M-Net (channel 101), M-Net Binge (channel 900) and M-Net City (channel 115) highlights for July 2018
M-Net Schedule Updates
New Updates
- On Sunday 15 July My Kitchen Rules South Africa season 2 will be on a broadcast break. A Carte Blanche Special: Mandela 100 documentary will air in this timeslot, in commemoration of the South African leader.
M-Net City Schedule Updates
New Updates
- The legal drama For The People season 1 has been added to the July schedule, and will start Saturday 21 July at 19:00.
Saturday Movies
Saturday 14 July
21:00 9/11 16VL Drama
Whoopi Goldberg stars in this drama based on the national tragedy. A group of five people fight for survival while trapped in an elevator of the World Trade Centre on 9/11.
Saturday 21 July
21:00 Accident 16VL Thriller
A wild joy ride spirals out of control in this thriller. After a violent crash in a “borrowed” car, four teens find themselves trapped.
Saturday 28 July
21:00 2:22 13VSL Drama
Timing is everything in this supernatural thriller. A man’s life is completely derailed when an ominous pattern of events starts repeating itself every day.
Sunday Night Blockbusters
Sunday 15 July
20:05 Thor: Ragnarok 13VL Fantasy
Chris Hemsworth returns as the God of Thunder for an intergalactic superhero epic. Thor fights to save the realm from the clutches of Hela, the Goddess of Death.
Read the SAMDB review of Thor: Ragnarok.
Sunday 22 July
20:05 Renegades 13VSL Comedy
Adventure and danger weave through this action comedy. Set in 1995, a group of Navy SEALs discover an underwater treasure at the bottom of a Bosnian lake.
Sunday 29 July
20:05 Daddy’s Home 2 PG13VL Comedy
A chaos-filled sequel sees Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg return for more comedy. Co-parents Brad and Dusty must contend with their respective fathers, who come to visit for the holidays.
World Cinema Movies
(Note: Additional repeat has been added. See it again on Tuesdays at 01:00)
Sunday 15 July
23:00 Two Is A Family Comedy/Drama PG13
Heart-warming French comedy. An established bachelor’s carefree life is suddenly upturned when a former lover deposits a baby at his doorstep – and leaves him to care for their child alone.
Sunday 22 July
22:50 A Man Of Integrity Drama
Tense Iranian drama. When his river-sourced water supply is cut off by corrupt government officials, a goldfish farmer faces financial ruin.
Sunday 29 July
22:30 A Trip To The Moon PG13VL
Dreamy, coming-of-age Spanish drama. Obsessed with the moon, a troubled and reclusive teenager with a chaotic family becomes fixated on planning a trip to space.
New, Returning & Series Finales
Wednesday 11 July
19:30 Young Sheldon 01 0022 “Vanilla Ice Cream, Gentlemen Callers, And A Dinette Set” *Season 1 Ends*
In the season finale of the family comedy, Sheldon interferes when Meemaw is pursued by two gentlemen callers. Jim Parsons produces.
Thursday 12 July
21:00 Bull 02 0022 “Death Sentence” *Season 2 Ends*
In the season finale of this acclaimed crime drama, Bull’s team is rocked when their client is found guilty of murder. Michael Weatherly (NCIS) stars.
Friday 13 July
22:35 Curb Your Enthusiasm 09 0010 #90 “Fatwa!” *Season 9 Ends*
Golden Globe-nominee Larry David stars as himself in an all new season of critically acclaimed, partly improvised comedy that doles out a tongue-in-cheek depiction of his life.
Sunday 15 July
18:00 Carte Blanche Special: Mandela 100
On July 18th, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela would have turned 100. This documentary, screened a few days before the centenary of his birth, will celebrate South Africa’s greatest icon.
Read about the DStv Mandela pop-up channel.
Monday 16 July
20:00 The Good Doctor 01 0018 “More” *Season 1 Ends*
In the season finale of this acclaimed medical drama, the team struggle to discover the truth behind a young college student’s unexplained injuries, while his condition worsens. From the creator of ‘House M.D.’
21:00 Billions 03 0012 *Season 3 Ends*
The stakes are in the billions, in this provocative drama starring Golden Globe-winners Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis as two men caught in a struggle for justice, power and money.
Wednesday 18 July
17:45 My Kitchen Rules Australia 09 0055 *Season 9 Ends*
Pete Evans and Manu Feildel return to host another round of hot competition in this popular reality cooking competition series.
19:30 Will & Grace (2017) 01 0001 “11 Years Later” *Season Starts*
Eleven years after we last saw the fantastic foursome, Jack and Karen attempt to help Will and Grace hide their political faults. Series premiere of the acclaimed revival.
Thursday 19 July
17:45 Britain’s Got Talent 12: Best & Worst Specials 0001 “Stephen’s Top 10 Unsung Heroes” *Season Starts*
This special recalls all the good, the bad and the most shocking moments of the popular reality competition series.
21:00 Suits 08 0001 *Season 8 Starts*
The acclaimed, high-stakes legal series returns for another season of quick-witted drama. Gabriel Macht reprises his role as the infallible Harvey Specter.
Friday 20 July
22:35 Crashing 02 0001 #09 “The Atheist” *Season 2 Starts*
Pete has a chance encounter with famed magician Penn Jillette, who shakes his faith and inspires a wild night out. Season premiere of the contemporary comedy, following an up-and-coming comedian.
Monday 23 July
20:00 9-1-1 01 0001 “Pilot” *Season 1 Starts*
In the series premiere of this fast-paced procedural, we’re introduced to the first responders behind the 911. From Emmy-winners Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk (American Horror Story, Glee).
21:00 The Good Fight 02 0001 “Day 408” *Season 2 Starts*
An unfortunate event brings the firm together along with the prospect of a new name partner: Liz Reddick-Lawrence, in the season two premiere of this acclaimed legal drama.
Tuesday 24 July
18:00 Britain’s Got Talent: Best & Worst Specials 12 0004 “Top 10 Social Superstars” *Season Special Ends*
This special recalls all the good, the bad and the most shocking moments of the popular reality competition series.
19:00 Chicago Fire 06 0023 “The Grand Gesture” *Season 6 Ends*
Brett and Dawson respond to a tough call that quickly turns dangerous, while Kidd finds herself struggling to find time with Severide in the season finale of this crime drama.
Wednesday 25 July
18:00 Britain’s Got Talent 12 0001 “Auditions 1 *Season 12 Starts*
Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams return for another season of spectacular reality competition.
19:00 The Big Bang Theory 11 0024 “The Bow Tie Asymmetry” *Season 11 Ends*
In the season finale of the acclaimed comedy, Amy and Sheldon’s families arrive to make the final preparations for the big wedding. Follows the lives of TV’s favourite scientists.
Thursday 26 July
22:00 C.B. Strike 01 0007 “Career Of Evil Part 2” *Season 1 Ends*
Based on the bestselling novels written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, this dark crime thriller follows a troubled war veteran turned private detective.
Tuesday 31 July
19:00 Hawaii Five-O 08 0001 “A’ole E ‘Olelo Mai Ana Ke Ahi Ua Ana Ia (Fire Will Never Say That It Has Had Enough)” *Season 8 Starts*
McGarrett and Danny take on a diabolical hacker who releases a dangerous arsonist from prison, in the season premiere of the crime drama.
Saturday 14 July
22:00 Westworld 02 0001 #11 “Journey Into Night” R18VNL
23:14 Westworld 02 0002 #12 “Reunion” R18VNL
00:16 Westworld 02 0003 #13 “Virtù E Fortuna” R18VL
01:19 Westworld 02 0004 #14 “The Riddle Of The Sphinx” R18VL
02:34 Westworld 02 0005 #15 “Akane No Mai” R18VSNL
Sunday 15 July
22:00 Westworld 02 0006 #16 “Phase Space” R18VL
23:02 Westworld 02 0007 #17 “Les ´Escorchés” R18VNL
00:09 Westworld 02 0008 #18 “Kiksuya” R18VNL
01:16 Westworld 02 0009 #19 “Vanishing Point” 18
02:23 Westworld 02 0010 #20 “The Passenger” 18
Saturday 21 July
22:00 Outlander 03 0001 “The Battle Joined” 18VSL
22:59 Outlander 03 0002 “Surrender” 18VSN
23:59 Outlander 03 0003 “All Debts Paid” 18VL
01:01 Outlander 03 0004 “Of Lost Things” 18VSN
02:05 Outlander 03 0005 “Freedom & Whiskey” 18VL
03:04 Outlander 03 0006 “A. Malcolm” 18SNL
Sunday 22 July
22:00 Outlander 03 0007 “Creme De Menthe” 18VSNL
22:55 Outlander 03 0008 “First Wife” 18VSL
23:59 Outlander 03 0009 “The Doldrums” 18SL
01:00 Outlander 03 0010 “Heaven And Earth” 18VL
02:00 Outlander 03 0011 “Uncharted” 18SNL
03:00 Outlander 03 0012 “The Bakra” 18VNL
03:58 Outlander 03 0013 “Eye Of The Storm” 18VSN
Saturday 28 July
21:30 This Is Us 02 0001 “A Father’s Advice” 13
22:18 This Is Us 02 0002 “A Manny-Splendored Thing” 13
23:06 This Is Us 02 0003 “Deja Vu” 13
23:54 This Is Us 02 0004 “Still There” 13
00:42 This Is Us 02 0005 “Brothers” 13
01:30 This Is Us 02 0006 “The 20’s” 13
02:18 This Is Us 02 0007 “The Most Disappointed Man” 13
03:06 This Is Us 02 0008 “Number One” 13SL
03:54 This Is Us 02 0009 “Number Two” 13
Sunday 29 July
21:30 This Is Us 02 0010 “Number Three” 13
22:18 This Is Us 02 0011 “The Fifth Wheel ” 13
23:06 This Is Us 02 0012 “Clooney” 13
23:54 This Is Us 02 0013 “That’ll Be The Day” 13
00:42 This Is Us 02 0014 “Super Bowl Sunday” 13
01:33 This Is Us 02 0015 “The Car” 13
02:21 This Is Us 02 0016 “Vegas, Baby” 13
03:09 This Is Us 02 0017 “This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life” 13V
03:57 This Is Us 02 0018 “The Wedding” 13
M-Net City Movies
Friday 13 July
21:00 Skiptrace PG13VL Action Comedy
Jackie Chan and Johnny Knoxville form an unlikely alliance in this global adventure. A Hong Kong detective and an American gambler team up to battle a notorious Chinese criminal.
Friday 20 July
21:00 Pompeii 16V Action
A dramatic adventure starring Game Of Thrones’ Kit Harington as a gladiator who must save his love from a corrupt Senator before Mount Vesuvius erupts, taking Pompeii with it.
Friday 27 July
21:00 Snowpiercer 16VL Sci-Fi
Chris Evans stars in this riveting sci-fi film set in a frozen post-apocalyptic world. A few last survivors live and travel aboard a train, but it is amongst a deep class war.
New, Returning & Series Finales
Tuesday 10 July
18:00 Blue Bloods 08 0022 “My Aim Is True” *Season 8 Ends*
In the season finale of this Emmy-nominated crime drama, a series of drive-by murders occur after six wrongly convicted men are released from prison.
Wednesday 11 July
18:00 Blindspot 03 0001 “Back To The Grind” *Season 3 Starts*Aired on 1Magic*
In the Season 3 premiere, the FBI team is brought back together by a new crisis after 18 months since they parted.
19:00 Instinct 01 0013 *Season 1 Ends*
Golden Globe-nominee Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) stars in this slick crime thriller about a gifted psychology professor who assists the NYPD on the hunt for a serial killer.
Saturday 14 July
19:00 iZombie 04 0013 “And He Shall Be A Good Man” *Season 4 Ends*
Clive, Ravi, Peyton and Major work together to help Liv in the season finale of this fantasy drama.
20:00 Sleepy Hollow 04 0013 “Freedom” *Season 4 Ends*
This Emmy-nominated supernatural drama explores the resurrection of a 18th Century hero who fights to protect the world from evil.
22:00 The Replacement 01 0003 *Season 1 Ends*
In the series finale of this dark drama, Ellen struggles to keep her life together in the wake of Paula’s confession. British miniseries from the director of ‘Doctor Who’.
Sunday 15 July
18:00 The Last Ship 04 0010 “Endgame” *Season 4 Ends*
In the season finale of this fast-paced military drama Chandler confronts his enemy, and his personal demons, in a final showdown as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. Set in a post-apocalyptic world.
19:00 Once Upon A Time 07 0001 “Hyperion Heights” *Season 7 Binge Slot Starts*Aired on M-Net*
In the season premiere of this Emmy-nominated fantasy drama, the Evil Queen, Captain Hook and Rumpelstiltskin join Henry Mills on an epic quest. Follows the adventures of fairy-tale characters.
Tuesday 17 July
22:05 Snatch 01 0010 “A Family Affair” *Season 1 Ends*
In a thrilling season finale, Vic is in the back of Jone’s van with the gold as Albert and Hate’em tail them in desperation. Brit crime dramedy based on the acclaimed film of the same name.
Wednesday 18 July
19:00 Elementary 06 0001 “An Infinite Capacity For Taking Pains” *Season 6 Starts*Premieres on M-Net City*
In the season premiere, Holmes confronts a medical diagnosis that threatens his career. Lucy Liu and Johnny Lee Miller return for the sixth season of the acclaimed crime drama.
22:00 Outlander 03 0013 “Eye Of The Storm” *Season 3 Ends*
Claire is forced to play a game of cat and mouse with an old adversary as she searches for Young Ian. Golden Globe-nominee Caitriona Balfe stars in this acclaimed period drama.
Saturday 21 July
19:00 For The People 01 0001 “Pilot” *Season 1 Starts*Aired on 1Magic*
The new Shondaland series follows six talented young lawyers working on opposite sides of the law and handling the most high-profile and high-stakes federal cases in the country.
20:00 Beyond 02 0001 “Two Zero One” *Season 2 Starts*Premieres on M-Net City*
In the season premiere of this fantasy drama, Holden throws himself into his new “normal” life, with his mission in the Realm seemingly behind him. Sci-fi following a young man with astrophysical abilities.
22:00 American Horror Story 07 0001 “Election Night” *Season 7 Starts*Aired on M-Net*
The seventh season of the critically acclaimed horror anthology premieres with election night 2016, where Donald Trump wins the Presidency of the United States. From Emmy-winner Ryan Murphy.
Monday 23 July
19:00 APB 01 0012 “Ricochet” *Season 1 Ends*
In the season finale, when Gideon is blamed for recent terrorist attacks, he and Capt. Conrad attempt to track down the real culprit. Crime drama from the producers of ‘Burn Notice’.
20:00 Criminal Minds 13 0022 “Believer” *Season 13 Ends*
When Reid discovers former FBI Special Agent Owen Quinn locked inside a storage unit, the BAU questions the credibility of Quinn’s bizarre account of how he got there, in the season finale of this crime drama.
Tuesday 24 July
22:05 Longmire 06 0001 “The Eagle And The Osprey” *Season 6 Starts*Aired on M-Net*
In the season premiere, a bank robbery ends in a shooting, giving Sawyer Crane more leverage against Walt. Final season of the gritty crime drama about a troubled county sheriff.
Wednesday 25 July
21:00 Ten Days In The Valley 01 0010 “Day 10: Fade Out” *Season 1 Ends*
In the season finale of this gripping mystery drama, Jane discovers Red’s true identity just as Ali, Tom and Pete face some family truths, unaware that Jane is in trouble.
22:00 Lucifer 03 0001 “They’re Back, Aren’t They?” *Season 3 Starts*Aired on M-Net*
The season premiere of the devilish drama sees Lucifer waking up in the middle of the desert with his wings back. This crime drama is based on the bestselling comic book character from Neil Gaiman.
Friday 27 July
19:00 Zoo 03 0013 “The Barrier” *Season 3 Ends*
In the season finale of the fast-paced thriller the team races to stop the hybrids from breaching the barrier wall. Follows the exploits of a renegade zoologist and his team.
Saturday 28 July
21:00 Falling Water 02 0001 “Shadowman” *Season 2 Starts*Premieres on M-Net City*
Tess, Taka, and Burton try to move on with their lives, but find themselves drawn back into the dangerous world of dreams and dreamers, in the season premiere of this psychological drama.
Monday 30 July
19:00 The Brave 01 0001 “Pilot” *Season 1 Starts*Aired on M-Net*
In the action-packed series premiere of this drama, Captain Adam Dalton and his heroic Special Ops squad stop at nothing to save an American doctor after she’s abducted by a terrorist group.
20:00 Valor 01 0001 “Pilot” *Season 1 Starts*Aired on M-Net*
In the series premiere of this army drama, an elite unit of helicopter pilots are sent on a top secret mission to Somalia. Christina Ochoa (Animal Kingdom) stars.
21:00 Shut Eye 01 0010 “Ace Of Swords” *Season 1 Ends*
On the eve of Drina and Little Tony’s wedding, Charlie and Eduardo finalise their plan to stage a robbery in the season finale of this crime drama.
22:00 Orange Is The New Black 05 0013 “Storm-Y Weather” *Season 5 Ends*
In the season finale of the critically acclaimed dramedy, chaos descends on Litchfield three days into the riot leaving the inmates concerned about what the future holds.