January 2024 On HGTV And Food Network Across Africa | New Series Alert: Baker's Dozen And Battle Of The Decade | Returning Shows Including Fixer To Fabulous And Unsellable Houses | More

HGTV

Fixer to Fabulous S5

NEW SEASON

Husband-wife team Dave and Jenny Marrs preserve and renovate historic homes in Bentonville, AR. They use their resources to transform houses into masterpieces for buyers that want a slower-paced lifestyle in a small town.

First TX: 25 Jan TX Day: Thursday TX Time: 21:00 Last TX: TBC

No Demo Reno S3

NEW SEASON

Home renovation expert and social media creator Jennifer Todryk combines clever design solutions and cost-saving ideas to create stunning home overhauls for clients in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, all without any major demolition.

First TX: 30 Jan TX Day: Tuesday TX Time: 21:00 Last TX: TBC

Unsellable Houses S4

NEW SEASON

Real estate experts Leslie Davis and Lyndsay Lamb renovate unlovable homes. The sisters make necessary and impactful renovations that convert these unlovable houses into diamonds in the rough.

First TX: 1 Jan TX Day: Monday TX Time: 21:00 Last TX: TBC

Food Network

Baker's Dozen S1

BRAND NEW

Home baker and actress Tamera Mowry-Housley and former White House Executive Pastry Chef Bill Yosses put 13 competitors -- including home bakers, professionals, newcomers and veterans -- through a series of baking challenges. Tamera, Bill and guest judges assess each creation and eliminate the bakers who don't make the cut until there is only one baker left to claim the $5,000 prize and Golden Rolling Pin.

First TX: 5 Jan TX Day: Friday TX Time: 17:00 Last TX: 2 Feb

Battle of The Decades S1

BRAND NEW

Jonathan Bennett welcomes skilled chefs from different generations to a competition that puts their distinct perspectives on food and pop culture in the spotlight! They'll take on classic dishes and viral food trends, but only one chef will win $10,000!

First TX: 29 Jan TX Day: Monday TX Time: 17:00 Last TX: TBC

Zoe Bakes S2

NEW SEASON

Zoë François bakes and cooks her favorite recipes, from easy main dishes to delicious desserts, with a little help from her friends and family.

First TX: 6 Jan TX Day: Saturday & Sunday TX Time: 16:05 Last TX: 21 Jan

Baked In Tradition S1

BRAND NEW

Baker Bryan Ford explores the techniques and traditions behind New York City's best baked goods, and how the city's diverse cultures put their own twists on simple ingredients to bring family and friends together, every time.

First TX: 27 Jan TX Day: Saturday & Sunday TX Time: 16:05 Last TX: 28 Jan

Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines S7

NEW SEASON

On an all-new season, Joanna shares delicious recipes for brisket sliders, Grandma Zimmern's meatloaf, Basque-style cheesecake and more as friends, family and two guest chefs drop by to help her cook.

First TX: 11 Jan TX Day: Thursday TX Time: 17:00 Last TX: 25 Jan

Chopped S56

NEW SEASON

Competitors race to turn mystery ingredients into extraordinary three-course meals. This competition is all about skill, speed and ingenuity -- and only one chef will impress the judges enough to survive the chopping block.

First TX: 17 Jan TX Day: Wednesday TX Time: 17:00 Last TX: TBC

Enjoy Festive Favourite Shows Premieres Across Disney Channels These Holidays Including Brand New Series And Season Premiere In January Across Africa

This holiday season, Disney Channel and Disney Junior promise to deliver a delightful mix of programming for the whole family. Cozy up and experience the magic of the season with beloved classics, new episodes, heartwarming specials, and exciting brand-new shows to warm hearts and spread holiday cheer.

Tune into Disney Channel (DStv Channel 303) and Disney Junior (DStv Channel 309) as the channels bring the joy of the holidays right into your homes. Earlier this month Disney Channel premiered the brand-new, Klik Klub, a series of local shorts. The Klik Klub is a cool after-school club where a group of kids of different ages hang out and invite invitation their favourite influencers and celebrities into their space for a surprise cook-off and interview. You can catch more episodes through December and January every Friday at 16:50.

On Friday, 15 December leap into the adventurous world of Ladybug and Cat Noir in Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir - a special at 17:00. Miraculous holders from another world appear in Paris. They come from a parallel universe where everything is reversed: the holders of the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous’, Shadybug and Claw Noir, are villains, and the holder of the Butterfly Miraculous, Hesperia, is a superhero. Ladybug and Cat Noir will have to help Hesperia face the attacks of her evil doppelgangers and prevent them from taking over Butterfly’s Miraculous. Can our heroes also help Hesperia make Shadybug and Claw Noir better people?

This special will be followed by Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Season 5 episodes on Saturday, 16 December from 09:00 and three Miraculous World Specials - Miraculous New York: United Heroez, Miraculous World Paris: Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir and Miraculous World: Shanghai, The Legend of Ladydragon.

On 22 December, we have a DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movie), Once Upon A Snowman at 17:00 - the previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful, summer-loving snowman who melted hearts in the Academy Award®-winning 2013 Disney animated feature, Frozen. All is revealed in the all-new Walt Disney Animation Studios animated short that follows Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle.

For even more DCOM fun, tune in from Monday to Friday from 18 - 22 December from 11:05. Highlights include back-to-back episodes of all the popular Descendants movies. Descendants is the live-action film based on the lives of the teenage children of iconic Disney Villains. Disney Descendants at 11:05, followed by Descendants 2 at 12:50 and Descendants Wicked World at 14:35.

All day-long on Christmas Eve, 24 December, you can enjoy Christmas-themed episodes of all your favourite Disney series, kicking off with Bizaardvark at 06:00 where Paige and Paige invite some deserving kids to Vuugle to celebrate the Christmas holidays.

Expect all the classics including Phineas and Ferb, K.C Undercover, Hannah Montana Forever (Season 4) and Stuck in the Middle. Highlights include the special in Hannah Montana Forever when Miley is recording her Christmas special with Sheryl Crow.

In the New Year, Disney Channel welcomes a brand-new show Cars on the Road, on 1 January from Monday - Thursday at 16:55 – a series that sees Lightning McQueen and his best friend Mater head east from Radiator Springs on a cross-country road trip to meet up with Mater's sister. And then on Friday, 5 January, there’s Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest at 17:00 – in this series Tiana, Moana, Snow White, Rapunzel and Ariel must work together to save their kingdoms.

January also brings with it new episodes of Raven’s Home – on Monday, 8 January with Booker, Neil and Ivy entering their senior year of high school; Alice starts middle school and Raven has a chance to go global as her fashion career hits high gear.

For the little ones, Disney Junior has the enchanting shorts, Mickey’s Christmas Tales Monday – Friday from 18-24 December at 09:00. This charming series sees Mickey and Friends have lots of Christmas fun and in the first episode they want to stay up past bedtime, so they can be awake to surprise Santa when he comes down the chimney. But will they be able to stay awake?

Also, from 18-22 December you can find Christmas-themed episodes of The Lion Guard, Doc McStuffins, PJ Masks and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. On Wednesday, 20 December there’s Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas at 11:00. After a series of mishaps, Mickey, Minnie and the gang are separated all over the world and must try to get back to Hot Dog Hills by Christmas Eve. A mysterious and jolly stranger shows up to tell them about The Wishing Star, which could be the secret to bringing everybody home in time to celebrate together.

It’s cats versus dogs in January as we kick off the New Year on Disney Junior with back-to-back episodes of Bluey and Super Kitties from 09:00 until 10:30 from Monday – Friday, 1-5 January 2024.

And in keeping with the pup theme, Disney Junior premieres a brand-new series Pupstruction - an imaginative, music-filled animated series that follows the adventures of the Pupstruction team — a doggone hard-working construction crew ranging from some of the brawniest breeds to irresistibly cute and playful puppies. Tune in on Monday, 8 January at 17:30 to catch all the fun.

This holiday season, Disney Channel and Disney Junior invite the whole family to create lasting shared memories with its heartwarming and festive programming. Gather your loved ones, enjoy the laughter, and celebrate the magic of the festive season.

January 2024 On Via | Returning Shows Including Hier Sit Die Manne Season 3 And Skep Nog For A Season 2

Hier sit die manne 

Season 3​

6 January – 30 March 2024​

Saturdays 17:30​

23 minutes x 13 episodes​

Genre: Talk show / Magazine show​

In each episode our host, Frank Rautenbach, will interview a guest who relevant to the market. Additional inserts will focus on popular male interests such as cars, fishing, hunting, investing, travel, and rugby.​

About Frank​: Frank Rautenbach is a South African director, actor, author, and producer who has worked widely in both film and television. He has appeared in a number of popular South African films and TV shows, such as The Bang Bang Club and Faith like Potatoes.​

Skep nog 

Season 2​

10 January – 3 April 2024​

Wednesdays 17:30​

23 minutes x 13 episodes​

Genre: Cooking​

In each episode of this cooking show, a food blogger/editor/writer joins our host in the kitchen. They cook a dish from the food blogger/editor/writer's repertoire and, then, our host must make a dish using the leftover ingredients. Each episode ends with a quick demonstration of how you can use the leftover packaging in an arts-and-crafts project. Hosted by René de Wit.​

About René​: Although she works in the tech sector by day, René de Wit's true love is food. The seven years she spent living in Colorado among Mexican and El Salvadoran communities radically altered her palate and culinary brain and, now back in SA, she wants to share her love of food with everyone she meets. René was discovered by VIA through a talent search. 

Trou, trek of toer: 

Season 2​

10 January – 3 April 2024​

Wednesdays 20:00​

23 minutes x 13 episodes​

Genre: Reality​

Sponsor: Flight centre​

In each episode, a couple must pick between spending their savings on either a magical wedding, a down payment on their dream property or splurge it all on an unforgettable trip. Hosted by real-life couple Bianca le Grange and David Johnson.​

About Bianca​: Bianca le Grange is a singer, actress, presenter and classically trained violist and pianist who has starred in various well-known musical theater productions.​

About David​: An accomplished actor who has shared the big screen with various international stars. Locally David is best known for his role as Dwayne in 7de Laan.

Outopsie 

Season 3​

11 January – 4 April 2024​

Thursdays 20:00​

23 minutes x 13 episodes​

Genre: True crime​

In each episode, the forensic pathologist Hestelle van Staden explores the case where forensic pathology played an important role. Each episode opens with Hestelle taking viewers through the details of the forensic report and – from there – taking us deeper into the case.

Could Paramount Network Be Shutting Down Soon?

As of Jan. 8, 2024, Paramount Global will rebrand the linear Showtime cable network as Paramount+ With Showtime — the same name as the company’s top-tier streaming package. With the name change, the premium cable network will add select Paramount+ original series.

According to Paramount, “The move aligns the brand with the Paramount+ With Showtime plan, a cornerstone integration for the streaming service, making this the first of its kind multiplatform brand that integrates streaming and linear content.” The company introduced Paramount+ With Showtime as the name of its ad-free streaming package this summer and said it would phase out the standalone Showtime streaming app around the end of 2023 and rebrand the cable network.

As part of the rebrand, Showtime subscribers as of Jan. 8 will have access to new Paramount+ original series “Sexy Beast,” the upcoming second season of video game adaptation “Halo” and additional programming from Paramount+, including “Halo” Season 1, Taylor Sheridan’s “Mayor of Kingstown” Seasons 1-2, “Star Trek: Discovery” Seasons 1-4 and “Wolf Pack” Season 1.

Of course something that hasn't been discussed here in general was the future of the current Paramount Network. After replacing Spike, the channel was meant to serve as alternative offering to the Showtime brand with its own range of reality shows, films and dramas.

As of 2022, the channel is basically another TCM and Sundance TV featuring reruns to classic dramas and sitcoms. Similar to Universal Kids, one would say that the channel was struggling to garner traction when it launched as it didn't have much longevity as the studios behind the production of to various content.

With the current Showtime channel set to rebrand to Paramount+ With Showtime it would raise a lot of confusion amongst consumers. Paramount Network would seem more like what Paramount Global is perceiving with Paramount+ With Showtime which isn't the case here.

If one would have to guess what future awaits Paramount Network it would more likely be consolidation or as seen with BET and the rest of Showtime Group - a possible sale. Unlike the latter, Paramount Network has become redundant so they'll likely have to just bundle the channel with the current offering.

January 2024 On TNT Across Africa | New Year, New Movies Stunt | Kicks & Laughs Stunt | TNT Hit: Terminator Genesys | New Series Alert: AEW Collision

New Year, New Movies

Stunt

Experience weekly cinematic thrills on TNT Africa every Saturday night in January for exclusive premieres, including Sin City, Pain & Gain, Crawl, and The Perfect Weapon. It's more than a special; it's a weekly adventure into compelling stories.

Saturday, 6 January

20:00 Sin City (2005)

Saturday, 13 January

20:00 Pain & Gain (2013)

Saturday, 20 January

20:00 Crawl (2019)

Saturday, 27 January

20:00 The Perfect Weapon (1990)

Kicks & Laughs

Stunt

Get ready to ignite your Sundays with an adrenaline-packed kick-back session on TNT! Featuring a trio of channel premieres, including the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the exhilarating Shaolin Soccer. But that's not all – buckle up for a rollercoaster of laughter with timeless classics like The Legend of Drunken Master. Your calendars won't know what hit them!

Sunday, 7 January

18:15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

20:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Sunday, 14 January

18:15 The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)

20:00 Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Sunday, 21 January

18:25 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)

20:00 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Sunday, 28 January

18:30 Surf Ninja (1993) 

20:00 The Tuxedo (2002)

TNT Hit: Terminator Genisys (2015)

In a futuristic battle against AI, a soldier is sent back in time to alter the past. However, a twisted timeline unfolds as he faces unexpected allies and enemies, unraveling a new chapter in the battle for humanity's survival.

Monday, 1 January

20:30 Terminator Genisys (2015)

AEW: NEW Show Expands Wrestling Offer

Gear up for an extended #WrestlingWeekendsonTNT! AEW Rampage and Dynamite are fan favourites, delivering thrilling matches and captivating storylines. Exciting news: AEW Collision, a new show airing Saturdays after Rampage, brings surprises, jaw-dropping moments, and a fresh take on AEW. TNT is the go-to for non stop wrestling fun, ensuring an unforgettable weekend for enthusiasts!

SATURDAYS

10:00 CAT | New Episode: AEW Rampage (Airs 8 days after US)

10:50 CAT | New Episode (Starting 13 Jan): AEW Collision (Airs 1 week after US)

SUNDAYS

10:00 CAT | New Episode: AEW Dynamite (Airs 4 days after US)

QUARTERLY SPECIALS

Dates & Times TBD | Battle of the Belts