EDIT: the show moves to SBS main channel in early February (see separate post).
Must-watch programs on SBS VICELAND this Summer
If You Are The One
TX: Friday, 2 January at 6.30pm on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 10 x 1hr
With a global viewing audience of up to 50 million per episode, this popular dating show, hosted by Meng Fei, is a cultural phenomenon. A lone male suitor has to impress a panel of 24 single women, who can then register their interest or disinterest in the man through the use of their podium lights.
Sex On The Couch
TX: Thursday, 2 January at 9.25pm on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 8 X 1hr
This six-part series sees couples share their most intimate secrets to sex therapists in a specially constructed clinic. Will they stay together or will what they reveal push them apart?
## Homeland S7 Mini-Marathon
TX: Tuesday, 14 January at 11,45pm on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 12 X 1hr
In the lead-up to the highly anticipated premiere of Homeland’s eighth and final season, SBS VICELAND is airing season seven. SBS VICELAND will air three episodes weekly over four consecutive weeks to lead into the premiere of season eight. Season seven follows on from the attempted assassination of President Keane ( Elizabeth Marvel ) after she broke her promise to Carrie ( Claire Danes ) by arresting 200 members of the intelligence community without bringing charges against them, including Saul Berenson ( Mandy Patinkin ). Season seven begins and Carrie has left her job in the White House and moved back to D.C. and is living with her sister Maggie ( Amy Hargreaves ) to take on the Keane administration and secure the release of her 200.
SBS Viceland Lunar New Year 2020 programming
January 26
Legend of the Naga Pearls, 11:25 pm
A royal descendant of an ancient winged tribe embarks on a quest to find magical pearls.
February 5
League Of Gods, 9:25 pm
A long time ago, a determined King Zhou, supported by his concubine Daji, sets his mind on conquering the Middle Kingdom.
Drunken Master, 11:30 pm
Wong Fei-Hong’s dad has been trying to teach him kung-fu, but has found him too disobedient to teach. He sends him to his uncle, a cruel and torturous master of the 8-Drunken Genii kung-fu.
(also screening on SBS World Movies on January 20 at 9.30pm)
February 12
The Mermaid, 9:25 pm
When greedy real estate tycoon, Liu Xian (Deng Chao), buys up a pristine coastal enclave known as Green Gulf, he plans to turn it into a hot property. But Green Gulf harbours a magical secret.
Detective Dee and The Four Heavenly Kings, 11:10 pm
Accused of wrongdoing by Empress Wu, Detective Dee faces a formidable foe while investigating a crime wave that’s marked by strange and seemingly supernatural occurrences.
Travel Man - Season 9
From Sunday 16 February at 09:00 PM Double episodes
Richard Ayoade wants to make travelling more fun, more efficient, and less tedious. In this series he shows us how to have the most efficient holiday possible.
Couples Therapy
From Thursday 13 February at 09:25 PM Double episodes
Couples Therapy unlocks the hidden world of other people’s relationships as it follows the weekly therapy sessions of four couples. World class therapist Dr. Orna Guralnik skilfully guides the couples through the struggles, confrontations, and breakthroughs of their relationships, typically hidden behind closed doors.
Reprisal
Reprisal will premiere with a double episode on SBS VICELAND at 9:20pm Tuesday 21 April. The entire season will drop on SBS On Demand on Tuesday 21 April.
Revenge noir thriller Reprisal stars Abigail Spencer (Grey’s Anatomy, Suits) and Australian actor Rhys Wakefield (The Black Balloon, True Detective).
Years after being dragged behind a truck and left for dead by her brother and his gang, Katherine Harlow (Abigail Spencer), sets out to take revenge. She re-emerges as Doris Quinn and begins her journey of vengeance against the powerful gang that tried to kill her. Reprisal also stars Rodrigo Santoro, Mena Massoud and Madison Davenport.
Dark Side Of The Ring - Season 2
Monday 30 March at 10:25 PM
Venturing deeper into wrestling’s shrouded past, Dark Side Of The Ring tackles the biggest stories from the last 40 years, with unprecedented access to a new cast of insiders who reveal the brutal and often tragic consequences of a life lived in the squared circle.
Australia’s Black Summer: Fire Country
Monday 13 April at 08:30 PM
VICE’s Gavin Butler visits the bushfire-ravaged communities of southern NSW to tell the stories of the people still living in the disaster zone who have been forced to take the relief effort into their own hands.
Meghan Markle Escaping The Crown
Wednesday 15 April at 08:30 PM
When Meghan Markle married Prince Harry, she seemed to have it all. But less than two years after her fairy-tale wedding, shes walking away. How did it come to this?
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In Search Of… - Season 2
From Monday 18 May at 8:30pm 10 episodes
This reboot of the 70’s classic is an immersive, experiential journey through the intersection of science and the supernatural, with a fitting personality to drive its investigations - Zachary Quinto. Like his predecessor, Quinto shares an intense curiosity, nimble mind, and genuine sense of wonder, which, combined with his 21st century awareness, makes this rebirth of In Search of… a fresh and exciting look at the topics that keep us all awake in the middle of the night.
In each episode, with the help of world-renowned scientists, experts, and real people on the ground, Quinto will venture out into the world to embark on active, cinematic quests to unearth real answers to enduring questions that puzzle and haunt civilisation.
Covid19: Italy’s Tragedy
Sunday 17 May at 10:25 PM, English, Italian
VICE News Tonight presents COVID-19: Italy’s Tragedy. As the rest of the world looks to Italy for lessons to learn, people here warn - before it gets better, it gets worse.
Colony
From Saturday 6 June at 9:20 PM double episodes
An alien force intrudes a colony in L.A. While some families choose to collaborate with the outsiders, others decide to rebel against the new order. Stars Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies.
Today is the second annual The Fifth Element day, with the same movie broadcast six times in a row from midday.
Good grief sbs. Seriously?!
According to their channel manager, it rates well so 
They need to fire them
I don’t see what the problem is, if it rates well and people are watching then what’s so wrong?
John is ex BBC and Stan, I don’t think he’ll be getting fired anytime soon.
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Why?
SBS Viceland can air slow tv for 12 + hours, but cant air a newish event of The Fifth Element Marathon? International News can still be watched on SBS main channel and heard on SBS Radio
Because its the SAME movie being REPEATED SIX TIMES in a row.
The slow tv is fine, fifth element isnt
Just like how most shows are repeated 6 times on FTA throughout the week?
I don’t like the film, and I have no intention in watching it, but I know that it is a gimmick, but if it rated well last year, then why not show it again in this format?
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