M-Net Series October 2012 Programme Highlights

ROB I
STARTS 02 OCTOBER 19:30
Rob, a lifelong bachelor, has just married into a tight-knit Mexican-American family. Rob is a successful landscape architect who, after a whirlwind romance, marries Maggie, a beautiful, smart book translator who is way out of his league.

After eloping in Las Vegas, Maggie and Rob must break the news to her overprotective, judgmental parents, Rosa and Fernando, that they are married.

Shocked by news that they’ve eloped, the family remains sceptical of Maggie’s choice for a husband, with the exception of her uncle Hector, the black sheep of the family, who immediately declares himself Rob’s best friend.

Rob hopes he will one day win over his new in-laws, aunts, uncles and Maggie’s wild-card grandmother, Abuelita, and live happily ever after with his one true love, Maggie.

DOCTORS V (NEW SEASON)
STARTS 06 OCTOBER 5pm WAT
For the last couple of years The Doctors have been a very popular medical series in which viewers have a source of reliable medical and health advice, dispensed daily by a distinguished panel of “on-call” professionals.

They focus on the real-life experiences of the show’s guests and then weigh in, disseminating valuable information about health, medical care and drugs in a compelling, informal, easy-to-understand and entertaining format.

The show features on-set medical procedures, either directly in front of the studio audience or in its backstage examining room, and off-site “house calls.”

This medical dream team will be the “must-go-to” source for information on the latest medical breakthroughs and cutting-edge practices and procedures, providing a valuable resource for viewers who might not have access to the most updated medical advances.

TOP CHEF MASTER III
STARTS 06 OCTOBER 7pm WAT
Top Chef Masters returns with a brand new format and 12 new award-winning chefs hungry to compete for the title of “Top Chef Master” and win $100,000 for their charity.

This season, the masters will no longer be judged on a scale, but in elimination style challenges just as the tried and true format of the original “Top Chef.”

In each episode, money will be at stake, with the winners of every quickfire challenge winning $5,000 and elimination challenges winning $10,000 for their designated charities.

As announced, celebrity chef Curtis Stone will serve as the newly appointed host of the series along with returning judge and culinary expert, James Oseland, and new series judge, the legendary food critic and author, Ruth Reichl.

EUREKA V
STARTS 04 OCTOBER 9pm WAT
Eureka is a sci-fi series about the residents based in Pacific Northwest town that is actually a secret community of geniuses assembled by the government to conduct top-secret research.

As the thrilling final season kicks off, the town is reeling after the Astraeus and her crew mysteriously vanished just before their planned launch to Titan. When the crew finally crash-land, Allison and the crewmembers are shocked to find themselves back in Eureka, shocked to find out that they’ve been missing for four years.

As the town copes with the shocking personal changes that have happened during their long absence, Sheriff Carter and Henry try to uncover the truth about the forces behind the crew’s bizarre disappearance with deadly results.

GOSSIP GIRL VI (FINAL SEASON)
STARTS 20 OCTOBER 7pm WAT
Season VI of Gossip Girl will air in the U.S on 8 October and M-Net Series will follow 12 days after its broadcast.

Gossip Girl, a drama series about the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s elite, six years later the drama continues in the unforgettable final season.

Season six opens with the Upper East Siders working together to find one of their own. Serena has gone off the grid, beyond even the reach of Gossip Girl. Her friends fear for the worst and hope for the best, but even they can’t imagine where they will ultimately find her.

Meanwhile, Blair has offered Chuck her heart, but is her love enough to help him win back his empire? Lonely Boy Dan has written a new book that promises to make even more trouble than the first, and this time he has no desire to remain anonymous.

WHITE COLLAR IV
STARTS 17 OCTOBER 7pm WAT
White Collar is about the unlikely partnership of a con artist and an FBI agent.
Season 4 of White Collar picks up where last season’s gripping cliffhanger finale left off – with escaped Neal Caffrey. After clipping his anklet and fleeing on the eve of his commutation hearing, the once reformed con man turned FBI consultant upended his unique partnership with agent Peter Burke. Will it change their relationship forever?

SMASH I
STARTS 18 OCTOBER 6pm WAT
Smash is an innovative and provocative dramatic musical series that takes a look at the messy and compelling process that goes into the production of an original Broadway musical.

It starts with a successful songwriting team, portrayed by Debra Messing and Christian Borle, who begin work on a new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Then comes a tenacious producer (Anjelica Huston) with something to prove.

The excitement grows once casting of the title role begins. From there it’s a rollercoaster ride that will culminate on opening night when the audience will determine whether or not the show is a Smash.

VAMPIRE DIARIES IV
STARTS 20 OCTOBER 9pm WAT
Based on the best-selling book series, The Vampire Diaries is the story of two vampire brothers, obsessed with the same gorgeous girl, who are battling to control the fate of an entire town. The series continues for another season of epic romance, suspense and a bloody good thrill ride.

Season four begins with the knowledge that everything is changing, as Elena and her friends enter the final stretch of high school before graduation sends them off on different paths. But the friends’ bond to their home town of Mystic Falls takes on a deeper meaning when a new villain seems intent on destroying it.
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BUNHEADS I
STARTS 26 OCTOBER 6pm WAT
Bunheads is a drama series about a former ballerina turned Vegas showgirl who decides to take a gamble on a new marriage and a fresh start in Paradise.

Michelle Simms had a promising career as a classically-trained professional dancer but was drawn to the lights of Las Vegas. Now, with a dead-end job as a 30-something showgirl, she’s found the excitement of Sin City has lost its appeal, and her persistent suitor, Hubbell Flowers, is gaining it.

With promises of a cushy life in his coastal town of Paradise, CA. Hubbell convinces Michelle to marry him and move away. Once in Paradise, Michelle discovers that Hubbell forgot to mention that he lives with his mother, the strong-headed, imperious Fanny Flowers , who is not pleased that Hubbell has run off and married a stranger.

AMERICAN HORROR STORY II 
STARTS 26 OCTOBER 8pm WAT
Season 2 is set to start in the U.S on 17 October and fans all over the world are waiting for its return. This means that M-Net Series will be about 9 days behind the U.S broadcast.

American Horror Story is dramatic series that explores a subversive modern horror tale via the story of the Harmons, a family of three who move from Boston to Los Angeles as a means to reconcile past anguish.

Season 2 is set to start in the U.S on 17 October and fans all over the world are waiting for its return. This means that M-Net Series will be about 9 days behind the U.S broadcast.

SULLIVAN AND SON I
STARTS 27 OCTOBER 5pm
Sullivan and Son is a comedy series that takes place in a popular and legendary neighborhood bar in a working-class neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Filled with locals and regulars, Sullivan & Son is the unofficial “town hall” to the neighborhood.

As the series opens, Steve Sullivan is a successful corporate attorney from New York who visits just as his Irish-American father, Jack, and Korean mother, Ok Cha, are preparing to sell the bar and retire.

Upon arrival, Steve reconnects with his best friend, Owen; gets accosted by his long-suffering, under-appreciated younger sister, Susan; endures offensive comments from gruff barfly Hank; and gets hit on by tipsy cougar Carol. He even feels a rekindled romantic spark with his former sweetheart, Melanie.

Some popular shows that premiered on M-Net (channel 101 on DStv) are repeated on M-Net Series to suit the viewing needs of DStv subscribers.

COMMON LAW I
STARTS 7 OCTOBER 9pm WAT
COMMON LAW is about two cops with a problem – each other. Despite their differences, they are incredible detectives. When things come to a head during their “seven-year itch” as partners, their captain forces them into couples’ therapy to save their “work marriage.”

Despite being an odd couple, Travis Marks and Wes Mitchell are incredible at what they love most – enforcing the law – and have a seven-year track record as the LAPD’s best detectives in the Robbery-Homicide Division.

As their constant bickering begins to have a major impact on their work, their new-age captain sends them to couples’ therapy to bring back the flame in their relationship.

Tough-as-nails therapist Dr. Ryan is brought in to help them understand and resolve their conflicts and confront their demons in order to enhance their ability to work together solving crimes.

CSI NEW YORK VIII
STARTS 28 OCTOBER 6pm WAT
CSI New York is a drama about the Detective Mac Taylor who leads a high-tech crime unit that turns microscopic clues into stone-cold convictions. With iconic locations – from Times Square to Coney Island – CSI: NY teems with Big Apple intensity as Mac and his crew bring violent perpetrators to justice.

MISSING I
STARTS 28 OCTOBER 8pm WAT
Missing is a drama series about Becca Winstone learns that her son disappears while studying abroad, and it’s a race against time when she travels to Europe to track him down. Amazing locations and thrilling twists abound as it’s revealed just how far one mother will go to protect her family.