CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami
Genre
Created by
Starring
Opening theme "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who
Composer(s)
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 10
No. of episodes 232 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Carol Mendelsohn
  • Jerry Bruckheimer
  • Anthony E. Zuiker
  • Ann Donahue
  • Barry O'Brien
  • Marc Dube
  • Stephen Zito
  • Danny Cannon
  • Jonathan Littman
  • Nancy Miller
  • Sam Strangis
  • David Black
  • Sunil Nayar
Producer(s) Jerry Bruckheimer
Running time
  • Approx. 39–45 minutes
  • Approx. 63 minutes (2 episodes)
Production company(s)
Distributor CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network CBS
Picture format
Original release September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23) – April 8, 2012 (2012-04-08)
Chronology
Related shows

CSI: Miami (Crime Scene Investigation: Miami) is an American police procedural drama television series that premiered on September 23, 2002, on CBS. The series, starring David Caruso, is the first direct spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and the second series in the CSI franchise. CSI: Miami ended on April 8, 2012, after 10 seasons and 232 episodes.

Plot

CSI: Miami follows a group of Detectives assigned to the MDPD's Crime Scene Investigation unit. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character driven drama in the pursuit of using physical evidence to solve grisly and often bizarre murders. The team is led by Lieutenant Horatio Caine, who, through his history as a bomb-disposal expert, has gained specialized knowledge in explosive forensics. His partner was originally Megan Donner. Donner was the director of the MDPD crime lab and had worked with Caine for many years when her husband was killed in the line of duty. Re-joining the team following a leave of absence she ruffled feathers in asserting her seniority. They work with a team of highly trained analysts including senior detective Calleigh Duquesne, a ballistics expert and who later becomes Horatio's second-in-command after Donner decided to quit the team. Duquesne is a blonde southern belle, which often results in suspects letting down their guard.

Creation

Concept and development

On April 17, 2002, CBS announced plans to launch a series originally titled CSI: Miami-Dade, a spin-off to the hit procedural CSI. On the location choice, co-creator Carol Mendelsohn stated that "[she, Anthony E. Zuiker, and Ann Donahue] felt Miami was the most happening place [...] Miami is so rich as a character. There is so much water. There are so many different cultures here all colliding. Its politics are so interesting. All that gives Miami an edge."[1] CBS ordered 22 episodes of the series, with Anthony Zuiker stating that whilst he intended for the series to look "ridiculously gorgeous," he felt that the "show [was] not about women walking around in bikinis. It's about science."[1] The series was launched as a second-season episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and originally featured a cast led by David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Khandi Alexander, with Rory Cochrane. Kim Delaney joined the series following the pilot episode's broadcast.

Production

The series was executive produced by creators Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony E. Zuiker, and Ann Donahue, with Ann Donahue acting as show-runner. Jerry Bruckheimer also executive-produced the series. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger expressed their displeasure at CBS' launch of Miami, with Petersen stating that "[they] should have waited five years for a ‘CSI’ spinoff." Helgenberger supported Petersen's comments during an Emmy acceptance speech, noting that "as far as [she was] concerned, there’s only one 'CSI'." Petersen jestingly referred to the series “NYPDCSI”, as it initially featured both David Caruso and Kim Delaney, of NYPD Blue fame.[2]

On February 1, 2012, CBS announced that the 10th season of CSI: Miami would have its episode order reduced to 19 episodes, in order to make room on the schedule for mid-season replacement NYC 22.[3] On May 13, 2012, CSI: Miami was canceled.[4][5]

Locations

The SkyOne headquarters regularly used as the police station.

CSI: Miami was filmed primarily in California. Indoor scenes were shot at Raleigh Manhattan Studios in Manhattan Beach, California. Most outdoor scenes were filmed in Long Beach, as well as portions of Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach. Beach areas of Marina Green Park and Rainbow Lagoon Park in downtown Long Beach were often used for other outdoor scenes, as the newly constructed high-rise condos there gave the pretense of being in Miami. Many outdoor location shots were also filmed in Miami-Dade County, Florida, including Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, and Miami Beach.[6] The sculptured walkway paying tribute to the old Pike Roller Coaster can be seen in the background in the episodes "Wrecking Crew" and "Under The Influence". Footage from the Biscayne Courthouse, visible prominently in the episode "Recoil", among others, was filmed at the Water Garden Park in Santa Monica, at 34.028728, -118.471331.[7] Other locations around Long Beach are used such as the Naples district, whose canals and upscale homes featuring large boat docks and palm trees impart a Miami-like atmosphere.[8] The building used for exterior shots of the Miami-Dade Police Department crime lab is actually the SkyOne Federal Credit Union headquarters located at 14600 Aviation Boulevard in Hawthorne, California.[9]

Music

CSI: Miami's main theme is "Won't Get Fooled Again", written and performed by The Who, who also perform the theme songs of the other three CSI series. A defining characteristic of CSI: Miami has been, with a small handful of exceptions throughout its run, where the theme song begins immediately after one of the lead characters (usually Horatio Caine himself) make a witticism or comment regarding the crime. Also like its sister-series, Miami uses a number of well-known songs to accompany scenes throughout its run, including "This Woman's Work", by English rock singer Kate Bush.

Casting

Original casting

In mid 2002, CSI executive producer Anthony Zuiker began casting for the then-unnamed Miami based spin-off. First cast was Emily Procter, as Calleigh Duquesne. Regarding her decision to leave The West Wing and join Miami, Procter stated that "It was like choosing between a boyfriend that wants to be with you casually or a man that says I love you." She described her character as "a weird girl [...] bright and very nerdy. She wears a lot of boot-cut corduroy pants and turquoise necklaces and looks like a hippie. I just like to pretend I'm Velma in Scooby-Doo."[10] Adam Rodriguez, Rory Cochrane, and Khandi Alexander were cast alongside Procter, completing the supporting ensemble. For the lead, CBS suggested David Caruso. Zuiker, who stated that he had "heard about the NYPD Blue thing," was initially hesitant. Elaborating, Zuiker stated that he "sort of jumped in and said, 'Naw, I don't know about this guy. The show's tough enough to get off the ground and I don't want to walk into any problems." CBS president Les Moonves had announced in January that a Miami spin-off was imminent, yet "It wasn't until we sort of, like, at the eleventh hour, really started to look at our options as to who was going to play Horatio, [Zuiker, Mendelsohn, and Donahue] revisited Caruso. And [they] said, 'Yeah, we'll have him come out for dinner, see what he's about.'"[11] Caruso was later cast as Caine. He was the last pilot cast member to be contracted to series.

Following the back-door pilot, Zuiker stated that he believed the series "needed a little more balance in terms of a leading woman". Executives offered Sela Ward the part of Megan Donner, a Lieutenant and Horatio's former boss. Ward turned down the role,[12] and producers later cast Kim Delaney. Ann Donahue described Delaney's casting as "a no-brainer," stating that "when Kim became available, we knew in a heartbeat that we wanted her." Zuiker elaborated, noting that "Kim brings a level of maturity, a level of balance with David Caruso [...] We just felt we were missing something in the whole picture we needed a strong female in the cast." The New York Times reported that original lead Emily Procter would "now follow Ms. Delaney in the credits."

The first season stars David Caruso, Kim Delaney, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Khandi Alexander, and Rory Cochrane. Sela Ward later starred opposite Gary Sinise, as Detective Jo Danville, on CSI: NY.

Cast changes

In late 2002, despite receiving excellent feedback from producers, Delaney departed the cast after ten episodes. CBS issued a statement noting that Delaney's character had become less integral to the series as it progressed, "they had hoped to duplicate the sparks between William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger on the original CSI," noted EW, but Delaney and Caruso's chemistry was lackluster.[13] Delaney became the first of many cast members to depart the series. Following Kim Delaney's departure, Sofia Milos was cast in a recurring role to "fill the void". In season three, Milos was promoted to series regular.[14] TV Guide reported that Milos would depart after one season as a main cast member.[15] Also in the third season, Jonathan Togo was cast as Ryan Wolfe, a character created to replace an unnamed "member of the CSI team" expected to "die in the line of duty".[16] This cast member was later announced as Rory Cochrane.[17] On April 10, 2006, Ann Donahue announced that recurring cast members Rex Linn and Eva LaRue were also joining the main cast, after recurring since season one, and season four, respectively. [18] The fourth main cast member to depart the series was Khandi Alexander, in the series' sixth season. Alexander was replaced by Megalyn Echikunwoke,[19] who departed after a single season. Adam Rodriguez departed in season eight,[20] though he returned in season nine. During Rodriguez's temporary departure, Eddie Cibrian appeared as a series regular,[21] though in June 2010 he was let go from his contract.[22] Omar Miller also joined the cast in season eight.[23] The final season stars David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Jonathan Togo, Rex Linn, Eva LaRue, and Omar Miller.

Cast and characters

Main cast and characters

Recurring cast and characters

Episodes

Further information: List of CSI: Miami episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
Pilot 1 May 9, 2002
1 24 September 23, 2002 May 19, 2003
2 24 September 22, 2003 May 24, 2004
3 24 September 20, 2004 May 23, 2005
4 25 September 19, 2005 May 22, 2006
5 24 September 18, 2006 May 14, 2007
6 21 September 24, 2007 May 19, 2008
7 25 September 22, 2008 May 18, 2009
8 24 September 21, 2009 May 24, 2010
9 22 October 3, 2010 May 8, 2011
10 19 September 25, 2011 April 8, 2012
Total 232 September 23, 2002April 8, 2012

Franchise

Main article: CSI (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. CSI 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.[24] The game is also available for download on various iPod devices.[25]

Broadcast

United States

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.
Season Episodes Timeslot (EST) Original airing Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Season premiere Season finale TV season
1st 24 Monday 10:00 pm/9c September 23, 2002 May 19, 2003 2002–03 #12 16.45[26]
2nd 24 September 22, 2003 May 24, 2004 2003–04 #9 18.06[27]
3rd 24 September 20, 2004 May 23, 2005 2004–05 #7 19.00[28]
4th 25 September 19, 2005 May 22, 2006 2005–06 #9 18.12[29]
5th 24 September 18, 2006 May 14, 2007 2006–07 #12 16.98[30]
6th 21 September 24, 2007 May 19, 2008 2007–08 #16 13.91[31]
7th 25 September 22, 2008 May 18, 2009 2008–09 #13 14.26[32]
8th 24 September 21, 2009 May 24, 2010 2009–10 #24 12.65[33]
9th 22 Sunday 10:00 pm/9c October 3, 2010 May 8, 2011 2010–11 #27 11.75[34]
10th 19 September 25, 2011 April 8, 2012 2011–12 #36 10.84[35]

Ireland

The series was originally broadcast on RTÉ Two at 9pm on Thursdays (RTÉ normally broadcast the show ten weeks before Channel 5). Sky Living also broadcast the series at 9pm on Friday nights, after the end of the season on RTÉ Two. Repeats are shown on RTÉ Two, 3e and Sky Living.

United Kingdom

The series was originally broadcast on Channel 5 between 9:30pm and 10:20pm (usually 10:10pm) on Saturdays. It was also broadcast on Sky Living, at 9pm on Friday, after the end of the season on Channel 5. Repeats are shown on Channel 5, 5USA and Sky Living.

Viewers in Northern Ireland may also view CSI: Miami on RTÉ Two. During its first run, CSI: Miami aired during the summer, and once it ended, CSI: NY and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation began.

Awards

In 2006, BBC News published an article stating that CSI: Miami was the world's most popular television series. The article cites a study, conducted by Informa Telecoms and published by Radio Times magazine, that had collected television viewing data in 20 countries. The study showed that CSI: Miami was featured in more top-10 viewing charts than any other series. Adam Thomas, the media research manager responsible for the study explained that "The objective of our research was to find the most consistently successful programme worldwide in terms of attracting viewers. We were not therefore concerned with shows that performed extremely well in a relatively small number of markets. CSI: Miami was therefore named the most popular programme because it featured in more country top 10 rankings for 2005 than any other".[38]

Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result
ALMA Award 2008 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Adam Rodriguez Nominated
ALMA Award 2009 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Adam Rodriguez Nominated
ALMA Award 2009 Outstanding Actress in a TV Series Eva LaRue Nominated
ALMA Award 2011 Outstanding Actress in a TV Series Eva LaRue Nominated
ALMA Award 2011 Outstanding TV Series CSI: Miami Nominated
ALMA Award 2011 Favorite TV Actor in a Lead Role Adam Rodriguez Won
ASCAP Award 2005 Top TV Series CSI: Miami Won
ASCAP Award 2006 Top TV Series CSI: Miami Won
ASCAP Award 2009 Top TV Series CSI: Miami Won
ASC Award 2003 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography (Pilot) "Cross Jurisdictions" Won
ASC Award 2008 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography "Darkroom" Nominated
ASC Award 2009 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography "Inside Out" Nominated
BMI Film & TV Award 2003 TV Music Award Revell, Russo, Townshend Won
BMI Film & TV Award 2004 TV Music Award Revell, Russo, Townshend, Kiner Won
BMI Film & TV Award 2005 TV Music Award Townshend, Kiner Won
BMI Film & TV Award 2008 TV Music Award Townshend, Kiner Won
BMI Film & TV Award 2009 TV Music Award Townshend, Kiner Won
California on Location Award 2007 Assistant Location Manager of the Year Adam Robinson Won
Crime Thriller Award 2008 Best International TV Drama Dagger CSI: Miami Nominated
Edgar Allan Poe Award 2009 Best TV Episode Teleplay "You May Now Kill the Bride" Nominated
Emmy 2003 Outstanding Cinematography "A Simple Man" Won
Emmy 2005 Outstanding Sound Editing "Lost Son" Nominated
Emmy 2007 Outstanding Sound Editing "No Man's Land" Nominated
Emmy 2007 Outstanding Stunt Co-Ordination "Rush" Won
Emmy 2012 Outstanding Sound Editing "Blown Away" Nominated
Golden Camera Award 2009 Audience: Best US TV Series CSI: Miami Nominated
Image Award 2004 Outstanding Drama Series CSI: Miami Nominated
Image Award 2005 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Khandi Alexander Won
Image Award 2006 Outstanding Drama Series CSI: Miami Nominated
Image Award 2006 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Khandi Alexander Nominated
Image Award 2007 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Khandi Alexander Nominated
Imagen Foundation Award 2005 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Adam Rodriguez Nominated
Imagen Foundation Award 2006 Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Eva LaRue Nominated
Imagen Foundation Award 2007 Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Eva LaRue Nominated
Imagen Foundation Award 2009 Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Eva LaRue Nominated
Imagen Foundation Award 2011 Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Eva LaRue Won
Imagen Foundation Award 2012 Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Eva LaRue Won
Motion Picture Sound Editors 2004 Best Sound Editing in Short Form - Sound Effects & Foley "Grand Prix" Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors 2005 Best Sound Editing in Short Form - Sound Effects & Foley "Lost Son" Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors 2005 Best Sound Editing in Long Form - Effects & Foley "Crimewave" Won
Motion Picture Sound Editors 2006 Best Sound Editing in Short Form - Sound Effects & Foley "Urban Hellraisers" Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors 2006 Best Sound Editing in Short Form - Dialogue & ADR "Three-Way" Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors 2007 Best Sound Editing in Short Form - Music "Rio" Won
Motion Picture Sound Editors 2007 Best Sound Editing in Short Form - Sound Effects & Foley "Come As You Are" Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors 2009 Best Sound Editing in Short Form - Music "Tipping Point" Won
Motion Picture Sound Editors 2010 Best Sound Editing in Short Form - Dialogue & ADR "Point of Impact" Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors 2010 Best Sound Editing in Short Form - Sound Effects & Foley "Point of Impact" Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors 2011 Best Sound Editing in Short Form "L.A." Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors 2012 Best Sound Editing in Short Form "Crowned" Nominated
People's Choice Award 2003 Favorite New TV Dramatic Series CSI: Miami Won
Prism Award 2010 Best Depiction of Mental Health in a Drama Series "Head Case" Nominated
Teen Choice Award 2012 Choice TV - Actor Adam Rodriguez Won
Teen Choice Award 2012 Choice TV - Action CSI: Miami Won
Young Artist Award 2003 Best Performance: Guest Starring Young Actor Raja Fenske Nominated
Young Artist Award 2003 Best Performance: Guest Starring Young Actor Seth Adkins Nominated
Young Artist Award 2004 Best Performance: Guest Starring Young Actress Sara Paxton Nominated
Young Artist Award 2005 Best Performance: Guest Starring Young Actor Alex Black Nominated
Young Artist Award 2008 Best Performance: Guest Starring Young Actress Cole Petersen Nominated
Young Artist Award 2010 Best Performance: Guest Starring Young Actor (13 and Under) Scotty Noyd, Jr. Nominated
Young Artist Award 2011 Best Performance: Guest Starring Young Actor (11-13) Colin Ford Nominated
Young Artist Award 2012 Best Performance: Guest Starring Young Actor (11-13) Maxim Knight Nominated
Young Artist Award 2012 Best Performance: Guest Starring Young Actress (17-21) Erin Sanders Nominated
Young Artist Award 2012 Best Performance: Guest Starring Young Actress (10 and Under) Danielle Parker Nominated

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