CSI (tv program)

Black Sabbath makes its own luck with '13'

2013-06-15 07:30:00

For decades, the question from fans and journalists was constant and predictable: Would the heavy metal originators of Black Sabbath ever make another album? Not that they hadn't tried. In 2001, singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer...

Jury selection resumes in George Zimmerman trial

2013-06-11 06:00:00

The extensive process of examining potential jurors in the George Zimmerman homicide case continues Tuesday morning, after the well-publicized case got off to a slow start Monday. Despite the notoriety, the heavy newspaper coverage and hours of...

Movie review: 'Much Ado About Nothing' a tasty snack for Bard lovers

2013-06-06 16:40:00

Think of it as a single scoop of sorbet: Joss Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing" is both a palate cleanser for the director and a small but savory treat for Shakespeare-starved audiences. Whedon needed a change of pace for the few weeks between...

Senior CBS executive Martin Franks to retire this fall

2013-05-29 09:17:00

Martin Franks, a top media industry lobbyist and key executive at CBS, is retiring this fall. In a memo to staff, CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves said Franks has been the "glue and grease" of the company. Franks will exit CBS at the end of September....

2013 TV Upfronts: 'CSI: New York' among four shows canceled by CBS

2013-05-10 16:47:00

CBS has canceled two veteran series, "CSI: New York" and "Rules of Engagement," while also axing the freshman series "Vegas" and "Golden Boy." "CSI: New York," which starred Gary Sinese and Sela Ward, was the sole remaining spinoff of "CSI: Crime...

2013 TV upfronts: CBS unveils schedule with six new shows

2013-05-15 08:20:00

NEW YORK -- Wrapping up a season in which it will finish first in both viewers and the crucial adults 18-49 demographic that advertisers favor, CBS unveiled a fall television schedule with four new comedies and two dramas. For CBS, the win in adults 18-...

2013 TV upfronts: CBS announces fall prime-time schedule

2013-05-15 06:41:00

NEW YORK -- CBS unveiled its complete fall schedule Wednesday, and the network's prime-time lineup for 2013-14 includes fewer repeats, a trend also seen at Fox and NBC. Known for its stable of high-performing multi-camera sitcoms, CBS is also slowly...

ABC's 'Whodunnit?' puts amateur gumshoes to the test

2013-05-24 10:30:00

"Whodunnit?" is not your granddad's game of "Clue," nor is it a fusty version of an Agatha Christie novel. "CSI" creator Anthony E. Zuiker, for his first foray into unscripted TV, has come up with a show he's dubbed a "cinematic murder mystery of...

Character actor Bill Smitrovich takes his turn in 'American Buffalo'

2013-04-30 18:50:00

This is one in a series of occasional articles about the careers and lives of character actors in Hollywood. Bill Smitrovich remembers the day when "everything exploded in my head" and he decided to become an actor. Smitrovich, 65, had worked at...

NBC hopes crime thriller fans will eat 'Hannibal' up

2013-04-02 06:00:00

You just can't keep a good cannibal down. More than three decades after he first murdered and chomped his way to pop culture infamy, sophisticated serial murderer Hannibal Lecter is back, alive and well-fed. And although he has gone from the big...

Ted Danson will keep on solving crimes on "CSI" with new contract

2013-03-20 10:48:00

CBS is giving cheers to Ted Danson, the star of the network's landmark "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." The former "Cheers" star has been awarded a contract extension, while the series has been renewed for the 2013-14 season. In addition, the remainder...

Acceptable level of TV violence is ever shifting for viewers, execs

2013-02-15 12:15:00

To any viewer who thinks "Sons of Anarchy" is too violent, consider the bright side: At least the castration scene got … um … deleted. Kurt Sutter, creator of the drama about a California motorcycle gang, presented the idea of showing a...

Midseason drama Premise: Intelligence operative Gabriel Black has a chip implanted in his brain that allows him to connect directly to any and all parts of the worldwide information grid and access data to help protect the United States.

2013-05-15 07:55:28

8.6 million viewers (Feb. 13) - series low

2013-04-03 10:46:42

This year: "Intelligence" (CBS) Previously on "CSI" "China Beach" "The Tommyknockers"

2013-03-01 15:42:01