CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 3)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 3
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	23
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 26, 2002 (2002-09-26) – May 15, 2003 (2003-05-15)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	March 30, 2004
Season chronology
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List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episodes

The third season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 26, 2002 and ended May 15, 2003.

Notable cast members

Main article: List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation characters

Actor	Character	Main cast	Recurring cast
William Petersen	Gil Grissom	entire season	N/A
Marg Helgenberger	Catherine Willows	entire season	N/A
Gary Dourdan	Warrick Brown	entire season	N/A
George Eads	Nick Stokes	entire season	N/A
Jorja Fox	Sara Sidle	entire season	N/A
Eric Szmanda	Greg Sanders	entire season	N/A
Robert David Hall	Al Robbins	entire season	N/A
Paul Guilfoyle	Jim Brass	entire season	N/A
Archie Kao	Archie Johnson	N/A	entire season
David Berman	David Phillips	N/A	entire season
Wallace Langham	David Hodges	N/A	6 episodes

See also: Minor characters in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
47	1	"Revenge Is Best Served Cold"	Danny Cannon	Carol Mendelsohn & Anthony E. Zuiker	September 26, 2002 (2002-09-26)	30.47[1]
Grissom, Sara and Warrick investigate when a poker player drops dead at the table during a high-stakes game. Nick and Catherine investigate a dead body found in an abandoned air strip, which leads them to the world of street racing.
48	2	"The Accused Is Entitled"	Kenneth Fink	Elizabeth Devine & Ann Donahue	October 3, 2002 (2002-10-03)	28.46[2]
When a famous movie star (played by Chad Michael Murray) is accused of a double murder, his lawyer hires Grissom's former mentor to find errors in the CSIs' work. Things get even worse when their personal lives are used against them in the trial.
49	3	"Let the Seller Beware"	Richard J. Lewis	Andrew Lipsitz & Anthony E. Zuiker	October 10, 2002 (2002-10-10)	29.90[3]
Grissom, Catherine, Nick and Warrick investigate when a wealthy couple is murdered at their house, which was up for sale. Meanwhile Sara is sent to a local high school where a cheerleader was found eviscerated on the football field.
50	4	"A Little Murder"	Tucker Gates	Ann Donahue & Naren Shankar	October 17, 2002 (2002-10-17)	30.81[4]
Grissom, Sara and Nick suspect murder when the body of a dwarf is found hanging from a rope above the stage at a Little People's convention. Catherine and Warrick investigate a murder during a home invasion.
51	5	"Abra-Cadaver"	Danny Cannon	Danny Cannon & Anthony E. Zuiker	October 31, 2002 (2002-10-31)	28.95[5]
Grissom, Warrick and Sara investigate when a woman who was already missing disappears while taking part in a magician's act. Things get worse when the magician burns to death on the stage. But Grissom soon discovers that all is not what it seems. Nick and Catherine find evidence of murder when a rock star dies from an overdose in his tour bus.
52	6	"The Execution of Catherine Willows"	Kenneth Fink	Elizabeth Devine & Carol Mendelsohn	November 7, 2002 (2002-11-07)	27.86[6]
Fifteen years ago, Catherine helped to put John Mathers on death row for the rape and murder of a young student at a local college. On the day of his execution, he's granted a stay based on new DNA evidence. Meanwhile, Grissom, Nick and Sara are looking for a missing student, who is found murdered and left in exactly the same fashion as the women in Catherine's case.
53	7	"Fight Night"	Richard J. Lewis	Andrew Lipsitz & Naren Shankar	November 14, 2002 (2002-11-14)	29.94[7]
Grissom, Sara and Warrick investigate when a boxer dies in the ring during 'Fight Night'. Nick quickly solves a robbery at a jewelry store, but finds reason not to close the case just yet. Catherine investigates when a gang member is shot at a parking lot.
54	8	"Snuff"	Kenneth Fink	Ann Donahue & Bob Harris	November 21, 2002 (2002-11-21)	25.97[8]
Catherine, Sara and Warrick are left without a body or crime scene when a snuff film shows the real murder of a young woman. Meanwhile Grissom and Nick are trying to find the identity and killer of a body found in a tool chest, covered with fire ants.
55	9	"Blood Lust"	Charlie Correll	Josh Berman & Carol Mendelsohn	December 5, 2002 (2002-12-05)	29.74[9]
A taxi driver is beaten to death by a mob after running over a boy with his taxi. When Grissom arrives at the scene, he finds out that the boy was already dying from a stab wound. When Grissom and Sara find the actual crime scene at a basketball court, they discover the body of a man that was shot to death. Are the two murders related?
56	10	"High and Low"	Richard J. Lewis	Naren Shankar & Eli Talbert	December 12, 2002 (2002-12-12)	25.89[10]
Grissom, Nick and Warrick investigate when a body falls from the sky and lands between a couple of rollerbladers. But soon Grissom's hearing problem forces him to leave the case to Nick and Warrick. Meanwhile Catherine investigates the death of a man who was shot with his own gun.
57	11	"Recipe for Murder"	Richard J. Lewis & J. Miller Tobin	Ann Donahue & Anthony E. Zuiker	January 9, 2003 (2003-01-09)	25.48[11]
Grissom and Catherine investigate when the chef of a fancy restaurant ends up in a meat grinder. They soon discover a lot more went on in the kitchen than cooking. Meanwhile Sara and Warrick find out that the apparent suicide of a young woman who suffered from bipolar disorder is actually a murder.
58	12	"Got Murder?"	Kenneth Fink	Sarah Goldfinger	January 16, 2003 (2003-01-16)	27.87[12]
When a raven is spotted with a human eyeball in its beak, it's up to Catherine, Sara and Nick to find the rest of the body and the killer. Meanwhile a normal autopsy turns into a special one when the victim isn't dead. David and Dr. Robbins manage to save his life, only to have him die later. Grissom and Warrick then try to find out who wanted the man dead.
59	13	"Random Acts of Violence"	Danny Cannon	Danny Cannon & Naren Shankar	January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30)	27.48[13]
When the nine-year-old daughter of Warrick's former mentor is killed in a drive-by shooting, Warrick lets his emotions lead him to assume a suspect is guilty without looking at the evidence. Meanwhile Nick investigates when a man is found dead in a sealed computer room. All of the victim's employees had reason to kill him, but none of them claim to have seen a thing.
60	14	"One Hit Wonder"	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	Corey Miller	February 6, 2003 (2003-02-06)	25.60[14]
Grissom, Catherine, Nick and Warrick investigate a 'peeping Tom' who escalated into breaking into women's apartments and terrorizing them. Meanwhile Sara reopens the murder case of a colleague's husband. The bullet that is still inside her friends body can help Sara find the killer, but her friend may not survive the operation to remove it.
61	15	"Lady Heather's Box"	Richard J. Lewis	Story: Josh Berman, Ann Donahue, Bob Harris & Anthony E. Zuiker Teleplay: Andrew Lipsitz, Carol Mendelsohn, Naren Shankar & Eli Talbert	February 13, 2003 (2003-02-13)	27.21[15]
In a special 90 minute episode, Grissom and Brass pay another visit to Lady Heather when one of her employees is found dead in a local club. Meanwhile Catherine is faced with a crisis when she has to save her daughter Lindsey from a flooded car and her ex-husband Eddie who was driving the car is found murdered.
62	16	"Lucky Strike"	Kenneth Fink	Eli Talbert & Anthony E. Zuiker	February 20, 2003 (2003-02-20)	27.95[16]
Catherine and Warrick try to find evidence when the 5-year-old son of a professional basketball player is kidnapped. Meanwhile Grissom and Nick investigate when a man stumbles out of his car and dies...from a wooden stake lodged in the back of his head.
63	17	"Crash and Burn"	Richard J. Lewis	Josh Berman	March 13, 2003 (2003-03-13)	28.60[17]
Sara finds out some disturbing news about her boyfriend Hank while she, Catherine and Warrick investigate a deadly car crash. Meanwhile Grissom and Nick find out that the death of a woman who died of carbon monoxide poisoning was not an accident.
64	18	"Precious Metal"	Deran Sarafian	Andrew Lipsitz & Naren Shankar	April 3, 2003 (2003-04-03)	26.37[18]
Catherine, Nick and Sara investigate a badly decomposed body found in a chemical-waste barrel. They soon learn the victim was involved in something called 'Robot Rumble'. Meanwhile, Greg helps Grissom and Warrick solve the murder of a man whose body is found in an alley, after being killed in his own home.
65	19	"A Night at the Movies"	Matt Earl Beesley	Story: Carol Mendelsohn Teleplay: Danny Cannon & Anthony E. Zuiker	April 10, 2003 (2003-04-10)	26.45[19]
Grissom and Catherine investigate a man murdered in a movie theatre during the show. Meanwhile Warrick, Nick and Sara investigate the death of a teenager found shot to death in a bullet-riddled warehouse, where more than 100 rounds were fired from every conceivable angle, but was only hit once.
66	20	"Last Laugh"	Richard J. Lewis	Story: Bob Harris & Carol Meldelsohn Teleplay: Bob Harris & Anthony E. Zuiker	April 24, 2003 (2003-04-24)	25.22[20]
Grissom and Catherine investigate the murder of a comic who dropped dead on stage after drinking from a tainted bottle of water. Warrick is sent to a convenience store to investigate the death of a 15-year-old boy only to find out the boy died after drinking the same brand of water. Brass asks Nick and Sara to investigate a case he ruled an accidental death after spotting the 'grieving' husband in a very expensive new car.
67	21	"Forever"	David Grossman	Sarah Goldfinger	May 1, 2003 (2003-05-01)	22.66[21]
Grissom, Nick and Catherine investigate when a horse trainer is found dead in the cargo bay of a private jet. At first it looks like the victim is trampled by the horse, but Grissom and his team soon discover the situation is more complex. Meanwhile Sara and Warrick investigate how two teens could have committed suicide in the middle of the desert.
68	22	"Play with Fire"	Kenneth Fink	Andrew Lipsitz & Naren Shankar	May 8, 2003 (2003-05-08)	25.10[22]
Grissom, Nick and Sara investigate when a woman is found dead at a high-school football field. The evidence leads them to a former convict and his prison drug dealer. When an explosion destroys the DNA lab, injuring Greg and Sara and destroying a lot of evidence, Catherine and Warrick discover that Catherine inadvertently caused the disaster.
69	23	"Inside the Box"	Danny Cannon	Carol Mendelsohn & Anthony E. Zuiker	May 15, 2003 (2003-05-15)	23.87[23]
The CSIs are called upon to investigate a bank robbery during which Detective Lockwood is shot and killed. Things get personal for Catherine when the evidence leads to casino owner Sam Braun. Grissom finally makes a decision about his hearing.

External links

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References

1. ^ CBS wins premiere week in viewers and households. CBS PressExpress October 1, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
2. ^ CBS wins its second consecutive week in viewers and households. CBS PressExpress October 8, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
3. ^ CBS makes it 3 for 3. CBS PressExpress October 15, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
4. ^ CBS 8.4/14 8.1/13 +4%. CBS PressExpress October 22, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
5. ^ CBS back in the winner circle. CBS PressExpress November 5, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
6. ^ CBS wins in viewers and households. CBS PressExpress November 12, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
7. ^ "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" is the number one. CBS PressExpress November 19, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
8. ^ CBS places first in viewers and households. CBS PressExpress November 26, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
9. ^ "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" is the most-watched and rated program of the season. CBS PressExpress December 14, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
10. ^ CBS wins Thursday in viewers and households. CBS PressExpress December 13, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
11. ^ CBS places first for the 12th time in 16 weeks with its best Households, Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 performance [sic] in nearly two years. CBS PressExpress January 14, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
12. ^ CBS dominates the week in viewers and households. CBS PressExpress January 22, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
13. ^ "CSI" is the week's real Idol. CBS PressExpress February 4, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
14. ^ CBS wins the week in viewers. CBS PressExpress February 11, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
15. ^ "Super-Sized" CBS topples "Super-Sized" NBC. CBS PressExpress February 13, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
16. ^ CBS wins extraordinary thursday showdown. CBS PressExpress February 21, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
17. ^ CBS places first in viewers and households for the sixth consecutive week and is a strong second in adults 25-54. CBS PressExpress March 18, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
18. ^ CBS places first in viewers, households and men 25-54. CBS PressExpress April 8, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
19. ^ CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGION," "SURVIVOR: THE AMAZON," "NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP" AND "WITHOUT A TRACE" LEAD CBS TO 21ST WEEKLY WIN OF THE SEASON. CBS PressExpress April 15, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
20. ^ CBS places first in viewers and households. CBS PressExpress April 29, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
21. ^ CBS is number one in viewers and households. CBS PressExpress May 6, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
22. ^ CBS places first in viewers, households, adults 25-54 and is just one-tenth of a rating point from first in Adults 18-49. CBS PressExpress May 13, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
23. ^ CBS streaks toward the finish line with its fourth consecutive weekly win in viewers and households and 12th in the last 15. CBS PressExpress May 14, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.

See also