CSI: NY (
Crime Scene Investigation: New York) is an
American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 22, 2004 on
CBS. The series was the second
spin-off, indirectly, from the popular show
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and directly from
CSI: Miami, during an episode of which several of the
CSI: NY characters made their first appearance. The show currently airs Wednesdays at 10PM ET/PT on
CBS.
The show trails the investigations of a team of
New York City Police Department forensic scientists as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths and other crimes.
CSI: NY was produced in partnership with the Canadian media company
Alliance Atlantis. The company dissolved after the third season in 2007. All production now is done under the purview of CBS Paramount Television.