Afgrond
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Drama, Afrikaans
Afgrond (Abyss) is a South African, Afrikaans-language television drama series which revolves around fate and the choices that five women make while each is fighting for their existence that brings them together.
Each has to make a decision that will change their lives.
Julia Cilliers (Jana Kruger) is a psychologist who struggles to process her guilt arising out of her child's death.
This compels her to stay in a difficult marriage with Basson Brink (Stian Bam), the head of Cilliers, Mouton & Molefe - a successful law firm in Cape Town.
Hannelie Fourie (Marguerite van Eeden) approaches Julia for psychological help because she is being sexually abused at work.
Julia is forced to make a difficult choice that will ultimately free her.
Lana Bridgett (Kim Cloete), a glamourous soap star, emerges from a five-year coma and realises she has amnesia.
She goes for hypnotherapy with Julia to remember her past and is faced with some shocking truths about herself.
Nadine May (Gretchen Ramsden), a candidate attorney, lives in Vredendal and her dream comes true when she gets a job at Cilliers, Molefe & Mouton.
She has to choose between leaving the love of her life, Franklin (Roberto Kyle) behind or taking the new opportunity.
She decides to take the job but her experience in the city turns out to be a nightmare.
Leora van Niekerk (Kanya Viljoen) inherits Ever End, her father's funeral parlour.
While she's trying to keep her head above water, she discovers the shocking truth about her fiancé, Etienne (Wilhelm van der Walt).
In the series premiere: Hannelie feels powerless in a world where the powerful abuse the powerless and Julia struggles to keep her family satisfied.
TVSA Show Page: Afgrond
The World from Above
Channel: Curiosity Channel (DStv 185)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Nature, Documentary
Looking down on our world from above, we might see the incredible diversity of landscapes, the opportunities for wildlife, and gain an understanding of the interconnectedness of all life.
Love Swap
Channel: HONEY (DStv 173)
TX Time: 17h00
Genre: Reality, Food
People often connect through good food. But what happens when couples swap partners to test the strength of their relationship over a meal?
This is a quirky show which gets couples to swap their other half and cook for each other whilst finding out what makes their partner tick and how they express their love languages.
Cooking provides a common footing and a relaxing atmosphere.
At the end of the day, the two couples have dinner together and share their opinions about each other and what they've learned about their own relationships.
Behind Her Eyes
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
A single mother enters a world of twisted mind games when she begins an affair with her psychiatrist boss while secretly befriending his mysterious wife.
Louise Barnsley is a young, single mum whose otherwise uneventful life is plagued by night terrors.
But things take a turn when she becomes romantically involved with her handsome and mysterious boss, psychiatrist David Ferguson.
To make matters more complicated, David also happens to be married to the beautiful, seemingly-perfect Adele.
When Louise bumps into Adele by chance, they form a secret friendship and bond over Adele's own history of nightmares.
Adele learned to control hers years ago and wants to teach Louise to do the same with the help of instructions in an old journal written by Rob, a troubled friend from her past.
As Louise reads through Rob's journal and grows closer to the lonely and isolated Adele, she learns more about Adele's complicated marriage and turbulent history filled with trauma and loss.
She also learns about Adele's friendship with Rob, who was once Adele's closest friend during their stay at a psychiatric hospital but is now strangely absent.
Adele had taught him the art of lucid dreaming - the ability to control his dreams.
From there, the love triangle and web of lies unravels, exposing secrets with the help of the supernatural.
Atlanta Justice
Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: True Crime, Docu-Reality
The Atlanta Homicide Unit consistently has one of the highest clearance rates in the USA, but no one solves a murder by themselves - it takes a skilled and devoted team to identify, catch and prosecute killers.
Members of this elite and dedicated team include Detectives Nicole Redlinger and JD Stephens and prosecutors Leif Howard and Tanya Miller.
Atlanta Justice immerses you into the world of these big city detectives and prosecutors as they work to solve some of Atlanta's most baffling crimes.
Detective Nicole Redlinger is one of the most respected and dedicated detectives ever to serve in Atlanta's Homicide Unit.
She works alongside Detective JD Stephens, who knew he was going to spend his life protecting and serving victims of crime.
They are assisted by Leif Howard, one of the most effective prosecutors Fulton County has ever had on its team; and Tanya Miller, a lawyer with investigative skills that rival those of any detective.
In the series premiere, "Ring of Truth": The team works to solve the murder of Bobby Jackson.
A couple walking their dog through an upscale Atlanta suburb stumble upon Jackson's body, fully wrapped in silver tape and dumped in a church playground.
As they dig into Bobby's life, two different women claim that they are his fiancée, and both claim that the other could be responsible for Bobby's death.
Now it is up to Redlinger, Stephens, Howard and Miller to sort out which woman is lying, and which could be Bobby's killer.
Shine Shine
Channel: HONEY (DStv 173)
TX Time: 17h30
Genre: Reality Makeover
We all know at least one person who is not living life to their full potential because of their insecurities or because they put others' needs before their own.
Now is the time to give such people the opportunity to shine.
Shine Shine is a reality series that surprises deserving men and women with a makeover.
Each week, someone is treated to a full, surprise makeover which is then revealed to their loved ones.
We will hear the emotional backstories of each individual as they go through a dramatic transformation with one of their loved ones at their side.
The subject will have no say on how they want to look - they have to put their trust in the show's team of experts.
Bob Hearts Abishola 2
Channel: 1Magic (DStv 103)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Comedy
From Two and a Half Men producer Chuck Lorre, Bob Hearts Abishola is a love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over.
Bob runs his family's successful, highly competitive sock company with his mother, Dottie, his sister, Christine, and his younger brother, Douglas.
When the stress of the job lands him in the hospital, he meets Abishola, his kind, hard-working nurse whom he's immediately drawn to.
Now all Bob needs to do is convince her to give him a chance, which will take some doing since they couldn't be more different.
After coming to America from Nigeria to find a better life for her and her son, Dele, a straight-A student, Abishola lives in a small apartment with her super-protective relatives, Auntie Olu and Uncle Tunde.
Abishola's close friends include fellow nurse Gloria and Kemi.
Undaunted by Abishola's lack of initial interest or the vast differences in their backgrounds, Bob is determined to win her heart, in this comedic examination of immigrant life in America.
In the Season 2 premiere, "On a Dead Guy's Bench": Bob enlists Tunde's help to buy an engagement ring, but his plans to propose to Abishola are upended by her belief that a traditional marriage is more trouble than it's worth.
Castle 3
Channel: e.tv
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Drama, Comedy-Drama, Police Procedural
On the series last season, Castle and Beckett's relationship grew stronger as they dodged bullets, captured killers and solved countless murder cases in their unorthodox partnership.
But by the Season 2 finale, Beckett's new relationship with a Robbery detective had pushed Castle away, forcing them both to confront their feelings.
When Castle left to finish writing his second Nikki Heat novel, "Naked Heat," Beckett had to watch him walk away, unable to express her true feelings and unsure whether he would return to the precinct.
When the new season of Castle begins, Beckett hasn't heard from Castle since he left for the Hamptons months ago to finish writing his second Nikki Heat novel, "Naked Heat".
The most Beckett, Ryan and Esposito have seen of Castle is a bookstore standee of him advertising an upcoming book signing.
So when Beckett and her team burst into a shadowy apartment on the trail of a murderer, the last thing they expect to see is the real-life Castle standing over a dead woman's body holding a gun.
As Castle protests his innocence, Beckett has no choice but to arrest him on suspicion of murder.
TVSA Show Page: Castle 3
FBI: Most Wanted 2
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Police Procedural, Drama
Stars Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) in a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, which relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau's Most Wanted list.
Seasoned agent Jess LaCroix (McMahon) oversees the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that's always out in the field, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice.
Jess LaCroix is an enigmatic agent at the top of his game who is called upon to apprehend the most elusive and dangerous fugitives.
His trusted crew includes Sheryll Barnes, an ex-NYPD detective with a psych degree and first-rate street smarts; analyst Hana Gibson, a master of data-mining and social engineering; communications expert Kenny Crosby, an Army intel vet Jess has taken under his wing; and Jess' brother-in-law, Clinton Skye, a deadly marksman with a law degree.
These elite agents are always at the ready to answer the call, picking up the trail to hunt down and catch the "most wanted".
In the Season 2 premiere, "Rampage": With COVID devastating the country, two gunmen take out their desperation and rage on the elite class they perceive to be oppressing them as the team attempts to track and stop them.
Also, Jess' father (Terry O'Quinn) returns to his son's life and, although he's brought a new girlfriend, he may not be over his old ways.
Yes! Ndio! Beeni!: Kenya
Channel: HONEY (DStv 173)
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Reality
Savvy event planners will help a man pop the question to his girlfriend in the most unforgettable way possible.
A friend of the man is also in on it and offers his assistance to make the surprise a success.
We follow all the highs and lows as the event planners devise a proposal that not only makes a statement but also stays true to the couple's love story.
Will it be a "yes"?