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CSI: NY (Crime Scene Investigation: New York, stylized as CSI: NY/Crime Scene Investigation) is an American police procedural television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2004, to February 22, 2013, for nine seasons and 197 original episodes. The show follows the investigative team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators" (instead of the actual title of "Crime Scene Unit Forensic Technicians" (CSU)) as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths, as well as other crimes. The series is an indirect spin-off from the veteran series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and a direct spin-off from CSI: Miami, during an episode in which several of the CSI: NY characters made their first appearances. It is the third series in the CSI franchise.

Originally in 2004, CSI: NY was produced in partnership with the Canadian media company Alliance Atlantis.<ref>Tillson, Tamsen (November 20, 2003). Template:"'CSI's build Alliance Atlantis bank" Template:Webarchive. Variety. Retrieved June 12, 2011.</ref> The company dissolved after season three in 2007, and all production after that was done under the purview of CBS Paramount Television.

The series was filmed at the CBS Studio Center, with many of the outside scenes shot in and around Los Angeles.<ref>Szymanski, Mike (May 23, 2011). "Shatner's $#*! and 8 Other Shows Shot at CBS Radford Lot Get the Boot" Template:Webarchive. Studio City Patch. Retrieved July 29, 2011.</ref> Occasionally, scenes were filmed on location in New York City.<ref>Guthrie, Marisa (April 2, 2007). "Location shots have put the N.Y. into CSI{{-"} (Template:Webarchive). Daily News. Retrieved July 29, 2011.</ref>

The series aired its final episode on February 22, 2013.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On May 10, 2013, CBS canceled the series after nine seasons.<ref>Goldberg, Lesley (May 10, 2013). "CBS Cancels CSI: NY After Nine Seasons". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 10, 2013.</ref>

Gary Sinise, Carmine Giovinazzo, Hill Harper and Eddie Cahill are the only main actors to have appeared in all 197 episodes of the television series.

PlotEdit

CSI: NY follows a group of crime scene investigators (CSI's for short) who work for the New York Police Department's (NYPD for short) crime lab. The series mixes gritty subject matter and deduction in the same manner as its predecessors, yet also places a great deal of emphasis on criminal profiling. The team is led by Detective Mac Taylor, a former Marine from Chicago. Mac, a veteran of the NYPD, lost his wife on 9/11, and as such must work to rebuild his personal life while supervising his team. He is organized, efficient, dedicated, and very proper in his management style. Mac's partner is originally Detective Stella Bonasera. Stella is half-Greek, half-Italian. She helped Mac through the impact of his wife's death and has been by his side ever since. She is a savvy investigator, yet she often speaks before she thinks. Stella leaves New York to head a crime lab in New Orleans and is replaced by Detective Jo Danville. Jo is a former FBI criminalist and an experienced psychological profiler. She and Mac quickly form a strong friendship and an even stronger working rapport. Jo is still haunted by her ousting from the FBI after blowing the whistle on improper lab procedure, so she works to regain her professional reputation. Together, Mac, Stella, and Jo head an elite team of detectives including Detectives Danny Messer, Aiden Burn, and Lindsay Monroe. The team also works alongside former medical examiner-turned-CSI Sheldon Hawkes, Detective Don Flack, Medical Examiner Sid Hammerback, and CSI trainee Adam Ross.

Cast and charactersEdit

Actor Character Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Gary Sinise Mac Taylor colspan="9" Template:CMain
Melina Kanakaredes Stella Bonasera colspan="6" Template:CMain colspan="3" Template:CNone
Carmine Giovinazzo Danny Messer colspan="9" Template:CMain
Vanessa Ferlito Aiden Burn colspan="2" Template:CMain colspan="7" Template:CNone
Hill Harper Sheldon Hawkes colspan="9" Template:CMain
Eddie Cahill Don Flack colspan="9" Template:CMain
Anna Belknap Lindsay Monroe Messer Template:CNone colspan="8" Template:CMain
Robert Joy Sid Hammerback Template:CNone colspan="3" Template:CRecurring colspan="5" Template:CMain
A. J. Buckley Adam Ross Template:CNone colspan="3" Template:CRecurring colspan="5" Template:CMain
Sela Ward Jo Danville colspan="6" Template:CNone colspan="3" Template:CMain

Main charactersEdit

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  • Template:AnchorMac Taylor (Gary Sinise) is a Detective First Grade and the director of the NYPD crime lab. Born in Chicago, Mac served as a major in the USMC, serving in both the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings and Operation Desert Storm, once saying that he had wanted to serve his country more than anything else in the world. Mac lost his wife, Claire, in the World Trade Center attacks, dates occasionally, and eventually proposes to an old friend, Christine Whitney, in the series finale.
  • Template:AnchorStella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes) is a half-Greek, half-Italian orphan. She is a Detective First Grade with the NYPD and the Assistant CSI Supervisor of Mac's team. She often speaks before she thinks, leading to numerous complaints being made against her by those suspected of crimes. Never married and with no children, various episodes suggest she was subtly interested in Detective Taylor, but the latter was always shown to be grieving the death of his wife during the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Always going where she can do the most good, Stella resigns from the NYPD crime lab following the season-six finale to run the NOPD crime lab. (seasons 1–6)
  • Template:AnchorDanny Messer (Carmine Giovinazzo) is a Detective Third Grade and a Crime Scene Investigator working on Mac's team. Growing up in a family under surveillance Danny formulated his own set of hybrid ethics, blending the world of lawbreakers with the world of lawmakers. He is driven by ethics and one day hopes to run the New York crime lab, at one point taking a promotion to sergeant to put him on track to do so. He develops a romantic relationship with Lindsay Monroe.
  • Template:AnchorAiden Burn (Vanessa Ferlito) is a Brooklyn native and a Detective Third Grade assigned to Taylor's team. In the first season she is the newest member of the CSI team, but is just as capable as any of them. She is fired from the crime lab after considering planting evidence on a rape suspect. Aiden goes on to apply for a private investigator's license and continues to investigate this suspect. She is fatally beaten and set on fire as a result, leaving the entire team devastated. During her murder, she was able to leave behind enough evidence to convict her killer. (seasons 1–2; guest star: season 2)
  • Template:AnchorSheldon Hawkes, M.D. (Hill Harper) is a medical examiner with the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) when the series starts. He was a child prodigy who graduated from college at age 18 and was a board-licensed surgeon by the age of 24 and had several years experience in the emergency room. He left surgery because the pain of losing two patients was too intense. In the second season he becomes a CSI on Mac's team, although he is not a sworn NYPD detective like his colleagues.
  • Template:AnchorDon Flack (Eddie Cahill) is an NYPD Homicide Detective First Grade who comes from a long line of law enforcement officials. He bridges the gap between old-school NYPD and the new generation of CSI. His techniques are borderline yet effective. Despite being an NYPD strongman Flack is emotionally mature. He is left devastated when girlfriend Detective Jessica Angell is shot and killed on the job. Years later, he begins a relationship with Detective Jamie Lovato.
  • Template:AnchorLindsay Monroe Messer (Anna Belknap) is a Detective Third Grade. She worked as a CSI in Montana and finally realized her dream of moving to a big city like New York. Her northwestern work ethic and willingness to tackle any job is a welcome addition to the team. She develops a romantic relationship with Danny Messer and the two marry in season five. Lindsay is awarded the Police Combat Cross by the NYPD for killing a psychopathic fugitive who had intruded her home. (seasons 2–9)
  • Template:AnchorSid Hammerback, M.D. (Robert Joy) is the NYPD's Chief Medical Examiner. He is described as an "off-the-charts genius" who only recently traded in a career as a chef. He has two college-aged daughters and at least two ex-wives. He has a habit of over-talking and over-sharing, but despite any eccentricities on his part, Sid is extremely perceptive and sincerely cares for the well-being of his coworkers. He is diagnosed with cancer in season nine, only telling friend Jo Danville of his diagnosis. (seasons 5–9; recurring: seasons 2–4)
  • Template:AnchorAdam Ross (A. J. Buckley) is a lab tech originally from Phoenix, Arizona. His specialty is trace evidence. He sometimes accompanies the CSIs to crime scenes to aid in reconstruction or evidence collection. Outside work he dabbles in various subcultures from Second Life gaming to dating a Suicide Girl, and is a textbook modern geek. Stella Bonasera in particular develops a soft spot for the much younger Adam. (seasons 5–9; recurring: seasons 2–4)
  • Template:AnchorJo Danville (Sela Ward) is a Detective First Grade, a skilled investigator, an unrivaled criminal profiler, and the most recent assistant supervisor on Mac's team. She was an FBI Supervisory Special Agent in Washington prior to her dismissal after she blew the whistle on a corrupt technician. She has a college-aged son, Tyler, from her previous marriage to a fellow FBI agent, and an adopted daughter, Ellie. (seasons 7–9)

Guest starsEdit

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MusicEdit

The theme song for CSI: NY was taken from the first verse of The Who's "Baba O'Riley."<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> For season four (and onward), the theme was revamped to be more instrumental, removing the lyrics: "I don't need to fight to prove I'm right. I don't need to be forgiven." The score composer for the series was Bill Brown, who won a BMI Award for season one.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

EpisodesEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} List of CSI: NY episodes

ReceptionEdit

FranchiseEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Miami, CSI: NY has a comic book, novels, and a video game based on the show.<ref>"Dead of Winter (CSI: NY)" Template:Webarchive. Amazon.com. Retrieved February 23, 2013.</ref><ref>Saltzman, Marc (April 1, 2009). "CSI: NY Review" Template:Webarchive. GameZebo. Retrieved February 23, 2013.</ref>

Nielsen ratingsEdit

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of CSI: NY on CBS:

Note: Each U.S. network television season generally starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May Sweeps.

Season Episodes Timeslot Original airing Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Season premiere Season finale TV season
1 23 Wednesday 10:00Template:Nbsppm September 22, 2004 May 18, 2005 2004–2005 #21 13.59<ref name=abc05>"ABC Television Network 2004–2005 Primetime Ranking Report". (June 1, 2005). ABC Medianet. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2007.</ref>
2 24 September 28, 2005 May 17, 2006 2005–2006 #22 14.04<ref name=abc06>"ABC Television Network 2005–2006 Primetime Ranking Report". (May 31, 2006). ABC Medianet. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2016.</ref>
3 24 September 20, 2006 May 16, 2007 2006–2007 #25 13.92<ref name=abc07>"ABC Television Network 2006–2007 Primetime Ranking Report". (May 30, 2007). ABC Medianet. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2011.</ref>
4 21 September 26, 2007 May 21, 2008 2007–2008 #28 11.71<ref name=abc08>"ABC Television Network 2007–2008 Primetime Ranking Report". (May 28, 2008). ABC Medianet. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2016.</ref>
5 25 September 24, 2008 May 14, 2009 2008–2009 #17 13.50<ref name=abc09>"ABC Television Network 2008–2009 Primetime Ranking Report". (June 2, 2009). ABC Medianet. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2011.</ref>
6 23 September 23, 2009 May 26, 2010 2009–2010 #23 12.66<ref>Gorman, Bill (June 16, 2010). "Final 2009–10 Broadcast Primetime Show Average Viewership". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 29, 2010.</ref>
7 22 Friday 9:00Template:Nbsppm September 24, 2010 May 13, 2011 2010–2011 #37 10.73<ref>Gorman, Bill (June 1, 2011). "2010–11 Season Broadcast Primetime Show Viewership Averages". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 1, 2011.</ref>
8 18 September 23, 2011 May 11, 2012 2011–2012 #38 10.34<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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September 28, 2012 February 22, 2013 2012–2013 #26 11.27<ref>Bibel, Sara (May 29, 2013). "Complete List Of 2012-13 Season TV Show Viewership: Sunday Night Football Tops, Followed By NCIS, The Big Bang Theory & NCIS: Los Angeles". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 29, 2013.</ref>

Broadcast historyEdit

United StatesEdit

Australia and New ZealandEdit

United KingdomEdit

Other releasesEdit

Online salesEdit

Country Store Available seasons
France TF1 Vision No longer available
Germany VOXnow 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Hong Kong Deltamac No longer available
International Netflix No longer available
United Kingdom Demand 5 No longer available
United States iTunes Store 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

All episodes are available to stream on Paramount+.

ReferencesEdit

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