CSI (TV series)

CSI
World CSI Day logo. Characters shown in order from top to bottom: Gil Grissom, Horatio Caine, Catherine Willows, Mac Taylor, D.B. Russell and Avery Ryan
Creator	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Anthony E. Zuiker CSI: Miami, CSI: NY and CSI: Cyber Anthony E. Zuiker Carol Mendelsohn Ann Donahue
Original work	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Print publications
Novels	CSI novels
Comics	CSI comics
Magazines	CSI Magazine
Films and television
Television series	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Miami CSI: NY CSI: Cyber
Television films	Immortality
Games
Traditional	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Board Game CSI: Crime Game Booster Pack CSI: Senses: The Game CSI: Miami: The Board Game CSI: Board Game
Video games	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Dark Motives CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder CSI: Hard Evidence CSI: Miami CSI: NY CSI: Deadly Intent CSI: Crime City CSI: Fatal Conspiracy
Miscellaneous
Toys	CSI: Forensics Lab CSI: DNA Laboratory CSI: Forensic Facial
Exhibition	CSI: The Experience

CSI is a media franchise of American television programs created by Anthony E. Zuiker. The first three CSI series follow the work of forensic scientists as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious deaths, while the fourth series, CSI: Cyber, emphasizes behavioral psychology and how it can be applied to cyber forensics.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, began on October 6, 2000, and ran for fifteen full seasons. Starring William Petersen, Ted Danson, Marg Helgenberger, Elisabeth Shue, and Laurence Fishburne, the series concluded its run with a two-hour finale entitled Immortality on September 27, 2015. The series original lead characters, Gil Grissom and Catherine Willows, were based upon LVMPD Crime Scene Analysts Daniel Holstein and Yolanda McClary.CSI's first spin-off and the second series within the franchise is CSI: Miami, which ran for ten seasons between 2002 and 2012 and was canceled on May 13, 2012. Miami stars David Caruso, Kim Delaney, and Emily Procter, with its lead character, Horatio Caine, based upon LAPD bomb squad technician Detective John Haynes.

In 2004, CSI: Miami spun off CSI: NY, the third series in the franchise and the only indirect spin-off of CSI. It was canceled after nine seasons on May 10, 2013. The series starred Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, and Sela Ward. In 2014, CSI spun off CSI: Cyber, its second direct spin-off and the fourth series in the franchise. Cyber premiered in 2015, and starred Patricia Arquette and franchise alum Ted Danson – the only actor to appear as a series regular in more than one CSI series. The lead character, Avery Ryan, was inspired by cyber-psychologist Mary Aiken who is attached to the series as a producer. The final active series, CSI: Cyber, was canceled on May 12, 2016.