CSI: Cyber

CSI: Cyber
Genre
Created by
Starring
Opening theme "I Can See for Miles" by The Who
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 31 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Mary Aiken
Mike Azzolino
Matt Whitney
Co-Executives
Richard Catalani
Craig S. O'Neill
Kristie Anne Reed
Agatha Warren
Vikki Williams
Running time 41-45 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network CBS
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Original release March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04) – present
Chronology
Related shows CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
External links
Website

CSI: Cyber (Crime Scene Investigation: Cyber) is an American police procedural drama television series that premiered on March 4, 2015, on CBS. The series, starring Patricia Arquette, and Ted Danson, is the second spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and the fourth series in the CSI franchise.

Plot

The series follows an elite team of FBI Special Agents tasked with investigating cyber crimes in North America. Based out of Washington, the team is supervised by Deputy Director Avery Ryan, an esteemed Ph.D. Ryan is a behavioral psychologist turned cyber shrink who established the FBI Cyber Crime division and heads a "hack-for-good" program, a scheme in which the criminals she catches can work for her in lieu of receiving a prison sentence. Ryan works with D.B. Russell, a left-coast Sherlock Holmes and career Crime Scene Investigator who joins the team after a stint as Director of the Las Vegas Crime Lab. Together, Russell and Ryan head a team including Simon Sifter, Elijah Mundo, Daniel Krumitz (aka Krummy), Raven Ramirez, and Brody Nelson, who work to solve Internet-related murders, cyber theft, hacking, sexual offenses, blackmail, and any other crime deemed to be cyber-related within the FBI's jurisdiction.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
Pilot April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30)
1 13 March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04) May 13, 2015 (2015-05-13)
2 18 October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) March 13, 2016 (2016-03-13)

Creation

Concept and development

On February 18, 2014, CBS announced plans to launch a new spin-off of the franchise titled CSI: Cyber.[1] Deadline.com reported that the series would focus on cyber investigations, as opposed to the forensic investigations seen in CSI, CSI: Miami, and CSI: NY, stating that "[Anthony E.] Zuiker has been at the forefront of entertainment’s digital conversion, experimenting in the arena for the past decade." Zuiker, who wrote digi-novel Level 26, spent time in Washington meeting with the CIA, FBI, and DOD as part of his research for his 2009 CBS project Cyber Crimes[2] (which was not picked up to series and likely inspired CSI: Cyber). It was announced that the series would be based on the work of producer Mary Aiken, a pioneering cyber psychologist.[3] The pilot episode was penned by Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn, and Ann Donahue, and aired on April 30, 2014.[3] CBS announced that it had officially picked up the series on May 10, 2014.[4][5] The first season, comprising 13 episodes, premiered in March 2015.

Production

The series is executive produced by creators Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony E. Zuiker, and Ann Donahue, former CSI: NY executive producer Pam Veasey (who acts as showrunner), Jonathan Littman, and Jerry Bruckheimer. Mary Aiken, on whom the show is based, is attached as a series producer. Peter MacNicol departed the main cast at the end of the first season,[6][7][8] whilst CBS announced on May 11, 2015 that CSI: Cyber was renewed for a second season. On June 25, 2015, Moss confirmed in an interview on The Project that season 2 would include 22 episodes.[9] Season 2 was reduced from 22 to 18 episodes, ending with the episode titled "Legacy".

Casting

On March 5, 2014, Patricia Arquette was cast as Special Agent Avery Ryan in a Spring episode of CSI. Ryan was described as being "tasked with solving high octane crimes that start out in the cyber world and play out in real life."[10] Charley Koontz was the next actor to be cast, playing a character then named Daniel Krummitz, an Agent that " rarely, if ever, goes home."[11] Peter MacNicol joined the cast on August 1, 2014, as Assistant Director Stavros Sifter, "a shrewd and savvy networker; a charmer with a hint of malice."[12] Koontz and MacNicol's characters were later renamed Daniel Krumitz and Simon Sifter, respectively. These announcements were swiftly followed by the casting of James Van Der Beek as the male lead, in the role of Elijah Mundo. Mundo was described as "an expert in battlefield forensics recruited by Patricia Arquette’s character."[13] Shad Moss announced his casting on August 20, 2014, via his Instagram account.[14] He was later confirmed to be playing "Baby Face" Nelson. Rounding out the original cast was Hayley Kiyoko as Raven Ramirez, described as a character who "will possess a dark secret in her front story which Ryan won’t even know until it’s too late." Kiyoko was cast on October 29, 2014.[15]

Following the cancellation of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, it was announced that Ted Danson would be joining the Cyber cast as D.B. Russell, the newly appointed Director of Next Generation Cyber Forensics.[6][7][8][16] Ted Danson will depart the series at the end of its second season.[17]

Locations

CSI: Cyber's primary photography takes place in Los Angeles, California, at CBS' Studio Center in Studio City, Radford Avenue.[18] Numerous outdoor scenes are filmed locally in the Los Angeles area, including Matteo Street,[19] Spring Street, Main Street,[20] the Arroyo Seco, and the Colorado Street Bridge.[21]

Music

The series' theme song is "I Can See for Miles" by The Who, and the series' music composers are Jeff Russo and Ben Decter. Songs featured throughout the first season include: "Thunderbolt" by Justin Prime and Sidney Samson (episode 2), "Take a Ride" by Rattle Box (episode 4), "Re-Creation" by Strikez (episode 5), "With Me" by Underglow (episode 6), "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Art Landry and His Orchestra (episode 8), "Get Your Hands Up" by Uforik (episode 9), "Let Go for Tonight" by Foxes (episode 10), and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" by Marvin Gaye (episode 12). The second season features music by Underglow ("Save the Day", episode 1), With Lions ("Jitterbug", episode 2), Savoy ("Pump it Up", episode 3) and Motabeatz ("Watch Your Back", episode 5). The show also features additional music by electronic music producer Nick Chiari, who produces under the alias Grabbitz.

Reception

Ratings

Season Time slot (ET) Episodes Premiered Ended TV season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Date Viewers
(in millions)
Date Viewers
(in millions)
1
Wednesday 10:00 pm
13
March 4, 2015
10.46[22]
May 13, 2015
6.68[23] 2014–2015 #39 10.77[24]
2
Sunday 10:00 pm
18[25]
October 4, 2015
6.79[26]
March 13, 2016
6.32[27] 2015–2016 TBA TBA

Critical reception

The first season of CSI: Cyber received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a rating of 35%, based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While stocked with impressive talent, CSI: Cyber fails to add anything truly new to the franchise, settling for a slightly modernized twist on the same typical crimefighting scenarios."[28] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 45 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[29]

World record

Producers announced intentions to break the Guinness World Record for largest ever TV simulcast drama on March 4, 2015, with the episode "Kitty" airing in 150 countries in addition to digital streaming.[30] They succeeded in breaking the record by airing CSI: Cyber's backdoor pilot in 171 countries.[31]

International broadcast

The series has been sold to Channel 5 in the United Kingdom,[32] CTV in Canada, Rai 2 in Italy, Network Ten in Australia, Prime in New Zealand, RTÉ2 in Ireland, TF1 in France [33] AXN in Asia and Latin America,[34][35] RTL4 in The Netherlands, Skai TV in Greece, HOT Zone in Israel and Kanal 5 in Sweden.

References

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  2. Michael Schneider. "Zuiker to solve ‘Cyber Crimes’". Variety.
  3. 1 2 Michael Ausiello. "‘CSI’ Spin-Off — CBS Developing Cyber Crime Drama Series - TVLine". TVLine.
  4. Kubicek, John (May 9, 2014). "CBS Orders NCIS and CSI Spin-Offs and More for 2014–2015 Season". BuddyTV. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  5. Littleton, Cynthia (May 9, 2014). "CBS Orders CSI: Cyber Spinoff to Series". Variety. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Ross, Robyn (May 10, 2015). "CBS Renews Person of Interest, The Good Wife and 13 Others, But What About CSI?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Weinstein, Shelli (May 12, 2015). "Who's leaving CSI: Cyber?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Franich, Darren (May 13, 2015). "Peter MacNicol leaving CSI: Cyber". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  9. "The Project, Thursday 25 June". Network Ten Pty Ltd. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  10. Cynthia Littleton. "Patricia Arquette to Star In ‘CSI’ Spinoff". Variety.
  11. Nellie Andreeva. "Charley Koontz Cast As Regular In ‘CSI: Cyber’ - Deadline". Deadline.
  12. Laura Prudom. "Peter MacNicol Joins ‘CSI: Cyber’ Spinoff as Series Regular - Variety". Variety.
  13. Alex Stedman. "James Van Der Beek Joins ‘CSI: Cyber’ as Series Regular". Variety.
  14. "Shad Moss Joins CSI: Cyber Cast". BET.com. August 20, 2014.
  15. Nellie Andreeva. "Hayley Kiyoko Cast In ‘CSI: Cyber’ - Deadline". Deadline.
  16. Michael Ausiello. "CBS Fall Spoilers: ‘NCIS,’ ‘Good Wife,’ ‘The Big Bang Theory’ - TVLine". TVLine.
  17. http://www.thewrap.com/ted-danson-to-exit-csi-cyber-after-1-season/
  18. "CSI: Cyber (TV Series 2015– )". IMDb.
  19. Christine. "Friday, July 31 Filming Locations for CSI: Cyber, Chicago PD, Blue Bloods, Grimm & more!". On Location Vacations.
  20. Christine. "Friday, Dec. 5 Filming Locations for Eye Candy, Chicago PD, Sleepy Hollow, CSI: Cyber, The Nice Guys, and more!". On Location Vacations.
  21. Christine. "Monday, Nov. 24 Filming Locations for The Scorch Trials, Chicago Fire, CSI:Cyber, Castle, SVU, Blue Bloods, Three Generations & more!". On Location Vacations.
  22. Bibel, Sara (March 5, 2015). "Wednesday Final Ratings: Empire Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  23. Bibel, Sara (May 14, 2015). "Wednesday Final Ratings: Law & Order: SVU, Survivor, The Middle & American Idol Adjusted Up; Supernatural, black-ish & Nashville Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  24. de Moraes, Lisa (May 22, 2015). "Full 2014-15 Series Rankings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  25. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/csi-cyber/listings/
  26. Porter, Rick (October 6, 2015). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Blood & Oil', 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Up; 'Madam Secretary' Adjusted Down". TVbytheNumbers. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  27. Porter, Rick (March 15, 2016). "Sunday Final Ratings: '60 Minutes' adjusts up, 'Carmichael Show' and 'Hollywood Game Night' adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
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  29. "CSI: Cyber reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  30. Easton, Ann (March 2, 2015). "The Power of Patricia Arquette: CSI: Cyber Aims to Break a Guinness World Record". The New York Observer. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  31. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (March 10, 2015). "CSI Breaks Guinness World Record for Largest TV Drama Simulcast of All Time". Variety. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  32. Munn, Patrick (October 14, 2014). "Channel 5 Acquires UK Rights To NCIS: New Orleans & CSI: Cyber". TV Wise. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  33. Martin, Charles (December 21, 2015). "Les Experts : Cyber débarquent sur TF1 le 13 janvier prochain". Premiere.fr. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
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  35. "CSI: Cyber". RTE. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

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