Cabin in the Woods
Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
In horror movies, nothing good ever happens to those in a cabin in the woods.
In this series, true stories of ghastly, sometimes convoluted crimes take place in remote cabins around the country and for good reason: they allow those with evil intentions to carry out the most heinous of acts in peace and quiet away from prying eyes and ears.
Combining hard-hitting investigative elements with spine-tingling thrills and chills, this true-crime-meets-true-horror series features the most terrifying crimes ever committed in isolated and otherwise picturesque cabin dwellings.
In the series premiere, "Desert Manhunt": Three hostages, two shoot-outs and one murder take place in a Bakersfield, California, cabin community.
Benjamin Peter Ashley, an unpredictable and violent outdoorsman, leads investigators down his path of devastation, resulting in an 18-day manhunt.
Blink
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Documentary
When three of their four children are diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare and incurable disease that leads to severe visual impairment, the Pelletier family's world changes forever.
In the face of this life-altering news, Edith Lemay, Sébastien Pelletier and their children set out on a trip around the world to experience all its beauty while they still can.
As they fill their memories with breathtaking destinations and once-in-a-lifetime encounters, the family's love, resilience and unshakeable sense of wonder ensure that their uncertain future does not define their present.
Crime Scene Kitchen 2
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Crime Scene Kitchen is a culinary guessing game in which bakers are tasked with decoding what type of dessert was made, when all that's left are the crumbs, flour trails and a few elusive clues.
They must then recreate the recipe for celebrity judges, chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp, who will determine how closely their sweet treat matches the missing dessert - and how good it tastes.
New this season, the bakers are divided into two groups - self-taught and classically trained - and the rivalries are fierce.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Welcome Self-Taught Bakers": Six self-taught baking teams arrive at the Crime Scene Kitchen to start their hunt for clues, leading them to the mystery dessert.
The teams with the best crime-solving technique advance to the next week, and the duo with the poorest performance of the night heads home.
Nigella's Amsterdam Christmas
Channel: BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Food, Special
Nigella returns for a very special Christmas treat when she travels to Amsterdam to enjoy the festive season in the Venice of the North.
With family ties to Amsterdam that go back generations, Nigella has fond memories of lights reflecting in the canals, the sights of people huddled against the cold drinking Claret Cup, the smells of spice-sweet and fruited breads and the crunch of icing-laced cookies.
Nigella takes you on visits to her favourite places in the Dutch capital city – along with trips to a sweet shop with a liquorice niche, a Dutch cheese shop with a fabulous selection of cheeses, and a chip shop with queues that stretch around the block.
Nigella picks up special ingredients for her festive feasting back home, taking inspiration from both Dutch cuisine and the Indonesian influence on the city.
She makes a sumptuous chicken biryani and traditional Dutch speculaas along with other recipes that will make for a perfect Xmas feast.
And throughout, finding moments of calm and reflection among the lights, rounding up with a happy hubbub to bring the Christmas spirit home.
Celebrity Mystery Box 3
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Food, Advertiser-Funded
Every week, two celebrities are invited to show off their culinary skills by competing against each other to prepare a winning dish.
They have to use ingredients in a mystery box put together and supplied by celebrity chefs Tebogo "Chef Dede" Mmatli and Nti Ramaboa.
The box will contain no more than 10 ingredients, and it is up to the celebrity cook to create a winning dish.
At the beginning of each episode Chef Nti and Chef Dede will curate the box and let viewers in on what they hope the celebrity will make.
The winning celebrity walks away with R10,000 and R5,000 for a charity of their choice.
Aaron Rodgers: Enigma
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Sport, Documentary Series
Follow NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers as he rebounds from an Achilles injury in this sports series chronicling the defining moments of his life and career.
Ice Road Rescue 9
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181)
TX Time: 19h40
Genre: Reality, Docu-Reality
Ice Road Rescue portrays a group of tow truck rescue workers.
When winter hits Norway the transport roads turn into treacherous bobsleigh tracks and every day the rescuers fight to keep this routes open by rescuing heavy trailers stuck in the mountain terrain.
Winter storms, avalanches and lack of daylight through the winter season are just some of the challenges they have to face, working close to the polar circle.
Extreme winter conditions that often make them risk their lives.
This winter, it's game on as the ice road bosses lead their teams into battle, in a business where only the toughest survive.
In the Season 9 premiere, "Wild Ride": A tricky rescue of an excavator forces Thord to find extraordinary solutions, but hes in double trouble when rookie Terje messes up.
Tournament of Champions 5
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 16h05
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Guy Fieri's culinary competition returns for an epic fifth season.
The skills and abilities of 32 of the most talented chefs from the East and West coast, including all four previous champions, will be pushed to the limit in the most difficult sudden-death, bracket-style culinary competition.
The pressure is intense, and emotions are high as the elite chefs do not know who their opponents will be and what challenges the randomizer will dish out, getting progressively harder and harder in each round.
Each battle will feature blind judging by some of the biggest names in the food world as the competitors watch their critiques from backstage.
After eight weeks and 31 grueling head-to-head battles, one talented chef will win it all and be crowned champion, taking home the Tournament of Champions belt and the largest cash prize in the history of the tournament of $150,000.
Simon Majumdar and Justin Warner deliver real-time play-by-play as all the action unfolds in front of a live audience.
Hunter Fieri follows all the action backstage, interviewing the winning chefs for their reactions to the competition.
The biggest food icons blindly judge the dishes and learn who is moving ahead and who is going home, including Donatella Arpaia, Scott Conant, Cat Cora, Rocco DiSpirito, Susan Feniger, Lorena Garcia, Carla Hall, Michael Mina, Eric Ripert, Marcus Samuelsson, Nancy Silverton, Ming Tsai, Michael White, Jonathan Waxman, Geoffrey Zakarian and Andrew Zimmern.
The finale battle will determine who will join the elite group of Tournament of Champions.
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Special
This new special will celebrate the show's 35th anniversary with guest appearances including Derren Brown, Pentatonix and Patti LaBelle.
Derren will hypnotise Homer to try to boost his holiday spirits, but this goes a bit wrong and results in Homer thinking he's a certain "sparkly elf".
Fallen Idols: Nick & Aaron Carter
Channel: TLC Entertainment (DStv 135)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
A four-part docuseries that delves into the lives of Nick and Aaron Carter.
From their outsized fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s to their headline-making struggles in recent years, the docuseries pulls back the curtain on the fraught dynamic of the Carter family and the dark side of such an abrupt rise to fame.
At its core, Fallen Idols explores the accusations of sexual assault against Nick Carter by three women, while also diving into his brother, Aaron Carter's, struggles with mental health and substance abuse - and the rift that occurred after Aaron decided to support his brother's accusers.
In 2017, Nick Carter was accused of sexual assault by singer and actress Melissa Schuman, former member of a popular girl group Dream, while Nick Carter and Backstreet Boys were at the height of their fame.
In the years following Schuman's decision to come forward, additional accusers Ashley Repp and Shay Ruth spoke out with similar accusations.
During this period, Aaron Carter decided to support Nick's accusers, while battling addiction and struggling with his own mental health, stoking a very public feud between the two brothers in the lead up to Aaron's tragic death in 2022.
Fallen Idols: Nick & Aaron Carter delves into the accusations against Nick and how those intertwined with the volatile relationship between the two brothers.
Featuring exclusive interviews with Melissa Schuman, Ashley Repp and Shay Ruth, the series not only offers a deeper understanding around the allegations, but also chronicles the intense backlash Nick's accusers have faced since their decision to speak publicly and the lasting impact that has had on their lives.
The docuseries also features first-hand accounts from a member of the Carter family and close family friends, including Nick's ex-girlfriend Kaya Jones and Aaron's former fiancé Melanie Martin, to offer an intimate perspective on how intense fame and the spotlight caused a rift between two brothers.
Over four parts, Fallen Idols explores the dark side of fame and fraught family dynamics but also the intense challenges faced by accusers who come forward against celebrities and pop culture icons in today's modern world.
Ronny Chieng: Love To Hate It
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Comedy, Special
Ronny Chieng unpacks fertility treatment fiascoes, the dark side of men's self-help and scam-sensitive parents in this witty stand-up special.
Filmed over a five-night sold-out run in Honolulu at the historic Hawai'i Theatre, this extremely personal special unpacks the indignities of the IVF process, the pitfalls of being a man on the Internet, American politics and the place of the older generation in today's world.
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