CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

10 Best Episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 1

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 02, 2023.

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E4

#15 - Pledging Mr. Johnson (Season 1 - Episode 4)

Grissom and Catherine investigate when a leg is found severed from a body in a lake. They suspect the husband and boyfriend. Meanwhile Sara and Nick investigate a fraternity pledging gone terribly wrong.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 351 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E5

#14 - Friends & Lovers (Season 1 - Episode 5)

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Grissom and Warrick take the case of a young man who is found naked in the desert without an obvious cause of death. Sara gets to find out why the body of a woman who was buried last week is in a dumpster. Catherine and Nick investigate the killing of a school's dean by the school's founder.

The episode was rated 7.72 from 320 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E16

#13 - Too Tough to Die (Season 1 - Episode 16)

A woman is abducted from a mall parking garage. She's raped, beaten, shot and left for dead. Sara collects evidence from her and grows attached to her. Nick and Grissom analyze the crime scene. Catherine and Warrick are given boxes of evidence from a shooting that goes to trial in four days. The CSI who had the case has quit and they have to prove what happened. To make Catherine's life more complicated, Eddie has taken out a second mortgage without her knowledge.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 240 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E12

#12 - Fahrenheit 932 (Season 1 - Episode 12)

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A man convicted of arson and the murder of his wife and child seeks assistance from Grissom to help prove his innocence. Meanwhile, Catherine and Nick investigate the underground world of sports gambling when a teenager is murdered at close range.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 268 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E1

#11 - Pilot (Season 1 - Episode 1)

Gil Grissom is the supervisor of the graveyard shift of Las Vegas' elite crime scene investigators. Holly Gribbs, fresh out of the academy, joins the team. Jim Brass is head of the unit and is trying to scare Gribbs from CSI. Catherine Willows, mother of a young daughter, is the number two CSI on this shift. Warrick Brown and Nick Stokes are competing to solve their 100th case to earn a promotion to CSI 3. Grissom investigates a murder staged to look like a suicide with precious little evidence. Warrick and Catherine take the case of a drunk who breaks into the house where he had been staying and is shot to death. Nick talks to a man who picked up a woman who drugged and robbed him.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 591 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E18

#10 - $35K O.B.O. (Season 1 - Episode 18)

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A couple leaving a restaurant on their anniversary are killed in the street and their car is stolen. The crime scene is compromised when it rains shortly after the CSIs arrive. It gets more mysterious when the car is found and it becomes a new crime scene. Catherine looks into the collapse of a city owned residence that kills three elderly women. She runs into problems with the city engineer responsible for the building.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 227 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E21

#9 - Justice is Served (Season 1 - Episode 21)

Grissom, Nick, and Warrick take the case of a jogger who was killed by a wild animal in the park. It gets complicated when they discover that the jogger had his liver removed after he was killed. Catherine and Sara investigate the death of a six year old girl at shady carnival.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 236 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E15

#8 - Table Stakes (Season 1 - Episode 15)

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At a swanky fundraiser, attended by the sheriff, a woman turns up dead in the pool. The owner of the house is away and a young couple is housesitting. Warrick looks into an apparent professional hit in the glass elevator of one of the hotels.

The episode was rated 7.79 from 249 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E23

#7 - Strip Strangler (Season 1 - Episode 23)

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.

The episode was rated 7.83 from 243 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E8

#6 - Anonymous (Season 1 - Episode 8)

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Royce Harmon was murdered 3 months ago in a scene staged to look like a suicide. Now another murder has taken place. Whoever the killer is he has a thorough knowledge of forensics, he purposefully has left evidence, and has baffled Grissom and his team. Warrick and Nick investigate the case of a man who went over a cliff in his car and is now unconscious.

The episode was rated 7.85 from 292 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E9

#5 - Unfriendly Skies (Season 1 - Episode 9)

Grissom and his team investigate the death of a first class passenger on a flight to Las Vegas. The investigators are forced not only to examine the physical evidence, but also to interview all of the first class passengers to get their personal accounts of the incident.

The episode was rated 7.87 from 294 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E13

#4 - Boom (Season 1 - Episode 13)

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A bomb goes off in an office building killing one and injuring many more. The chief suspect is a security guard who left minutes before the explosion and has knowledge in bomb making. Nick helps his prostitute friend again. After giving in to his passion, she is found dead the next morning. Naturally, Nick is a suspect and to make it worse, Ecklie has the case.

The episode was rated 7.87 from 263 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E11

#3 - I-15 Murders (Season 1 - Episode 11)

A woman is abducted from a supermarket. In the store, Grissom finds a bathroom stall door that claims five women have been killed. Warrick is caught in a casino on duty and is paired with a reluctant Sara. Their case is the apparent murder and robbery of a man who is found be his brother. Nick gets pulled in by his prostitute friend who gets in a scuffle with hotel security.

The episode was rated 7.87 from 279 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E19

#2 - Gentle, Gentle (Season 1 - Episode 19)

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The entire team investigate the abduction of the infant child of a well to do family. Suspicion immediately falls on the child's parents.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 234 votes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - S1E7

#1 - Blood Drops (Season 1 - Episode 7)

When a teenager and her sister are the sole survivors of the gruesome murder of four members of one family in a quiet suburban neighborhood, Grissom and his entire team investigate the crime. What initially looks like a bizarre cult murder becomes more disturbing when they discover the motive behind the massacre.

The episode was rated 8.04 from 303 votes.

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