TV weekly guide

Film – Date Night at 6.30pm on Fox Movies

Claire and Phil Foster are a suburban husband and wife slogging through their daily lives and marriage. They, however, always manage a date night and on one occasion Phil decided to do something different. But a case of mistaken identity hurtles this very ordinary couple into an extraordinary adventure. Remembering what made them so special together, Phil and Claire take on corrupt cops, ruthless mobsters and a crazed cabbie, as their ‘date night’ becomes the craziest night they’ve ever known.

Series – The Carrie Diaries at 9pm on OSN First +2

Before becoming a fashion icon, having a column in the New York Star and meeting Mr Big, Carrie Bradshaw was an innocent 16-year-old girl living in suburban Connecticut. The year is 1984, and Carrie’s mother passed away over the summer, which means she had to grow up fast. Her younger sister Dorrit was more rebellious than ever and their father Tom was overwhelmed with the responsibility of suddenly having to care for two teenage girls on his own.

Series – The Ellen DeGeneres Show at 7pm on OSN First+2

This talk show with comedienne host Ellen DeGeneres features a unique mix of celebrity news and interviews, chart-topping and up-and-coming musical performances and audience participation games. The show also features real people with extraordinary stories and talents. Ellen also regularly calls viewers and encourages people at home to send in videos, letters and even leave voicemail messages.

Film – Jumanji at 8pm on OSN Movies Kids

When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn’t realise its unimaginable powers until he is magically transported into the untamed jungles of Jumanji. Years later, two young children, Judy and Peter, discover the game in an abandoned home. After rolling the dice they are suddenly greeted by Alan, who emerges from the game as an adult. Alan’s only hope for true freedom involves finishing the game, but this proves rather dangerous. Judy, Peter and Alan find themselves running for their lives from huge rhinoceroses, evil monkeys and other terrifying jungle beasts.

Series – Go On at 6.30pm on OSN First Comedy HD

A cheeky, charming sportscaster loses his wife in an accident. He thinks he is doing fine until he joins a group therapy session where he meets others also struggling with heartache in their lives. Soon he begins to bond with every individual on a different level helping them with their issues while also sorting out his own.

Film – Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief at 10pm on MBC MAX HD

Trouble-prone Percy Jackson is having problems in high school – but that’s the least of his challenges. It’s the 21st Century, but the gods of Mount Olympus seem to have walked out of the pages of Percy’s Greek mythology texts and into his life. Percy has learned that his real father is Poseidon, god of the sea, which means Percy is a demigod – half human, half god.

Film – Footloose at 5pm on OSN Movies Festival

Ren MacCormack moves from big city Boston to a small southern town where life is very different. He lives with his aunt and uncle after his divorced mother’s painful death from leukaemia. Due to an accident, in which five teenagers were killed after a night out, the local councilmen and Reverend Shaw Moore banned loud music and dancing. Ren stands up to the ban and in the process falls in love with the Reverend’s daughter Ariel Moore.