‘CSI:NY’ Will ‘Take Risks’ & ‘Change Things Up’ During Season 9

The ninth season of CSI: New York will feature personal storylines and more humor to go along with the show’s new 8:00pm ET/PT timeslot. (Minor spoilers after the jump!)

Season nine won’t be “business as usual” for CSI: NY, according to Zachary Reiter. The Executive Producer explained to TV Line that the creators are “taking more risks and changing things up for our characters, so it’s not just doing the same old thing by any stretch.” He added, “Everybody would be happy to have a Season 10 if that were to come. We may find ourselves in a similar position, where we’re creating a finale that can operate as both a season and series finale. But in terms of the 17 episodes before that finale, no, we’re not operating as though it’s the end.”

According to Executive Producer Pam Veasey, following the characters home from work is one way the crime drama will change things up this season. “All of the personal lives of ours characters haven’t come into the lab in previous years and this year we decided to take time throughout the season to spend a day off with each one within an episode. What do they do when they’re away from us and not doing work? In the episodes there will also be a crime, but that person won’t be a part of it.”

Veasey also discussed New York’s new 8:00pm ET/PT timeslot on Friday nights. “They didn’t give us a mandate that now that we’re on at 8 we need to be really funny and charming and change what we’re doing,” she explained. “But you do take the idea that you’re opening a Friday night and that people want to come home and enjoy the start of their weekend.” The first two episodes of the season, starting with this week’s “Reignited”, focus on a heavier storyline, but things will lighten up after that. “[T]hen we go into some really fun, delightful stories that make you smile,” Veasey revealed. “There’s some levity to it.”

The full interview, with plenty more about the new season, can be read on TVLine.com.