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CSI Las Vegas |
| Air Date : Oct. 06, 2000 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Details : 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. |
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Executive Producer : Jerry Bruckheimer | |
| The first season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on October 6 2000 and ended on May 17 2001. It was rereleased on Blu-ray on May 12 2009. This is the only season of the CSI franchise that was broadcast in the 4:3 aspect ratio. It was however filmed in 16:9 and the widescreen versions of the episodes are present on the Blu-ray release. |
| The second season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 27 2001 and ended May 16 2002. |
| The third season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 26 2002 and ended May 15 2003. |
| The fourth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 25 2003 and ended May 20 2004. |
| The fifth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 23 2004 and ended May 19 2005. |
| The sixth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 22 2005 and ended May 18 2006. |
| The seventh season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 21 2006 and ended May 17 2007. |
| The eighth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 27 2007 and ended May 15 2008. Only 11 episodes had been completed and aired before the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. Only six more episodes were made after the strike for a total of only 17 episodes which makes Season 8 the shortest season so far in the CSI franchise. Jorja Fox signed on for only seven episodes for the eighth season. Some international broadcasters only showed the first part of the crossover Who and What because Without a Trace didn't air at the time. |
| The ninth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on October 9 2008 and ended May 14 2009. |
| The tenth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 24 2009 and ended May 20 2010. Jorja Fox returned for 15 episodes as a special guest star. |
| The eleventh season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 23 2010 and ended May 12 2011. |
| The twelfth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 21 2011 and concluded on May 9 2012. It consisted of 22 episodes. The show was moved to Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. following Criminal Minds. |
| The thirteenth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on September 26 2012 on CBS and concluded on May 15 2013. In episode thirteen of the season CSI staged a two-part crossover with its spin-off show CSI: NY in which Gary Sinise marked his first appearance in CSI and as his CSI: NY character Mac Taylor; Cast member Ted Danson subsequently appeared in the CSI: NY portion of the story. Former cast member William Petersen also returned as Gil Grissom for a voice over in the episode Dead Air on the phone with Sara. This appearance was uncredited. On March 20 2013 CBS renewed CSI for a fourteenth season scheduled to air in the fall of 2013. The Region 1 DVD Boxset will be released on September 17 2013. |
