CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami intertitle
Format	Police procedural / Drama
Created by	Anthony E. Zuiker Carol Mendelsohn Ann Donahue
Starring	David Caruso Emily Procter Adam Rodriguez Johnathan Togo Rex Linn Eva LaRue Omar Benson Miller Eddie Cibrian Megalyn Echikunwoke Sofia Milos Rory Cochrane Khandi Alexander Kim Delaney
Opening theme	"Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who
Country of origin	United States Canada
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	191 (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Jerry Bruckheimer
Running time	approx. 40–45 minutes; 90 Minutes (2 episodes, with commercials)
Production company(s)	Jerry Bruckheimer Television Alliance Atlantis CBS Productions (2002-2006) CBS Paramount Network Television (2006-2009) CBS Television Studios (2009-present)
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution (2007-present)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Picture format	480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV)
Original run	May 9, 2002 (on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) September 23, 2002 – present
Chronology
Related shows	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: NY CSI: Trilogy
External links
Official website

CSI: Miami (Crime Scene Investigation: Miami) is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

The series follows a Miami forensics team headed by Horatio Caine. Against a backdrop of simmering ethnic and cultural tensions, Caine's team probes cases similar to those of their Las Vegas counterparts.

The pilot episode was first broadcast in United States on May 9, 2002 as an episode of CSI and eight seasons have been aired in the United States. The series is produced in partnership with the Canadian media company Alliance Atlantis and CBS Television Studios.

On May 19, 2010, CBS renewed the show for a ninth season. The show will move from its 10:00 p.m. Monday timeslot to Sunday at 10:00 p.m. when it premieres on October 3, 2010.

Production

CSI: Miami is filmed primarily in the United States. Location shots are filmed in Miami-Dade County, Florida while indoor scenes are shot at Raleigh Manhattan Studios in Manhattan Beach, California. Some scenes, mainly outdoor, are filmed mostly in Long Beach, California, as well as portions of Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach. Beach areas of Downtown Long Beach are often used for other outdoor scenes: Marina Green Park, Rainbow Lagoon Park. The newly constructed high-rise condos there give the pretense of being in Miami. The sculptured walkway paying tribute to the old Pike Roller Coaster can be seen in the background in the episode "Under The Influence".

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 that's used in exterior shots of the Miami-Dade Police Department crime lab is actually the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Credit Union headquarters located at 14600 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California.

Cast

Minor characters in CSI: Miami

Main characters

• CSI Level 3 Day Shift Supervisor: Lieutenant Horatio "H" Caine (David Caruso) is the head of the Miami-Dade crime lab, a former NYPD homicide detective, a forensic analyst, and former bomb squad officer. Horatio is known to be very protective of his team, often going out of his way to assist them when needed. He is an outstanding marksman, and does not hesitate to use deadly force. He also very often goes to extraordinary lengths to save evidence or a potential victim. His demeanor is serious, direct, and to the point. Horatio appears to have a good sense for how to communicate with children who have just experienced traumatic ordeals. Horatio uses the "stay-calm" approach while comforting victims, killers, etc. Horatio is usually seen wearing a pair of sunglasses. Horatio was briefly married to Marisol Delko Caine (Alana de la Garza); the marriage ended when she was murdered by a Mala Noche sniper in "Rampage." In "Dangerous Son," Horatio discovered that he has a sixteen-year-old son named Kyle Harmon (Evan Ellingson) (from an affair he had while working undercover, under the name of John Walden) The episode "In The Wind" revealed that Kyle is in Afghanistan. In "Going Ballistic," Caine is apparently shot, but it is later revealed in the episode, "Resurrection," that he faked his death in order to stop a sale of illegal bullets. His formation of the team in 1997 is depicted in flashbacks in the episode "Out of Time," shortly after he became the head of the new investigative unit swiftly renamed CSI.

• CSI Level 3 Day Shift Assistant Supervisor: Detective Calleigh Duquesne (Emily Procter) is a ballistics specialist. Calleigh's slight build, blonde good looks, and southern belle accent often lead others to underestimate her, but she is a brilliant and a dedicated scientist. Her father is an alcoholic attorney who has tried to rehabilitate himself several times. She follows the letter of the rules at all times. In "Ambush," a website seems to be stalking her and it is later discovered that the person behind it is Dan Cooper whom she was involved in catching for stealing deceased CSI Tim Speedle's credit card. In "All In," she is kidnapped and forced to help cover up a crime scene, but is later saved by her fellow CSIs. In "Smoke Gets in Your CSI's," Calleigh was rushed to the hospital for smoke inhalation when she and Ryan Wolfe escaped from a burning house with a dead body. In "Seeing Red," Calleigh shot Eric Delko, and in "Out of Time," Eric is in critical condition and a flashback occurs back to 1997 and Calleigh's first day on the job. As of season 7, she is in a romantic relationship with Eric Delko.

• CSI Level 3: Detective Eric Delko (Adam Rodríguez) is the fingerprint and drug identification expert of Cuban and Russian descent. He is also the team's underwater recovery expert. In "Shattered," Delko's job is endangered when he is arrested for drug possession, but it is discovered that the marijuana was for his sister, Marisol Delko Caine (Alana de la Garza), to ease the pain of her leukemia treatments, who was murdered by a Mala Noche sniper after she married Horatio Caine. In "Man Down," while trying to rescue a woman kidnapped by escapee Clavo Cruz (Gonzalo Menendez), Delko was shot in the head by one of his henchmen and critically wounded. He survived and went back on the team, but suffered some memory loss. In "And How Does That Make You Kill?," Eric told his psychiatrist's of his affection for CSI Calleigh Duquesne. In "The DeLuca Motel," it is discovered that he has been staying in a motel because someone is following him. They found out that his real father is from Cuba and is trying to kill him. In "Seeing Red," Eric was trying to help his father and is seen escaping a gun silo, only to be shot at by friend Calleigh. He survives and is shown waking up in a hospital room in "Out of Time." Actor Adam Rodríguez did not return full time for the eighth season and was replaced by former CSI Jesse Cardoza (Eddie Cibrian). Delko shows that he is leaving by telling Calleigh that he is going to leave the CSI team because life is too short. Before he drives away at the end, he gets a note from Horatio saying,"I'll always be here".^[1] On February 19, 2010, Adam Rodríguez announced on his Twitter page that he will be returning to the show as a regular.^[2][3] As of season 7, he is in a romantic relationship with Calleigh Duquesne.

• CSI Level 3: Detective Ryan Wolfe (Jonathan Togo) was working as a police officer at the time he was hired for the lab virtually on the spot by Horatio Caine, who noted Ryan's immaculate care of his gun with approval, likely due to Wolfe having OCD. He first appeared in "Under the Influence" but did not become a regular cast member until "Hell Night." Ryan was replacing fallen CSI Tim Speedle, who died in the line of duty as a direct result of his poor gun maintenance. Ryan was impaled in the eye with a nail gun in "Nailed." At the end of the episode "Burned," Ryan was fired for being directly linked to a murder suspect and not disclosing it to the department. Seeking jobs as both a crime-scene expert, an expert witness for the defense, a firearms range technician, and applying to work as an ME Investigator while applying for reinstatement, he was later reinstated. In "Going Ballistic," Ryan receives a text message saying, "It is done," right after Horatio is shot and presumed dead. It is revealed in the seventh season premiere that he was asked by Horatio to assist in setting up Horatio's own execution, so he could go undercover. At the end of "Target Specific" and throughout the episode "Wolfe In Sheep's Clothing," Ryan was kidnapped and was forced by the Russian mob to cover up a crime.

• CSI Level 1: Officer Natalia Boa Vista (Eva LaRue) is a DNA analyst who upon first arriving, was only allowed to work on cold or unsolved cases due to the restrictions of her federal grant. She escaped an abusive marriage before joining the department, when her association with a society for battered women was key to helping the team solve the murder of a woman. At the end of season four, it is revealed that Natalia is an FBI informant in the lab, assigned to help build a case against Horatio Caine and his team. Natalia was revealed to be the mole in the lab. In season 5, much to her distress, she discovered her abusive ex-husband Nick Townsend (Rob Estes) was out of prison when he served her with a restraining order and he was working for a private company that cleans up crime scenes. The two shared a tense relationship until Nick's murder, a crime for which Natalia was briefly considered the prime suspect. In "Darkroom," Ryan Wolfe finds a stash of photographed girls and Natalia discovers that one of the pictures is her sister Anya and DNA from a crime scene reveals that Anya is indeed one of the women that the CSIs are looking for. In "Tunnel Vision," Natalia was finally certified to carry a firearm and she shot a suspect in self-defense for the first time. In "Count Me Out," Natalia is involved in a meth lab explosion which causes hearing loss and it is confirmed in "Die By the Sword," that she has hearing loss by a CT scan. Also the hearing loss that is caused before the explosion is caused by her ex-husband by hitting her.

• MDPD Homicide Detective: Sergeant Frank Tripp (Rex Linn) is a Texas-born homicide detective who accompanies the team to the crime scenes. He has a good working relationship with all the CSIs. He is divorced with three kids, revealed in "Dispo Day." After passing the Sergeant's Exam in the beginning of "Dangerous Son," Tripp was required to spend some time in uniform on a patrol rotation, but soon returned to the homicide unit and plainclothes in "Guerillas in the Mist." Throughout the early part of the series, Frank and Horatio didn't get along very well, but recently they are often seen together at crime scenes. After Ryan Wolfe gets fired and later re-instated, Tripp and Ryan appear to be at odds. In "Chain Reaction," he gets Ryan to fingerprint a prison phone and tells him that he's his "favorite little dust monkey" in an attempt to insult him.

• CSI Art Theft Specialist: Officer Walter Simmons (Omar Benson Miller) a Louisiana native and art theft specialist who transfers over from the night shift to join Horatio's team. His first appearance was in episode, "Bolt Action." He became part of the main cast in episode, "Dude Where's My Groom?."

• CSI Level 2: Officer Jesse Cardoza (Eddie Cibrian) was a former LAPD officer, who transferred back to the Miami-Dade Police Department. In "Out of Time," a flashback occurs back to 1997, depicting Cardoza's departure from the Miami-Dade Police Department and transfer to Los Angeles, following in the conclusion of a case which led to Horatio Caine becoming head of the new investigative unit that became CSI. He returns in "Hostile Takeover," as a member of the team, taking Eric Delko's place. When he returns, the lab is attacked and he is taken hostage along with three other people, but he was rescued by Horatio carrying out the gunman's unique request in exchange for their lives. After that, in the episode "Show Stopper", there was a discrepancy in the department's Hummer mileage log; Jesse didn't explain it at first, but later on, in the lockerroom, he explained to Calleigh that he was following a woman and who was in danger from a man he'd dealt with in California, and that he'd transferred back to Miami because the man in question had also killed Cardoza's wife. In June 2010 it was announced that Cibrian was not picked up as a regular for the 2010-11 season and his character would be leaving. It was not announced how many episodes Cardoza/Cibrian would appear in.^[4]

• Medical Examiner: Dr. Tara Price (Megalyn Echikunwoke) was the day-shift medical examiner who replaced Dr. Alexx Woods (Khandi Alexander) in the seventh season. She made her debut in "Won't Get Fueled Again" and became part of the main cast credits in "Bombshell." In "Cheating Death," CSIs Eric Delko and Ryan Wolfe play a joke on her which almost results in the entire case being compromised. In the end of "Divorce Party," Tara is shown to steal a bottle of Oxycodone (an opioid analgesic medication) from a victim in the morgue and blames it on Julia Winston. Also, Horatio Caine has his son Kyle working as an intern for her after he gets into trouble. In "Dissolved," Ryan Wolfe confronts Tara about the stolen pills in her locker. When Julia takes the autopsy hostage because of what she did, Tara is arrested. Actress Megalyn Echikunwoke's image was removed from the main cast credits after "Dissolved."

• Medical Examiner: Dr. Alexx Woods (Khandi Alexander) was a Miami-Dade medical examiner. Alexx began her medical career in New York as a physician and became a medical examiner with the CSI team after moving to Miami for personal reasons. She is a very emotional person, and is more of a "mother" figure for the CSI team, showing great concern for them. She also often talks to the dead bodies in a comforting and caring tone as she examines them. She is married with a young son and daughter with former husband Andrew Kalish, who was murdered in an episode early on in the series. In "Rock and A Hard Place," her son is named the prime suspect in a murder; this causes Alexx to rethink her job in the M.E.'s Office (and her place on the team as well as her friendship with the other CSI's), and she quits, saying to Horatio, "I need to spend more of my time taking care of the living." Horatio responds by saying that should she wish to return, her post would be open for her. Alexx returned in "Smoke Gets in Your CSI's" as a part time ER doctor at Dade General.

• MDPD Homicide: Detective Yelina Salas (Sofia Milos) was a Colombian homicide detective frequently attached to CSI investigations, and the widow of Horatio's brother Raymond Caine. She later starts a relationship with IAB Sergeant Rick Stetler, Horatio's personal nemesis. After her husband Raymond was revealed to still be alive, she left with him and their son for Brazil, where they planned to keep a low profile for Ray's safety. She reappears in the fifth season premiere, "Rio." Horatio and Eric fly to Rio de Janeiro to hunt down Antonio Riaz, who murdered Horatio's wife and Delko's sister Marisol. While in Rio, Riaz kills Raymond Caine and is enlisting Ray Jr. into drug running in the shantytowns of the area. Yelina and Ray Jr. wind up back in Miami, and Yelina goes into business as a private investigator revealed in "Burned." In "Dangerous Son," Yelina investigates a suspect for Horatio, and she locates a birth certificate that reveals that the parolee is in fact Horatio's biological son. Yelina also returns for the seventh season premiere, going undercover to help Horatio capture enemy Ron Saris. She was kidnapped in the episode "Seeing Red," but was rescued by Horatio.

• CSI Level 3: Officer Tim "Speed" Speedle (Rory Cochrane) was a trace evidence and impressions expert; originally from Syracuse, New York, who worked for the St. Petersburg PD in 1997, and had a degree in biology from Columbia University. Speed was killed in the line of duty in, "Lost Son;" he had not maintained his firearm diligently and was shot by a suspect when it misfired during a shoot-out. The character was written out at the request of actor Rory Cochrane, who wanted to pursue a career in film and reportedly disliked the long, arduous shooting schedules for CSI: Miami.^[5] The actor later reprised his role as a hallucination of Eric Delko in "Bang, Bang, Your Debt." It was revealed in "Out of Time," that Jesse Cardoza knew Tim Speedle, who was working for the St. Petersburg PD in 1997, and Cardoza asked Horatio if he wanted him to be part of his new team.

• CSI Level 3 Day Shift Assistant Supervisor: Lieutenant Megan Donner (Kim Delaney) was Horatio's predecessor who went on indefinite leave from her job following the death of her husband. She briefly returned to work alongside Horatio, who had since been promoted to head investigator of the CSI unit, but later resigned, finding the pressure of the job to now be more than she could handle. Some of this information appeared to be retconned early in the show's eighth season in an episode that featured flashbacks to the case that prompted the creation of the CSI squad; in the newly-established canon, Donner (who was mentioned but not seen in the episode) still worked at the lab, but the squad was headed by Horatio from its inception. Actress Kim Delaney's character was reportedly written out due to the lack of chemistry between her and Caruso.^[6]

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

Crossovers

CSI: Miami was spun off from an episode of the original CSI entitled "Cross Jurisdictions." In this episode, Catherine Willows and Warrick Brown of the original CSI travel to Miami while investigating the murder of Las Vegas' ex-chief of detectives.

In addition, CSI: Miami has crossed over with CSI: NY. Characters from CSI: NY were originally featured in the second season of CSI: Miami in the episode, "MIA/NYC NonStop" that aired May 17, 2004. Miami crossed over a second time in the fourth season episode, "Felony Flight," that aired November 7, 2005 in which Mac Taylor flies from New York and comes to Miami to assist Horatio in tracking down a common nemesis named Henry Darius. The story was continued on CSI: NY in the second season episode called, "Manhattan Manhunt," that aired November 9, 2005, when Henry Darius escapes to New York and Horatio goes along with Mac to continue the investigation.

In the eighth season, CSI: Miami crossed over with CSI and CSI: NY in a three-part story starring Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Ray Langston.^[7]

CSI: Miami currently remains the only CSI show to not have a crossover with a non CSI show.

Reception

CSI: Miami has been named the World's Most Popular TV Show following rating studies of 20 countries worldwide. The 2006 survey, which was conducted by Informa Telecoms and Media, showed that CSI: Miami was featured in more top ten viewing charts than any other show. Also, in the same survey, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was shown to have high popularity coming in at sixth place.^[8]

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.

Awards and nominations

Awards

ASCAP Award:

• Top TV Series – 2006
• Top TV Series – 2005

ASC Award:

• Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series'/Pilot for Network or Basic Broadcast TV, for episode "Cross Jurisdiction" (pilot episode) – 2003

Emmy:

• Outstanding Stunt Coordination – 2007
• Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-camera Series – 2003

BMI Film & TV Awards:

• BMI TV Music Award – 2008
• BMI TV Music Award – 2005
• BMI TV Music Award – 2004
• BMI TV Music Award – 2003

'California on Location Awards:

• Assistant Location Manager of the Year – Television (Teamsters Local 399) – 2007

Image Awards:

• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Khandi Alexander) – 2005

Motion Picture Sound Editors:

• Best Sound Editing in Music for Television – Short Form, for episode "Rio" – 2007
• Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form – Sound Effects & Foley, for episode "Crimewave" – 2005

People's Choice Awards:

• Favorite Television New Dramatic Series – 2003

Nominations

ACS Awards:

• Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episodic TV Series for episode "Inside Out" – 2008
• Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episodic TV Series for episode "Darkroom" – 2007

ALMA Awards:

• Outstanding Actor in a Drama Television Series (Adam Rodríguez) – 2008

Emmy:

• Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series – 2007
• Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series – 2003

Image Awards:

• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Khandi Alexander) – 2007
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Khandi Alexander) – 2006
• Outstanding Drama Series – 2006

Imagen Foundation Awards:

• Best Supporting Actress – Television (Eva LaRue) – 2007
• Best Supporting Actress – Television (Eva LaRue) – 2006
• Best Supporting Actor – Television (Adam Rodríguez) – 2005

Motion Picture Sound Editors:

• Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects and Foley for Television – Short Form, for episode "Come As You Are" – 2007
• Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form – Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement, for episode "Three-Way" – 2006
• Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form – Sound Effects & Foley, for episode "Urban Hellraisers" – 2006
• Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form – Sound Effects & Foley, for episode "Lost Son" – 2005
• Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic – Sound Effects & Foley, for episode "Grand Prix" – 2004

Young Artist Awards:

• Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor (Cole Petersen) for episode "Stand Your Ground" – 2008
• Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young Actor (Alex Black) – 2005
• Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress (Sara Paxton) – 2004
• Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actor (Seth Adkins) – 2003
• Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actor (Raja Fenske) – 2003

Season 9 coming October 3nd 2010

Releases

DVD releases

• ** = 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.

* 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.

Other releases

The CSI franchise 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.^[19] The game is also available for download on various iPod devices.^[20]

In spring 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.^[21]

Online sales

Country	Store	Available Season
United States	iTunes Store	5, 6 and 7 (after episode airs on TV)
United Kingdom	Demand Five	4, 5, 6 and 7 (episode available 1 week before it airs on TV)
Germany	RTLnow	7 (one week before airing and seven days after the broadcast free of charge)

Broadcast history

Irish broadcast history

• First run: Broadcast on RTE 2 at 9pm on Thursdays (RTÉ normally broadcasts the show around 10 weeks before the UK channel Five does)
• First run: Living TV, 9pm on Friday nights, normally after the end of the season on RTÉ 2
• Repeats: Repeats are shown on RTÉ and Living TV
• Viewers in Northern Ireland may view CSI: Miami on Five, RTÉ, and Living as all three channels are available

United Kingdom broadcast history

• First Run: Broadcast on Five currently at 9pm on Tuesdays
• First Run: Living TV, 9pm on Friday Nights, normally after the end of the season on Five
• Repeats: Repeats are shown on Five, Five USA and Living TV
• Viewers in Northern Ireland may view CSI: Miami on Five, RTÉ and Living as all three channels are available
• Channel Five broadcasts CSI: Miami during the summer, and once it ends, CSI: NY and CSI begin. Channel Five doesn't split up the seasons with breaks for Christmas, etc., instead running the season continuously.

United States broadcast history

• First Run: September 23, 2002–present, Mondays 10:00pm/9:00pm Central
• Repeats: CBS repeats "CSI: Miami" sometimes on weekends during the Crimetime Saturday slot.
• Repeats: CSI: Miami has return on A&E Network in 2005. Both A&E and Spike TV share the return rights to the crossover episodes (with CSI: NY), Felony Flight and Manhattan Manhunt.^[22]

See also

• CSI franchise
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• CSI: NY

References

External links

• Official website (Flash required)
• CSI: Miami at the Internet Movie Database
• CSI: Miami at TV.com
• "CSI: Miami" at Yahoo! TV
• Brendan Bernhard (February 6, 2007). "South Beach Riot". New York Sun Newspaper. http://www.nysun.com/pf.php?id=48049.