Summary

The completeCSItimeline consists of five main shows , and the franchise has been on the melodic line for the preceding 23 years between the original serial , spinoffs , and the most recent revival meeting . Considering the issue of shows in the saga , as well as all theCSIcrossover episode , get into this universe of discourse for the first time can be overwhelming . Fortunately , asunder from the crossovers and back entrance pilot film , almosteveryCSIshowstands on its own and can be watched without any noesis of the former serial .

The only exception isCSI : Vegas , which , despite put in new fibre and having its own tone , play as a revival of the originalCSI . The list ofbestCSIcharactersincludes at least one name from every serial publication , which illustrates how rich this total universe is . CSIcurrently only has a show on the air travel , which is a minimum amount equate to whenCSI , CSI : Miami , andCSI : NYwere all air at the same time between 2004 and 2012 .

Show

CSI-Crime-Scene-Investigation

Year It premier

Year It end

CSI

Cassian in Andor Season 2

2000

2015

CSI : Miami

Tony Khan and Sting merged image

2002

2012

CSI : NY

A custom image featuring Grissom in the original CSI, Mac Taylor in CSI NY, and Maxine in CSI: Vegas.

2004

2013

CSI : Cyber

Gil closely examines evidence inside a glass jar in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2016

CSI : Vegas

2021

Horatio Caine wears his sunglasses and a slick suit while observing a crime scene near a marina in CSI: Miami

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CSI (2000-2015)

The original CSI show

It is fitting that one of the most influential television shows of the 2000s began exactly in the year 2000 . The originalCSIseries premiere on October 6 , 2020 , and ran for 337 episode across 12 time of year until September 27 , 2015 . Without any major clip kips , every season ofCSIgenerally matched the passage of sentence in the genuine world . As such , the first few adventures of Gil Grissom and his team commence in the yr 2000 , whereas D.B. Russel and Julie Finlay ’s run as the main characters concluded in 2015 with the end of the series .

William Petersen ’s Grissomleft the cast ofCSIin time of year 9 , episode 10 , which aired in 2009 . Laurence Fishburne , who made his introduction as Raymond Langston in time of year 9 , episode 9 , would lead the show until 2011 . Langston did not give back for season 12 , with the show then premise D.B. Russel , played by Ted Danson . Although an episode ofCSIseason 14 led correct intoCSI : Cyber , which may give the notion that the serial lasted even longer , the original show ended in 2015 . The Las Vegas crew would only right return a few twelvemonth later in theCSI : Vegasrevival .

CSI: Miami (2002-2012)

CSI’s first spinoff

After two successful seasons , it was meter forCSIto have a spinoff . CSI : Miami , which submit the assumption of a offence procedural centered on a team of forensic investigators and took it to Miami , premiered in 2002 coming off ofCSI ’s season 2 . The series , which does not include any major time jump , would race for 232 sequence across 10 seasons until 2012 . Interestingly , despite premiering two years after the originalCSI , CSI : Miamiended three years before its predecessor . David Caruso ’s Horatio Caine first appeared inCSIseason 2 , installment 22 , “ Cross Jurisdiction . ”

CSI : Crime Scene Investigation was a huge collision when it debut 23 years ago and engender a dealership , but some things ca n’t be snub on a rewatch .

CSI: NY (2004-2013)

CSI’s second spinoff

Four days afterCSIpremiered and two years after the first appearance ofCSI : Miami , the franchise expound again withCSI : NY . lead by Gary Sinise ’s Mac Taylor , CSI : NYpremiered on September 22 , 2004 , and ran for 197 episode across nine seasons until 2013 . The show ’s backdoor buffer happened in the shape of a crossover episode withinCSI : Miami , “ Felony Flight . ” The New York crew would appear in a couple of other crossover , and the show was concluded over a class afterCSI : Miami ’s finale . Although it premiered four age afterCSI , CSI : NYended two yr before the original show .

CSI: Cyber (2015-2016)

CSI’s fourth spinoff

With the originalCSIspinoffs no longer on air and the independent show pass its conclusion , theCSIfranchise tried to reinvent itself withCSI : Cyber . Whereas the previous spinoffs place themselves apart fromCSIthanks to their different preferences , Cyberwas marketed as an advanced procedural focalise on cybernetic crimes . The series , which was set in Washington DC , play as a direct follow - up toCSIand meet the return of character from the original show , including D.B. Russel . Still , CSI : Cyberis the shortest - running entree in the franchise , begin in 2015 and concluding 31 episode later in 2016 .

CSI: Vegas (2021-)

A CSI revival

Five years afterCSI ’s ending , the procedural was revived in the form ofCSI : Vegas . Now using the show ’s setting as part of the title , similar to whatCSI : MiamiandCSI : NYhad done , CSI : Vegaswas marketed as a counter to form for the enfranchisement after the failure ofCyber . CSI : Vegas ’ biggest merchandising level was the issue of some of the show ’s most iconic type , let in but not specify to Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle . CSI : Vegasseason 2 ’s conclusion bump in May 2023 , whereasCSI : Vegasseason 3takes situation in 2024 .

The main cast of CSI: NY pose in front of a New York backdrop in a promotional still for CSI: NY

Ted Danson and Patricia Arquette looking at a piece of technology together in CSI: Cyber

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