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'CSI': Enter Sir Laurence Fishburne
'CSI': Enter Sir Laurence Fishburne
We've been building toward tonight's CSI all season (and, really, since William Petersen started taking sabbaticals), but that doesn't make it any easier to imagine a show without Gil Grissom. Despite the ensemble cast, Grissom has always been the team's socially awkward, slightly alien anchor.
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youtube.com — Laurence Fishburne guest stars on CSI as Dr. Raymond Langston, a well-known criminal pathologist, Thursday, December 11... (more) CSI: - Laurence Fishburne on CSI (video)
CSI: 19 Down... (Part One)
CSI: 19 Down... (Part One)
tvsquad.com — (S09E09) In part one of the two-part episode that will hand off the reins of power at... the Las Vegas crime lab from Gil Grissom to Raymond Langston, CSI spent as much time breaking the news about Gil's exit as it did lay the groundwork for Langston's ... (more) CSI: 19 Down... (Part One)
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Strong ratings for Fishburne's 'CSI' debut
James Hibberd's The Live Feed — ... another."It's difficult, though, to see how the stern, thoughtful Dr. Langston will fit in as a CSI-1," wrote Zap2It. The lack of original ABC competition helped NBC comedies as well. "My Name Is Earl" (6.6 million, 2.7), "Kath & Kim" (5.3 million, 2.4), "The Office" (8.8 million, 4.8) and "30 Rock" (7.5 million, 3.8) all had their highest numbers in several weeks with the block scoring its best overall number since Oct. 30. "ER" (8.9 million, 3.4) was on par. ABC placed third, with the repeat of "Practice" (4.5 million, 1.4) retaining 67% of its repeat "Grey's" lead in. ...

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