CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 15

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 15
Season 15
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Season 15 U.S. DVD cover
Starring Ted Danson
Elisabeth Shue
George Eads
Jorja Fox
Eric Szmanda
Robert David Hall
Wallace Langham
David Berman
Elisabeth Harnois
Jon Wellner
No. of episodes18
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseSeptember 28, 2014 (2014-09-28) –
February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)
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The fifteenth and final season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 28, 2014, and ended on February 15, 2015. The season stars Ted Danson and Elisabeth Shue.

Contents

Plot

Finlay finds her car rigged to explode ("The CSI Effect") as Sara and Greg are quarantined ("Bad Blood") in the fifteenth and final season of CSI.

As Russell and Finn are forced to embark on a hunt for the elusive Gig Harbor Killer, their team investigates a final series of gruesome and unusual cases, including a fatal shooting at a marijuana store ("Buzz Kill"), a chemistry experiment gone awry ("The Book of Shadows"), a death at a rehab ("Road to Recovery"), the world of rubber dolls ("Rubbery Homicide"), a murder at a jail ("Let's Make a Deal"), a victim who died twice ("Dead Rails"), and a case that leads the team into the world of aeronautics ("Angle of Attack").

Meanwhile, Morgan, Sara and Finn are met with a shootout at a forensics conference ("Girls Gone Wilder"), D.B. turns to Avery Ryan for advice on the psychology of killers ("The Twin Paradox"), and the CSIs reopen a ten-year-old investigation ("Dead Woods").

Also this season, a chrome-covered victim perplexes the investigators ("The Last Ride"), the abduction of two teenagers leads to a surprising offer for Nick ("Under My Skin"), murder memorabilia brings back bad memories of the team ("Merchants of Menace"), Stokes leaves Las Vegas, and Finlay is left comatose after coming face to face with the Gig Harbor Killer ("The End Game").

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest stars

Changes

George Eads departed the main cast at the end of this season, [1] and later confirmed that he would not return for the series-ending movie, resulting in some minor changes to the script. [2] Elisabeth Shue would not return either. [3] Patricia Arquette guest stars as Avery Ryan.

Production

In June 2014, it was announced that showrunner Carol Mendelsohn would be leaving the show after 14 years. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter , Mendelsohn stated, "It's been a long and amazing journey, and I am so proud of CSI's continued success. In handing over the helm to my dear friend and partner, Don McGill, I know he and our CSI team will carry on brilliantly what we've all created together. CSI, its cast and crew, writers and directors, will always be my family. I have learned so much from each and every one of them. About writing, producing and life. For that, and so much more, I am forever grateful." Don McGill became the lone showrunner for season fifteen. [4] Starting with this season, the show moved to Sundays at 10:00p.m, [5] except for episode 16, which had a special Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. airing on January 27, 2015.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
3181"The CSI Effect" Alec Smight Christopher Barbour & Don McGill September 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)9.36 [6]
3192"Buzz Kill"Frank WaldeckAndrew DettmannOctober 5, 2014 (2014-10-05)8.04 [7]
3203"Bad Blood"Louis Shaw MilitoTom MularzOctober 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)8.77 [8]
3214"The Book of Shadows"Brad TanenbaumGavin HarrisOctober 19, 2014 (2014-10-19)8.85 [9]
3225"Girls Gone Wilder"Frank WaldeckMelissa R. Byer & Treena HancockNovember 9, 2014 (2014-11-09) [nb 1] 8.67 [10]
3236"The Twin Paradox"Phil ConservaChristopher BarbourNovember 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)8.45 [11]
3247"Road to Recovery"Alec SmightAndrew DettmannNovember 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)7.88 [12]
3258"Rubbery Homicide"Louis Shaw MilitoTom MularzNovember 30, 2014 (2014-11-30)8.30 [13]
3269"Let's Make a Deal"Brad Tanenbaum Elizabeth Devine December 7, 2014 (2014-12-07)7.89 [14]
32710"Dead Rails"Frank WaldeckGavin HarrisDecember 14, 2014 (2014-12-14)7.18 [15]
32811"Angle of Attack" Kevin Bray M. Scott VeachDecember 21, 2014 (2014-12-21)7.34 [16]
32912"Dead Woods"Phil ConservaTreena Hancock & Melissa R. ByerDecember 28, 2014 (2014-12-28)7.84 [17]
33013"The Greater Good"Alec SmightChristopher BarbourJanuary 4, 2015 (2015-01-04)8.62 [18]
33114"Merchants of Menace"Claudia YarmyTom MularzJanuary 25, 2015 (2015-01-25)8.25 [19]
33215"Hero to Zero"Phil ConservaAndrew DettmannJanuary 25, 2015 (2015-01-25)8.30 [19]
33316"The Last Ride"Tim BeaversGavin HarrisJanuary 27, 2015 (2015-01-27)10.38 [20]
33417"Under My Skin" Alrick Riley Melissa R. Byer & Treena HancockFebruary 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)7.12 [21]
33518"The End Game"Alec SmightChristopher BarbourFebruary 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)7.12 [21]

Notes

  1. ↑ This episode was originally broadcast in Canada on CTV on October 26, 2014. The episode was preempted in favor of football games by CBS on October 26 and November 2, 2014.

Ratings

No.TitleAir date18-49
Rating/Share		Viewers
(in millions)		Rank (week)
1The CSI EffectSeptember 28, 20141.3/4 [6] 9.36 [6] 25+
2Buzz KillOctober 5, 20141.3/4 [7] 8.04 [7] 25+
3Bad BloodOctober 12, 20141.4/4 [8] 8.77 [8] 25+
4The Book of ShadowsOctober 19, 20141.4/3 [9] 8.85 [9] 25+
5Girls Gone WilderNovember 9, 20141.2/4 [10] 8.67 [10] 25+
6The Twin ParadoxNovember 16, 20141.3/4 [11] 8.45 [11] 25+
7Road to RecoveryNovember 23, 20141.3/4 [12] 7.88 [12] 25+
8Rubbery HomicideNovember 30, 20141.4/4 [13] 8.30 [13] 21 [22]
9Let's Make a DealDecember 7, 20141.2/4 [14] 7.89 [14] 21 [23]
10Dead RailsDecember 14, 20141.2/4 [15] 7.18 [15] 25+
11Angle of AttackDecember 21, 20141.3/5 [16] 7.34 [16] 22 [24]
12Dead WoodsDecember 28, 20141.4/5 [17] 7.84 [17] 11 [25]
13The Greater GoodJanuary 4, 20151.3/4 [18] 8.62 [18] 10 [26]
14Merchants of MenaceJanuary 25, 20151.2/3 [19] 8.25 [19] 20 [27]
15Hero to ZeroJanuary 25, 20151.3/4 [19] 8.30 [19] 18 [27]
16The Last RideJanuary 27, 20151.6/5 [20] 10.38 [20] 15 [28]
17Under My SkinFebruary 15, 20151.1/3 [21] 7.12 [21] 25+
18The End GameFebruary 15, 20151.1/3 [21] 7.12 [21] 25+

Broadcast

The season airs simultaneously on CTV in Canada. [29] It premiered on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2015. [30]

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