CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 8


The eighth season of CSI: [Crime Scene Investigation] premiered on CBS on September 27, 2007, and ended May 15, 2008. The season stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.

Plot

As the CSIs race to save one of their own, Sara makes a life-changing decision, and one investigator falls, in the eighth season of CSI. Grissom, Willows and their team investigate the death of go-kart racer, a demonic possession, the death of a hermaphrodite, the murder of a slasher film actress, and a kidnapping that brings New York's top FBI agent to Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Catherine finds herself affected by the death of a three-year-old, and the death of a difficult TV star leads Brass and Grissom to Hollywood.

Cast

Main cast

Louise Lombard departed the cast after the first episode of the season, while Jorja Fox signed on for only the first seven episodes. This is the final full season to star Gary Dourdan and William Petersen, and the last season to feature every original main cast member in a starring role. Wallace Langham joined the main cast.

Production

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. Some international broadcasters only showed the first part of the crossover "Who and What" because Without a Trace did not air at the time.

Episodes