List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episodes
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
premiered on October 6, 2000 and since then eleven seasons have aired, with a twelfth in production.
The first season had 23 episodes, including the two-part pilot episode written by series creator Anthony Zuiker; seasons two through four also had 23 episodes each. Season five had 25 episodes, while seasons six and seven had 24 each. Season eight was shortened to 17 episodes by the WGA strike
, but season nine returned to the previous seasons' standard of 24, while Season 10 had 23 episodes, due to the large gaps between many episodes. Season 11 had 22 episodes, due to decreasing ratings.
As of November 16, 2011, 259 episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation have aired over twelve seasons, not counting crossover episodes of CSI: Miami
, CSI: NY
, and Without a Trace
.
The first nine seasons have been released on DVD
in Region 1 and Region 2 territories. Seasons 1, 8 (only in France, The Netherlands and Belgium), and 9 (not in Belgium) have been released on Blu-ray Disc
.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
premiered on October 6, 2000 and since then eleven seasons have aired, with a twelfth in production.
The first season had 23 episodes, including the two-part pilot episode written by series creator Anthony Zuiker; seasons two through four also had 23 episodes each. Season five had 25 episodes, while seasons six and seven had 24 each. Season eight was shortened to 17 episodes by the WGA strike
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West ....
, but season nine returned to the previous seasons' standard of 24, while Season 10 had 23 episodes, due to the large gaps between many episodes. Season 11 had 22 episodes, due to decreasing ratings.
As of November 16, 2011, 259 episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation have aired over twelve seasons, not counting crossover episodes of CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
, and Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
.
The first nine seasons have been released on DVD
DVD
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in Region 1 and Region 2 territories. Seasons 1, 8 (only in France, The Netherlands and Belgium), and 9 (not in Belgium) have been released on Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc
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Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale | Originally aired | DVD release date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Discs | ||||||
| 1 | 23 | October 6, 2000 | May 17, 2001 | 2000–2001 | March 25, 2003 | December 8, 2003 | 6 | |
| 2 | 23 | September 27, 2001 | May 16, 2002 | 2001–2002 | September 2, 2003 | March 15, 2004 | 6 | |
| 3 | 23 | September 26, 2002 | May 15, 2003 | 2002–2003 | March 30, 2004 | July 26, 2004 | 6 | |
| 4 | 23 | September 25, 2003 | May 20, 2004 | 2003–2004 | October 12, 2004 | November 21, 2005 | 6 | |
| 5 | 25 | September 23, 2004 | May 19, 2005 | 2004–2005 | November 29, 2005 | June 26, 2006 | 7 | |
| 6 | 24 | September 22, 2005 | May 18, 2006 | 2005–2006 | November 14, 2006 | June 4, 2007 | 7 | |
| 7 | 24 | September 21, 2006 | May 17, 2007 | 2006–2007 | November 20, 2007 | February 25, 2008 | 7 | |
| 8 | 17 | September 27, 2007 | May 15, 2008 | 2007–2008 | October 14, 2008 | February 16, 2009 | 5 | |
| 9 | 24 | October 9, 2008 | May 14, 2009 | 2008–2009 | September 1, 2009 | March 1, 2010 | 6 | |
| 10 | 23 | September 24, 2009 | May 20, 2010 | 2009–2010 | September 28, 2010 | February 7, 2011 | 7 | |
| 11 | 22 | September 23, 2010 | May 12, 2011 | 2010–2011 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 12 | TBA | September 21, 2011 | Spring 2012 | 2011–2012 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
Season 1: 2000–2001
Season 2: 2001–2002
Season 3: 2002–2003
Season 4: 2003–2004
Season 5: 2004–2005
Season 6: 2005–2006
Season 7: 2006–2007
Season 8: 2007–2008
Season 9: 2008–2009
Season 10: 2009–2010
Season 11: 2010–2011
Season 12: 2011–2012
See also
- CSI (franchise)
- List of CSI: Miami episodes
- List of CSI: NY episodes