CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 15
The fifteenth and final season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 28, 2014, and ended on February 15, 2015. The season stars Ted Danson and Elisabeth Shue.
Plot
Finlay finds her car rigged to explode as Sara and Greg are quarantined in the fifteenth and final season of CSI.
As Russell and Finn are forced to embark on a hunt for the elusive Gig Harbor Killer, their team investigates a final series of gruesome and unusual cases, including a fatal shooting at a marijuana store, a chemistry experiment gone awry, a death at a rehab, the world of rubber dolls, a murder at a jail, a victim who died twice, and a case that leads the team into the world of aeronautics.
Meanwhile, Morgan, Sara and Finn are met with a shootout at a forensics conference, D.B. turns to Avery Ryan for advice on the psychology of killers, and the CSIs reopen a ten-year-old investigation.
Also this season, a chrome-covered victim perplexes the investigators, the abduction of two teenagers leads to a surprising offer for Nick, murder memorabilia brings back bad memories of the team, Stokes leaves Las Vegas, and Finlay is left comatose after coming face to face with the Gig Harbor Killer.
Cast
Changes
George Eads departed the main cast at the end of this season, and later confirmed that he would not return for the series-ending movie, resulting in some minor changes to the script. Elisabeth Shue would not return either. Patricia Arquette guest stars as Avery Ryan.
Production
In June 2014, it was announced that showrunner Carol Mendelsohn would be leaving the show after 14 years. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Mendelsohn stated, "It's been a long and amazing journey, and I am so proud of CSI's continued success. In handing over the helm to my dear friend and partner, Don McGill, I know he and our CSI team will carry on brilliantly what we've all created together. CSI, its cast and crew, writers and directors, will always be my family. I have learned so much from each and every one of them. About writing, producing and life. For that, and so much more, I am forever grateful." Don McGill became the lone showrunner for season fifteen. Starting with this season, the show moved to Sundays at 10:00p.m, except for episode 16, which had a special Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. airing on January 27, 2015.
Episodes
Broadcast
The season airs simultaneously on CTV in Canada. It premiered on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2015.