Beyond Skinwalker Ranch 3
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 20h15
Genre: Reality, Paranormal, Supernatural
Ex-CIA agent Andy Bustamante and investigative journalist Paul Beban investigate a flurry of new and disturbing activity as they continue their forward-recon mission to research areas of high strangeness beyond the borders of Skinwalker Ranch.
While deploying the Skinwalker team's roster of experts along with some of their own, the shocking results they obtain are changing the game at Skinwalker Ranch and beyond.
It's no longer a question of whether there are unexplained phenomena outside the borders of Skinwalker Ranch, it's a question of how many hotspots the team can find.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Mountain of Mystery": When Andy and Paul head to Northern California to investigate one of Brandon Fugal's most intriguing sites - the notorious energy hotspot of Mt. Shasta - they discover the outrageous lore surrounding the mountain is justified by hard data.
This is Mark Rober
Channel: Discovery Family (DStv 136)
TX Time: 17h35
Genre: Prank Show, Science, Hidden Camera
Former NASA engineer Mark Rober became a YouTube sensation thanks to his intricate experiments and prankster videos.
Now, Discovery brings Rober and his brand of science, engineering, storytelling and hijinks to TV screens in This is Mark Rober, followed by Revengineers (see below).
Rober first took the Internet by storm in 2018 when he posted a video revealing how he avenged the victims of doorstep delivery theft by tricking porch pirates with an engineered box that sprayed glitter all over the thieves.
This is Mark Rober introduces Rober to television audiences, providing a rare glimpse into the concepts and processes behind some of his most outrageous viral videos, including all-new and never-before-seen footage.
In the series premiere, "Elephant Toothpaste": Mark features some of his biggest and craziest experiments ever and highlights his relationship with a young man who motivated his second world record attempt.
A Stolen Life: The Sasha Leigh Crook Story
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 21h40
Genre: True Crime, Documentary
Discover the mystery of the disappearance of eight-year-old Sasha Leigh Crook from her grandparents' front garden.
In July 2003, Sasha Leigh was staying with her grandparents for the Winter school holidays.
On 6 July her grandparents planned to take her to a birthday party where her mother Michelle would meet them.
Excited about the party the little girl played in the front garden but when it was time to leave, Sasha Leigh was nowhere to be found.
Guy's Grocery Games 9
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Guy Fieri sends four talented chefs running through the aisles in a high-stakes, high skills, grocery store cooking competition.
From students to grannies to celebrities, the competition is always fierce.
Each episode sees the chefs hit by real-world challenges like finding workarounds when all the essential ingredients are suddenly "out-of-stock," or having to create a masterpiece when they can only cook with "5 items or less" or on a $10 budget.
In the end, the food does the talking, as the last chef standing has the chance to make some serious cash.
The games are back with new contestants, new challenges and even more extreme budgets.
New in store this season: a few lucky repeat competitors get a second shot at the championship with Guy's Redemption Tournament.
One episode sees stars from Food Network descending on Guy's Flavortown Market to face a game of grocery golf; others include an all-grilling episode and an extreme Dessert Games.
In the Season 9 premiere, "Budget Games Blowout": In this episode featuring the most extreme budget games, the chefs must start by making an elevated sandwich using only ingredients that are under $4.
Next, the Food Wheel determines that they must make a childhood favourite on an unfavourable budget.
Then, the final two must dig deep to make a decadent dish using only ingredients whose price begins with the number six.