CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 12

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 12
Season 12
CSI Season 12.jpg
Season 12 U.S. DVD cover
Starring Ted Danson
Marg Helgenberger
George Eads
Jorja Fox
Eric Szmanda
Robert David Hall
Wallace Langham
David Berman
Elisabeth Harnois
Paul Guilfoyle
Elisabeth Shue
No. of episodes22
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseSeptember 21, 2011 (2011-09-21) 
May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The twelfth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 21, 2011, and ended on May 9, 2012. The series stars Ted Danson, Marg Helgenberger and Elisabeth Shue.

Contents

Production

The show was moved to Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. (P/E), following Criminal Minds . [1]

Plot

Catherine and Nick adjust to life working under D.B. Russell, following their demotions, while Morgan Brody joins the CSI team ("73 Seconds"), in the twelfth season of CSI. This season, the team investigate crimes including the murder of a family ("Tell Tale Hearts"), a drowning in chocolate ("Bittersweet"), a death at a mob museum ("Maid Men"), a cold-case killing ("Crime After Crime"), the zippering of a body ("Zippered") and a sadistic slaying ("Freaks and Geeks"). Meanwhile, D.B. struggles to keep control of his family ("Brain Doe"), Morgan's helicopter is hijacked mid-flight ("CSI Down"), Doc Robbins' wife finds herself at the center of an investigation ("Genetic Disorder"), and Catherine works alongside the FBI ("Ms. Willows Regrets"), before making a life-changing decision ("Willows in the Wind"). Then, it's all change at the LVPD when Russell recruits Julie Finlay ("Seeing Red"), fresh out of anger management and ready to tackle cases such as the theft of a house ("Stealing Home"), a crippling blackout ("CSI Unplugged"), a murder at an Alice-in-Wonderland style wedding ("Malice in Wonderland"), and a race-truck explosion ("Dune and Gloom"). Later, the troubles continue for the CSI's personal lives, as Finn and D.B. struggle to come to terms with their past relationship, Ecklie is gunned down, Nick leaves CSI, and the Crime Lab is placed under the supervision of an outside agency ("Homecoming").

Cast

Main

Recurring

Changes

Ted Danson and Elisabeth Shue join the main cast, replacing Laurence Fishburne and the outgoing Marg Helgenberger, respectively. Elisabeth Harnois becomes a series regular. Episode 13 of this season is the first and only episode of the CSI franchise not to feature a female lead.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
2521"73 Seconds" Alec Smight Gavin HarrisSeptember 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)12.74 [2]
2532"Tell-Tale Hearts"Brad TanenbaumStory by: Larry M. Mitchell
Teleplay by: Joe Pokaski
September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)11.76 [3]
2543"Bittersweet"Frank WaldeckMelissa R. Byer & Treena HancockOctober 5, 2011 (2011-10-05)11.98 [4]
2554"Maid Man" Martha Coolidge Dustin Lee Abraham October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)10.93 [5]
2565"CSI Down" Jeffrey Hunt Story by: Gavin Harris
Teleplay by: Tom Mularz
October 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)10.79 [6]
2576"Freaks & Geeks"Alec SmightChristopher BarbourNovember 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)10.79 [7]
2587"Brain Doe"Brad TanenbaumGavin HarrisNovember 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)10.16 [8]
2598"Crime After Crime" Paul McCrane Story by: Richard Catalani
Teleplay by: Tom Mularz
November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)10.60 [9]
2609"Zippered"Alec SmightJoe PokaskiDecember 7, 2011 (2011-12-07)11.14 [10]
26110"Genetic Disorder"Frank Waldeck Elizabeth Devine December 14, 2011 (2011-12-14)12.23 [11]
26211"Ms. Willows Regrets"Louis Shaw MilitoStory by: Christopher Barbour
Teleplay by: Christopher Barbour & Don McGill [12]
January 18, 2012 (2012-01-18)12.02 [13]
26312"Willows in the Wind"Alec SmightStory by: Carol Mendelsohn & Don McGill
Teleplay by: Christopher Barbour & Richard Catalani
January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25)14.26 [14]
26413"Tressed to Kill"Brad TanenbaumEd WhitmoreFebruary 8, 2012 (2012-02-08)10.88 [15]
26514"Seeing Red"Frank WaldeckChristopher Barbour & Tom MularzFebruary 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)11.09 [16]
26615"Stealing Home"Alec SmightTreena Hancock & Melissa R. ByerFebruary 22, 2012 (2012-02-22)11.91 [17]
26716"CSI Unplugged"Jeffrey HuntGavin HarrisFebruary 29, 2012 (2012-02-29)11.30 [18]
26817"Trends with Benefits"Louis Shaw MilitoJack GutowitzMarch 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)11.71 [19]
26918"Malice in Wonderland"Alec SmightJoe PokaskiMarch 21, 2012 (2012-03-21)11.38 [20]
27019"Split Decisions"Brad TanenbaumMichael F.X. Daley & Richard CatalaniApril 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)12.06 [21]
27120"Altered Stakes" David Semel Story by: Melissa R. Byer & Treena Hancock
Teleplay by: Elizabeth Devine
April 11, 2012 (2012-04-11)9.94 [22]
27221"Dune and Gloom"Jeffrey HuntTom MularzMay 2, 2012 (2012-05-02)9.75 [23]
27322"Homecoming"Alec SmightStory by: Christopher Barbour & Larry M. Mitchell
Teleplay by: Christopher Barbour & Don McGill
May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)10.73 [24]

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Episode #TitleAir Date18-49ViewersRank (Week)
173 SecondsSeptember 21, 20113.2/912.74 million [2] 18 [2]
2Tell-Tale HeartsSeptember 28, 20113.1/811.76 million [3] 18 [3]
3BittersweetOctober 5, 20112.9/8 [25] 11.98 million [4] 14 [4]
4Maid ManOctober 12, 20112.6/7 [26] 10.93 million [5] 21 [5]
5CSI DownOctober 19, 20112.6/7 [6] 10.79 million [6]
6Freaks & GeeksNovember 2, 20112.7/7 [7] 10.79 million [7]
7Brain DoeNovember 9, 20112.5/7 [8] 10.16 million [8]
8Crime After CrimeNovember 16, 20112.6/7 [27] 10.60 million [9] 24 [9]
9Zippered (Part 1)December 7, 20112.5/7 [28] 11.14 million [10] 19 [10]
10Genetic DisorderDecember 14, 20112.9/8 [11] 12.23 million [11] 12 [11]
11Ms. Willows Regrets (Part 2)January 18, 20122.8/7 [29] 12.02 million [13] 13 [13]
12Willows in the Wind (Part 3)January 25, 20123.4/9 [30] 14.26 million [14] 4 [14]
13Tressed to KillFebruary 8, 20122.5/7 [31] 10.88 million [15] 19 [15]
14Seeing RedFebruary 15, 20122.6/7 [32] 11.09 million [16] 13 [16]
15Stealing HomeFebruary 22, 20122.9/8 [33] 11.91 million [17] 15 [17]
16CSI UnpluggedFebruary 29, 20122.6/7 [34] 11.30 million [18] 14 [18]
17Trends with BenefitsMarch 14, 20122.8/8 [35] 11.71 million [19] 5 [19]
18Malice in WonderlandMarch 21, 20122.6/7 [36] 11.38 million [20] 7 [20]
19Split DecisionsApril 4, 20122.9/8 [37] 12.06 million [21] 9 [21]
20Altered StakesApril 11, 20122.4/6 [38] 9.94 million [22] 16 [22]
21Dune and GloomMay 2, 20122.3/6 [39] 9.75 million [23] 19 [23]
22Homecoming (Part 1)May 9, 20122.4/7 [40] 10.73 million [24] 18 [24]

Explanatory notes

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