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'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' Synopsis and General Information

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'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' Synopsis and General Information© CBS Broadcasting Inc.

Premiered:

October 6, 2000

When is it on?:

Wednesdays at 10pm ET on CBS (Check local listings). The show is also syndicated on many channels periodically throughout the schedule, and is regularly shown on Spike TV.

Cast:

  • Ted Danson as D.B. Russell
  • George Eads as Nick Stokes
  • Paul Guilfoyle as Capt. Jim Brass
  • Eric Szmanda as Greg Sanders
  • Robert David Hall as Dr. Albert Robbins
  • David Phillips as David Berman
  • Wallace Langham as David Hodges
  • Elisabeth Harnois as Morgan Brody
  • Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle
Former Cast Members:

Trivia:

All of the equipment used on the show is genuine. Due to the expense of the equipment, very few crime labs across the country actually have most of the equipment we see each week on the show.

If at First You Don't Suceed:

The show was first pitched to ABC. They turned it down because they didn't think the viewing public would understand the show.

Did You Know?:

Several cases on the show are actual cases in real life.

Awards:

2003: Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
2002: Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic)
2005, 2004, 2003: People's Choice Award for Favorite Television Dramatic Series
2005: Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

'CSI' Extras:

Synopsis:

It wasn't until the last 10 years or so that police had the means to process a crime scene with technology that could get evidence from a simple fiber. Imagine the thousands of unsolved cases from 20 or 30 years ago that could have benefited from special DNA tests or fingerprint analysis with a specimen taken from the most unusual places. Criminals will soon have nowhere to hide!

CSI follows cases in the Las Vegas area with a group of highly trained (and very good looking) crime scene investigators. Each case, some more unusual and eerie that the others, allows viewers the opportunity to see just how far technology has come over the years.

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