CSI: Vegas is an American crime television limited series that premiered on CBS on October 6, 2021. It is a sequel spin-off of the long-running series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and will be the fifth series in the CSI franchise. The series stars William Petersen, Jorja Fox and Marg Helgenberger as Gil Grissom, Sara Sidle and Catherine Willows, reprising their roles from the original series.
Summary[]
Facing an existential threat that could bring down the Crime Lab, a brilliant team of forensic investigators must welcome back old friends and deploy new techniques to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.
Opening Theme[]
- "Who Are You", written by Pete Townshend with vocals by lead singer Roger Daltrey of The Who.
Characters[]
Main Cast[]
- Paula Newsome as Maxine "Max" Roby
- Matt Lauria as Joshua "Josh" Folsom
- Mandeep Dhillon as Ahalya "Allie" Rajan
- Mel Rodriguez as Hugo Ramirez (season 1)
- Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle (season 1)
- William Petersen as Gil Grissom (season 1)
- Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows (season 2)
- Lex Medlin as Thomas "Beau" Finado (season 2)
- Ariana Guerra as Serena Chavez (season 2)
- Jay Lee as Christopher "Chris" Park (recurring in season 1, main in season 2)
Recurring Role[]
- Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Brass (season 1)
- Wallace Langham as David Hodges (season 1)
- Chelsey Crisp as Emma Hodges (season 1)
- Jamie McShane as Anson Wix (season 1)
- Sarah Gilman as Penelope "Penny" Gill (season 1)
- Sean James as Will Carson (season 1)
- Kat Foster as Nora Cross (season 1)
- Robert Curtis Brown as Undersheriff Cade Wyatt (season 1)
- Sara Amini as Sonya Nikolayevich (season 2)
- Joel Johnstone as Jack Nikolayevich (season 2)
- Sherri Saum as Jodi Wallach (season 2)
- Katie Stevens as Lindsey Willows (season 2)
- Eric Szmanda as Greg Sanders (season 2)
- Reggie Lee as Undersheriff Zhao (season 3)
Episode list[]
See: List of CSI: Vegas episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
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Season premiere | Season finale | |||
1 | 10 | October 6, 2021 | December 8, 2021 | |
2 | 21 | September 29, 2022 | May 18, 2023 |
Reception[]
U.S. Broadcasting History[]
- First Run: October 6 – December 8, 2021 -- Wednesday 10:00pm/9:00pm central
- Second Run: September 29, 2022 – May 18, 2023 -- Thursday 10:00pm/9:00pm central
Trivia[]
- This was the only CSI to return both of its original lead actors (William Petersen, Jorja Fox and Marg Helgenberger in Immortality).
- The sequel series has premiered on October 6, 2021.
- This was the only CSI series to lose two or more replacement lead actors (Petersen and Fox in "Signed, Sealed, Delivered")
See also[]
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (original)
- CSI: Miami (spin-off)
- CSI: NY (franchise member)
- CSI: Cyber (spin-off)