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The Best Episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Every episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 9 Episode 1 - For Warrick
    9.0/10(1332 votes)

    #1 - For Warrick

    S9:E1

    After Warrick is shot in a Las Vegas alley, the CSI team comes together to deal with the aftermath.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writer:Carol Mendelsohn

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  2. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 12 Episode 11 - Ms. Willows Regrets... (1)
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Ms. Willows Regrets... (1)

    S12:E11

    Catherine's friend Laura's mogul husband Mark has a lot to hide behind his successful international corporation, and he's hired a crack team of assassins to carry out the murders of anyone who might be aware of what he's doing, and that includes Laura's lawyer and Laura herself.

    Director:Louis Shaw Milito
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 7 Episode 24 - Living Doll
    8.9/10(1207 votes)

    #3 - Living Doll

    S7:E24

    As the CSI's continue their search for and discover the identity of the "Miniature Killer", Grissom and Sara's relationship gets exposed to the rest of the team as she goes missing during the investigation. The "Miniature Killer" is finally captured, but not before a member of CSI becomes the killer's final victim.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writers:Sarah Goldfinger, Naren Shankar

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  4. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 9 Episode 10 - One to Go
    8.9/10(1046 votes)

    #4 - One to Go

    S9:E10

    The CSI team is shocked and saddened when, after working with Dr. Raymond Langston (Fishburne) on the "Dick & Jane" murders, Grissom announces that his time as a CSI has come to an end and offers Langston a permanent position on the CSI team.

    Director:Alec Smight
    Writers:Carol Mendelsohn, Naren Shankar

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  5. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 6 Episode 5 - Gum Drops
    8.8/10(1213 votes)

    #5 - Gum Drops

    S6:E5

    Nick takes the lead on a case where in the house a family of four, three pools of blood are found. Nick thinks that the little girl may still be alive, but Sara is doubtful, thinking that Nick's recent near-death experience is affecting his judgement.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writer:Sarah Goldfinger

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  6. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 5 Episode 9 - Mea Culpa
    8.7/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Mea Culpa

    S5:E9

    Grissom is confronted with new evidence while on the stand of a murder trial of a restaurant owner. This development requires the reopening of the case and Eckley initiates an inquiry into Grissom and his team. The results of the inquiry lead to dramatic changes of the CSI team and the series.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 8 Episode 17 - For Gedda
    8.7/10(1075 votes)

    #7 - For Gedda

    S8:E17

    Catherine comforts Warrick when he is accused of murdering a famous Vegas gangster and even he is uncertain of his guilt or innocence.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writers:Kenneth Fink, Dustin Lee Abraham

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  8. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 12 Episode 8 - Crime After Crime
    8.7/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Crime After Crime

    S12:E8

    Three new murders related to three unsolved (or incorrectly solved) crimes from the past come back to haunt the CSIs.

    Director:Paul McCrane
    Writer:Richard Catalani

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  9. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 1 Episode 23 - Strip Strangler
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Strip Strangler

    S1:E23

    The team is investigating the ongoing murders by a signature killer. The killer has some knowledge of forensics and has left little evidence behind. With the investigation somewhat stalled, the sheriff invites the FBI to join the case. This makes Grissom angry and it only gets worse when Sara offers to bait the killer.

    Director:Danny Cannon
    Writer:Ann Donahue

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  10. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 5 Episode 11 - Who Shot Sherlock?
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Who Shot Sherlock?

    S5:E11

    Greg, for his final proficiency, has to determine how the Sherlock Holmes of a Sherlock Holmes club was killed. Nick and Warrick try to determine how the driver of jeep was killed when the car ran off the road. They have to do this under budget while Catherine is watched by Ecklie.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writers:David Rambo, Richard Catalani

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  11. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 7 Episode 2 - Built To Kill (2)
    8.6/10(1052 votes)

    #11 - Built To Kill (2)

    S7:E2

    In the second part of this two-parter Grissom investigates the murder of an aging rockstar who is found dead in his kitchen with an exact replica of the crime scene on the counter next to him. Meanwhile, Catherine probes her own abduction and learns that someone may be targeting her family.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writer:David Rambo

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  12. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 7 Episode 15 - Law of Gravity
    8.6/10(992 votes)

    #12 - Law of Gravity

    S7:E15

    Grissom returns from his sabbatical; Keppler is put into a compromising position when the bodies of a Trenton police officer and a hooker are found in a hotel room. The man who found them is a retired New Jersey cop and close friend to Keppler, who doesn't reveal their relationship.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writer:Richard Catalani

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  13. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 7 Episode 16 - Monster in the Box
    8.6/10(938 votes)

    #13 - Monster in the Box

    S7:E16

    Once he unseals a package sent to him through the mail, Grissom is floored when he finds a miniature crime scene inside. The finding is entirely more perplexing since the successive killer accountable for earlier related miniature crimes is now deceased. Grissom plows to examine the miniature and discover the actual location, when the investigation makes it clear the murder showed has yet to happen, but is probably going to happen soon.

    Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
    Writers:Douglas Petrie, Naren Shankar

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  14. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 7 Episode 21 - Ending Happy
    8.6/10(1147 votes)

    #14 - Ending Happy

    S7:E21

    When a has-been boxer is killed, the CSIs must establish which of several life-threatening acts actually killed him.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writer:Evan Dunsky

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  15. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 9 Episode 16 - Turn, Turn, Turn
    8.6/10(1130 votes)

    #15 - Turn, Turn, Turn

    S9:E16

    When the CSIs are called to a murder scene at a familiar motel, Nick is thrown for a loop as he pieces together three separate murder investigations that all took place at the same establishment over the course of a year.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writer:Tom Mularz

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  16. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 12 Episode 2 - Tell-Tale Hearts
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Tell-Tale Hearts

    S12:E2

    When three people confess to killing a family, the team must decide who is telling the truth.

    Director:Brad Tanenbaum
    Writer:Joe Pokaski

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  17. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 2 Episode 13 - Identity Crisis
    8.5/10(1094 votes)

    #17 - Identity Crisis

    S2:E13

    Grissom's nemesis, serial killer Paul Millander, reappears and claims a third victim in this gripping episode. The latest slaying matches Millander's previous killings in that it recreates his father's murder. The killer's next target was born Aug. 17, 1956...which just happens to be Grissom's birthday.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writers:Ann Donahue, Anthony E. Zuiker

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  18. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 2 Episode 14 - The Finger
    8.5/10(1089 votes)

    #18 - The Finger

    S2:E14

    Catherine is ordered by a kidnapper to accompany a man who is to deliver $1 million in ransom to him or else he will kill the man's mistress.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writers:Carol Mendelsohn, Danny Cannon

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  19. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 3 Episode 15 - Lady Heather's Box
    8.5/10(1137 votes)

    #19 - Lady Heather's Box

    S3:E15

    Grissom investigates the murder of two men that leads him to a new encounter with Lady Heather. Catherine is desperate to find out what lead to the near death of her daughter and why her ex, Eddie, disappeared.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writers:Bob Harris, Ann Donahue, Josh Berman, Anthony E. Zuiker

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  20. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 5 Episode 6 - What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #20 - What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?

    S5:E6

    The killer from The Execution of Catherine Willows returns with deadly results. The entire team is engaged in a race against time to stop this sadistic killer from succeeding again. Grissom is additionally distraught by the idea that this killer is smarter than he is.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writer:Sarah Goldfinger

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  21. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 5 Episode 17 - Compulsion
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Compulsion

    S5:E17

    A serial killer strikes again, and the CSI team tries new technology using evidence from a prior killing. They find a fingerprint belonging to Jesse Acheson, who becomes the prime suspect. A boy confesses to the killing of his brother, but evidence suggests that he may not have committed the crime.

    Director:Duane Clark
    Writers:Josh Berman, Richard Catalani

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  22. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 6 Episode 8 - A Bullet Runs Through It (2)
    8.5/10(959 votes)

    #22 - A Bullet Runs Through It (2)

    S6:E8

    The CSIs sift through the overwhelming evidence from a shootout with drug dealers in order to determine who is responsible for the death of a police officer killed during the incident.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writers:Carol Mendelsohn, Richard Catalani

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  23. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 7 Episode 10 - Loco Motives
    8.5/10(972 votes)

    #23 - Loco Motives

    S7:E10

    Grissom investigates when a worker at a poultry processing plant is found dead in a stun bath used to electrocute chickens before they are slaughtered. Nearby, a miniature replica of the crime scene is discovered. It's eerily similar to two other replicas left at scenes of homicides. Also, a man and a dead woman are found stuck in cement at a construction site; and an elderly Russian woman is discovered dead in her apartment with her head in a gas stove, but Warrick thinks she was murdered.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writer:Evan Dunsky

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  24. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 9 Episode 9 - CSI-19 down
    8.5/10(886 votes)

    #24 - CSI-19 down

    S9:E9

    When the team discovers a connection between a new murder and a serial killer, Grissom secretly joins the class of a criminal pathologist (Laurence Fishburne) to help crack the case.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writers:Carol Mendelsohn, Naren Shankar

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  25. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 12 Episode 22 - Homecoming
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #25 - Homecoming

    S12:E22

    The investigation of a triple homicide leads to the discovery of corruption running rampant throughout the LVPD. The closer they get to the truth, the more serious are the repercussions. To be continued...

    Director:Alec Smight
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"For Warrick" is the best rated episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". It scored 9/10 based on 1332 votes. Directed by Richard J. Lewis and written by Carol Mendelsohn, it aired on 10/9/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ms. Willows Regrets... (1)".