Nobody Wants This
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Comedy
A podcaster and a newly single rabbi fall in love, but can their relationship survive their wildly different lives and meddling families?
An agnostic sex podcast host and an unconventional rabbi on the rebound walk into a party.
When they walk out — together — the unlikely pair, Joanne (Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars) and Noah (Adam Brody, Fleishman Is in Trouble), can tell there is something between them.
But also potentially between them, with their differing outlooks on life, all of the modern obstacles to love, and their sometimes well-meaning, sometimes sabotaging families — including her sister Morgan (Justin Lupe, Succession) and his brother Sasha (Timothy Simons, Veep).
Wonders of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain
Channel: BBC Earth (DStv 184)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Nature, Documentary Series
Following the success of Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain, the comedian, author, amateur astronomer and astrophotographer is set to explore space once again, this time focusing on the Moon's fiery cousin, the Sun.
This two-part series will see Dara embark on another journey of discovery, this time exploring our relationship with the Sun.
We first join Dara as he takes in the rarest of solar events – a total solar eclipse – sharing his experience with thousands of others.
From there, Dara meets with solar experts at the forefront of their fields – from medical researchers to astronauts.
He'll be talking to scientists figuring out how to protect the Earth from solar superstorms and engineers actually building a Sun on Earth, in the form of the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor.
The Sun, a 4.5-billion-year-old star really does dominate our lives, because without it, we quite literally wouldn't be here.
The first episode explores our vital relationship with the Sun, from sun-worship and monuments such as Stonehenge, to how the Sun was formed and where its ferocious power comes from.
In the second episode, Dara explores the darker side of the Sun, from the dangers of skin cancer to solar flares and the Bermuda Triangle of Space.
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days 7
Channel: TLC Entertainment (DStv 135)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Reality
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days is back with an all-new slate of couples ready to meet the loves of their life abroad.
The series follows long-distance relationships before the K-1 Visa process begins, chronicling how they found each other, their first in-person meetings in a foreign country, and the countless surprises, drama and culture clashes along the way.
Despite the challenges of interfering families, former flames and shady pasts, these lovestruck hopefuls will travel across the world to meet the person they believe is their soulmate.
This season, the Americans travel to Nigeria, Philippines, Ghana, Poland, Brazil, Jordan, South Africa and Croatia to finally meet their partners face to face.
While overseas, the couples attempt to navigate the cultural and personality differences they inevitably face as they take their relationship to the next level.
Meet this season's couples:
Tigerlily, 41 (Texas) & Adnan, 23 (Jordan)
Tigerlily is a glamorous 41-year-old mother of two with a taste for the finer things in life.
After leaving a controlling 10-year marriage she vowed to never marry again - until she met Adnan, a 22-year-old model from Jordan on social media.
Despite their age gap, their relationship has progressed quickly and after only four months of talking, Tigerlily plans to marry Adnan on the day she arrives in Jordan.
While her friends are telling her to wait and warning her that Adnan's Muslim faith could mean there are huge cultural differences she hasn't considered, Tigerlily is ready to risk it all for love.
Will this finally be the happily ever after she's looking for?
Rayne, 38 (New Mexico) & Chidi, 34 (Nigeria)
Rayne is a chicken farmer from New Mexico.
Having never been lucky in love, she has long craved intimacy and physical affection - and she thinks she may have finally found it with Chidi, a man from Nigeria with whom she has been talking online for the past five years.
Not long after they their relationship started to blossom Rayne sent Chidi sexy selfies and was baffled when he wasn't responding to them... until she found out he was blind.
Rayne loves the fact that Chidi is blind because it eases her insecurities about her looks.
Rayne's family and friends have concerns that she isn't ready for the realities of being with a blind person and that her unconventional beliefs will not mesh with Chidi's Christianity, but Rayne is sure she and Chidi are meant to be together.
After five years, Rayne knows this trip is high stakes for them both and is looking for a sense of commitment from Chidi - and a willingness to move to the US.
Loren, 33 (Nevada) & Faith, 31 (Philippines)
Loren is a jack of all trades eking out a living in Las Vegas.
Along his journey of self-discovery he met Faith, who is transgender from the Philippines, on a dating site and they fell in love.
Unbeknownst to Faith, Loren hopes that his trip to meet her will be a permanent move to the Philippines, where he feels he can be more financially stable.
Loren plans to devote every aspect of his life to make Faith happy and is eager to finally meet her in person, but he has not been completely honest about his financial situation nor his opinion on monogamy.
Faith is excited, but nervous about opening herself up to Loren because she's never had a boyfriend before.
With so much at stake, including a potential move and proposal, this trip has a lot riding on it for the couple.
Niles, 28 (Alabama) & Matilda, 23 (Ghana)
Niles and Matilda met online two years ago.
What started as a pen pal turned into a love affair once Niles realised Matilda had all the amazing qualities he wanted in a partner.
Niles has found some difficulty in romantic relationships in the past.
Certain of his love for Matilda, Niles proposed to Matilda over the phone.
But while Matilda believes they are going to get married on this upcoming first visit and is actively planning the wedding, Niles wants to wait but is afraid to tell Matilda, fearing her reaction.
Joe, 34 (Florida) & Magda, 23 (Poland)
Joe is a charming and hardworking 34-year-old Italian Jersey boy who has fallen for Magda, a 23-year-old volleyball player from Poland.
Magda is the first girl Joey deleted all his dating apps for, and she's all in for him - even recently quitting her job to prepare for her anticipated move to the US.
Magda is ready to start making babies as soon as possible, but as much as he's into her, Joe isn't sure he's ready for a family with a woman he hasn't even met in person yet and is worried this is all moving a little too fast.
Brian, 52 (Illinois) & Ingrid, 33 (Brazil)
Brian is quadriplegic and despite the various challenges of being in a wheelchair, he leads an independent and active lifestyle, and has traveled the world playing and coaching wheelchair rugby.
While in Brazil, he fell in love with the culture and found that Brazilian women were more accepting of his disability.
After several failed relationships, he met Ingrid on a dating site almost two years ago, but they never had the opportunity to meet in person until now.
Brian truly believes that this time is different, and that Ingrid could be the one - but he's nervous - when she learns the truth about his past, will she be able to handle it?
Veah, 27 (Florida) & Sunny, 26 (South Africa)
They've fallen in love and are both anticipating a proposal on this trip, but they have trust issues, and Sunny is especially uncomfortable with Veah's ongoing friendship with her ex.
They hope the fighting will subside when they meet in person but unbeknownst to Sunny, Veah, an anxious traveler has arranged for her ex-boyfriend to accompany her to South Africa to meet Sunny so that she doesn't have to travel alone.
Will this trip seal the deal for their relationship or will her decision to bring her ex-boyfriend ruin everything?
Vanja, 41 (Florida) & Bozo, 38 (Croatia)
Vanja is a vibrant 41-year-old Floridian who's fallen for Bozo - a Croatian basketball player she matched with on dating app while on a solo trip in Europe.
They didn't get to meet up at the time, but they've kept in touch and now Vanja is completely smitten and going to Croatia to meet him in person for the first time.
Vanja is hoping for a ring, but friends and family have their concerns that she and Bozo are not on the same page and that Vanja is heading to Croatia to get her heart broken.
The Trump Show
Channel: S3
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Documentary Series
When Donald Trump became President of the most powerful nation on Earth, he brought a bold new approach, honed from a career as a reality TV star and smart talking businessman.
The results turned the political world upside down.
The first episode gives us a front row seat to the first 18 months, as key players including Steve Bannon, Sean Spicer, Omarosa Manigault and Anthony Scaramucci take us behind the scenes of this extraordinary presidency.
In November 2016, Trump unexpectedly wins the US election. He faces a change of lifestyle as he moves into the White House and finds himself confronted with a whole new set of rules.
Trump sends out Sean Spicer to bat for him over reports of disappointing inauguration attendance figures, in an episode which establishes a fraught new relationship with the press.
From this moment, Trump's relationship with his audience takes centre stage. He downgrades White House briefings, and instead talks directly to the public through Twitter.
His use of emotive, repetitive phrases - from 'fake news' to 'fire and fury' - shows an instinct to connect with the American public in a completely new way.
Factions in the White House compete for Trump's attentions as he finds his feet, with discord between Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus, and Sean Spicer and Anthony Scaramucci played out in public.
Washington life begins to resemble a soap opera, and the cameras are poised to capture it all.
Trump hits the world stage, displaying showmanship and instincts for populist entertainment honed over years in the worlds of business and reality TV.
Facing a broad range of challenges, from violence in Charlottesville to historic encounters with Kim Jong Un, Trump develops the guiding principles of his presidency, proving resistant to all attempts to change or mould his unique character.
Trump's presentational style, his creation of new narratives around the very idea of truth, and his refusal to bend to Washington etiquette is changing the political landscape - perhaps forever.
Hungry For It
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Cookery competition hosted by Stacey Dooley in which 10 aspiring chefs live together in a house while creating dishes to impress industry experts and mentors.
Stacey is joined by two industry mentors and judges: Big Zuu and Kayla Greer.
In the series premiere: The doors to the HFI hub are open!
Ten rookie cooks set off on the ultimate crash course on how to make it in the food business.
Peckham in south east London is home to the Hungry for It hub, and the purpose-built professional kitchens are where the cooks meet for the first time.
In the staff room, Stacey tells them about the grand prize for winning: "The last cook standing will have a trip around the world working in some of the most incredible restaurants."
The cooks then meet their mentors: grime artist and TV cook Big Zuu, who was first discovered on YouTube and is entirely self-taught; and Kayla Greer, a private chef from LA, whose celebrity clients include Drake, P Diddy, Demi Lovato and Justin Bieber.
The mentors set their first challenge called the Level Up, where the cooks have to transform ordinary food into extraordinary dishes.
To celebrate their arrival at the hub, the theme today is party food, and the cooks must each create their own fresh twist on a party food favourite.
The next day, the cooks take on their first Service Challenge – to serve up a menu of burgers to 100 hungry diners.
The cooks who most impressed in the Level Up work in Kayla's upmarket restaurant kitchen, where they are safe from elimination.
The others fight for survival in Big Zuu's pop-up, where they must bang out street food to a larger number of diners.
When service is over, Kayla picks her prizewinner, and Big Zuu chooses the cook who he thinks should go into the Knives Out elimination.
But the pop-up cooks are shocked to discover that they have to vote to determine who takes the other spot.
In the Knives Out challenge, the bottom two cooks must make a stack of light and fluffy matcha pancakes in just 15 minutes, after which for one cook, the contest comes to an end.
S.W.A.T. 6
Channel: Universal TV (DStv 117)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Police Procedural, Drama
Inspired by the television series and the feature film, S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore as a former Marine and locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant, tasked to run a specialised tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles.
Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds and acclimate to his new duties as the legal guardian of a teenager.
Hondo's elite unit includes David "Deacon" Kay, an experienced S.W.A.T. officer and dedicated family man who always puts the team first.
Then there's Christina "Chris" Alonso, a skilled officer and the team's canine trainer; and Dominique Luca, an expert driver who gets them in and out of high risk situations.
Also on the team is Victor Tan, who started in the LAPD Hollywood Division and uses his confidential informants in the community to help the team.
Finally there's Jim Street, the team's cocky newest member who is re-instated to S.W.A.T. after being fired for compromising the unit.
Responsible for the management of all Metro Division S.W.A.T. units is Commander Robert Hicks, a senior LAPD official with the Special Operations Bureau.
Following Captain Jessica Cortez's departure for the FBI, the Mayor assigns Lieutenant Piper Lynch to SWAT as a tactical consultant, where she challenges the team's field strategy, which raises questions about her loyalty.
With Hondo leading the charge, these dedicated men and women bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
In the Season 6 premiere, "Thai Hard": During a trip to Bangkok to train alongside Thailand's premiere S.W.A.T. team, Hondo and his former military buddy stumble upon a wide-ranging heroin operation with ties to Los Angeles and find themselves on the run from a powerful drug kingpin.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Thai Another Day": Hondo, Deacon and Tan team up with Thailand's elite S.W.A.T. team to stop a ruthless drug lord whose heroin operation has far-reaching ties to Los Angeles.
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