Scripted series · CBS
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Laurence Fishburne
Raymond Langston
60 eps
William L. Petersen
Gil Grissom
194 eps
Marg Helgenberger
Catherine Willows
264 eps
Gary Dourdan
Warrick Brown
183 eps
Ted Danson
D.B. Russell
84 eps
George Eads
Nick Stokes
335 eps
Jorja Fox
Sara Sidle
305 eps
Eric Szmanda
Greg Sanders
332 eps
Robert David Hall
Al Robbins
327 eps
Paul Guilfoyle
Jim Brass
317 eps
Wallace Langham
David Hodges
220 eps
Elisabeth Harnois
Morgan Brody
85 eps
Elisabeth Shue
Julie Finlay
71 eps
David Berman
David Phillips
284 eps
Jon Wellner
Henry Andrews
125 eps
Pamela Gidley
Teri Miller
5 eps
Melinda Clarke
Lady Heather
6 eps
Judith Scott
Jenna Williams
6 eps
Glenn Morshower
Brian Mobley
7 eps
Jeffrey D. Sams
Cyrus Lockwood
9 eps
Madison McReynolds
Lindsey Willows
9 eps
Teal Redmann
Ellie Brass
5 eps
Skip O'Brien
Ray O'Riley
24 eps
Edmund Wyson
Officer Devine
6 eps
Christopher Wiehl
Hank Peddigrew
7 eps
Xander Berkeley
Rory Atwater
5 eps
Tom Gallop
Randy Painter
5 eps
Ty Upshaw
Police Officer
6 eps
James Patrick Stuart
Adam Matthews
8 eps
Eric Stonestreet
Ronnie Litre
13 eps
Romy Rosemont
Jacqui Franco
14 eps
Scott Wilson
Sam Braun
9 eps
Aisha Tyler
Mia Dickerson
14 eps
Erik Jensen
Jeffrey Sinclair
6 eps
Palmer Davis
Margaret Finn
13 eps
Wayne Wilderson
Paramedic
6 eps
Victoria Prescott
Judy Tremont
12 eps
Lauren Lee Smith
Riley Adams
21 eps
Shelli Bergh
Officer Shelley
6 eps
Louise Lombard
Sofia Curtis
53 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How CSI: Crime Scene Investigation actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Bingeability.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
15 seasons · 335 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20151 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200023 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S01E23 Strip Strangler
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200123 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S02E05 Scuba Doobie-Doo
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
200223 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S03E09 Blood Lust
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
200323 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S04E23 Bloodlines
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
200425 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S05E09 Mea Culpa
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
200524 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S06E05 Gum Drops
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
200624 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S07E07 Post Mortem
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
200717 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S08E17 For Gedda
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
200824 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S09E01 For Warrick
Season 10 · Complete
Season 10
200923 episodes
7.6IMDbThe CSI team unravels a string of complex murders while racing to identify a serial killer whose diabolical medical skills confound the experts.
Best episode · S10E09 Appendicitement
Season 11 · Complete
Season 11
201022 episodes
7.6IMDbDespite 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.
Best episode · S11E13 The Two Mrs. Grissoms
Season 12 · Complete
Season 12
201122 episodes
7.8IMDbWith new supervisor D.B. Russell at the helm, the CSI team continues to use its advanced forensic methods to crack the most baffling cases.
Best episode · S12E11 Ms. Willows Regrets... (1)
Season 13 · Complete
Season 13
201222 episodes
7.3IMDbIn 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.
Best episode · S13E17 Dead of the Class
Season 14 · Complete
Season 14
201322 episodes
7.4IMDbTed 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.
Best episode · S14E21 Kitty
Season 15 · Complete
Season 15
201418 episodes
7.3IMDbIn the long-running procedural's 15th season, the team faces a slew of challenges, including quarantines, car bombs and a jailhouse murder.
Best episode · S15E05 Girls Gone Wilder
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S09E01
For Warrick
After Warrick is shot in a Las Vegas alley, the CSI team comes together to deal with the aftermath.
- Directed by Richard J. Lewis
S09E10
One to Go
The CSI team is shocked and saddened when, after working with Dr. Raymond Langston (Fishburne) on the "Dick & Jane" murders, Grissom announces that his time as a CSI has come to an end and offers Langston a permanent position on the CSI team.
- Directed by Alec Smight
- Written by Naren Shankar, Carol Mendelsohn
S12E11
Ms. Willows Regrets... (1)
Catherine's friend Laura's mogul husband Mark has a lot to hide behind his successful international corporation, and he's hired a crack team of assassins to carry out the murders of anyone who might be aware of what he's doing, and that includes Laura's lawyer and Laura herself.
- Directed by Louis Shaw Milito
S02E05
Scuba Doobie-Doo
Grissom, Sara and Warrick are called on to investigate an abandoned, blood-splattered apartment and Nick and Catherine must examine a dead scuba diver lodged in a tree.
- Directed by Jefery Levy
- Written by Andrew Lipsitz, Elizabeth Devine
S04E23
Bloodlines
A casino employee is beaten and raped on her way home from work, but she survives and identifies her attacker. Unfortunately, a DNA test sets him free and Grissom must wrestle with whether evidence can ever lie. Later, Grissom comes to the rescue of a coworker who ends up on the other side of the law
- Directed by Kenneth Fink
S08E17
For Gedda
Catherine comforts Warrick when he is accused of murdering a famous Vegas gangster and even he is uncertain of his guilt or innocence.
- Directed by Kenneth Fink
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E01
Immortality
- Directed by Louis Shaw Milito
- Written by Anthony E. Zuiker
S15E18
The End Game
- Directed by Alec Smight
- Written by Christopher Barbour
S15E17
Under My Skin
- Directed by Alrick Riley
- Written by Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock
S15E16
The Last Ride
- Directed by Timothy Beavers
- Written by Gavin Harris
S15E14
Merchants of Menace
- Directed by Claudia Yarmy
- Written by Tom Mularz
S15E15
Hero to Zero
- Directed by Philip Conserva
- Written by Andrew Dettmann
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Ann Donahue
Creator
Anthony E. Zuiker
Showrunner
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Cynthia Chvatal
Executive producer
Danny Cannon
Executive producer
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Andrew Dettmann
Executive producer
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Jonathan Littman
Executive producer
Louis Shaw Milito
Executive producer
William L. Petersen
Executive producer
Don McGill
Executive producer
Naren Shankar
Executive producer
Carol Mendelsohn
Executive producer
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Kenneth Fink
Executive producer
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Josh Berman
Executive producer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Executive producer
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Jennifer N. Levin
Writer
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Joe Pokaski
Writer
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Melissa R. Byer
Writer
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Sarah Goldfinger
Writer
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Eli Talbert
Writer
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Andrew Lipsitz
Writer
Bradley Thompson
Writer
David Rambo
Writer
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Allen MacDonald
Writer
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Christopher Barbour
Writer
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Gavin Harris
Writer
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Deanna Shumaker
Writer
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Judith McCreary
Writer
Tom Mularz
Writer
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Areanne Lloyd
Writer
Jerry Stahl
Writer
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Marlane Meyer
Writer
David Weddle
Writer
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Carlos M. Marimon
Writer
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Marc Dube
Writer
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Mary Leah Sutton
Writer
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Richard Catalani
Writer
Chuck Lorre
Writer
Michael Frost Beckner
Writer
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Thomas Hoppe
Writer
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Bob Harris
Writer
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Michael F.X. Daley
Writer
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Corinne Marrinan
Writer
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Kristy Dobkin
Writer
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Jacqueline Hoyt
Writer
Evan Dunsky
Writer
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Fulvia Charles-Lindsay
Writer
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Jacqueline Zambrano
Writer
Douglas Petrie
Writer
Lee Aronsohn
Writer
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Daniel Steck
Writer
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Ed Whitmore
Writer
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Henry Alonso Myers
Writer
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Rick Eid
Writer
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Ethlie Ann Vare
Writer
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Treena Hancock
Writer
Corey Miller
Writer
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Dustin Lee Abraham
Writer
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M. Scott Veach
Writer
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Jack Gutowitz
Writer
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Elizabeth Devine
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Sarah GoldfingerProducer
- Bruce GolinProducer
- Andrew LipsitzProducer
- David RamboProducer
- Allen MacDonaldProducer
- Cynthia ChvatalExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jennifer N. LevinWriter
- Joe PokaskiWriter
- Melissa R. ByerWriter
- Sarah GoldfingerWriter
- Eli TalbertWriter
- Andrew LipsitzWriter
Direction
- Matt Earl BeesleyDirector
- William FriedkinDirector
- Martha CoolidgeDirector
- Jefery LevyDirector
- Bill EaglesDirector
- Nathan HopeDirector
Cinematography
- Gary B. KibbeDirector of Photography
- Roy H. WagnerDirector of Photography
Recognition
Awards
3 wins · 27 nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 win · 11 nominations · latest 2006
- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series2006
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series2010
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series2009
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series2007
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)2007
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series2005
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series2004
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series2004
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series2003
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series2003
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series2002
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series2002
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Golden Globes
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- NomineeGolden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama2003
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- NomineeGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama2002
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
No wins yet · 4 nominations
- NomineeScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series2005
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- NomineeScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series2003
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- NomineeScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series2002
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Genesis Award
1 win
- WinnerGenesis Award
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Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Drama
1 win · latest 2003
- WinnerSatellite Award for Best Television Series – Drama2003
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
No wins yet · 4 nominations
- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series2011
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series2010
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series2005
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series2004
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
No wins yet · 4 nominations
- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series2009
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series2007
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series2006
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- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series2003
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Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeSatellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama2002
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TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeTCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama2002
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