# CSI: Miami (2002)

> Miami-Dade crime scene investigators use physical evidence to solve grisly murders under the Florida sun.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/1524

## Facts

- Seasons: 10
- Episodes: 232
- Episode runtime: 42 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama, mystery
- Created by: Ann Donahue, Anthony E. Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn
- Network: CBS
- Cast: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Eddie Cibrian, Omar Benson Miller, Rory Cochrane, Jonathan Togo, Adam Rodriguez, Khandi Alexander
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313043/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: gritty, tense, methodical, sun-drenched

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series as mixed, appreciating its forensic deduction and procedural crime-solving while finding its gritty cop-driven drama formulaic.

## Synopsis

CSI: Miami (2002-2012) is a US network crime procedural created by Ann Donahue, Anthony E. Zuiker and Carol Mendelsohn for CBS, a spin-off of the CSI franchise. David Caruso plays Lieutenant Horatio Caine, who leads a team of Miami-Dade crime scene investigators that includes Calleigh Duquesne (Emily Procter), Eric Delko (Adam Rodriguez) and medical examiner Alexx Woods (Khandi Alexander). Each episode follows a grisly murder from the first look at the scene through the lab work, with the investigators reading blood spatter, fibers and trace evidence to build a case that the detectives then carry to a conviction. The series runs ten seasons and 232 episodes as a case of the week format, with character-driven drama threaded through the team's personal lives. Its tone mixes deduction with gritty subject matter, and its sun-washed Florida setting gives the procedural a warm, saturated look against the violence. Set in present day Miami, the show suits viewers who enjoy forensic detection in the vein of CSI and Bones, and fans of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit will find a similar appetite for methodical, evidence-led storytelling.

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