CBS‘ game show Loteria Loca, which has been airing Mondays since October 2, is off the schedule after five low-rated airings in the 9 p.m. time slot, sandwiched between The Price Is Right at Night at 8 p.m. and an NCIS rerun at 10.
The game show, based on a Mexican format, was slated to move to 8 p.m. on November 13, with back-to-back NCIS reruns from 9-11. Instead, CBS is switching to a lineup of wall-to-wall NCIS encores Monday from 8-11 p.m. on both November 6 and 13, leading to the November 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 that has not been previously available in the U.S.
Originally slated for the Monday 10 p.m. slot behind an NCIS repeat, the new drama was moved to NCIS
The two weeks of NCIS across all three hours of primetime on Monday now will 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 bandleader 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 episode from the current batch that was slated for November 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 perennial holiday favorite Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (all times ET/PT):
Monday, Nov. 6 and 13
8-9 p.m.: NCIS (encore episodes)
9-10 p.m.: NCIS (encore episodes)
10-11 p.m.: NCIS (encore episodes)
Monday, Nov. 20
8-9 p.m.: NCIS (encore episodes)
9-10 p.m.: Let’s Make a Deal Primetime
10-11 p.m.: NCIS (encore episodes)
Monday, Nov. 27
8-9 p.m.: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (new day and time)
9-10 p.m.: Let’s Make a Deal Primetime
10-11 p.m.: NCIS (encore episodes)
