August 2024 On HGTV Across Africa | Channel Premieres Including Makeover By Monday | Returning Shows Including Home Town | More

Backed by the Bros S1

August Premieres

BRAND NEW

Jonathan and Drew Scott, businessmen and real estate moguls, help struggling investors succeed in an unforgiving housing market. They’re risking time and money to help these property investments go the distance. Will their new partners heed their advice?

First TX: 21 August

TX Day: Wednesday

TX Time: 21:00

Last TX: 16 October

House Hunters - All Stars S1

BRAND NEW

House Hunters is getting the star treatment! For the first time ever, the stars of HGTV's biggest shows are getting in on the hunt as they take buyers to tour properties in the towns they know best, offering expert advice to find their new homes.

First TX: 18 August

TX Day: Sunday

TX Time: 21:00

Last TX: 22 September

Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse

BRAND NEW

Chip and Joanna celebrate ten years of Fixer Upper with a brand-new challenge: the overhaul of a severely outdated 1960s lakehouse. Surprising interior design choices and unique outdoor features highlight the property's dramatic cliffside views.

First TX: 30 August

TX Day: Friday

TX Time: 21:00

Last TX: 13 September

Home Town S8A

NEW SEASON

Husband-and-wife team Erin and Ben Napier bring their small Mississippi hometown back to life with modern and affordable updates to its historic homes.

First TX: 6 August

TX Day: Tuesday

TX Time: 22:00

Last TX: 27 August

Happy to be Home S2

NEW SEASON

Designer Gray Benko brings color and happiness to historic homes in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Her whimsical vision is brought to life with the help of artisan Mike Benko and her contractor dad Joe, aka "Grumpy."

First TX: 4 August

TX Day: Sunday

TX Time: 12:15

Last TX: 25 August

Makeover by Monday S1 & S2

BRAND NEW

Expert DIYer Jenni Yolo refreshes a space over the course of a weekend. Learn how she finds solutions for difficult spaces, works through the creative process, and brings the final product to life with a little help from her husband.

First TX: 4 August

TX Day: Sunday

TX Time: 13:55

Last TX: 25 August

Tiny Luxury S3

NEW SEASON

Husband-and-wife team Tyson and Michelle Spiess build portable high-end tiny homes. From start to finish, their team works to create luxurious spaces suited for traveling anywhere.

First TX: 18 August

TX Day: Sunday

TX Time: 22:00

Last TX: 1 September

Maxwell Atoms On When Cartoon Network Originally Died: "We Also Had To Cut Ourselves...Which Is When CN Died"

Cartoon Network is an international children's channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery alongside TNT and Cartoonito. It is home to shows like Adventure Time, Tiny Toons Looniversity, Craig Of The Creek and Dexter's Laboratory.

As some readers know, one of the channel's remaining primetime shows Jellystone will be having a crossover special. Similar to Teen Titans GO! WB100 special, it would feature a variety of animated characters that had already been viewed on Cartoon Network. 

A fan had asked Maxwell Atoms (creator of The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy) if all animated characters would appear on the show and his response was mentioned below in bold:

We put as much as we could. More than a recommended doctor. But we only used shows made at CN Studios (not Teen Titans GO!). I believe Mixels was an acquisition. We also had to cut ourselves around 2008, which is when CN originally died.

Taking to account that shows like Steven Universe, Adventure Time and Chowder were all conceived after that timeline of Cartoon Network. Atoms views on the network had somewhat got a lot of mixed reactions from former and current viewers.

Even after 2008, Cartoon Network continued having a lot of great shows from what we can gather with Atoms views. That timeline coincides with when he and Genndy Tartakovsky had exited the network as there was a lot of corporate changes behind the scenes.

But even then like I said Cartoon Network was still a go to channel for children and animation lovers alike. If we had to guess when Atoms views materialized on the network it was no less than the 2010s era with the latest residing by 2015/6.

At this time, Cartoon Network was building a wall between shows like Ben 10: Omniverse and Steven Universe as these were their more action-ie shows. With the current slate being dominant around comedic styles with Teen Titans GO! and Uncle Grandpa. 

Following the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, Cartoon Network has never recovered from the after effects. At the moment, there's only 4 originals with 1 imported from Europe, 2 produced by Warner Bros. Animation and the last being an actual original.

It is believed that this merger had since scared potential animators from associating themselves with the network as they try to navigate the current landscape. 

Additional Afrikaans Voice Actors For Annekan Die Swa Kry, Doodsondes, Chrysalis, Die Put And Elif

Ayden Cory as Tolga

Pierre Nelson as Ahmet

Amalia Uys as Sevval

Jacques Theron as Burak

Nell Van Der Merwe as Suzan

Wanda Banda as Yasmin

Joce Engelbrecht as Gönül

Marina Botha as Ayla

Tanja Franzsen as Nebahat

Kira Joy Huizies as Layla

Meggan Lee Johnstone as Afra Yildiz

Caleb Felix as Omer

Susanne Beyers as Handan

Hendri Mouton as Sedai

Richard Van Der Westhuizen as Çetin

Juandre Kim Anderson as Kumru Yildirim

Morne Esben as Çağatay

Willie Fritz as Docan

Electra Hartman as Feyza Üstündag

Conradie Van Heerden as Omer

Meggan-Johnston as Canan

Cedwyn Joel as Cavt

Pierre Nelson as Alp

Joce Engelbrecht as Seren

Mario Haupt as Arik

Margo Kotze as Layla

Miche Van Wyk as Burcu

Clarissa Saaiman as Asli

Marunzo Thomas as Mahir

Marissa Claasen as Rana

Margo Kotze as Filiz

Susanne Beyers as Kiymet

This was originally published on Die Afrikaans Voice Actors.Pagie

Muvhango Is Back With A Season 26 This August With Leleti Khumalo Added To The Lineup And New Afrikaans Soap Reportedly In Development By The SABC

After the public broadcaster announced that the Venda soap had been axed earlier in the month. It is now reported that Muvhango will return for a 26th season from August 5th with Leleti Khumalo joining the cast alongside a younger cast, logo and storyline. 

The decision to continue on with Muvhango had to do with viewer's reaction over the sudden cancellation with the ratings to the rebroadcast reaching an all time low. The financially challenged broadcaster low on funds had no choice but to revive it.

Reruns are being scrapped ahead of its conclusion as those who were probably giving in to their democracy story and some who are actually watching it for the first time will be rather confused on why a different season has come on out of the blue.

With the SABC that had this to say in an enquiry:

"We had challenges. But we are here now and we are unveiling a new season," says Lala Tuku, acting group executive of SABC video entertainment, speaking at a hastily arranged media event in Fourways on Thursday night.

"We have no doubt that Muvhango will reach its targets for the slot, wink, wink. We've worked intensely with the team to bring you invigorated stories," she said.

She alluded that financial issues - the SABC is technically insolvent - and ratings - Muvhango has lost millions of viewers over the past decade - are the crux that caused "a tussle" in negotiations around signing Word of Mouth Pictures to bring Muvhango back for another season.

"The reality is that the SABC derives its revenue from advertising. We require audiences to choose to watch our content. The reality is we have brilliant content on our platform and we need our audiences to select it and come in."

New Afrikaans soap in development 

When 7de Laan ended its run on 26 December 2023, the public broadcaster failed to replace the soap on time due to finance constraints. This led to reruns of the sitcom Vetkoekpaleis before most of the Afrikaans offering was redirected to SABC 3.

Word going around is that a new Afrikaans soap is in development for SABC 2 in 7de Laan's former timeslot. With most details still underwraps, this soap would therefore take on Kelders Van Geheime on e.tv and likely end up on a losing battle. 

7de Laan was only able to pull almost half of Annekan Die Swa Kry's viewership. Die Sentrum which served as a companion to 7de Laan pulled much less than 7de Laan and with some already reliant on rival platforms this soap might fail to capture audiences.

Maybe moving it to SABC 3 will do less damage as Afrikaans news has more viewers on the channel than it did with SABC 2. Another being that SABC 3 was being positioned as a rival to KykNET and eExtra so it would make sense allocating it there.

More New Coming To Zee One This August With The Punjabi Series, The Pain Of Loving You

The Pain Of Loving You (Khasma Nu Khani) centers around Deshpreet (Desho), a dedicated and loving wife whose life is upended when she discovers that her husband, Armaan, is having an affair with a woman named Simple. 

This revelation comes as a shock to Desho, who has always believed in the sanctity of marriage and has devoted herself to supporting her husband and family. The betrayal deeply wounds Desho, setting the stage for a series of emotional and dramatic events as she struggles to cope with her new reality.

The show delves into the complexities of marital relationships, the challenges faced by women in patriarchal societies, and the strength it takes to overcome personal and societal obstacles. Desho’s character evolves from a submissive wife to a strong, independent woman who refuses to be defined by her husband’s infidelity.

Based on the Marathi drama series Majhya Navaryachi Bayko, The Pain Of Loving You aired from 13 January 2020 and concluded on 3 June 2022. It starred Harsimran Oberoi as Deshpreet Arora (Desho), Sukhpreet as Simple Sharma and Navdeesh Arora as Armaan Arora.

The Pain Of Loving You airs daily on Zee One from 31 August 2024 replacing A Lot Can Happen Over Coffee. Prior to this, Zee One will debut another TV series Broken Bloodline replacing Every Girl's Dream in August.