Amanda to the Rescue

Saturdays from 18 January at 8.30pm Animal Planet Channel 076

With a joy and passion larger than life, Amanda Giese treats the seemingly hopeless animals in her Washington state home, primarily focusing on dogs that others have given up on in Amanda to the Rescue. Alongside Amanda are her two kids, Jade and Beast, and her partner Gary.

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Undercover Billionaire

Thursdays from 6 February at 9.25pm Discovery Channel Channel 070

Billionaire Glenn Stearns still believes in the American Dream. In order to prove that anybody can be successful with the right knowledge, he’s attempting a monumental challenge that most would claim is impossible.

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River of No Return

Wednesdays from 5 February at 9.25pm Discovery Channel Channel 070

Set deep in the backcountry of one of the largest, most dangerous and incredibly scenic stretches of unfettered land in the country, lies the Frank Church Wilderness, also known as “The Frank.”

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Outback Opal Hunters

Thursdays from 6 February at 8.30pm Discovery Channel Channel 070

The treasure hunt is back on as crews of resilient, opal-hungry miners put everything on the line to unearth a fortune in some of Australia’s harshest and remote landscapes.

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Brain Games

Tuesdays from 21 January at 7.30pm National Geographic Channel 072

This season, Brain Games adds a Hollywood twist to its classic mind-bending format by challenging the world’s biggest celebrities to realise their exceptional brain power through fun and highly entertaining interactive games, illusions and social experiments.

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Love it or List it Australia

Mondays from 20 January at 8:30pm Living. Channel 017

Love it or List it Australia is back, and this brand-new season promises more spectacular renovations, more incredible alternative properties and more laughs thanks charismatic hosts Andrew Winter and Neale Whitaker.

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Back In Time For Dinner Australia

Sundays from 9 February at 8:30pm Living. Channel 017

In each of the series’ seven episodes, this food-loving Australian family of five is throwing away their culinary comforts and kitchen appliances, smartphones and snapchat, and turning their back on its 21st Century lifestyle.

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Japan with Sue Perkins

Sundays from 26 January at 8:30pm Living. Channel 017

Comedian and TV personality Sue Perkins embarks on a trip around Japan, exploring a nation that is in the middle of a hi-tech future, but also has the rich history of a traditional past.

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The World According to Jeff Goldblum

Fridays from 15 November at 6.30pm National Geographic Channel 072

Through the prism of Jeff Goldblum's always inquisitive and highly entertaining mind, nothing is as it seems.

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Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Sundays from 1 December at 7.30pm National Geographic Channel 072

World-renowned survivalist Bear Grylls is joined by some of the most entertaining superstars who will push themselves beyond their limits by leaving civilisation behind for a no-holds barred journey through the most extreme environments on the planet.

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The Aquarium

Saturdays at 7.30pm Animal Planet Channel 076

Georgia Aquarium plays a crucial role in aquatic conservation throughout the world, and in The Aquarium, viewers have unprecedented access to the aquatic animals and inner-workings of the Western Hemisphere’s largest aquarium.

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Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole

Wednesdays from 4 September - 8.30pm Crime + Investigation Channel 071

“Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole” tells the individual stories of eight previously convicted child offenders sentenced to mandatory life terms, without parole, who are now seeking resentencing on the heels of a recent United States Supreme Court ruling. While some may be resentenced to life, others could be immediately released or given a new sentence that makes them eligible for parole.
The new series chronicles the chilling crimes and the painful and emotional impact on the victims’ family and friends as they grapple with the uncertain reality that these convicted offenders could possibly be released back into their communities. Additionally, each episode will include exclusive commentary from the convicted offenders directly from prison as well as leading psychologists, law enforcement and reporters closest to each case as they provide their own unique perspective on the Supreme Court ruling and how it’s impacting each individual case.

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Stephen King Season (MVL)

Thursdays 8.30pm JONES! too Channel 208

Timed to coincide with the release of Stephen King’s It: Chapter 2 on September 6, we’re delving into four of the hit writers’ most successful forays onto television.

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Murder In Mind (MVLSC)

Mondays 8.25pm Vibe Channel 006

Murder is on the menu in this seven-part anthology series!

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December 2019

Golf down under highlights December on SKY Sport. The Presidents Cup featuring the United States lead by Tiger Woods and the International Team compete at Royal Melbourne Golf Club from December 12.

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January 2020

SKY Sport serves up “The Summer of Tennis” in January with the ASB Classic taking centre court in Auckland.

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February 2020

Catch every game of Super Rugby LIVE on Sky Sport along with cricket, football, golf and, of course, so much more.

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March 2020

What promises to be another blockbusting NRL season kicks off in March. Once again the Auckland based Warriors will carry the hopes of their fans into the 24 game competition. Will this be their year?

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April 2020

It’s massive month on Sky Sport with two events – ‘The Masters’ from Augusta National Golf Club and the Supercars at Pukekohe Raceway with the ITM Auckland SuperSprint - headlining the action.

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May 2020

“The Beautiful Game” is showcased on Sky Sport in May by two of football’s iconic events – the Emirates FA Cup final and the UEFA Champions League final.

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Broken

Wednesday 1 January 8.30pm Rialto Channel 039

Inspired by a true New Zealand story of a young girl murdered in the 1800’ amidst tribal warfare. Highly religious, she always carried the Gospel of Luke with her. Her father, equally religious, decided not to seek revenge.

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Obey Giant

Thursday 2 January 8.30pm Rialto Channel 039

A fascinating film profiling the life and work of artist Shepard Fairey, going deep into the world of street art and its role in politics and pop culture. Obey Giant follows Fairey's rise from his roots in punk rock to his role as one of the most well-known street artists in the world.

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The Tobacconist

Friday 3 January 8.30pm Rialto Channel 039

Seventeen-year-old Franz journeys to Vienna to apprentice at a tobacco shop. There he meets Sigmund Freud, a regular customer, and over time the two very different men form a close friendship.

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Brassic

Sunday 5 January 8.30pm Rialto Channel 039

Series 1: The final episode. This original comedy follows a group of working class friends who find unconventional ways to win at life. Vinnie, a Lancashire lad with bipolar disorder, and Dylan, his razor smart best mate, are inseparable and utterly co-dependent.

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Mega Time Squad

Saturday 11 January 8.30pm Rialto Channel 039

John is a small-town criminal who dreams of getting enough money to start a new life. During a raid on the local triad, John snags an ancient Chinese bracelet with mysterious powers.

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Novitiate

Saturday 18 January 8.30pm Rialto Channel 039

Spanning over a decade from the early 1950’s through to the mid-60’s, Novitiate is about a young girl's first initiation with love, in this case with God. A scholarship to Catholic school finds Cathleen drawn into the mystery and romanticism of a life devoted to the worship of God.

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Ruben Brandt, Collector

Monday 20 January 8.30pm Rialto Channel 039

Ruben Brandt, a famous psychotherapist, is forced to steal 13 paintings from the world's renowned museums and private collections to prevent the terrible nightmares he has as a result of subliminal messaging he received as a child.

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Kusama - Infinity

Thursday 23 January 8.30pm Rialto Channel 039

Kusama - Infinity explores Yayoi Kusama’s radical artistic vision and fierce determination to become a world-renowned artist. At 89 she is celebrated for her colourful polka-dot motifs and her immensely popular Infinity Mirrored Rooms.

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The Kindergarten Teacher

Saturday 25 January 8.30pm Rialto Channel 039

Stuck in an unsatisfying marriage, 40-year-old Lisa Spinelli’s job as a kindergarten teacher, is equally unrewarding. One day everything changes when Lisa discovers that Jimmy, a five-year-old boy in her class, may be a gifted poet.

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We Have Always Lived In The Castle

Friday 31 January 8.30pm Rialto Channel 039

Merricat lives with her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian. The trio are survivors of an arsenic poisoning that killed everyone else in the family five years prior. Merricat is bold and imaginative and protects the property with "spells".

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The Outsider (16VLS)

MONDAYS 3.00PM (SAME TIME AS THE U.S.) & 8.30PM FROM JANUARY 13. DOUBLE EPISODE PREMIERE SoHo Channel 010

Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel of the same name, The Outsider begins by following a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy.

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A Christmas Carol (16VLS)

ACROSS THREE CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS: MONDAY 23 TO WEDNESDAY 25 DECEMBER AT 8.30PM SoHo Channel 010

This three-part special is a unique and original take on the Charles Dickens’ iconic ghost story and a haunting, hallucinatory, spine-tingling immersion into Scrooge’s dark night of the soul.

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The L Word: Generation Q (18LS)

WEDNESDAYS 9.30PM FROM DECEMBER 11 SoHo2 Channel 210

The ground-breaking drama series, The L Word®, revolutionised a generation and this year the highly anticipated sequel The L Word: Generation Q debuts.

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Work in Progress (16LS)

THURSDAYS 9.00PM FROM DECEMBER 12 SoHo2 Channel 210

A funny and uniquely human comedy, Work In Progress features Abby McEnany as a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke from Chicago whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship.

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Suits: Jessica Pearson (ML)

TUESDAYS 9.30PM FROM SEPTEMBER 24 SoHo2 Channel 210

Powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson leaves New York behind to take on the city of Chicago in this unique spinoff of the long-running hit legal drama Suits.

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Mrs. Fletcher (18LSC)

THURSDAYS 8.30PM FROM NOVEMBER 28 SoHo2 Channel 210

Mrs. Fletcher, a dual coming-of-age comedy, exploring the impact of internet porn and social media on the lives of empty nest divorcée Eve Fletcher and her college freshman son Brendan.

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The Righteous Gemstones (16VLSC)

THURSDAYS 8.00PM FROM NOVEMBER 21 SoHo2 Channel 210

Well into the second generation of a grand televangelist tradition, the renowned Gemstone family is living proof that worship pays dividends in all sizes, including their megachurch.

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New Amsterdam S2 (M)

WEDNESDAYS 8.30PM FROM NOVEMBER 6 SoHo2 Channel 210

Inspired by the oldest public hospital in America, this unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution's newest medical director, who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care.

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His Dark Materials (PGV)

TUESDAYS 3.00PM (SAME TIME AS THE U.S.) ON SOHO & 8.30PM ON SOHO2 FROM NOVEMBER 5 SoHo2 Channel 210

Adapting Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy of the same name, which is considered a modern masterpiece of imaginative fiction, the first season follows Lyra, a seemingly ordinary but brave young woman from another world.

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Pose S2 (16LS)

FRIDAYS 8.30PM FROM NOVEMBER 1 SoHo2 Channel 210

Pose is a drama spotlighting the legends, icons and ferocious house mothers of New York’s underground ball culture, a movement that first gained notice in the late 1980s.

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Silicon Valley S6 (ML)

MONDAYS 8.00PM FROM OCTOBER 28 SoHo2 Channel 210

Richard Hendricks and his team of socially awkward underdogs continue to claw their way towards tech fame and fortune.

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Ray Donovan S7 (18VLSC)

TUESDAYS 9.30PM FROM NOVEMBER 12 SoHo Channel 010

Ray Donovan has seen it all, handled it all and buried all of LA’s shady little secrets. Now the west coast’s preeminent fixer has surfaced in New York, bringing his own brand of problem solving to the down and dirty world of Big Apple power politics.

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Dublin Murders (16VLS)

SUNDAYS 8.30PM FROM NOVEMBER 17 SoHo Channel 010

When a young girl is found murdered in a dense wood on the fringes of Dublin, Rob Reilly – a smart-suited cop whose English accent marks him as an outsider is dispatched with his partner Cassie Maddox to investigate.

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Shameless S10 (18VLSC)

WEDNESDAYS 8.30PM FROM NOVEMBER 13 SoHo Channel 010

In Season 10, Fiona may be gone, but Debbie's taking on more responsibility in keeping the family afloat.

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Britannia S2 (18VLSC)

TUESDAYS 9.30PM FROM NOVEMBER 12 SoHo Channel 010

The Romans are here and set to stay. Two years on from his invasion of Britannia, General Aulus is romanising cooperative Celt tribes and crushing those who try to resist, with the help of his new ally, Celt Queen Amena.

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Ballers S5 (16VLS)

THURSDAYS 8.30PM FROM OCTOBER 3 SoHo2 Channel 210

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson returns in the latest season of the hit HBO comedy that examines the world of pro football, as seen through the eyes of current and former players.

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Mr Inbetween S2 (16VLS)

THURSDAYS 7.30PM FROM OCTOBER 17 SoHo2 Channel 210

Juggling a relationship, parental responsibilities, friendships and a sick brother while earning a living would be difficult for anyone, but it’s particularly difficult when you’re a criminal for hire.

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Watchmen (18VLS)

MONDAYS 2.00PM (SAME TIME AS THE U.S.) & 9.30PM FROM OCTOBER 21 SoHo Channel 010

From Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers) and set in an alternate history where masked superheroes are treated as outlaws.

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Get Shorty S3 (16VLSC)

THURSDAYS 8.30PM FROM OCTOBER 10 SoHo Channel 010

Get Shorty returns as Miles Daly continues to struggle to reconcile his ambitions as a filmmaker, and as a family man, with his skill set as a career criminal.

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A Million Little Things S2 (MLSC)

TUESDAYS 8.30PM FROM OCTOBER 1 SoHo Channel 010

Season 2 returns to a group of friends from Boston who bonded under unexpected circumstances.

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Frayed (MLS)

SUNDAYS 8.30PM FROM OCTOBER 20 SoHo2 Channel 210

London, 1988. Simone Burbeck's life appears perfect. She lives in a mansion with her perfect husband and children, and her life is a merry-go-round of expensive renovations, dinner parties and school fundraisers. There's just one problem: it's all lies.

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Room 104, S3 (16VLSC)

THURSDAYS 9.00PM FROM SEPTEMBER 19 SoHo2 Channel 210

A third season of hotel room hijinks from the Duplass Brothers.

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American Horror Story: 1984 (18VLSC)

SATURDAYS 8.30PM FROM SEPTEMBER 21 SoHo2 Channel 210

The ninth instalment of the anthology horror drama series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.

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