CSI: Miami 

The cases of the Miami-Dade, Florida police department's Crime Scene Investigations unit.

Creators:

Ann Donahue, Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony E. Zuiker

Stars:

David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 26 wins & 44 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Caruso	...	Horatio Caine 232 episodes, 2002-2012
Emily Procter	...	Calleigh Duquesne 232 episodes, 2002-2012
Adam Rodriguez	...	Eric Delko 221 episodes, 2002-2012
Rex Linn	...	Frank Tripp 187 episodes, 2003-2012
Jonathan Togo	...	Ryan Wolfe 182 episodes, 2004-2012
Eva LaRue	...	Natalia Boa Vista 153 episodes, 2005-2012
Khandi Alexander	...	Alexx Woods 145 episodes, 2002-2009

Storyline

Horatio Caine, a former homicide detective, heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the steamy, tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. His team includes Calleigh Duquesne, a bilingual Southern beauty with a specialty in ballistics; Tim Speedle, a cocky yet disarming investigator who is well connected on the street, and Eric Delko, an underwater recovery expert who knows all the twists and turns of the Florida waterways. Rounding out the team is Alexx Woods, the no-nonsense, know-it-all coroner. And, after Speedle is killed in Action, Former Patrolman Ryan Wolfe joins the team. Together, these investigators collect and analyze the evidence to solve the crimes and to vindicate those who often cannot speak for themselves -- the victims.

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Plot Keywords:

place name in title | city name in title | city in title | united states of america | usa | 

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Taglines:

White Sand Playground. Hot Action.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

A&E TV [United States] Channel 5 [UK]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Greek

Release Date:

23 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

CSI: Weekends

Filming Locations:

14650 Aviation Blvd, Lawndale, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Atlantis Communications, CBS Paramount Network Television, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

Virtually all of the outdoors scenes are shot in Long Beach, California. Most are filmed in the Belmont Shore and Naples neighborhoods. The rest are downtown.

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Goofs

In many episodes, a suspect is found because a gun was registered to them or someone is threatened with the charge of "possession of an unregistered firearm", or some other reference is made to a firearms registration database. The state of Florida has fairly relaxed gun control laws, and there is no gun registration system anywhere in the state.

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Quotes

[about Horatio]
Detective John Hagen: All I'm saying is, that's one hell of a lonely road he's walking.
Calleigh Duquesne: I know. That's why I'm walking it with him.

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Crazy Credits

With the exceptions of Omar Miller, Sofia Milos, Rex Linn, Eva LaRue and Megalyn Echikunwoke all the actors names morph out of equations: * 4y-1=3b[Nh] becomes "David Caruso" * 3a1-X=[A9Xy] becomes "Emily Procter" * [7b]=6m+[3h] becomes "Jonathan Togo" * 3b+N=7bn1[6A] becomes "Adam Rodriguez" * 2b+4a=[7h]3 becomes "Eddie Cibrian" * [3h]+[7b]=6m becomes "Rory Cochrane" * A1b+B2c=R4 becomes "Kim Delaney" * 2b+4a=[7h]3XyNh becomes "Khandi Alexander"

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Connections

Referenced in Dinner at Tiffani's: Girls Night In (2015)

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Soundtracks

The Cubist News
Performed and written by Fila Brazillia
Courtesy of Twentythree Records Ltd

User Reviews

Superior To The Original

I'm gonna get creamed with e-mails from fans of the original CSI show, but I can't help it. In my opinion, CSI: Miami is superior to the original and a good foundation for (the also superior) CSI:NY.

Don't get me wrong, the original is the original, but the fact that the real Miami/Dade CSI's are cops first allows this show to explode in gunfire at any moment...and place our lead, David Caruso, at the center of the action. Now I want to make something clear: Almost 15 years ago I saw some of Caruso's early work and I was trying to figure out what all the fuss was about. What makes THIS guy a sex symbol (on NYPD Blue)? Then, just as fast as he becomes a major star, he exits Blue, makes two movies that bombed (the really good "Kiss Of Death" and the laughable "Jade") and he's suddenly poison. It was after seeing Caruso in Kiss of Death and a previous film, The King of New York" that I realized we were missing one of the last REAL tough guys.

CSI: Miami has brought him back. Caruso spearheads this show with a vengeance. Sure his line readings have their own stilted rhythm, but he did the same thing on NYPD Blue and people loved him then. Caruso with a gun in his hand looks more natural than anything else I have seen on TV (and my favorite show is The Shield).

CSI: Miami is action packed. The stories are seedier. The cinematography is unmatched by any other show. Go watch the DVDs. Tune in Monday nights. I swear, you'll be a convert.

Then go watch Gary Sinise give the performance of his life in CSI:NY. You'll be glad you did.