Rueben's Ramblings

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

On April 12, All Rise will be back with new episodes on CBS starting tonight at 9 PM; and that same night, The CW drama All American will be back with new episodes at 8 PM.

The Resident and Prodigal Son are back with their spring premieres on FOX at 8 and 9:01 PM respectively on April 13; and that same night, the two-hour spring premiere of Big Sky will air on ABC at the special time of 9 PM.

On April 15, the 7th season premiere of Younger will air on Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access).

The Disney+ drama Big Shot will debut online on April 16. After getting ousted from the NCAA, a hothead men’s basketball coach (John Stamos) must take a job at an all-girls high school. He soon learns that teenage girls are more than just X’s and O’s; they require empathy and vulnerability – foreign concepts for the stoic Coach Marvyn Korn. By learning how to connect with his players, he starts to grow into the person he’s always hoped to be. The girls learn to take themselves more seriously, finding their footing both on and off the court. The cast includes Jessalyn Gilsig and Yvette Nicole Brown.

Also on April 16, the season premiere of Van Helsing will air at 10 PM on Syfy.

The Hallmark Channel movie Right in Front of Me will debut on April 17 at 9 PM. Carly (Janel Parrish) gets a second chance at romance with her college crush but isn’t sure how to impress him until her new friend Nick (Marco Grazzini) starts giving her advice. Soon she learns who the right man for her really is.

On April 18, the UPtv movie Starting Up Love will debut at 7 PM. When workaholic Jillian (Anna Hutchinson) gets a note that her long-lost, wealthy uncle has passed away, she finds he’s left her his beautiful mountainside cabin – and a family she never knew existed. Jillian’s plan is to sell it as soon as possible and move on, but when she meets handsome caretaker Liam (Rocky Myers), he makes her an offer she can’t refuse. Sparks fly as they work together to transform the cabin into a holiday resort. When business doesn’t go as planned and she almost loses her newfound family, Jillian needs to make a decision. Will she give up everything for the love she never saw coming?

The 56th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will air on CBS on April 18 at 8 PM.

Also on April 18, City on a Hill will move to its new timeslot of 9 PM on Showtime; and that same night, the season premiere of Godfather of Harlem will air on EPIX at 9 PM.

The new limited series Mare of Easttown will debut on HBO at 10 PM on April 18. Kate Winslet stars as Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective who investigates a local murder as life crumbles around her. The ensemble cast includes Guy Pearce, Jean Smart, Julianne Nicholson, Evan Peters, James McArdle, David Denman, Sosie Bacon and Neal Huff.

Lastly also on April 18, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Matchmaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill will debut at 8 PM. Angie Dove (Danica McKellar) gets Det. Carter’s (Victor Webster) attention by stumbling on a murder at an art museum. Angie’s father Nick (Bruce Boxleitner) is on his own case, trying to solve a series of petty thefts at the museum.

Mark your calendars!