Surprises Are In Store For 'CSI'

CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler said the network has a plan to bring viewers back to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

When the broadcast networks announced their fall schedules for the 2009-2010 season, Fox revealed that they were going to air Fringe opposite CSI and ABC's Grey's Anatomy at 9:00pm ET/PT on Thursdays. One reason for doing this, Fox said, was because CSI and Grey's have slipped and are "not consuming all the oxygen" in the timeslot. CSI pulled in 14.41 million viewers for the season nine finale, which was 19% lower than the season eight finale.

Tassler said the network is "absolutely" planning to bring CSI back up to where it used to be. "[Show runners] Carol [Mendelsohn] and Naren [Shankar] are very aggressive smart producers," Tassler told TV Guide during the CBS upfronts press gathering. "And when we get back [to Los Angeles] we'll be hearing their creative strategy for next season."

William Petersen (Gil Grissom) left CSI during season nine and was replaced by Laurence Fishburne (Dr Ray Langston). The transition has not been easy, but CSI's producers "are very excited" about season 10 and have "lots of surprises in store for next season," Tassler shared. She added, "I'll have to wait and hear what they're planning."

The original article is from TV Guide. Thanks to Shane from TalkCSI for the heads up.

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