‘Ghosts,’ ‘Matlock’ & ‘NCIS: Sydney’ Move to Midseason as CBS Shifts TV Schedule
What To Know
- CBS is shifting three fall favorites to its midseason lineup.
- Learn more about the changes coming to Ghosts, Matlock, and NCIS: Sydney.
CBS is making some major changes to its TV schedule as fan-favorites that have been fall staples make a move to midseason, along with the debut of a highly anticipated new show.
Among the series affected are Ghosts, Matlock, and NCIS: Sydney, which will now premiere their forthcoming seasons in 2027 with the midseason lineup, forgoing their former falltime slots. They’ll join the new series, Einstein, to make up the midseason lineup.
As fans of Ghosts know, the series was renewed for Season 6 at the same time as Season 5. Whether it will be the show’s last remains to be seen, but fans can look forward to enjoying the spirits of Woodstone and their living counterparts when the midseason lineup debuts.
Thankfully, fans will be able to catch up with their favorite characters from Ghosts when one-hour Halloween and Ghostmas special episodes air this fall. Airing in the show’s place this fall is Eternally Yours, the new vampire comedy from the same creators as Ghosts.
Michael Yarish / CBS
Meanwhile, Matlock, which has also aired on Thursdays in the fall, will move to the midseason as Elsbeth fills the slot this fall, making room for Cupertino at 10/9c on Thursdays. Additionally, NCIS: Sydney, which aired on Tuesdays at 10/9c, will also move to midseason as NCIS: Origins fills the slot to make room for the new series NCIS: New York at 9/8c.
Additionally, fans eager to tune into Einstein finally have a projected premiere date in sight as the show slates its debut for midseason. The drama starring Matthew Gray Gubler follows the brilliant, but directionless, great-grandson of Albert Einstein, who is forced to put his antics aside to utilize his genius to solve crimes with a local police detective played by Melissa Fumero.
Let us know what you think of the midseason lineup and changes in the comments section below, and stay tuned for updates on when these shows will air when CBS releases more information about its midseason schedule.
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I think it’s my big mistake. As it is, there’s too much time between “seasons“ of the series. By the time the next season starts, you have forgotten what happened the season before because it’s so long in between. It sounds like these shows will have almost a year in between when they end in the spring and when they start again next year. I as a viewer, tend to lose interest!
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And they don't have but a few shows per season. In the olden days they had nine months of shows that were better than most these days.
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Exactly.
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I agree. They seem to have nothing better to do but screw things up. If they’re going to make changes give us more not less, or leave it along!
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I’m discussed with CBS. I get hooked on Elsbeth and so CBS gives a few unique stories then golf or basketball comes up. All about advertisers. Well, I found ROKU. Goodbye
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Big mistake moving Matlock to 2027. It's an awesome show but having to wait more than 6 months for the next show will make people lose interest and go on to other things which may not be anything on CBS.
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I have stopped watching most of these show to much time between seasons. I miss the days when they started in September and ended in May.
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I still watch them but long for the Sept to May season not this little snippet that they sparingly provide.
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My friends and I were just discussing this. The TV season seemed to coincide with school year, Sept thru May. Very different now.
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Seriously....wait unti mid-season to bring back Matlock? I wish CBS would not make us wait. You end up losing interest. Just saying....
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Matlock over Elsbeth who should be mid-season
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Absolutely absurd! The constant changes in "seasons", the months long hiatus, more and more reruns and pre-emptive moves only reduces any loyalty to a show. Who can care when it is always a maybe-it's-in-maybe-not situation. It is almost like networks are simply giving up to streaming services.
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It's difficult to remember what happened last season when it's so long between seasons and they change so often. Items to forget about some shows because I have started a new one. I will not watch reruns to catch up.
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Another spin off from NCIS. The lack of original shows/ideas is disappointing. Please no more reboots either. Its getting harder to watch TV shows with the long Hiatus and so many commercials. Not to mention the short season of 21 shows. Watching television is less appealing every season ( Its all cops, lawyers or medical) I agree with the others about losing interest
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So, the idea behind cancelling "Blue Bloods" was to bring in new programs, and here we have yet another NCIS spinoff. They should have kept "Blue Bloods." "Boston Blue" (or is it "Toronto Blue") just hasn't held my interest.
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They canceled Blue Bloods due production costs so they start an NCIS in NYC. Same production costs folks. Should have left Blue Bloods alone. Fans and actors wanted it!
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You wrote this entire article without giving a definition of "midseason" even once. Be nice to know when we can expect the shows.
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Usually January or February before they premiere right?
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Those of us of a certain age remember when seasons were over 35 episodes long. The networks are down to less than 20 episodes for way too many snows, so having two seasons makes sense. Will CBS and other networks promote them as much as fall? Or are they going to suffer as tv habits will be developed and viewers have turned elsewhere?
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I like Matlock, but that's a long time to wait from April to January.And they won't air during March Madness.
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Honestly, I would have preferred Elsbeth to be the mid season show over Matlock.
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Same. Matlock just keeps getting better, as Matty sees that life is less straightforward and more nuanced than her quest for revenge. Her grief is understandable and while I'm rooting for closure for her and Edwin (and Alfie), it's nice to see her character grow and develop, as she realizes that people and situations are shades of gray, not so clear-cut, and are maybe deserving of some understanding. As Senior declines, I wonder if that will ultimately bring her the peace she seeks, rather than revenge.
I enjoy some aspects of the show Elsbeth but the character herself drives me up the wall. She's too much. I find her cringey and annoying, rather than cute or quirky and funny. Her character grates on me last nerve.
I wish they'd swap places, too. I'm looking forward to Einstein. Love Matthew Gray Gubler.
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Exactly. So are they going into the summer ?
I miss the days of nine months of shows, and then they just aired reruns
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Matlock is my favorite. I hate Ghost and Elsbeth.
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What the heck is “mid-season? We want to know dates and times of the lineup.
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"Mid-Season" means a show will premiere in January of the following season. That's the time of year "All in the Family" debuted in 1971.
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Well this sucks. I am a fan of the show because I want to WATCH the show. What kind of nonsense is a 7 month break? That Matlock season finale better be a doozy. Ugh.
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Sadly, the season finale may not not land. It appears they are setting it up for sonny to stop going after his dad.
I do wonder if they are going to show he is better than he acts. You know, somehow he found out about this plan.
What will it be with Alphie? Dad moving out of state? Girlfriend for dad?
They going to have dad's sister working undercover against / for the firm?
Whatever they do, cliffhangers are expected as with last season.
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Well I for one am not happy. Remember when a season had 26 episodes? Now you're lucky to get 10. Shows that I like don't seem to last. And there's plenty of NCIS shows. I really liked Matlock. And Watsonisn't renewed. Oh well, just more nights now to watch MeTV.
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Want to see more matlock and Watson!!!
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My thoughts exactly. Now entertainment is chasing shows on streaming platforms. Too much reality TV and cable messed up how the good old days. I love me tv
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This is just ridiculous! These are the only shows I watch on CBS and they're screwing them up now. We don't need another version of NCIS , or the FBI on every week! Einstein sounds as ridiculous as Watson was. They don't seem to have much sense at CBS these days.
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We want Matlock
And we want it NOW!!
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Lame. I like Ghosts and already felt they need to make 20+ episodes per season the next couple years. Guess not, bad decision, imo.
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I have no idea what a mid season lineup is.
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Shows that start in January.
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Keep Stephen Colbert!!!!
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Probably the worst decision on their part! Colbert is an icon! I'm going to miss his show so much 😞
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this goes along with all the other great ideas CBS has !
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No. No. No. No. No. I'm already mad we're losing DMV. This is making me very unhappy.
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It stinks
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This is unbelievably dumb! You just lost me as a follower of Matlock, and I worship Kathy Bates. How do they expect ANY viewer loyalty when they do bonehead scheduling like this? It's bad enough the percentage of advertising time keeps going up, but waiting from April to January for continuity? Just incredibly stupid. I'm out! Sorry Kathy.
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They have took off all the good shows!!
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Out of these 4, I only watch Ghosts, and as soon as that show ends I'm done with CBS.
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I'm down to just a few shows on CBS, won't start anything new, want to distance myself from CBS.
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Should have the new shows as mid season. Why make the change to mid season for the shows already airing?
Does not make sense to me.
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I hate this! I love these shows and wish they would go back to just a summer break. Too much time between episodes now.
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With CBS canceling The Tonight Show/Stephen Colbert, they already started losing me. There are only a few shows left that keep me watching CBS. Matlock and Ghosts are part of them. Having to wait almost a year will probably have me watching another station. By the reaction of others, poor planning CBS!!
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Big mistake taking great shows and making us wait.
Elsbeth should just be cancelled. Her character was ruined.
Matlock waiting. Put the new shows midseason.
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I think its a mistake how can you have a very popular show and then show it months later. The time in between is already so long long and not enough episodes. Also on Sunday the night time shows are always delayed and yoy can't did them because you get the wrong show so you end up missing them.and I gotten to the point of I'm done with CBS which is sad because that was the only channel with good shows but what's the point if they aren't on.
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You do know to tape the show after the one you like during the fall because of football overruns, right?
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I only watch Ghost out of these shows.
I will wait until it’s return.
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I agree with everyone on this forum. Big mistake! I will forget all about it and when it finally comes back on and I will have lost interest. I'll find something else on another station.
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It seems like there are 3 or 4 shows each “season” and then we wait 6 months for the next “season” of 3 or 4 shows. I like all theses shows but I agree that the “seasons” need to be longer than they have been reduced to.
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We pay too much money to watch TV. This hiatus crap is ridiculous. The shows have 8, 10, 20 episodes. No acceptable. I remember when we had movies on Mondays. Not all this reality crap. Sorry people that watch them. I do not.
The people that are moving all the shows around, and canceling, hiatus and more we watch TV pay for it and the stations pull this crap. Too long of a wait after the last episode a 1 year or more for new seasons
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I could see saving NCIS: Sydney for midseason but choosing that same route for both Ghosts and Matlock is a little shocking especially since the latter is one of the rare network shows to even get an Emmy nomination.
I shudder to even say this but I'm thinking this upcoming sixth season of Ghosts could very well be its last - it's going to be year two of a two season renewal for it and network shows have a pattern of ending after multiple season renewals. CBS did the same thing with Young Sheldon as well.
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Bad idea. People's attention span is very short.
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Matlock is excellent. Elsbeth is not engaging. Ghosts has lapses into ridiculous. Georgie & Mandy is poorly written compared to Young Sheldon.
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I think the changes to the fall schedule stink. We have to wait over the summer for the shows to come back now we have to wait even longer!
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I don't like that they moved Ghosts to mid season. I agree with others that it's too long to wait to watch another season.
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Mid season after college basketball???
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Dont get cbs as i have dish . Dont miss it at all and will never get paramount + .
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Way to mess up a good thing CBS! The best comedy and cast is Ghosts. The best drama/court is Matlock, again a great cast. Tuesdays suffering with 3 hours of the tired NCIS. Elsbeth is the worst show on TV. I cant stand that actress, stupid bumbbling cast. Dumb ideas.
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I agree with Sparky, TOO MUCH TIME BETWEEN SEASONS!
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If its not broken why mess with it!!!
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I think it sux
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Find I am streaming more and more.
Hard to get excited about shows when the season are so messed up
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Cupertino looks like a dud-- mid-season is where it belongs, not Matlock.
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Leave programing. Alone
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Not happy
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Personally, I feel that some shows lend themselves better to a more limited schedule. Instead of a regular 'full' season that includes 10 'meh' episodes, 5 great ones, and 5 stinkers, why not just concentrate on producing 10-12 really good episodes..
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In other words, do it like the British do!
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Well, they sometimes tend to make seasons too short-- a lot of the PBS shows I like are only 6 episodes per season. I'd prefer at least 10.
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What/when is midseason? I'm not intersterested in the new shows and will stream from Amazon, or elsewhere until my regular CBS shows come back. Ghosrs,,Matlock, NCIS Sydney.... those are what I'm wanting to watch!
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As I've mentioned other times on this site, "mid-season" starts in January...
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Tape has gone the way of the dinosaur... as has DMV, The Neighborhood, and Stephen Colbert
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Apparently, the only draw is for this Einstein series is Matthew Gray Gubler's popularity. I hope this show is dead on arrival. Like Dr. Watson, Matlock, and others, the title misappropriates a well-known name to garner attention for a program with zero connection to the original. Worse, in this case it's the name of the world's most famous physicist. Albert Einstein. Talk about mis-casting: one of modern history's most prominent Jew played by this WASP. And to depict this character as a slovenly, unkempt, disorganized slob does disservice to Albert Einstein and negatively stereotypes scientists. The storyline is shallow and offers nothing new.
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NCIS Origins and Sydney are fantastic shows... but cutting episodes and scheduling like this are a sure way to kill them off. What are they thinking???????
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It’s generally too long between seasons and I lose enthusiasm for the show and forget the plot.
They should stagger show starts to keep us tuned in.
Bring back So Help Me Todd as well!!!
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I prefer longer seasons with a summer break.. This new way is confusing and I forget what happened in the shows I waatched. networks do this so they can squeeze in as many shows as possible. But I dont like it
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NCIS Origins, Sheriff country and Fire country are jokes! Should have kept NCIS Hawaii and LA. Should have also kept FBI Most wanted and International over FBI. Can't do Matlock or Elsbeth either.
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I love Matlock! I'm disappointed that we will have to wait longer than usual to watch the next season. And, like many people have already said, the number of episodes each season for many shows is less and less every few years. Sad. It's a shame that they cancelled Watson. I like NCIS but I personally wish LL Cool J could have been incorporated into the Hawaii show rather than cancelling that one. Sigh. Wouldn't it be nice if we had more say in these things?
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Matlock is way better than Elsbeth. Thursday night is my favorite night for TV. Now you're jacking it up! 🙄
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HUGE MISTAKE! But let’s face it, huge mistakes is CBS’ MO these days. It’s already too short of a season and too long of a wait and now you’re basically gonna make people wait even longer no thanks this was the last straw the last thing to push me out of ever watching anything on CBS ever again.
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It Stinks
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CBS is making some BIG mistakes!
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All these mid-season shows and work arounds is crazy. I love LL Cool J as Sam Hanna so I'm all for NCIS: New York coming into play in the NCIS universe but I think it's better to keep NCIS shows together, maybe put NCIS, then NCIS: New York on one night and NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney another night, maybe put Watson back (I love it. It was different than other medical shows) and Einstein on prior to the NCIS shows. I hope nothing happens to FBI and CIA and add a comedy. I like the Thursday night layout as is and not a fan of waiting months for it to return in 2027. I hate that The Neighborhood is ending, but have no sympathy for the demise of DMV which made no sense whatsoever. I also can't get into Marshalls if it's part of the Yellowstone saga, should be tucked in with that as it seems out of place on Sunday before Tracker, a cracker jack show. Watson isn't getting a fair shot. I'm a huge fan of Blue Bloods so I didn't understand why you couldn't do Boston Blue afterwards as part of that. You could do with a few more comedies. It's my understanding that you're thinking about putting in a new show in the Sheriff Country, Fire Country lineup called Med Country or something akin to that. It would be fine but it'd have be critiqued when it comes on. Why aren't there any shows on Saturdays, always wondered about that? Not a fan of reality shows, game shows yes.
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I hate it I too remember when a season had 26 episodes and for older people like me summer reruns. So CBS this sucks big time
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I guess if 24 were being made today it'd take three years to get through the first day.
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I'm old enough to remember when t.v. shows had 35 episodes and aired from September until around June. Now we're lucky if we get 10 episodes. Making Matlock a mid-season show is a big mistake, it's one of the best shows on t.v., but people will lose interest with such a long break.
How many NCIS shows do we need? The only one I ever watched was NCIS:NEW ORLEANS, and you canceled that one. It's time to retire the entire franchise, and bring in some newer fresher shows.
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Leave the good shows alone! I adore ghosts! I hate the bullshit CBS pulls.
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It’s all racially motivated. Each one of the shows that have been “moved” have minority characters prominently showcased. MAGA owned and operated CBS.
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MAGA doesn't hate minority characters. I don't know where you're getting that from, but you need better sources (as well as some fresh air.)
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