What’s On This Week

Criminal Minds will air a new episode this week, while NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans and NCIS: Los Angeles offer repeats.

CBS is airing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at 8:00pm ET/PT on Tuesday, pushing a repeat of NCIS back to the 9:01pm ET/PT hour. Here’s the synopsis for season thirteen’s “Spinning Wheel”:

After Ducky is attacked by a man claiming to have information about his half-brother who died decades ago, the NCIS team searches for the perpetrator, as Ducky recalls the final emotional days he had with his sibling. Also, with the holidays approaching, Bishop and Jake (Jamie Bamber) discuss the future of their relationship.

NCIS: NOLA will not air on Tuesday. Instead, the network is airing a Bull repeat during the 10:00pm ET/PT hour.

On Wednesday, Criminal Minds offers “Mirror Image” at 9:00pm ET/PT. Here’s the episode description (more information here):

The BAU team opens an investigation when a man who fully believes he’s Dr. Tara Lewis’ (Aisha Tyler) brother arrives in town, knowing everything about her and her family, and she is unable to make contact with her real sibling.

And here’s the episode promo (shared by SpoilerTV two weeks ago):

CBS will air repeats of NCIS: NOLA and Criminal Minds from 8:00-10:00pm ET/PT on Saturday. Here are the episode synopses:

“The Third Man” – The NCIS team partners with Homeland Security after the murder of a Navy master diver is linked to chatter of a foreign attack on the city.

“The Crimson King” – Agent Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez) joins the BAU team, which is tasked with capturing a killer who escaped prison with 13 other convicts at the end of last season.

Finally, NCIS: LA will offer a repeat of “Cancel Christmas” from season seven on Sunday. The episode will air an hour later than usual, at 9:00pm ET/PT. Here’s the episode summary:

When a suspected North Korean spy is poisoned and hit by a truck carrying Christmas trees, the team must search for who is responsible for smuggling spies into the country. Also, Deeks and Kensi try to find a way to include their mothers in their Christmas plans, and Hetty notices that Granger isn’t feeling the holiday cheer.