My Sister’s Keeper

    7:10 p.m. on HBO

    Kate is diagnosed with a fatal form of leukemia. In a desperate bid to save the love of her life, her mother bears another daughter, Anna, specially conceived and implanted to be an ideal donor for her older sister. Eleven years later, Anna has undergone countless invasive procedures, blood donations, bone marrow donations, and her sister now needs a kidney. Is it right for a mother to ask one daughter to sacrifice so much for another? Should a child be able to decide for herself how much she will sacrifice for her sister?

    Surf’s Up

    4:05 p.m. on HBO

    Cody the Penguin has always longed for bigger, grander things. When he comes face to face with a living legend of the surfing world, he sets out to transform himself and carve out his own legacy. With a documentary crew in tow to chronicle his exploits, Cody’s journey is one which will enthrall both young and old.

    Nanny McPhee

    5:35 p.m. on HBO

    Nanny McPhee uses her magical spells to shape up the seven naughty children of a recently widowed Mr. Brown, who have successfully driven 17 previous nannies away.

   TVB Pearl

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    9 a.m. ETV

    10:00 Market Update

    10:30 Inside the Stock Exchange

    12 p.m. CCTV News Live

    1:00 Market Update

    2:00 Inside the Stock Exchange

    4:00 Twirlywoos

    4:30 Wanda and the Alien

    4:55 Wild Kratts

    5:30 Help! My Supply Teacher Is Magic

    6:25 Financial Report

    6:35 World of Football

    7:00 America’s Funniest Home Videos

    7:25 Today in History

    8:00 Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul

    9:00 The Pearl Report

    9:30 The Most Dangerous Ways to School

    10:40 Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (II)

     ATV World

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    7 a.m. Music 120

    7:30 Culture Express

    8:00 Spa Seekers

    9:00 All About Animals

    9:30 In the Night Garden

    10:00 News Update

    11:30 Dialogue

    12 p.m. Spa Seekers

    1:00 Music 120

    3:00 ETV

    4:00 Tweenies

    4:30 Mattchat

    5:00 Deadly 60

    5:30 ATV Putonghua News

    5:45 Ramble Round the Southern Guangdong Green Way

    6:00 Culture Express

    6:30 Icon

    7:00 Stories From Afar

    7:30 Main News

    7:50 144 Hours Journey — Visa Free to Guangdong

    8:00 Tracing Origin Around Guangdong

    8:30 Ramble Round the Southern Guangdong Green Way

    9:00 Breaking Point

    10:00 V

    11:05 Late News

    11:20 Ramble Round the Southern Guangdong Green Way

    11:35 ATV Putonghua News

    11:50 10 Minute Financial News

     Star Sports

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    8 a.m. GP3 Series

    10:00 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship 2015 Race 1

    1 p.m. Monster Jam 2015

    3:00 Champions Tennis League Hyderabad Day 13

    4:00 GT Asia Series 2015

    4:30 Laureus Spirit of Sport

    5:00 European Le Mans Series 2015 Season Review

    6:00 Bundesliga 2015/16 Stuttgart vs. Bremen

    7:00 Bundesliga 2015/16 Highlights Show

    9:00 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship 2015 China

    9:30 Laureus Spirit of Sport

    10:00 HSBC Sevens Women’s World Series 2015/16

     National Geographic

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    8:50 a.m. Catching Giants

    9:45 Brave New World S2 (aka Stephen Hawking’s Science: Inspired By Nature

    10:40 Sea Patrol

    11:35 Ultimate Airport Dubai

    12:30 p.m. Man v. Viral: Vacuum Cleaner Spiderman

    1:25 The Numbers Game: Are You a Big Liar?

    1:50 The Numbers Game: Are You Desirable?

    2:20 World’s Toughest Fixes: Atom Smasher

    3:15 Breakthrough: The Age of Aging

    4:10 Time Scanners: Petra

    5:05 Yukon Gold: Home Stretch

    6:00 The Numbers Game: Are You a Jerk?

    6:30 The Numbers Game: Can Cracking Codes Change Your Life?

    7:00 Brain Games: Positive Thinking

    7:30 Brain Games: Sleep

    8:00 Ultimate Airport Dubai

    9:00 Breakthrough: Energy on the Edge

    10:00 Taiwan: Island of Fish: The Big Catch

     Discovery Channel

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    6 a.m. Predators Up Close With Joel Lambert

    7:00 Incredible Engineering Blunders: Fixed

    7:55 Medical Anomalies

    8:50 Rampage

    9:45 Deadliest Catch

    10:40 Ed Stafford: Into the Unknown

    11:35 Tethered Year 1

    12:30 p.m. Medical Anomalies

    1:25 Rampage

    3:15 Ed Stafford: Into the Unknown

    4:10 Tethered Year 1

    5:05 How Do They Do It?

    6:00 Auction Hunters

    7:00 Tethered Year 1

    8:00 Survive That!

    9:00 Deadliest Catch

    11:00 Extreme Loggers

     HBO

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    8:15 a.m. The Purge: Anarchy

    10:00 The Leftovers

    11:00 Getting On

    11:30 Dracula Untold

    1 p.m. The Spectacular Now

    2:35 Call Me Claus

    4:05 Surf’s Up

    5:35 Nanny McPhee

    7:10 My Sister’s Keeper

    9:00 The Leftovers

    10:00 Getting On

    10:30 As Above, So Below

     CCTV News

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    8 a.m. Biz Asia America

    9:00 CCTV News

    10:00 News Update

    10:30 Story Board

    11:00 News Update

    11:30 China Insight

    12 p.m. News Hour

    1:00 Dialogue

    1:30 Story Board

    2:00 News Update

    2:30 Journeys in Time

    3:00 News Update

    3:30 Sports Scene

    4:00 Biz Asia

    4:30 Nature and Science

    5:00 News Update

    5:30 China Insight

    6:00 Africa Live

    6:30 Culture Express

    7:00 News Update

    7:30 Dialogue

    For full listings visit pearl.tvb.com, www.hkatv.com, tv.foxsportsasia.com, www.hboasia.com, natgeotv.com/asia, english.cntv.cn and www.discoverychannelasia.com. Program schedule correct at the time of going to press.