CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 12)

The twelfth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 21, 2011, and ended on May 9, 2012. The series stars Marg Helgenberger, Ted Danson and Elisabeth Shue.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Season 12
Season 12 U.S. DVD cover
StarringTed Danson
Marg Helgenberger
George Eads
Jorja Fox
Eric Szmanda
Robert David Hall
Wallace Langham
David Berman
Elisabeth Harnois
Paul Guilfoyle
Elisabeth Shue
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 21, 2011 (2011-09-21) –
May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)
Season chronology

Production

The show was moved to Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. (P/E), following Criminal Minds.[1]

Plot

Catherine and Nick adjust to life working under D.B. Russell, following their demotions, while Morgan Brody joins the CSI team ("73 Seconds"), in the twelfth season of CSI. This season, the team investigate crimes including the murder of a family ("Tell Tale Hearts"), a drowning in chocolate ("Bittersweet"), a death at a mob museum ("Maid Men"), a cold-case killing ("Crime After Crime"), the zippering of a body ("Zippered") and a sadistic slaying ("Freaks and Geeks"). Meanwhile, D.B. struggles to keep control of his family ("Brain Doe"), Morgan's helicopter is hijacked mid-flight ("CSI Down"), Doc Robbins' wife finds herself at the center of an investigation ("Genetic Disorder"), and Catherine works alongside the FBI ("Ms. Willows Regrets"), before making a life-changing decision ("Willows in the Wind"). Then, it's all change at the LVPD when Russell recruits Julie Finlay ("Seeing Red"), fresh out of anger management and ready to tackle cases such as the theft of a house ("Stealing Home"), a crippling blackout ("CSI Unplugged"), a murder at an Alice-in-Wonderland style wedding ("Malice in Wonderland"), and a race-truck explosion ("Dune and Gloom"). Later, the troubles continue for the CSI's personal lives, as Finn and D.B. struggle to come to terms with their past relationship, Ecklie is gunned down, Nick leaves CSI, and the Crime Lab is placed under the supervision of an outside agency ("Homecoming").

Cast

Main

Recurring

Changes

Ted Danson and Elisabeth Shue join the main cast, replacing Laurence Fishburne and the outgoing Marg Helgenberger, respectively. Elisabeth Harnois becomes a series regular. Episode 13 of this season is the first and only episode of the CSI franchise not to feature a female lead.

Episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
2521"73 Seconds"Alec SmightGavin HarrisSeptember 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)12.74[2]
Marking the arrivals of D.B. Russell (Ted Danson), the new supervisor, and Morgan Brody, Conrad Ecklie (Marc Vann)'s daughter, is a crazy, chaotic shoot-out on a hotel tram that leaves two people dead, almost no witnesses, and a lot of contradictory evidence. Meanwhile, another dead man in Brime County has a young man's face and an old man's body.
2532"Tell-Tale Hearts"Brad TanenbaumStory by : Larry M. Mitchell
Teleplay by : Joe Pokaski		September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)11.76[3]
Three suspects come forward with three different reasons why they killed an entire family and the CSI team has to determine who is telling the truth.
2543"Bittersweet"Frank WaldeckMelissa R. Byer & Treena HancockOctober 5, 2011 (2011-10-05)11.98[4]
While on a date, Nick realizes a piece of art at an exhibit has decomposing body parts in it, which leads to a full-blown investigation, D.B. Russell makes a decision to ground one of the staff from the case and CSI Brody and CSI Sanders find a man who supposedly drowned in chocolate.
2554"Maid Man"Martha CoolidgeDustin Lee AbrahamOctober 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)10.93[5]
The former Mayor of Las Vegas (Oscar Goodman) is shot at the Mob Museum and the CSIs embark on a history lesson in search of clues. Meanwhile a maid is found dead in a hotel room, stabbed in the eye with a swizzle stick
2565"CSI Down"Jeffrey HuntStory by : Gavin Harris
Teleplay by : Tom Mularz		October 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)10.79[6]
When a hijacked medevac helicopter goes missing along with CSI Brody on board, the hunt is on.
2576"Freaks & Geeks"Alec SmightChristopher BarbourNovember 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)10.79[7]
The murder of a popular sideshow performer sends the team behind the scenes at a carnival freak show. Rachel is found sadistically slain, the team goes behind the scenes of the carnival freak show to find her killer. They speak to her niece (Skyler Day) who had seen her a few days before she died.
2587"Brain Doe"Brad TanenbaumGavin HarrisNovember 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)10.16[8]
The CSI team is called to investigate a car crash where they will find three casualties and a human brain that does not belong to any of the victims. Meanwhile, D.B. Russell's son is in trouble at school.
2598"Crime After Crime"Paul McCraneStory by : Richard Catalani
Teleplay by : Tom Mularz		November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)10.60[9]
When the CSI team investigates three seemingly unrelated murders, the death of a successful businessman found dead in his large birthday cake, a gang member burned to death inside some car tires, and a woman killed in a motel by being forced to take PCP, they discover someone is getting revenge for cold case murders that were never solved.
2609"Zippered"Alec SmightJoe PokaskiDecember 7, 2011 (2011-12-07)11.14[10]
The murder of a retired Army Ranger brings the FBI in on the case, to Russell and Catherine's initial chagrin.
26110"Genetic Disorder"Frank WaldeckElizabeth DevineDecember 14, 2011 (2011-12-14)12.23[11]
When a man's dead body turns up naked in the bed of Doc Robbins' wife, the detectives try to "just work the scene" without bringing their pre-judgments to the table, but it sure looks like a case of Death-During-Adultery.
26211"Ms. Willows Regrets"Louis Shaw MilitoStory by : Christopher Barbour
Teleplay by : Christopher Barbour & Don McGill		January 18, 2012 (2012-01-18)12.02[12]
(Part 1) Catherine's friend Laura's mogul husband Mark has a lot to hide behind his successful international corporation, and he has hired a crack team of assassins to carry out the murders of anyone who might be aware of what he is doing – and that includes Laura's lawyer and Laura herself.
26312"Willows in the Wind"Alec SmightStory by : Carol Mendelsohn & Don McGill
Teleplay by : Christopher Barbour & Richard Catalani		January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25)14.26[13]
(Part 2) The CSI team says goodbye to Catherine Willows as she makes a life-changing decision. Meanwhile, in an attempt to catch Laura's husband and his crack team of assassins, D.B. Russell decides to send a message – by faking Catherine's death.
26413"Tressed to Kill"Brad TanenbaumEd WhitmoreFebruary 8, 2012 (2012-02-08)10.88[14]
The CSI team investigates a series of murders by a serial killer who seems to be recreating a particular woman with the corpses of the women he kills.
26514"Seeing Red"Frank WaldeckChristopher Barbour & Tom MularzFebruary 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)11.09[15]
Russell asks for advice from a former colleague on a case involving the death of a man's ex-girlfriend.
26615"Stealing Home"Alec SmightTreena Hancock & Melissa R. ByerFebruary 22, 2012 (2012-02-22)11.91[16]
When a house is stolen completely off its foundation, the CSIs are on the case in search of answers. Meanwhile, new CSI Julie Finlay showcases her skill in blood analysis.
26716"CSI Unplugged"Jeffrey HuntGavin HarrisFebruary 29, 2012 (2012-02-29)11.30[17]
When a blackout cripples the city, the CSIs must revert to old-school methods to solve the case of a missing child.
26817"Trends with Benefits"Louis Shaw MilitoJack GutowitzMarch 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)11.71[18]
The CSIs are brought in to solve the case of a recently murdered student whose death photo ends up trending on the Internet.
26918"Malice in Wonderland"Alec SmightJoe PokaskiMarch 21, 2012 (2012-03-21)11.38[19]
When the CSI team is called in to investigate a robbery-homicide at an "Alice In Wonderland"-themed wedding, they have little to work with to find a killer. Meanwhile, Hodges' mother comes to town, and he wants her to believe Morgan is his girlfriend.
27019"Split Decisions"Brad TanenbaumMichael F.X. Daley & Richard CatalaniApril 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)12.06[20]
When the CSI team is called in to investigate a man who is shot at point-blank range in a local casino, they shut down the entire building to find their killer.
27120"Altered Stakes"David SemelStory by : Melissa R. Byer & Treena Hancock
Teleplay by : Elizabeth Devine		April 11, 2012 (2012-04-11)9.94[21]
When Stokes learns that a man he helped put in prison is going to have his conviction overturned, the CSI team needs to prove the killer is guilty again or he will be released.
27221"Dune and Gloom"Jeffrey HuntTom MularzMay 2, 2012 (2012-05-02)9.75[22]
When a bomb kills an off-road race truck driver mid-race, the CSI team is called on the scene to investigate why.
27322"Homecoming"Alec SmightStory by : Christopher Barbour & Larry M. Mitchell
Teleplay by : Christopher Barbour & Don McGill		May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)10.73[23]
When a friend of the Sheriff becomes a prime suspect in his wife's brutal murder, the investigation's political fallout reveals the truth behind Russell's troubled history with Finlay. Also, an old foe of the CSIs resurfaces and threatens the team, Nick considers leaving CSI, Undersheriff Conrad Ecklie is shot, and Russell's granddaughter is kidnapped.

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings
Episode #TitleAir Date18-49ViewersRank (Week)
173 SecondsSeptember 21, 20113.2/912.74 million[2]18[2]
2Tell-Tale HeartsSeptember 28, 20113.1/811.76 million[3]18[3]
3BittersweetOctober 5, 20112.9/8[24]11.98 million[4]14[4]
4Maid ManOctober 12, 20112.6/7[25]10.93 million[5]21[5]
5CSI DownOctober 19, 20112.6/7[6]10.79 million[6]N/A
6Freaks & GeeksNovember 2, 20112.7/7[7]10.79 million[7]N/A
7Brain DoeNovember 9, 20112.5/7[8]10.16 million[8]N/A
8Crime After CrimeNovember 16, 20112.6/7[26]10.60 million[9]24[9]
9Zippered (Part 1)December 7, 20112.5/7[27]11.14 million[10]19[10]
10Genetic DisorderDecember 14, 20112.9/8[11]12.23 million[11]12[11]
11Ms. Willows Regrets (Part 2)January 18, 20122.8/7[28]12.02 million[12]13[12]
12Willows in the Wind (Part 3)January 25, 20123.4/9[29]14.26 million[13]4[13]
13Tressed to KillFebruary 8, 20122.5/7[30]10.88 million[14]19[14]
14Seeing RedFebruary 15, 20122.6/7[31]11.09 million[15]13[15]
15Stealing HomeFebruary 22, 20122.9/8[32]11.91 million[16]15[16]
16CSI UnpluggedFebruary 29, 20122.6/7[33]11.30 million[17]14[17]
17Trends with BenefitsMarch 14, 20122.8/8[34]11.71 million[18]5[18]
18Malice in WonderlandMarch 21, 20122.6/7[35]11.38 million[19]7[19]
19Split DecisionsApril 4, 20122.9/8[36]12.06 million[20]9[20]
20Altered StakesApril 11, 20122.4/6[37]9.94 million[21]16[21]
21Dune and GloomMay 2, 20122.3/6[38]9.75 million[22]19[22]
22Homecoming (Part 1)May 9, 20122.4/7[39]10.73 million[23]18[23]

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