Perfect House, Secret Location
Channel: The Home Channel (DStv 176 / Openview 113)
TX Time: 09h00
Genre: Reality
Steve Jones hosts this house hunting series in which prospective buyers are shown around a range of dream properties... but they have no idea where in the UK their potential homes are.
Each episode of this four-part property series will follow a family who are keen to move to their dream home but can't agree on location.
After establishing their house wish list, Steve will accompany them as they embark on an unpredictable journey of twists and turns as they view and judge a range of properties that they might never have considered before.
The families will be taken to each of the potentially perfect properties and, along with viewers 'playing along' at home, will have no idea where in the country they might be.
Going in completely blindfolded, the house hunters could be in for a pleasant surprise when they discover just how far their budgets could stretch around different parts of the country.
To enhance the location guessing-game, there will be playful clues and some red-herrings as to where the properties are.
Each episode will be packed with multiple surprises as each property's location is revealed.
Once their locations are unveiled, the families will explore the unfamiliar location before deciding which home to place an offer on and making the leap from their old lives to very new ones.
Murder: Point of Contact
Channel: CBS Justice (DStv 170 / StarSat 222)
TX Time: 09h20
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series, Docu-Drama
Most victims know their killers, but how do the police investigate families and friends while also supporting them at the worst time in their lives?
The UK police force has specially trained experts called Family Liaison Officers (FLOs); it's their job to step inside homes and families with a difficult brief – support and investigate them at the same time.
This series unravels shocking murder cases and how they were solved through the eyes and the expertise of the FLO who was there throughout.
Covering high-profile cases such as the murder of Stephen Lawrence, where the role of FLO was fully formed for the first time, this series is an impactful insight on the role of the Family Liaison Officer in a murder investigation.
Follow the FLO into the heart of the family's home as the investigation plays out to experience their vital role in bringing about justice.
In the series premiere, "A Stranger Comes Knocking": Jamie Lavis, a vulnerable but cheeky eight-year-old boy goes missing.
Then the worst news is delivered when police advise that his body has been found.
The killer then inserts himself into the investigation, and the lives of the family.
Kuma: The Other Wife
Channel: eExtra (Openview 105 / StarSat 489 / DStv 195)
TX Time: 23h00
Genre: Telenovela
In the rugged landscapes of eastern Turkey, Ceylan, unjustly accused of murder, becomes entangled in an intricate web of family obligations as the second wife, or 'Kuma', of Karan – the man she loves and who is also the brother of the deceased.
Confronting the challenges of her new role, she desperately seeks to prove her innocence, weaving a tale of pain and passion in hopes of winning her freedom and her husband's affection.
Kuma is a story that unravels family ties, defying the deepest shadows with the power of love and truth.
In the series premiere: Ceylan and Karan share a powerful connection at the wishing tree, but their brief encounter is interrupted by fate.
Will they reunite, or was this their only meeting?
Extreme Car Hoarders
Channel: Discovery Family (DStv 136)
TX Time: 17h35
Genre: Reality, Motoring
Every year finding unrestored classic American cars is becoming a thing of the past.
But there's a secret treasure trove of automotive relics that still exists: Car Hoards - the last frontier of the American Classic Car.
Now, hot rod guru, Rick Dore and WWE superstar Chuck Palumbo are out to rebuild legendary cars and help car hoarders thin out their stockpiles of classic cars.
Each episode of Extreme Car Hoarders features Dore and Palumbo helping car hoarders by offering them a deal: pick one dream car from their overcrowded car collection to rebuild while covering the costs of the remake by parting with and selling other cars and car parts from their massive hoard.
Every hoard is a surprise, a treasure hunt, and Dore and Palumbo don't always know what they're getting into.
Junky hoards mean tight budgets and tight deadlines which is unknown in the custom car world.
The pressure is on and they don't always get along, but together they have a passion for cars that touches these hoarders' lives, changing them forever.
Dore, a classic car legend known for his vivid imagination, has been in the custom car building game for more than two decades.
He's been inducted into numerous automotive halls of fame and his one-of-a-kind creations regularly grace the covers and pages of hot rod magazines, including Rod & Custom, Rodder's Journal and Custom Rodder.
A Dore creation, The Black Pearl, won every category in its class at the 2014 Grand National Roadster Show.
Palumbo, the 6'6" athlete and wrestling superstar holds numerous world wrestling titles, including two WWE Tag team titles and four WCW World Tag Team titles.
He left WWE in 2008 to pursue his passion for cars and motorcycles.
As a longtime hot rod purist, Palumbo is in it to win it.
All The Empty Rooms
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Documentary
Reporter Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp embark on a cross country journey in America to memorialize the bedrooms of children lost to school shootings.
Hartman steps away from his heartwarming human interest stories and, unbeknownst to his network's bosses, pursues a piece on absence, memory and the unseen ripples of America's gun violence epidemic.
As these senseless incidents claim more young lives than any other cause in America, these quiet bedrooms reveal truths more powerful than statistics ever could.
7 Little Johnstons 10
Channel: TLC Entertainment (DStv 135)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Docu-Reality
The Johnston family is stepping into uncharted territory as the kids grow into adulthood and life brings new challenges and joys for everyone.
Liz and Brice are soaking up every moment of parenthood as their baby daughter, Leighton hits millstone after milestone from her first swimming lesson to her first day of daycare, her first birthday and more.
Through it all, Liz and Brice are still figuring out the ins and outs of parenting as they chart their own course together as a family unit, including potentially purchasing property and talk of getting engaged.
Meanwhile, a health scare shakes the family when Trent is diagnosed with White Matter Disease caused by untreated sleep apnea.
While he cannot reverse the damage, he can prevent more from occurring. Trent and Amber warn Jonah and Alex to better manage their own sleep apnea.
There's still tension between Anna, Trent and Amber but they keep lines of communication open with the goal of improving their relationship.
Despite life's challenges, the Johnstons continue to search for joy through cherished family time whenever and wherever they can, from scavenger hunts to their own family fall festival and even an Asian-inspired Thanksgiving in honour of Emma's heritage.
In the Season 10 premiere, "Since You've Been Gone": Anna opens up about why she's distanced herself from the family and Trent reveals his new health diagnosis.
Meanwhile, Leighton starts swimming lessons, the boys hold a CPAP mask fashion show and Trent confronts Anna face-to-face about their issues.
Man Fire Food 3
Channel: Real Time (DStv 155)
TX Time: 12h55
Genre: Food, Reality
Chef Roger Mooking returns in search of more flavour and flames in the third season of Man Fire Food.
Roger continues his quest for outrageous ways to cook with fire including even more flavourful and inventive recipes than before.
Whether he has a hankering for a pulled pork sandwich in Gordonsville, Virginia or a desire for succulent lamb barbacoa in San Antonio, Texas, Roger feeds his craving with one-of-a-kind recipes that are fueled by fire.
Over the course of 13 episodes, Roger uncovers the most unique cooking contraptions that produce mouthwatering recipes, utilising the most ancient cooking elements - fire.
Along the way he not only indulges in delicious grilled dishes and barbecue but also meets the individuals cooking up the innovative recipes.
In one episode, Roger hams it up at some of the country's best suppliers of cured, smoked and aged pork.
He heads to Edwards near historic Jamestown, Virginia to visit Sam Edwards, a third-generation "ham master" who pays tribute to European-style barbecue with his cured, smoked and aged country hams.
In another episode, Roger meets Chef Johnny Hernandez in San Antonio, Texas and cooks regional Mexican dishes in the ultimate outdoor kitchen.
They enjoy a feast of Lamb Barbacoa cooked low and slow in a pit, branzino stuffed with aromatics, wrapped in banana leaves and cooked around coals, and fresh corn tortillas toasted on a clay griddle.
When it comes to cooking with fire there is no such thing as a boring dish.
In the Season 3 premiere, "BBQ Sandwiches": The Barbecue Exchange's sandwiches - Heaven and Hell, made with pulled pork and bacon.
Also, Papa KayJoe's BBQ for pork, pickles, slaw and hot sauce sandwiched in corn cakes.