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 * George Eads as CSI Level 3 Nick Stokes * Jorja Fox 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 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 "Cr ...

* Robert David Hall as Clark County Coroner's Office Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Al Robbins * Skip O'Brien as

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 Joe Metcalf * Gerald McCullouch as Ballistics Expert

Bobby Dawson Robert Dawson (31 January 1935 – 1980) was an English footballer who played as a full back. Dawson started his career with non-league South Shields before joining Leeds United in 1953. After only making 1 first team appearance, Dawson mov ...

* Marc Vann as CSI Day Shift Supervisor Conrad Ecklie * Krista Allen as Kristy Hopkins * Timothy Carhart as Eddie Willows *

Matt O'Toole Matt O'Toole is an actor who is best known for his role as Paul Millander in the television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American pr ...

as Paul Millander * Sheeri Rappaport as Fingerprint Technician Mandy Webster * Eric Stonestreet as Questionable Documents Technician Ronnie Litre *

Chandra West Chandra K. West (born December 31, 1970) is a Canadian actress. Early life and education West was born in Edmonton, Alberta, the youngest of eight children. The family moved to Oak Bay, British Columbia, where she attended Monterey Elementary ...

as CSI Level 1 Holly Gribbs * Tony Amendola as Forensic Document Examiner Professor Rambar *

Brigid Brannagh Brigid Brannagh (born August 3, 1972) is an American actress. She has been credited as Brigid Brannagh, Brigid Brannah, Brigid Brannaugh, Brigid Walsh, and Brigid Conley Walsh. Early life and education Born in San Francisco, California, Brann ...

as Tammy Felton * Susan Gibney as Charlotte Meridian * Aldis Hodge as Tony Thorpe, a.k.a. The Parking Garage Rapist. * Geoffrey Rivas as

Homicide Detective 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 01 2000 American television seasons 2001 American television seasons