CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 8
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| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
 Season 8 U.S. DVD cover | |
| Starring | William Petersen Marg Helgenberger Gary Dourdan George Eads Jorja Fox Eric Szmanda Robert David Hall Wallace Langham Paul Guilfoyle |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 27, 2007 – May 15, 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
The eighth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 27, 2007, and ended May 15, 2008. The season stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.
Plot
Cast
Main cast
- William Petersen as Gil Grissom, a CSI Level 3 Supervisor
- Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows, a CSI Level 3 Assistant Supervisor
- Gary Dourdan as Warrick Brown, a CSI Level 3
- George Eads as Nick Stokes, a CSI Level 3
- Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle, a CSI Level 3 (episodes 1–7)
- Eric Szmanda as Greg Sanders, a CSI Level 2
- Robert David Hall as Al Robbins, the Chief Medical Examiner
- Wallace Langham as David Hodges, a Trace Technician
- Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Brass, a Homicide Detective Captain
Recurring cast
- Liz Vassey as Wendy Simms
- Archie Kao as Archie Johnson
- David Berman as David Phillips
- Sheeri Rappaport as Mandy Webster
- Jon Wellner as Henry Andrews
- Marc Vann as Conrad Ecklie
- Jessica Lucas as Ronnie Lake
- Conor O'Farrell as Jeffrey McKean
Guest cast
- Louise Lombard as Sofia Curtis
- Jessie Collins as Natalie Davis
- Anthony LaPaglia as Jack Malone
- Method Man as Drops
- Katey Sagal as Annabelle Fundt
Cameo appearances
- Jamie Hyneman ("The Theory of Everything")
- Adam Savage ("The Theory of Everything")
- Charlie Sheen ("Two and a Half Deaths")
- Jon Cryer ("Two and a Half Deaths")
- Angus T. Jones ("Two and a Half Deaths")
Changes
Louise Lombard departed the cast after the first episode of the season, while Jorja Fox signed on for only the first seven episodes. This is the final full season to star Gary Dourdan and William Petersen, and the last season to feature every original main cast member in a starring role. Wallace Langham joined the main cast.
Production
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Only 11 episodes had been completed and aired before the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. Only six more episodes were made after the strike, for a total of only 17 episodes. Some international broadcasters only showed the first part of the crossover "Who and What" because Without a Trace did not air (or aired older seasons) at the time.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 1 | "Dead Doll" | Kenneth Fink | Story by : Naren Shankar Teleplay by : Dustin Lee Abraham & Allen MacDonald | September 27, 2007 | 25.22[1] | |
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With Natalie Davis, "The Miniature Killer", giving no answers to Sara's whereabouts, Grissom and his team use whatever evidence they had to piece together clues to search for Sara, left to die underneath a wrecked car in the desert - a scene replicated by her miniature scene. | |||||||
| 167 | 2 | "A La Cart" | Richard J. Lewis | Sarah Goldfinger & Richard Catalani | October 4, 2007 | 20.97[2] | |
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When a road cleanup crew discovered a helmeted head of a high school-aged teen, Grissom, Nick, and Greg investigate the death of a go-kart racer whose headless body is found yards away from the highway he was racing on. Meanwhile, Catherine and Warrick work to unravel the mysterious murder of a popular men's magazine publisher at a restaurant where patrons dine in the dark. Also, Ecklie has concerns for Grissom and Sara, after observing that they're being too close in the workplace. | |||||||
| 168 | 3 | "Go to Hell" | Jeffrey Hunt | Douglas Petrie | October 11, 2007 | 19.79[3] | |
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The team investigates the murder of a couple and their younger daughter, and the disappearance of their older daughter (Britt Robertson), who is believed to be possessed by the devil; the prime suspect of the case was a preacher whom the daughter's parents believed he "exorcised" to death. Meanwhile Sara and a new CSI, Ronnie, investigate the death of a homeless man found on a garbage pile. | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 2, 2007. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 9, 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 16, 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2010.