May 2026 On History Channel Across Africa | Channel Premiere: Britain's Murder Map | Returning Shows Including The Unbelievable With Dan Aykroyd | More

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THE UNBELIEVABLE WITH DAN AYKROYD S3 

01 May

Fridays 19:25

Starring Dan Aykroyd (Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters), this smart and entertaining series digs up the weirdest people, places, objects, and events in human history. From the strangest places to unusual pastimes, to the wildest weapons and spectacular cons, these are some of history’s most unbelievable stories. Among the tales we explore this season is an island ruled by deadly predators, missiles guided by pigeons, the man who single handedly liberated a town during World War II and an appliance that runs on pup power. Repeat: Monday 11:45

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BRITAIN’S MURDER MAP

05 May

Tuesdays 19:25

Viewers are taken on a chilling journey to real-life locations tied to some of the UK’s most notorious murders. From local pubs and eerie castles to historic hotels and grand stately homes, we visit these haunting sites that still stand today, each with its own dark story. As Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen walk through the real places connected to these crimes, the duo uncovers the grim history behind each location, bringing the past to life and exploring the lingering mysteries of Britain’s most infamous murder cases. Repeat: Wednesday 11:45

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OUTBACK WRECKERS

06 May

Wednesday 19:25

Mike Elliot and his team of scrap metal junkie are the Outback Wreckers. Their mission is to scour the harsh Aussie landscape for wrecked and abandoned cars, in search of valuable parts to be stripped out and sold for export. As Mike always says, ‘one’s man’s scrap is another man’s gold’ and these days that saying is bang on, with business booming! The Outback is littered with dumped and damaged cars and the car wreckers make it their mission to cleanup – in more ways than one! Repeat: Thursday 11:45

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CONTAINER WAR’S S1 & S2

11 May

Weekdays 18:10

Container Wars is an auction show that takes place in a commercial shipping port. The show’s cast compete against each other to buy contents of huge shipping containers that have come from all around the world. They have no idea what’s inside the containers until the doors are opened. They then have only a few minutes to assess what’s visible and decide whether to bid. Tune in for this competitive series, which is triple-billed. Repeat: Next Weekday 09:00

BRITAIN’S MOST HISTORIC TOWNS S3 

11 May

Mondays to Thursdays 21:05

Alice Roberts once again explores key periods in British history through the story of individual towns. In season 3 of Britain’s Most Historic Towns, Professor Alice Roberts explores a new set of British towns but this time looking at towns that have a radical edge. Although kings and queens inevitably play a role, this is essentially the people’s story, as Alice unpicks each era with a focus on riots, disasters, strikes and rebellions that shaped Modern Britain. the expulsion of Lincoln’s Jewish community at the end of the 13th century, to Manchester’s role in shaping Communism, to the way the Restoration helped London let off steam again through bawdy comedy and new sexual freedoms, Alice wants us to think afresh about Britain’s turbulent past. Repeat: Next Day 13:25

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WORLD WAR II WITH TOM HANKS

26 May

Tuesdays 21:05

Over 20 episodes, World War II with Tom Hanks presents a sweeping and defi niti ve retelling of the Second World War, drawing on rarely seen archival material, powerful, evocative storytelling, and insights from leading historians. Spanning the origins of the conflict, its decisive turning points, and the human stories at its heart, the series offers a panoramic and emotionally resonant perspective on the war that reshaped the modern world. Repeat: Wednesday 13:25

Development Alert: The Loud House Will Be Returning To Nicktoons For Viewers Across Africa

During the year, Paramount shuttered it's door for consumers in Africa affecting the distribution of BET and MTV Base. MultiChoice had since then sought out Base Pulse to fill up the gap left by MTV Base while certain BET shows found its way to MTV.

Paramount had also restructured it's feed for Nickelodeon with consumers outside of Africa now able to watch The Loud House. As some viewers can recall, the show was banned in Kenya by 2015/6 even though Nickelodeon offered censorship.

The KFCB was also responsible for the ban of Gravity Falls and Steven Universe but in recent years these shows had resurfaced so it's likely the ban was removed. Of course, these shows continue to be censored for viewers outside of South Africa.

Nicktoons, an animation channel that features shows from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. will also be airing The Loud House. This wouldn't be the first time it appeared on the channel as it aired back in 2021/2 but never got to complete season 1.

We can only assume that Paramount is now making The Loud House available on Nicktoons as a means to align the channel with it's European counterpart.

Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. formed part of these endeavours for sometime which is why their ads remain text less as they're shared across regions. With Nickelodeon operating under two feeds known as Global Unlimited (SA) and Global Limited (ROA).

Nick In Your Language and NickMusic served as the variations from other global feeds for Nicktoons. But with Paramount Africa that shuttered its doors it appears these endeavours had been wind down I mean MTV doesn't air any local programming.

NickMusic had not been seen on the channel it's likely the decision to close MTV's music channels affected the show indirectly. While Nick In Your Language remains on the air there's been zero advertising about it by the company.

The Loud House is eyeing a debut on the channel in June following it's return to Nickelodeon in other parts of Africa earlier in the year.

eToonz And ePlesier Are Believed To Have The Least Amount Of Viewers

eToonz is a South African based children's channel that offers a mixture of animated and live-action shows alongside films. This includes MasterChef Junior, Hank Zipzer, DreamWorks Dragons: Race To The Edge and Angelina Ballerina.

ePlesier serves as a dedicated channel to older shows viewed on e.tv and eExtra's Kuiertyd. These would include Kelders Van Geheime, Annekan Die Swa Kry, Doodsondes and Stiletto Vendetta.

As mentioned, eMedia Investments had published it's ratings cards for all of its 8 channels. It's through this where one can get some pointers on how these channels are performing overall and things aren't looking for eToonz.

It serves as one of the company's longest running channels alongside e.tv, eMovies and eNCA through a separate agreement with MultiChoice. But in terms of investment and marketing the channel is lagging behind its other comrades.

Even ePlesier despite only serving reruns and only packaged on Openview has more viewers than eToonz. You can only conclude this as eMedia Investments charges advertisers more money for ePlesier than they would with eToonz.

This news doesn't come as surprise as Canal+ and Warner Bros. Discovery were in a dispute last year regarding the carriage of their 12 channels including Cartoon Network and Cartoonito.

Warner Bros. Discovery revealed Cartoon Network was responsible for 50% of kids viewing on DStv. This would mean eToonz formed part of the other 50% alongside Disney Channel and Nickelodeon.

eToonz is a channel that is also distributed on DStv so viewers are going to expect that the channel is getting it's money's worth but for ePlesier to rack more dough is kinda depressing.

But from what was understood about Cartoon Network, a percentage of these viewers are adults. You can understand why ePlesier might have gotten the upper hand because kids prefer YouTube and TikTok while a majority on linear TV are adults.

ePlesier likely factored in what led to kill off primetime in the afternoon for daily repeats of Sout Van Die Aarde, Yosef and Bittersoet. Reruns can draw a decent amount of viewers and potential revenue it's like that with e.tv and Mr. Bones. 

eExtra Killing Off Primetime In The Afternoons Explained

eExtra is a South African based entertainment channel that offers telenovelas from Turkey this includes shows like Bittersoet, Sout Van Die Aarde and Soete Wraak. It also offers other shows like Ouma Sarie, Voetspore and Twist Of Fate.

As some viewers recall, eExtra also offered Asian and Bollywood dramas like Naagin, High Society Scandal and Empresses In The Place. Since then, the latter had gradually been phased out or reduced on the channel to just late nights.

Thanks to the rating cards provided by eMedia Sales, viewers get a glimpse into how much the channel charges it's advertisers.

From what is understood here, the timeslots to accumulate the most dough here is the ones where the most viewers reside. eMedia Investments hadn't disclosed how many viewers these shows have but it could be around 100,000+.

These cards also put a damper to shows like India: A Love Story and Naagin as it's clear here that daily repeats of Bloedspoor, Kelders Van Geheime and Yosef dominate the channel's overall viewing.

Despite eMedia Investments already packaging ePlesier for such content on Openview. It's clear that eMedia Investments can re-coperate the costs of ePlesier with just Bloedspoor reruns on eExtra.

We can only assume after eMedia Holdings had acquired the remaining stake in the company. Some restructuring was likely underway for eExtra and this led to reruns (particularly Kuiertyd) taking over afternoons as it made them the most income.

If you combine the potential earnings Naagin's weekday timeslot with that or Sout Van Die Aarde. You can see that eExtra can make almost double of Naagin's earnings with Sout Van Die Aarde.

SuperSport Announced That It Will Broadcast All 104 matches Of The FIFA World Cup 2026

The announcement was made during a sudden mid-game interruption while Kaizer Chiefs was playing Magesi FC, in a short ad starring Idris Elba.

DStv will broadcast the matches live across SuperSport on DStv, DStv Stream, GOtv, and GOtv Stream. Viewers can watch on mobile phones, laptops, and smart TVs.

Coverage will be available in English and Portuguese, as well as local African languages including isiZulu, Sesotho, Kiswahili, and Pidgin.

The tournament kicks off on 11 June 2026 on DStv, with the opening ceremony in Mexico City broadcast live on SuperSport.

The first match will see Bafana Bafana take on Mexico.

Coverage will run from pre-match build-up to the final whistle, bringing Africa together to watch.