CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-2015)
Seasons: 15,
episodes: 335
Episode runtime: 43 min
Average rating:
7.7/10
115 830
Production
Status
Completed
Creators
Scenario
Carol Mendelsohn
Author
Producer
Philip Conserva
Actors
Laurence Fishburne
Raymond Langston
William Petersen
Gil Grissom
Marg Helgenberger
Catherine Willows
Gary Dourdan
Warrick Brown
Ted Danson
D.B. Russell
George Eads
Nick Stokes
Jorja Fox
Sara Sidle
Eric Szmanda
Greg Sanders
Short description
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2000-10-06 | 7.4 | |
| 23 | 2001-09-27 | 7.6 | |
| 23 | 2002-09-25 | 7.8 | |
| 23 | 2003-09-24 | 7.6 | |
| 25 | 2004-09-23 | 7.5 | |
| 24 | 2005-09-22 | 7.8 | |
| 24 | 2006-09-21 | 7.8 | |
| 17 | 2007-09-27 | 7.8 | |
| 24 | 2008-10-09 | 7.6 | |
Season 10 The CSI team unravels a string of complex murders while racing to identify a serial killer whose diabolical medical skills confound the experts.
|
23 | 2009-09-24 | 7.4 |
Season 11 Despite injuries in the ranks, the CSI unit tackles a new slate of cases ranging from an urban shark attack to a deadly fugitive with a chilling agenda.
|
22 | 2010-09-23 | 7.4 |
Season 12 With new supervisor D.B. Russell at the helm, the CSI team continues to use its advanced forensic methods to crack the most baffling cases.
|
22 | 2011-09-21 | 7.6 |
Season 13 In the 13th season of this venerable crime drama, the CSI team of the Las Vegas Police continues to crack difficult and often bizarre criminal cases.
|
22 | 2012-09-26 | 7.2 |
Season 14 Ted Danson and Elisabeth Shue lead an ensemble cast of criminals and crime-solvers in the 14th season of this police drama set in Las Vegas.
|
22 | 2013-09-25 | 7.3 |
Season 15 In the long-running procedural's 15th season, the team faces a slew of challenges, including quarantines, car bombs and a jailhouse murder.
|
18 | 2014-09-28 | 7.2 |
What's left behind the scenes
- Quentin Tarantino directed the final two episodes of the fifth season.
- In 1999, before the series was sold to the CBS network, it was offered to the commercial network ABC. ABC declined, stating that "the average viewer wouldn't understand anything [in the series]."
- All the equipment in the laboratory is functional. It was either rented, purchased, or provided for product placement.
- The characters of Grissom and Willow are based on real-life forensic scientists of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Daniel Holstein and Yolanda McLary.
- The screen shows procedures and technologies used by forensic scientists in real life, but, as the creators of the series admit, they are "condensed for time." Tests that take a few seconds in the series actually take several days or even weeks.
- During filming, Marg Helgenhour attended actual autopsies on her own initiative.
- The series' popularity was reflected in an increase in the number of people wishing to take forensics courses.
- The series repeatedly mentions the Tangiers Casino, built and owned by Sam Brown. This establishment is fictional and does not exist in Las Vegas or anywhere else in the world. TV shows and movies often give casinos this name to avoid lawsuits regarding trademark infringement, or in cases where a local casino does not grant permission to use its name in the project.
- Before Laurence Fishburne was cast in the role eventually played by William Petersen, the candidates of actors John Malkovich and Kurt Russell were considered. Malkovich seriously considered the option, but after speaking with his friends Petersen and Gary Sinise, he declined, not wanting to tie himself down with a 10-month contract.
- The characters in the series frequently use tactical flashlights—most often the Surefire M4 Devastator model. (A tactical, or weapon-mounted, flashlight is used in conjunction with a firearm to illuminate a target, but it can also be used to temporarily blind and disorient an opponent).
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