Love is Love
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Dating Game Show, Reality
Love Is Love follows love-seekers searching for the perfect match.
Each of the participants have a lot to offer and invited other interested singles from around the country to enter and join them in their quest for love.
With the help of their best friend, each participant picked their stand-out entries from the list of general public who entered to be a part of this process.
They will go on group dates with their chosen participants, where two will be selected to go on a more personal one-on-one date.
Eventually, the participant will pick the candidate they want to get to know better during the episode's big finale.
The series will give participants their time to shine, show off their personality and go on a series of exciting dates and the opportunity to find love.
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Roekelose Dade
Channel: e.tv
TX Time: 17h30
Genre: Telenovela, Afrikaans
Kerim and Hülya want to fulfill their own dreams in life.
They have to wrestle between family traditions and their own ambitions.
Problems and hidden pasts arise when they are forced to enter into an arranged marriage set by their parents.
In the series premiere: Preparations are under way to get Kerim and Melek married as promised, but Hulya has other intentions.
What plans does she have to foil this union?
The original Turkish title of the show is Hayat Sarkisi, also known in English as Life Song.
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The Flipping El Moussas
Channel: HGTV (DStv 177)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Reality Makeover, Home Improvement, Reality
Newlyweds and real estate power couple Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae El Moussa have faced a myriad of exciting life-changing events, including a new working relationship and a baby on the way.
This follow-doc series has the whole family getting in on the action.
This is a front-row seat as the family navigates ultrasound appointments, family time and high-end flips throughout the 10-episode run.
In the series, Heather Rae is introduced to Tarek's flipping business, a very different world from the luxe real-estate market she knows so well.
But she helps him make strategic choices with her deep knowledge of luxury real estate to attract upscale buyers.
Tarek will keep everything on budget and on schedule by following his "four Fs of flipping" - find it, fund it, fix it and flip it - to make each flip a success.
With a plethora of new adventures awaiting them, the season will be a nonstop whirlwind of flipping challenges and family celebrations.
In the series premiere, "Our First Flip": This episode features a massive project in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles.
The jaw-dropping view is a selling point, but the charm ends there.
To be profitable, the flip requires a change up of the floor plan and added chic finishes that will deliver top-dollar sales.
In the midst of juggling contractor appointments and site visits, Tarek and Heather Rae will need to fit in a very important ultrasound appointment to check on their baby's progress.
NCIS: Los Angeles 11
Channel: Universal TV (DStv 117)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Police Procedural, Drama
Set in the high stakes world of the Office of Special Projects, this division of NCIS is charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals that pose a threat to America's security.
By assuming false identities and utilizing the most advanced technology, this team of highly trained agents goes deep undercover, putting their lives on the line in the field to bring down their targets.
In the Season 11 premiere, "Let Fate Decide": Callen and Sam work with Navy Capt. Harmon Rabb, Jr. (David James Elliott)
to apprehend spies aboard the USS Allegiance.
Also, Hetty partners with Marine Lt. Col. Sarah "Mac" Mackenzie to neutralise a missile attack in the Middle East, and Kensi and Deeks are trapped in a mobile CIA unit in Iraq while under attack by ISIS.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Decoy": Faced with multiple cases worldwide, the NCIS team splits up, with Callen and Sam working with Mossad Agent Eliana Sapir in Tel Aviv, and Kensi partnering with DOJ Agent Lance Hamilton in Los Angeles.
TVSA Show Page: NCIS: Los Angeles 11
XO, Kitty
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Comedy-Drama
A new love story unfolds when teen matchmaker Kitty reunites with her long-distance boyfriend at the same boarding school attended by her late mother.
Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love.
But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she'll soon realise that relationships are a lot more complicated when it's your own heart on the line.
To All the Boys scene-stealer Anna Cathcart stars in this Korea-set spinoff.
Girl Meets Farm 12
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 19h55
Genre: Food
Cookbook author and food blogger Molly Yeh makes delicious dishes inspired by her Jewish and Chinese heritage in her farmhouse kitchen in the Midwest of America.
In this culinary series she aims to bring some fresh and tasty multicultural cuisines to an area unfamiliar with them.
Whether it's a unique take on brunch that combines shakshuka with feta, brussel sprouts and bacon hash, or Chinese-inspired scallion pancakes with maple carrot slaw, Molly is sure to have a new, tasty dish that will give fresh ideas to cooks everywhere.
In the Season 12 premiere, "Molly's Favorite Brunch": Molly is hosting a brunch extravaganza on the farm with all her Middle Eastern-inspired favourites.
It's a meal full of flavour, colour and texture as Molly makes falafel waffles with creamy lemon yogurt slaw, a scallion-marinated labneh balls board and chocolate rose buns for dessert.
She finishes things off with a sweet and bubbly treat of peachy basil marzipan soda.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "One Great Date Night": There is one small section of time between harvest and planting when Nick is available for date night, and tonight's the night.
Molly packs a picnic dinner complete with meat-stuffed pitas with yogurt tahini sauce, couscous salad with pistachios and dates and cold curried cauliflower.
Then, they'll enjoy the best view in town as they snack on fizzy rock potato chips.
Home for Summer
Channel: eExtra (Openview 105 / StarSat 489 / DStv 195)
TX Time: 16h45
Genre: Telenovela
You can't hate your own family no matter how badly you want to hate them.
This drama is a joyful and heartwarming story about family.
Geum Hui is the eldest daughter of Jaeguk and Yeongsim.
She is a reliable daughter who has helped out her working mother in the kitchen since she was in elementary school.
She is an iron hand in a velvet glove, and she carries out her decisions boldly once she makes them.
An example of this is her marriage. Thirteen years ago, her then-boyfriend Junho was on the verge of quitting medical school when his father suffered a brain hemorrhage and there was no one to take care of him.
She married Junho and cared for his father while Junho focused on his studies to become a plastic surgeon.
Five years ago, her father-in-law passed away, the couple tried hard to have a child, but nothing worked out.
After failing artificial insemination and IVF treatment six times, she makes another bold decision to adopt a child.
Battle Through the Heavens
Channel: eExtra (Openview 105 / StarSat 489 / DStv 195)
TX Time: 17h30
Genre: Telenovela
Can a young man find his mother's killer and return peace to the martial arts world?
Xiao Yan is a helpless nine-year-old when his mother is killed by evil enemies.
Despite his best efforts, Xiao Yan's martial arts abilities are not developing as his family had hoped.
But all that changes when he accidentally summons the Medicine Lord, Yao Chen, with his mother's ring when he is 15.
With the help of Yao Chen, Xiao Yan becomes a great martial artist who is intent on bringing his mother's killer to justice.
With the loyal Xiao Xun'er by his side, can Xiao Yan defeat the evil forces and restore peace to the land?
2 Families and a Wedding Dress
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Reality, Fashion
Thembisa Mdoda hosts this reality show which takes two families and the bride on a journey to select one of the most beautiful and lavish wedding gowns imaginable.
Both sides of the brides' families - immediate and soon to be in-laws - have the last word on the brides' final look for their big day, as they try to agree on the ultimate wedding dress.
Ultimately 13 brides win a wedding dress to the value of R30,000 each.
Murder Nation 2
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 22h30
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
An investigative docuseries that puts a spotlight on deadly crimes that are unique to particular locales in the United States.
Each season of Murder Nation focuses on the crimes that are distinct to one US region, whether it is bodies that turn up in swamps in the Bayou, killers stalking the sandy beaches of the Jersey Shore, victims lusting for fame in the Hollywood Hills, or screams lost in the cold Alaskan tundra.
The series illuminates what connects these crimes to their environments and what makes them so uniquely American.
Season 2 focuses on startling homicides in the seaside towns of New Jersey.
Amid the beauty and wonderland of the New Jersey coastline, dark currents sometimes seep through.
Murder Nation: Jersey Gore exposes four shocking deadly crimes that took place in this scenic paradise for residents and vacationers.
Love You to Pieces
When a Jersey retiree leaves his wife for a young waitress in Florida, their beach community rallies behind her.
But when his family and friends don't hear from him, an investigation into his disappearance reveals startling secrets and something starts to smell fishy in the seaside town of May's landing.
Sins at the Synagogue
When a beloved rabbi's wife turns up dead in one of New Jersey's most idyllic and desirable suburbs, the community is sent into a tailspin.
After months of fruitless investigation, police begin to discover that one of Cherry Hill's most powerful couples might not have been as perfect as they seemed.
Seashore Psychopath
When a promising teenager goes missing under mysterious circumstances, her tight-knit Jersey Shore town rallies to find answers.
After months of heartbreaking dead ends, a shocking video reveals a story that no one saw coming.
Gambling with Death
After a night of glitz and gambling in Atlantic City, a prominent New Jersey couple is attacked on their way home.
But what looks like a run of the mill carjacking gone wrong, turns out to be a multipronged conspiracy exposing that suburbia's perfect couple might have been anything but.
The Pioneer Woman 33
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Food, Reality
Cooking for cowboys and hungry kids is not a job for the faint-hearted - but sassy former city girl, Ree Drummond, makes it easy with her delicious home-made recipes.
She serves up her own unique brand of home cooking on her cattle ranch, whilst also offering a glimpse into country life, Oklahoma style.
From throw-together suppers to elegant celebrations, Ree has it covered with practical recipes that friends and family will love.
Every meal is an occasion for Ree, and everyone is invited to sample the delights on her menu; whether it's a healthy selection of canapes for a girls' night or hearty food for the local cowboys, she specialises in low effort cuisine that anyone can make.
With her delicious dishes, Ree makes sure that no-one ever goes hungry on the prairie.
In the Season 33 premiere, "Brunch Buffet": Ree shares delicious ideas for a perfect brunch buffet.
She packs breakfast enchiladas with chorizo and scrambled eggs, drizzles crispy potato halves in cilantro garlic sauce, makes an over-the-top mash-up with her cinnamon crumb bagels and preps a mimosa bar to put some fizz into morning get togethers.
It's a fun, simple line up for a very special spread.