people mess up and there are always issues that need attention.
From a farmer and his wife who wants to divorce because he doesn't want to leave the farm, to a teacher who is fired for being a cabaret dancer to a former professor of Ben's who charged with drunken driving, there is a wide variety of cases.
Guest stars include Laudo Liebenberg from the band aKING, Pierre van Pletzen, Annelize van der Ryst and Melt Sieberhagen.
The third season also features the children's matric farewell, a wedding or two, a camp weekend and even a whirlwind tour.
Life in all its wonderful complexity plays out in the third and final season.
TVSA Show Page: Fynskrif 3
Green River Killer: Hunting the Monster
Channel: CBS Justice (DStv 170)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
Documents the grisly story of Gary Ridgway — one of America's most prolific serial killers — and the detectives who were determined to stop him dead in his tracks.
It's the summer of 1982, and the bodies of five women are discovered near Washington's Green River.
Naked and strangled with their own clothing, Seattle-area investigators know they're on the hunt for a prolific serial killer who preys on runaways and prostitutes.
They chase down multiple suspects and a series of bizarre leads.
But the voracious killer remains one step ahead, honing his skills with each new victim.
As the crimes stack up and the body count reaches 40, investigators receive a shocking offer to help.
It's from a notorious serial killer who claims he alone knows what the killer is thinking.
The $100,000 Pyramid 5
Channel: Me (DStv 115)
TX Time: 17h00
Genre: Game Show
Michael Strahan is back as host of The $100,000 Pyramid and he's bringing the biggest names in film, TV, sports, entertainment and comedy with him.
Celebrities pair up with contestants from around the USA and square off in games of word association, all with hopes of making it to the winner's circle and the ultimate prize of $100,000.
Season 5 celebrities include:
Rosie O'Donnell (actress and comedian)
Nate Berkus (author, celebrity interior designer)
Dr. Mehmet Oz (The Dr. Oz Show)
Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos)
Ralph Macchio (Cobra Kai)
Kathy Najimy (actress and comedian)
Ana Gasteyer (American Auto)
Ryan Eggold (New Amsterdam)
Elizabeth Marvel (Manifest)
Dascha Polanco (Orange is The New Black)
Dorinda Medley (The Real Housewives of New York)
Sonja Morgan (The Real Housewives of New York)
Ashanti (singer, songwriter, producer)
Clay Aiken (actor and singer)
Kal Penn (Clarice)
Neil Degrasse Tyson (celebrity astrophysicist)
Relentless Enemies
Channel: Nat Geo Wild (DStv 182 / StarSat 221)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary
A buffalo herd of over 1,200 is forced to move through three lion territories while being confined by the flood waters on a small island in the Okavango.
As the buffalo strategize their advancements, the lions react to each and every move they make.
From the Joubert's home base in Botswana comes the epic story of buffalo and lions surviving and adapting to each other.
The special is narrated by Jeremy Irons.
Close Calls: On Camera 8
Channel: CBS Reality (DStv 132)
TX Time: 08h40
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.
In the Season 8 premiere: A hiker is in search of his dog when a cliff crumbles beneath his feet.
Also, a dramatic rescue by a coastguard rope team is captured on camera and passers-by save the life of a woman who has collapsed in the street.
In the second episode of the weekend double bill: An angler fishing off rocks is swept into a raging sea, and hikers see it happen, call for help and film the dramatic rescue.
Also, a mountain biker attempts a trick but doesn't make it and the accident is captured on camera.