The Masked Singer SA
Channel: S3 and SABC1
TX Time: 18h30 and 20h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Music
Comedian and TV personality Mpho Popps is the host of the local version of the show based on the South Korean series Masked Singer.
Mpho will be joined by a panel of celebrity detectives consisting of J. Something of MiCasa fame, serial reality slut Somizi Mhlongo, socialite and DJ Sithelo Shozi and comedian Skhumba Hlophe.
In every episode celebrated, personalities and entertainment superstars sing well-known songs while bejewelled in full-body costumes and masks to hide their identities.
The flamboyant masks and costumes have personalities of their own and invite as much commentary as the performances themselves do.
A celebrity panel of detectives must guess who is behind the mask.
The studio audience is a rich component of the show, voting together with the celebrity detectives for their favourite performance.
At the end of the show, the least popular performers are eliminated, but not before the mask is removed to reveal their identity.
Who is really behind the mask? Is it possible to reframe how others see us or maybe play a little with solid identities?
Some rugby players may turn out to be the best singers – who knows?
The Wife: Behind the Veil
Channel: Mzansi Magic (DStv 161)
TX Time: 21h25
Genre: Documentary Series, Soapie
Go behind the scenes of The Wife to find out more about the Zulu brothers and the women who love them as we pay homage to Zulu Thursdays, the 5am Club and the Mbuba Nation.
From never-seen-before-footage to Mbalenhle Mavimbela and Bonko Khoza talking about Hlomu and Mqhele's toxic love story, from Khanyi Mbau and Mondli Makhoba talking about that sex scene to the producers and writers weighing in on the changes they made to Dudu Busani-Dube's books, this is one special the 5am club won't want to miss.
Go behind the scenes of the great love story between Hlomu and Mqhele, watch never-before-seen footage and get the unfiltered perspectives of the actors.
Yes, I Have HIV: Zimbabwe
Channel: HONEY (DStv 173)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Reality
Phyllis Mavushe, an HIV activist, helps people reveal their HIV-positive status for the first time to their loved ones.
She meets with each person to unpack their journey and how they contracted the virus.
Mavushe also helps families with an expert to face the truth and find a new way of living positively with the disease.
Alex vs. America 3
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 19h55
Genre: Reality Competition, Food, Reality
Chef and Food Network staple Alex Guarnaschelli competes against three culinary superstars at the same time over two rounds.
The competitors hail from across the United States but share the same mastery of a culinary genre, one that they have spent endless hours in their own kitchens perfecting and which will be tested in an effort to take down Alex.
At the start of each battle, host Eric Adjepong presents Alex and the competitors with the culinary theme for their dishes.
In the first round, the competitors can work together to select ingredients and even decide how much time goes on the clock.
Each dish undergoes a blind tasting from two judges well-versed in the episodic theme, with only the top three chefs advancing to the next round and the least successful challenger sent home - even if it is Alex.
The chef who wins the first round earns the right to select all the variables for the second culinary challenge, with the remaining chefs' final plates determining who comes out on top, winning bragging rights and a cash prize.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Alex vs James Beard Winners": Eric welcomes three powerhouse James Beard-winning chefs from Illinois, Georgia and California to the arena.
These chefs know Alex personally, and they're ready to show off how they won one the most prestigious culinary awards in America.
Judges Stephanie Izard and Kwame Onwauchi determine which chef can dominate the competition in an emotional two rounds of impressive cooking.
Dangerous Waters 3
Channel: Curiosity Channel (DStv 185)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary Series
Follow the Dangerous Waters crew members as they embark upon an epic adventure riding their JetSki personal watercraft around the world.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Flashback": Steven Patrick and Charles take a look back at struggles the team has been through since leaving Seattle over 6,000 miles ago: disgruntled crew short on money, the Russian military changing the expedition's route and heading into the ice.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "The Long Road": The expedition hauls their machines and gear up some of the roughest roads in North America.
It is a 3,100-mile journey North through Whitehorse Dawson Creek the Yukon and then back above the Arctic Circle.
Before getting on the water Steven reminds the crew of the dangers.