Ezomshado
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Reality
Uthando Nes'thembu stars Busisiwe 'MaCele' Mseleku and Thobile 'MaKhumalo' Mseleku host this intervention show aimed at giving marriages a fighting chance.
As coveted as the wedding ring might be for many couples (and singles), marriage isn't an easy journey.
As the stars of Uthando Nes'thembu (and Real Housewives of Durban), MaCele and Thobile have been navigating a polygamous marriage for several years.
This made them an obvious choice for a show which stages interventions for married or engaged couples facing challenges on what is an important journey in their lives.
The mission is to help build successful and intimate relationships, one couple at a time.
The show discusses topics on all matters of the heart with the Mseleku wives.
But it isn't just be he-said, she-said: where needed, other sources share insight into a couple's situation, before the relevant experts weigh in with guidance meant to empower partners and strengthen their relationships.
Meghan Markle: Escaping the Crown
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 21h40
Genre: Documentary
When Meghan Markle married Prince Harry she seemed to have it all.
But less than two years after her fairytale wedding, she walked away. How did it come to this?
Institutionalized racism and suffocating rules drove the UK's first black princess to flee the crown, according to claims in this documentary that confronts the Palace's toxic culture and British attitudes towards race.
The hour-long special takes a deep dive into the rapid rise and unraveling of the Duchess of Sussex, investigating the role that the monarchy and British tabloid media have played in vilifying Britain's first black princess.
As the saga continues with Harry and Meghan's loss of royal branding, the documentary confronts issues of race, prejudice, and obsession in a story that now threatens to upend one of the longest-running institutions in the world.
It features exclusive interviews with palace insiders and experts including William and Harry's former butler, the American wives of the British aristocracy, and royal correspondents.
Net Mens
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Afrikaans
Who is the person behind the big name?
This is the central question posed by this documentary series, which illuminates the life stories of eight local celebrities.
Net Mens (Only Human) offers insight into the private lives of eight South African artists – from their growing up to the peak of their careers; the hard times, the good times, successes as well as the controversial moments that made headlines.
These artists (singers, actors, presenters and famous personalities) open up and talk frankly about the complex challenges of a life in the public eye.
The idea for the series originated in the mind of Binnelanders actor Reynardt Hugo, the producer and director.
The eight artists who bare all are Kurt Darren, Kim Cloete, Dirk van der Westhuizen, Elandré, Cindy Swanepoel, Refentse, Hykie Berg and Early B.
Kurt Darren shows a side of his life he has never shared before – from family man to one of South Africa's biggest pop stars with a career that has kept him in the limelight for more than two decades.
Kim Cloete talks in depth about the fateful event that irrevocably changed her life and about how she found her way back with the help of her micro-kitchen initiative and the loved ones around her.
Behind the oiled muscles of Dirk van der Westhuizen is an ambitious young artist who deals with all the rumours and gossip about his talent, body and love life as best he can.
In his episode, he makes no secret of how he really feels about the precious people in his life.
The very private Elandré talks openly for the first time about how he grew up, setbacks and what it took to achieve success – from the smalltown dreamer who recorded the Kleindorp-dromer album to sold-out shows and everything in between.
As Annelize Roux in the kykNET soap Binnelanders, she's a regular guest in living rooms across the country, but there is so much more to Cindy Swanepoel who certainly calls a spade a spade in her episode.
His voice has touched fans all over South Africa, but in Net Mens, Refentse talks candidly about his battle to make it as a black man in the Afrikaans music industry.
Hykie Berg shares his biggest trials and tribulations – from the discomfort he felt in his own skin to his struggles with mental health and drugs.
Early B ends the series with a look into the life of a rapper and the adventure of growing up in Gqeberha to become a crossover star who shifts cultural boundaries with his lyrics.
Gold, Lies & Videotape
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Documentary Series
One family has been fighting for over 70 years to recover what they say is rightfully theirs - a $28-billion treasure buried deep inside a mountain in the New Mexico desert.
Some believe the US government stole the 16,000 gold bars and priceless artifacts, while skeptics claim it never existed.
Now, for the first time ever, the family and its supporters reveal exclusive evidence to prove their case and crack open the mystery of America's greatest treasure story.
The truth of Victorio Peak has never been told... until now.
In 1937, Doc and Babe Noss stumbled upon thousands of gold bars, jewelry and coins hidden in a cavern within the walls of Victorio Peak in New Mexico.
While attempting to excavate the treasure, an unfortunate accident sealed the only entrance to the cavern, leading to a series of calamities and ultimately, murder.
Before it could be reopened, the government annexed the land for White Sands Missile Range, forcing the family to relocate from the Peak.
Questions surrounding Victorio Peak have haunted the Noss family ever since.
Today, Doc and Babe's grandson, Terry Delonas shoulders the weight of his family's incredible discovery of a potential fortune sealed underground.
Immediately after the family's relocation from Victorio Peak, reports began to surface of others, including rogue government agents, pilfering the Peak and taking the gold bars, leading to lawsuits, illegitimate claimants, and clues pointing all the way to the White House.
Driven to find the treasure that many believe is still there, Terry has been a thorn in the US government's side for the last 50 years, unrelenting in his pursuit for answers and access to the mountain.
Alongside Terry has been filmmaker Alex Alonso, documenting every minute of the quest - from the hallowed halls of the US Capitol to caverns deep inside the mountain.
Together, they have amassed an extensive trove of footage, photographs, and documents dating all the way back to the 1930s.
Featuring first-person and present-day interviews paired with never-before-seen archival footage, including images of the treasure, the series unpacks the events from Doc and Babe Noss' discovery in 1937 to Terry mounting a massive expedition in the 1990s, while revealing eyewitness accounts, murder, an alleged government cover-up, a connection to the Watergate hearings, multiple US presidents, and much more.
With billions in gold still at stake, the true story of Victorio Peak is finally being told.
America's Got Talent 16
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Variety
With the show open to acts of all ages, America's Got Talent continues to celebrate the variety format like no other show on television.
Year after year, America's Got Talent features an impressive array of singers, dancers, comedians, contortionists, impressionists, magicians, ventriloquists and hopeful stars, all vying to win America's hearts and a $1-million prize.
Judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara are all returning for Season 16 and Terry Crews will return as the show's host.
In the season premiere, a variety of acts and contestants of all ages audition for the chance to win the $1-million prize.
The Golden Buzzer is back, allowing select lucky acts the chance to go directly to the live shows to compete for America's vote.