Rueben's Ramblings

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

On January 12, Pretty Little Liars will be back for its five-years forward return on the former ABC Family Channel now known as FreeForm at 8 PM followed by the debut of the new drama Shadowhunters at 9 PM. Shadowhunters is based on the best-selling young adult fantasy book series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.

Also that same night, iZombie will be back from its holiday break on The CW at 9 PM.

The new FOX drama Second Chance (formerly The Frankenstein Code and Lookinglass) will debut on January 13 at 9 PM, starring Rob Kazinsky (True Blood) and Tim DeKay (White Collar).

On January 13, the one-hour season premiere of the second season of Younger will debut on TV Land at 10 PM and that same night, Criminal Minds and Code Black will both be back from their holiday breaks on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively.

The USA Network drama Colony will debut on January 14 at 10 PM, starring Josh Holloway (Lost), Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead and Prison Break), Peter Jacobson (House) and Amanda Righetti (The Mentalist).

On January 16, the Hallmark Channel movie Love On the Sidelines will debut at 8 PM, starring Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead) and John Reardon (Continuum).

The new Showtime drama Billions will debut on January 17 at 10 PM, starring Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Malin Akerman and Maggie Siff. That same night the PBS mini-series Mercy Street will debut at 10 PM, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead (The Returned) and Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother).

Also on January 17, the new Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Flower Shop Mysteries: Mum’s the Word will debut at 9 PM, starring Brooke Shields and Brennan Elliott (Cedar Cove).

Mark your calendars!