Rueben's Ramblings

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

On November 2, for our Canadian viewers, GlobalTV will air the 4th season premiere of Private Eyes at 8 PM. NOTE:  At some point American viewers will get to see this season on ION, but there are no plans just yet for that to happen. Once the season finishes its run in Canada, then it’ll hit US TV screens.

The season premiere of The Good Doctor will also air on ABC on November 2 at 10 PM; while that same day (November 2), the season finale of the HBO drama We Are Who We Are will air at 10 PM.

On November 3, it’s election night coverage all over network TV. Batten down the hatches!!

The A Word will air its 3rd season premiere on Sundance on November 4 at 11 PM.

On November 5, the Netflix holiday movie Operation Christmas Drop will debut online. Congressional aide Erica (Kat Graham) forgoes family Christmas to travel at her boss’s behest. At a beachside Air Force base, she clashes with Capt. Andrew Jantz (Alexander Ludwig), who knows her assignment is finding reasons to defund the facility. Aaron Douglas, Xavier de Guzman and Virginia Madsen co-star.

The third season of Riviera will get started online on Sundance Now on November 5 along with a new episode added every Thursday.

On November 6, the holiday movie The Christmas Yule Blog will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM. Caroline Williams (Sara Canning), a well-known social media travel writer, is given the assignment to cover a hundred-year-old Christmas parade in the small town of Carte De Amor, New Mexico. Not excited about the assignment, Caroline goes anyway and meets a high school music teacher, Oscar Ortiz (Zak Santiago), who introduces her to a side of Christmas that she has never seen, with different traditions and meanings. In the twelve days before Christmas, Caroline falls in love with Christmas all over again and finds true love for herself.

The gripping Netflix movie Citation will debut online on November 6. Based on real events, a bright student (Temi Otedola) in Nigeria takes on the academic establishment when she reports a popular professor (Jimmy Jean-Louis from Heroes and Claws) who tried to rape her.

On November 7, the Lifetime holiday movie A Welcome Home Christmas will debut at 8 PM. Chloe (Jana Kramer) has always supported various military organizations, including the town’s Army toy drive for Christmas. This year, she is paired up with Michael (Brandon Quinn), a vet who recently returned home, and together they recruit other veterans and active military personnel to help in the cause. As the community gears up for the Officer’s Christmas Ball, where all the kids will meet Santa Claus and receive their gifts, Michael and Chloe begin to realize the greatest gift this season has been each other’s company. Charlene Tilton and Tim Reid co-star.

The Hallmark Channel holiday movie Never Kiss A Man in a Christmas Sweater will debut on November 7 at 8 PM. Single mom Maggie (Ashley Williams) is facing Christmas alone until Lucas (Niall Matter) crashes into her life and becomes an unexpected houseguest. Together they overcome Christmas while finding comfort in their growing bond.

Also on November 7, The Christmas Ring will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 10 PM. A reporter (Nazneen Contractor) searches for the love story behind an antique engagement ring. With the help of the ring’s owner’s grandson (David Alpay), they learn the legacy his grandparents left behind.

On November 8, the Hallmark Channel holiday movie Christmas with the Darlings will debut at 8 PM. Just before the holidays Jessica Lew (Katrina Law) is ending her tenure as the assistant to her wealthy boss to use her recently earned law degree within his company, but offers to help his charming, younger brother (Carlo Marks) as he looks after his orphaned nieces and nephew over Christmas.

A Very Charming Christmas Town is the latest holiday movie set to debut on Lifetime on November 8 at 8 PM. City girl and travel and lifestyle blogger, Aubrey Lang (Natalie Hall), goes to the little town of Solvang for her next holiday vlog piece after it’s voted Most Christmassy Town in the USA. She soon meets Sawyer Larsen (Jon Prescott), a local community coordinator and chocolate shop owner assigned to show her around the small town. At first, the unlikely pairing is at odds but soon start to fall for each other amidst the twinkling lights of the romantic little Danish village. Joe Lando (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman), Tracey Bregman (The Young and the Restless) and Jo Marie Payton (Family Matters) co-star.

On November 8, the holiday movie The Christmas Bow will debut at Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 10 PM. When an accident puts her music dreams on hold, a gifted violinist (Lucia Micarelli) reconnects with an old family friend (Michael Rady), who helps her heal and find love during the holidays.

The UPtv holiday movie A Ring for Christmas will debut on November 8 at 7 PM. Spoiled single girl Angie Moore (Liliana Tandon) gets cut off 25 days before Christmas. When she discovers the existence of a sizable trust fund that she will inherit once she gets married, Angie decides to find a man to marry – by Christmas. The cast includes Dean Geyer, Charles Hittinger and Lorraine Bracco.

Lastly also on November 8, the season finale of Cobra will air on PBS at 10 PM as well as the season premieres of NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans will air on CBS at 8:30 and 9:30 PM respectively.

Mark your calendars!