CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 1) | |
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Season 1 U.S. DVD cover
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Starring |
William Petersen Marg Helgenberger Gary Dourdan George Eads Paul Guilfoyle Jorja Fox |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 23 |
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Original network | CBS |
Original release | October 6, 2000 | – May 17, 2001
Season chronology | |
The first season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000, and ended on May 17, 2001. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.
It's all change at the Las Vegas Crime Lab following the shooting death of Holly Gribbs ("Pilot"), yet the team still find themselves tasked with solving the bizarre, the brutal, and the impossible. Under the supervision of new Supervisor Gil Grissom, and his second-in-command Catherine Willows, the team investigate the suicide of a casino jackpot winner ("Cool Change"), the abduction and burial of a young woman ("Crate 'n Burial"), the discovery of a severed leg ("Pledging Mr. Johnson"), the murder of a Catholic school dean ("Friends & Lovers"), the discovery of a skeleton under the house ("Who are You?"), a murder on an airliner ("Unfriendly Skies"), the stabbing deaths of an entire family ("Blood Drops"), and a series of staged suicides ("Anonymous"). Meanwhile, Brown struggles with a gambling addiction, Sidle adjusts to life in Las Vegas, and Brass reacquaints himself with the Homicide squad.
Jorja Fox joins the main cast in the second episode.
When four members of a family are brutally murdered, two daughters are the sole survivors. At first Grissom and his team suspect a cult murder, but the evidence tells an even more disturbing story.
When another staged suicide takes place (related to another that took place on episode 1), Grissom realizes he is dealing with a serial killer who has a thorough knowledge of forensic science. Meanwhile Warrick and Nick investigate a tourist's car that fell off a cliff.
This is the only season of the CSI franchise that was broadcast in the 4:3 aspect ratio. It was, however, filmed in 16:9, and the widescreen versions of the episodes are present on the Blu-ray release.