Picks of the Day: 25th August, 2012

America’s premiere sketch-comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) returns for its 37th season, taped at Studio 8H in New York City. SNL has been running since 1975 and has been churning out some of the best-loved comedians ever since.

Mike Myers got his start at SNL, but think of all the other actors who started their careers in comedy – Dan Aykroyd, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Tracy Morgan, Tina Fey – they all came from SNL.  Saturday 25 August 2012 6:40pm WAT | Comedy Central.

S.W.A.T.: Firefight – Saturday 25 August 2012 7pm WAT | M-Net West |16
Paul Cutler is a SWAT team leader with 10 years experience and an immaculate record. He moves to Detroit to train a new generation of recruits, but instead finds himself dealing with a hostile team and the consequences of a hostage situation gone wrong.

Walter Hatch is a former government agent who lost his girlfriend in a hostage stand-off. Blaming Cutler for her death, he makes it is mission to take down the veteran SWAT man. But that is easier said than done. (Simulcast on M-Net Africa HD).

Insidious – Saturday 25 August 2012 11:30pm WAT | M-Net West |16
When proud parents take possession of an old house, an accident results in one of their sons falling into a coma. The tragedy doesn’t stop there when they are beset by vengeful spirits from another realm. Gradually it dawns on them that it isn’t their house that’s haunted… it’s their son. (Simulcast on M-Net Africa HD).
Starring
Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert
Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert
Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert

Royal Madness – Saturday 25 August 2012 7:45pm WAT | AfricaMagic Movies 
A prince is struck mad by the gods. The hope of his recovery lies in the hands of a poor and abused girl named Edna, as she is the only one who can bring him back to sanity.
Starring
Jim Iyke
Majid Michel
Mercy Johnson

Directed by
Nonso Ekene Okonkwo

Secret Presidential Codes – Saturday 25 August 2012 7:30pm WAT | HISTORY 
The team investigates the secret presidential codes of Thomas Jefferson and how they may be partially responsible for the death of one of the world’s greatest explorers, Meriwether Lewis, of Lewis and Clark fame.

Serie A starts – Saturday 25 August 2012 7:40pm WAT |
Juventus host Parma on Day 1 of the new Serie A season at the Juventus Stadium on Saturday night. There will be four breaks on September 9, October 14, December 30 and March 24, but the pre-Christmas round is on December 23. The midweek rounds are on Wednesday, September 26, October 31 and May 8.
Week 1 Serie A Broadcast Times 
Saturday, 25 August 2012
Fiorentina vs Udinese on SS7 at 17:55
Juventus vs Parma on SS5 at 20:40

Sunday, 26 August 2012
Ac Milan vs Sampdoria on SS5 at 18:00
Pescara vs Inter Milan on SS5 at 20:40

Mr. Young Marathon – Saturday 25 August 2012 7am WAT | Disney XD 
You have picked your favourite episodes and Disney XD have lined them all up for you in a marathon with one brand new episode! Watch The Mr. Young Kids Picked Marathon with a repeat on Sunday 26th August at 12:35pm.

Avatar Weekend – Saturday 25 August 2012 7:45am WAT | Nickelodeon 
Water, Earth, Fire and Air. Only the Avatar was the master of all these elements. Only he could stop the ruthless Fire Nation from conquering the world. But when the world needed him most, he disappeared. Until now…

On the South Pole, a lone Water Tribe village struggles to survive. It’s here that a young Waterbender named Katara and her warrior brother Sokka rescue a strange boy named Aang from a cavernous iceberg. Not only is Aang an Airbender (a race of people no one has seen in a century) but they soon discover that Aang is also the long lost Avatar. Now it’s up to Katara and Sokka to make sure Aang faces his destiny to save the tribe and himself. Don’t miss the Avatar marathon on Saturday, 25 August and Sunday, 26 August from 7:45am WAT on Nickelodeon

CNBC Meets: Sir Richard Branson – Saturday 25 August 2012 12:30pm WAT | CNBC Africa
In this episode, CNBC Meets interviews entrepreneurial royalty, Sir Richard Branson. Branson opens up about his personal life and the struggles he went through while growing up. This entrepreneur battled with dyslexia and has reached global success with his brand Virgin. Branson speaks about his inspirations, motivation and daredevil stunts over the years.