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CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

TV Series · 2002–2012 · 5 people

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which was set in Las Vegas, got its first direct spin-off in the American crime drama CSI: Miami. Created by Anthony E. Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn and Ann Donahue, it carried the same formula to Florida: an episode of the parent show introduced the new team on May 9, 2002, and the series itself ran on CBS from September 23, 2002 to April 8, 2012, for 10 seasons and 232 episodes. Each episode generally handles a single crime.

A Miami-Dade police forensic team works complex murders under former homicide detective Lieutenant Horatio Caine (David Caruso). Emily Procter plays ballistics expert Calleigh Duquesne and Adam Rodriguez plays underwater recovery specialist Eric Delko. The team also includes Ryan Wolfe, coroner Alexx Woods and DNA specialist Natalia Boa Vista, with Detective Frank Tripp assisting. The backdrop is tropical Miami and its nightlife.

Despite the setting, filming was largely in Los Angeles; only aerial and skyscraper shots were taken in Miami. A 2006 news report called it the world's most popular series. David Caruso is the only actor in all 232 episodes. In 2024 CBS revived the brand as the true-crime series The Real CSI: Miami, the first CSI show without Caruso.

Production companyCBS Television Studios, Alliance Atlantis, Jerry Bruckheimer Television
NetworkCBS

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Robert Knepper Robert Knepper Actor · 67 years old Idris Elba Idris Elba Actor · 54 years old Rockmond Dunbar Rockmond Dunbar Actor · 53 years old Amaury Nolasco Amaury Nolasco Actor · 55 years old Fay Masterson Fay Masterson Actor · 52 years old

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

CSI: Miami sticks to the same mould for 10 seasons and 232 episodes, usually handling a single crime per episode. That means you can drop in anywhere, but it leaves little room if you're after real character arcs. The show's spine is obvious: David Caruso, as Horatio Caine, is the only actor in all 232 episodes, and the series leans heavily on his presence. Team members like Calleigh and Delko give the cast a warm chemistry. Over the long run some seasons blur together; still, it's an easygoing procedural that binges very well.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

CSI: Miami keeps its pace by handling one crime per episode, so you never have to sit through long drama arcs. Complex murders, ballistics, DNA, underwater recovery: the team is always on the move. The tropical Miami and nightlife backdrop makes everything look slicker. The lab scenes drag at times, but the tension usually holds to the end.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

CSI: Miami, the first spin-off to carry the parent show's formula from Las Vegas to Florida, shows both the strength and the limits of that formula. The one-case-per-episode structure keeps things tidy, but over time the plotting hardens into a repeating template of evidence found and evidence read, and the room for surprise shrinks. The visual identity rests largely on colour and atmosphere; once you know most of it was filmed in Los Angeles, with only aerial and skyscraper shots taken in Miami, the Miami on screen turns out to be an illusion built in the edit and the framing. David Caruso's Horatio Caine walks a thin line between credibility and stylisation. Solid for genre fans, limited beyond them.

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