Rueben's Ramblings

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

Ripper Street will return for another season on BBC America on April 29 at 10 PM.

The HBO two-night mini-series The Casual Vacancy will air on April 29 and April 30; first with back-to-back episodes from 8 to 10 PM on April 29 and the final part on April 30 at 8 PM. The mini is based on the J.K. Rowling novel, the plot centers on Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. But, behind its pretty façade, however, is a town at war: rich at war with the poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands and teachers at war with their students.

On April 30, the season finale of Backstrom will air on FOX at 9 PM.

The season finale of Blue Bloods will air on CBS on May 1 at 10 PM.

On May 2, the original Hallmark Movies & Mysteries made-for-TV film Murder She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Mystery will debut at 9 PM. Based on the book by Joanne Fluke, the film centers on free spirit Hannah Swensen (Alison Sweeney from Days of Our Lives), an expert baker who becomes a culinary detective when her shop, the Cookie Jar, becomes the scene of a crime, just as she is caught in a romantic mystery of her own.

Then on May 3, Madam Secretary will air its season finale at 8 PM on CBS and that same night Penny Dreadful will return for its second season on Showtime at 10 PM while Secrets and Lies will air its season finale on ABC at 9 PM.

The new UP Channel movie Love By Design will debut on May 3 at 7 PM. Danielle (Giulia Nahmany) is living her dream in New York City. She’s got a successful career at a high fashion magazine, a great apartment and a handsome boyfriend. But when a coworker steals her idea (and her boyfriend), Danielle loses her self-control to her ultra-diva boss — and then loses her job. With her life in ruins, she heads home to Romania to the comfort of her family and friends. Now with the help of her colorful family, Danielle will rediscover herself and the passion that made her fall in love with fashion in the first place.

Mark your calendars!