BREAKING. SABC2 grabs Eureka; first season set to start on Saturday 16 February at 18:30 for 12 episodes.

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I can spill that SABC2 has snagged the broadcasting rights to the science fiction drama series Eureka,which will start on SABC2 on Saturday 16 February at 18:30 for 12 episodes.

The now-cancelled drama series which DStv viewers might already have seen on actionX (then M-Net Action), then M-Net Series revolves around sheriff Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) who arrives in the town of Eureka filled with scientific geniuses.

The American government has relocated a lot of them to the tiny town where they work on top-secret projects (many of which of course goes awry and lead to some sort of calamity of the week).

Programming note: CNBC Africa adds Eureka! to its line-up looking at inventors in Africa.

CNBC Africa (DStv 410) has added a new show, Eureka!, to its line-up on Tuesdays at 21:00 presented by Jacqui Nel.

Eureka! that will initially run for three months on Tuesday nights will explore the world of African inventors and all the challenges they face, look at young inventors, tell the stories behind various inventions and discuss intellectual property rights and patents.

''We are very excited about this show,'' says Jill de Villiers, CNBC Africa's Features and Weekend editor. ''Eureka! will have a broad-based appeal and will attract viewers from among those who are inventors themselves and need to know the ins and outs of intellectual property rights, to those who are simply interested in the great ideas and inventions of their fellow Africans.''