It’s the end of an era and the end of one of television’s most successful franchises. To little surprise, CBS has cancelled CSI: Cyber after two short seasons.
CSI: Cyber revolves around the work of the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI. It’s a unit at the forefront of solving illegal activities that start in the mind, live online, and play out in the real world. This crime drama stars Patricia Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Hayley Kiyoko, Charley Koontz, Shad Moss, and Ted Danson.
The series debuted early last year and aired on Wednesday nights. The ratings were far from impressive but the network renewed it anyway and Danson, who had been starring on the original CSI, joined the cast.
For season two, CBS moved the procedural to Sunday nights at 10pm, the timeslot that CSI had previously held. Airings of Cyber were frequently bumped or delayed by football overrun and those interruptions certainly didn’t help the numbers. The network tried airing a couple episodes on Wednesday nights but few noticed.
Though the ratings were low, there was a chance that the series could still have been renewed. The CSI franchise is a big money-maker for CBS TV Studios internationally so business-wise it may have made sense to renew it. Perhaps playing into the decision to cancel was the fact that Danson had opted not to continue with the series if it had been renewed. He’s already committed to a new NBC comedy, The Good Place.
CSI: Cyber is the fourth and final (at least for now) member of the CSI franchise. The original, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ran for 15 seasons before ending with a series-ending movie in the fall. CSI: Miami ran for 10 seasons and CSI: NY aired for nine.
What do you think? Do you like the CSI: Cyber TV show? Do you think that it should have been cancelled or renewed for a third season? Should CBS make a new CSI series someday?
Loved the series thought it was a great way of seeing a new twist on the crime drama racket.
I think it should be carried on. its an amazing show and so intriguing and interesting to watch especially for some teens. I’ve watched every one and I cant imagine no more csi cyber.
This is a post script to my previous comment regarding CSI Cyber. I agree with John Kuyper’s remarks whole-heartedly, and when he spoke of the other intelligent CSI shows it reminded me of CSI Beyond Borders!!
So, what happened to that show? I thought it was quite special, too! Where is it now?? In some kind of Limbo??
Thanks again, Nick.
My wife and I really enjoyed CSI Cyber and were disappointed when the show stopped!! Yes we were annoyed when football overruns caused delays or cancellations.
Now I watch it on the CBS app even though they are repeats.
Is there anything CBS can do to bring it back or/and re-think what they have done??
Please, let me know.
Regards, Nick D’Avirro.
Love this show even more since they added Ted Danza! Bring it back!
I loved this show it showed how easy it is for hackers to get information I found it educational I think they should bring it back.
Love the show.
I think CSI Cyber was a great show. I do not understand the cancelling of the show. Is there anyway we can bring it back?
Cbs is obviously on drugs. I mean seriously brain dead? Bring csi cyber back now out with the brain dead producers and their brain dead show.
It was absolutely stupid to cancel any of the “CSI” shows. There are other people other than the 18-49 year olds and we loved these shows. It shows real stupidity to put good shows on after football games where they will be bumped or delayed. Who ever came up with this ides should be terminated. You are loosing views and since there are far more 40+ year olds now than ever before, how about taking us into consideration for once. The 18-49 year olds don’t watch much t.v. anyway and to discontinue smart shows for stupid “reality” shows and fantasy… Read more »
CBS has a huge payroll. Got to trim the fat somewhere. Too bad. Really enjoyed the show.
I’ll miss this show and cast. Made me re-think of what I didn’t think was possible out there on the Internet.
Jeff All I have to say is, thank goodness it’s finally over! CSI:Cyber was the unthinking man’s CSI. Whereas previous series had engaged, if not universally pleased, members of the professional communities depicted, this final nail in the franchise’s coffin was ridiculed and scorned from the beginning for its shrieking, melodramatic, laughably unbelievable everything. If this ****’s mission was to scare Joe and Jane America with “this Internet thing”, it even sucked at that, since it couldn’t attract or keep an audience. I loved Ted Danson in the original CSI; I thought his D.B. Cooper was the best of the… Read more »
When they moved the show around to different time slots and it was delayed because of football and sometimes did not play on tv at all, its no wonder that the numbers sucked. Have it come out the same time with no delays on the same day then check out the numbers. If the tv show MASH had been critiqued the same way it would never had made it passed the 2nd season.
The CSI franchise will live on forever.