Law & Order 25
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Police Procedural, Drama
For every criminal who is put away, two processes have to happen.
First the crime must be invesigated by the police, then the case must go to trial. Law & Order focuses on both of these.
Set in New York City, the series follows the professional and to a lesser extent the personal lives of several police officers and prosecutors who represent the public interest in the criminal justice system.
The characters frequently encounter dilemmas and frustrations as cases go through the stages of investigation, arrest, negotiation and trial.
Matters are rarely resolved easily, or for the people involved, satisfactorily.
In the Season 25 premiere, "Street Justice": Brady's squad investigates the death of an exonerated murder suspect and a major lead points to ADA Maroun.
Price wrestles with the potential consequences of a guilty verdict.
The Plastic Surgery Capital of the World
Channel: S3
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Documentary
60% of Korean girls in their 20s have had cosmetic surgery. Teenagers are given eye lifts as graduation gifts.
After being burned as a child, Annie Price endured countless hours under the knife. Now, she's considering having work done on her own terms.
In cosmetic surgery's capital, Korea, she finds a country where a nose job is the norm in this insightful documentary.
But what's the cost of the plastic pressure to be perfect?
Be My Guest with Ina Garten 4
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 17h00
Genre: Food, Reality
Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, hosts friends old and new at her East Hampton home for good food and great conversation in a new season of Be My Guest with Ina Garten.
The season kicks off with a get-together with chef, restaurateur and fellow Food Network star Bobby Flay, followed by visits from:
- award-winning actor, comedian, writer and producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus,
- talk show host, comedian, writer and producer Stephen Colbert and his wife,
- producer Evie McGee-Colbert,
- award-winning actor and producer Wendell Pierce,
- bestselling novelist Ann Patchett,
- and chef and world-class restaurateur Eric Ripert.
In the Season 4 premiere, "Bobby Flay": Ina greets her friend Bobby Flay with Cherry Pistachio Biscotti and shows him how to make a quick Irish Coffee Affogato.
Then they deep into his amazing career, from the mentor that changed his life to make-or-break restaurant reviews.
Then, it's Bobby's turn as he teaches Ina how to make his favourite fast pasta dish Fresh Fettucine with Anchovy Butter and Chives.
In the next episode, Julia Louis-Dreyfus joins Ina at the barn for a Country French Omelette and amazing conversation about her life and career.
She talks about what she's learned from the iconic female guests on her podcast Wiser Than Me and shares her favorite standout television moments, ending with a chocolate cake frosting and piping masterclass from Ina.
Then, Ina welcomes Stephen Colbert and his wife Evie McGee-Colbert with a Sour Cream Coffee Cake and the trio discuss everything from late night TV to how the couple first met.
The Colberts then take over the kitchen and make Green Goddess Dip and Capri Sunset Cocktails from their upcoming cookbook and Ina's husband Jeffrey joins the party.
Later this season:
- actor Wendell Pierce visits Ina for cooking, conversation and Raspberry Corn Muffins,
- novelist Ann Patchett shares childhood revelations and her winning formula for writing best sellers over Ina's Cherry Clafouti,
- and Ina greets world-renowned chef Eric Ripert with his childhood favourite French Apple Tarts.
After sharing life-changing stories, he makes his stunning Seared Tuna with Ginger Soy Salad for them to enjoy.
Virgin River 7
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Drama
Virgin River is a romance story centered around nurse practitioner Melinda Monroe's (Alexandra Breckenridge) move to the remote California town of Virgin River.
Yearning for a fresh start, Monroe discovered that small-town living isn't quite as simple as she expected and that she had to learn to heal herself before she could truly make Virgin River her home.
Newly married, Mel and Jack pursue their dream of adopting a baby, while old loves smoulder and new threats challenge Virgin River.
This season Sara Canning joins the cast as Victoria, an ex-cop who was shot in the line of duty and now works for the state medical board as an investigator.
Victoria comes to Virgin River to look into Doc's practice, but she also runs into a friend with whom she wouldn't mind catching up... or maybe even pursuing something more.
Cody Kearsley plays the tough, athletic Clay, the kind of guy who gets noticed when he enters a room.
Clay has experience working the rodeo circuit, and he grew up in foster care with his younger sister, whom he hasn't seen since he was a teenager. He's been looking for her ever since.
Austin Nichols also joins the ensemble as a figure from Mel's past.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives 4
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Docu-Reality
The stakes for #MomTok are at an all-time high as their sisterhood faces the forces of their expanding fame.
When Taylor is announced as The Bachelorette and Jen and Whitney head to Dancing with the Stars, competition creates chaos, temptations arise, and tradition turns upside down.
Up against unraveling marriages, personal demons and family secrets - they must choose to lean on each other or face their fates untethered and alone on the world's stage.
Will the women remain loyal to their sisterhood to save it? Or will #MomTok shatter forever?