Editing CSI: Miami (section)

=== Casting ===
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In 2002, ''CSI'' executive producer Anthony Zuiker began casting for the then-unnamed Miami based spin-off. First cast was Procter, as Calleigh Duquesne. Regarding her decision to leave ''[[The West Wing]]'' and join ''Miami'', Procter stated that "It was like choosing between a boyfriend that wants to be with you casually or a man that says I love you." She described her character as "a weird girl [...] bright and very nerdy. She wears a lot of boot-cut corduroy pants and turquoise necklaces and looks like a hippie. I just like to pretend I'm Velma in Scooby-Doo."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://nypost.com/2002/09/22/style-substance-emily-procter/ | work=New York Post | first=Farrah | last=Weinstein | title=Style & Substance: Emily Procter | date=September 22, 2002}}</ref>

Rodriguez, Cochrane, and Alexander were cast alongside Procter, completing the supporting ensemble. For the lead, [[CBS]] suggested Caruso. Zuiker, who stated that he had "heard about the NYPD Blue thing", was initially hesitant. Elaborating, Zuiker stated that he "sort of jumped in and said, 'Naw, I don't know about this guy. The show's tough enough to get off the ground and I don't want to walk into any problems."

CBS president Les Moonves had announced in January that a Miami spin-off was imminent, yet "It wasn't until we sort of, like, at the eleventh hour, really started to look at our options as to who was going to play Horatio, [Zuiker, Mendelsohn, and Donahue] revisited Caruso. And [they] said, 'Yeah, we'll have him come out for dinner, see what he's about.'"<ref name="MatthewAlman"/> Caruso was later cast as Caine. He was the last pilot cast member to be contracted to series.

Following the back-door pilot, Zuiker stated that he believed the series "needed a little more balance in terms of a leading woman". Executives offered [[Sela Ward]] the part of Megan Donner, a lieutenant and Horatio's former boss. Ward turned down the role,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fineartamerica.com/featured/sela-ward-in-1990-j-mccombie.html|title=Sela Ward In 1990|work=Fine Art America}}</ref> and producers later cast Delaney (Ward would later take a role in the subsequent spin-off ''[[CSI: NY]]'').

Ann Donahue described Delaney's casting as "a no-brainer", stating that "when Kim became available, we knew in a heartbeat that we wanted her." Zuiker elaborated, noting that "Kim brings a level of maturity, a level of balance with David Caruso [...] We just felt we were missing something in the whole picture – we needed a strong female in the cast." ''The New York Times'' reported that original lead Procter would "now follow Ms. Delaney in the credits."<ref>{{cite news|last=Weinraub |first=Bernard |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/22/arts/television-radio-another-series-sees-what-it-needs-in-kim-delaney.html?pagewanted=all |title=TELEVISION/RADIO – Another Series Sees What It Needs in Kim Delaney |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=2002-09-22 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref>

In late 2002, despite receiving excellent feedback from producers, Delaney departed the cast after ten episodes. CBS issued a statement noting that Delaney's character had become less integral to the series as it progressed, "they had hoped to duplicate the sparks between William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger on the original CSI," noted EW, but Delaney and Caruso's chemistry was lackluster.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.ew.com/article/2002/11/08/kim-delaney-leaving-csi-miami | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | first=Gary | last=Susman | title=Kim Delaney is leaving ''CSI: Miami'' | date=November 8, 2002}}</ref> Delaney's departure allowed for "younger Emily Procter's profile" to be raised to that of "leading female".<ref name="usatoday2004"/>

Sofia Milos was cast in a recurring role to "fill the void" supposed to have been created by Delaney's departure. In season three, Milos was promoted to series regular.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csifiles.com/news/300303_01.shtml |title=Sofia Milos Joins 'Miami' Full-Time |publisher=CSI Files |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> [[TV Guide]] reported that Milos would depart after one season as a main cast member.<ref name="csifiles1"/> Also in the third season, Jonathan Togo was cast as Ryan Wolfe, a character created to replace an unnamed "member of the CSI team" expected to "die in the line of duty".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/08/24/jonathan-togo-joins-csi-miami/ |title=Jonathan Togo joins 'CSI: Miami' – tribunedigital-chicagotribune |website=Articles.chicagotribune.com |date=2004-08-24 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> This cast member was later announced as Rory Cochrane.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csifiles.com/news/040804_01.shtml |title=Rory Cochrane To Exit 'CSI: Miami' |publisher=CSI Files |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref>

On April 10, 2006, Ann Donahue announced that recurring cast members Rex Linn and Eva LaRue were also joining the main cast, after recurring since season one, and season four, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csifiles.com/interviews/ann_donahue.shtml |title=Ann Donahue |publisher=CSI Files |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> The fourth main cast member to depart the series was Khandi Alexander, in the series' sixth season. Alexander was replaced by Megalyn Echikunwoke,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/08/26/megalyn-echikunwoke-joins-csi-miami-as-a-series-regular--28602/20080826cbs01/ |title=Breaking News – Megalyn Echikunwoke Joins "Csi: Miami" as a Series Regular |website=TheFutonCritic.com |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> who departed after a single season. Adam Rodriguez departed in season eight,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/blogs/vivo-por-tivo/adam-rodriguez-leave-csi-miami |title=Adam Rodriguez to Leave CSI: Miami |website=Latina.com |date=2009-08-06 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> though he returned in season nine. During Rodriguez's temporary departure, Eddie Cibrian appeared as a series regular,<ref>{{cite web|last=Collis |first=Clark |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2009/06/25/eddie-cibrian-joins-csi-miami |title=Eddie Cibrian joins 'CSI: Miami' |website=EW.com |date=2009-06-25 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> though in June 2010 he was let go from his contract.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ausiello |first=Michael |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2010/06/16/scoop-csi-miami-cuts-eddie-cibrian |title=Scoop: 'CSI: Miami' cuts Eddie Cibrian |website=EW.com |date=2010-06-14 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> Omar Miller also joined the cast in season eight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/33064575/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/omar-miller-joins-csi-miami-team/#.VxAApzArLIU |title=Omar Miller joins 'CSI: Miami' team – today > entertainment – today > entertainment > tv |website=TODAY.com |date=29 September 2009 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref>