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CSI: NY's 9/11 Tribute Episode Shows a New Side of Mac

• Sep 23, 2011 04:28 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant

On Friday's CSI: NY premiere (9/8c, CBS), which pays tribute to the 10th anniversary of 9/11, it's clear that Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise) will never forget that fateful day. Via flashbacks, the somber hour introduces audiences to Mac's wife, Claire (Jaime Ray Newman), who died in the aftermath of the Twin Towers' collapse.

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Keck's Exclusives: CSI: NY's Danny Gets a New Lady

• Aug 11, 2011 07:00 AM ET
• by William Keck

Exotic Toronto beauty Jeananne Goossen has been signed to a two episode arc on CSI: NY as Officer Lauren Cooper, described to me as a young rookie police officer who'll work with Danny (Carmine Giovinazzo). While Lauren will initially be a source of annoyance to Danny, she'll... read more

CSI: NY Finale: Will Mac's Last Case Also Be the Show's?

• May 13, 2011 02:00 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant

For shows in danger of being canceled, crafting a season finale can be tricky. Do you end with a cliff-hanger and hope for the best or do you tie things up for the fans?

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In the case of CSI: NY, which airs its Season 7 finale Friday at 9/8c, the producers tried to do both. "We looked at it and said, 'If this should not come back, can we be satisfied with what we left behind?'" executive producer Pam Veasey tells TVGuide.com. "And if it does, does [the finale] provide us with a lot of story to come back to? We believe we found the best scenario for all of that."

The final episode, fittingly titled "Exit Strategy," focuses on ... read more

CSI: NY Returns on a New Night with a New Face

• Sep 24, 2010 05:33 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant

CSI: NY had a unique set of challenges heading into its seventh season. The show was moving to Friday nights, where the writers would have to figure out how to resolve last season's "shot in the dark" cliff-hanger involving serial killer Shane Casey (guest star Edward Furlong) and married CSIs Danny (Carmine Giovinazzo) and Lindsay (Anna Belknap) Messer.

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Then series star Melina Kanakaredes, who played Detective Stella Bonasera since the show premiered, quit just weeks before production began. "We had written six scripts over the break," executive producer Pam Veasey tells TVGuide.com. "We developed stories that were ready to prep for shooting, and all of them involved Stella. Then, the fallout happened."

Veasey says after three days of intense phone calls, she found the cloud's silver lining: Emmy and Golden Globe winner Sela Ward signed on to replace Kanakaredes on the show... read more

CSI: NY's Carmine Giovinazzo Talks Marriage and New Co-Star

• Jul 30, 2010 07:00 AM ET
• by Carita Rizzo

CSI: NY's Carmine Giovinazzo attended the CBS party on July 28 without new wife Vanessa Marcil, but tells TV Guide Magazine, "[Marriage] has mellowed ...
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