House of Knives
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 17h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Food Network welcomes a roster of top-tier chefs to the ultimate culinary arena in the epic new series House of Knives, where talented, innovative and ruthless contenders must use their cooking, strategy and survival skills to make it to the throne.
Led by host Scott Conant and Culinary Council members Judy Joo and Marcus Samuelsson, the eight-episode competition names a weekly ruler based on challenges that reflect the contenders' personal stories, food influences and cultures, while the least successful chefs are banished.
There are always six players in the game, so eliminations are followed with a dramatic reveal: a brand-new legendary chef entering the arena.
Only one chef will claim the throne and win the $100,000 grand prize.
Chefs competing for the House of Knives throne over the season include Anne Burrell, Shirley Chung, Kelsey Bernard Clark, Poppy O'Toole, Viet Pham, Jonathon Sawyer, Martel Stone, John Tesar and Claudette Zepeda.
In the series premiere, "Welcome to the House of Knives": Host Scott Conant summons six of the world's most prestigious and talented chefs to the House of Knives arena for the competition where culinary skill meets strategy.
Chefs must create dishes using a signature ingredient in hopes of impressing Conant, Judy Joo and Marcus Samuelsson.
After the winning contender becomes the very first to sit on the throne and the least successful is banished, nerves are rattled as a culinary legend enters the arena and joins the competition.
In the next round, a huge advantage is given to the chef who demonstrates the best mastery of spicy cuisine.
The eight-episode season culminates in the finale where one chef claims the culinary crown and wins the $100,000 grand prize.
American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Documentary Series, Factual
NOTE: this show was previously promoted as starting in March, but didn't.
Featuring rare footage and interviews with CIA insiders, this edge-of-your-seat documentary series traces the epic hunt for Osama bin Laden.
This three-part docuseries gives an in-depth look at how the world mobilized to hunt down Osama Bin Laden after his orchestrations of the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the United States.
Featuring interviews with key people within the US government who helped in the global chase, this series focuses on the decade-long mission to capture one of the world's most notorious terrorists.
Married to Real Estate 4
Channel: HGTV (DStv 177)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Reality Makeover, Home Improvement, Reality
Home renovation power couple Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson will keep it fun and prove working with your spouse is never boring in 12 new episodes of Married to Real Estate.
Egypt, a real estate broker and designer; and her husband Mike, an expert builder; will return to help more Atlanta families either buy a dream fixer upper or add equity to their current house - all while they run a successful property business, manage their own home and raise three daughters.
Egypt, who also starred in Property Virgins and Flipping Virgins, will engage her extensive real estate and financial knowledge to find clients affordable options in their ideal neighbourhoods that can be reimagined with her custom design plans.
Mike and his team will then maximise the budget and troubleshoot any construction issue to deliver breathtaking renovations that increase the homes' value and return on investment.
On the family front this season, Egypt and Mike will duel over folding a fitted sheet, youngest daughter Harper will learn to swim, and teenager Kendall will join her parents for local volunteer opportunities.
In the Season 4 premiere, "From Tiny Apartment to Dream": The season will kick off in Sandy Springs where Egypt and Mike snatch up a large property with promise for a couple relocating from a tiny New York City apartment.
To freshen the floorplan, the dynamic duo will create a stunning open concept living, dining and kitchen area in a "tuxedo luxe" design featuring modern elegance in muted tones.
Egypt and Mike will build a huge hidden pantry in the kitchen and a built-in bar with an antique glass backsplash off the living room, and, during the final reveal, they'll stun the owners when they share the home's new value.
90 Day Diaries 6
Channel: TLC Entertainment (DStv 135)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Reality
90 Day Diaries is an intimate look into the lives of our couples, told from their perspective.
Without producers or crew, the cast members film themselves in their day-to-day lives as they continue to navigate life and all of the new challenges it brings to their relationships.
In the Season 6 premiere, "Dear Diary, Today Was Hard": Chantel contemplates surgery to deal with a lifelong insecurity.
Meanwhile, Robert and Anny grieve a loss and look towards the future.
Also, as Jenny reveals a surprising new friendship, Sumit struggles to find work.
House Hunters International 120
Channel: Travel Channel (DStv 179)
TX Time: 06h00
Genre: Reality
This spin-off of House Hunters goes around the globe.
Home hunters and their realtors check out all sorts of architectural styles and work through the quirks of buying real estate in other countries.
Each episode follows house hunters as they view three potential homes, receive guidance from an estate agent and choose the digs of their dreams, where we revisit them a few weeks later.
In the Season 120 premiere, "Going for It in Granada": A young academic couple has decided to leave New York City in search of a better life for their two-year-old daughter in Granada, Spain.
While the cost of living is cheaper, making it work on a monthly stipend will be a challenge.
Unforgotten 3
Channel: S3
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Drama
Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar reprise their roles as DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunil 'Sunny' Khan as they investigate another emotionally-charged cold case.
This season the pair investigate the story of a close-knit group of old school friends that have stood by one another through thick and thin.
However, when the body of a teenage girl who went missing at the turn of the millennium is found at a building site off the M1 motorway, the four men are placed under the spotlight and their relationships are tested to the limit.
Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
Recently discovered police recordings and first-person accounts tell the story of Fred and Rose West, two of the UK's most prolific murderers.
Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story is a definitive documentary series revealing the lives and crimes of Britain's most notorious and prolific husband and wife serial killers.
With exclusive access to previously unseen police video and unheard audio recordings, the three-part series will show how the Gloucestershire police were able to unearth the remains of the West's 12 victims to build a case against them that would bring closure for the families of the victims.
The series features family members of some of the victims - a few of whom are speaking for the first time - giving insight into the pain and torment they went through for decades.
From discovering that their missing loved ones were brutally murdered, to the trauma they experienced and the strength they displayed during the trial, this is a true horror story.