Freedom Writers

    3:50 p.m. on HBO

    A teacher is challenged by a group of racially disparate students who hate her even more than they hate each other. When Erin shows them respect — something they never had from a teacher these teens experience a hope that their lives matter and that they have a voice that should be heard.

    Seventh Son

    9 p.m. on HBO

    In a time of enchantments when legends and magic collide, the sole remaining warrior of a mystical order travels to find a prophesized hero born with incredible powers, the last Seventh Son. Torn from his quiet life as a farmhand, the unlikely young hero embarks on a daring adventure with his battle-hardened mentor to vanquish a dark queen and the army of supernatural assassins she has dispatched against their kingdom.

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    6:20 p.m. on HBO

    Born as an 80-year-old man in New Orleans just after World War I, Benjamin Button proceeds to grow younger as time passes. And unable to stop time like any other man, Button experiences life and love oddly out of sync with the rest of humanity.  ATV World

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    7:30 a.m. Culture Express

    8:00 Uncovering Tibet

    12 p.m. Junqing Financial Talk

    1:00 Music 120

    5:45 Ramble Round the Southern Guangdong Green Way

    6:00 Culture Express

    6:30 Cross Over

    7:30 Main News /Weather Report / Financial Report

    7:50 144 Hours Journey — Visa Free To Guangdong

    8:00 Melody Lingnan Culture

    8:30 Tracing Origin Around Guangdong

    9:00 Macao Macao

    10:00 Gold Coast Tour at Guangdong of China

    11:05 Late News

    11:20 Ramble Round the Southern Guangdong Green Way

    11:35 ATV Putonghua News

    11:50 10 Minute Financia1

    2 a.m. Miss Capital

    1:00 China News Report

    2:30 Famous Chinese Cuisine

     Star Sports

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    6 a.m. Australian Open Tennis 2016 Highlights Day 1

    8:00 Australian Open Tennis 2016 Cn Day 2

    8:00 International Motorsport News

    9:00 Planet Speed

    9:20 AFC U23 Championship 2016 DPR Korea vs. Thailand

    12:20 a.m. AFC U23 Championship 2016 Iraq vs. Korea Republic

    4:30 Bundesliga 2015/16 Monchengladbach vs. Darmstadt

     TVB Pearl

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    2 p.m. Inside the Stock Exchange

    2:03 Market Update

    3:00 SHHK Market Express

    6:25 Financial Report

    6:35 Football Asia

    7:00 The Works

    7:25 Today in History

    7:30 News at Seven-thirty

    8:00 Too Cute (III)

    8:50 Peanuts

    9:00 Straight Talk and Today in History

    9:30 Making David Attenborough’s Flying Monsters

    10:40 Arrow (II)

    11:35 World Market Update

    11:40 News Roundup

    12 a.m. The Mentalist

    12:55 Racing to Win

    2:00 Making David Attenborough’s Flying Monsters

    2:55 Straight Talk

     HBO

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    6 a.m. The Ladies Man

    7:20 Father of the Bride Part II

    9:05 Eight Below

    11:05 Get on Up

    1:30 p.m. Blood Diamond

    3:50 Freedom Writers

    6:20 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    9:00 Seventh Son

    10:40 The Kingdom

     National Geographic

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    8:50 a.m. Lawless Island: The Widow-Maker

    9:45 The Known Universe: Star Gates

    10:40 Britain’s Greatest Machines With Chris Barrie: Trains

    11:35 Cold Water Gold: What Goes Around Comes Around

    12:30 p.m. Monster Fish: Danger Down Under

    1:25 Rescue Ink: House of Horror

    2:20 The Known Universe: Stellar Storms

    3:15 Big Fish, Texas: Clash of the Guindons

    4:10 Breakout: Keys To Success

    5:05 The Border: Death on the Rio Grande

    6:00 Rescue Ink: In Your Face

    7:00 Brilliant Beasts: Dog Genius

    8:00 King Fishers: Ep 1

    9:00 Big Fish, Texas: All Fish and No Play

    10:00 Inside Cocaine Wars: Cocaine Crackdown

    11:00 Drugs Inc: Wasted in Seattle

    12 a.m. The Border: Smoked

     Discovery Channel

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    6 a.m. Marooned With Ed Stafford: Botswana

    7:00 Ed Stafford: Into The Unknown: Pre Show

    8:50 Pacific Warriors: Episode 6

    9:45 Ice Cold Gold (Season 2): Episode 4

    10:40 Pacific Warriors: Episode 1

    11:35 Marooned With Ed Stafford: Botswana

    1:25 p.m. Pacific Warriors: Episode 6

    2:20 Ice Cold Gold (Season 2): Episode 4

    3:15 Pacific Warriors: Episode 1

    4:10 Marooned With Ed Stafford: Botswana

    5:05 How Do They Do It? 8: Episode 18

    5:30 How Do They Do It? 9: Episode 17

    6:00 Pacific Warriors: Episode 2

    7:00 Marooned With Ed Stafford: Venezuela

    8:00 Dual Survival (Season 3): Episode 1

    9:00 Big Fish Man: Thailand

    10:00 Running Wild With Bear Grylls (Series 2): Kate Winslet

    11:00 Running Wild With Bear Grylls: Ben Stiller

    12 a.m. Dual Survival (Season 3): Episode 1

     CCTV News

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    5 a.m. CCTV News

    5:30 Dialogue

    6:00 CCTV News

    6:15 China 24

    7:00 The Heat

    8:00 Global Business

    11:30 Dialogue

    12 p.m. News Hour

    1:00 Global Business

    3:30 Sports Scene

    4:00 Global Business

    5:30 Culture Express

    6:00 Africa Live

    7:00 Asia Today

    7:30 Dialogue

    8:15 China 24

    9:15 Global Business

    10:15 World Insight

    11:30 Culture Express

    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.