House of Gods
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Drama
House of Gods follows a prominent Iraqi-Australian family as they grapple with newfound power and influence.
When progressive Sheikh Mohammad is elected Head Cleric at the mosque in a shock victory, he begins to roll out his vision of a modern Islam.
But as his grand ambitions become a reality, those closest to him begin to question whether he is acting solely for the greater good or if he is intoxicated by power.
A tale of faith, family, secrets and lies, House of Gods explores the great personal cost of ambition.
Doubling Down with the Derricos 5
Channel: TLC Entertainment (DStv 135)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Docu-Reality
Navigating life with 14 kids, including four sets of naturally conceived multiples, is never easy.
Parents Deon and Karen are entering a new and challenging phase of parenthood with their eldest, Darian, prepping for college.
At the same time, the house is teeming with teenage and pre-teen boy energy with 13-year-old Derrick, 12-year-old twins Dallas and Denver, and 10-year-olds Deniko and Dariz.
Quint girls Deonee, Daician and Daiten are also getting older and while they may be 10, they're going on 20.
Six-year-old 'triplins' Diez and Dior are now mischievous first graders, while four-year-old triplets Dawsyn, De'Aren and Dyver have blossomed into an extremely talkative and sassy trio.
The Derricos search for a new house has been a forever process and is putting a strain on Deon and Karen's marriage.
Deon is sitting on a secret that could change everything, and GG faces a big decision regarding her chemotherapy treatments.
When the Derricos take a trip to the mountains, disaster strikes as Karen faces a medical emergency, forcing the Derricos to remember what is most important.
Through it all, The Derricos always face life together, doubling down on all the love and fun it takes to be a unique family.
In the Season 5 premiere, "Stop Me When I'm Lying": Karen hits her breaking point with the cramped family home.
GG wants to pause her chemo treatments despite Deon's protests.
With Karen pushing Darian to apply to NYU and Deon urging her to stay local, Darian is conflicted about what to do.
Futurama 12
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Animation, Comedy
The series follows Philip J. Fry (Billy West), a New York City pizza delivery boy, who accidentally freezes himself in 1999 and gets defrosted in the year 3000.
In this astonishing New New York, he befriends hard-drinking robot Bender (John DiMaggio), and falls in love with cyclops Leela (Katey Sagal).
The trio find work at the Planet Express Delivery Company, founded by Fry's doddering descendant, Professor Hubert Farnsworth.
Together with accountant Hermes Conrad, assistant Amy Wong, and alien lobster Dr. John Zoidberg, they embark on thrilling adventures that take them to every corner of the universe.
The 2023 revival of Futurama returns in 2024 with 10 all-new episodes.
On this orbit around the sun, our occasionally heroic crew embarks on mind-bending adventures involving birthday party games to the death, the secrets of Bender's ancestral robot village, A.I. friends (and enemies), impossibly cute beanbags, and the true five-million-year-old story behind the consciousness-altering substance known as coffee.
And, of course, the next chapter in Fry and Leela's fateful, time-twisted romance.
B’dazzled by Bonang
Channel: S3
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality
A six part TV version of Bonang Matheba's YouTube reality show B’dazzled, first launched on 2011.
The series follows Bonang's career and her life as an entrepreneur, focusing on the the daily trials and tribulations that come with running her businesses, with a dose of dazzle and glamour.
MasterChef 17
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 16h15
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
During lockdown the UK has been trying out new recipes and cooking at home more than ever before.
Out of the thousands who applied, 40 hopeful amateur cooks have made it through to compete over four weeks of heats.
The contestants get their first chance to win an apron by cooking their signature dish – something that tells judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace who they are as a cook and how good they can become.
After tasting all five plates, John and Gregg pick their two favourite dishes, with those two cooks earning a coveted MasterChef apron and a place in the next round.
The remaining three contestants then cook off in a new test – the Favourite Ingredient Challenge.
Gifted with their chosen favourite ingredient, they must create one exceptional dish that showcases it.
The stakes are high as one cook will be sent home, their MasterChef dream over.
One more challenge stands in the way of the four remaining cooks and a quarter-final place.
They must cook two courses that will excite not just John and Gregg, but also last year's MasterChef champion Thomas Frake and 2014 champion Ping Coombes.
In a competition where only the food matters, and with just two quarter-final places up for grabs, these amateurs will need to be good to survive, taking another step towards being crowned MasterChef champion 2021.
The Good Doctor 7
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Drama, Medical Drama
Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore), a surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, continues to use his extraordinary medical gifts at St. Bonaventure Hospital's surgical unit.
Following their long-awaited wedding festivities and his promotion to surgical attending, Shaun and Lea's relationship is immediately put to the test and they must learn to navigate life together as a married couple.
Meanwhile, the team is dealing with changes at the hospital and in their personal lives that will present new emotional and interpersonal challenges for them.
In the Season 7 premiere, "Baby, Baby, Baby": Shaun and Lea adjust to parenthood as they debate the importance of schedule and routine for Steve.
Meanwhile, Shaun takes on his first case back at the hospital with two baby patients in need of the same heart.