Rueben's Ramblings

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

On March 3, the FX drama Bates Motel will return for its second season at 9 PM while the season finale of Almost Human will air on FOX at 8 PM. And, the new A&E drama Those Who Kill will debut at 10 PM. This drama is based on the Danish crime series, following Catherine Jensen as a recently promoted homicide detective who tracks down serial killers and relentlessly seeks the truth behind the disappearance of her brother.

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland will be back with the rest of its freshman season on ABC on March 6 at 8 PM. That same night, Suits will air its mid-season premiere on the USA Network at 9 PM.

March 8, the Lifetime movie The Trip to Bountiful will air at 8 PM. Carrie Watts begrudgingly lives with her busy, overprotective son, Ludie and pretentious daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. No longer able to drive and forbidden to travel alone, she wishes for freedom from the confines of the house and begs her son to take her on a visit to her hometown of Bountiful. When he refuses, Mrs. Watts is undeterred and makes an escape to the local bus station, where she befriends Thelma, a young woman traveling home. When Ludie and Jessie Mae discover she is gone, they call in law enforcement to help, but Mrs. Watts is one step ahead of them and convinces the local sheriff to help her on her journey home to Bountiful.

That same night, the Hallmark Channel movie A Ring By Spring will debut at 7 PM. Business consultant Caryn Briggs is still single at 30, but is in no rush to wed. She’s always been skeptical about marriage, thinking the commitment would mean throwing away her future. She has let a string of steady boyfriends get away in favor of her own freedom. When she attends a fundraising event with friends Gregg and Stephanie, she playfully agrees to have her fortune read at a charity booth run by soothsayer Madame Rue, who ominously predicts Caryn will have an engagement ring by spring or she’ll never marry. Caryn doesn’t give much thought to Madame Rue’s fortune as she starts a new job with friendly, laid-back boss Tom Halsey, with whom she has a lot in common. But when Stephanie and Gregg’s fortunes come true, Caryn worries she might be closer to a ring than she thought, from her uptight boyfriend, Bryce. With Caryn suddenly very nervous about an impending proposal, Bryce shocks her when he breaks up with her instead, claiming she isn’t marriage material. Finally faced with the truth, Caryn must admit to herself she needs to get over her fear of lifelong commitment.

March 9 is a busy night of television with The Good Wife and The Mentalist both back with new episodes on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively. And then over on ABC, the night starts with the special recap Once Upon a Time: Wicked is Coming at 7 PM followed by the return of Once Upon a Time from its extended winter hiatus at 8 PM. Then the new ABC drama Resurrection will debut at 9 PM followed by the return of Revenge from its winter hiatus, moving to its new timeslot of 10 PM. Resurrection is about the people of Arcadia, Missouri who are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to reappear.

Mark your calendars!