Rueben's Ramblings

The two-hour series premiere of Good Witch will air on February 28 at 8 PM on the Hallmark Channel.

The series will take viewers on a new magical journey with Cassie Nightingale (Catherine Bell) and her bright, young-teenage daughter Grace (Bailee Madison from Once Upon a Time and Northpole), who shares her mom’s special intuitive charm. When Sam, a doctor (James Denton from Desperate Housewives), and his teenage son Nick (newcomer Rhys Matthew Bond) move in next door to Grey House, they are immediately charmed by the ‘magical’ mother-daughter duo.

Reprising their roles from the movies include Catherine Disher as Martha Tinsdale, Peter MacNeill as George O’Hanrahan, Hannah Endicott-Douglas as Lori Russell and Noah Cappe as Derek Sanders.

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The new NBC series The Slap, based on the Australian series of the same name, will debut on February 12 at 8 PM.

As Hector (Peter Sarsgaard from An Education) tries to navigate family politics, awkward friendships and the young woman he is dangerously captivated by, the built-up tension explodes when Hector’s hot-headed cousin slaps another couple’s misbehaving child. Everyone is understandably stunned, and the party abruptly ends with the child’s parents vowing legal action. But what the hosts and guests don’t know is that this moment will ignite a chain of events that will uncover long-buried secrets within this group of friends and family.

The cast includes Peter Sarsgaard (An Education) Thandie Newton (Rogue), Melissa George (Alias and the original The Slap), Zachary Quinto (Star Trek and Heroes), Thomas Sadoski (The Newsroom), Uma Thurman (Kill Bill), Brian Cox (The Game), Penn Badgley (Gossip Girl) and Marin Ireland (The Divide).

You can see the trailer for The Slap at the show’s official page.

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The new NBC drama Allegiance will debut on February 5 at 10 PM.

Relative newcomer Gavin Stenhouse plays Alex O’Connor, a young idealistic CIA analyst specializing in Russian affairs, who learns a shocking secret about his close-knit, affluent family when it is revealed that his parents, Mark (Scott Cohen, from Necessary Roughness and Gilmore Girls) and Katya (Hope Davis from The Newsroom) are covert Russian spies deactivated decades ago. But today the Kremlin has re-enlisted them into service as they plan a terrorist operation inside the U.S. border that will bring America to its knees. Years ago, Russian-born Katya was tasked by the KGB to recruit American businessman Mark O’Connor as a spy – and the two fell in love.

A deal was struck: As long as Katya remained an asset for Russia, and it was agreed that her services could be called on in the future, she would be allowed to marry Mark and move to America. After years in America building a happy life and without word from Moscow, they thought they had escaped. Now it seems that the new Mother Russia has one more mission – turning Alex into a spy.

Here is a trailer for Allegiance.

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The new Pivot mystery drama Fortitude will debut with a two-hour episode on January 29 at 10 PM.

The story explores what happens when a town in the Arctic Circle, dubbed one of the safest places on the planet to live, copes with a brutal murder and the suspicions that generates.

The cast includes Stanley Tucci, Michael Gambon and Christopher Eccleston.

The trailer for Fortitude can be seen further down the page at this link.

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The new Teen Nick drama Open Heart will debut on January 20 at 9 PM.

This thrilling drama tells the story of Dylan Blake (newcomer Karis Cameron), a rebellious daughter in a family of doctors who has to solve one giant family mystery. When a run-in with the law lands Dylan community service at Open Heart Memorial Hospital, she uses her volunteer position to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father. And even though she’s surrounded by a family of doctors and good friends, Dylan is determined to unravel the secrets of Open Heart Memorial Hospital all while trying to find her place in the world.

The cast includes Cristine Prosperi and Justin Kelly (both from Degrassi) and Demore Barnes (The Unit and Supernatural).

Here is a trailer for Open Heart.

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The new FOX drama Backstrom will debut on January 22 at 9 PM.

The series follows Detective Everett Backstrom (Rainn Wilson from The Office), an unhealthy, offensive, irascible – albeit brilliant – detective who sees the worst in everyone, and he’s usually right.

The cast includes Dennis Haysbert (24), Kristoffer Polaha (Ringer) and Thomas Dekker (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles).

Here is the trailer for Backstrom:

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The new Syfy drama 12 Monkeys will debut at 9 PM on January 16.

Based on the 1995 box office film, the series follows the journey of a time traveler, James Cole (Aaron Stanford from Nikita), from the post-apocalyptic future. Using a dangerous and untested method of time travel, Cole arrives in the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will eventually decimate 93.6% of the human race.

The cast includes Amanda Schull (Suits), Noah Bean (Nikita), Kirk Acevedo (Fringe) and Emily Hampshire (Rookie Blue).

Here is a trailer for 12 Monkeys:

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The new MTV series Eye Candy will debut on January 12 at 10 PM.

Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice plays tech genius Lindy Sampson, who begins to suspect that one of her online suitors might be a deadly cyber stalker. When her friends at the cyber-police uncover a potential serial killer in Manhattan, she works with the hackers to solve the murders while unleashing her own style of justice.

The cast includes Casey Deidrick (Days of Our Lives), Harvey Guillen (Huge), Kiersey Clemons (Austin & Ally) and newcomer John Garet Stoker.

Here is a trailer for Eye Candy.

NOTE: When Calls the Heart fans will be excited to see series regular Daniel Lissing in the pilot.

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The new FOX drama Empire will debut on January 7 at 9 PM.

Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) is the CEO of Empire Entertainment (and a former street thug) who has reigned as the king of hip-hop for years. But that all changes when he learns he has a disease that will render him crippled and incapacitated in a matter of three years. He has to decide which of his three sons will take over the empire while dealing with his recently released from prison ex-wife Rhonda (Taraji P. Henson from Person of Interest).

The cast includes Gabourey Sidibe (American Horror Story) and Malik Yoba (New York Undercover and Alphas).

Here is a trailer for Empire:

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On January 7, the new VH1 scripted drama Hindsight will debut at 10 PM.

The drama centers on Becca (Laura Ramsey from The Ruins) who, as she nears 40, is about to embark on her second wedding to Andy Kelly, but her joy is tempered by the absence of her old best friend Lolly (relative newcomer Sarah Goldberg) who’s a no-show, having dropped out of their relationship years ago. Then during a freakish elevator ride, Becca wakes up in 1995, reliving her life and first marriage to Sean (Craig Horner from Legend of the Seeker).

Here is a trailer for Hindsight:

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