For the first time since the 2008 writers strike, veteran crime drama CSI won’t have a full season of episodes. CBS has reportedly decided to cut season 15’s order from 22 to 18 installments.
The original CSI continues to follow Las Vegas crime scene investigators as they try to solve bizarre cases. This season’s castmates are Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox, Eric Szmanda, Robert David Hall, Wallace Langham, David Berman, Elisabeth Hamois, and Jon Wellner.
The ratings are understandably down year-to-year, thanks to CSI’s move to Sunday nights when start-times often get pushed thanks to football over-runs. Still, the numbers aren’t bad compared to previous year’s timeslot occupants.
The episode trim is supposedly due to the network having too much programming waiting in the wings. New series CSI: Cyber will take over the Sundays at 10pm timeslot later in the season. The network also has the seventh (and final) season of The Mentalist and Vince Gilligan’s new series Battle Creek.
What do you think? Are you still watching the original CSI? Do you think this is a bad sign for the show’s future or just a case of limited timeslots.
The show has been my favorite for as long as it’s beginning.
CBS starts moving viewer days so people can not find it. If the show is
Canceled the least the network ca n do is let the views have a chance to
understand, and end with grace. IT owes that much to everyone.
CSI Cyber is poorly written IMO. CSI hit the skids when Petersen and Helgenberger left the cast. Now that George Eads is leaving, it’s lights out for CSI. The original plus Miami and NY were my favorites to watch.
I LOVE the original CSI. In talking with my friends, I found out that they all Love the CSI series. One commented that ” you could watch it over and over”. I’m always on the edge of my seat. PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL THE SERIES!!!!!!. Ted Danson, one word, GREAT.
When William Petersen left you brought in Lawarance Fishburn. That was a big mistake. He had zero appeal and his character lacked credibility. When Ted Danson took over he brought reality back to CSI. I am sorry to see George Edads leaving. He was one of the favorite characters. My wife and I have watched CSI since the beginning and only stopped watching the series after Fishburn was casted. Don’t cancel. Put CSI back on Wednesday nights in a good time period.
My mom and I love CSI do not cancel it. It is the best crime series. Move it back to Wednesdays after Criminal minds. You should have never moved it to Sunday. We are going to stop watching CBS at night.
My husband and I have been fans of the show since it started, and are crushed to hear that it is very possibly going to be cancelled. I absolutely LOVE Ted Danson in the lead role. He brings life to the character like no one else has been able to. Please don’t cancel this fantastic show. These characters are amazing and would be missed by so many.
Because of my weekly schedule I am forced to watch OnDemand.
Have been a fan since episode 1.
Don’t cancel this cutting-edge drama.
I LOVE CSI. I WON’T WATCH CSI CYBER. I WISH THEY COULD BRING IT BACK. SO SAD!
CSI is the crime show on TV. None of the others can touch their expertise nor will they ever. LONG LIVE the one and only CSI show.
CSI is a great show; don’t cancel it. There aren’t manner shows of this caliber on TV.
I still really enjoy CSI this year. The stories are still very well written and the characters are enjoyable. I don’t know why CBS always has to move shows around, cut episodes & then they say that the shows ratings are low. How are we supposed to find the show when your the one that always buries them. I really don’t watch CBS shows that much. Only a small selection of shows. Most of the sitcoms are just trash, yet The Millers was canceled & it was funny without all the sex.
this is best crime drama, t.v. has to offer, please leave it on. the most realistic, ted dam
danson is fasntastic, all othera have picked for the parts perfectilly, will never miss a show, please keep on not glory,cast works so well together. anita
I’ll agree with you, they should put CSI on another night and replace the moronic sit-coms. At least CSI, has something to do with the real world, the no-brain sit-coms are an insult to intelligent people.. WAKE UP! And I will take a look at CSI Cyber, but if it’s trash, then thats where it’ll go
I am still watching CSI and find it very engaging. The time slot that CBS gave it this year is where shows go to die, and yet, since the football season has ended CSI’s ratings have rocketed back to the top 15. Topping all 3 NCIS shows and Criminal Minds as the most watched procedural crime show appealing to an intelligence. If CBS cancels this excellent program it won’t be due to low ratings. It will be because they have purchased too many programs and not enough slots. I have no desire to watch the so-called spin-off CSI Cyber. Since… Read more »
Move CSI to a different night. Its better than some of these garbage sitcoms that are on now.
I really like CSI Las Vegas it’s better than ever do not cancel. Because you do and I’m spreading. To not watch CBS anymore after 10:00 pm on Sunday.