CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 1
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | |
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Season 1 | |
Starring | William Petersen Marg Helgenberger Gary Dourdan George Eads Jorja Fox Paul Guilfoyle |
No. of episodes | 23 |
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Original network | CBS |
Original release | October 6, 2000 May 17, 2001 | –
Season chronology | |
The first season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000, and ended on May 17, 2001. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.
Plot
It's all change at the Las Vegas Crime Lab following the shooting death of Holly Gribbs ("Pilot"), yet the team still find themselves tasked with solving the bizarre, the brutal, and the impossible. Under the supervision of new Supervisor Gil Grissom, and his second-in-command Catherine Willows, the team investigate the suicide of a casino jackpot winner ("Cool Change"), the abduction and burial of a young woman ("Crate 'n Burial"), the discovery of a severed leg ("Pledging Mr. Johnson"), the murder of a Catholic school dean ("Friends & Lovers"), the discovery of a skeleton under the house ("Who are You?"), a murder on an airliner ("Unfriendly Skies"), the stabbing deaths of an entire family ("Blood Drops"), and a series of staged suicides ("Anonymous"). Meanwhile, Brown struggles with a gambling addiction, Sidle adjusts to life in Las Vegas, and Brass reacquaints himself with the Homicide squad.
Cast
Changes
Jorja Fox joins the main cast in the second episode.
Main cast
- William Petersen as CSI Level 3 Night Shift Supervisor Dr. Gil Grissom
- Marg Helgenberger as CSI Level 3 Assistant Night Shift Supervisor Catherine Willows
- Gary Dourdan as CSI Level 3 Warrick Brown
- George Eads as CSI Level 3 Nick Stokes
- Jorja Fox as CSI Level 3 Sara Sidle (episodes 2–23)
- Paul Guilfoyle as LVPD Homicide Unit Captain Jim Brass
Recurring cast
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Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Danny Cannon | Anthony E. Zuiker | October 6, 2000 | 100 | 17.30[1] |
2 | 2 | "Cool Change" | Michael Watkins | Anthony E. Zuiker | October 13, 2000 | 101 | 15.80[2] |
3 | 3 | "Crate 'n Burial" | Danny Cannon | Ann Donahue | October 20, 2000 | 103 | 14.23[3] |
4 | 4 | "Pledging Mr. Johnson" | R.J. Lewis | Josh Berman & Anthony E. Zuiker | October 27, 2000 | 104 | 14.89[4] |
5 | 5 | "Friends & Lovers" | Lou Antonio | Andrew Lipsitz | November 3, 2000 | 105 | 15.16[5] |
6 | 6 | "Who Are You?" | Danny Cannon | Carol Mendelsohn & Josh Berman | November 10, 2000 | 106 | 15.03[6] |
7 | 7 | "Blood Drops" | Kenneth Fink | Story by : Tish McCarthy Teleplay by : Ann Donahue | November 17, 2000 | 107 | 15.74[7] |
8 | 8 | "Anonymous" | Danny Cannon | Eli Talbert & Anthony E. Zuiker | November 24, 2000 | 108 | 13.24[8] |
9 | 9 | "Unfriendly Skies" | Michael Shapiro | Story by : Andrew Lipsitz Teleplay by : Andrew Lipsitz & Carol Mendelsohn & Anthony E. Zuiker | December 8, 2000 | 109 | 15.65[9] |
10 | 10 | "Sex, Lies and Larvae" | Thomas J. Wright | Josh Berman & Ann Donahue | December 22, 2000 | 110 | 14.88[10] |
11 | 11 | "The I-15 Murders" | Oz Scott | Carol Mendelsohn | January 12, 2001 | 102 | 17.49[11] |
12 | 12 | "Fahrenheit 932" | Danny Cannon | Jacqueline Zambrano | February 1, 2001 | 111 | 21.26[12] |
13 | 13 | "Boom" | Kenneth Fink | Josh Berman & Ann Donahue & Carol Mendelsohn | February 8, 2001 | 112 | 21.45[13] |
14 | 14 | "To Halve and to Hold" | Lou Antonio | Andrew Lipsitz & Ann Donahue | February 15, 2001 | 113 | 21.95[14] |
15 | 15 | "Table Stakes" | Danny Cannon | Story by : Elizabeth Devine Teleplay by : Anthony E. Zuiker & Carol Mendelsohn | February 22, 2001 | 114 | 20.88[15] |
16 | 16 | "Too Tough to Die" | Richard J. Lewis | Elizabeth Devine | March 1, 2001 | 115 | 23.72[16] |
17 | 17 | "Face Lift" | Lou Antonio | Josh Berman | March 8, 2001 | 116 | 23.00[17] |
18 | 18 | "$35K O.B.O." | Roy H. Wagner | Eli Talbert | March 29, 2001 | 117 | 21.57[18] |
19 | 19 | "Gentle, Gentle" | Danny Cannon | Ann Donahue | April 12, 2001 | 118 | 23.24[19] |
20 | 20 | "Sounds of Silence" | Peter Markle | Josh Berman & Andrew Lipsitz | April 19, 2001 | 119 | 23.50[20] |
21 | 21 | "Justice Is Served" | Thomas J. Wright | Jerry Stahl | April 26, 2001 | 120 | 22.33[21] |
22 | 22 | "Evaluation Day" | Kenneth Fink | Anthony E. Zuiker | May 10, 2001 | 121 | 18.90[22] |
23 | 23 | "The Strip Strangler" | Danny Cannon | Ann Donahue | May 17, 2001 | 122 | 18.98[23] |
Format
This is the only season of the CSI franchise that was broadcast in the 4:3 aspect ratio. It was, however, filmed in 16:9, and the widescreen versions of the episodes are present on the Blu-ray release.[24]
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