CSI: NY (TV Series)
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| CSI: NY | ||
| Genre | Mystery Drama | |
| Created by | Anthony E. Zuiker Ann Donahue Carol Mendelsohn | |
| Starring | Gary Sinise Melina Kanakaredes Carmine Giovinazzo Vanessa Ferlito Hill Harper Eddie Cahill Anna Belknap Robert Joy A. J. Buckley Sela Ward | |
| Opening theme | "Baba O'Riley" by The Who | |
| Composer(s) | Bill Brown | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| Original language(s) | English | |
| No. of seasons | 9 | |
| No. of episodes | 197 (list of episodes) | |
| Production | ||
| Executive producer(s) | Ann Donahue Carol Mendelsohn Anthony E. Zuiker Jerry Bruckheimer Pam Veasey Jonathan Littman Peter M. Lenkov Wendy Battles Zachary Reiter Danny Cannon Andrew Lipsitz Sarah A. Barkley | |
| Producer(s) | Gary Sinise | |
| Running time | 42–45 minutes | |
| Production company(s) | Jerry Bruckheimer Television Alliance Atlantis (2004–2008) (seasons 1–4) CBS Productions (2004–2006) (seasons 1–2) CBS Paramount Television (2006–2009) (seasons 3–5) CBS Television Studios (2009–2013) (seasons 6–9) | |
| Distributor | King World Productions (2004–2007) CBS Television Distribution (2007–present) | |
| Release | ||
| Original network | CBS | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) | |
| Original release | September 22, 2004 – February 22, 2013 | |
| Chronology | ||
| Related shows | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Miami CSI: Cyber | |
CSI: NY (Crime Scene Investigation: New York, stylized as CSI: NY/Crime Scene Investigation) is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004, to February 22, 2013, for a total of nine seasons and 197 original episodes. The show follows the investigations of a 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. The company dissolved after season three in 2007, and all production after that was done under the purview of CBS Paramount Television.
The show was filmed at the CBS Studio Center, with many of the outside scenes shot in and around Los Angeles. Occasionally, scenes were filmed on location in New York City.
The series ended its ninth and final season on February 22, 2013. It was canceled by CBS on May 10, 2013.
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[edit] Plot
[edit] Cast and characters
| Actor | Character | Seasons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Gary Sinise | Mac Taylor | Main | ||||||||
| Melina Kanakaredes | Stella Bonasera | Main | ||||||||
| Carmine Giovinazzo | Danny Messer | Main | ||||||||
| Vanessa Ferlito | Aiden Burn | Main | ||||||||
| Hill Harper | Sheldon Hawkes | Main | ||||||||
| Eddie Cahill | Don Flack | Main | ||||||||
| Anna Belknap | Lindsay Monroe | Main | ||||||||
| Robert Joy | Sid Hammerback | Recurring | Main | |||||||
| A. J. Buckley | Adam Ross | Recurring | Main | |||||||
| Sela Ward | Jo Danville | Main | ||||||||
[edit] Main characters
- Main article: List of CSI: NY characters
- Mac 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 bombing 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.
- Stella 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. 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.
- Danny 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.
- Aiden 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.
- Sheldon 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.
- Don 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.
- Lindsay Monroe (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 in her own home.
- Sid 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.
- Adam 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.
- Jo 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 following her blowing 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.
[edit] Guest stars
- Main article: Minor characters in CSI: NY
[edit] Music
[edit] Episodes
- Main article: List of CSI: NY episodes
Over the nine seasons, a total of 197 original episodes of CSI: NY were aired.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| Pilot | 1 | May 17, 2004 | ||
| 1 | 23 | September 22, 2004 | May 18, 2005 | |
| 2 | 24 | September 28, 2005 | May 17, 2006 | |
| 3 | 24 | September 20, 2006 | May 16, 2007 | |
| 4 | 21 | September 26, 2007 | May 21, 2008 | |
| 5 | 25 | September 24, 2008 | May 14, 2009 | |
| 6 | 23 | September 23, 2009 | May 26, 2010 | |
| 7 | 22 | September 24, 2010 | May 13, 2011 | |
| 8 | 18 | September 23, 2011 | May 11, 2012 | |
| 9 | 17 | September 28, 2012 | February 22, 2013 | |
| Total | 197 | September 22, 2004 – February 22, 2013 | ||
[edit] Reception
[edit] Franchise
- Main article: CSI (franchise)
[edit] Nielsen ratings
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.
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