Ekhaya Backpackers
Channel: Mzansi Magic (DStv 161)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Comedy
Sitcom revolving around the Mthembus, an eccentric Soweto-based family who, saddled with their late mother's debts, open their family home as a backpackers.
This dysfunctional and seemingly unqualified family turns their home into a backpackers to pay off their late mother's debt to keep the family house or lose it to a loan shark.
Made up of two very different brothers, a crazy baby mama, an inappropriate grandmother and an uncle who loves the bottle, there is never a dull moment in the Mthembu household.
Kwenzo Ngcobo stars as Jabu, the younger brother.
After living in America for two years, the book-smart dreamer returns to South Africa with little to no money and a questionable American accent.
Thobani Mbhele co-stars as Papi, the elder brother - a street-smart hustler of note, who knows his way around the hood.
Although the two brothers clash at every moment, their determination to preserve their late mother's legacy helps iron out their differences.
Eve Rasimeni is Madibuseng, Papi's vivacious and outgoing partner, who is loyal to a fault.
Monnye Kunupi plays Jabu and Papi's grandmother, Gogo. She has zero social filter and lacks boundaries but amidst all the chaos she wants to make the family bond stronger.
In addition, Felix Hlophe stars as Malume Mayor, who is too laidback for his own good - but the need to launch Ekhaya Backpackers forces him to pull his bootstraps tighter.
Finally, Abdul Khoza plays the role of Clarens aka Undertaker – the main reason why the Mthembu family is desperately scrambling to get their backpackers up and running.
In the series premiere, "Dear Momma": Jabu does not make it on time for his mom's funeral and Papi is not impressed.
The family learns that Buyisile had many secrets, one being a debt owed to a loan shark.
TVSA Show Page: Ekhaya Backpackers
50 Ways to Kill Your Mum
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Reality
Based on the series 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy, the North American version sees celebrities like Schitt's Creek star Annie Murphy team up with their parents for daring adventures.
From zip lining across the Niagara Gorge to shark fishing in the Atlantic, from sky-diving in Nevada to handling 20,000 bees in New Mexico, each episode travels to a North American destination where celebrities take their parents out of their comfort zones and on wild bucket list adventures, giving them memories they'll "cherish" for the rest of their lives.
Celebrity guests include:
Schitt's Creek star
Annie Murphy and her mum Deb
Beverley Hills 90210's
Jennie Garth and her daughter Luca Bella Facinelli
Star of Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush,
James Maslow and his dad Mike
Pop culture icon
Jaleel White (a.k.a. Steve Urkel) and his mum Gail
International supermodel
Coco Rocha and her dad Trevor
Academy Award-nominated actor
Eric Roberts and his stepson Keaton Simons
NHL All-Star MVP
John Scott and his mum Marilyn
TV-sitcom star
Keshia Knight Pulliam (Rudy Huxtable) and her mum Denise
Parenthood star
Monica Potter and her mum Nancy Brokaw
Comedian
Jon Dore and his mum Sharron
Ciao House
Channel: TLC Entertainment (DStv 135)
TX Time: 18h10
Genre: Reality Competition, Reality, Food
This Food Network series (now airing on TLC) takes 10 up-and-coming chefs on the journey of a lifetime to Tuscany with host Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and Tuscan-born Chef Gabriele Bertaccini.
Shot on-location in Italy, the show welcomes 10 rising culinary stars who will live together in a breathtaking Italian villa and compete against each other as individuals and in teams to prove their mastery of Italian cooking techniques and dishes.
From real-life nonnas showcasing how they make pasta from scratch to a lesson with the head butcher of a three centuries-old family butcher business, each challenge is accompanied by a local experience steeped in tradition.
The competitors must also navigate alliances and rivalries as they pick their own teams and each week, the losing team must vote off one of their own.
In the end, only the last chef standing wins the grand prize: an immersive culinary education across Italy, training with renowned Italian master chefs.
In the series premiere episode, "Welcome To Ciao House!": To start off the experience, each competitor must show Alex and Gabriele what Italian cuisine means to them by creating a dish that demonstrates who they are as a chef.
Two chefs receive a huge advantage going into the next round and one chef must say "ciao ciao" to the villa.
Eight weeks of Tuscan-centric challenges including three-course truffle and wine pairings, visit to an Italian cheese cave and creating a wild boar dish culminate in the finale, where Alex and Gabriele preside over a cooking duel to determine who wins the ultimate grand prize.
Ilana Glazer: Human Magic
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Comedy, Special
Ilana Glazer's unfiltered stand-up special dives into life's down and dirty truths, from painfully awkward high school years to navigating parenthood as a stoner mom.
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