Eating Ourselves to Death
Channel: CBS Reality (DStv 132)
TX Time: 07h05
Genre: Documentary, Food
With obesity killing more and more people in the UK, three Brits who are life-threateningly overweight are followed with a look into the problems they face because of it, and what they are trying to do about it.
The obesity epidemic is becoming a crisis.
It currently kills more people than road traffic accidents, terrorist attacks and Alzheimer's disease combined.
And for Darren who is super morbidly obese his weight is now a matter of life and death.
His fast food lifestyle has led to serious heart complications and the problem is, surgeons fear his huge weight will mean he won't survive surgery.
We follow Darren on his journey to lose weight as the clock is ticking.
Mum of two Alice, now tipping the scales at 35 stone (over 220kg), is worried that she may not live to see her children grow up.
But unable to change her ways, will an ultimatum from husband Mark give her the jolt she needs to turn her life around?
In Falkirk, Alex's love life has been destroyed by his food addiction.
Now a virtual recluse, he needs a cocktail of drugs every day just to keep himself alive.
Ex-boyfriend Ben is worried that Alex is eating himself to death - can he step in in time to break his downward spiral?
Die Kontrak 2
Channel: e.tv
TX Time: 18h30
Genre: Reality Competition, Music
The second season of Die Kontrak, the singing competition that kicked off the careers of Demi Lee Moore, Ivan Roux and Wilha Carstens four years ago, is back.
Having aired in VIA in 2018, the second season will be broadcast on eExtra this year, with repeats on e.tv starting today.
The record contract worth R1-million from Coleske Artists is once again up for grabs.
This year's mentors are Karlien van Jaarsveld, Tarryn Lamb, Refentse and Monique Steyn.
They will help search for the Afrikaans music industry's next big star.
Jo Black, Corlea Botha and Barry Pretorius will act as experts.