Outrageous Pumpkins
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
A traditional Halloween pastime is taken to the next level as host Alyson Hannigan welcomes seven expert pumpkin carvers to compete for the title of Outrageous Pumpkins Champion and a sweet $25,000 Halloween treat.
The carvers face off in outrageous challenges that test their creativity and pumpkin prowess as they sculpt gravity-defying scenes that celebrate Halloween and impress judges Terri Hardin and Ray Villafane.
In the series premiere, "7 Deadly Jack-o'-Lanterns": Their first challenge is to master the classic Halloween jack-o'-lantern and feature a dynamic use of light.
In the Quick Carve round, the competitors must depict the struggle between good and evil.
For the Big Carve round, each competitor is given one of the seven deadly sins to inspire their truly horrifying creation.
Elimination is on the line as judges Terri Hardin and Ray Villafane decide which carvers advance in the competition.
The Beatrice Six: Keith Morrison Investigates
Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary
When beloved grandmother Helen Wilson was murdered in Beatrice, Nebraska in 1985, six people were convicted.
However, Joseph White insisted he was innocent and his fight to prove this turned the case and town upside down.
The murder of Helen Wilson rocked Beatrice, Nebraska, but no leads panned out.
Then a farmer began his own investigation, joined the Sheriff's department, and made arrests.
Six people were convicted of the crime and three even confessed. But one of the six, Joseph White, fought for two decades to overturn his conviction.
When DNA evidence from the crime scene was finally tested, and a new investigation into the murder was opened, the results turned the case and the town upside down.
America's Book of Secrets with Lance Reddick 4
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 20h15
Genre: Documentary Series, History
Hosted by Lance Reddick, America's Book of Secrets is a one-hour, non-fiction series that asks the intriguing question: What if there is a book that serves as a repository for America's most closely guarded secrets?
A book that — throughout time — has been carefully passed down from trusted hand to trusted hand?
This program tells the fascinating truths behind some of the most famous and infamous stories in American and world history.
Some stories will delve deep into the past, while others will be ripped right from today's headlines.
America's Book of Secrets goes behind the scenes to reveal never before seen stories, secrets and insights, delving far deeper than any "authorised tour" or "official report".
Exclusive interviews with historians, insiders and experts, along with news clips, original footage and CGI graphics help illustrate the amazing truths behind the many extraordinary stories that lie deep within the pages of America's Book of Secrets.
In the Season 4 premiere, "The Secret Space Programme": On 20 December, 2019, the newest branch of the armed services was established - Space Force.
But nearly two decades earlier, in 2002, a man named Gary McKinnon claimed he had discovered evidence that a secret military space program already existed... after hacking top-secret Pentagon and NASA computers.
Does this suggest that the US has a much greater presence in space than the public is aware?
Could we even have occupied bases on the Moon and Mars?
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Protecting the President": The United States has experienced four presidential assassinations, and two more assassination attempts nearly succeeded.
But how many more occur that never reach the public?
And how far do we go to protect the commander in chief?
America's Got Talent 14
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 16h20
Genre: Reality Competition, Variety
America's Got Talent returns with Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel, joined by new judges Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough alongside new host Terry Crews.
In the season premiere, variety acts of all types and contestants of all ages audition for the chance to win the $1- million prize.
The Golden Buzzer is back giving five lucky acts the chance to go directly to the live shows at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles to compete for America's vote.