CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 8
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 8) | |
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Season 8 | |
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No. of episodes | 17 |
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Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 27, 2007 May 15, 2008 | –
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The eighth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 27, 2007 and ended May 15, 2008. The season stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.
Plot
As the CSIs race to save one of their own ("Dead Doll"), Sara makes a life changing decision ("Goodbye and Good Luck"), and one investigator falls ("For Gedda"), in the eighth season of CSI. Grissom, Willows and their team investigate a decapitation ("A La Cart"), a demonic possession ("Go to Hell"), the death of a hermaphrodite ("The Case of the Cross-Dressing Carp"), the murder of a slasher actress ("The Chick Chop Flick Shop"), and a kidnapping that brings New York's top FBI agent to Las Vegas ("Who and What"). Meanwhile, Catherine finds herself affected by the death of a three-year old ("A Thousand Days on Earth"), and the death of a difficult TV star leads Brass and Grissom to Hollywood ("Two and a Half Deaths").
Cast
Main cast
- William Petersen as Gil Grissom
- Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows
- Gary Dourdan as Warrick Brown
- George Eads as Nick Stokes
- Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle
- Eric Szmanda as Greg Sanders
- Robert David Hall as Al Robbins
- Wallace Langham as David Hodges
- Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Brass
Recurring cast
Guest cast
- Louise Lombard as Sofia Curtis
- Jessica Collins as Natalie Davis
- Anthony LaPaglia as Jack Malone
- Method Man as Drops
- Katey Segal as Annabelle Fundt
Cameo appearances
Changes
Louise Lombard departed the cast after the first episode of the season, while Jorja Fox signed on for only the first seven episodes. This is the final full season to star Gary Dourdan and William Petersen, and the last season to feature every original main cast member in a starring role. Wallace Langham joined the main cast.
Production
Only 11 episodes had been completed and aired before the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. Only six more episodes were made after the strike, for a total of only 17 episodes. Some international broadcasters only showed the first part of the crossover "Who and What" because Without a Trace did not air (or aired older seasons) at the time.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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166 | 1 | "Dead Doll" | Kenneth Fink | Story by: Naren Shankar Teleplay by: Allen MacDonald & Dustin Lee Abraham | September 27, 2007 | 25.22[1] |
167 | 2 | "A La Cart" | Richard J. Lewis | Sarah Goldfinger & Richard Catalani | October 4, 2007 | 20.97[2] |
168 | 3 | "Go to Hell" | Jeffrey Hunt | Douglas Petrie | October 11, 2007 | 19.79[3] |
169 | 4 | "The Case of the Cross-Dressing Carp" | Alec Smight | David Rambo & Jacqueline Hoyt | October 18, 2007 | 21.22[4] |
170 | 5 | "The Chick Chop Flick Shop" | Richard J. Lewis | Evan Dunsky | November 1, 2007 | 19.06[5] |
171 | 6 | "Who & What" | Danny Cannon | Story by: Carol Mendelsohn & Naren Shanker Teleplay by: Richard Catalani & Danny Cannon | November 8, 2007 | 21.94[6] |
172 | 7 | "Goodbye & Good Luck" | Kenneth Fink | Story by: Sarah Goldfinger & Allen MacDonald Teleplay by: Allen MacDonald & Naren Shankar | November 15, 2007 | 21.37[7] |
173 | 8 | "You Kill Me" | Paris Barclay | Story by: Sarah Goldfinger & Naren Shankar Teleplay by: Naren Shankar & Douglas Petrie | November 22, 2007 | 14.75[8] |
174 | 9 | "Cockroaches" | William Friedkin | Dustin Lee Abraham | December 6, 2007 | 18.80[9] |
175 | 10 | "Lying Down With Dogs" | Michael Slovis | Christopher Barbour & Michael F.X. Daley | December 13, 2007 | 19.87[10] |
176 | 11 | "Bull" | Richard J. Lewis | Story by: Steven Felder & David Rambo Teleplay by: David Rambo | January 10, 2008 | 18.18[11] |
177 | 12 | "Grissom's Divine Comedy" | Richard J. Lewis | Story by: Jacqueline Hoyt & Carol Mendelsohn Teleplay by: Jacqueline Hoyt | April 3, 2008 | 20.58[12] |
178 | 13 | "A Thousand Days on Earth" | Kenneth Fink | Evan Dunsky | April 10, 2008 | 20.09[13] |
179 | 14 | "Drops Out" | Jeffrey Hunt | Story by: Dustin Lee Abraham & Naren Shankar Teleplay by: Dustin Lee Abraham & Allen MacDonald | April 24, 2008 | 17.02[14] |
180 | 15 | "The Theory of Everything" | Christopher Leitch | Story by: Carol Mendelsohn & David Rambo Teleplay by: Douglas Petrie & David Rambo | May 1, 2008 | 18.01[15] |
181 | 16 | "Two and a Half Deaths" | Alec Smight | Chuck Lorre & Lee Aronsohn | May 8, 2008 | 18.07[16] |
182 | 17 | "For Gedda" | Kenneth Fink | Story by: Dustin Lee Abraham & Kenneth Fink Teleplay by: Dustin Lee Abraham & Richard Catalani | May 15, 2008 | 18.06[17] |
See also
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