CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami
Genre
Created by
Starring
Opening theme "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 10
No. of episodes 232 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Carol Mendelsohn
  • Jerry Bruckheimer
  • Anthony E. Zuiker
  • Ann Donahue
  • Danny Cannon
  • Jonathan Littman
  • Nancy Miller
  • Sam Strangis
  • David Black
Producer(s) Jerry Bruckheimer
Running time
  • Approx. 39–45 minutes
  • Approx. 63 minutes (2 episodes)
Production company(s)
Distributor CBS Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Picture format
Original run September 23, 2002 – April 8, 2012
Chronology
Related shows

CSI: Miami (Crime Scene Investigation: Miami) is an American police procedural television series that ran from September 23, 2002, to April 8, 2012, on CBS. It is the first spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The pilot episode was first broadcast in the United States on May 9, 2002, as a season 2 episode of CSI. The series was produced in partnership with the Canadian media company Alliance Atlantis and CBS Television Studios.

CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) as they use physical evidence to solve grisly and often bizarre murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except Miami CSIs are Police Officers as well as forensic scientists.

On February 1, 2012, the network announced that the 10th season of CSI: Miami would be trimmed to 19 episodes to make room for the debut of mid-season replacement NYC 22.[1] On May 13, 2012, both series were canceled.[2][3]

Production

CSI: Miami was filmed primarily in California. Indoor scenes were shot at Raleigh Manhattan Studios in Manhattan Beach, California. Most outdoor scenes were filmed in Long Beach, as well as portions of Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach. Beach areas of Marina Green Park and Rainbow Lagoon Park in downtown Long Beach were often used for other outdoor scenes, as the newly constructed high-rise condos there gave the pretense of being in Miami. Many outdoor location shots were also filmed in Miami-Dade County, Florida, including Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, and Miami Beach.

The sculptured walkway paying tribute to the old Pike Roller Coaster can be seen in the background in the episodes "Wrecking Crew" and "Under The Influence". Footage from the Biscayne Courthouse, visible prominently in the episode "Recoil", among others, was filmed at the Water Garden Park in Santa Monica, at 34.028728, -118.471331.[4] Other locations of Long Beach are used such as the Naples district, where its canals and upscale homes with large boat docks and palm trees give a feel of Miami.

The building used for exterior shots of the Miami-Dade Police Department crime lab is actually the SkyOne Federal Credit Union headquarters located at 14600 Aviation Boulevard in Hawthorne, California.

The series was canceled by CBS after the 10th season, making it the first series in the CSI franchise to be canceled.[5]

Plot

A spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami follows Horatio Caine, a South Florida Police Lieutenant who, through his history as a bomb-disposal specialist, has gained specialised knowledge in explosive forensics. Horatio is not afraid to see the world in shades of grey, and often crosses ethical and legal boundaries in order to get justice for the innocent victims of crime his team encounters. A New York Native, Caine heads a team of ethically diverse Detectives as they work crimes in the steamy tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. Horatio's Second-in-Command is Senior Detective Calleigh Duquesne, who has been a part of the team since its creation in 1997. Calleigh specialises in ballistics, with extensive knowledge of forensics. A southern-belle, she directly supervises the rest of the Detectives who work for Caine: Detective Eric Delko, a fingerprint, tire and drug identification expert who Horatio describes as the teams most experienced underwater recovery expert; Detective Tim Speedle, a trace and impressions expert who exhibited occasional carelessness in crime scene preparedness; Detective Ryan Wolfe, a former patrolman and chemistry major who replaced Speed following his death; Detective Natalia Boa Vista, a former FBI Special Agent with specialisms in DNA and blood-profiling; Detective Walter Simmons, an art-theft specialist, and Detective Jesse Cardoza, an officer who worked with both Horatio and his former partner Megan Donner, a veteran Lieutenant who specialised in criminal profiling and blood-work. The team work closely with Homicide Detective Yelina Salas, Horatio's sister-in-law, Sergeant Frank Tripp, Medical Examiner Dr. Alexx Woods, the team's 'mother-hen' and her successor Dr. Tara Price, and probe cases similar to those of their Las Vegas counterparts.

Cast

Actor Character Occupation Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
David Caruso Lt. Horatio Caine Head of MDPD Crime Lab &
CSI Day-Shift Supervisor
Main
Emily Procter Det. Calleigh Duquesne CSI Day-Shift Asst. Supervisor Main
Adam Rodriguez Det. Eric Delko CSI Level 3 Main Recurring Main
Sofia Milos Det. Yelina Salas MDPD Robbery-Homicide Detective Recurring Main Guest
Khandi Alexander Dr. Alexx Woods Medical Examiner Main Guest
Jonathan Togo Det. Ryan Wolfe CSI Level 3 Main
Rex Linn Sgt. Frank Tripp MDPD Robbery-Homicide Detective Recurring Main
Eva LaRue Natalia Boa Vista CSI Level 2 Recurring Main
Megalyn Echikunwoke Dr. Tara Price Medical Examiner Main
Omar Benson Miller Walter Simmons CSI Level 1 Main
Rory Cochrane Det. Timothy Speedle CSI Level 3 Main Guest
Eddie Cibrian Det. Jesse Cardoza CSI Level 2 Main Guest
Kim Delaney Lt. Megan Donner CSI Day-Shift Asst. Supervisor Main

Main characters

Recurring characters

CSI: Miami has utilized an extensive cast of recurring characters on the show. Recurring characters can be found as technicians in the crime lab, as homicide detectives, as family members of main characters, and as villains, among others.

Episodes

The SkyOne FCU headquarters building regularly used for exterior shots of the police station
Further information: List of CSI: Miami episodes

Crossovers

Reception

Reception

In 2006 a BBC NEWS article published a study on CSI: Miami citing that it was one of the World's Most Popular TV Shows following studies of 20 countries worldwide. A 2006 survey conducted by Informa Telecoms and Media showed that CSI: Miami was featured in more top ten viewing charts than any other show compared to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation rating as the world's sixth-most popular show.[14]

Franchise

Main article: CSI (franchise)

Like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami has spawned a series of comic books, novels, and video games based on the show. In addition, the show CSI: NY spun off from a second-season episode of CSI: Miami.

U.S. television ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of CSI: Miami on CBS.

Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
Season Episodes Timeslot (EST) Original airing Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Season premiere Season finale TV season
1st 24 Monday 10:00 pm/9c September 23, 2002 May 19, 2003 2002–03 #12 16.45[15]
2nd 24 September 22, 2003 May 24, 2004 2003–04 #9 18.06[16]
3rd 24 September 20, 2004 May 23, 2005 2004–05 #7 19.00[17]
4th 25 September 19, 2005 May 22, 2006 2005–06 #9 18.12[18]
5th 24 September 18, 2006 May 14, 2007 2006–07 #12 16.98[19]
6th 21 September 24, 2007 May 19, 2008 2007–08 #16 13.91[20]
7th 25 September 22, 2008 May 18, 2009 2008–09 #13 14.26[21]
8th 24 September 21, 2009 May 24, 2010 2009–10 #24 12.65[22]
9th 22 Sunday 10:00 pm/9c October 3, 2010 May 8, 2011 2010–11 #27 11.75[23]
10th 19 September 25, 2011 April 8, 2012 2011–12 #36 10.84[24]

Awards and nominations

Awards

ASCAP Award:

ASC Award:

Emmy:

BMI Film & TV Awards:

California on Location Awards:

Image Awards:

Motion Picture Sound Editors:

People's Choice Awards:

Nominations

ACS Awards:

ALMA Awards:

Emmy:

Image Awards:

Imagen Foundation Awards:

Motion Picture Sound Editors:

Young Artist Awards:

Releases

DVD releases

DVD name Ep # Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
Full season Full season Full season
The Complete First Season 24 June 29, 2004 March 1, 2010** November 10, 2006*
The Complete Second Season 24 December 31, 2004 March 1, 2010** February 7, 2007*
The Complete Third Season 24 November 22, 2005 March 1, 2010** October 16, 2007
The Complete Fourth Season 25 October 31, 2006 March 1, 2010** July 9, 2008
The Complete Fifth Season 24 October 30, 2007 March 1, 2010** March 4, 2009
The Complete Sixth Season 21 September 9, 2008[25] March 1, 2010** March 10, 2010
The Complete Seventh Season 25 September 15, 2009 June 7, 2010[26] March 16, 2011[27]
The Complete Eighth Season 24 October 12, 2010 July 25, 2011 April 18, 2012
The Complete Ninth Season 22 September 27, 2011 June 25, 2012[28] September 12, 2012[29]
The Complete Tenth and Final Season 19 September 25, 2012[30] April 1, 2013 October 16, 2013[31]
The Complete Series 232 N/A August 4, 2014[32] N/A

* The Region 4 releases of the first two seasons were initially divided up into two parts of 11 or 12 episodes before being released in full season DVD "fat packs", with large cases compared to the slimline cases DVD distributors opt for now. The release dates detailed here are for the re-released seasons in slimline cases. The two-part releases as well as the "fat pack" full season releases of the first two seasons were released much earlier than these re-releases. The subsequent seasons were first released in the slimline cases.

** = Dates for re-released slim line full season packaging; all half-seasons have been discontinued.

The CSI: Miami Region 2 DVD releases are released in two parts, the first part is released with 11, 12 or 13 episodes and then the second part is released containing the rest of the episodes and special features are split up between the two parts and on the same day that the second part is released they are available for purchase as a full season. All seasons have now been re-released in full.

Other releases

CSI has also been released as a series of mobile games. In fall 2007, CBS teamed up with game developer Gameloft to bring CSI to mobile phones. The first of the series to be published was CSI: Miami. The game features actual cast members such as Horatio Caine, Alexx Woods and Calleigh Duquesne who are trying to solve a murder in South Beach with the player's assistance.[33] The game is also available for download on various iPod devices.[34]

In 2008, Gameloft and CBS released CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – The Mobile Game which is based on the original series in Las Vegas, NV. This game introduces the unique ability to receive calls during the game to provide tips and clues about crime scenes and evidence. As for the storyline, the game developers collaborated with Anthony E. Zuiker (the series creator) to ensure that the plot and dialogue were aligned with the show's style.[35]

Online sales

Country Store Available season
United States iTunes Store 1-10
United Kingdom Demand Five 4, 5, 6 and 7
Germany RTLnow 1–10

Broadcast history

United States broadcast history

Ireland broadcast history

United Kingdom broadcast history

Serbia

Radio Television of Serbia

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