2 Dec 2014 2:18 PM PT
Over the holiday week of Christmas, the following shows will re-broadcast the designated episodes:
Monday, December 22 – The Big Bang Theory – ‘The Hook-up Reverberation’ Episode 8.04
“The Hook-Up Reverberation” – Raj’s honesty about his past comes back to haunt him after his girlfriend, Emily, is cold to Penny. Also, the guys consider becoming part-owners in Stuart’s comic book store, on a rebroadcast of THE BIG BANG THEORY, Monday, Dec. 22 (8:00-8:30, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 10/6/14.)
Monday, December 22 – Scorpion – ‘Shorthanded’ Episode 1.04
“Shorthanded” – Against Cabe’s advice, Team Scorpion heads to Las Vegas for a simple casino job, but a robbery leads to Walter’s arrest and the rest of the team is left to clear his name, on a rebroadcast of SCORPION, Monday, Dec. 22 (9:00-9:59 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 10/13/14.)
Monday, December 22 – NCIS: Los Angeles – ‘Merry Evasion’ Episode 5.12
“Merry Evasion” – The NCIS: Los Angeles team searches for a motive when a senator’s daughter is attacked. Meanwhile, Deeks and Nell partner up to help Sam and Callen bring the daughter to safety and Kensi receives the perfect holiday gift from one of her co-workers, on a rebroadcast of NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Monday, Dec. 22 (9:59-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Michelle Trachtenberg guest stars as Lily Lockhart, the Senator’s Daughter. (Originally broadcast 12/17/13.)
Tuesday, December 23 – NCIS – ‘Homesick’ Episode 11.11
“Homesick” – After a mysterious illness strikes children from military families, Gibbs and the team investigate the cause. Meanwhile, Abby and Jimmy partner with the Naval Medical Research Center to determine the strain of illness, all in hopes of delivering a cure before the holidays. Also, Director Vance struggles with forgiveness as his estranged father-in-law makes a surprise visit to his home, on a rebroadcast of NCIS, Tuesday, Dec. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Meredith Eaton guest stars as Carol Wilson, a lab tech with the Naval Medical Research Center, and Ben Vereen guest stars as Lamar, Vance’s estranged father-in-law. (Originally broadcast 12/17/13.)
Tuesday, December 23 – NCIS: New Orleans – ‘The Recruits’ Episode 1.04
“The Recruits” – After a Navy SEAL is found murdered in a sorority house, the NCIS team must determine if the motive pertained to one of his classified missions or collegiate foul play. Meanwhile, Pride’s daughter, Laurel, pays the NCIS office a visit, on a rebroadcast of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, Tuesday, Dec. 23 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Shanley Caswell stars as Pride’s daughter, Laurel. (Originally broadcast 10/14/14.)
Tuesday, December 23 – Person of Interest – ‘Death Benefit’ Episode 3.20
“Death Benefit” – Reese poses as a Secret Service agent to get close to the latest POI, a U.S. congressman who may hold the key to derailing Decima’s plans to bring a second Machine online, on a rebroadcast of PERSON OF INTEREST, Tuesday, Dec. 23 (10:01-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 4/15/14.)
Wednesday, December 24 – I Love Lucy – “Christmas Episode” and “Job Switching”
The Seldom Seen “Christmas Episode” and the Newly Colorized “Job Switching”
To be Seamlessly Combined
Never-Before-Broadcast Make-up and Costume Test Footage Included
The I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, a one-hour special featuring two colorized back-to-back classic episodes of the 1950s series, will be rebroadcast Wednesday, Dec. 24 (8:00-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The two episodes – the seldom-seen “Christmas Episode” and the newly colorized “Job Switching” (aka “Chocolate Factory”) – were colorized with a vintage look, a nod to the 1950s period in which the shows were filmed. The main titles and end credits of the two episodes are seamlessly combined into one set – at the beginning and end of the hour – with no interruption between the episodes. The “I Love Lucy Christmas Special” that aired last year on the Network included the “Christmas Episode” and “Lucy’s Italian Movie” (aka “Grape Stomping”), starting a holiday broadcasting tradition.
Also included in this year’s special is never-before-broadcast footage from Lucy and Desi’s “I Love Lucy” costume and makeup tests. Filmed just days before the first Lucy episode went into production in 1951, the footage provides a warm and wonderful glimpse of the two people who were about to make television history.
The programs feature Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, and Vivian Vance and William Frawley as the Ricardos’ friends and landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz.
“The Christmas Episode” finds the Ricardos and Mertzes decorating Lucy and Ricky’s Christmas tree and reminiscing about how their lives have changed since the arrival of the Ricardo’s son, Little Ricky (Keith Thibodeaux). Flashbacks (in black-and-white to emphasize the time lapse) recall the night Lucy tells Ricky she is pregnant; the time Lucy shows up unexpectedly as part of a barbershop quartet; and the day Ricky and the Mertzes rehearse taking Lucy to the maternity ward.
“The Christmas Episode” was first presented as part of the regularly scheduled “I Love Lucy” series on CBS in December, 1956. The episode wasn’t included in the series’ long history of rebroadcasts, first on CBS Daytime and later in syndication. Thought to be “lost,” CBS rediscovered the episode in 1989.
In “Job Switching,” a marital spat over the value of money results in the Ricardos and Mertzes all changing roles: Ricky and Fred try their hand at housekeeping, while Lucy and Ethel go to work – in a chocolate factory.
“Job Switching” was originally presented on “I Love Lucy” Sept. 15, 1952 and became an instant classic. While the episode was not included in the original 1957 listings for “The Top 10 Lucy Shows,” it has long been ranked by fans as one of their all-time favorites. In 2013, the episode’s penultimate scene with Lucy and Ethel trying to keep up with a chocolate factory conveyor belt was selected by Paley Center for Media (in their “TV’s Funniest of the Funniest” poll) as the funniest TV moment of all time.
“I Love Lucy” aired on CBS from Oct. 15, 1951 until May 6, 1957. It was voted “the best TV show of all time” in a 2012 viewer poll conducted by People Magazine and ABC News.
Wednesday, December 24 – Madam Secretary – ‘Another Benghazi’ Episode 1.02
“Another Benghazi” – While in the process of dealing with a crisis in Yemen, Elizabeth faces a challenge at home when her oldest daughter makes headlines for protesting her university’s new policy, on a rebroadcast of MADAM SECRETARY, at a special night and time, Wednesday, Dec. 24 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 9/28/14.)
Thursday, December 25 – The Big Bang Theory – ‘The Cooper Extraction’ Episode 7. 11
“The Cooper Extraction” – While Sheldon is away in Texas, everyone gathers to decorate the apartment Christmas tree, and they each realize how much he has changed their lives, on a rebroadcast of THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, Dec. 25 (8:00- 8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 12/12/13.)
Thursday, December 25 – Mom – ‘Broken Dreams and Blocked Arteries’ Episode 1.21
“Broken Dreams and Blocked Arteries” – Christy is caught in the middle when tensions rise between Bonnie and Alvin. Meanwhile, a very pregnant Violet is apprehensive about going to her senior prom, on a rebroadcast of MOM, Thursday, Dec. 25 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Kevin Pollak returns as Alvin, Christy’s father. (Originally broadcast 3/31/14.)
Thursday, December 25 – Two and a Half Men – ‘Some Kind of Lesbian Zombie’ Episode 11.7
“Some Kind of Lesbian Zombie” – Walden and Alan find themselves on dates with two ideal women until Lyndsey’s jealousy throws a wrench in their evening, on a rebroadcast of TWO AND A HALF MEN, Thursday, Dec. 25 (9:01-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Jeff Probst makes a guest appearance as himself. (Originally broadcast 11/14/13.)
Thursday, December 25 – Elementary – ‘On The Line’ Episode 2.9
“On The Line” – Holmes and Watson uncover the identity of a serial killer whose case has gone cold and find themselves butting heads with the NYPD, on a rebroadcast of ELEMENTARY, Thursday, Dec. 25 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 11/21/13.)
Friday, December 26 – Blue Bloods -‘Ties That Bind’ Episode 4.11
“Ties That Bind” – Danny’s loyalty is tested when he is assigned to the case of a childhood friend, Mickey, who is under investigation for having ties to an infamous mob family. Meanwhile, Frank gets word that crime is on the rise due to a recent judicial ruling about the legality of the “stop and frisk” policy, on a rebroadcast of BLUE BLOODS, Friday, Dec. 26 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Tom Cavanagh guest stars as Mickey, Danny’s old friend and Rebecca Budig guest stars as Connie, Mickey’s wife. (Originally broadcast 12/20/13.)
Friday, December 26 – Mom -‘Fireballs and Bullet Holes’ Episode 1.15
‘”Fireballs and Bullet Holes” – Christy tries to start a relationship with her father, Alvin, while Bonnie struggles to accept that Christy wants him in her life, on a rebroadcast of MOM, on a special night and time, Friday, Dec. 26 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Kevin Pollak returns as Alvin. (Originally broadcast 1/27/14.)