Here's a look at the line-up coming up on
SABC3 in January 2010:
The Tyra Banks Show 4Premiere date: Monday, 11 January 2009 at 11h25
Runs Mondays to Fridays at 11h25: except on days of cricket broadcasts.
A new 170-episode season of Tyra. For more about the show see:
Tyra Bumps The View (TVSA news story) and
TVSA's Tyra Banks Season 4 Show Page.
Make Me A SupermodelPremiere date: Monday, 18 January 2010 at 20h00
Runs weekly on Mondays at the same time.
An American reality modeling competition based on the British series of the same name, the show features 14 model contestants (half male and half female) who compete week by week to win $100,000 and a modeling contract with New York Model Management.
The show begins by unveiling the top 24 beautiful and talented men and women who will compete for a spot on the show.
In a casting special, the 24 finalists are whittled down to the 14 models who will ultimately compete for $100,000 and a modeling contract with New York Model Management - a professional modeling agency with a roster of models that includes Elle Macpherson, Sarah O'Hare, Omahyra, Travis and Mathias.
Over a 12-week period, 14 hopefuls will live together in a New York City loft and explore friendships, romance and naked ambition while undergoing a series of creative challenges designed to test their professional modeling potential.
This series explores what it takes to turn the exceptionally good-looking into the king or queen of the catwalk.
For more about the show see:
TVSA's Make Me A Supermodel Mini-Site.
Ugly BettyPremiere date: Monday, 18 January 2010 at 21h00
Runs Mondays to Wednesdays at 21h00.
In the superficial world of high fashion, image is everything. Styles come and go, and the only constants are the super-thin beauties who wear them.
How can an ordinary girl - a slightly plump, plain-Jane from Queens - possibly fit in?
Ugly Betty is an American dramedy adapted from the Colombian telenovela Betty la fea (Betty the Ugly), which follows the life of the unglamorous but good-natured Betty Suarez and her incongruous job at the ultra-chic New York City fashion magazine Mode.
If you took a moment to get to know her, you'd see how sweet, intelligent and hard-working she is. But few people do, because in the world of high fashion Betty is the oversized peg in the petite round hole.
When publishing mogul Bradford Meade hands the reigns of Mode, the bible of the fashion industry, over to this son, Daniel, he specifically hires Betty as his son's new assistant - mostly because she's the only woman in NYC Daniel won't sleep with.
Though this player is reluctant to accept her at first, Betty's indomitable spirit and bright ideas will eventually win him over. Neither of them really knows the ins and outs of the fashion world, but the two are a formidable team against those who will do anything to see them fall.
For more about the show, see:
TVSA's Ugly Betty Mini-Site.
The Oprah Winfrey Show 24
Premiere date: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 at 17h35
Runs Mondays to Fridays at 17h35
Oprah returns with all-new episodes for Season 24. The season semi-debut'd on Monday 14 December 2009 with a kick-off show that gave a sneak peak of the season.
Today the season begins it's official run.
For more about the show, please see: TVSA's The Oprah Winfrey Show Mini-Site.
MANPremiere date: Friday, 22 January 2010 at 21h30
A South African reality show featuring four Capetonian guys who get together to date in the city to see what happens: two are straight, one's gay and the other's bisexual.
For a sneak peak of the show (which was originally scheduled to start in October 2009), see the story:
Coming Soon (Ish) MAN.
SwingtownPremiere date: Tuesday, 26 January 2010 at 22h15
Runs Tuesdays to Thursdays at 22h15.
A drama series that peeks into the shag-carpeted suburban homes of the 1970s to find couples revelling in the sexual and social revolution that introduced open marriages, women's liberation and challenged conventional wisdom.
During this era of provocative change, Susan and Bruce Miller move their family into an affluent Chicago suburb in search of a different sense of community.
They’re after a taste of true suburbia - barbecues and get-togethers with their new neighbours, as well as a change of pace for their teenage daughter and pre-teen son.
Enter Tom and Trina Decker, a striking, outgoing couple who redefine the term "neighbourhood watch." After a mind-blowing evening with them, Susan and Bruce realize that couples in this town share much more than recipes, local gossip and a view of Lake Michigan and are worlds apart from their former conservative neighbours, Janet and Roger Thompson.
The question is: do they join in or keep to themselves?
For more about the show, see:
TVSA's Swingtown Mini-Site.