After 10 seasons, it’s time for David Caruso to turn in his sunglasses. CBS has cancelled CSI: Miami, the first show in the CSI franchise to end.
Starting in 2002, the TV series follows a South Florida team of forensic investigators who often use advanced scientific methods to solve crimes. The current cast includes Caruso, Adam Rodriguez, Emily Procter, Eva La Rue, Jonathan Togo, Omar Benson Miller, and Rex Linn.
The ratings for CSI: Miami have declined over the years. Season 10 averaged a 2.1 in the coveted 18-49 demographic with 9.85 million total viewers. That was down from season nine by 13% in the demo (vs a 2.4 rating) and down by 5% in viewership (vs 10.39 million).
While the cop show’s overall viewership is still impressive, advertisers want shows that cater to the demo audience and the network has many shows that attract big overall audiences.
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What’s more, after 10 seasons on the air, CSI: Miami is no doubt very expensive to produce and there are already 232 episodes, more than enough to keep running in syndication for many years.
Nina Tassler, President of CBS Entertainment, suggested that one of the CSI shows might be cancelled this month. The original CSI was already renewed so it was a guessing game to see if Miami or NY would bite the bullet. CSI: NY has reportedly been renewed for season nine.
Of the cancellation news, CBS released the following statement:
CSI: Miami leaves an amazing television legacy – a signature look and style, global popularity and as a key player in CBS’s rise to the top over the past decade. We thank all the producers – led by Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Ann Donahue — and its talented cast, led by David Caruso, for 10 outstanding seasons. Viewers around the world will continue to enjoy rebroadcasts of CSI: Miami in syndication and on key digital platforms for many years to come.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that CSI: Miami has been cancelled? Will you miss the show? Was it time for it end or would you have liked to have seen an 11th season?
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689 Comments on "CSI: Miami: Cancelled by CBS, No Season 11"
I think that it would be great to keep CSI Miami. And I also think they should take advantage of everything that is happening in Miami Dade at this exact moment, Hurricane Irma, and come up with a story line around that. My kids and I love the show and always look forward to watching it together.
I love this show and im really disappointed that cbs is taking csi miami away without giving at least a great ending.
I like this ahow better than any of them thats came out. The only thing i hated was that H. Caine never gets a girl and for very long to have love in his life. The episode where he lost his wife really sucked to see that. Great episode but i was really hoping he would have led a life of love and the ending would’ve been him dying doing his job. Going out in a bang.
I grow up watching this with my grandma when she passed I continued to watch as if she was still with me I hope they return with more seasons I loved it and still do
I love CSI MIAMI and I was so upset when I finished all the seasons, I would love for more seasons to come. I watch it with all my friends and say it’s our “CSI MIAMI date?” We absolutely loved it and watched it for hours at a time.. come back with season 11! ❤️
I grow up with this series. I don’t understand why they cancel it. There is a lot of viewers here in Asia too! Omg. I’m dying to see the season 11 please
I wish there would be more of CSI Miami coming out soon!! Really love the show!
Yes it’s sad to see csi miami cancelled,it was a very good show and people around the world still watching marathons of the show,that speaks VOLUME!!
How can you end this?!?!? This show has grown on me and wow….. just heart broken
Please cbs lets have a season 11 of csi miami, it is brilliant and i am a great fan. I love Horatio he has a great team,PLEASE RECONSIDER.
I love the show and they should have kept CSI: Miami cause it interest and would like to know more of what happen on next episode so please bring back my favorite show and plus it has kept my mind off of depression and alot of things too
I really loved CSI Miami and miss the show and I think that it was very rude to all of the dedicated fans to cancel the show and not give it and it’s fans a well deserved closure!!!!!
Yes I’m so disappointed that my best csi.s of Miami is no more we need to bring it back
they could’ve at least gave it a decent ending like the original. Bring it back and give it a well the decent ending it deserves!!!
U cancelled the BEST CSI out of all of them