Rueben's Ramblings

Here is a list of the programming options to expect on TV this week:

The mid-season finales of Hart of Dixie and Beauty And the Beast will air on The CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively on November 25.

The Hallmark Movie Channel movie Christmas With Tucker will debut on November 25 at 9 PM. In the months following his father’s death, a 13-year-old boy forms a special bond with a neighbor’s dog named Tucker, and learns to be a man by helping his grandparents and farmland community through a series of dangerous winter storms nearing Christmas. However, the upcoming Christmas promises to be one to remember, as the young boy learns first-hand the importance of responsibility, the faithfulness of friends and the power of love. The cast includes James Brolin (from Hotel) and Josie Bissett (from Melrose Place).

That same night, Major Crimes will be back with the rest of its current season on TNT at 10 PM.

On November 26, the ABC Family movie Christmas Bounty will debut at 7 PM. Former bounty hunter turned elementary school teacher Tory Bell (Francia Raisa from The Secret Life of the American Teenager) was ready for a new life when she left the family business behind and moved to Manhattan. But when an old enemy is released from jail and vows retribution on Tory and her loved ones, she returns to New Jersey to take care of him once and for all. When Tory’s upper-class fiancé, James follows her home for Christmas, she tries to keep her bounty hunting ways a secret, but the plan backfires when James unwittingly becomes involved in the Bells’ mission. Further complicating matters, Tory must work closely with her ex-boyfriend, Mike (WWE Superstar Mike “The Miz” Mizanin) to bring down their target and keep James out of certain danger. But as Tory becomes further entrenched in her old life, she finds herself torn between whom she once was and her plans for the future. Will Tory choose her new life with James, or will the thrill of bounty hunting and unresolved feelings for Mike prove too powerful to ignore? Chelan Simmons (from The L.A. Complex) co-stars.

My Santa is the new original ION made-for-TV film will debut on November 29 at 9 PM. A young, single mother, Jen, begins to lose her faith in the magic of Christmas. However, when she takes her son Eric to see the local mall Santa, Jen immediately feels an attraction and connection with Chris, the young, attractive man filling the suit . As they begin spending time together, she begins to rediscover her belief in Christmas. Little does Jen know that Chris is the son and heir to the “real” Santa, and his mission is to find himself a Mrs. Claus. As the two fall for one another, Chris faces his inevitable return to the North Pole. The cast includes Samaire Armstrong (from The O.C.), Matthew Lawrence (from Boy Meets World) and legendary actor Paul Dooley.

That same night, the Lifetime Movie Network movie Non-Stop will debut at 8 PM. Amy Nightingale (Lacey Chabert from Mean Girls and Party of Five) is the executive assistant to the author of a very controversial, about to be published book, and her job frequently takes her around the world. Exhausted and on a late night flight to Zurich to deliver the manuscript to their publisher, she decides to take a sleeping pill. But before she can get any rest, a handsome stranger (Will Kemp) sits next to her and their conversation turns into a romantic encounter. She finally dozes off, but when she wakes up the stranger is gone and so is her luggage, ID, cell phone and laptop containing the final draft of the manuscript. To make matters worse, no one on board admits to ever seeing him in the first place. With the help of a flight attendant (Drew Seeley), she frantically searches the plane for answers and soon realizes that her life and the lives of the other passengers are at risk and she alone holds the key to their safe landing.

On November 30, the Hallmark Channel movie Let It Snow will debut at 8 PM. When Falcon Resorts acquires family-owned Snow Valley Lodge from retiring owners Karla and Paul, driven executive Stephanie Beck (Candace Cameron-Bure from Full House) must spend the week before Christmas in Maine, preparing a proposal on the property’s renovations. Determined to impress Falcon’s president, her detached father Ted (Alan Thicke from Growing Pains), Stephanie reluctantly departs her warm Arizona home to immerse herself in the lodge’s property and decide how to change it to fit the hip, young Falcon brand.

That same night, the new holiday movie Dear Secret Santa will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM. After breaking up with her boyfriend, Jennifer (Tatyana Ali from The Young and the Restless) moves back to the house she grew up in, bringing back memories of her recently deceased friend Jack (Lamorne Morris from New Girl). But after receiving a Christmas card from a secret admirer, she is stunned when she discovers the truth. The cast also includes Jordin Sparks (from Sparkle), legendary actor Bill Cobbs, Della Reese (from Touched By An Angel) and Ernie Hudson (from Ghostbusters).

Mark your calendars!

And, Happy Thanksgiving a little early to the U.S. readers!!