The ninth season of ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...
'' premiered on
CBS on October 9, 2008 and ended May 14, 2009. The series stars
William Petersen,
Marg Helgenberger and
Laurence Fishburne.
Plot
As the team grieve for their fallen colleague ("For Warrick"), Grissom makes a life changing decision ("One to Go"), during the ninth season of ''CSI''. Also this season, Sara investigates the death of a woman attacked nine years ago ("The Happy Place"), new CSI Riley Adams joins the team ("Art Imitates Life"), and she and Nick witness a store robbery on Halloween ("Let it Bleed"), Grissom attends the trial of the Miniature Killer ("Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda"), and an infamous serial murderer brings Dr. Raymond Langston face-to-face with the CSI team ("19 Down"). As Catherine adjusts to life as the team's leader, she investigates the bizarre, the brutal, and the unlikely, including an S&M related murder ("Leave out all the Rest"), an arson-homicide ("The Grave Shift"), the murder of an FBI agent ("Disarmed & Dangerous"), death-by-toothpaste ("Deep Fried & Minty Fresh"), and a Mexican wrestling related death ("Mascara"). Nick, meanwhile, investigates the happenings of a seedy motel over the course of a year ("Turn, Turn, Turn"), and Hodges and Wendy attend a sci-fi convention ("A Space Oddity").
Controversy
Writer and producer of the episode 13,
Sarah Goldfinger, was sued for defamation of character by California real estate agents, Melinda and Scott Tamkin.
Cast
Changes
William Petersen and Gary Dourdan both depart the main cast, and are replaced by Lauren Lee Smith and Laurence Fishburne. Jorja Fox recurs.
Main cast
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William Petersen as
Gil Grissom, a CSI Level 3 Supervisor (episodes 1–10)
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Marg Helgenberger as
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 ...
, a CSI Level 3 Supervisor
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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
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 ...
, a CSI Level 3 (episode 1)
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George Eads as
Nick Stokes, a CSI Level 3
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Eric Szmanda
Eric Kyle Szmanda (; born July 24, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for having played Greg Sanders in the CBS police drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', a role he held from the show's beginning in 2000 until it ended in 2015.
E ...
as
Greg Sanders
Gregory Hojem Sanders is a fictional character portrayed by Eric Szmanda on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Greg appeared in every episode of the original ''CSI'', with the exception of "C ...
, a CSI Level 3
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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
Al Robbins
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony E. Zuiker and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Carol Mendelsohn, Ann Donahue, William Petersen, Cynthia Chavtel, Naren Shanker, and Don Mc ...
, the Chief Medical Examiner
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Wallace Langham as
David Hodges, a Trace Technician
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Paul Guilfoyle as
Jim Brass, a Homicide Detective Captain
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Lauren Lee Smith as Riley Adams, a CSI Level 2 (episodes 3–24)
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Laurence Fishburne as
Raymond Langston
Dr. Raymond Langston is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by Laurence Fishburne. He joined the show in season 9, after the departure of Gil Grissom, played by William Petersen. His last nam ...
, a CSI Level 1 (episodes 11–24, guest episodes 9–10)
Recurring cast
Guest cast
Episodes
References
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09
2009 American television seasons
2008 American television seasons