The Saturday Showdown
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Game Show, Comedy
Hosted by SuperSport's Thato Moeng and comedian Skhumba Hlophe, The Saturday Showdown sees five teams, captained by celebrities, battle it out for a R3.5-million grand prize.
The show aims for the atmosphere and competitiveness of an arena game, and the heart and wit of a game night with friends.
The Saturday Showdown is a laugh-a-minute game show that's also a fierce battle between very competitive teams who are fighting for the life-changing prize money.
Viewers at home also have an opportunity to win R50,000 every week.
There are five teams comprising of three players, including a DStv rewards studio player, who will face off over 13 episodes.
The teams will go head-to-head in a series of games testing skills (such as shooting hoops); luck (think: big wheel spins); and puzzles and pop culture activities, like karaoke.
All this culminates in a face off in which the teams go head to head in a game that encapsulates all of the above.
Who will emerge victorious?
In the series premiere: Team Black Diamonds lead by soccer legend Doctor Khumalo face off with Tsa Pitori captained by Sis Tamara in the first episode of the Saturday Showdown.
America's Got Talent: All-Stars
Channel: Me (DStv 115)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Variety
America's Got Talent: All-Stars, a new extension of the "AGT" series, features winners, finalists, fan favourites and viral sensations from previous seasons of America's Got Talent and "Got Talent" franchises around the world.
The contestants will take the stage once again, but this time to compete for the ultimate All-Star title.
Got Talent creator and executive producer Simon Cowell will judge alongside global fashion icon Heidi Klum and comedian Howie Mandel.
America's Got Talent host Terry Crews will serve as host.
With more than 70 local versions of Got Talent produced across Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, AGT: All-Stars brings together the most beloved and memorable contestants from across the globe for one of the toughest competitions yet.
The best of the best will return to the stage to showcase their talent in hopes of being crowned the first-ever winner of AGT: All-Stars.
Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown 2
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Cinnamon, spice and everything nice fills the air this time of year, as does the alluring fragrance of gingerbread, with Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown.
The series shines a light on gingerbread-obsessed artisans and their extraordinary edible creations.
Three teams of talented gingerbread artists face off in each standalone one-hour episode, where host Carla Hall and judges Kalen Allen and Stephanie Boswell determine whose gingerbread work is the finest.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Christmas 2999": Carla challenges three teams of bakers to decide what the holidays will look like in the future... in gingerbread form.
To make their displays as futuristic as possible, they'll make a dessert with a very space-age ingredient: freeze-dried berries.
Stephanie Boswell and Kalen Allen help Carla decide whose display is worth a modern $10,000 prize.