Dec 04 2002 - CSI is up for a People's Choice Awards (airing January 12, 2003 on CBS). CSI is nominated for Favorite Television Dramatic Series, and CSI: Miami is up for Favorite New Television Dramatic Series. Don't forget to vote for CSI: Miami at the People's Choice Awards.

Nov 19 2002 - CSI: Miami made several mentions in the November 23rd US TV Guide. First, Emily Procter is profiled on the Hollywood Grapevine section (page 16), then the show is given a Jeers (on page 18) for the 'male stripper' episode that recently aired.

Nov 08 2002 - As many have seen in the news, Kim Delaney is leaving CSI: Miami. The 10th episode of the series will be her last. It will air on November 25th. Her character's departure will be explained in that episode, but the reality of the actresss' departure is less clear. CBS's announcement said "the network . . . and the producers jointly arrived at this decision upon recognizing that the character of Megan Donner was becoming less integral to the series as the season progressed." Delaney and her publicist had no comment. Delaney was the last to be added to the cast, after the ensemble had been cast and a pilot episode shot. Tabloid reports talked of feuding between Delaney and star David Caruso. These reports were denied by Delaney. No additional cast changes are planned for the series. Reportedly, a severance package is being negotiated. Producers added the character of Megan Donner when they were looking for the same chemistry they saw between William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger (Gil Grissom and Catherine Willows). Sela Ward was offered the part, but turned it down.

Nov 07 2002 - CSI: Miami began a month ago in Australia. It will air next year on Channel Nine (Australia).

Nov 04 2002 - The Toronto Sports segment of Canoe.ca mixed sports and CSI: Miami. Apparently during the Buffalo Bills-New Engalnd Patriots broadcast, Greg Gumbel had to read some copy for tonight's CSI: Miami episode, "something about the ladies having fun with their boy toys until one of them showed up dead. "Hey, I read what they give me." Gumbel said to his partner Phil Simms, who was having trouble controlling his laughter." (Source: Canoe.ca)

Nov 04 2002 - What kind of vehicle does Horatio drive? A pewter H2 - a Hummer. The H2 was a prototype when General Motors peddled the vehicle to CSI: Miami, who uses five of the pewter colored vehicles because the color reminds them of "Miami's sandy beaches." The H2, priced at $48,800, is manufactured by AM General in Mishawaka. GM has a contracted arrangement with Normal Marshall & Associates, a product placement agency, to get their vehicles on shows. CSI: Miami's producers originally asked for two to three H2s for the pilot, and liked them so well, kept them for the show. The vehicles will continue to be used until they are damaged or need replaced. At that point, they will be destroyed. The Hummer is a small version of the Humvee, made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Source: South Bend Tribune)

Nov 01 2002 - CSI: Miami was mentioned in an article entitled "Simple Television Truths" (subtitled: Networks program television as if viewers were stupid") today. Although the article's author felt CSI: Miami was smarter than its first episode, it still not as smart "as the show that spawned it." However, it's no T.J. Hooker either. ;)

Oct 30 2002 - CBS will not delay their sniper episode, which will air during the popular November sweeps.

Oct 29 2002 - It's no surprise. CBS has ordered a full season of CSI: Miami. It's the top ranked new series on the networks, avearging a 7.3 rating/18 share in the coveted 18 to 49 adults, and 19.54 million viewers over the first five weeks.

Oct 24 2002 - The US TV Guide features a CSI: Miami Halloween style cartoon on page 8 of the October 26th edition. In it, Horatio and his crew investigate TPed trees, smashed pumpkins, and Halloween costumes. (thanks to Jeff for the tip)

Oct 23 2002 - CSI: Miami is working on a sniper related plot for an upcoming episode. They're not caching in on the horrid sniper incidents in the D.C. area. The team will be faced 'with someone taking shots at people from atop a building,' according to the New York Daily News. The idea was born in August, with a script finished in September. "This is one of those bizarre cases where art collides with real life," said CBS spokesman Chris Ender. "No decision has been made on when the episode will be broadcast," Ender said. The episode is already in production.

Oct 21 2002 - David Caruso's home will be profiled in the next In Style magazine, out on stands on Firday.

Oct 14 2002 - Khandi Alexander did some modeling recently for the Macy's and American Express Passport 20/02 20th Anniversary Gala, which benefited HIV/AIDS research. You can read the press release at this site.

Oct 09 2002 - While Monday night football took the key adult demographics, CSI: Miami won the 18-49 female audience, as well as 25 thru 54 and viewers 50-plus. (source: Broadcasting & Cable)

Oct 08 2002 - You can vote for CSI: Miami (or whoever you choose) at The Globe & Mail. They're doing a poll on which is the best new crime drama introduced this season. Don't know how long the poll will remain on the site.

Oct 05 2002 - CSI: Miami is one of the five most popular shows taped using TiVo. THe others are Firefly, Push, Nevada, John Doe and Without a Trace. TiVo has around 500,000 subscribers.

Oct 02 2002 - A fan has put up some screencaps from CSI: Miami at this site.

Sep 30 2002 - CSI: Miami is busy with the foreign markets. Sales have been made to Germany and France, among others. CSI currently airs in 150 markets internationally, and CSI: Miami plans to match those markets. Look for CSI: Miami on TF1 in France, Vox in Germany, Channel 5 in the UK, Channel 9 in Australia and CTV in Canada. (Source: Hollywood Reporter)

Sep 30 2002 - CSI Miami's premiere took a bite out of Crossing Jordan, which went down 29 percent in 18-49, 38 percent in households, and 5.2 million viewers from last season. (source: Mediaweek.com) However, neither analysts nor CBS executives expect the show to continue its opening momentum (23.1 milion viewers). Follow-up episodes commonly lose 15-20% of its viewers. But CBS was very happy with an increase of the much-coveted 18-49 viewer range. (source: USA Today)

Sep 29 2002 - Ohio cops rate several TV cop shows, including CSI: Miami. Robbery Homicide Division averaged a 8.6 realism score, while Fox's Fastlane got a negative 1.6. Ouch. CSI: Miami came in at a realism score of 7.0. One real-life CSI thought Horatio Caine took himself too seriously and was "all-knowing," while another just plain didn't like him. HOwever, they also noticed that CSI: Miami takes liberties with reality, just as CSI does. The "Golden Parachute" episode had the team investigating the plane crash, analyzing the evidence and solving the crime, all without the Federal Aviation Agency interfering. "We have to bring them down to reality," said one CSI of victims who now think tests are run as quickly in real life as they are on TV. In the end, they think the show is "good entertainment." (source: Ohio Beacon Journal, 9/29/02)

Sep 25 2002 - CSI: Miami opened to mixed reviews. Check out the Articles page for a vast listing of links to a variety of articles.

Sep 25 2002 - CSI: Miami debuted to a whopping 22.8 million viewers for the premiere episode "Golden Parachute." This was the biggest audience of a prime-time series in September since ER debuted in 1994.

Sep 22 2002 - You will hear familar voices when CSI: Miami debuts. The theme song will be "Won't Get Fooled Again", a 1971 song by The Who.

Sep 19 2002 - Check the Articles page for several articles on David Caruso and the series debut. Meanwhile, the Canoe article stated that most of the time, the series is shot in California. For one particular shoot, he's at a mansion in Pasadena, but the yellow Corvette in the driveway sports Florida plates. Caruso loves the character of Horatio Caine: "I'm find that I really admire the character. He has tremendous discipline, tremendous stamina. His commitment is unwavering and I think he has a real sense of obligation." And, CSI: Miami executive producer Nancy Miller says "He's a team player, he's up for anything, he's a smart actor." (Canoe, September 18, 2002)

Sep 16 2002 - The television critics are busy making their comments about CSI: Miami ... "The cadaver cops in this spinoff will have to be better than their brethern in the original CSI because many Floridian corpses have been chewed by alligators or decompose rapidly in the high humidity. Fortunately, David Caruso and Kim Delaney, veterans of NYPD Blue, where they learned how to be really intense, as well as how to rapidly ship their clothes off in an emergency, will be on hand." (MediaWeek.com, Sep 16 2002) ... "We Like: The obvious chemistry between David Caruso and Marg Helgenberger in last season's pilot. Unfortunately, Caroso is on the new show, Helgenberger works on the original.... We Don't Like: The decision to bring [Kim] Delaney aboard after her ABC series "Philly" was canceled, thus relegating Emily Procter to the supporting cast." [SeattlePI.com, Sep 16 2002] ... "Caroso is great in one episode of CSI: Miami so far, a charismatic, unknowable hero who uses subtlety to give substance to a show taht relies a lot on obscure science to further the plot. The Miami setting is ripe for exploring the strange and exotic." [Globe & Mail, Sep 14 2002] ... "The original CSI flatters viewers by assuming they can keep up without dumbing things down. That may be the key to its success. CSI: Miami doesnt, and that might be its undoing." [Chicago Sun-Times, Sep 16 2002]

Sep 16 2002 - In an article on the fall TV season, Mediaweek.com reports that while Crossing Jordan "will skew more female, CSI: Miami will draw a dual audience but bring in more males."

Sep 13 2002 - The September 20th issue of Entertainment Weekly has a full page color ad for CSI: Miami on the inside front cover.

Sep 06 2002 - Fans of CSI: Miami should pick up the September 7th double issue of Entertainment Weekly for an article on the premiering series and David Caruso.

Aug 05 2002 - Wanda de Jesus reportedly has joined the cast as a cop. No further information yet.

Aug 04 2002 - The Miami Herald published an extensive article on CS: Miami, and it looks like the plotlines will be real, to a degree. "They're all Miami stories. A lot of them are drawn from your paper," said Anthony Zuiker in the article. Other tidbits -- the series will contain 'escalating tensions, professional and sexual, between chief investigator Horatio Crane [Caine] and the lab's moody DNS expert, Megan Donner." Episodes based on real cases include a pair of Miami teenagers abducted from Ocean Drive in April 2002, as well as what happens with Cuban refugees try to reach Florida shores. And, "one unlucky character will be wreathered in a necklace of high explosives in a story based on a 2000 extortion attempt in Columbia that ended with the victim's head blown. off." Also, budget considerations were behind shooting between 5-10 weeks in Florida, and the rest in California.

Aug 01 2002 - Channel 5 (UK) has bought the rights to CSI: Miami. The series will air in early 2003.

Jul 31 2002 - The July 30th Globe & Mail newspaper (Canadian) did an indepth article on David Caruso's appearance at the Pasadena television press conference. Caruso discussed the NYPD Blue debacle - his departure and behavior, and apologized for it, but critics are taking it in stride, as they assume CSI: Miami is a critic-proof hit. The Globe & Mail critic even said: and you can bet if CSI: Miami's ratings need to be goosed, CBS will demand another crossover episode.

Jul 31 2002 - According to People magazine, David Caruso and Kim Delaney took a break from "filming in the 100-degree swamps of Florida's Everglades," to attend a party for Jerry Bruckheimer's Bad Boys 2 movie. Caruso said about CSI Miami: "This has bene something that I really have been excited about, and its' really a great team of actors and crew. It's going to be something great."

Jul 19 2002 - Check out Yahoo news for a photo from the CBS press tour of David Caruso and others from CSI: Miami.

Jul 17 2002 - Anthony Zuiker was interviewed in the Chicago Sun-TImes on how CSI: Miami came about. Apparently a 'CSI' based in Chicago, New York, as well as Los Angeles, was considered, but Miami was chosen. "From the chairman down, we're not taking any chances with this show. We cannot anticipate that anybody who watches 'CSI' will watch the new show. We cannot anticipate there's one new viewer for that show, either." While CSI concentrates on the nocturnal activities of its denizens, CSI: Miami will be mostly a "light-of-day" affair. "You go to Las Vegas to escape and not be seen," said Zuiker. "Miami you go to be seen." Zuiker doesn't plan to replicate the pastels and neon immortized in Miami Vice.

Jul 17 2002 - A number of articles publicizing CSI: MIAMI hit the press today. Executive producer Carol Mendelsohn said that while on CSI the characters are introverts, on CSI: Miami, "The characters on Miami are more extroverted; they actually have a life. When work ends, they go out and eat. They just don't go home to their little apartments, open up the Journal of Forensic Science and dive in." [TV Guide, Jun 17 2002] Also, the relationship between Horatio Sands (David Caruso) and Megan Dodder (Kim Delaney) will be "born of conflict," so viewers may look forward to romantic sparks. ~~ CSI: Miami has also come under fire for its apparent lack of minorities in the show. Carol Mendolsohn was quoted in the New York Post as saying "The personality of Miami city will be reflected in our guest cast and supporting cast, and we cast the best actors." The Washington Post took a dim view of the comment, suggesting 'That means many of the victims and criminals in the CBS forensics mystery series are sure to be Hispanic. Hooray!'

Jul 16 2002 - CSI Miami premieres September 23rd at 10:00 pm ET.

Jul 11 2002 - Both David Caruso and Kim Delaney were present at the Television Critics' Association press tour to promote CIS: Miami.

Jul 11 2002 - The Hollywood reporter said today that Stephen Zito and CBS have come to a "mutual parting of the ways" and he will not be working on the show. The article added: "In confirming Zito's departure, the CBS rep stressed that the network "hopes to work with Stephen on another project very, very soon."

Jul 10 2002 - This week's People magazine had a mention of how Kim Delaney came to be on CSI: Miami. Creator Anthony Zuiker had heard she might be interested in the series, and upon the recommendation of the CBS casting people, wrote her a letter: "...he began his missive with 'Dear Goddess,' the network brass asked him to change it, fearing the actress might take offense. Zuiker refused, saying if she couldn't take a little kidding she wasn't right for the show." The two met over dinner, and she took the job.

Jul 10 2002 - Writer Matt Witten has joined CSI: Miami as coproducer and writer. For more on this mystery writer, check out his *web site.

Jun 27 2002 - Extra! profiled CSI: Miami, showing clips from both CSI and CSI: Miami, and that CSI: Miami will have a "slight police bent" to it. "Sun, some fun, guns, and probably a lot of crime," added actress Emily Procter.

Jun 24 2002 - Both Hollywood Reporter and TV Guide disclose that Emmy-winning actress Kim Delaney will join the cast of CSI: Miami as a "senior crime scene investigator at the Miami-Dade department who locks horns with the forensic team's leader, played by Caruso."

Jun 06 2002 - Check out the Articles page for new articles which mention CSI: Miami. In an interview with David Caruso in The Boston Globe, the actor says that most law enforcement in Florida is from the Northeast. He also feels that his character Horatio Sands "is a man of the community - meaning, one of the things that defines him is he really feels for people.... He has an air of mystery about him taht is going to develop."

Jun 06 2002 - The New Yorker magazine has produced an interesting article on CSI: Miami, which gives insight into how the minds of the creative staff work on the show. Go *here to read it.

May 17 2002 - CBS has ordered 13 episodes of CSI: Miami, with an option to order nine more during the season.

May 17 2002 - CSI: Miami now has an official page on the CBS site. Visit it *here. And, Khandi Alexander's character's name is now Alexx Woods.

May 15 2002 - CSI: Miami got the 10:00 p.m. slot because it deserved it, or because David Letterman asked for it, in order to gain a larger audience. (Washington Post)

May 13 2002 - CBS announces the fall 2002 schedule, and CSI: Miami has been put into the 10p.m. Monday night slot previously occupied by Family Law.

May 09 2002 - CSI: Miami received a favorable profile in USA Today. If the numbers are good, CSI: Miami's fall slot will be announced on May 16th.

May 02 2002 - CSI was profiled briefly today on both Access Hollywood. David Caruso and Marg Helgenberger spoke briefly about CSI: Miami which, if its numbers (ratings) are good after "Cross-Jurisdictions" airs, will be green-lighted as a shot. Production would then begin in Miami in July.

Apr 30 2002 - Veteran TV writer Stephen Zito has been hired as the 'show-runner' for CSI: Miami. He will serve as executive producer alongside Carol Mendelsohn, Ann Donahue, Jerry Bruckheimer and Anthony Zuiker. Zito's past credits include JAG and Space: Above and Beyond.

Apr 25 2002 - Check out the real lab at Metro-Dade Police Department at this *Crime Lab site.

Apr 23 2002 - TV Guide online reports that this series will begin production in Miami in July. They also reported that while filming the pilot, one of the actors accidentally walked into a real crime scene, in which a murdered woman was found in the trunk of a car.

Apr 17 2002 - Horatio Sands is now Horatio Caine, according to a ZAP2it.com article. Caine was also the name of the lead in the Kung Fu and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues TV series.

Apr 17 2002 - A Sun-Sentinel article gives more information on this pilot. CSI: Miami plans to be a distinct contrast to the 80's hit show Miami Vice, where sun, sand and skin ruled. This show will be about science and sleuthing. Local Miami cops say that unlike their TV counterparts, they don't drive black Hummers, but use "bulky white police vans". And unlike Miami Vice, CSI: Miami is being greeted happily by city leaders who hope to revitalize their tourism industry. If the pilot takes off, the show could get a five-year commitment from CBS.

Apr 11 2002 - Tentative title for the episode is now "Cross-Jurisdictions."

Apr 09 2002 - Is it CSI-Miami or CSI: Miami-Dade? Various newspaper articles differ, but one thing is certain: Miami is welcoming the show with open arms. Although an order for the series hasn't been formerly placed by CBS, network executives confirm that they have ordered 22 episodes. And, look for yuckier corpses. While CSI is desert dry, Florida has hundreds of miles of coastline, so there may be more 'floaters'. (Source: Miami Herald, 04/08/02)

Apr 04 2002 - Yahoo news reports that David Caruso is "appearing in the May 9 episode of "CSI" as a Miami forensics investigator. The results will determine whether CBS develops a drama with him for next season, the network said. In the "CSI" episode, a serial killing case brings the show's Las Vegas forensics team to Miami. They hook up with their local counterparts played by Caruso and Emily Procter."

Apr 01 2002 - The Hollywood Reporter reports more casting news. David Caruso (NYPD Blue, Proof of Life) will be the lead of the new series, while the rest of the cast is rounded out by Khandi Alexander (HBO's The Corner, NewsRadio) as the coroner, and Rory Cochrane (Hart's War) as a crime scene investigator.

Mar 25 2002 - CSI will be filming the CSI-Miami episodes - yes, two of them, in both California and Florida in April. Emily Proctor (West Wing) is in the cast, as well as Adam Rodriguez (Roswell).Diane Farr (The Job) has been cast in a guest spot.

Mar 07 2002 - Yahoo reported today that CSI: Miami will air on May 9th, where Catherine and Warrick go down to Florida to investigate a crime. Producers may shoot the series on location if all goes well. 13 episodes are promised, even though no contract has been signed. CBS president Les Moonves says of this spinoff: "'This isn't going to be a carbon copy. It's got a different cast, a different feel. Miami is an important piece of this. It's about as multiethnic as any city, and the color of that city will come out in this show.'' The show will also concentrate on more 'volatile' characters than their Vegas counterparts, and the series will take place during the day, instead of the night. And, while in CSI the CSI are scientists deputized by the police, the Florida CSI have 'come up through the ranks of the policy academy and relate to fellow officers.'

Feb 26 - The Hollywood Reporter says that Emily Procter is the first cast member to join the spinoff. She "will play a member of the forensic team who is quick with an opinion but has the education and experience to back it up. " (Yahoo News, 2/25/01). You can see a photo and bio *here.

Feb 21 - Character news on the possible CSI spinoff is now out on the site Filmjerk.com. Brief synopses below. Is this just rumor or reality? Only time will tell. (Thanks to the CSI Society for the tip)

"Horatio Sands: Lead criminalist, 30's to early 40's. Smoldering good looks with an instinctive pulse on the core of Miami. He's got a dangerous edge, a photographic memory and a blind allegiance to justice.
Tim Speedle: Late 20's to early 30's, ex-Florida State QB turned competitive CSI. Jumpy on the job, hates downtime, loves catching criminals. His smile belies the fact that, because of a career-ending injury, he'll never be Dan Marino. He puts all that displaced energy into the job.
Eric Delko: Late 20's to early 30's, quirky and lovably off-beat, Delko began his career as a tow truck driver, pulling stolen cars out of the Miami canals. He now specializes in Underwater Recovery for CSI.
Alexx Kraft: 30's, the plain but pretty coroner. Raised in the Everglades, Alexx is what the CSIs call a "knowologist." Quick with an opinion about murder, she's got the education, experience and moxie to back it up -- which often challenges the CSIs."

UPDATE: The site Test Pattern provides more details on the pilot, calling it CSI: Miami-Dade.

Jan 31 2002 - The clones begin! While CBS has greenlighted a CSI spin-off pilot, the other networks are busy as well. ABC has greenlit this pilot: "EIS" (from Touchstone), in which an article said " think ``CSI'' meets the CDC in this hour about the medical investigators of the Centers for Disease Control's Epidemic Intelligence Service." (copyright Yahoo.com News 1/30/02). With burgeoning epidemics and resurgences of old world diseases, this show has potential if done right.

Jan 09 2002 - Will CSI spinoff a new series? Perhaps so. A Variety article disclosed that series creator Anthony Zuiker and exeuctive producers Carol Mendolsohn and Ann Donahue are working on a special spinoff episode that will air later this year. The plot will take our favorite team to another city to investigate a case. The CSI will then meet up with some of the characters that might appear in the potential new series. CBS has yet to commit to this project (first mentioned in the press June 30, 2001), but if all goes well, the spinoff could appear on CBS next fall. While William Petersen will likely have a similar producer credit on this show, it is unlikely that he or any of the existing cast will move to the spinoff. If the series is given a green light, it is projected to air in the Fall 2002 season.

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