Rueben's Ramblings

Here is a list of the programming options to expect on TV this week; mainly what will be on TV this coming weekend:

On November 20, the fall finale of Revolution will air on NBC at 8 PM.

The season finale of Covert Affairs will air on the USA Network on November 21 at 10 PM.

On November 22, the special Doctor Who movie An Adventure in Space and Time will air on BBC America at 9 PM. This film tells the story of the genesis of Doctor Who – which first aired on November 23, 1963 – and the many personalities involved. David Bradley (Game of Thrones and Harry Potter) plays the first ever Doctor, the iconic William Hartnell.

The final season of Nikita will air for six straight weeks starting tonight on The CW at 9 PM on November 22.

On November 23, the new 13-part fantasy drama Atlantis will air its two-hour debut on BBC America. Please check your local listings for airtime. This series is set in a time of legendry heroes and mythical creatures. A mysterious place; a world of bull leaping, of snake haired Goddesses and of palaces so vast it was said they were built by giants – this is the lost city of Atlantis.

That same night, The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special to air on BBC America. Please check your local listings for airtime.

Also on November 23, the Hallmark Channel movie Window Wonderland will debut at 8 PM. It’s no holds barred when two Manhattan department store employees vie for the same job during the busy Christmas season. Sloan Van Doren (Chyler Leigh from Grey’s Anatomy) is a driven young woman determined to become the next window dresser at McGuire’s department store and to uphold a 95-year old artistic holiday tradition. Serious and professional with an upper-crust air, she’s the polar opposite of the happy-go-lucky Jake Dooley (Paul Campbell), who also wants the job. When Mr. Fitch, the head of advertising and promotion, gives them a challenge, the competition is on: each will create a series of seasonal storefront windows twice a week until Christmas. The cast also includes Cameron Mathison (from All My Children) and former country singer Naomi Judd.

The Lifetime movie Kristin’s Christmas Past will also debut on November 23 at 8 PM. Estranged from her family, Kristin (Shiri Appleby from Roswell and Life Unexpected) falls asleep alone on Christmas Eve only to wake up and discover it’s Christmas morning 1996 and she has to relive the worst Christmas of her life. But this time, Kristin decides to do things differently to change not only her imperfect past, but also her less-than-perfect future. The cast includes (Disney star) Debby Ryan, Elizabeth Mitchell (from Lost and Revolution) and Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club).

On November 24, the ION original made-for-TV movie Defending Santa will debut at 9 PM. Scott Hanson, a ski resort sheriff, inadvertently arrests a sleeping Santa in the snowy woods on suspicion of a crime he did not commit. With his sleigh ride now in doubt, Santa is put on trial. But, during the proceedings, Sheriff Hanson, also a dad and widower, begins to fall for Santa’s court-appointed defense attorney, Sarah. The cast includes Dean Cain (from The New Adventures of Lois and Clark), Jud Tylor (from That 70’s Show) and Jodie Sweetin (from Full House).

Fir Crazy is the new Hallmark Channel movie that will also debut on November 24 at 8 PM. Busy career woman Elise MacReynolds (Sarah Lancaster from Chuck) has no time or desire to take part in Christmas festivities. However, a few twists of fate land Elise in the middle of her worst nightmare: unemployed, newly single and running her family’s Christmas tree lot for the dreaded holiday season.

Mark your calendars!