Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Outrageous misadventures run wild as feral cats cause chaos on the streets in this no-holds-barred animated comedy from Ricky Gervais.
The series follows the trials and tribulations of a gang of foul-mouthed feral British cats from all walks of society, who seek companionship while musing on the meaning of life and fighting for survival in a brutal human world.
Lobola Lama 2000
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 21h30
Genre: Miniseries, Comedy-Drama
After running into issues with his uncles, a Gen Z accountant is left with no choice but to send his friends to represent him in his lobola negotiations.
Kgosi (played by Khensani Chauke) is ready to marry the love of his life Lindelwa (Nolwazi Tsebesha).
Her family has spent days preparing for the lobola negotiations, but things get flipped when everything falls apart - the lobola delegation of omalume cannot make it on time.
This forces Kgosi to come up with creative contingencies which could be a solution or the worst idea ever - roping in his young and inexperienced friends to save his future nuptial plans as lobola negotiators or destroy them completely.
North America with Simon Reeve
Channel: S3
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Travel, Reality
Author and adventurer Simon Reeve embarks on another epic journey, this time across North America.
He finds a vast and varied continent, with glaciers, deserts and jungles, where great wealth exists alongside punishing poverty, political divisions and human drama.
Simon takes in the grand beauty of the Rockies and the rugged splendour of America's West Coast forests.
He meets Montana cowboys facing an uncertain future and the indigenous peoples of Guatemala migrating north for a better life.
As Simon basks under the Mexican sun and shivers in the Arctic, he tests the temperature of a truly fascinating continent.
Air Jaws: Red, White, and Breach
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 21h55
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary, Shark Week
Reports and video evidence of flying great whites off the California coast sparks a mission to capture the new phenomena on film and determine if Air Jaws has taken flight in America.
South Africa's own Dr Alison Towner, who is based in Gansbaai, is one of Africa's most respected shark scientists.
Her research into great white movements and the impact of orca predation has shaped global understanding of shark behaviour along South Africa's coastline.
With more than a decade in the field, she's become a key voice in marine conservation and a familiar face to Shark Week fans.
This year, she appears in Air Jaws: Red, White and Breach, joining a specialised team investigating a new wave of mega breaching great whites off California.
Her experience, instinct and deep connection to South Africa's marine ecosystems continue to put local science on the world stage.
FBI 6
Channel: Universal TV (DStv 117)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Police Procedural, Drama
From Dick Wolf and the team behind the Law & Order franchise, FBI is a drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe.
Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects.
Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom "OA" Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI.
Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority.
The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve centre of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator.
And the smart and outspoken Special Agent Tiffany Wallace, who spent six years with the NYPD, is partner to Special Agent Stuart Scola, an Ivy League-educated Wall Streeter-turned-FBI agent.
These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organised crime and counterintelligence.
In the Season 6 premiere, "All the Rage": When a bus explosion kills several innocent people, the team jumps into action to take down the responsible terrorist organisation.
Meanwhile, Scola tries to balance fatherhood with the job.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Remorse": After the president of the NY Fed is gunned down trying to help a young woman in peril, the team race to find the killer and the missing woman.
Spring Baking Championship 11
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 16h05
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Spring Baking Championship returns to make the springtime sweeter with a whimsical season full of magic and creativity.
Host Jesse Palmer transforms the baking studio into The Little Shop of Spring Magic, where anything is possible - from rainbow cheesecakes to dessert deceptions that look like dinner.
For the first time ever, a baker's dozen of 13 contestants will embark on a wonderous journey to make the impossible possible and win over judges Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller and Kardea Brown.
At the end of the competition, only one baker will take the cake and earn $25,000, a feature in Food Network Magazine and the title of Spring Baking Champion.
In the Season 11 premiere, "Little Shop of Spring Magic": Thirteen bakers enter the kitchen where they are challenged to use flavour, texture and design to craft a flower-themed dessert that reflects their unique personalities.
Then, the bakers make showstopping honey pies inspired by the marvelous magic of bees that must infuse taste and presentation with a touch of magic to impress judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman.
Throughout the competition, the bakers take on enchanting challenges, including:
- "squared off" fruit entremets celebrating the blocky, adventurous world of A Minecraft Movie,
- intricate butterfly-shaped napoleons,
- ice-cream-filled cake bombs with a glow-in-the-dark twist,
- three-layer cakes inspired by Marie Antoinette's iconic gravity-defying hairdo, and more.
In the end, only one baker will be crowned the new Spring Baking Champion and walk away with the prize.
Our Sticky Love
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: K-Drama, Comedy-Drama
An ambitious prosecutor loses her memory and moves in with a boxing coach who claims to be her boyfriend.
Can this sticky situation turn into real love?
Our Sticky Love is a romantic comedy that follows Go Eun-sae, an amnesiac prosecutor, and Jang Tae-ha, a boxing coach who claims to be her boyfriend.
With no past she can remember, no way to prove who she is, and only this stranger as a "clue", Eun-sae finds herself living with him and is pulled into an unexpected new life.
Expedition X: Atomic Sharks
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 22h45
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary, Shark Week
A team investigates reports of aggressive "mutant" sharks in Micronesia's Marshall Islands.
Phil Torres and Heather Amaro travel 5,000 miles west of the US to the remote Marshall Islands, home to the world's largest shark sanctuary.