Close as cousins on DStv Family this September

With DStv Family this September you are, as always, family. In other words, you get all the good gossip in reality show Coming Out Season 2. You also get to play that “why aren’t you married yet?” game with the aunties in VIA’s (DStv Channel 147) cheekily named competition series Houvrou Of Trouvrou, and you’ll get to see what happens when you get a celebrity wet in Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge Season 1.

Aside from this, you have the pure fun of great DStv Family storytelling in the brand-new final season of Better Call Saul, which has its South African premiere on Me (DStv Channel 115) this month. You get fun detective capers in Private Eyes Season 5, and a whole new twisted twin telenovela with Head Over Heels Season 1.

PS: because you get to see so much more on DStv with Family, check out our other monthly highlights packages for news about September’s hit series like Hidden Passion Season 1, The Incredible Dr. Pol Season 11, Dr. Pimple Popper Season 4 and 7 Little Johnstons Season 8.

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Better Call Saul Season 6

The final season does not disappoint as it brings the story flowing back into the Breaking Bad timeline. Be prepared to say goodbye to some fan favourite characters in the first half of the season, which focuses the story away from criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, aka Jimmy, aka humble Cinnabon worker Gene Takavic, only to slowly spiral tighter and together around him on track to a finale that avoids any easy way out, while showing the sure destruction of Jimmy and Kim’s relationship. There are so many brilliant parallels between the season premiere and the finale that it’ll be worth watching twice.

Watch Better Call Saul Season 6 from Monday, 5 September at 22:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)

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Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge Season 1

Survivalist Bear Grylls takes some celebrity guests under his wing and teaches them essential survival skills. But teacher, will this all be on the test? Yes, yes it will. Those guests – Natalie Portman, Simu Liu, Ashton Kutcher, Florence Pugh, Anthony Anderson and Rob Riggle – will have to prove that they remember what Bear taught them out in the field, which includes everywhere, from the Canadian Rockies, to the volcanic rainforests of Costa Rica, in high-stress situations. And Bear has some wicked challenges up his sleeve.

Watch Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge Season 1 from Wednesday, 28 September at 21:00 on National Geographic (DStv Channel 181)

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Coming Out Season 2

Aaron Moloisi is determined to help stitch back together families who’ve become divided over a member’s LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex or Asexual) identify. “What warms my heart is the love and acceptance of the parents and guardians of the LGBTQI+ community. Society is pleasantly surprising in their need to learn, and being accepting of the LGBTQI+ community,” says Aaron. But he warns viewers that while he is hoping for the best, the path getting there might be a bit rocky.

Watch Coming Out Season 2 from Saturday, 17 September at 21:30 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)

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Head Over Heels Season 1

We love nothing more than a love triangle between a beautiful young woman and twin brothers, one good, the other wicked, but with a twinkle in his eye. The bad twin’s major sin always seems to be that he makes his nice brother look boring! Sweet, innocent Natalia (Livia Brito) falls in love at first sight with handsome Diego (Juan Diego Covarrubias). But Diego’s twin Rodrigo (Juan Diego Covarrubias) takes one look at Miss Natalia and realises that there are no limits to what he’d do to take her for himself… including taking over Diego’s identity. This drama is not afraid to have a little laughter along the way.

Watch Head Over Heels Season 1 from Monday, 19 September at 18:10 on tlnovelas (DStv Channel 133)

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Private Eyes Season 5

Comedy-drama detective series inspired by the novel of the same name by G.B. Joyce. Hockey pro turned PI Matt Shade (Jason Priestly) becomes the unexpectedly perfect partner to PI Agency owner Angie Everett (Cindy Sampson). The season starts with Angie moving in with Shade while she recovers from last season’s gunshot wound. We get to find out what they were like growing up during a high school reunion episode, and a murder at a mystery writers’ convention has everyone playing detective.

Watch Private Eyes Season 5 from Friday, 9 September at 20:00 on Universal TV (DStv Channel 117)

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Houvrou Of Trouvrou Season 1

Eight South African women compete to prove that they’re wife (and not mistress or Houvrou) material through a series of challenges presented by series host Christi Panagio. Their efforts will be scored by the panel of picky, outspoken judges – SA’s etiquette queen Emsie Schoeman, personal trainer and fitness model (and Hoor My, Sien My, Soen My contestant) Bauke Hanekom, and radio presenter Sherlin Barends – who represent the voices of the Afrikaans-speaking public. Every week a challenge winner will be able to block one of the judges’ votes, so some strategy will be at play, too.

Watch Houvrou Of Trouvrou Season 1 from Wednesday, 28 September at 20:00 on VIA (DStv Channel 147)

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Also on Family this September

• America: Facts Vs Fiction Season 3 & 4 from Tuesday, 20 September at 16:00 on Discovery Family (DStv Channel 136)
• Razor Customs Season 2 from Saturday, 3 September at 20:00 on Ignition (DStv Channel 189)
• FBI Season 4 from Monday, 5 September at 20:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)
• The Bold Type Season 5 from Monday, 5 September at 21:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)
• FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 from Tuesday, 6 September at 20:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)
• FBI: International Season 1 from Wednesday, 7 September at 20:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)
• Long Slow Exhale Season 1 from Thursday, 8 September at 21:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)
• Station 19 Season 5 from Friday, 9 September at 20:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)
• The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Season 11 from Friday, 23 September at 21:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)
• Britain's Got Talent Season 15 from Saturday, 24 September at 18:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)
• Family Or Fiancé Season 3 from Saturday, 3 September at 18:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)
• The Bachelorette Season 18 from Sunday, 25 September at 18:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)
• Ufelani Season 18 from Thursday, 1 September at 22:00 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Phuma Moya Omubi Season 1 from Friday, 2 September at 21:30 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Mamazala Season 13 from Saturday, 3 September at 19:30 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• X-Repo Season 4 from Sunday, 4 September at 19:00 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Aubrey Tau Success Stories Season 3 from Sunday, 11 September at 17:30 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Lenyalo Lethata Season 3 from Sunday, 11 September at 20:00 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Umakhelwane Season 2 from Sunday, 11 September at 20:30 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Bheka Sik'bambile Season 3 from Saturday, 17 September at 20:30 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Zodwa Wabantu Uncensored Season 3 from Saturday, 17 September at 21:00 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Narco Wars: Chasing The Dragon Season 3 from Thursday, 8 September at 21:00 on National Geographic (DStv Channel 181)
• Alaska The Next Generation Season 2 from Monday, 26 September at 19:00 on National Geographic (DStv Channel 181)
• Last Of The Giants on Monday, 26 September at 20:00 on National Geographic (DStv Channel 181)
• S.W.A.T Season 2 from Thursday, 1 September at 20:00 on Universal TV (DStv Channel 117)
• Privaatspeuders Season 1 from Thursday, 1 September at 20:00 on VIA (DStv Channel 147)
• Agter Tralies Season 4 from Thursday, 1 September at 20:30 on VIA (DStv Channel 147)
• Kies Die Lewe Season 1 from Monday, 5 September at 18:30 on VIA (DStv Channel 147)
• Musiekpaniek Season 8 from Friday, 30 September at 20:00 on VIA (DStv Channel 147)

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September sizzlers on DStv Premium, Compact Plus and Compact

Premium

• Attenborough's Global Adventure Season 1 from Sunday, 11 September at 16:30 on BBC Earth (DStv Channel 184)
• Naked And Afraid XL: Frozen Season 8 from Wednesday, 28 September at 20:00 on Discovery Channel (DStv Channel 121)
• Heels Season 1 from Thursday, 8 September at 20:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• Evil Season 3 from Thursday, 15 September at 21:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• 74th Emmy Awards 2022 on Tuesday, 13 September at 02:00 and 21:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• Young Rock Season 2 from Saturday, 24 September at 19:00 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• The First Lady Season 1 from Monday, 26 September at 20:00 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)

Compact Plus

• I Love That For You Season 1 from Monday, 5 September at 20:30 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)
• Power Book 3: Raising Kanan Season 2 from Tuesday, 6 September at 22:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)
• The Bachelorette Season 19 from Thursday. 29 September at 22:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)
• Murdered By Morning Season 1 from Monday, 5 September at 19:00 on CBS Justice (DStv Channel 170)
• Blown Away Season 2 from Monday, 5 September at 20:15 on History (DStv Channel 186)
• Alone: Polar Bear Island Season 9 from Thursday, 15 September at 20:15 on History (DStv Channel 186)

Compact

• Murder Inc.: Pain, Love & Family Season 1 from Tuesday, 21 September at 22:00 on BET (DStv Channel 129)
• The Julia Child Challenge Season 1 from Wednesday, 7 September at 19:55 on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175)
• The Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty on Sunday, 25 September at 21:00 on ID (DStv Channel 171)
• The Wife Season 1 Mondays-Fridays from Monday, 12 September at 21:30 on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161)
• Miss Scarlett And The Duke Season 2 from Monday, 12 September at 20:00 on BBC Brit (DStv Channel 120)

All package alert: September

Check out the other highlights packages for more on these shows, which you will also be able to watch this September

Access

• My Life With A Disfigurement on Saturday, 10 September at 20:40 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)
• The Incredible Dr. Pol Season 11 from Monday, 5 September at 22:00 on National Geographic Wild (DStv Channel 182)
• Hidden Passion Season 1 from Monday, 26 September at 22:00 on Telemundo (DStv Channel 118)
• Dr. Pimple Popper Season 4 from Friday, 2 September at 21:00 on TLC (DStv Channel 135)
• 7 Little Johnstons Season 8 from Wednesday, 21 September at 20:00 on TLC (DStv Channel 135)

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