Friday
Movie: Blues Brothers 2000, 7mate, 6.00pm
Elwood, the now lone Blues Brother finally released from prison, is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children’s hospital. Once again hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands.
Friday Night Lights, ABC2, 8.30pm
Racial tensions are at an all time high as the black players on the Dillon Panthers won’t play unless Mac McGill is fired for his comments. Meanwhile, Jason makes a life-changing decision.
Sex Workers and Proud, SBS ONE, 10.00pm
Described as the world’s oldest profession, prostitution remains a ‘dark object of hatred and desire’. It is branded the symbol of the exploitation of women by men in all societies. But some women and men proudly declare their right to freely be able to rent their bodies. They defend their sexual practices and demand that their job should be considered as respectable as any another with its rights and privileges.
Saturday
Movie: Coraline, Seven, 6.30pm
Free to air first. A young girl walks through a secret door in her new, but rundown home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, the parallel reality is eerily similar to her actual life – only much better. However, when her adventure turns dangerous, and her pseudo parents try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness and instinct to get her back home and save her family from eternal imprisonment. With the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David
CSI: NY, GEM, 8.30pm
New episode. Hide Sight. Mac searches for a deadly sniper who is firing from city rooftops and learns the killer may be connected to an abduction case that he worked 15 years ago in which a nine-year-old boy was kidnapped.
New Zealand’s Next Top Model, FOX8, 8.00pm AEDT
The Girls Hang Tight in Aukland. After a surprise twist at the final Wellington elimination, 14 girls relocate to the house in Auckland, where instant allegiances are made and threaten the harmonious surroundings. There are more twists to come at their very first challenge, specially designed to put the girls’ personal style to the test. Plus, the models have to face their fears in a lesson that will stretch their capabilities to the limit, and their first Auckland photo shoot for Rob Trathen leaves them hanging.