CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American procedural crime drama TV series that premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. Since then, fifteen seasons have been broadcast. The first season consisted of 23 episodes, including a two-part pilot episode written by series creator Anthony E. Zuiker. Seasons two, three, and four also had 23 episodes each, while season five had 25 episodes, including a two-part season finale directed by Quentin Tarantino. During seasons six and seven, the episode count was 24, whereas season eight had 17 episodes due to the 2007-08 WGA strike. Season nine had 24 episodes, and season ten returned to the series standard of 23 episodes. Seasons eleven, twelve, thirteen, and fourteen set a new standard of 22 episodes per season, but the fifteenth season received a reduced order of 18 episodes. The two-hour series finale aired on September 27, 2015. The first nine seasons have been released on DVD in Region 1 and Region 2 territories. Seasons 1, 8 (only in France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany), 9 (not in Belgium and Germany) and 10 (only in Germany) have been released on Blu-ray Disc.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2000–01)

Season 2 (2001–02)

Season 3 (2002–03)

Season 4 (2003–04)

Season 5 (2004–05)

Season 6 (2005–06)

Season 7 (2006–07)

Season 8 (2007–08)

Season 9 (2008–09)

Season 10 (2009–10)

Season 11 (2010–11)

Season 12 (2011–12)

Season 13 (2012–13)

Season 14 (2013–14)

Season 15 (2014–15)

Series finale (2015)

Ted Danson, Jorja Fox, Eric Szmanda, Robert David Hall, Wallace Langham, Elisabeth Harnois, David Berman, and Jon Wellner star. William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger return. Paul Guilfoyle guest stars in Part 1.

Webisodes (2012)

Ratings

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Home video releases

DVD

Blu-ray

Season 1 was released on May 12, 2009, on Blu-ray and was labeled as a special widescreen edition. Season 9 was released on September 1, 2009, on Blu-ray.