"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) TV series 2000-????

Creators:

Ann Donahue
Anthony E. Zuiker

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

6 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Sin Never Sleeps

Plot:

An elite team of police forensic evidence investigation experts work their cases in Las Vegas.

Plot Keywords:

Investigation | Crime Lab | Police | Evidence | Crime Scene

Awards:

Nominated for 6 Golden Globes. Another 40 wins & 95 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 20	1:00 PM	SPIKETV	Turn, Turn, Turn	#9.16
Sun. Dec. 20	2:00 PM	SPIKETV	No Way Out	#9.17

Cast

Marg Helgenberger	...	Catherine Willows (216 episodes, 2000-2009)
George Eads	...	Nick Stokes (216 episodes, 2000-2009)
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Captain Jim Brass (216 episodes, 2000-2009)
Eric Szmanda	...	Greg Sanders (214 episodes, 2000-2009)
Robert David Hall	...	Dr. Al Robbins (209 episodes, 2000-2009)
William Petersen	...	Gil Grissom (193 episodes, 2000-2009)
Gary Dourdan	...	Warrick Brown (183 episodes, 2000-2008)
Jorja Fox	...	Sara Sidle (180 episodes, 2000-2009)
David Berman	...	David Phillips (170 episodes, 2000-2009)
Wallace Langham	...	David Hodges (129 episodes, 2003-2009)

Also Known As:

CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title) (informal alternative title) (USA) (syndication title)
C.S.I. (USA) (short title)
CSI: Weekends (USA) (promotional title)
Les experts (Canada: French title)
C.S.I. (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
CSI - Tatort Las Vegas (Germany) (Switzerland: German title) [de]
Les experts (France) (Switzerland: French title) [fr]
A helyszínelõk (Hungary) (first season title) [hu]
C.S.I. (Finland) [fi]
CSI - Den Tätern auf der Spur (Germany) (new title) [de]
CSI: 2 Kagaku sôsa han (Japan) (second season title) [ja]
CSI: 3 Kagaku sôsa han (Japan) (third season title) [ja]
CSI: 4 Kagaku sôsa han (Japan) (fourth season title) [ja]
CSI: 5 Kagaku sôsa han (Japan) (fifth season title) [ja]
CSI: 6 Kagaku sôsa han (Japan) (sixth season title) [ja]
CSI: A helyszínelõk (Hungary) (promotional title) [hu]
CSI: Crime Sob Investigação (Portugal) [pt]
CSI: Kagaku sôsa han (Japan) [ja]
CSI: Kriminalistid (Estonia) [et]
CSI: Las Vegas (Croatia) (new title) [hr]
CSI: Scena del crimine (Italy) [it]
Ekipa za ocevid (Croatia) [hr]
Escena del crimen (Venezuela) [es]
Helyszínelõk (Hungary) [hu]
Les experts: Las Vegas (France) (promotional title) [fr]
Ston topo tou eglimatos (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | Spanish | American Sign Language

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Taiwan:R-18 (season 2) | USA:TV-PG (Syndicated episodes) | Germany:12 (TV rating) | Germany:16 (some episodes) | Netherlands:12 | Hungary:16 | South Korea:15 | Canada:14+ | Singapore:NC-16 (seasons 2-3) (season 6-7) (season 9) | Singapore:NC-16 (seasons 2-7) | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (season 1, 3-6 DVD) | UK:18 (season 2, 7 DVD) | Chile:14 | New Zealand:R16 (season 1, 3 and 5) | Singapore:PG (season 8) | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:PG (season 1) (season 8) | Spain:13 | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-MA (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Trivia:

You often hear the characters referring to a four-nineteen (4-19,4/19, etc.) or sometimes a 4-45. These are the Las Vegas Metro 400 Event codes. The often-used 419 stands for "deceased person", while the less-used 445 is "explosive device threat".

Goofs:

Factual errors: While often the science and technology portrayed in the series (as well as the other CSI series) is accurate or mirrors sound scientific principle, there have been times when methods have led to results simply not possible in the real world. In particular the show's treatment of video evidence is ludicrous when compared with what is possible in the real world.

Quotes:

Gil Grissom: Did you hear the one about the cop and the monkey who go into a bar?
Catherine Willows: I'm not in the mood.
Gil Grissom: Neither was the monkey.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Thick of It: The Rise of the Nutters (#2.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Who Are You

Spectacular!

I love it! I took a course on forensic chemistry in college and found it to be a whole lot of fun, and this show just took me back. In addition to seeing all the cool ways the crime scene unit can place you at the scene and ultimately prove you did the crime, it has gallows humor/sarcasm and edge. I hope they don't cancel it.