April 2024 On Investigation Discovery Across Africa | New Series Alert Including Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV | Returning Shows Including Evil Lives Here And Murder Under The Friday Night Lights | More

Lost Women Of Highway 20

BRAND NEW

*Executive produced & narrated by Octavia Spencer*

When a local journalist uncovers a sealed court document, she discovers a trail of missing and murdered women in the wilderness of Oregon and a killer who used a desolate stretch of highway to hide dark secrets.

First TX: 21 April

TX Day: Sunday

TX Time: 21:00

Last TX: 21 April

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV S1

BRAND NEW

Discover the untold story of the toxic and abusive environment inside '90s kids' TV. Hear harrowing accounts from former child stars and crew who probe the balance of power in the industry and reveal an era that inflicted lasting wounds still felt today.

First TX: 7 April

TX Day: Sunday

TX Time: 21:00

Last TX: 14 April

*2 episodes per TX day*

Evil Lives Here S8B & S9A

NEW SEASONS

People recount their harrowing true stories about living side-by-side with sociopathic friends or family who go on to commit heinous crimes. Many are at first fooled into thinking these sly charmers are good and kind, but signs soon come to light that these loved ones are truly evil at heart.

First TX: 2 April

TX Day: Tuesday

TX Time: 21:00

Last TX: TBC

Murder Under the Friday Night Lights S3

NEW SEASON

Across the country, high school football unites small-town communities. But when a heinous murder shatters that Friday night dream world, the crime ripples beyond those immediately impacted, and the community will never be the same again.

First TX: 8 April

TX Day: Monday

TX Time: 21:00

Last TX: 29 April

Jack and Kelly Osbourne: Night of Terror

BRAND NEW

Jack and Kelly Osbourne board the infamously haunted Queen Mary for a terrifying three-day investigation. The ocean liner has been closed to the public, but it is hardly empty. Aggressive entities are tormenting the staff, and it gets worse by the day.

First TX: 13 April

TX Day: Saturday

TX Time: 21:00

Last TX: 13 April

Jack Osbourne’s Night of Terror

BRAND NEW

Embark on a night of terror unlike any other with paranormal investigator Jack Osbourne as he explores the most spine-chilling destinations across America with his famous family and closest celebrity friends.

First TX: 20 April

TX Day: Saturday

TX Time: 21:00

Last TX: 27 April

Late Night Lockup S1

BRAND NEW

When the sun sets, the strangest suspects pass through police stations, and officers encounter

their weirdest and wildest behavior. Direct access to body cams and CCTV takes viewers along for the ride with police who must deal with insanity after dark.

First TX: 24 April

TX Day: Wednesday

TX Time: 21:00

Last TX: TBC

Michigan Hell House

*New to Channel*

It's the most terrifying story you've never heard: In 1974, the Pomeraning family was tortured by "humanly impossible" poltergeist activity. Using newly uncovered recordings, Steve Shippy and Cindy Kaza try to identify the evil that rocked a small town.

First TX: 27 April

TX Day: Saturday

TX Time: 21:00

Last TX: TBC

April 2024 On Discovery Channel Across Africa | New Series Alert Including Gold Rush: America’s Backyard Gold And Road Rage | Returning Shows Including Street Outlaws | More

Gold Rush: America’s Backyard Gold S1

BRAND NEW

There's an estimated $2 trillion in gold still

waiting to be found, with thousands of miners in pursuit...hoping to strike it rich. But where is all that gold? Dave Turin is using years of experience as a master prospector to traverse rarely-explored gold regions to unlock the potential of hidden family legacies.

First TX: 1 April

TX Day: Monday

TX Time: 20:55

Last TX: 20 May

Road Rage S1

BRAND NEW

A half hour program featuring four or five real-life, caught-on-camera road rage incidents. Each episode features multiple interviews from victims or witnesses from these harrowing events. Powerful narration accompanies edge-of-your-seat music to set a fast-paced tone. Graphics are used to enhance and clarify each segment.

First TX: 2 April

TX Day: Tuesday

TX Time: 20:55 & 21:25

Last TX: 23 April

Kindig Customs S10

NEW SEASON

Dave Kindig, owner and operator of Kindig-It Design, turns out one-of-a-kind vehicles for his demanding (and sometimes famous) clientele. Working on all types and periods of cars, we'll see them rendered, designed, built, and restored from the ground up.

First TX: 19 April

TX Day: Friday

TX Time: 20:55

Last TX: 28 June

Salvage Hunters: The Restorers S6B

NEW SEASON

Skilled craftspeople are bringing Drew Pritchard's antique finds back to life. With demanding customers and high turnover, their hard work turns trash into treasure.

First TX: 6 April

TX Day: Saturday

TX Time: 20:00

Last TX: 18 May

Big Little Brawlers S1

BRAND NEW

This series follows a group of extraordinary athletes in one of the world's most

successful wrestling leagues. Against all odds, they strive to achieve their dreams in the ring and struggle to be the best they can be for their family out of it.

First TX: 6 April

TX Day: Saturday

TX Time: 20:55

Last TX: 11 May

Street Outlaws: Mega Cash Days S2

NEW SEASON

Cash Days gets supersized! Sixty-four of the fastest street racers in the country converge on one road to race off for a giant prize pool.

First TX: 14 April

TX Day: Sunday

TX Time: 20:00

Last TX: 2 June

Beneath The Surface: The Fight For Corals

BRAND NEW

The Coral Reefs of our oceans are the backbone of the planet's entire ecosystem on which humans survive. This film will hero the coral through the lens of the undiscovered reefs of the Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastline and the staggering, unique biodiversity it supports.

First TX: 22 April

TX Day: Monday

TX Time: 17:00

Repeats (subject to change):

27 April at 08:18

28 April at 13:50

Apollo Global Management Offered To Buy Paramount Global Studios For $11 Billion

Recently, we learned that Warner Bros. Discovery and Skydance Media are both in talks to buy a majority control of Paramount. Only last month to find out that Warner Bros. Discovery was no longer interested. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that Appollo Global Management has offered to buy the film and TV studio for $11 billion.

This deal is only for the studios and is very different from other offers to buy or merge with all of Paramount. This includes an offer from Skydance to merge with Paramount.

Talks with Skydance are reportedly in the early phases and could easily fall apart, especially with investment firms now possibly driving up the price of Paramount. No date for an auction has been revealed, but bankers have reportedly started the process of sharing details about Paramount with potential bidders, it is reported that Redstone is looking at selling its share of Paramount at auction to the highest bidder.

Currently, Paramount Global is controlled by media executive Shari Redstone. Redstone also controls National Amusements, which owns 77% of Paramount’s voting shares. Reportedly the Redstone family is also looking to sell their 77% ownership of Paramount.

Any new owner of National Amusements would control Paramount’s cable TV networks, which include Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, and multiple movie theaters.

The news comes as the entertainment industry faces difficult times with cable TV viewership is declining and a majority of streamers struggling to achieve profitability. Paramount’s streaming service, Paramount+, is among the companies fighting to stay afloat.

News Shorts: Moonbug To Create New Animated Series Based On VeeFriends Franchise And America's Backyard Gold Debuts On Discovery Channel In April Alongside New Season Of Hier Sit Die Manne

Moonbug & VaynerWatt to co-create animated series

The companies have struck a strategic partnership deal and will work together to create a 2D-animated series for kids aged 6-11 called VeeFriends, which is based on Vaynerchuk’s existing kids franchise of the same name. It will launch on YouTube in September, with Candle Media-owned Moonbug and VaynerWatt both attached.

The series will be set in the VeeFriends universe, which features a collection of larger-than-life VeeFriends characters such as Gratitude Gorilla, Quick Quail and Clever Crocodile who will compete in the VeeDome, the “ultimate over-the-top challenge arena, to battle out the biggest issues facing tweendom today.” Every character who goes into the VeeDome comes out “a little stronger and a lot more self-aware.”

Dave Turin is coming to Discovery 

Embark on an unprecedented journey with master miner Dave Turin as he unlocks the secrets to $3 trillion worth of undiscovered gold in the brand-new series, America’s Backyard Gold, premiering on Discovery Channel on Monday, 1 April @ 20:55 CAT.

In the midst of recent storms and floods unearthing fresh deposits across the United States, the age-old pursuit of gold hunting has never been more opportune, intensifying the race to strike it rich. Renowned prospector Dave Turin guides viewers from the rugged Dakotas to sun-drenched Georgia plains and majestic Montana peaks to California's sun-kissed shores in a quest for hidden family legacies and life-changing fortunes. In America’s Backyard Gold, modern miners discover the treasure lies not in heavy equipment or costly investments but in knowing where and how to look.

Produced by Raw TV for Discovery Channel, the series captivates with its gripping narrative, stunning landscapes, and the promise of untold riches.

Hier Sit Die Manne returns with a season 4

A male-interest talk show hosted by Frank Rautenbach. In each episode Frank interviews a guest who is relevant to the market. Additional inserts will focus on popular male interests such as cars, fishing, hunting, investing, travel, rugby, and more.

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

The series will air every Saturday at 17:30 from 6 April.

History Brings Out An All-Star Lineup When South African Journalists Mandy Wiener and John Robbie Join The International Star Studded Slate

Seasoned South African journalists Mandy Wiener and John Robbie will host the HISTORY® Channel Africa’s two latest local documentary shows, Great African Crimes and Great African Mysteries S2. They will join several international big names on DStv 186 this year, including Morgan Freeman, Dan Aykroyd, Laurence Fishburne and William Shatner.

The channel’s newest local show, Great African Crimes with Mandy Wiener, will uncover the details behind some of the most riveting crimes from South Africa’s past. This gripping one-off show will unravel three dramatic crimes that left the nation both stunned and captivated. It will form part of the HISTORY Channel Africa’s dedicated ‘Crime Month’ in October.

As a keen viewer of the channel, Wiener says she is incredibly excited about being the host of this new local doccie. She says, “Great African Crimes has all the ingredients of a compelling TV show – really interesting crimes, complex characters, intriguing narratives, the backdrop of the African context. I’m looking forward to telling these stories and working with a great team of producers and creators. I hope to bring my two decades of experience in the news environment, telling crime stories, to this project.”

Great African Mysteries with John Robbie, will be back for its second season in August. The show returns to investigate three of South Africa’s most fascinating and little-known mysteries after a successful first installment last year. Around two billion years ago, an asteroid measuring at least 10 kilometers across crashed into Earth, near the present-day town of Vredefort. In just one of the three stories, Great African Mysteries will investigate how Johannesburg’s gold fields were preserved and protected by this mighty blast.

Robbie, who says people keep asking him for another chapter of Great African Mysteries, is delighted that it is in the making. He explains, “As with the first season this show will educate, thrill and challenge people’s perceptions about aspects of the past in Africa. South Africa, and indeed Africa, have such incredible history and prehistory and so much of it has either been forgotten or not widely taught. I’m hoping that this project with inspire people to look into this with newly opened minds.”

Both Great African Crimes with Mandy Wiener and the second season of Great African Mysteries with John Robbie will be produced by Clive Morris Productions.

In September the channel will once again bring you the poignant short-form series, My History Moments. Notable South Africans will share pivotal moments from their lives that have historical significance and profound personal meaning. Last year global business speaker Vusi Thembekwayo, broadcaster, David O'Sullivan, and singer and songwriter, Yvonne Chaka Chaka were some of those who shared their moving stories.

Among the incredible international talent coming to the HISTORY Channel Africa is Dan Aykroyd. The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd (Fridays at 19h25, starting 22 March) is not only wildly entertaining, but a smart series that digs up the weirdest people, places, objects, and events in human history.

Another new famous face on the HISTORY Channel is Emmy award-winning Christopher Eccleston, who stars in The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston. This gripping new series explores some of the world’s most infamous cases of wrongful convictions.

The returning favourites in the channel’s all-star lineup also includes William Shatner who, in July, will host the latest season of The UnXplained with William Shatner. In September, Laurence Fishburne will unpack the puzzles of the world’s most enigmatic unsolved mysteries in season 5 of History’s Greatest Mysteries with Laurence Fishburne.

Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman executive produces and features in the documentary 761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers, in October. It will tell the true story of the first Black tank unit to serve in combat during WWII and explore in-depth the major battles they faced both overseas while in combat and back home in the United States.

Marketing Manager of the HISTORY Channel Africa, Anita Gardini concludes, “Having some of the biggest names in the business partner with us on our upcoming content demonstrates the growing interest, worldwide, in gripping historical content. From a local perspective, we’re thrilled to be sharing South African stories and to be turning the spotlight onto historical events which are unfamiliar to many. The HISTORY Channel Africa takes seriously our role in documenting and being home to these local stories that matter.”