Rueben's Ramblings

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

On November 24, the fourth and final season of Bel-Air will premiere online on Peacock while that same day a special 2-part episode of Harry Wild will air online on Acorn TV.

The Home for the Howlidays marathon of Hudson & Rex will air on UPtv from November 24 all the way through to November 28. Season 4 of the hit series will air from 5 PM to 9 PM on both November 24 and November 25 then from 9 AM to 3 AM on both November 26 and November 27, featuring episodes from seasons 4 and 5 then from 9 AM to 1 AM on November 28, featuring episodes from season 6.

On November 25, the season finale of Murder in a Small Town will air on FOX at 8 PM followed by the fall finale of Doc at 9 PM.

The Netflix holiday movie Jingle Bell Heist will debut online on November 26. At the height of the holiday season, two strangers (Olivia Holt and Connor Swindells) team up to rob one of New York’s most famous department stores while accidentally falling in love. The movie also stars Lucy Punch, Poppy Drayton and Peter Serafinowicz.

Also on November 26, the first part of 2 parts of the 5th and final season of Stranger Things will premiere online on Netflix.

The Hallmark Channel movie We Met in December will debut on November 27 at 8 PM. After a magical night sharing hopes, dreams, and a perfect kiss, strangers Annie and Dave lose each other with no way to connect. They embark on a quest to find each other by Christmas. The movie stars Autumn Reeser and Niall Matter.

On November 27, the Tubi sequel film Sidelined 2: Intercepted will debut online. Star quarterback Drayton (Noah Beck) and dancer Dallas (Siena Agudong) face relationship challenges amid his recovery from a setback and her doubts about her future. Their bond strains as they deal with distance and personal changes. James Van Der Beek, Drew Ray Tanner, Michael Xavier and Charlie Gillespie co-star.

The murder mystery series The Artist will debut its first three episodes on the free streaming service The Network on November 27. A historical fiction murder mystery set in the Gilded Age has an ensemble of the era’s celebrities including Thomas Edison, Edgar Degas and Evelyn Nesbit at the home of an eccentric tycoon who promptly dies. The ensemble cast includes Mandy Patinkin, Janet McTeer, Danny Huston, Patti LuPone, Hank Azaria, Zachary Quinto, Clark Gregg, Katharine McPhee and Jill Hennessy.

On November 28, the Hallmark Channel holiday movies The Snow Must Go On and The More the Merrier will both debut at 6 and 8 PM respectively. The Snow Must Go On is about a former Broadway star agrees to direct his niece’s high school Christmas musical in the hopes of impressing an influential Broadway producer. The film stars Heather Hemmens and Corey Cott. Meanwhile, The More the Merrier focuses on Alice (Rachel Boston), an emergency room doctor at a small, rural hospital, who always volunteers to work the Christmas Eve overnight shift and goes the extra mile to make the holiday merry and bright for patients and staff. When the hospital gets snowed in, Alice and Brian (Brendan Penny), the newly hired top-rated cardiologist, find themselves in the middle of a bona fide baby boom when three women – including the only OBGYN for miles around – go into labor on the rarest birthday of the year. As they team up to bring these bundles of joy into the world as the night wears on, Alice, Brian and the rest of the staff also work hard to make the holiday feel festive for all the patients. Though they may have different approaches to medicine – and to life – there’s a spark between them and by the end of their shift it’s clear that this may be the Christmas Eve that changes them both forever.

The Lifetime holiday movies Christmas Everyday and The Christmas Campaign will both debut on November 29 at 8 and 10:30 PM respectively. In Christmas Everyday, following the death of her father, Fancy (Brandy Norwood) has been more determined than ever to uphold her father’s cherished Christmas traditions as her mother Evelyn (Debbi Morgan) has also begun losing her sight. But things aren’t a smooth ride as Fancy simultaneously is planning her bridezilla baby sister’s, Belle (Sy’rai Smith), wedding. When a water pipe bursts and disrupts the fairytale wedding plans, Fancy finds herself unexpectedly drawn to the rugged, yet charming, contractor Jaylen (Robert C Riley) who is tasked with renovating the house. Through all the chaos, she learns valuable lessons about faith, family, and the true meaning of Christmas. Then in The Christmas Campaign, sparks fly when an executive and a strategist are paired together to work on a sales pitch. As they battle it out, their personal lives collide with their professional ambitions, and neither expects that the key to success might just be each other. The movie stars Vivica A. Fox and Jackée Harry.

On November 29, the Hallmark Channel movies An Alpine Holiday and A Grand Ole Opry Christmas will debut at 6 and 8 PM respectively. In An Alpine Holiday, a grandmother’s last wish brings two estranged sisters Faith and Kelly, back together to travel to the French Alps for Christmas to recreate her first trip there with their grandfather. Facing all the challenges and wonder this unique holiday adventure brings, they learn to cherish their sisterhood above all, while also making room for romance to blossom between Kelly and their French mountaineer guide, Frederic. The movie stars Ashley Williams, Laci J. Mailey and Julien Samani. Meanwhile, in A Grand Ole Opry Christmas, Gentry Wade (Nikki DeLoach), daughter of late country music icon Jett Wade – half of the famed duo Winters & Wade – abandoned her dream of a songwriting career and distanced herself from her father’s legacy following his tragic accident 30 years prior. When the Grand Ole Opry invites her to represent Jett at their centennial celebration at Christmas, she’s hesitant to return to the place steeped in bittersweet memories. Encouraged by her good friends, Gentry visits the Opry and, while seated in one of the vaunted venue’s oak church pews, is suddenly transported to 1995. Gentry’s lifelong friend Mac (Kristoffer Polaha), a country music talent manager, finds himself in 1995 as well. Thanks to some Christmas magic, Gentry gets precious time with her father, creative inspiration to finish the song she began decades earlier as a teen and learns surprising answers to questions about her father that have followed her for the last three decades. Cameos will be made by Bill Anderson, Brad Paisley, Dailey & Vincent, Drew Baldridge, Jamey Johnson, Maggie Baugh, Megan Moroney, Mickey Guyton, Pam Tillis, Rhett Akins, Riders in the Sky, Suzy Bogguss, Tigirlily Gold and T Graham Brown.

The UPtv series The Christmas Checklist will debut at 7 PM on November 29. A grieving daughter receives a Christmas checklist from her recently deceased mom with twelve activities she must complete before Christmas. The series stars Jarold Joseph and Sarah Power.

Also on November 29, the OWN holiday movie Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas will debut at 9 PM. When reserved professor Maya (Kiki Layne) tells a little white lie about being in a relationship with an unconscious stranger, she never expects to get swept up in the stranger’s family’s holiday plans. Things are made even more complicated by her undeniable chemistry with her “boyfriend’s” doctor, Daniel (Etienne Maurice), who just so happens to be her ex.

The Hallmark Channel movies The Christmas Cup and Christmas at the Catnip Cafe will both debut on November 30 at 6 and 8 PM respectively. In The Christmas Cup, after a knee injury threatens to cut her career short, Staff Sergeant Kelly Brandt (Rhiannon Fish) returns home in low spirits for the holidays. Her family tries to help by encouraging her to lead her hometown team in the annual Christmas Cup against the rival town. It takes a lot of work, but Kelly organizes her team and gets them as competition-ready as she can with the help of Fire Captain Quinn Stokley (Ben Rosenbaum). Sparks begin to fly with Quinn, and through the whole process, Kelly is reminded of how much she loves to lead, but her heart still hopes she will be cleared to return to serve. Kelly ultimately receives the call she has been waiting for; however, it’s not what she expects. With the Marines needing her to report to the Hawaiian base on the day of the competition, Kelly soon realizes there is more than one way to serve a community. Meanwhile, in the Christmas at the Catnip Cafe, after inheriting part ownership of a cat cafe, Olivia (Erin Cahill) must spend the weeks leading up to Christmas working there to try and convince veterinarian Ben (Paul Campbell) to sell but manages to find love instead.

On November 30, the UPtv movie A Christmas in Amish Country will debut at 7 PM. After a career disaster, a woman returns home where she reconnects with an Amish famer she once had a close friendship with. While back in her hometown, she rediscovers her love of cooking. The movie stars Ella Cannon and Jason Tobias.

Lastly, the movie Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell will debut on November 30 at 8 PM on CW. Amber Riley from Glee plays Savvy Sheldon, dealing with a stressful job, a stalled relationship, and inheriting her grandma’s kitchen. The film also stars Dorian Grey, Nadine Whiteman and Malaika Hennie-Hamadi.

Mark your calendars!