Rueben's Ramblings

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

On January 6, the final two episodes of the debut season of the new NBC medical drama Brilliant Minds will air at 9 and 10 PM.

The new FOX medical drama Doc will debut on January 7 at 9 PM. Based on the globally acclaimed Italian series Nelle Tue Mani, this version stars Molly Parker as the hard-charging, brilliant Dr. Amy Elias, Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis. After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a 9-year-old, and a handful of devoted friends, as she struggles to continue practicing medicine, despite having lost nearly a decade of knowledge and experience. The series also stars Scott Wolf, Omar Metwally, Amirah Vann, Jon Ecker, Patrick Walker and Anya Banerjee.

Also on January 7, the winter premiere of the NBC drama The Irrational will air at 10 PM while that same night, the season premiere of Will Trent will air at 8 PM on ABC followed by the winter premiere of High Potential at 9 PM followed by the season premiere of The Rookie at 10 PM.

The winter premieres of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. will air on NBC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively on January 8.

On January 9, the linear TV debut of the movie The Jane Mysteries: A Deadly Prescription will air on Hallmark Mystery at 8 PM. Jane Da Silva (Jodie Sweetin) and Detective John Cameron (Stephen Huszar) fight for justice as they race against time to prove the innocence of a wrongly imprisoned teenager. NOTE: This movie originally debuted on Hallmark+ back on September 10, 2024.

The limited series American Primeval will debut online on Netflix on January 9. A mother (Betty Gilpin) and son (Preston Mota) fleeing from their past form a found family while confronting a harsh landscape of freedom and cruelty in the American West. The cast includes Taylor Kitsch, Shea Whigham, Jai Courtney and Dane DeHaan.

On January 9, the new medical drama The Pitt will debut online on MAX. The daily lives of healthcare professionals in a Pittsburgh hospital as they juggle personal crises, workplace politics, and the emotional toll of treating critically ill patients, revealing the resilience required in their noble calling. The series stars Noah Wyle, Katherine LaNasa, Tracy Ifeachor, Fiona Dourif, Isa Briones and Gerran Howell.

The new police drama On Call will debut online on Amazon Prime on January 9. The series follows a pair of police officers (Brandon Larracuente and Troian Bellisario) on patrol as they respond to a new radio call, arriving on the scene to resolve incidents. The cast includes Eriq La Salle, Lori Loughlin and Rich Ting.

On January 10, the second season of the anthology series Goosebumps: The Vanishing will premiere on both Disney+ and Hulu online.

The Hallmark Channel movie Polar Opposites will debut on January 11 at 8 PM. Emma (Rhiannon Fish) needs to get to Antarctica to reach her father and travels to South America but can’t get on a boat for the last leg. She sneaks onto a cruise ship and meets engineer Andy (Markian Tarasiuk).

Lastly on January 12, the season finale of the Taylor Sheridan-created series Landman will air online on Paramount+ while that same night, the 5th season of Miss Scarlet (now under its new name) and the 5th season of All Creatures Great and Small will both premiere on PBS at 8 and 9 PM respectively and also that night, the second season of the MGM+ period piece drama Rogue Heroes will premiere at 9 PM.

Mark your calendars!