#ncis perrenial

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CBS‘ game show Loteria Loca, which has been airing Mondays since Oct. 2, is coming off the schedule effective immediately after five low-rated airings in the Monday 9 PM time slot, sandwiched between The Price Is Right At Night at 8 PM and an NCIS rerun at 10 PM.

The game show, based on a Mexican format, was slated to move to 8 PM on Nov. 13, with back-to-back NCIS reruns from 9-11 PM. Instead, CBS is switching to a lineup of wall-to-wall NCIS encores Monday from 8-11 PM on both Nov. 6 and Nov.13, leading to the Nov. 14 debut of NCIS: Sydney, the Australian spinoff of the venerable crime drama.

CBS has mounted a big promotional effort for NCIS: Sydney, the only scripted series on its strikes-impacted fall schedule, which has not been previously available in the U.S.

Originally slated for the Monday 10 PM slot, behind an NCIS repeat, the new drama was moved to NCIS‘ longtime Tuesday 8 PM time period to get away from ABC’s simulcast of Monday Night Football.

The two weeks of NCIS across all three hours of primetime on Monday will now be used to plug the NCIS: Sydney CBS debut. Additionally, the offshoot will be followed by an NCIS rerun on Tuesdays.

Loteria Loca‘s shelving is not surprising. Likely hindered by facing MNF, the game show, hosted by Jaime Camil, with Sheila E. as co-host and band leader, never took off and ranks as CBS’ lowest rated and least watched series this fall. Its holiday edition will air sometime in December (date is TBD), with the fate of the remaining produced episodes unclear.

Also unclear is what will happen with the last Price Is Right At Night from the current batch that was slated for Nov. 6.

Here is the CBS Sunday lineup for November, which also includes a Let’s Make A Deal Primetime special (CBS has scheduled a fresh run of episodes of the game show on Fridays in November) and perrenial favorite Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Monday, Nov. 6 and Monday, Nov. 13

8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT NCIS (encore episodes)

9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT NCIS (encore episodes)

10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT NCIS (encore episodes)

Monday, Nov. 20

8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT NCIS (encore episodes)

9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT LET’S MAKE A DEAL PRIMETIME

10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT NCIS (encore episodes)

Monday, Nov. 27

8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (new day and time)

9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT LET’S MAKE A DEAL PRIMETIME

10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT NCIS (encore episodes)

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IF YOU KNOW I NEED YOU TO SAY IT

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I get the freaking out over Perrenial. I do. But also I’m okay with it?? Obviously Cote won’t be in it (unless a miracle happens, but I think the show would/will hype if/when she returns, same with MW). At least they’re going back to this thread. What little I have seen of Ellie’s character tells me that she’s stubborn and she isn’t going to let this go. She says she’s not big on secrets right now, a.k.a. she doesn’t like that she’s been put in a situation of keeping Ziva’s secret from Gibbs and Tony and everyone. I feel like she’d welcome a chance to dig deeper and get answers. 

((Even though I just as strongly feel that Ellie was super selfish for whining about being cheated because she didn’t know Ziva WHEN a little girl does not have her mother in the precious formative years and a very special former agent doesn’t have the love of his freakin’ life so anyway I digress))

Who knows, and we’ve been let down before, but maybe this is their way of building towards something for the finale of this season? Maybe Ellie and Ziva are writing notes back and forth to each other? Or perhaps this Odette winds up dead and Ellie’s the one to find her at her house, so Gibbs is like wwwwhhat you been doing going back to Ziver’s secret hut, huh???  And also, Odette’s killer is obviously onto Ziva being stateside and is targeting anyone close to her...

So yeah I’m watching and if nothing else, this is my wish list of scenes (not including a tiva reunion ‘cause that’s another level): --Gibbs reading Ziva’s journals in his basement, chugging bourbon --Ellie leaving new pics of Tony and Tali in the hut for Ziva --McGee somehow standing up for/protecting the DiNozzo family (this can happen anytime this season or next; I’m not picky) --Ellie admitting everything to Tony, who we see ON SCREEN in his Paris apartment with him watching Tali sleep or some such, and him thanking Ellie for helping Ziva when he could not  --An actual new photo/video/hologram of Ziva David

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What if there is something hidden in the plant/planter?? Like in You Better Watch Out

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Hmmm, mother-daughter reunions....

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My Feelings Watching NCIS’ “Perrenial” But In Star Wars Gifs

returning to a show that has done nothing but lead us on and break our heartsWatching the opening credits:

Ellie walking into the squad room with the dead plant from Ziva’s office:

Ellie saying she wants to revive said dead plant:

Kasie saying the plant could not be revived:

Ellie asking Gibbs how he felt about her trying to revive Ziva’s plant:

“If you know, I need you to say it.”

Gibbs ranting about his team and their pesky empathy and emotional attachments:

The episode not really being about Ziva at all except as a way to further Ellie’s personal growth: 

But then, the last minute: 

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I can’t believe I’m looking forward to a new, Tuesday night episode of NCIS