Rueben's Ramblings

The following is the proposed NBC line-up for the new fall 2015-2016 TV season:

Monday:

8 PM – The Voice
10 PM – Blindspot (NEW)

Blindspot is about what happens when a vast international plot explodes after a beautiful Jane Doe, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos, is discovered naked in Times Square with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there’s one tattoo that is impossible to miss: the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, emblazoned across her back. “Jane,” Agent Weller and the rest of the FBI quickly realize that each mark on her body is a crime to solve, leading them closer to the truth about her identity and the mysteries to be revealed. The cast includes Sullivan Stapleton (Strike Back), Jaimie Alexander (Kyle XY and the Thor franchise), Audrey Esparza (Black Box), Rob Brown (Treme), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Without a Trace), Ukweli Roach (The Royals) and Ashley Johnson (Spooked and Ben 10). Executive producers include Martin Gero and Greg Berlanti.

Tuesday:

8 PM – The Voice
9 PM – Heartbreaker (NEW)
10 PM – Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (through November) (NEW)
10 PM – Chicago Fire (Premieres in November

Heartbreaker is based on the real life and achievements of Dr. Kathy Magliato, this unique character-driven medical drama follows Dr. Alex Panttiere (Melissa George from The Slap), an outspoken world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon and one of the few women in her field. Stubborn and fearless, Alex always operates on her own terms. She revels in a racy personal life that’s a full-time job in itself, manages the daily demands of skeptical faculty and dutiful interns, and pushes the boundaries of medical science to impressive new heights. The cast also includes Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters), Shelley Conn (Terra Nova) and comedian D.L. Hughley [among others]. The executive producers include Jill Gordon, Amy Brenneman and Brad Silberling.

Wednesday:

8 PM – The Mysteries of Laura
9 PM – Law & Order: SVU
10 PM – Chicago P.D.

Thursday:
8 PM – Heroes Reborn (NEW)
9 PM – The Blacklist
10 PM – The Player (NEW)

Heroes Reborn revisits the world created by Tim King, looking at what happens when supernatural phenomenon begins again with a fresh crop of inspiring heroes, taking on the ultimate struggle between those with extraordinary abilities and those with nefarious motives to hunt and harness their powers. The cast includes returning cast members Jack Coleman and Masi Oka as well as Zachary Levi (Chuck), Ryan Guzman (Pretty Little Liars and the Step Up franchise) and Robbie Kay (Once Upon a Time) [among others.

The Player stars former box office star Wesley Snipes and Philip Winchester (Strike Back) in an action-packed Las Vegas thriller about a former military operative turned security expert who is drawn into a high-stakes game where an organization of wealthy individuals gamble on his ability to stop some of the biggest crimes imaginable from playing out. The cast also includes Charity Wakefield (Mockingbird Lane) and Damon Gupton (The Divide). The show comes from John Rogers, John Davis and John Fox.

Friday:

8 PM – Undateable
8:30 PM – People Are Talking (NEW)
9 PM – Grimm
10 PM – Deadline

Saturday:

8 PM – Dateline Saturday Night Mystery
10 PM – Saturday Night Live (Classic Encores)

Sunday:

7 PM – Football in America
8:20 PM – Sunday Night Football

The new dramas that will debut later in the season include:

Chicago Med – The next drama in the franchise will look at the day-to-day chaos of the city’s most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. The cast will include Oliver Platt (The Big C), S. Epatha Merkerson (Law & Order), Laurie Holden (The Walking Dead), Nick Gehlfuss (Shameless) and Yaya Dacosta (the Lifetime movie Whitney).

Game of Silence – The drama will focus on successful Atlanta attorney (David Lyons from Revolution) whose long-lost childhood friends unexpectedly reappear after 25 years. When a dark secret they thought they had buried resurfaces, the brotherhood bands together to right the wrongs of their shared past – a journey that will push the limits of their loyalty and quench their thirst for revenge. The cast includes Michael Raymond-James (Once Upon a Time) and Larenz Tate (House of Lies).

Shades of Blue – Jennifer Lopez will star as sexy New York detective and single mother Harlee Santos, who fell in with a tight-knit group of dirty cops, taking bribes and protection money that she uses to provide the best life for her honest and talented daughter. When she’s trapped by the FBI, however, and forced to inform on her own “brothers,” she’ll have to walk the fine line between love, loyalty, honor and betrayal, and try to keep it together for her daughter’s future. The cast also includes film star Ray Liotta, Warren Kole (Common Law), Dayo Okeniyi (The Hunger Games franchise) and Drea De Matteo (The Sopranos).