CBS Accidentally Promotes ‘CSI’ Series Finale

As CSI Files previously reported, CBS will air the final two episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’s fifteenth season back-to-back on Sunday, February 15. During last night’s episode of NCIS, the network had an on-screen advertisement for the “series finale” of the crime drama, which was also reflected in some cable listings. CSI’s future is uncertain at this point in time, but CBS Executive Vice President of Communications Chris Ender posted these tweets clarifying that the “series finale” designation was a mistake:

Dear Twitter chatter. Eyeliner graphic promoting this weekend's #CSI mistakenly said "Series Finale." It's the "Season Finale."

— Chris Ender (@soundbyte53) February 11, 2015

@aysrick We would never cancel a show in a promo five days before broadcast, especially one that has been this important to the Network.

— Chris Ender (@soundbyte53) February 11, 2015

You can find several more tweets after the jump, from the official CSI writers’ room account and Executive Producer Louis Milito:

This first tweet is from last week, but it indicates that the two-part finale is not intended to be a series finale:

.@LisaBruneau2 season finale! NOT series finale

— CSI Writers' Room (@CSIWritersRoom) February 6, 2015

And here are two tweets that were posted after yesterday’s mistake:

.@TheCancelBear ouch, Cancellation Bear. We may be old, but we can still outrun you! #longliveCSI

— CSI Writers' Room (@CSIWritersRoom) February 11, 2015