It is unfortunate that we are now facing the possibility of at least one CSI show being gone at the end of the Fall 2010/Spring 2011 broadcasting season. Yet we must also realize too that for all that's happened, that THREE shows, a flagship show, and TWO spin-offs have managed to survive longer than at least 60 percent of most TV-shows ever do.
At this point, I would rank New York and Miami as roughly equally likely (Though no longer very likely, just the same percent change) to be gone after this season, albeit for different reasons.
New York is perhaps in the second worst night for broadcasting, behind only Saturdays, although while I talked about that MK leaving left it bleeding in the water, I'd now say that the bleeding has stopped and now it's more like just an old man put in a time slot with an approximately 80 percent mortality rate for shows there. It's a sad truth but they don't move shows to Friday to boost ratings. Networks often move shows there to get rid of them. Like it or not, a large percentage of times, cast changes are incredibly difficult for many viewers to stomach, especially when fans become devoted to characters or duos. It can cut both ways, regardless of genre or network.
Miami's chances are most likely due to football overruns since it premiered, not only that but also that it's time slot is often where people have to go to bed, in order to be up on Monday mornings for work or school. I mean, wow, the viewership tanked to 9.89 million a few weeks ago. Ouch! That's not good.
Both New York and Miami's problems with survival are the combinations of age, questionable time slots at best, and expenses of production.
I DO hope that the crews involved in the CSI's are in good position for work elsewhere, just in case such as on new shows, or in movies in the near future.
Some of you who called some of us out for wishing a show to be cancelled, I give a hats off to you all for making me realize that I might have gone overboard and that we should be careful next time.
I do not see the flagship Vegas CSI show being gone this year and that it may survive for maybe one more season but Marg Helgenberger leaving will likely affect it's chances of seeing a 13th season. That CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has lived for 11 years is a truly remarkable achievement and true success. Yes, it's had it's flows and ebbs but Vegas truly has lived a long and glorious life.
I however see CSI moving to Fridays after Marg leaves after this season. Like I said earlier, losing long-time cast members, even when knowing they want to do something different, is very hard to stomach for many fans, even those who understand why. That's why I don't see Vegas living much longer beyond this season.
Still, all three shows truly lived long remarkable lives and they've defined the 2000s for me and millions of others.
