Editing CSI: Miami (section)

== Reception ==
[[File:Kim Delaney 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Kim Delaney was praised for her "edgy" performance as Lieutenant Megan Donner. Despite this, she only appeared in the first half of the show's first season.]]
The reviews for ''CSI: Miami'' received were generally positive, with the website [[Metacritic]] giving the series a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 based on 30 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref name="metacritic.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/csi-miami |title=CSI: Miami – Season 1 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> In 2002, Ann Hodges of ''[[The Houston Chronicle]]'' stated that "the clone could turn out to be better than the original", while Aaron Barnhart of ''[[The Kansas City Star]]'' commented that ''CSI: Miami'' "just feels like the show ''CSI'' should have been all along".<ref name="metacritic.com"/> Tim Goodman noted that "There probably isn't a bigger slam-dunk victor on the fall schedule than ''CSI: Miami''," describing it as "on its own, a very fine show".<ref name="sfgate.com">{{cite web|author=Tim Goodman |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/CSI-Miami-shows-its-winning-bloodline-Strong-2767728.php |title='CSI: Miami' shows its winning bloodline / Strong cast headed by Caruso makes up for plot that's wrapped up a bit too neatly |publisher=SFGate |date=2002-09-23 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref>

Following the series finale, Nina Tassler credited ''CSI: Miami'' with being a "key player in CBS's rise to the top", stating that the series "leaves an amazing television legacy—a signature look and style [and] global popularity".<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|last=Hibberd |first=James |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/05/13/cbs-cancels-csi-miami |title=CBS cancels 'CSI: Miami' |website=EW.com |date=2012-05-13 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> [[CBS News]] described ''CSI: Miami'' as "one of TV's biggest hits".<ref>{{cite web|last=Dakss |first=Brian |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emily-procters-unlikely-side/ |title=Emily Procter's Unlikely Side |work=[[CBS News]] |date=2006-01-23 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref>

Brendan Bernhard of ''[[The New York Sun]]'' stated that, with repeat viewing,<blockquote>"Mr. Caruso's mannerisms become less annoying than soothing as they melt into all those hypnotic patterns of shadow and light, and your critical faculties melt along with them. It's like a real estate show with characters and a plot, and it can hook you. The pristine settings, the stunning aerial views of harbors and yachts, the gorgeous homes and burnished floors, and then . . . a flash of anger, a gush of blood. At which point, enter Miami-Dade Head Investigator, Lieutenant Horatio Caine, world's most popular cop. And not by chance, an [[Americans|American]]".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bernhard|first1=Brendan|title=South Beach Riot|url=https://www.nysun.com/arts/south-beach-riot/48049/|website=The New York Sun|date=February 6, 2007|publisher=TWO SL LLC|access-date=20 April 2018|ref=bernhard2007}}</ref></blockquote>

Tim Goodman stated that "Caruso reminds everyone why he's good on the small screen, as the confident, dispassionate and slightly cynical Horatio."<ref name="chicagotribune2002">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Steve|title=How to tell the difference between 'CSI: Miami' and 'Miami Vice'|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/09/23/how-to-tell-the-difference-between-csi-miami-and-miami-vice/|work=Chicago Tribune|date=2002-09-23|access-date=20 April 2018|ref=chicagotribune2002}}</ref> Nina Tassler later credited Caruso for leading a talented cast for "ten outstanding seasons".<ref name="autogenerated2" /> Similarly, Goodman described Delaney's portrayal of Megan Donner as "edgy enough to keep up with [Caruso]"<ref name="sfgate.com"/> and the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' credits Delaney with leading a "strong cast" and a "slickly produced series".<ref name="chicagotribune2002" /> ''SF Gate'' commented that she should be credited for "saving [a fledgling] new series".<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Goodman |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/CSI-Miami-could-be-on-to-something-2754864.php |title='CSI: Miami' could be on to something |publisher=SFGate |date=2002-11-13 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref>

In 2006, [[BBC News]] published an article stating that ''CSI: Miami'' was the world's most popular television series. The article cites a study, conducted by [[Informa]] and published by ''[[Radio Times]]'' magazine, that collected television viewing data in 20 countries, revealing that ''CSI: Miami'' was featured in more top-10 viewing charts than any other series. Adam Thomas, the media research manager responsible for the study, explained: <blockquote>"The objective of our research was to find the most consistently successful programme worldwide in terms of attracting viewers. We were not therefore concerned with shows that performed extremely well in a relatively small number of markets. ''CSI: Miami'' was therefore named the most popular programme because it featured in more countries' top ten rankings for 2005 than any other".<ref name="bbc2006">{{cite web|title=CSI show 'most popular in world'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5231334.stm|website=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=2006-07-31|access-date=20 April 2018|ref=bbc2006}}</ref></blockquote>

Nearly all episodes of the series had a [[cold open]] which ended with Caruso putting on sunglasses and making a quip or pun related to the newfound crime, before the show cut to the scream of "Yeah!" in "Won't Be Fooled Again" for the opening credits. This imagery became a common meme on the Internet, typically in response to a similar pun made on user forums.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://ew.com/tv/2017/09/25/csi-miami-tribute-david-caruso-sunglasses/ | title = A tribute to David Caruso, Horatio Caine's sunglasses, and CSI: Miami cold opens | first =  Derek | last = Lawrence | date = September 25, 2017 | accessdate = July 20, 2021 | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.looper.com/344413/what-happened-to-the-cast-of-csi-miami/ | title = What Happened To The Cast Of CSI: Miami? | first = Jordan | last = Baranowski | date = March 31, 2021 | accessdate = July 20, 2021 | work = [[Looper (website)|Looper]] }}</ref>