'CSI' Kicks Off November Sweeps

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CSI: Miami will take a break from first-run episodes this week, but CBS plans to air all-new episodes of CSI: New York and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

At 10:00 p.m. on Monday, November 1, the network has scheduled a repeat of CSI: Miami's third-season premiere, "Lost Son". The episode, which centres around a kidnapped boy, marks the final appearance of series regular <font color=yellow>Rory Cochrane</font> (Tim Speedle).

CSI: New York's "A Man A Mile" will air at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 3. Written by executive producer <font color=yellow>Andrew Lipsitz</font>, the episode was actually the second regular New York episode to be filmed, but was held back to be aired later in the season. Emmy-nominated director <font color=yellow>David Grossman</font> ("Forever") helmed the episode. The below official synopsis comes courtesy of the Futon Critic:

<font color=yellow><blockquote>While investigating the death of Pete Riggs, the CSIs meet the "Sandhogs," a union of construction workers who build the city's underground tunnels. When Mac and Danny find an empty inhaler at the excavation site and the autopsy results reveal that Riggs died from asthmatic asphyxiation before the explosion, the team realizes that the victim was intentionally left underground. Meanwhile, Stella and Aiden examine the death of a 16-year-old who was found strangled and floating in a creek.

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The episode's guest cast will include the following actors:<ul>[*]<font color=yellow>Terry Kinney</font> as Tom Mitford[*]<font color=yellow>Eric Ritter</font> as Pete Riggs[*]<font color=yellow>Joe Sikora</font> as Joe Riggs[*]<font color=yellow>Mike Pniewski</font> as Tom Zito[*]<font color=yellow>Mel Rodriguez</font> as Al McGrath [*]<font color=yellow>Vince Donvito</font> as Jeff Wesley[*]<font color=yellow>John DiMaggio</font> as Mike Donelly[*]<font color=yellow>Shashawnee</font> as Hall Foreman[*]<font color=yellow>Sarah Foret</font> as Tina Paulson[*]<font color=yellow>Joshua Leonard</font> as Matt Paulson[*]<font color=yellow>Melissa Lee</font> as Melissa Wesley[*]<font color=yellow>Rosalee Mayeux</font> as Hannah's Mother[*]<font color=yellow>Scott Richards</font> as Tina's Attorney [/list]

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation kicks off the November sweeps ratings period when the team revisits the case of the blue paint serial killer from season three at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 4. Here's how CSB describes the episode, entitled "What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?":

<font color=yellow><blockquote>As the CSI team investigates the multiple murders on the WLVU college campus, they realize that the murders took place on the two-year anniversary of the execution of John Mathers, a man found guilty of murdering a woman in the same manner as these new victims at this college campus. The main clue tying four murders together is the blue paint found on all the victims' hands. The killer fooled the CSI team two years ago, when another murder took place the night of John Mathers' execution, and Grissom and team are determined to not let that happen again.

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The episode was directed by CSI producer <font color=yellow>Ken Fink</font>, who also helmed the original blue paint serial killer outing, "The Execution of Catherine Willows. Story editor <font color=yellow>Sarah Goldfinger</font> ("Got Murder?") penned the episode.

"What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?" will feature the following actors:<ul>[*]<font color=yellow>David Berman</font> as David Phillips[*]<font color=yellow>Aisha Tyler</font> as Mia Dickerson[*]<font color=yellow>Wallace Langham</font> as David Hodges[*]<font color=yellow>Romy Rosemont</font> as Jacqui Franco[*]<font color=yellow>David Lee Smith</font> as Cody Lewis[*]<font color=yellow>Harriet Sansom Harris</font> as Eva[*]<font color=yellow>Brian Catalano</font> as Campus Security Officer #1[*]<font color=yellow>Ron Perkins</font> as Dean Wilson[*]<font color=yellow>Wayne Duvall</font> as Walter Beerly[*]<font color=yellow>Ty Upshaw</font> as Uniform #1[*]<font color=yellow>Paul Ganus</font> as Uniform #2[*]<font color=yellow>Patrick Levis</font> as Roger[*]<font color=yellow>Clark Duke</font> as Frat Boy #1[*]<font color=yellow>Kris Palm</font> as Frat #2[*]<font color=yellow>Corey Stoll</font> as Clerk[*]<font color=yellow>Jim Jenkins</font> as Reporter #1[*]<font color=yellow>Kitty Swink</font> as Reporter #2[*]<font color=yellow>Summer Glau</font> as Mandy Cooper[*]<font color=yellow>John Cabrera</font> as Copy Center Worker[*]<font color=yellow>April Bowlby</font> as Kaitlin Rackish[*]<font color=yellow>Taylor Nichols</font> as Kevin Greer[*]<font color=yellow>Max Van Ville</font> as Johnny Avery Blake[*]<font color=yellow>Victor Bevine</font> as James Mathers[*]<font color=yellow>Steele Justiss</font> as Pledge[*]<font color=yellow>Larry Sullivan</font> as Officer Akers[*]<font color=yellow>Dan Warner</font> as Campus Security Officer #2[*]<font color=yellow>Mark Lentry</font> as TV Journalist[/list]

The original press releases can be found at the Futon Critic.<center></center>
 
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