Outlast: The Jungle
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Reality Competition, Adventure
On a remote tropical island, 16 players must survive the elements, outmanoeuvre rivals and remain part of a team for a chance to win a $1-million prize.
In this ultimate survival game, the contestants must outlast not only the jungle and its elements but also the psychological and social challenges posed by their fellow competitors.
As alliances shift and strategies evolve, the question remains: who will have the resilience, cunning and teamwork necessary to claim the million-dollar prize and emerge victorious from the depths of the Panamanian jungle?
Lamb Champs 2: Die Kuns van Skaapboerdery
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Food, Afrikaans
Season 2, titled Lamb Champs: Die Kuns van Skaapboerdery (The Art of Sheep Farming), shines a spotlight on the people behind South Africa's sheep farming - the families, stories and sacrifices that drive the industry.
Season 2 builds on the success of the first season but increases the scope, depth and intensity of the competition like never before.
For the first time, Lamb Champs travels to the Boland, where the region's unique sheep farming heritage and wine landscapes add a new dimension to the show.
The season also brings together more experts and industry specialists to give greater insight into the science, strategy and challenges of modern sheep farming - from genetics and nutrition to sustainability, quality and production management.
This season focuses not only on who produces the best lamb but on the people and values behind the industry.
Lamb Champs demonstrates how tradition and innovation go hand in hand - from genetics and technology to sustainability and adaptability - while farmers face daily challenges to deliver a world-class product.
The series celebrates the pride of South African family farming and offers viewers an honest look at the hard work, character and dedication required to master the art of sheep farming.
The season follows the journey of passionate farmers such as Sybrand Venter, JP Nel, Hennie Jonker and Louis Botha, whose diverse approaches - ranging from intensive practices to the fine art of stud breeding - form the backbone of the season.
Another first for the series is that regional winners will ultimately compete against each other in a national final to be crowned the champion of South Africa's best lamb.
The final judging is more complex and comprehensive than ever, with strict criteria that assess not only taste but also "on the hoof", "on the hook" and laboratory analyses.
This new format heightens the tension and places each participant's skill, consistency and ability to deliver excellence under pressure under the microscope.
Ultimately, Lamb Champs does more than just produce a winner; it celebrates the farmers who have learned to claim their place in the industry with confidence.
Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 20h05
Genre: Reality Competition, Reality
For the first time in franchise history, 14 Naked and Afraid All-Stars from around the world – including Australia, Brazil, Mexico and the United States – battle for national pride and the largest cash prize ever awarded.
Divided into seven pairs representing their homelands, survivalists' skills will be tested by three brutal and unpredictable ecosystems in South Africa's Zululand.
From a scorching savannah stalked by leopards and rhinos to a humid marshland ruled by hippos and crocodiles, and into the violent Indian Ocean teeming with Zambezi sharks, teams must battle both the brutal elements and one another.
Over the 40-day challenge, they're given no food, no water and no clothes as their primitive bushcraft skills, resilience and interpersonal relationships are pushed to the extreme.
In another franchise first, the competition introduces an official scoring system where teams will earn points by completing survival tasks and excelling in head-to-head challenges.
Winning teams will be safe from elimination and unlock critical tools to acquire food, water and shelter, while the bottom two teams must face off in an elimination challenge to remain in the game.
With no shared resources, no trading and no sabotage, each team must rely solely on its own skill and will to survive.
Featuring up-and-coming international survivalists alongside franchise legends and bitter rivals, only one team will emerge victorious.
With $200,000 and national pride on the line, the teams competing in the most intense Naked and Afraid competition ever include:
AUSTRALIA: Ky Furneaux and Alexa Towersey
BRAZIL: Rene Murad and Marina Fukushima
MEXICO: Pablo Melin and Fernanda Perez
TEXAS: Jeff Zausch and Kerra Bennett
USA EAST: Matt Wright and Gabby Balassone
USA SOUTH: Frank Eytcheson and Teal Bulthuis
USA PACIFIC: Dan Link and Rachel Strohl
Every Year After
Channel: Prime Video
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Drama
Told over the course of six years and one week in Barry's Bay - the quintessential lake town - Every Year After is a romantic, nostalgic story of first loves and the people and choices that mark us forever.
The series is based on the best-selling novel by Carley Fortune, Every Summer After.
Wild Vacation Rentals
Channel: HGTV (DStv 177)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Reality
America's most extraordinary vacation homes - from a bird's nest to a grain silo and a potato house to an old western town - will be on tap for actresses and comedians Sherry Cola and D'Arcy Carden when HGTV sends them on an epic girls' trip of a lifetime.
During each episode, the friends will explore three of the most enchanting, eccentric and downright bizarre rentals that the country's hottest destinations have to offer, ultimately picking one "must stay" property per episode.
With today's endless getaway possibilities, Sherry and D'Arcy will find the top spots that are worth travelers' time and money, sharing the homes' hilariously honest reviews, unbelievable stories straight from the owners, and incredible designs and unique quirks.
Kicking off the road trip in the Central United States, Sherry and D'Arcy will drive on a racetrack at their first vacation rental, an adrenaline junkie's dream in Missouri.
They'll play in the arcade and take a spin on indoor go-karts, just two of the fun amenities at this extreme 70-acre resort.
Next up will be a luxurious cave retreat in Arkansas, a place that will amaze Sherry and D'Arcy with its open spaces, moody vibes and stalactites hanging from the ceiling.
Arkansas will also offer their final stop, a former nuclear missile complex where they'll marvel at a one-of-a-kind stay 50 feet underground.
Empini
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Telenovela, Drama
Empini is a revenge thriller about a woman who infiltrates the shady world of VIP Security to avenge her father's betrayal, posing the question: how far are you willing to go for revenge?
Set in the dangerous world of the private security industry, the 52-episode series is a high-stakes, action-packed drama about Ndoni Themba (Nambitha Ben-Mazwi), a deeply troubled private security bodyguard in search of answers.
Siyabonga Thwala plays her mentor, Khaya Bhodoza: a prominent businessman and political stalwart.
The series also stars Charmaine Mtinta as Dorah, Ernest Ndlovu as Enoch, Owen Sejake as General Moeti, Angela Sithole as Winnie, Amahle Khumalo as Nosipho and Neo Ntlatleng as Uhuru Moeti.
Also starring are Sandile Mahlangu as Jabulani Ngubane, Terrence Ngwila as Thobani Kodisang, Kabelo Thai as Madlopa Mkhwanazi and Joseph Sedibo as Mkhonto Bhodoza.
Empini is a Showmax Original, produced by Clive Morris Productions.
Undercover Underage
Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: True Crime, Docu-Reality
Every day, countless adults use the internet with insidious intentions to groom, sexually exploit, and abuse children online.
With the ability to remain anonymous and virtually untraceable, many of these perpetrators manage to slip under the radar or evade detection entirely, leaving unsuspecting children vulnerable to the abuse that lies just beyond their screens.
Through her organisation SOSA (Safe from Online Sex Abuse), child advocate Roo Powell has built a team that works in collaboration with law enforcement to detect offenders who prey on unsuspecting kids.
Undercover Underage follows the team in real time as they transform Roo, a 38-year-old mother of three, into a teen persona and work to reveal the true identities of the men who reach out to her.
It's a race against time to identify the suspects before they discover Roo herself is not who she claims to be.
This six-part docuseries gives insight into how SOSA works to successfully track down some of the Internet's most dangerous child predators.
In Undercover Underage, Roo and the team at SOSA create carefully crafted stories, social media profiles and photos to help Roo transform into a teen online.
The series follows:
- strategic social media lead, Shelby Chikazawa;
- photographer and visuals lead, Matt Monath;
- writer and story developer, Avalon Esposito;
- research lead Kelly Becker;
- and law enforcement officer, Sergeant Mark Suda, as they create and operate three separate personas of fictitious, underage girls, each living unrelated lives in different cities across the country.
Once adults engage with Roo's underage decoys - which sometimes takes only minutes - the team communicates with them via texts, calls and even distressing video chats to gather pieces of information about their real identities.
Every adult that contacts the teenage decoys is explicitly told from the outset that they are speaking to an underage girl, and are given the opportunity to cease communication at any point.
It's a good scenario when someone disengages immediately after discovering they're interacting with a teen, but all too often, the situation escalates almost immediately when the person responds with a graphic photo or request.
For those who choose to proceed with explicit exchanges with a supposed minor, the team mobilizes to put a name to the offender.
Many are operating under their own fake identity, which makes finding a true identification tricky and complicated.
Once the team at SOSA has enough information for a positive identification, they turn over their findings to law enforcement.
With suspected predators ranging from school employees to high-profile community figures, it's a race against the clock to get these individuals on law enforcement's radar to keep them from continuing their crimes.
Expedition Unknown 9
Channel: Discovery Family (DStv 136)
TX Time: 21h05
Genre: Reality, Adventure, Travel
Adventurer and avid explorer Josh Gates investigates the truth behind the world's most iconic and captivating legends in this globe-trotting series.
Josh's adventures take him around the world as he immerses himself in the core locations linked to each mystery.
Interviewing key eyewitnesses and uncovering recent developments in the story, Josh embarks on a fully immersive exploration to lead him closer to the truth behind these unanswered global enigmas.
Whatever the destination, every historical mystery is an adventure for Josh.
How does a plane carrying three Navy airmen crash into the Pacific without a trace?
Why has the stolen loot of America's most notorious bank robber never been recovered?
Where did the legend of El Dorado come from and could the City of Gold be hidden in the Colombian jungle?
Uncovering some of the world's greatest mysteries involving history's most iconic legends, Josh Gates is back and ready to explore the unknown.
An ardent adventurer, Gates has tackled history's most captivating puzzles from vanished cities and buried treasure to ground-breaking archaeological discoveries.
This season will follow Josh on thrilling adventures including the hunt for a massive fortune at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, new discoveries about infamous skyjacker DB Cooper, the truth behind the legend of El Dorado, and more.
Throughout the season, Gates takes you along for the ride as he tackles enduring mysteries including:
- an historic search for a WW2 torpedo bomber off the coast of Southern California,
- an investigation into the only unsolved skyjacking in American history,
- and bushwhacking through the dangerous Colombian jungle in search of both truth and treasure surrounding the legend of El Dorado.
In the Season 9 premiere, "Dillinger's Lost Loot": Gates will bring the Dillinger legend out of the past and into the present, adding a gripping new chapter to the story of America's greatest bank robber.
Dillinger became a legend after a string of bold bank robberies and daring prison escapes.
Josh travels to Dillinger's family farm to investigate new leads that millions in stolen loot may soon be found.
Using a newfound map that may have belonged to Dillinger himself as well as cutting-edge technology, Josh's in-depth investigation may rewrite the story of "Public Enemy Number One."
The Rest is Football
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Sport, Talk Show
Football royalty Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards deliver a daily fix of banter, analysis and hot takes from NYC during the 2026 World Cup.