The first season of '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000, and ended on May 17, 2001. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.

Plot

It's all change at the Las Vegas Crime Lab following the shooting death of Holly Gribbs ("Pilot"), yet the team still find themselves tasked with solving the bizarre, the brutal, and the impossible. Under the supervision of new Supervisor Gil Grissom, and his second-in-command Catherine Willows, the team investigate the suicide of a casino jackpot winner ("Cool Change"), the abduction and burial of a young woman ("Crate 'n Burial"), the discovery of a severed leg ("Pledging Mr. Johnson"), the murder of a Catholic school dean ("Friends & Lovers"), the discovery of a skeleton under the house ("Who are You?"), a murder on an airliner ("Unfriendly Skies"), the stabbing deaths of an entire family ("Blood Drops"), and a series of staged suicides ("Anonymous"). Meanwhile, Brown struggles with a gambling addiction, Sidle adjusts to life in Las Vegas, and Brass reacquaints himself with the Homicide squad.

Cast

Changes

Jorja Fox joins the main cast in the second episode.

Main cast

* William Petersen as CSI Level 3 Night Shift Supervisor Dr. Gil Grissom * Marg Helgenberger as CSI Level 3 Assistant Night Shift Supervisor

Catherine Willows Catherine Willows is a fictional character, portrayed by Marg Helgenberger, from the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Helgenberger made her franchise debut in the first-season episode "Pilot". H ...

Gary Dourdan Gary Dourdan (born Gary Robert Durdin: December 11, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Warrick Brown on the television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,'' Shazza Zulu on the television series ''A Different World'' and ...

as CSI Level 3

Warrick Brown Warrick Brown (born 1971) is a fictional character in the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by Gary Dourdan. Warrick appeared in all but five episodes until his death in the first episode of season nine, with the exce ...

* George Eads as CSI Level 3 Nick Stokes *

Jorja Fox Jorja-An Fox ( ) is an American actress and producer. She first came to prominence with a recurring role in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' as Dr. Maggie Doyle from 1996 to 1999. This was followed by another critical success in the recurring ro ...

as CSI Level 3 Sara Sidle (episodes 2–23) * Paul Guilfoyle as

LVPD The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (also known as the LVMPD or Metro) is a combined city and county law enforcement agency for the City of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is headed by the Sheriff of Clark County ...

Homicide Unit Captain Jim Brass

Recurring cast

* Eric Szmanda as DNA Technician Greg Sanders *

Robert David Hall Robert David Hall (born November 9, 1947) is an American actor, best known for his role as coroner Dr. Albert Robbins, M.D. on the television show ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. Early life Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Hall attended ...

as Clark County Coroner's Office Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Al Robbins *

Skip O'Brien Bernard Francis "Skip" O'Brien (August 20, 1950 – April 6, 2011) was an American actor. Although he appeared in such films as 1997's ''Liar Liar'' and 2007's '' The Hitcher'', he is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Detective Ra ...

Homicide Detective Sergeant Ray O'Riley * David Berman as Clark County Coroner's Office Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. David Phillips * Glenn Morshower as Clark County Sheriff Brian Mobley *

Judith Scott Judith Scott may refer to: * Judith Scott (artist) (1943 – 2005), American fiber artist * Judith Scott (American actress) (born 1965), American television actress * Judith Scott (British actress) Judi Scott (1957–2018) was a British the ...

as Clark County Coroner's Office Medical Examiner Dr. Jenna Williams * Madison McReynolds as Lindsey Willows * Pamela Gidley as Consultant Forensic Anthropologist Specialist Teri Miller * Joseph Patrick Kelly as

Officer Minor characters in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation#Officer Metcalf .28Joseph Patrick Kelly.2C seasons 1-.29, Joe Metcalf * Gerald McCullouch as Ballistics Expert Bobby Dawson (CSI), Bobby Dawson * Marc Vann as CSI Day Shift Supervisor Conrad Ecklie * Krista Allen as Minor characters in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation#Others, Kristy Hopkins * Timothy Carhart as Catherine Willows#Family .26 relationships, Eddie Willows * Matt O'Toole as Paul Millander * Sheeri Rappaport as Fingerprint Technician Mandy Webster * Eric Stonestreet as Questionable Documents Technician Minor characters in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation#Questioned Documents Technician Ronnie Litre .28Eric Stonestreet.2C seasons 1-5.29, Ronnie Litre * Chandra West as CSI Level 1 Holly Gribbs * Tony Amendola as Forensic Document Examiner Minor characters in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation#Consultant Specialist Prof. Rambar .28Tony Amendola.2C seasons 1 .26 6.29, Professor Rambar * Brigid Brannagh as Minor characters in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation#Murderers, Tammy Felton * Susan Gibney as Minor characters in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation#Fingerprint Technician Charlotte Meridian .28Susan Gibney.2C seasons 1-2.29, Charlotte Meridian * Aldis Hodge as Minor characters in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation#Others, Tony Thorpe, a.k.a. The Parking Garage Rapist. * Geoffrey Rivas as

Homicide Detective Minor characters in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation#Detective Sam Vega .28Geoffrey Rivas.2C seasons 1-12.29, Sam Vega

Episodes

Format

This is the only season of the ''CSI'' franchise that was broadcast in the 4:3 aspect ratio. It was, however, filmed in 16:9, and the widescreen versions of the episodes are present on the Blu-ray release.

References

External links

DVD Release Dates
at TVShowsOnDVD.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Csi: Crime Scene Investigation (Season 1) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation seasons, 01 2000 American television seasons 2001 American television seasons