DStv invited me to the annual year end party for media and journalists covering television in Johannesburg earlier this month which was (as usual) a very swanky affair with lots of bubbly at a beautiful mansion. DStv gave a little sneak peek to the exclusive viewing ahead in 2010 and now I'm ''dish''-ing.
If you want to see a comprehensive summary I've made of the best new shows on all the DStv channels who has specific programming info available for their channels starting in January 2010, click on READ MORE below.
E! Entertainment (DStv 124) has red carpet coverage of Hollywood's awards season that kicks off in January. E! Entertainment is next to the red carpet at
The 67th Annual Golden Globes Awards (17 January), including a
E! After Party (17 January) and
Fashion Police special (20 January). The channel is also at the
16th Screen Actors Guild Awards (23 January) and the
52nd Grammy Awards (31 January). The 4th season of
Keeping Up with the Kardashians starts on 17 January and the new reality show
Leave it to Lamas premieres on 24 January. Don't miss the season finale of
Girls of the Playboy mansion on 10 January.
15 Remarkable Celebrity Bouncebacks (4 January) looks at the rise after the fall of some stars from a diet and workout perspective.
On
Sony Entertainment Television (DStv 113) the 3rd season of
Billable Hours (3 January) starts as well as the 2nd season of
The Amazing Race Asia (3 January).
Switched Up (16 January) is a new reality show in which two people have to life in each others' personal space and daily routine. The 3rd season of
Law & Order: Criminal Intent starts on 15 January.
On
Zone Reality (DStv 125) the 6th season of the British version of
Who Do You Think You Are? tracing celebs' family trees start on 1 January. New shows
Born Against the Odds (1 January) and the 2nd season of
Crime and Investigation Australia (18 January) looks at births that defied the odds and shocking Australian crimes.
BBC Entertainment (DStv 120) has the new 2nd season of
Torchwood (3 January), the 4th season of
Hell's Kitchen (6 January) with chef Gordon Ramsay and the reality sing-off, sing-along
Last Choir Standing (17 January). The 2nd season of the Britcom
Lead Balloon (7 January), the 7th season of the action drama
Spooks (11 January) and the 8th season of
Waking the Dead (11 January) also starts in 2010. A new Victorian drama is
Lark Rise to Candleford (12 January) centered around the hamlet Lark Rise holding on to old values and Candleford, the burstling new marketplace of the future. You can see Oscar winner
Judi Dench in the dramedy
Cranford starting on 19 January.
On
Vuzu (DStv 123) is the 3rd season of
Greek (1 January), the reality singing show
Redemption Song (4 January) and the 2nd season of the teen drama
The Best Years (4 January). Also starting is the 2nd season of the teem drama,
Secret Life of the American Teenager (5 January).
The Hallmark Channel (DStv 108) has the 3rd season of
Sea Patrol (Mondays to Fridays at 19:10) and the 4th season of
Wild at Heart (Sundays at 20:00).
M-Net Series (DStv 110) has the 7th season of The Apprentice, titled
Celebrity Apprentice (8 January), the reality show
More to Love (8 January), and the drama
Valentine (16 January).
Date my Ex starts on 22 January, there is the 13th season of
ER (21 January), the 4th season of the sitcom
The Office (28 January) and the 2009/2010 season of
Saturday Night Live, or SNL is back from 30 January. The channel shows the 6th season of
Grey's Anatomy (24 January) and the 2nd season of
The Mentalist (24 January).
On
M-Net Action (DStv 106) besides a Chuck Norris movie festival viewers can look forward to, is the drama
Life on Mars (14 January),
Stargate Universe (20 January), the 3rd season of
Medium (19 January) and the 10th and final season of
Stargate SG-1 (26 January). The 2nd season of
Rush starts on 22 January.
BBC Lifestyle (DStv 180) has the 2nd season of
Supersize vs Superskinny (4 January) and
10 Years Younger: The Challenge starts on 5 January. Ty Pennington is back for the 6th season of
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (18 January) and
Coleen's Real World (8 January) follows Coleen McLoughlin, the wife of Man U footie star Wayne Rooney. There is the 4th seasons of
Come Dine with Me (4 January) and
You are what you eat: Gillian moves in (7 January) and the 5th season of
How to look good naked starts on 6 January.
The Home Channel (DStv 182) has a new local reality series,
Love & Mortar with Michelle and Riaan (12 January) and
PowerPlay (13 January) in which South African families try to reduce their energy consumption.
The Style Network (DStv 182) has the new reality show
Dallas Divas & Daughters (4 January), the 10th season of
Whose Wedding is it anyway? (4 January) and while the reality show
Ruby continues on Tuesdays, there is also a special,
Ruby – The First 100 Pounds (9 January). The 2nd season of
Ruby starts on 12 January.
The Discovery Channel (DStv 250) has
Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates (10 January),
Against the elements (28 January),
Factory Made (15 January) and
Might Ships (5 January).
BBC Knowledge (DStv 251) has the 14th season of
Time Team (4 January),
Child of Our Time 2000 (6 January),
Child of Our Time 2001 (20 January),
The World's Worst Disasters (8 January) and
Piers Morgan on. . . (8 January) in which he celebe-doccie travels to VIP hotspots. The channel also has
The Secret Millionare USA (5 January).
The History Channel (DStv 254) has a few new doccies.
Skin Deep (24 January) tells an Apartheid story.
Secret Gold (13 January) looks at the secret origin of everyday gold and
True Horror (20 January) looks at the nature of monster stories.
The Crime & Investigation Network (DStv 255) has the 2nd season of
Nightmare in Suburbia (7 January) and a premiere doccie,
Fritz: Story of a Monster (13 January).
National Geographic Channel (DStv 260) has
Known Universe special doccies on Sundays in January.
Animal Planet (DStv 264) has a new series called
Night (1 January) that looks at nocturnal nature.
Al Jazeera (DStv 406) has several noteworthy documentary programmes in January. Look out for
Under the Ahmedabad Sky (10 January),
Salam Father (17 January),
Herdswoman (3 January) and the provocative
White Nationalism in Obama's America (6 January).
CNN International has
World's Untold Stories: Slave Hunter (12 January) and
Inside the Middle East: Alexandria (6 January).
Nickelodeon (DStv 305) has
Back at the Barnyard (18 January) and a special
iCarly episode on 22 January,
iGo to Japan.
The Disney Channel (DStv 303) has
Princess and the Frog Sneak Peaks weekdays from 4 January at 19:50. There's also 2nd seasons of
Suite Life on Deck (16 January) and
Fairly Odd Parents (16 January). The 3rd season of
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse starts 18 January.
MTV Europe (DStv 321) has the 10th season of
MADE (3 January) and
Scream Queens (6 January) in which 10 actresses competes reality show style to win a role in a cult movie.
