TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER

Desperate Housewives (M-Net Series, 7am)
Sneak in an early morning repeat. Every day is a masquerade on Wisteria Lane. Bree goes to extremes to hide her true intentions from Orson and Susan and Jackson put on an act for the authorities. Lynette is shocked at Tom's efforts to look younger.

Weeds (M-Net, 10.30pm)
'A Distinctive Horn'. Esteban's other woman threatens Nancy and Esteban's relationship and Nancy reaches out for Andy's help. In the meantime, Dean assists Silas and Doug to set their dispensary back going, but Celia interferes.

Holes (eTV, 10.30pm)
Shia LaBeouf stars as a teenager who is falsely accused of stealing, and is sent to a camp as punishment. At the camp he is forced by the mysterious warden (played by Sigourney Weaver) to dig huge holes in the ground.

WEDNESDAY 7 OCTOBER

Deep Sea Detectives (The History Channel, 8.30pm)
'Mystery Sinking In Bermuda'. On 30 December 1879, a cargo ship laden with cotton sank 36 hours after leaving Bermuda. Was it due to bad luck, negligence or foul play?

The Gareth Cliff Show (M-Net, 8pm)
 South African radio personality and Idols judge Gareth Cliff blends controversial topics with an infusion of wit and humour.

The New Adventures of Old Christine (SABC3, 7.30pm)
 After Ritchie hurts himself at a skateboarding party, Christine accuses Richard of bad parenting. Matthew gets involved in a rebound relationship.

THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER

SA's Got Talent (SABC2, 7.30pm)
 Catch the South African edition of the global phenomenon that made Susan Boyle famous. South African performers try to prove that they have what it takes to walk off with the title.

Chicken Run (M-Net Stars, 5.30pm)
 Something for the kids to enjoy. 'Chicken Run' is a comedy escape drama, with throwbacks to 'The Great Escape'. Set on a sinister Yorks chicken farm in 1950's England, the chickens don't want to be pies... They don't like gravy!

Girl, Interrupted (M-Net 1, 8pm)
Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s. Angelina Jolie stars in the role that won her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Phenomenal.