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NCIS Los Angeles Delivers Ratings Growth On Mondays

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FRESHMAN HIT “SCORPION” AND RELOCATED “NCIS: LOS ANGELES” DELIVER RATINGS GROWTH ON MONDAY
Network Up +48% in Viewers, +11% in Adults 18-49 and +26% in Adults 25-54 Vs. Year Ago

Breakout hit SCORPION, television’s second-most-watched new series, and a relocated NCIS: LOS ANGELES have been key to CBS’s year-to-year Monday turnaround, according to Nielsen most current ratings through Week 12.

Freshman drama SCORPION has improved the Monday 9:00-10:00 PM time period by +62% in viewers (15.15m from 9.34m), +20% in adults 18-49 (3.6 from 3.0) and +32% in adults 25-54 (5.0 from 3.8).

NCIS: LOS ANGELES has improved the Monday 10:00-11:00 PM time period by +68% in viewers (12.20m from 7.27m), +26% in adults 18-49 (2.4 from 1.9) and +46% in adults 25-54 (3.5 from 2.4).

CBS is the only Big Four network to post Monday growth in viewers and key demographics. Compared to last year, CBS is up +48% in viewers (12.73m from 8.58m), +11% in adults 18-49 (3.1 from 2.8) and +26% in adults 25-54 (4.3 from 3.4).

Round Table About NCISLA Season Six Start

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sindee: I’m curious about your opinion regarding the handling of Hetty’s hearing and the lack of mentioning thereof in this week’s episode… What happened to that whole storyline (the (fake/forced) hearing, the mole, Mattias, Arkady…) ?? I’m confused… I can only hope they bring it up again later in the season…

Mary: I was a bit confused as well. I expected there to be a lighter feeling to this past episode. (The first four, particularly the first three, were very intense.) I was ready for a more “fun” episode. But it felt a little like it was a random story just stuck in there to fill a spot. I was looking for some continuity, or at least some answers. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed “Black Budget” very much. (Of course I did. It was Sam/Callen centered.) But the DOJ just packed up very quickly last ep. And even thought the hearing was staged, Hetty left DC without being properly excused by her accuser. And what about the mole? And Mattias breached the sacred OSP… and lived to tell about it. And is our beloved Arkady out of danger now that Mattias is behind bars? See??? I have questions, too.

Richtsje: Well, just watched last night episode and I liked it for being a more light one. The storyline with the hearing and the DOJ was mysterious too IMO. And at first I thought maybe the fraude was somewhere to be linked to some fraude thing that might lead to the exposure of Hetty’s addresses, but no-way… Nevertheless I liked it, why not?
The second, third & fourth ep however were better, deeper too. All in all, the start of season 6 feels so much better than all of season 5 if you’d ask me!

ChrisDaisy: Haven’t watched it yet sorry… Due to vacation I only watched ep 1 to 3 so far which I really liked. I enjoyed having some episodes with an overall story arc so I was hoping they would continue that which apparently they haven’t with this week’s episode. After the first three eps I was a little confused with the hearing, though – from what I get it was initiated by Director Vance but still a real hearing? At least that was my impression. Or was it just a set-up, a fake hearing? However, I am hoping they either end this storyline somehow or use it as a continuous one in this season. Also, from the images I saw (and from what I read here), Mattias was in the OSP headquarters? And he still alive? Aren’t they compromised now? Even if he is in prison? I also actually wondered how someone could just “buzz in” the DOJ guys. They just wave their badges in front of the camera of a highly secure building and get buzzed in (or did I get that wrong)? Anyway, I don’t want to complain – so far I really enjoyed the season and I hope that it is going to keep its pace!

sindee: Well, thank you, ladies, for your thoughts on this topic. Now let’s see what our readers think about this matter.

Leave your thoughts about the NCIS Los Angeles Season Six start in the comments…

NCIS Los Angeles “Praesidium” Picture Review by @sindee303

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Who are these guys in Hetty's house ??

Who are these guys in Hetty’s house ??

Oh *bounce bounce* I LOVE when they show our team being called in from what they time off... shows us so much about the characters... This Densi moment ?? Adorable !!

Oh *bounce bounce* I LOVE when they show our team being called in from their time off… shows us so much about the characters… This Densi moment ?? Adorable !!

I hear some of the fans yell "NOOOO"...

I hear some of the fans yell “NOOOO”…

Up and running...

Up and running…

So Granger is into Blondes ? Huh-uh...

So Granger is into Blondes ? Huh-uh…

Hetty's guard's nickname is Duke... how fitting...

Hetty’s guard’s nickname is Duke… how fitting…

Hetty's houses... NIIICE !!

Hetty’s houses… NIIICE !!

The team thinks he was "just late" but he already talked to LAPD etc ... Show them, Owen !!

The team thinks he was “just late” but he already talked to LAPD etc … Show them, Owen !!

"You OK?" Aww...

“You OK?” Aww…

"Leave the worrying to your enemies." Great advice !!

“Leave the worrying to your enemies.” Great advice !!

Hetty lost another one dear to her heart... poor woman...

Hetty lost another one dear to her heart… poor woman…

IT department at PETCO... *paaaaniiiic* LOL

IT department at PETCO… *paaaaniiiic* LOL

"You're a dirty little hoarder." *snort*

“You’re a dirty little hoarder.” *snort*

So now they are at Hetty's other house ?? Who are these guys ?? And I thought they only got one address for those 250k....

So now they are at Hetty’s other house ?? Who are these guys ?? And I thought they only got one address for those 250k…

"I thought we were doing word association." That's what I thought !!

“I thought we were doing word association.” That’s what I thought as well !!

Oh my... NOOOO !!

Oh my… NOOOO !!

Hetty fainted ?? HA !!

Hetty fainted ?? HA !!

"Everything?" oh, that panic in his voice... I wonder what came to his mind... LOL

“Everything?” oh, that panic in his voice… I wonder what came to his mind… LOL

This was all set-up by Hetty ?? Phew... I was fooled there for a moment...

This was all set-up by Hetty ?? Phew… I was fooled there for a moment…

A nice dash of bromance here and there...

A nice dash of bromance here and there…

What an awesome performance, Barrett !!

What an awesome performance, Barrett !!

"I'm a federal agent, man." ROFL

“I’m a federal agent, man.” ROFL

Callen in a hand fight... nice seeing him holding his own and not - like mostly - having Sam for his rescue...

Callen in a hand fight… nice seeing him holding his own and not – like mostly – having Sam for his rescue…

"You wanna know what we do. This is what we do." Yeah, show her, Sam !!

“You wanna know what we do. This is what we do.” Yeah, show her, Sam !!

"Who are you?" Yeah, good question... [Note: Read our interview with guest star Cuyle Carvin]

“Who are you?” Yeah, good question…
[Note: Read our interview with guest star Cuyle Carvin]

"I like cheese." "You're fine." Yeah, me too !! *cough cough*

“I like cheese.” “You’re fine.” Yeah, me too !! *cough cough*

"Do you have any idea what I went through in captivity?"

“Do you have any idea what I went through in captivity?”

Just wow !! What an awesome Densi moment... How feels Densi so much different to me this season ?? Well done, writers !!

Just wow !! What an awesome Densi moment… How is it that Densi feels so much different to me this season ?? Well done, writers !!

"Keep your eyes open." *snort*

“Keep your eyes open.” *snort*

It's Leon!!

It’s Leon!!

"We're under attack... we're out-manned and out-gunned."

“We’re under attack… we’re out-manned and out-gunned.”

"I love Hetty." "I just wish she wasn't so small." *grins*

“I love Hetty.” “I just wish she wasn’t so small.” *grins*

"So what do we do now?" "We make good on our promise... we hunt him down... and we kill him."

“So what do we do now?” “We make good on our promise… we hunt him down… and we kill him.”

WOW and the action continues… this season start arc really has me captured… it will make great NCISLA marathons in the future…

I’m going to rewatch the ep later and join the convo in the comments with more thoughts about it… til then it’s your turn… How did you like the episode ?? Let us know in the comments…