List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American procedural crime drama TV series that premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. Since then, fifteen seasons have been broadcast.
The first season consisted of 23 episodes, including a two-part pilot episode written by series creator Anthony E. Zuiker. Seasons two, three, and four also had 23 episodes each, while season five had 25 episodes, including a two-part season finale directed by Quentin Tarantino. During seasons six and seven, the episode count was 24, whereas season eight had 17 episodes due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. Season nine had 24 episodes, and season ten returned to the series standard of 23 episodes. Seasons eleven, twelve, thirteen, and fourteen set a new standard of 22 episodes per season, but the fifteenth season received a reduced order of 18 episodes. The two-hour series finale aired on September 27, 2015.
The first nine seasons have been released on DVD in Region 1 and Region 2 territories. Seasons 1, 8, 9 and 10 have been released on Blu-ray Disc.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2000–01)
- Jorja Fox joined the main cast in the second episode.
- Eric Szmanda, Robert David Hall, and David Berman all had continuous arcs throughout the whole season.
Season 3 (2002–03)
- Eric Szmanda and Robert David Hall were promoted to the main cast as of this season.
- Wallace Langham had a continuous arc starting with the eleventh episode, "Recipe for Murder".
Season 5 (2004–05)
- Louise Lombard and Jon Wellner both had continuous arcs throughout the whole season.
Season 6 (2005–06)
- Liz Vassey had a continuous arc starting with the sixth episode.
Season 7 (2006–07)
- Louise Lombard was promoted to the main cast as of this season, and then she leaves the show after the season finale.
- David Berman, Wallace Langham, Jon Wellner, and Liz Vassey all had continuous arcs throughout the whole season.
Season 8 (2007–08)
- Wallace Langham was promoted to the main cast as of this season.
- Jorja Fox departed the show after the seventh episode, "Goodbye & Good Luck".
Season 9 (2008–09)
- Gary Dourdan departed the series after the season premiere, "For Warrick".
- William Petersen left the show after the tenth episode, "One to Go".
- Laurence Fishburne as was introduced in the ninth episode, "19 Down...", and was later promoted to the main cast in the eleventh episode, "The Grave Shift".
Season 10 (2009–10)
- David Berman and Liz Vassey were promoted to the main cast as of this season. Liz Vassey departed in the season finale..
- Jorja Fox and Jon Wellner both had a continuous arc throughout the whole season.
Season 11 (2010–11)
- Jorja Fox rejoins the main cast as of this season.
- Laurence Fishburne departed the series after the season finale "In a Dark, Dark House".
Season 12 (2011–12)
- Ted Danson and Elisabeth Harnois join the cast.
- Marg Helgenberger departed the show in episode 12, "Willows in the Wind".
- Elisabeth Shue was promoted to the main cast in the fourteenth episode.
Season 13 (2012–13)
- Jon Wellner was promoted to the main cast as of this season.
Season 14 (2013–14)
- Paul Guilfoyle departed the series after the season finale.
Season 15 (2014–15)
- Elisabeth Shue and George Eads departed the series after the season finale "The End Game".
Series finale (2015)
Ted Danson, Jorja Fox, Eric Szmanda, Robert David Hall, Wallace Langham, Elisabeth Harnois, David Berman, and Jon Wellner star. William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger return. Paul Guilfoyle guest stars in Part 1.| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers |
Ratings
Home video releases
Blu-ray
Season 1 was released on May 12, 2009, on Blu-ray and was labeled as a special widescreen edition.Season 9 was released on September 1, 2009, on Blu-ray.